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TheSpektrModule t1_j41m1dn wrote
Reply to comment by PuebloEsNoBueno in What does eviction prevention accomplish. by LongjumpingShot
Or who get out of the landlording business entirely because the government has added too much risk to it. This means fewer rental properties and higher prices, which the same people who vilify landlords will then also complain about.
TheSpektrModule t1_j41ls4v wrote
Reply to comment by EfficiencySuch6361 in What does eviction prevention accomplish. by LongjumpingShot
We looked into becoming landlords a few years ago when moving. Did some informal risk/benefit calculations and nope, not worth it. Sold the old house, threw the money into an S&P 500 index fund. A house that could have been a very reasonably priced rental property stayed off the rental market. Turns out there are consequences to having a system that's unfriendly to landlords.
TheSpektrModule t1_j28kywg wrote
Reply to Ekiben 3 in Riverside is open! by 4gotmyusernameagain1
Are the new Ekibens are good as the original? Often when places expand they lose something in quality at their new locations.
TheSpektrModule t1_j260e91 wrote
Reply to Former player sues Coppin State over alleged sexual assault and blackmail by assistant coach by Dr_Midnight
Coppin State is such a trainwreck. Ten years ago their graduation rate was fifteen percent! It sounds like they've gotten a bit better but it's an institution I've never heard a positive thing about.
TheSpektrModule t1_j25uwft wrote
Reply to 31 Bi guy in Arbutus. by MondoBowler
This is Reddit, not Grindr.
TheSpektrModule t1_j24pu3c wrote
Reply to comment by chrissymad in How to access naloxone in Maryland and use it by crabcakes110
Nope, after my experience dating an alcoholic I no longer love addicts.
TheSpektrModule t1_j24i7z1 wrote
Reply to Fitness Question by Obasan123
+1 for the YMCA.
TheSpektrModule t1_j24hyel wrote
Fortunately I don't use drugs so this doesn't apply to me.
TheSpektrModule t1_j1zi4fn wrote
Reply to comment by Bebinn in Water theft by sxswnxnw
You don't want your house to become a gathering spot for homeless people but yeah, a one-off incident of someone filling up a water bottle is a non-issue.
TheSpektrModule t1_j1xehkv wrote
Reply to Southwest cancellations: Passengers may be waiting for days to get on a flight by crabcakes110
> This wasn’t how Pamala Shelby wanted to spend Christmas.
> The 72-year-old Alabama woman was supposed to reunite with her siblings in Ohio for the first time in two years. Her youngest son bought her plane tickets as an early Christmas present. There was going to be a potluck dinner with nieces, nephews and grandchildren.
> Instead, Shelby found herself caught up in a massive wave of cancellations by Southwest Airlines. She arrived Christmas Eve at BWI Marshall Airport for what was supposed to be a short layover on the way to Columbus. She ended up spending her Christmas in the airport, sleeping on whatever chairs were available — with no food, no family and no luggage.
TheSpektrModule t1_j1w4i79 wrote
Reply to comment by crabcakes110 in Southwest cancellations: Passengers may be waiting for days to get on a flight by crabcakes110
Getting through to customer service won't do much good when Southwest is still cancelling thousands of flights.
TheSpektrModule t1_j1w4ggf wrote
Reply to comment by throwthepearlaway in Southwest cancellations: Passengers may be waiting for days to get on a flight by crabcakes110
Start making alternate plans.
TheSpektrModule t1_j1vnkol wrote
Reply to comment by magnoliabluebonnet in Southwest cancellations: Passengers may be waiting for days to get on a flight by crabcakes110
At least you were flying from another major airline's hub. That makes rebooking a bit less painful.
TheSpektrModule t1_j1sowa4 wrote
Reply to comment by socatsucks in Baltimore County Police gives life-saving info for mental health crisis during holidays by greenhousecrtv
> The cops will shoot you if you are having a mental health emergency.
Give me a break. Most of the people who get shot during "mental health emergencies" are also waving around a knife or a gun.
TheSpektrModule t1_j1sj1vx wrote
Reply to comment by bmore in Baltimore police investigate 39 rideshare carjacking, robbery cases since November by ThatguyfromBaltimore
I was absolutely capable of understanding basic morality as a child.
TheSpektrModule t1_j1siylg wrote
Reply to comment by pringlesbones in Baltimore police investigate 39 rideshare carjacking, robbery cases since November by ThatguyfromBaltimore
> Being tried as a juvenile doesn't have to mean treating it like a lesser crime, like he committed petty theft instead of rape.
Yes it does. Everyone knows that the juvenile system is a joke and hands out meaningless non-punishments.
> the criminal has a better chance of being rehabilitated.
Ha! Right, and I've got some prime swamp land in Florida to sell you.
TheSpektrModule t1_j172gdv wrote
Reply to comment by mrm0324 in I need shoulder surgery (Bankart labrum tear repair). Has anyone else in the sub had/talked to someone who's had this procedure done in Baltimore/the wider DMV area? Looking for recommendations for orthopedic surgeons who specialize in shoulders. by cheesewitche
Huh, TIL. Looks like they're a "center for hand and upper extremity surgery."
TheSpektrModule t1_j1723ac wrote
Reply to comment by islander1 in Baltimore police investigate 39 rideshare carjacking, robbery cases since November by ThatguyfromBaltimore
Total BS. Nobody is being forced to commit carjackings.
TheSpektrModule t1_j1721uv wrote
Reply to comment by islander1 in Baltimore police investigate 39 rideshare carjacking, robbery cases since November by ThatguyfromBaltimore
I'm still angry.
I knew damned well that carjacking was not ok when I was a teenager.
TheSpektrModule t1_j171y7v wrote
Reply to comment by Karmachanix in Baltimore police investigate 39 rideshare carjacking, robbery cases since November by ThatguyfromBaltimore
And yet the state legislature wants to make it harder to charge juveniles as adults.
TheSpektrModule t1_j171vlu wrote
Reply to I need shoulder surgery (Bankart labrum tear repair). Has anyone else in the sub had/talked to someone who's had this procedure done in Baltimore/the wider DMV area? Looking for recommendations for orthopedic surgeons who specialize in shoulders. by cheesewitche
In my experience people on the internet suck at recommending specific physicians.
My recommendation is to call a big ortho group in the area. IMO you can't go wrong with MedStar (the ones at Union Memorial). All of their doctors are fellowship trained and subspecialize in certain areas. Contact them and tell them your issue, they'll refer you to a surgeon with the most appropriate training and experience.
TheSpektrModule t1_j171nhf wrote
Reply to comment by mrm0324 in I need shoulder surgery (Bankart labrum tear repair). Has anyone else in the sub had/talked to someone who's had this procedure done in Baltimore/the wider DMV area? Looking for recommendations for orthopedic surgeons who specialize in shoulders. by cheesewitche
OP has a shoulder problem. Why would you recommend a hand center?
TheSpektrModule t1_j10l3k0 wrote
Reply to What happened to Brewer's Art? by Opposite_Selection_3
Now is probably a particularly bad time for bars. Lots of people are sick, either with COVID or other respiratory illness. People who aren't sick are probably avoiding bars right before they go see their families.
TheSpektrModule t1_j0uv9qm wrote
Reply to comment by guest0112 in Stand your ground vs Duty to retreat by LaunderMachine
From my non-lawyer understanding of things...
Maryland courts have ruled repeatedly that although it's a duty to retreat state common law does not require you to retreat in your own home. The right to stand your ground isn't protected by statute but [there is caselaw on the side of homeowners].
> The duty to retreat also does not apply if one is attacked in one's own home. "[A] man faced with the danger of an attack upon his dwelling need not retreat from his home to escape the danger, but instead may stand his ground and, if necessary to repel the attack, may kill the attacker." Crawford v. State, 231 Md. 354, 361, 190 A.2d 538, 541 (1963). The Court of Appeals said in Crawford, a case in which the defendant fatally shot a younger man who was attempting to break into his home to beat and rob him:
IMO that's one thing MD should clean up. I don't really think that SYG matters much but the law should explicitly protect the right to self defense in your own home. People should also have better protection from civil suits if they shoot a home invader.
TheSpektrModule t1_j41m4uf wrote
Reply to comment by sensualist in What does eviction prevention accomplish. by LongjumpingShot
Except here the government suddenly added to his risk by arbitrarily preventing him from protecting his property rights.