ConcreteThinking
ConcreteThinking t1_jdzic1a wrote
Reply to comment by Available_Ratio8049 in How much Money would it take to Renovate ALL Vacant Homes in Baltimore? 🤔 by ayhme
And there is the cost of interest on the debt and the little problem of finding someone to buy them. I don't think there are 14,000 homebuyers waiting to buy a renovated rowhouse for $300,00 in the city neighborhoods where the vacants exist. A few of them on the edges but not 14,000 of them.
ConcreteThinking t1_jdcfto8 wrote
Reply to Anyone Hiring? by MenacingQuan
Baltimore city DPW is hiring.
ConcreteThinking t1_jd3hwmd wrote
Reply to comment by theyoungbloody in Let’s put up a few giant wind turbines in the inner harbor. by bearjew64
Department of Energy Wind map tends to agree with you. Baltimore is solidly in the "not very windy enough to make meaningful power from turbines in a harbor" area.
ConcreteThinking t1_jd2z7vp wrote
Reply to comment by delcodick in DuBois City Manager charged with stealing over $600k in public funds, AG announced by mrboozer
The Republicans steal where the Republicans are, the Democrats steal where the Democrats are. They got a system
ConcreteThinking t1_jd2yz28 wrote
Reply to Baltimore police announce arrest in killing of Patterson High School student by ThatguyfromBaltimore
Maybe it is just "a dispute" like they said in the news conference. If there is more to it, like a racial killing, gun deal gone bad, gang hit, etc. no one in the mayors office or police seem like they want to talk about it. They certainly don't want to field any follow-up questions that come with those types of discussions.
ConcreteThinking t1_jackd2h wrote
Reply to comment by glberns in Owner of McDonald's in Warren, Erie Cited for Child Labor Violations - yourdailylocal.com by Historical-Recipe892
And they claim the average margin is 5%. So he's taking home $238,000 a year in your example. Next year, no so much.
ConcreteThinking t1_jacgeni wrote
Reply to comment by roccoccoSafredi in Baltimore, the problem isn't a lack of jobs: "We can’t find people to work" - The newest threat to Biden's climate policies. by roccoccoSafredi
I know you are probably generalizing/exaggerating, but an increase in the cost of labor wouldn't result in a 100% increase in cost. If wages went up by 25% and labor is around 20% of project cost then the overall increase would be 5%, not 100%.
ConcreteThinking t1_jacekes wrote
Reply to comment by glberns in Owner of McDonald's in Warren, Erie Cited for Child Labor Violations - yourdailylocal.com by Historical-Recipe892
If his franchises do about average sales he needs to do $1,840,000 in sales to cover the fine. From FranchiseTheory.com.
"McDonald’s Average Gross Revenue Per Franchise Location
McDonald’s franchises in Traditional Locations have produced on average $3,487,000 of Gross Sales in 2021 per location. The highest gross earning location has made $13,625,000, and the lowest has had sales of $680,000."
ConcreteThinking t1_j9yh0u5 wrote
Reply to Fish fry Friday by StrangeLoveBeats
Church of St Mark in Fallston has a fish fry March 10 and 24. St Johns in Hyde’s has a fish dinner March 3 and 31.
ConcreteThinking t1_j9o8199 wrote
Reply to comment by Philodemus1984 in Striking Temple University graduate students overwhelming vote down proposed contract by diatriose
That's kind of what I thought. I know people that went to Purdue and Connecticut and they basically paid some fees and that's all. The salary they got covered housing and some expenses. I think their out of pocket was less than $5000 a year.
ConcreteThinking t1_j9l5tid wrote
Reply to comment by 99centstalepretzel in Striking Temple University graduate students overwhelming vote down proposed contract by diatriose
Along with the $21k are they also getting paid tuition for their degree, paid fees, or a housing allowance? Or just $21,000 salary and they have to pay tuition and fees too?
ConcreteThinking t1_j8ifnah wrote
Reply to comment by North_Pollution7510 in Nice safe place to stay near Ottobar by North_Pollution7510
If you do stay in that neighborhood take a walk around and look at the "townhouses" the rich people used to live in. George Peabody, Emily Post, Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt. Also check out The Engineers Club and The George Peabody library for cool interiors and woodwork. For eats... Afgan Restaurant, Brewers Art, Tio Peppe's, The Helmand, Marie Louis Bistro. Lots of good places to eat.
ConcreteThinking t1_j8ibhjy wrote
Hotel Indigo Downtown is really nice. Has a good hotel bar that stays open late. And the neighborhood it is in, Mt. Vernon is not only cool but walkable, has restaurants, museums, coffeehouses, and neat architecture. It's close to Ottobar too.
ConcreteThinking t1_j7qhrru wrote
Reply to comment by Matt3989 in 23 Baltimore schools have zero students proficient in math, per state test results by bobbyw24
Maybe so. The one chart from Md Board of Ed they include in the article shows that the average in the city is 7% proficient in math. I guess some schools could be at 0% and others higher since it is an average. Pretty bad. Even the highest scoring county in the state, Carroll, only managed to teach 38% of their students to a proficient level.
ConcreteThinking t1_j7qdask wrote
Reply to comment by Matt3989 in 23 Baltimore schools have zero students proficient in math, per state test results by bobbyw24
Not trolling I am genuinely interested in your point. Are you saying since it's a Fox news story there are really fewer than 23 schools that have no students proficient in math? If so how much do you think they are lying. Two schools, ten, all proficient?
ConcreteThinking t1_j7p9bf1 wrote
Reply to comment by ktappe in Why does Amtrack service not extend to State College? by vortical42
The Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad still operates in the area. They are part of the North Shore Railroad System. The closest they ever get to Penn State is probably their line along Logan Run out past the Nittany Mall. Not surprising you never heard them over the sound of you turning pages and studying hard.
ConcreteThinking t1_j7lbcj7 wrote
Reply to comment by glynnefearn in Why does Amtrack service not extend to State College? by vortical42
You are correct. The trains from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh follow the Keystone Corridor. Trackage was originally laid down by a number of railroads including the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, the Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy and Lancaster Railroad, and others. Then through acquisition it became the Pennsylvania Railroad main line. Then Penn Central, then Conrail, then CSX and Norfolk Southern through various sales, mergers, and breakups. There is freight track running north from Tyrone through Port Matilda which is on the other side of a mountain from State College. Amtrak I guess figured it was not profitable to run a train there so Tyrone to State College is served by and Amtrak Bus line instead.
ConcreteThinking t1_j5pu0wc wrote
Reply to America’s first nuclear-powered Bitcoin mining center to open in Pennsylvania by leperpepper
Clickbait nonsense. It’s a data center that will lease some space for mining, among other things. It will use up to 48 megawatts of electric from the same grid a 2500 megawatt nuclear power plant is connected to somewhat near by. But hey. Got me to click.
ConcreteThinking t1_j5kvl5o wrote
Sometimes referred to as Sale Burgers in southern pa because they were common at church bizarres, public sales and the like. The burgers I know of were half cooked in a frying pan or flat-top then stacked in crock pots or steamer trays. Sauce was ketchup thinned down 1:2 with water and seasoned with a little each of mustard, Worcestershire sauce, minced onion, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar. Then they stewed for a while in the liquid.
ConcreteThinking t1_iwvbhfd wrote
Reply to comment by SnooRevelations979 in Kimberly Klacik Announces Exit From WBAL by aresef
By market share they trade back and forth with WYPR. And neither of them have near what the adult hits stations have.
ConcreteThinking t1_iwkrtlr wrote
Reply to comment by SnooRevelations979 in Kimberly Klacik Announces Exit From WBAL by aresef
Just means they are usually the biggest News/Talk station in the market, generally respected, they carry public announcements, national broadcasts, etc. In Baltimore they have the biggest listenership in their format. Kind of like being the Washington Post of local radio.
ConcreteThinking t1_iwhblpd wrote
Reply to Kimberly Klacik Announces Exit From WBAL by aresef
Good. Maybe they will swing back towards center. Like it or not they are the news radio station of record for Baltimore and they should (IMHO) try to maintain some sense of balance.
ConcreteThinking t1_itpqgkw wrote
Reply to comment by BlarghMachine in TopGolf Baltimore opens Friday 10/28 by BirdPeckOfPower
I hate to lose good wetlands but the land there now is better than it was before. The contractors capped over contaminated soil that had been polluted with years of industrial waste and was leaching into the Patapsco river. The fill used was certified clean fill. So they basically made new clean land where old dirty land used to be. The "creek" that is now in a culvert is tidal. It used to lead to a mill where ravens stadium is.
ConcreteThinking t1_itpkys9 wrote
Reply to comment by atomlinson89 in TopGolf Baltimore opens Friday 10/28 by BirdPeckOfPower
The project also required filling an acre and a half of wetlands and burying 300 feet of a creek in a culvert. They even had to "make" the land to build it on! All under MDE supervision.
ConcreteThinking t1_jeamsjl wrote
Reply to Potato Chips - What is your favorite brand and type (Regular/Kettle, etc)? by Speakslinux
Utz regulars. How do they get then so thin and crispy!