You're really not helping your case here, but you do you

Yea and if he’s growling or barking in his space but you’re still scared, that is a you problem. Sounds like you need the training, not the dog

You do have the right to use the public space, your dog does not have the right to threaten others in one. You are responsible for your dog. I am not.

Besides that, having them randomly run into strangers is not the way to help the dog with their anxiety. An environment with people in it doesn't magically give your dog socialization skills.

Dude shut up. My dog has anxiety and is very reactive because of past issues before we adopted him. I have every right to use the same public space as you. My dog deserves to be in a socialized environment. If you’ve got the issue because you’re scared that a dog is reacting, maybe you’re the one that should take the back way.

It was lunging, barking, and growling. The owner didn't intervene other than to move away from me. It seemed calm until I got a bit closer so I had no warning. I just walked past and ignored it because I didn't want to provoke it further.

I don’t live there so it’s not me but what do you consider to be a reactive/aggressive dog? Some people have very different ideas on what constitutes these descriptions so it may be hard to make a point without giving a bit more info. Did the dog bark? Lunge? Snap/bite? Jump? Growl? I don’t disagree with your request, only looking to find out more about what happened.

Sorry that you have to take Spirit.

I hear you, it’s good that we are first in that section and probably indicates that we are doing something right with regard to crime. Still the point stands, about 25% or thereabouts of the weight of this overall ranking is about crime, and the WalletHub thing is kinda clickbaity and misleading.

All of the crime-related fields actually add up to over 50% of the weight for that section.

I do agree that it would be better to see a full report rather than summary statistics, however.

To get 25% I roughly added up the weights of all the crime-related individual items in their “methodology.” So crime is only 25% of it overall.

I’m not making a point about Columbia crime… I live here and have a fairly good idea where things sit. But this WalletHub thing is kinda silly.

25% may be about crime, but the crime statistics are given relatively higher weights. If you look at the "Home and Community" section, COVID, crime, and traffic fatalities are included, but most of the weight is placed on violent crime. Columbia is also #1 in this specific section, so we must be doing something right when it comes to crime.

Agree. However that pattern is true in basically every city, which is why cities skew young. There are a large number of powerful factors driving families with kids to suburbs: lower crime, better public schools, larger houses for the money, more land for the money, more convenience for driving and shopping, and lower overall taxes are some of the biggest ones. Cities have to succeed in spite of that, and usually that’s because of appeal to young people, social activities, general appeal of sights/activities/restaurants, and convenience to work. I do think for all its faults that Baltimore is still much more appealing than Columbia for many people 5-10 years out of college. And while DC is even more appealing, that’s where price differences come into the equation.

Conservice, it’s a con alright. You must be the apartment that leaked water everywhere through the ceiling. Is it the Brook at Columbia? Lol yeah sounds about right for there. Get out while you can.

This Wallethub “safest cities” ranking uses a strange definition of “safe”. Only about 25% of this ranking has to do with crime. Otherwise it’s about things like road quality, unemployment rates, COVID vaccinations, and natural disaster risk. Look at their methodology. Honestly I think it’s mostly (effective) clickbait - how many times a year do I see this headline? And how many rankings do you think they do across the US where other cities are number 1? I wouldn’t put any stock in this ranking.

The last time I flew with Spirit (first and last time) they had a rule if you weren’t checked in an hour before the flight you missed the flight and had to buy a new ticket. Make sure you are aware of that rule and give yourself plenty of time.

I'm in a two-bedroom apartment in Ellicott City. Our apartment complex pays for the water and trash and they add about $35/month to our rent bill.

Do they show you your usage?

Idk what conservice is but find out if your sub metered or allocated a portion of the overall complex fee (this could be stated in your rental agreement).

If your sub metered, I think you probably have a leak because that seems very high. If your allocated a portion of the overall water bill I don't think there's anything you can do about it until/unless you can convince your landlord to support that figure (which as far as I know they're not obligated to, that'd probably be a question for a lawyer) and hope that they've got something incorrect in their calculations.

No, it’s billed monthly through conservice and added to my rent bill.

Yikes

I paid about 30ish if I remember, that seems very high

$35/month billed quarterly is $100....

Is that for a month or a quarter? We only pay quarterly. If it is billed directly from the county, it should only be quarterly. Still seems high, though, honestly. We have 4 people in a 6 bedroom SFH and pay about $140 quarterly.

SFHs in HoCo have water billed quarterly, so while that seems high it may not be due every month

Are you checking in any bags? If yes, please go 3 hours early. The line for check-in process is insane during the mornings.

You probably got a leak or something