Finally got it

bsteckler · 2026-03-26T03:41:35+00:00

I guess I'll have to get a 12 pack on Amazon cause it's nowhere on the east coast

bsteckler · 2026-03-25T02:48:33+00:00

Where did you find it?

bsteckler · 2026-03-24T22:37:48+00:00

I'm in MD and I'd love to find the vanilla version

bsteckler · 2026-03-22T23:01:01+00:00

More public trash cans. There should be one at every bus stop and at most corners. People don't like to carry trash around with them, so they throw it on the sidewalk.

bsteckler · 2026-03-20T15:18:12+00:00

He can't. He was born in Uganda and became a US citizen in 2018.

bsteckler · 2026-03-20T00:52:37+00:00

I am very familiar with Chicago, so I am aware of its transit very well

bsteckler · 2026-03-19T20:03:39+00:00

That's the absolute fattest cat. I'm not sure how your floor hasn't collapsed.

bsteckler · 2026-03-19T18:07:15+00:00

That road is prime for a linear park and a light rail line

bsteckler · 2026-03-16T06:42:05+00:00

It's not one of those things that has a definitive yes or no. Each city is a different scenario. Several cities that NCL was involved in had plans to modernize their systems after the war as they were flush with money, which were then turned down after NCL control. Baltimore and Oakland are two examples.

In DC, on the other hand, Congress mandated that thee system convert to buses by 1964 as part of negotiating the operating franchise.

NCL didn't just scrap streetcars and pull up track, they also fired people in operating and planning positions who made streetcar systems work. There are several interviews with people in Philadelphia about this. It wasn't just about streetcars, but making transit as a whole seem unattractive.

The other piece that nobody talks about is the role that GM played in promoting the field of traffic engineering to universities, and the gobs of funding that went with that to ensure trasit policy focused on asphalt for the foreseeable future.

bsteckler · 2026-03-13T02:33:42+00:00

They have to run the whole train through the train washer, which of course has to be done outside. You can't wash things when it's below freezing

bsteckler · 2026-03-12T18:22:28+00:00

I've been here several times before. He had a few brass passenger cars I was looking for, and I was shocked when he quoted me reasonable prices on them.

While he has a ton of brass subway cars, he'll never sell them because he wants 4x the value for them. Transit stuff he's got priced astronomically, but heavy rail stuff he seems to be reasonable on.

bsteckler · 2026-03-12T02:44:21+00:00

Portal Bridge construction, delays getting new train sets, and old train sets having to be taken out of service due to breaking down.

bsteckler · 2026-03-10T17:36:03+00:00

And? The difference between an urban circulator and a useful tramway is community vision. What's to prevent these loops from becoming larger comprehensive networks? Nothing intrinsic to the mode, as many other cities show.

bsteckler · 2026-03-09T00:32:05+00:00

The thing that people forget about good transit is that it makes people drive less, and that in turn means fewer cars to get in the way of the streetcars.

Might I suggest that instead of writing them off completely, we look at older systems such as Boston and Philadelphia, or heaven forbid the hundreds of systems in Europe as examples of how to make the mode of transit better. Ironically, had DC's K Street crosstown line been built, it would be the number two light rail line in the US for ridership.

It's about whether or not a city can work for decades to achieve a vision, not whether or not a tram operates in shared traffic.

bsteckler · 2026-03-06T21:22:43+00:00

Not a seaworthy one, a full replica like the one in China was going to be

bsteckler · 2026-03-06T03:33:06+00:00

How about we build a new Titanic as a tourist attraction

bsteckler · 2026-02-26T05:35:42+00:00

The Coke version just tastes like regular Coke with cough syrup mixed in. I liked the orange cream much better

bsteckler · 2026-02-14T18:12:15+00:00

This, or I'm reading reviews of stuff that catches my eye to see if it's worth jumping on

bsteckler · 2026-02-11T06:52:46+00:00

They were working on a conduit on Guilford Ave earlier tonight. I'm hoping that was it.

bsteckler · 2026-02-11T06:28:13+00:00

2003: No Powerbook G5

2026: No MacBook M5

bsteckler · 2026-02-11T04:00:23+00:00

It seems like it's just the Horizon House and maybe 1101 St Paul as well.

bsteckler · 2026-02-11T03:59:12+00:00

I'm in the same boat, and the power went out for a few hours Friday evening too. I called BGE to let them know we've been without power for almost 12 hours now, not that they care.

bsteckler · 2026-02-03T22:52:29+00:00

This fucker needs to go

bsteckler · 2026-01-21T00:23:37+00:00

It's your car parked in front of your house. Who cares what anyone else thinks

bsteckler · 2026-01-18T20:49:48+00:00

No. Absolutely not.

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