theyoungbloody

theyoungbloody t1_iy7zs5k wrote

Reply to comment by Trailmagic in Driving down E Pratt street, saw some yellow flashing traffic lights. Slowed down to proceed with caution and then a freaking MARC train cut across the street. Shouldn’t there be like… a retractable barrier or at least red lights? by Trailmagic

The Traffic light above the street was blinking yellow or the lights on the side of the street warning that a train was coming was blinking yellow?

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theyoungbloody t1_iy7yu0k wrote

Reply to Driving down E Pratt street, saw some yellow flashing traffic lights. Slowed down to proceed with caution and then a freaking MARC train cut across the street. Shouldn’t there be like… a retractable barrier or at least red lights? by Trailmagic

If the MARC train was crossing E Pratt, there has been a serious miscalculation in train speed by the conductor.

What you saw was the Light Rail, assuming you were at Pratt and Howard? What color was the traffic light?

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theyoungbloody t1_itvqlyt wrote

Reply to comment by luchobucho in Water Bill (RANT) by The_Waxies_Dargle

No I know how the fee structure works.

I understand what the fees go to (well what they are supposed to go to). I don't recall we ever had the $4.99 "account maintenance fee" before. Now we get it 12 times a year.

The water consumption has stayed constant, it's the price per CC of water that's went up, PLUS all the extra fees EVERY month. The fees were not as high as they are now when we had quarterly billing.

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theyoungbloody t1_itv51p3 wrote

Reply to Water Bill (RANT) by The_Waxies_Dargle

For those not in the loop, years ago the city used to bill quarterly for the year with a bill coming every 3 months. ~2015/16 they switched to monthly.

We would get the infrastructure/acct management/stormwater/etc fees 4 times a year. Now we get them 12 times a year. So 12 extra payments (correction I suck at math, 8 extra payments) that are just fees instead of actual consumed water.

As someone that's lived here and watched the price go up, I support his sentiment.

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theyoungbloody t1_itqkhu8 wrote

Reply to comment by Typical-Radish4317 in NBA Basketball team. by narkj

NFL: $15 billion MLB: $11 billion NBA: $9 billion

Its all a money thing, dealing with diminishing returns on leagues. What owner is going to want to cram a new team in a packed market when they could go out west to a open field.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada#Traits_of_these_major_leagues

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