I am with you lol - this screams "I was driving like an idiot in my mom's car, totally fucked up, made up this outlandish story, ill post it on the internet so it looks like there's no way I made it up" to me. The story completely disregards any reason this person pulling up would be mad enough to pull a weapon. Sure people are crazy and don't need a reason but idk man lol

When you describe it that way, I like it.

Yeah, see how the post is titled open captions? All theaters have to have closed captions with devices but rarely do any have open on-screen captions

It’s totally about inclusivity - including people with no hearing, including people with hearing loss, including people with perfect hearing who prefer captions

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If you have a group of 10 or more you can also request additional Open Caption screenings on the AMC website: https://www.amctheatres.com/open-caption. A friend of ours recently made the request and got an OC showing of avatar added at the AMC Columbia 14.

Sure no problem. I will register in the spring and will keep you in mind.

Because so few people vote in CA elections as to make it unrealistic that the results truly represent some kind of informed choice by the community.

I wish AMC would upgrade the seating to recliners. Only the Dolby theater has the upgrade. Meanwhile both Regal on Snowden River and Cinemark at Arundel Mills have all reclining theaters. Got spoiled by those and only go to AMC now when I feel like splurging for Dolby Cinema.

Ok I emailed him. Would it also be possible for me to join your team?

The devices are required. The open captions (oc not cc) are not required but are often the preferred option by customers who want or need oc.

Why do they keep getting re-elected if this is the case?

I'm pretty sure theaters are required to have CC for all screenings if requested to comply with the ADA. Maybe not all theaters, but if they have this service then they have it all the time, not just for the listed time.

I'm glad they have one that's explicitly CC, but if you request it, they are required to give it to you. Only caveat being that they only need to carry at most 16 CC devices, so if everyone requests CC and doesn't need it, then you are taking away that device from someone who potentially does.

This is more likely why they have the specifically CC'd screening, so that they don't have to run into issues of running out of CC devices while still offering CC to those that need it.

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Just FYI. Most people who go to open caption screenings don't have hearing loss. So it isn't really just about inclusivity anymore.

I've seen this in the listing of showtimes and applaud their inclusivity.

I also really like that theatre because of all the advance ordering you can do – tickets, seats, and even food. I will mention that the concessions counter is usually delayed/backed up by several minutes so keep that in mind when selecting a pickup time.

I go to Floyd’s 99 at the mall and I’ve seen kids getting their hair cut there. I’m sure this is something they’d be willing to set up for you

This happened to me renting an apartment in Ellicott City 10 years ago. Sadly, I couldn’t get it resolved and paid $1,400 for carpet replacement. I had a 2 bedroom and every room, except for kitchen and bathrooms, was carpeted.

I prevented this from happening by scheduling a walkout with the leasing office. I refused to turn in the keys unless I gave it to the leasing manager after the walkout. All paperwork is signed at the meeting.

Another apartment complex tried to pull the same thing on me, but I referenced the paperwork the manager signed during the walkout and they backed off.

I REALLY wanna see how this turns out! I know I will likely be needing to use the links in this post some time in the future as well. I wish you the best of luck.

Edit: spelling.

I have owned two homes in LR and I would not say CA hates fencing. There are specific guidelines, especially for fences, and the person handling letters of compliance in LR was issuing them incorrectly.

We had a similar issue with some landscape edging that we got a compliance letter for in 2011, but the village found it was not actually in our property file when we went to sell the home 6 years later. We had to reapply for it despite having photos that it was already there when we bought the house.

As for the complaint, the village is not even legally able to provide updates on a complaint to the person who made it in case it ends up going to court. So I'm not sure why they told you they "had to find something" just because someone made a complaint.

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I mean, sure.

Firing someone on the basis that you don't like them is basically a lawsuit waiting to happen. Wrongful termination is a Thing. And that's what's happening here, except we get to pay for their dumb reasons, which is why a lot of people are frustrated.

I've only known Columbia under Boyd. I have friends that have lived here far longer, and they tell me I'm lucky - "she doesn't let the board get away with shit" and "it's about time someone put them in their place". Even before articles like the one in the OP, the board has always been painted (to me, in my experience), at best, as people mildly abusing their authority in only their best interests.

Agreed, it is definitely dumb.

Especially if you’re going to waste hundreds of thousands of dollars that could towards something else, just because you don’t like someone. Which again, speaks to incompetence.

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I would just believe Dick when he says the conflict is about the relationship between the CEO and the board. He’s not lying about that. It’s just a dumb reason to fire someone who is really good at doing the job you hired them to do.