Ripple chips are too thick. Regs are thin and crispy. But Kettle/Grandma are superior to both.

I mean, Google exists OP.

Yep, Will is a really good jeweler/goldsmith. I had a Rottweiler bite my hand and literally flatten my wedding band into an oval (the ring saved my finger from being broken). It was a repro museum piece with a pattern and engraving. Will was able to salvage it and over-solder it onto a white gold band to make a very classy new ring. I recommend his shop whenever people are looking for something out of the ordinary.

Hi-Ho Silver in Ellicott City. Not only sells, but can remake/resize.

Well, yeah, but here in B'more a "hack" was unlicensed. Kinda an informal taxi system in minority neighborhoods. See, Baltimore has a real history of serious racism and segregation for a "Northern" city (see: redlining, white-only deed covenants, etc.). Taxi companies, even up into the 70s wouldn't take call-outs to Black neighborhoods, and would frequently refuse to pick up Black fares when hailed. As a result, an informal network of unlicensed "hacks" serviced those communities, and both driving a hack and hailing a hack for a ride are both referred to as "hacking". The practice persists, primarily because hacks tend to charge a flat negotiated rate that's cheaper than a commercial taxi service.

While we're at it, bring back the Hickory Farms stores and their free samples.

No, everybody in Baltimore county is 50 or older. We had everyone else forcibly shipped to Hagerstown.

Not sure what you mean about "less suburb-y", but denser areas with business/retail/restaurant districts exist. What are you looking for?

The commute from Baltimore to where I have an office in Fairland, which is well north of SS, takes about a half hour in the morning rush and 35-40 minutes back up 95 or 29 at night. Figure on 45-50 minutes in the morning and an hour+ in the evening.

Temps start dropping like a rock late Friday morning. Below freezing after 10am, continuing to drop into the night with overnight lows near 10F.

Good Elephant Pottery in Silver Spring is probably right up your alley as far as design aesthetic.

Are you a member of, or eligible to become a member of a credit union?

Shit, I don't drink Natty Boh here unless someone else is buying.

Also check out the Five Minute Histories videos on the Baltimore Heritage YouTube channel.

The great thing about this city and its immediate surrounds is that if you sit down at most neighborhood bars, you're likely to find a friendly regular to talk to should you want conversation. There's a lot of cities with bar cultures that aren't that casual.

EDIT: a word.