What kinds of interests do you have? That would help point you and recommendations in a direction 😊

As far as I can tell both in this thread and what you've said about the other employees at this location, everyone agrees it wasn't an acceptable or normal interaction. Some people also speculated about the need for overly cautious interactions at a 24 hour facility at night, but everyone seems to agree the employee could have handled it better/differently.

Genuine question: what are you hoping for from people in response to this situation?

It definitely sounds like that person didn't handle it well at all, but it sounds like everyone else was supportive and helpful so hopefully this one person doesn't ruin what can be an otherwise positive place for you.

I think you're attaching far too much significance to this one instance. I get how individual experiences can have an impact on you, but you need to evaluate why this incident has left you feeling "horrible and useless."

24 hour gyms have different policies overnight when they're less staffed. You don't necessarily have all the same access, especially if you JUST signed up, as you would during the day when they can actually give you a tour and make sure you understand the lay of the land.

You definitely don't need validation from people on reddit to process any experience, positive or negative.

Randomly went there a couple times not knowing anything about it and enjoyed the food and the cute vibe of the place, but from my couple interactions with the owner (admittedly brief and limited), she seemed to be quite drunk both times. Hazards of owning a bar perhaps? But that's crazy about everyone quitting!

I saw dozens of cars towed on St Paul this morning. All between 7:30 and 8:30. It was most likely towed! Baltimore City just has...subpar record systems

I heard that they tow them to areas nearby and then two them back but don't necessarily deposit them back in the same spot. Could be wrong, but that's what I was told! Could be worth wandering around to look. Also, is there any symbol on your plate that could be misinterpreted? I was on St Paul this morning while cars were getting towed and it was dozens of them. Each also got a ticket, it's possible they wrote your number down wrong (has happened on a parking ticket for me before).