jabbadarth

jabbadarth t1_jbd3kj3 wrote

No, betting on yourself is fine. Holding a team hostage in negotiations because you want the most money of any player in the entire league with little in the way of postseason wins to show for it is immature. He was offered an amazing deal with $130+ million in guaranteed money and he turned it down because it wasn't the biggest deal in the league. There is a fine line between self confidence and hubris and I feel like Lamar is jumping over it.

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jabbadarth t1_jbd37xl wrote

Thing is he good be. He has an amazing talent. If he could stop getting hurt and learn to lead a bit more he could be an amazing quarterback. He just hasn't done that yet and this struggling to make a deal for years is really hurting his stock, especially as he co tines to get hurt which is always a giant question mark on running quarterbacks. Is anyone willing to pay him what he wants when one bad tackle could end a season or career.

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jabbadarth t1_jacxdgo wrote

Yeah even with some of the "professional" jobs you have to keep an eye out for cover ups.

My old house was a full gut rehab by charm city builders back when they had a different name (I think t and d development maybe). They did a good job overall but we had a framing inspection scheduled before sheetrock was up where we found a few shortcuts on floor joists not being set properly in the brick. They likely would have been fine as they were structurally sound vertically they just left an inch of wiggle room around them that needed to be mortared in. I also got in to wire speakers while they were still building and saw a guy split a 100 year old beam with a carriage bolt because he didn't pre drill a hole for it. Told the builder to fix it and they sent me a photo of the area sheetrocked in. I had to insist they remove the sheetrock and show me the repair which ended up being a bunch of 2x4s bolted all around the split beam.

Thing is even the best companies employ contractors and they can't keep an eye on every person in the house all day.

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jabbadarth t1_jaa58ws wrote

Get a home inspector before you buy anything.

Big failure points are the roof and around windows and doors. The brick can also be a problem but that's more rare and usually more obvious. Most rowhomes are over 100 year old at this point and the structure is generally fine as long as the brick isnt bowing out and you don't see visible mortar or brick crumbling.

If it's renovated in the last decade or so just check window frames, door frames, and the roof (if possible). Otherwise things should he fine.

If it hasn't been renovated since pre 90s, give or take, then you need to start worrying about things like wiring, power and hvac.

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jabbadarth t1_ja4z0m0 wrote

My wife did bctr something like 14 years ago. At the time it was linked with the city and the city paid 100% for her graduate degree up front. Now it sounds like you pay up front then get reimbursed a percentage but the program will get you teaching quickly and you get paid for a bulk of the time you are training.

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jabbadarth t1_ja0p8h2 wrote

Those questions are far more focused. If they said what's a good neighborhood for a student attending x university. Then we could answer but saying is the entirety of baltimore safe is insane.

Do they assume everyone else studying st the University they are looking at lives in an unsafe fear filled hellscape? Do they assume everyone in the city has to constantly look over their shoulder. The issue isn't trying to figure out where to live the issue is the assumption that an entire city is so dangerous that noone could spend time here without fear of violence.

It blatantly ignores the fact that regular people live here or that tons of people visit or study here every day. It's a shitty question that perpetuates a shotty notion that the entirety of Baltimore is dangerous.

That also ignores the fact that similar questions have been asked ad nauseum on here and they could have easily searched for those.

They don't mention where they are looking to live or where they may be studying or anything about themselves.

It's like me saying I'm spending a day in London is it sade and what should I do. There are literally millions of answers to that.

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jabbadarth t1_ja0250g wrote

I'd say we are mostly under 600l because of manufacturing leaving, high taxes, schools amd crime. Not just crime.

And it's not a fair question because it makes the assumption that the entire city is so dangerous that even going to school here is a risk.

A vast majority of baltimore city residents have kever and will never be the victim of a violent crime. That's a fact that you are welcome to look up (feel free to search my history I've posted the actual numbers dozens of times). Yes baltimore is more dangerous than most but it is not some hellscape of marauders and murderers running free dealing violence and death as they roam the streets. And questions like OPs just continue to perpetuate this notion that you can't step foot in Baltimore without putting your life on the line, which is insane.

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jabbadarth t1_j9zu2x2 wrote

No, everyone here has gone through a mad max style thunderdome initiation and we only live because we have tasted blood. If you want to study here prepare yourself, learn to fight, live off the land, eat what you can kill and forget everyone you have ever loved for this is the only path to study and live in a city of almost 600k fucking people.

Seriously OP such a tone deaf question.

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jabbadarth t1_j9tnwa1 wrote

Reply to comment by Gov_Martin_OweMalley in i'd try it by Lemongirl65

Best ones are when you have crabs on trash day so it gets to sit in your hot trash can for a week before the next pickup. Bottle that and sell it as cologne...(for people who want to be alone forever)

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jabbadarth t1_j9b3ciu wrote

Temper your expectations. AFAIK there are no good authentic Cuba ln sandwiches in the city. Wiley Gunters has a decent one, little Havana has an ok one (don't let the name fool you most of their food is pretty far from authentic but some is passable)

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jabbadarth t1_j97nfi6 wrote

I highly recommend the baltimore museum of industry and Fort McHenry. You can take a water taxi from the aquarium to both or a short scooter or uber ride around the Harbor. Also the American visionary arts museum is nearby as well. That ones a very unique experience that features art from self taught artists. Lots of weird and unique things but certainly a cool experience.

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jabbadarth t1_j7qraa2 wrote

Seems like only one person here has given you a reasonable answer.

https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/solid-waste/drop-off

The real answer is you can take it to the northwest transfer station on Reisterstown road. It costs $67.50/ton and you need to be weighed in and weighed out to dump there.

The city specifically seperates construction trash because if they didn't the other drop off spots would be a mess of contractors dumping construction debris from everywhere for free when they are meant as resident household trash dump spots.

Alternatively you can break it down into smaller pieces and throw it out in bags in your trash. Might just take longer depending on how much you can fit in a can.

Your last choice would be to get a [bagster](Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/WM-Bagster-Dumpster-in-a-Bag-Holds-up-to-3-300-lb-775-658/202228840) from home depot thay you fill up and call to have hauled away. It's more expensive than dropping yourself but easier. This does require space to sit the bag, space for a truck to get to the bag and you need to make sure they pickup where you live first as well.

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