In the year of our lord 2023 you are going to need either an actual cable subscription that carries MASN or an actual radio that can tune into 98 Rock. Truly shocking MLB hasn't captured the youth market.

>The police are productive.

It's not even 9 and this is without a doubt the dumbest shit I'll read on the internet today.

If she gets picked up in the city she would go to BARCS, so that’s really the only shelter your friend needs to keep on top of. I’d post some signs around the neighborhood in case a neighbor picked her up and kept her. Your friend should look late at night (if it’s safe) and early in the morning, under cars and in other hiding spots. It’s not too cold fortunately. And definitely have them put some clothes, litter, and food outside. Maybe a cat bed if it’s not calling for rain. But scents that are familiar to home. I’m pretty far over by the park, but will keep my eyes peeled. Not that anyone is catching a cat that doesn’t want caught. Good luck to you and your friend, got my fingers crossed for you.

It's not a zero sum game. Trust me, it's entirely possible to dislike the police and civilians that want to walk around armed.

You know that scene in Coming to America where Eddie and Arsenio first pull up in Queens with all their luggage and stuff?

If you’d have told 20 year old me I could ride a dirt bike wherever I wanted through a major city disobeying all traffic laws and suffer no consequences, well, I’d have taken you up on that offer. Because despite how I feel about them now, it certainly looks fun as shit. When people talk about the squeegee boys and finding them alternatives I get it. Not with the 12 o’clock boys, they need consequences.

Just because the person riding it paid for it doesn’t mean the bike isn’t stolen. And sure, I’ll make an assumption on the who. I’ll assume the people who brazenly break the law by riding non street legal bikes through the heart of downtown in large groups right in front of police officers are more likely to be ok with stealing or receiving stolen property.

All the hipster Hampden dick riders on this sub act like anyplace cool kids went in their 20s is horrible. I went there after kickball and flag football at Riverside plenty of times, had a bunch of Cuban sandwiches to go with my Modelos, they were never bad.

Edit: Misread your comment as your sister lives next to the bus stop. Do you not experience any of the issues I listed below?

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Do you live next to a bus stop? I do. And while I understand the necessity of public transportation your sister is not wrong. The liter is one thing, I can blame that on them never emptying the cans. But you wouldn't need a map to follow the path of people from the bus stop, to the corner where the trappers work, to the alley where everyone blasts off. And while I understand the bus is not the root problem, that doesn't change the fact that they do invite an element of sketchiness. It's easy to call someone a NIMBY when you aren't rustling sleeping zombies off your stoop.

This was a reply to that specific comment, not an indictment on bus stops in Towson or public transportation in general.

As a fellow white man I have to ask, do you regularly feel discriminated against? You're allowed to come to the city, take my word for it. Everyone is always real nice to me, though I like to think that's based on my personality.

Question: What specifically do you mean by "Baltimore native?" I feel like this could sort of be all over the place, was she born and raised in the city, move here after college, or what?

So the aquarium is awesome. As such it is probably the single most popular (non food non sports) attraction in the city. If she dates a lot there's a decent chance she's already been on a date to the aquarium. It could definitely be an eye-rolly suggestion. But then on the other hand there are probably girls who have lived in Baltimore their whole lives and never gone, possibly due to economic reasons, and they might really want to go.

With this, honestly, I'd just ask. It's not like you're both on the same footing and you're being wack not picking something, you're entering her area of expertise. Why not just say, "I'm not familiar with the city, I'm more than happy to pick a place but am worried it might seem like a lame touristy choice. Do you know any where cool to grab a drink or coffee?"

F. Apologies.

Some good answers in here and the previous thread. I’ll always shout out Franks Pizza on Harford Rd Belair Rd as the best typical faux Italian delivery/carry out pie in the city. This isn’t a fancy pub pizza, they have the exact same menu as every other faux Italian place. But their pizza is the best. And unlike some places, they are technically in the city.

Sorry I was unclear.

I'm not really trying to argue, my original post was just saying the parklets don't get used this time of year. So now instead of people parking on Broadway in front of the businesses they are going to they park in the narrow neighborhood side streets. Which makes it harder for the people who live in those neighborhoods to find parking by their houses.

My second comment was pointing out that the spots on Broadway are metered, so they do bring in revenue. And that it's a commercial zone, so it's not a place people live. To circle it back around, you now have people parking in neighborhoods instead of in front of the businesses they are going to.

You have to pay to park on the spaces on Broadway? And it's a commercial zone.

That's awesome! Good on your friends.

My issue with them is less the parking and more the driving. The ones outside Lee’s Pint and Shell for example extended so far into the road it made driving past an issue.

What u/silentrhetoric said. Do you disagree?

Thank you for saying that in a politer way than I would have.

Correct. I am all for businesses having these as long as they pay for taking the public space. This all seems on the up and up to me.

They are all empty this time of year though.

If the businesses want to pay for them by all means. I'd just say if you take a stroll down Broadway anytime between now and April you're going to see nothing but empty parklets where parking spaces used to be.

And it comes out to like $5 an hour!

Elected!

Unless getting disqualified is the whole idea.

Baltimore jury duty; almost has you wanting to commit a felony.