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spaceEngineeringDude t1_j9zzkjb wrote

An interactive map of active water main breaks is available here: https://baltimoredpw.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8b941f07167243e385a1e260cd82576a

If you click on any district boundary you can see who is in charge of that zone and their email and phone number.

I am sick of people complaining about the city being useless without first trying to use the resources available to us

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ScreenAlone t1_j9zz7qd wrote

Just saw a pack of rebels do a sweep through my neighbors house looking for any evidence of studying - dragged them out and killed in the street.

From what I have heard they mostly look for people with critical thinking skills though so seems like you might be ok

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Mozz2cats t1_j9zyzqo wrote

See above comments- ordering is a a little cumbersome and orders take several weeks to arrive. Your nurse manager will give you a pass for a while with plain navy scrubs or olive depending on your role and can help you navigate to the website of the scrub/ embroidery company. Only black or grey Hopkins sweatshirts are dress code now. Undershirts can be white or black. I wear long sleeve henley tees to stay warm.

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bearsquad t1_j9zyusf wrote

As someone who was accepted to both schools and chose to go to City, I would recommend City over BSA. I know several people who went to BSA and all of them have various horror stories about the faculty/administration there across all the programs, as well as having issues with the incredibly clique-y nature of social life amongst the students. Bullying by both teachers and students was sadly common for many BSA students I know. Bullying did exist at City, but not anywhere close to the extent that it did at BSA.

Additionally, the academic side of BSA is woefully lacking compared to a school like City, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but when you consider that roughly 9 out of 10 of the friends I have who went to BSA never pursued their field of artistic study after school due to disillusionment or lack of career opportunities, it would be safe to say that BSA left them totally unprepared for success after high school. And if your child is pursuing the dance program at BSA, the teachers go out of their way to breed lifelong eating disorders in their students, not to mention many well-substantiated claims of sexual misconduct and grooming by certain faculty members with their students across all the programs.

Granted, these are all based on experiences from students who attended BSA between 2009 and 2015, but to my understanding, only a bare minimum effort has gone into remedying these rampant institutional issues. And again, City is by no means perfect, and I have plenty of complaints based on my own experience there, as well as the experiences of fellow students, but the severity and quantity of those complaints pale in comparison to BSA. City has some great IB art programs and the theater department is surprisingly good as well, so your child would have opportunities to pursue those interests if they so choose.

Overall, both schools have their merits, but City gave me a very well-rounded education that set me up for success in college and in life after school, which I can't say is as common for BSA, especially if your child chooses to not pursue their artistic interests professionally after high school. Most successful artists I know from my high school years went to more standard high schools or magnet schools like City.

City also has a very inclusive and open social scene for students to thrive and make lifelong friends within, which I absolutely cannot say the same of for BSA. Those are just my thoughts and observations, but I hope they were helpful!

Edit: My friends who attended BSA have almost unanimously told me that they wish they had gone to City instead.

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spaceEngineeringDude t1_j9zwsbu wrote

I don’t know if it’s the case here but this is sometimes done when there is work going on nearby. When they shut down a section of the system there will be pressure spikes. Leaving an open hydrant helps to relieve that pressure without the risk of blowing off your shower head.

That being said you would usually see a bunch of water department trucks around when that’s the rationale.

There’s a fire house like 2 blocks up the road from this. Take a walk and let them know there’s an open hydrant.

Edit: I will also add that the way the water system works is fairly non-intuitive , because it’s almost entirely gravity fed. So the fact that this is at the bottom of a hill may also affect their decision to open it even if the work isn’t necessarily nearby.

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jabbadarth t1_j9zu2x2 wrote

No, everyone here has gone through a mad max style thunderdome initiation and we only live because we have tasted blood. If you want to study here prepare yourself, learn to fight, live off the land, eat what you can kill and forget everyone you have ever loved for this is the only path to study and live in a city of almost 600k fucking people.

Seriously OP such a tone deaf question.

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instantcoffee69 t1_j9zt9xo wrote

Man we do this every week. We should auto response this:

  • Has your usage gone up? What's the delta? OR has just the total cost gone up?
  • Refer to cost of electricity and NG going up significantly
  • BGE sells to you at the market rate, with an added fee, the fee is regulated. More of a market issue than a utility issue
  • You can make sure you're more energy efficiency
  • If you think there is a meter issue, contact BGE
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BigVikingBeard t1_j9zsxfh wrote

Oh noes, I'm not sugar coating the bullshit for yall. So sad. Sorry I didn't feel like being diplomatic towards your fucking high horse bullshit.

Regardless, apparently none of you motherfuckers can read well. And apparently you subscribe to the capitalist bullshit, "just try harder" nonsense that permeates our society.

Fuck your, "just go into the trades, just start a business, it's so easy." bullshit. I don't have the energy to bother detailing a response that you won't read or retain about why that stupid shit is so fucking tiring to here from idiot white middle class people who are completely, and willfully, oblivious to the struggles that non middle class people face.

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