Ticks gonna be FEASTING this spring after this warm "winter."

I mean, it’s not the mountain west but the mid Atlantic still offers plenty of hiking and outdoorsy opportunities compared to the south and the Midwest. I’m from the west originally, am an avid camper and hiker, and I find plenty of places to go hiking and camping. Sure, you’ll encounter a lot of green tunnels and whatnot but Shenandoah, the blue ridge, Washington and Jefferson national forests, Seneca rocks/spruce knob, the dolly sods, and plenty of other very scenic spots are all weekendable.

The biggest difference and downside, to be honest, are the fucking ticks. I basically don’t go hiking in the spring because of them. They are both incredibly pervasive and extremely dangerous in the mid Atlantic, so the amount of precautions are way more than I’m accustomed to for going on east fathomed.

I got a fence permit and literally no one has ever checked back up on it.

You'll probably catch 70 in breezewood, PA. Take it east to route 29s to 100e or 32e to 97 to 50. 70 is mostly rural, and the other routes go through the suburbs, not hitting baltimore city or dc so it shouldn't be too congested.

I’m from Baltimore, born in the city. I was never one to give people rides or pick up strangers. I just haven’t heard the term before.

Btw I didn’t downvote you.

There’s a FB page for hacking

Who cares? That doesn't impact whether the rest of their argument is right or wrong. It's totally irrelevant to what's actually being discussed here.

I've already addressed this.

>You are correct that homelessness isn't the only problem a homeless person might be experiencing, but the solution to homelessness is still housing.

Both! I work for a nonprofit focused on issues of poverty, and I've supported Housing our Neighbors, a homeless led group dedicated to ending homelessness and organizing the homeless. If you want to be involved in treating the causes of homelessness and not just the symptoms, that's the best group I know.

If you look at the map, I70 won’t be close to DC unless you take I270 which leads to the Capital Beltway (495) which I personally would avoid at any time of the day. Especially if you are unfamiliar with it.

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No one, I repeat, no one, who works for the government is trying to do anything more than the bare minimum AT THE MOST. Half don’t even do that. Like most things in life, if you just keep your mouth shut and play dumb, you’ll be fine.

That’s the most Baltimore shit I’ve heard since bacon egg & jelly

Honestly, I wish it was just a distraction. While it's definitely a distraction, I think it's also, quite unfortunately, a willful manifestation of massive amounts of narcissism. People want to make the issues that have little to nothing to do about them all about them. They want to be at the center of the universe and broadcast their stardom all over social media.

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Very well said. Oh and by the way... West Baltimore is any thing west of Charles St.

People fail to understand that Baltimore is quilt city and you have patches of good and patches of bad. This isn't to say that the people who live in each patch are all good or bad per se but that the area may be dangerous to be in especially if you aren't from there. Or it could be really nice neighborhood with plenty of amenities to enjoy.

Oh and if you think people are doing bad because you say mean things about their neighborhood. How do you account for a time when people referred to them by some really mean words and actually treated them as if they were less than human?

Arguing over semantics is a distraction from the real issues and sadly people get caught up in that all the time here

I appreciate what you’re saying, but I was being sarcastic.

slugging is more chaotic than carpooling- everyone meets at designated locations and then sorts themselves based on destination, it's not pre-organized. It's more of a NoVA thing

Yup this is the easiest, the one that best protects you from the elements, and the quickest.

That’s awesome! What do you do? Is it your job or a volunteer thing?

“It originated as a sort of unofficial rideshare network predating Uber, when most taxis wouldn't pick up black people.”

Baltimore was (is) a segregated city. Commercial taxis didn’t generally serve black people so hacking sprung up to fill a need.

I remember my grandpa would go hack outside the grocery store on sundays after church when I was a kid.

Or when Bodie and Poot got a ride back to the pit. The driver was lucky to get the $10

Absolutely.

One thing I've learned about these large scale problems (homelessness, food insecurity, crime, etc.) over the years is that there is no simple answer. There's always a bunch of complicating factors (mental health, political corruption, lack of infrastructure, religious beliefs, whatever) that prevent an answer from being realized. They may not be readily apparent, but once you dig in you find out that the problem is insanely complex. But you'll have legions of people who do not understand the problem at all looking for simple answers. And they're all too happy to authoritatively share those simple answers with you.

> Using flowery language doesn't change a person's conditions, no matter how well intentioned they may be but actual actions do.

100% agreed with you man. This reminds me of a post on here that actually claimed people in West Baltimore have it bad because people on the internet say mean things about their neighborhoods, like calling them "bad."

I also sense a lot of "white savior" esque bullshit going on here - (see https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1152pbw/what_are_things_racist_people_do_that_they_dont/j8zmank/). A lot of folks harbor some massive narcissism and think the world revolves around their tiny slice of the universe. I bet homeless people don't give a shit what you call them if you can get them out of their situation. Results matter. Internet bullshit does not. Unless you're trying to promote your totally not narcissistic image on social media (people are).

The problem isn't "homeless" vs "unhoused" vs whatever. The problem is mental health issues. A healthcare system that is inaccessible. Mountains of process to get help. Clawing your way out of homelessness while the deck is stacked against you at every step. And on and on and on and on and on. That's the issue. This flowery language is white savior types who think they're the center of the universe and need to speak on everyone's behalf.

That sounds like minor work to me. Maybe reach out to your city councilperson, let them know what happened, and see if there's anything that can be done that doesn't involve you getting fined.