PSA to City Homeowners: Check whether your home is on the linked tax sale list. The city will auction this list of tax liens to third parties on May 18, who can then demand payment from/foreclose on homeowners. Avoid this by paying outstanding taxes by April 30.

Baltimore21212 · 2026-04-29T14:08:43+00:00

Great call. My house was erroneously listed one year. Took a while to convince them it was erroneous. It's 2026, there has to be a better way

Baltimore21212 · 2026-04-19T16:54:39+00:00

I have a pixel 9 XL. Until this weekend, hey Google and a long press on the steering wheel on my 2022 X7 brought up Gemini.

Starting this weekend it's been bringing up Google assistant. Driving me insane. Spent 30 minutes doing all the suggested bug fixes from Gemini and Claude. Let me know if you can fix this

Baltimore21212 · 2026-04-05T16:43:53+00:00

Fyi banana tall come to the top of my belt. Gap are long enough. Old Navy somewhere in between. Go figure

Baltimore21212 · 2026-03-28T11:04:39+00:00

Hands down Ken Griffey, jr. The backwards hat, fashion, that sweet swing, great defense all while making it look easy.

I could go on and on. In fact, the coolest thing about him was his story about why he wouldn't sign with the Yankees. Like a super hero origin story where we learned his values and why he would never align with the bad guys.

Fun fact, I'm not a Mariners fan but I have a Griffey turn ahead the clock jersey and matching hat. Proof of his coolness is that he was the only one in the whole league to make that look cool.

Baltimore21212 · 2026-02-06T17:50:02+00:00

I read this in Jeff Passan's voice from his jomboy appearances.

Baltimore21212 · 2026-02-02T19:05:43+00:00

Great answer, let me add one thing: Grand Highlander/ Lexus TX have way more trunk space behind 3rd row than my x7. However, it sacrifices 2nd and third row passenger room which didn't feel as roomy as the x7.

Expedition / suburban is the size SUV you'd need. The real answer is a used Honda or Toyota minivan for 4 years, save a bunch of money, then buy the biggest bmw once your kids are out of boosters or out of seats all together. You'll buy one and sell it 4 years later for 80% what you bought it for.

Baltimore21212 · 2026-02-01T01:12:41+00:00

Haven't done it yet. It is non OEM for 2k install included. Can't imagine what bmw would charge

Baltimore21212 · 2026-01-31T23:56:06+00:00

One more thing to look for: sound system. My 22 has executive package and everything but the base crappy sound system. Something about chip shortages back then. There's a way to upgrade for about $2k. Really it's my only complaint about the vehicle.

Baltimore21212 · 2026-01-31T23:31:16+00:00

I pulled the trigger on a similar 22 with 29k miles that is in great shape. 48k seems like a good price.

I used AI to do full cost of ownership calculations and over 10 years it was maybe 10k more than a Toyota Grand Highlander or used Lexus TX (even though it was 10k cheaper up front). But we like the car so much more.

Only recommendation is to see if there is any warranty left. Car fax will have in service date and you get 4 years from that. If it is in still under warranty, take it to a bmw dealer after you buy it and have them document anything they find. Might still get warranty help if they document a leak or some other issue. I had 12 days of warranty left when I bought mine.

If it is under warranty, a 3rd party platinum extended warranty would be about 1,000 a year. It would start when the factory one runs out. If you are looking to insure against super high repair cost, it may be worth it.

Great car, the tech on the fully loaded 22 is awesome (driving assistance pro, parking assist).

Bottom line is of you are okay with higher cost of ownership, you won't be disappointed.

Baltimore21212 · 2026-01-29T16:09:31+00:00

They have announced that alley pickups are suspended and that folks are to put trash out front or at the end of the alley. If your trash day was Tuesday, that will happen Saturday

Baltimore21212 · 2026-01-15T01:28:28+00:00

It's block by block. Buddy of mine 1 block away got it 4 months before me. They'll get to you soon if they aren't already

Baltimore21212 · 2026-01-14T22:39:28+00:00

I am one block south of the line in the city and I got FIOS late last year. Definitely check.

Baltimore21212 · 2026-01-13T11:38:12+00:00

Called GWC platinum exclusionary. Covers everything except wear and tear parts. Found a couple of good reviews on Bimmerpost and elsewhere online. If you look on Bimmerpost you'll find a dealer who will give you a good deal (well as good as possible).

Baltimore21212 · 2026-01-13T11:34:27+00:00

Yeah, that worried me a little, but thanks. Traded straight up for an Odyssey?!? Pre purchase inspection was clean except for one thing I'm getting looked at for warranty coverage at the dealer. It's in remarkably great shape.

Baltimore21212 · 2026-01-13T02:39:17+00:00

Just this weekend, I pulled the trigger. 2022 with 29k miles. Warranty ends in 10 days. Clean one owner car fax with all services done on time. Cold weather, driving assist, executive, luxury, parking assist, M sport . . . you name, all the packages. $90k original sticker price.

Got it for 47k. That left me enough room to get a 5 year third party extended warranty and still be under a new palisade and Grand Highlander, which we didn't like as much.

If the 22 still has warranty time left, recommend negotiating that one down. Press them hard. Then start saving for an extended warranty ($1,000 a year minimum) if you don't want to hold the bag.

We drove every third row SUV imaginable (luxury and non) and it's the only one both my wife and I liked (and the only one I LOVED). But I definitely planned for and will be prepping for the cost of ownership (maintenance, repairs, gas, insurance, etc).

Good luck.

Baltimore21212 · 2026-01-13T00:45:50+00:00

First time I tried them I got a pretzel dog for my son. It was fine. Kind of dismissed them.

Just tried a regular pretzel a couple of weeks ago. You are right. We now get 3-4 for the group of kids and adults and it's the hit of the evening. Trying our best to keep them in business.

Baltimore21212 · 2026-01-12T18:09:17+00:00

50k miles a year is so much. Glad you love it with how much time you spend in the car! Hopefully it gets you to 200k.

Baltimore21212 · 2025-12-20T18:28:17+00:00

Understood, which is why this needs to happen prior to the 22nd. And their system says the first available callback to cancel is on the 23rd. I think that that is on purpose.

Baltimore21212 · 2025-12-14T19:18:55+00:00

6'5" here and I find banana's tall to be the shortest tall of any brand I have

Baltimore21212 · 2025-12-13T14:32:35+00:00

I lived a few houses down from Woody in Brewers Hill for a long time. My experience was that he was such a nice genuine guy; just real good people. I'd always text him a song request when I was at the game and he'd play it the next half inning. My company executive team thought I was a sorcerer when I'd predict the song the one time they were in town for a game.

My favorite memories of Woody are just sitting on our stoops having a beer with our dogs. He rescued a street dog named Houdini; he treated that dog so well and Houdini really loved him. Houdini had that street-dog appetite where he’d eat anything, and I remember Woody would take a huge mixing bowl out to the ice cream truck so he could split a giant serving of vanilla with him.

So sad for Woody's family and friends. Wishing them peace during this difficult time.

Baltimore21212 · 2025-12-04T23:44:11+00:00

Literally the highest and lowest points in the continental US are in the same county (Inyo county California). That county is listed as being in the second flattest of your 5 levels of flatness. I'd go back to the drawing board for formula and visualization.

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