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keyjan t1_j1rlbqg wrote

Thank you for getting that crap out of the harbor.

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Proteus617 t1_j1ruyg0 wrote

Who the hell goes magnet fishing in the harbor on a day as cold as today. Oh, I know that guy! How you doing?

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TopS3cr3t OP t1_j1u219m wrote

It was much warmer yesterday Vs Saturday when we were digging a privy. 😂🤣

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bawk_bawk2 t1_j1rgdel wrote

We’ll done! What do you do with things like this? I’m guessing you can’t put scooters in your recycling bin…

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TopS3cr3t OP t1_j1rotut wrote

The majority of things I pull up I put in a trash bag for cleanup. The scooters are stood up next to the trash cans/scooter collection area for sorting.

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civver3 t1_j1ug3uj wrote

Still functional or just scrap?

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TopS3cr3t OP t1_j1uihc8 wrote

Scrap, but I'm sure they can be cleaned up and restored

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BmoreCityDOT t1_j1vmcz8 wrote

Thanks! If you let the scooter company know (this one looks like a Lime scooter), they're required to come collect it. If they don't we do it and we fine them. 😁

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TopS3cr3t OP t1_j1vnv3z wrote

Oh now we're talking! Do you know where I can report them? I put them back out where they leave the new ones

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sjtmbg t1_j29j0wi wrote

Seems like Lime would be more likely to come collect them if BDoT hadn't kicked them out last June

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BmoreCityDOT t1_j29x95g wrote

We held a competitive application process for the dockless vehicle permit, all applications were scored based on a pre-set rubric, the categories of which were shared with the operators. 

We had 5 applications for 3 available permits.

Lime’s application did not score high enough to be awarded a permit; Link, Spin, and Bird scored higher.

One contributing factor to Lime’s score is that in the past 2 years they have been issued ten times as many citations as the other operators combined.

They lost points on the application because of the citations. Those citations are only issued AFTER warnings.

Citations can be appealed, Lime has not opted to appeal any of them.

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sjtmbg t1_j2a12qo wrote

Why only 3 available permits?

I'm just bitter because when Lime left I lost my job - I earned just about exactly what I pay in Balt City property taxes every month! Lime was the only company that used independent contractors, which is just perfect for someone like myself.

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BmoreCityDOT t1_j2a1maj wrote

3 permits, so that way there is diversity without it becoming to encumbering. Having too many scooter types would be frustrating to the residents, making them sign up for multiple accounts.

Honestly, we're sorry that happened to you. Lime was given multiple opportunities to change, we just couldn't ignore 10x as many citations.

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sjtmbg t1_j2a3sq5 wrote

Yeah, it's surprising to hear that. I took pride in the work and tried to deploy scooters the right way (I did occasionally see some in front of fire hydrants, etc, and I reported those to the company). From what I observe in south Baltimore, the poor deployments seem fairly evenly distributed among the companies, with Link seeming to be the worst of them.

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BmoreCityDOT t1_j2a6olm wrote

Thankfully, we're doing tech trials which only allow scooter parking in particular zones. So far, the results are pretty good, and we'll be doing more of it.

You should know, we're super grateful for the work you did. Because of your work and others like you, scooter usage really took off in this city.

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EfficiencySuch6361 t1_j1rpf0x wrote

Does someone pay u to do this? Why do u do it? It’s much appreciated!

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TopS3cr3t OP t1_j1rrrze wrote

No payment. It’s all for fun and I get to hang out with my friends. But I might send a bill to Uber/Spin/Lime for the recovery 😂

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EfficiencySuch6361 t1_j1s5kb4 wrote

U should publish the data on how many u pull out, with the goal of them paying u to stop publishing the data but keep pulling them out

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Standing__Menacingly t1_j1rup0k wrote

How powerful are these magnets??

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TopS3cr3t OP t1_j1u6h5e wrote

I have a 1200lb clamp magnet (single mag), 3500lb 360 magnet , and 4250lb double sided magnet (two 2125 magnets)

The best one so far is the Boss 360 from Brute Magnetics, https://brutemagnetics.com/?ref=salvagearc

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Standing__Menacingly t1_j2bd79i wrote

That is quite astonishing, and I'm guessing not something you just put on the end of a fishing pole lol. Is that literally 4250lb capacity? Like you could use it to fish out a car?

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wica-wica t1_j1t1mdn wrote

What’s your best find?

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TopS3cr3t OP t1_j1u235z wrote

Just started with magnet fishing, so all of these scooters I guess

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Wilmore99 t1_j1snwor wrote

That be quite a catch ya got there! I remember back in me fishin days finding a whole skatebyrd and a few pots’n’pans.

Nev’r as fine a catch as four scoots in da cut. Well done lad!

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Obasan123 t1_j1syf51 wrote

Thanks for caring about the city and all of us!

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BMoreOnTheWater t1_j1uhwq3 wrote

Nice! I thought about getting into magnet fishing this year and was just too busy to do it. Maybe this is the time….

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nunciative t1_j1v8rx4 wrote

That's awesome! I've done a bit of magnet fishing in the inner harbor but haven't caught anything yet. Any lucky spots you'd recommend?

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