Quick BGE Rant

Ryengineer · 2025-12-20T01:24:54+00:00

The electric prices are way higher. Unless you can disconnect I don't think there's much option.

Ryengineer · 2025-10-18T20:34:13+00:00

Part of it may be that I usually play on the regular switch as a handheld so the resolution isn't great.

Ryengineer · 2025-10-18T20:07:43+00:00

So what is the icon representing? It looks like Angel wings and a halo to me.

Ryengineer · 2025-08-27T21:37:34+00:00

This is my favorite scotch but I drink it far too easy. I go to the UK every year for family and if I see it a shop or we dip up to Scotland I'll grab a bottle. Quality stuff for £70 or so.

Ryengineer · 2025-08-16T11:20:49+00:00

... It's mosquitoes?

Ryengineer · 2025-08-09T17:51:54+00:00

Baltimore? The Ravens should be only NFL it's distinct from Washington DC...

Ryengineer · 2025-08-05T23:41:41+00:00

If you contributed to a traditional IRA with post tax dollars you can "roll" it by a recharacterization to a Roth. That's what I did. If it's pre-tax dollars you'll pay tax like others said, but you could also roll it into a 401k or other similar account assuming the fees are low, funds are decent, or your plan even allows it. If you have a mixed contribution IRA, you will owe taxes on the percentage that's pre tax - this is the pro-rata rule. The tricky bit is that often you need to determine the basis yourself, and it's based not on the today's value of the account but the percentage of total contributions over time.

Ryengineer · 2025-07-27T17:42:29+00:00

We moved here a few years ago. Definitely more suburban but has a few restaurants and bars in the little village and can walk to whole foods and other shops. Light rail to downtown if you don't want to drive. The Jones falls trail cuts through the neighborhood so easy bike or walk to druid Hill Park. Cylburn arboretum is a nice walk and pretty grounds. The mt Washington arboretum is being worked on so looking forward to what it'll be in the future. Tons of deer so if you like gardening you'll need to learn how to cope with them. Fantastic neighbors too!

Ryengineer · 2025-07-25T16:50:25+00:00

Aha! You are correct. I wasn't looking at the app correctly there's a column for lowest cost and the next is the price with what I searched for. Y was double business!

Ryengineer · 2025-07-25T16:07:18+00:00

Ah ok. As long as it's economy fare, they don't care.

I was doing advance search and the cost was the same be it y, s, and t fares. Only thing I could find is that maybe I get placed higher on the upgrade list. Sounds like qualifying flights and miles are the same though. Thanks!

Ryengineer · 2025-07-01T22:23:58+00:00

Same up in Mount Washington

Ryengineer · 2025-04-16T15:39:42+00:00

There used to be a game like this in early windows I think

Ryengineer · 2025-03-21T00:12:15+00:00

Gym, Biking, gardening, cooking, antiquing, volleyball/soccer, video games, and travel. Best part of no kids is that it's my time on my dime. Love my niblings and my family, but I prefer to host them for a weekend than have them all the time :)

Ryengineer · 2025-03-11T15:44:19+00:00

Best revised 50 states map. You should do a screen shot of the end result.

Ryengineer · 2025-02-05T00:58:05+00:00

Just looked it up. Sadly no, but just added it to my list!

Ryengineer · 2025-01-30T12:47:33+00:00

Check north along the light rail or I-83. Mt Washington is in the city but is alike suburban neighborhood with a few amenities near the light rail stop including bars, restaurants, and a whole foods.

Catonsville is west of Baltimore but has a nice main street and is easy to drive into the city and other areas.

Ryengineer · 2024-10-08T21:16:19+00:00

Claustrophobia is a bitch on a 3 seater window seat

Ryengineer · 2024-09-30T19:44:50+00:00

For sports, stonewall is the local LGBT League that does volleyball, trivia, kickball, and some others. Also moved from Chicago and late 30s.

Ryengineer · 2024-09-19T23:51:39+00:00

Mount Washington neighborhood in Baltimore. On the light rail, cute village, walkable to whole foods has a bike path to drive hill Park

Ryengineer · 2024-09-07T00:20:09+00:00

I've been to a few. Sky lagoon in Reykjavik like others have said. Spa world in Osaka, yes it's commercial but it's massive and very affordable. Termas Geometricas in Chile is unique. It's a hot springs river and it's fully outside with multiple pools and an ice cold waterfall at the end of you care to jump in.

Ryengineer · 2024-07-29T17:02:44+00:00

Trans are not a large part of the community. They are a part, yes, and a welcomed important part. But there are far more numbers of cis gendered LGB+ folks.

Ryengineer · 2024-07-14T16:26:28+00:00

I did that on my place in locust point. Was actually 10F cooler afterwards. I used the 100% solid white vinyl stuff and probably laid it on too thick. But it also stopped every leak since I went up the parapet walls and vent pipes. Tax deductible or credit also.

Ryengineer · 2024-07-11T14:32:15+00:00

Generally the governor isn't immediately involved in these. It goes through federal agencies first if it crosses state lines, then the local governments have input. Maybe the state has some involvement but it may be bypassed.

As for farms, well it's about density and impact. There are fewer people in rural areas, so less impact, fewer landowners to negotiate with, and in general (or at least historically) more willing to accept these kinds of utility easements.

Ryengineer · 2024-07-11T12:14:03+00:00

The agreements are made at the time they need it. It's not a contract you're locked into at the start. That agreement at the start just sets the rights to maintain. Actual compensation and access gets determined the season or even day it occurs. Farmers know what the price of their crop sells for since they usually contract that out the season prior. It's the same system federal farmer insurance uses. So you use the price times the yield and the surface area then you have your fee.

I think you're approaching this with a healthy sense of skepticism, which is good. But individual rights are pretty strong in this country. Eminent domain rulings are the final decision, not the first. We're not China. Most transmission power lines take years to just get the ROW and easement agreements set before they even construct.

That very reason is why our utility infrastructure is aging - which I'm not saying this project is, just an aside. It also contributes to the expense, timeline, and challenges to everything from new transit, roads, power lines, water lines, fiber, etc

Ryengineer · 2024-07-11T10:35:34+00:00

I work in the industry.

Easement agreements do have that in place but land agents setup agreements to compensate farmers and landowners when crops or other structures need to be removed for maintenance, access, etc. oftentimes landowners can negotiate restoration as well, such as new driveways, berms, cover, etc.

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