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I have lived in Baltimore my entire life and this comment is an enigma. I assume this is some type of jab at crime, but IMHO, Baltimore is perfect for this kind

by vkjv 11y ago

I have lived in Baltimore my entire life and this comment is an enigma. I assume this is some type of jab at crime, but IMHO, Baltimore is perfect for this kind of operation. To name a few reasons: * Urban environment. Lots of deliveries in a short period of time. * Amazon DH is conveniently located near I-95 for easy access to the city as well as I-695 and surrounding suburbia. * Traffic actually isn't that bad compared with other urban areas.

zo7 11y ago
Yeah I don't get what the comment was getting at either. People robbing drivers, I guess? (Although I've never heard of such things happening) I agree with your points though - something like this would be perfect for the city!
- DarkTree 11y ago
  I live in Baltimore, and the only thing I can think of that the OP is referring to is the fact that it is extremely risky to get anything delivered to your place while away. If something is sitting on your front stoop, it is very likely to get stolen, even in the nicer neighborhoods. However, I don't see this being different than any other city.
elsurudo 11y ago
He's probably been watching a bit too much of The Wire.
- notjustanymike 11y ago
  I love this assumption. It's partially true; I lived in Baltimore during the time they were filming the Wire. They used to interrupt my commute home by filming in my neighborhood.
kra34 11y ago
Seriously, traffic isn't that bad? https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=Cds9uQMQAnA https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=Cds9uQMQAnA and also the governor of the state wrote an oped about how bad Baltimore city is at being a city: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bs-ed-hogan-baltimore-20150917-story.html http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bs-ed-hogan-baltimo... I have lived in Baltimore for over 10 years. The roads are in terrible shape, there are only two streets to get across town and they are jammed 12 hours a day. 95 is under heavy construction and the entry points into the city from 95 no longer support the volume of traffic.

by vkjv 11y ago

zo7 11y ago

Yeah I don't get what the comment was getting at either. People robbing drivers, I guess? (Although I've never heard of such things happening) I agree with your points though - something like this would be perfect for the city!

DarkTree 11y ago
I live in Baltimore, and the only thing I can think of that the OP is referring to is the fact that it is extremely risky to get anything delivered to your place while away. If something is sitting on your front stoop, it is very likely to get stolen, even in the nicer neighborhoods. However, I don't see this being different than any other city.

elsurudo 11y ago

He's probably been watching a bit too much of The Wire.

notjustanymike 11y ago
I love this assumption. It's partially true; I lived in Baltimore during the time they were filming the Wire. They used to interrupt my commute home by filming in my neighborhood.

kra34 11y ago

Seriously, traffic isn't that bad? https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=Cds9uQMQAnA https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=Cds9uQMQAnA and also the governor of the state wrote an oped about how bad Baltimore city is at being a city: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bs-ed-hogan-baltimore-20150917-story.html http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bs-ed-hogan-baltimo... I have lived in Baltimore for over 10 years. The roads are in terrible shape, there are only two streets to get across town and they are jammed 12 hours a day. 95 is under heavy construction and the entry points into the city from 95 no longer support the volume of traffic.