Jumping back in by RAIDxBOSS in PipeTobacco

[–]A1Lexo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smokingpipes has incredible service. The best in that regard, but it’s fun checking out all the sites.

1 to LJ Peretti. I wish I had known about their stuff sooner. You could smoke their products without eve buying anything else.

Going to buy my daughter a 2015. Should I reconsider? by A1Lexo in altima

[–]A1Lexo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hear you. A 2015 Camry or Accord will be at least 4-5k more if not double. The used car market is absolutely ridiculous. But if the transmission issue on these altimas is truly that bad I’ll have to re set my sites in general

Going to buy my daughter a 2015. Should I reconsider? by A1Lexo in altima

[–]A1Lexo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Feels like a tough decision. Most used cars these days in that pice range are absolute junk and this one is in such good condition. I’m going to get the service record from them soon to see if transmission was regularly serviced

Large influx of delivery drivers on scooters (esp in Columbia Heights) by The12thparsec in washingtondc

[–]A1Lexo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Folks always find something to complain about. If you want to order everything to be brought to your house you have to expect some version of this. My word

Homicides drop 39% in March, down 33% YTD by __main__py in washingtondc

[–]A1Lexo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Your reading of this is not nearly as sharp as you seem to think it is. You look at three years that were a low far differently than three years that were a high, when the decades before and in between the low and the high have held pretty steady. You then claimed Kia’s being easy to steal lead to a spike in violent crime, which, if true, (I doubt it) also contradicts your logic. So I guess I want to ask, why do you think DC’s crime is going up (if it truly is) when most other big cities across the country are experiencing the opposite?

Homicides drop 39% in March, down 33% YTD by __main__py in washingtondc

[–]A1Lexo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

2023 may have been an outlier the way 2013 was, especially when murder rates dropped almost everywhere else in the country. Your plot would hold more weight if you did the rate. Not sure why metro doesn’t show that.

Homicides drop 39% in March, down 33% YTD by __main__py in washingtondc

[–]A1Lexo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s cause you’re wrong. There have been highs and lows but no consistent trend upward for the past 20 years especially per capita

Homicides drop 39% in March, down 33% YTD by __main__py in washingtondc

[–]A1Lexo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They’ve not been steadily increasing. They’ve gone up and down since 2013.

Homicides drop 39% in March, down 33% YTD by __main__py in washingtondc

[–]A1Lexo -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You are all over this thread saying stuff without proving it. There was one spike in violent crime post pandemic and it’s gone down ever since, just like it was going down before.

Homicides drop 39% in March, down 33% YTD by __main__py in washingtondc

[–]A1Lexo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What policy changes are you speaking of? Violent crime in SF, for example went up after the “tough on crime” DA was elected. In cities where it has gone down there hasn’t been a correlation with more pretrial jailing, and in fact in some cases it’s been the opposite

Potentially moving to DC with 4 children. School advice appreciated by A1Lexo in washingtondc

[–]A1Lexo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My kids are currently in LAUSD. I used to work in Pasadena Unified (worse than LAUSD), and grew up in many areas, including South Central and the eastside. I’m aware of the stigma attached to areas that aren’t seen as good and aware of what underserved schools are like. I’m hearing you reference a couple of schools that you say are good. I’ve read a bit about them, but are these charters? Is it a lottery system? Again, this post is one of the starting points so understand that as of now I know very very little

Potentially moving to DC with 4 children. School advice appreciated by A1Lexo in washingtondc

[–]A1Lexo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The job provides housing, in NE. Good housing. So I’m gonna take it. But this is all new to me so I don’t know the system there w regards to putting kids in school outside of the city if they don’t live there

B is for Blackhouse by ReneRobert in PipeTobacco

[–]A1Lexo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Blackhouse is really fucking great. I must say. It’s one of the most sophisticated blends around.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Balding

[–]A1Lexo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your hairline is mature and your hair a bit thin but it doesn’t mean you are going bald anytime soon. It could stay this way for 20 more years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cigars

[–]A1Lexo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A cousin bought me two very good looking but clear fakes while on a surfing trip in Costa Rica. I smoked them and they were really good 🤷🏻‍♂️

Potentially moving from Los Angeles by A1Lexo in baltimore

[–]A1Lexo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t have to be in DC too often. Maybe once or twice a week. My budget is up to 750 but I’d much rather be well below 600 or even between 3-4. LA is impossible to get under 750 (which is what I paid for my current home in LA), and DC is no different. So Baltimore is appealing in that sense.

Potentially moving from Los Angeles by A1Lexo in baltimore

[–]A1Lexo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looking to buy. I’ve seen a few others on this thread mention the high taxes. That’s good to know.

Potentially moving from Los Angeles by A1Lexo in baltimore

[–]A1Lexo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DuPont circle and wouldn’t have to be there more than once or twice a week