Recent comments in /f/ColumbiaMD

Troophead t1_is3kz0t wrote

YAAAAAY, GERMAN! /u/penultimateNoob, I just saw on a flyer that here's now another monthly World Languages Cafe meetup at Miller Library in Ellicott City. It's one Thursday a month. The next meetup is tomorrow, 10/13 from 7-8:45pm. (After that, the next meetups at Miller are Nov. 10th and Dec. 8th.)

The East Columbia Library monthly meetups are still ongoing, one Tuesday per month. (Upcoming: 10/25, 11/22, 12/13, 7-9pm.) So you could alternate and get your German fix every other week.

I'm in a German class currently that ends in November, but I should have more time for meetups next month!

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ProudBlackMatt t1_is391x4 wrote

Do you think cities can reach a point where the water is flooding in faster than people can bail it out? I'm a millennial in IT and while I know many friends who live/have lived in Baltimore their goal is often to have kids in a couple years and move out into the counties after spending a few years bar crawling. They pay taxes and spend money at local small businesses but it doesn't feel like the kind of organic growth the city needs long term.

I have lived in MD for less than 10 years and Howard county for 7 with a single year in Baltimore so my perspective is pretty skewed. Kind of feels like some of the city's greatest challenges are geographic. People who want a place to raise their kids with great schools can move 10 miles away and Baltimore also has to compete with D.C. for people who want to live in a city.

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floppydiet t1_is2y2y0 wrote

How early? Pre check or non? A few times I’ve been burned for 5/6AM flights bc the PreCheck lines weren’t open until later. TSA has an app too that can tell you estimated wait times

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FineWinePaperCup t1_is2vofr wrote

75-90 minutes is almost always doable, albeit can be rushed, at BWI. I always sob when I’m coming home at airports where 2-3 hours can feel like it’s no enough (glares at DEN and SEA)

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AKnitWit777 t1_is2ohjh wrote

It usually moves quickly (15-20 min at most), but I agree that arriving 2 hours early is a good idea. Worst case scenario, you can grab some breakfast or coffee once you're through security.

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Wx_Justin t1_is1qvv2 wrote

I love food trucks, so my recommendation would be Sapwood Cellars for good beer when they have a food truck that sells burgers/fries.

May not be the most "consistent" answer considering they don't always have food trucks with burgers/fries, but when they do...you're in for a treat.

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