I was driving down Broken Land Parkway and it looks like there might be two Flock cameras at the 29 interchange, near the upcoming Symphony Woods intersection. Has anyone else seen them?
Edit: Screenshot from my dashcam: https://i.imgur.com/fBNH3IO.jpeg
It looks like there are a good amount of Flock cameras in Columbia already. Shame.
Tired of these wannabe Lance Armstrong dickheads flying down these narrow, winding shared use paths. Extremely dangerous having them zooming by families and people walking their dogs (this goes for people on ebikes and e-scooters too, by the way). And then they have the audacity to get annoyed and yell at people to get out of their way.
Hello neighbors. I am doing some electrical work in my house (alongside a licensed electrician!) and I have an older panel that doesn't have a main breaker to de-energize it. I called BGE today to ask if they could do a temporary service disconnect while we work in the panel, and they said they can't do it and to contact a licensed contractor to proceed because "my lines are underground". My panel connects to a black box on the outside of my home with several BGE locks and labels on it, which I assume houses a meter (my meter is mounted a few feet to the left of this box) some splices, and possibly some sort of shutoff switch.
Does this make sense to anyone or has anyone else encountered something like this? Why would a licensed contractor have more access to my electrical service than BGE themselves?
https://i.imgur.com/lJBB1mK.png
I apparently did a no-no and passed a stopped school bus (see diagram). I looked up the law and, yeah, I guess I was supposed to stop since this is an undivided roadway. But I don't think anyone would reasonably expect a child to cross this road, and I thought that since the bus was in a slip lane/shoulder and not an active travel lane that it wasn't applicable. But the law is the law, and I did indeed break it. (I also got sucked into mob mentality and blindly followed the approximately 10 other cars that also passed this school bus)
Does anyone think a judge would reduce or waive the fine if I expressed an apology and explain why I didn't know that I had to stop here?
My employer reimburses me a certain amount of money a year for tuition. Recently, my university's tuition rates went up such that I can now only be fully reimbursed for two courses a year, instead of the three courses a year I've been doing. This year, I would be on the hook for about $900 out-of-pocket if I wanted to take a third course, and that amount would probably continue to increase year-over-year.
I am about halfway through my program and was on track to finish at the end of 2027. Dropping the frequency of courses would mean that I would have to push back my expected graduation date to the end of 2028, or possibly later.
There is no guarantee I would get a raise at my current job after finishing, however they are currently dangling a carrot in front of me with a promotion opportunity of backfilling a future retiree's position, and the degree would be good extra leverage to request a larger raise with the promotion. However, my employer is a government contractor, and our current contract runs through 2028 with no solid leads on work for me after that. I would also have to stay with my employer for a full year after I graduate to avoid having to pay anything back. (Unless I get laid off, lol)
With all that being said, is it worth paying the anticipated ~$1000 out-of-pocket a year to finish my degree earlier? I am also considering the mental aspect of still being in school for that long, and it's not a fun prospect to think about. Due to the low amount of credits I take per semester, I would not qualify for any scholarships or grants.
(Note that my agent is already working on asking to get them to pay for it, I'm just asking for curiosity's sake.)
I'm under contract for a house, and the appraisal went fine except that the water main was turned off. The seller (an actual person with an agent, not a REO) is doing this presumably to reduce utility costs during closing. It apparently slipped their mind to turn it back on for the appraisal (it was on for the inspection a week earlier, go figure). My lender is charging me a re-inspection fee. Is it within reason to request the seller to credit us the cost of this fee, or is this just "the cost of doing business" for a buyer? I read my contract (Maryland USA) and it didn't seem to have clear, specific language about what is required for the appraisal inspection.
Edit - Just to add, it's my agent pushing to get the seller to pay for the fee, not me. I don't have any issues paying it and moving forward besides being a bit annoyed at an extra fee for an easily avoidable issue.
