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We don't turn on the heat every day, maybe a couple times during the week and not the entire day either and it was still $110+ for the last few month, 900sq feet. In summer it doesn't even get past $100 with AC all day.

Haha, we do have a few 80s songs, but we just haven't filled out the decade enough to promote it.

Yep, I'd echo this wholeheartedly. I moved in 2008 from Southern California, ended up staying since. Come scope out neighborhoods and their vibe, see where you feel most comfortable based on what is important to you: walkability, coffee shops/restaurants. Lived in Remington, Patterson Park, Union Square and now on the edge of the city in 97-year old lovely bungalow. Also have never been shot

I, in fact, am not a cat.

Am I misreading your comment, or are you saying there aren’t a lot of joggers/walkers in Remington? Cuz if so, I’d disagree somewhat strongly. I live adjacent to there and there’s good foot traffic, especially with all the new businesses and developments. It dies down a bit in the summer and winter when JHU students are on break though.

Wtf u can’t just ask someone about their trauma!

I’m definitely not 1000 rats in a straw body

Are you looking for a more urban rowhome, or a single family home still within city limits?

In all seriousness, there’s likely some demographic lopsidedness due to larger socioeconomic digital access issues, but otherwise this sub at least generally seems to be pretty healthily racially/ethnically heterogenous, at least to the extent that Baltimore and it’s surrounding areas also are.

Regardless, Baltimore is best played/raced as a team sport…

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Sooo…. you’ve decided potatoes should be the real pommes d’amour, not pommes de terre? I back that.

Hope you have some regular pommes happening with those latkes…

Well good for you. The app told me I’m “not hotdog”.

Ultimately, I see this entirely different than you. This is about the now pervasive problem with being asked for tips and being hit with surprise fees nearly everywhere. You can buy stuff at retail and get prompted for some ludicrous 20% (or higher) tip.

I have no problem with leaving an appropriate tip. Or automatic gratuity for larger parties (generally 18% for 6-8+). Or upcharges on menu modifications. The problem is with these surprise fees that are outside of the norm.

I see it as no different than Uber Eats or AirBNB fees. The only difference is that it is currently trendy to be against those fees. Social media has not yet told you to be against surprise fees imposed by restaurants so here we are.

I will be tipping 0% at Foraged. Because I'll never go to a restaurant that imposes non-standard fees. So, it has nothing to do with the "pleasure" of anything.

Unfortunately correct. My cover band had modest success without an agency but we already had a foot in the door at a few places.

Yoooooooo, like 1200 dollars I the past 2 months. Luckily bge has that whole data usage thing but I'm waiting for them to come to my house and look at/if there's thermal leaks and if it's my furnace being trash. Literally like 200 there's more usage than my neighbors. Damn near had a heart attack when I saw the bill. How the hell am I gonna pay that? I turned off the damn heat for like a week

Why you hate the 80's?

I identify as skeleton

What did the 80's do to you?

Your best bet is booking agent. In this area you have the main three which are Starleigh, Getting the Gig or Full Moon entertainment.

Thank you!!! :)

Looking for an excuse to give 0% tip is a real shitty move on your part.

Expecting to pay at least 15% for service (more realistically 20%) is part of going out to dine in the US.

You could maybe justify subtracting the 5% fee from your tip.

By tipping the server 0%, the server effectively paid you for the "pleasure" of serving you as they will have to tip out their bussers, bartenders, etc.

>but I still hear horror stories of residents getting shot leaving their house in nice neighborhoods.

I wouldn't believe everything you hear

Thank you!

The answer to most of these questions is 'it depends', but I'll try to answer them as best I can.

> Are wages typical of the rent?

It depends how much you're making and where you want to live. If you're making $15/hr, you're going to struggle to find a place without roommates more or less anywhere in the city. If you're making more than $75k/year, you should be fine to rent a 1BR in a good neighborhood. Housing costs are comparatively low in Baltimore as opposed to other NE cities, though they have been going up recently.

> Should I immediately get cameras and an alarm if living in a home with a street entrance?

If it makes you feel safer, by all means, but I don't think cameras + an alarm are strictly necessary in a lot of the neighborhoods this sub is going to end up recommending to you. If you're in a rougher area, though, they're definitely worth their while.

> Is parking generally included in apartment complexes?

I'm not sure, but I don't think so - friends who have lived in apartment buildings downtown say it's generally $100-150/month extra, if it's offered at all.

> Is crime in the city getting better?

Short answer: not really. The vast majority of the shootings in the city are between folks (overwhelmingly young, Black, and male) involved in the drug trade. If you are not involved in the drug trade and don't spend a lot of time in neighborhoods where drugs are openly dealt, your chances of getting shot are vanishingly low. Unfortunately the rates of muggings, robberies, and carjackings are quite high and are much more dispersed across the city. Some people live here for decades and never have an issue with crime, others see quite a lot of it in a short period of time. You can minimize your chance of being a victim by being proactive, but one day your number might come up. That's Baltimore.