You assume the plates are real...

If you want to go to a proper Looney’s head up to Bel Air.

It’s surreal to read complaints about mud in other neighborhoods, we have whole trees that fell in the road last year and still haven’t been removed.

The city started giving every student free lunch under the federal program in 2015 because it was easier than processing the applications for all the students, at the time the majority of students qualified based on their family income. They don’t collect family income information anymore, students in federal hill get the same access to free breakfast and lunch as students in Carrollton ridge.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/education/bs-md-ci-poverty-undercount-20180202-story.html

It’s not universally done because it doesn’t make sense to give federally funded free meals to students who aren’t needed. Baltimore mismanaged the federal funding.

If you are someone of means, look into solar panels on roof. A while back, I was getting YouTube commercials from companies offering to do it. I think you need approval from the Baltimore City planning board.

Adding salt to the wound, many of us pay an extra tax for "additional" services. Since 2008 we have seen less and less services but our tax keeps increasing. For some months I have not seen any street cleaning. The non-profits which are contracted to do the work, are no where to be found, and do not respond to emails.

Hey bud hook it up : I'll be a trash guy tomorrow gimme a job please

I saw a police car with a recruitment bumper sticker in it that said, "thr biggest comeback story in america!" What a fucking joke.

I see Smokin' Swine is a food truck. Where are they parked usually?

Understood. Buuuut... residents in baltimore city are paying almost twice the tax rate of any surrounding county. It's absolutely absurd that people are paying 5-9k a year + in city taxes to walk outside and see trash thrown all over their back alley by city refuse collection. Regardless of the city's staffing situation, this is a fucking joke.

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Art is subjective, so I can’t really argue with you there. I’m am certainly no graffiti expert, but if you hate the scribbles I might encourage you to explore the art of handstyles. For instance, did you know Baltimore has it’s own style that’s completely unique? Here is a fun little video about Baltimore graff if you’re interested. It’s only like 4 minutes long.

Again, as this is completely subjective I can’t say you are wrong or right about how you feel about tagging. I love throws and hollows and pieces and all styles, but to me tagging is the purest form of graffiti. It’s how most people get started, just scribbling their name or some random word on a bathroom stall.

If thats true why isn’t it universally free at every school? But they definitely don’t fund both meals

Most of it is shitty scribbles. Not art. I like graffiti but not everything constitutes as such.

No, they’re just the biggest glaring example and offenders.

Why 22 and 30? Cause of a hard dip in 2020?

To the bloated police department for them to do nothing.

Plenty of people don’t know how to work a stop sign.

I saw a full dump truck getting towed by a tow truck the other day.

Those are US government dollars. It's in federal court.

Very real. When you come to a red light make sure you stop before the white line. If you cross it you will get a ticket in mail. Baltimore City services are horrid but you will get a ticket in the mail almost instantly for everything.

you are using the words “pave it over” to describe not letting people’s cars drive through it, which gets at how stupid this whole line of argument is

What? Our schools are extremely well funded.

You think the police union is the only union that is grifting in Baltimore city?

Serious mud issues at street corners in Fells Point. The sweeping ain't happening here.