Baltimore Riots- angry and grateful
So we drove 350 miles to see the White Sox for the first time in our lives.
They were to play the Baltimore Orioles tonight.
There was trouble in the city Saturday night but calm was restored Sunday.
The campground attendant told us we could easily get to the ballpark from Cherry Hill. She thought we meant the ball field for the Washington Nationals which IS easy to get to from Cherry Hill campground.
Not so easy but possible is to get from Metro bus, to metro, to light rail to Camden Yards. They thought 1 hour would do it.
We thought 3 hours was safer. 1 1/2 hours into delayed metro rails, we skipped to a taxi and $65 later, we jumped out of the taxi, shut the door and he screeched off.
10 seconds later, an Oriole fan walked up and said, "they just cancelled the game 10 minutes ago"!. Sure enough, a small group of police in full battle gear was at the front.
We were a few blocks from the rioting. We began asking people on the street how to get out of there. Turns out that every taxi and Metro driver had already bugged out. We were stranded out on the street with very few walking and NO taxi in site.
We went to a Hilton thinking a taxi would show up and thankfully an employee there finally got us a taxi ride. Just $140 later, we were dropped off at our campsite.
I realize we have problems. I think I see both sides of this issue.
I don't understand after all that has happened in the past months that no one in Baltimore knows how to handle a crisis.
I just read that a credible source announced a riot on the internet hours before the game and just after the funeral. Either they should have had that area secured or cancelled the darn thing before people started out.
What a wasted trip. Vacation time is few and far between. This really chaps my behind. 5 vacation days wasted for this.
(and we have tickets for tomorrow night just to add insult to injury)
I will never come back to this place and if by some miracle or hostage situation would change it, I will come alone. Wife is beyond angry.
They were to play the Baltimore Orioles tonight.
There was trouble in the city Saturday night but calm was restored Sunday.
The campground attendant told us we could easily get to the ballpark from Cherry Hill. She thought we meant the ball field for the Washington Nationals which IS easy to get to from Cherry Hill campground.
Not so easy but possible is to get from Metro bus, to metro, to light rail to Camden Yards. They thought 1 hour would do it.
We thought 3 hours was safer. 1 1/2 hours into delayed metro rails, we skipped to a taxi and $65 later, we jumped out of the taxi, shut the door and he screeched off.
10 seconds later, an Oriole fan walked up and said, "they just cancelled the game 10 minutes ago"!. Sure enough, a small group of police in full battle gear was at the front.
We were a few blocks from the rioting. We began asking people on the street how to get out of there. Turns out that every taxi and Metro driver had already bugged out. We were stranded out on the street with very few walking and NO taxi in site.
We went to a Hilton thinking a taxi would show up and thankfully an employee there finally got us a taxi ride. Just $140 later, we were dropped off at our campsite.
I realize we have problems. I think I see both sides of this issue.
I don't understand after all that has happened in the past months that no one in Baltimore knows how to handle a crisis.
I just read that a credible source announced a riot on the internet hours before the game and just after the funeral. Either they should have had that area secured or cancelled the darn thing before people started out.
What a wasted trip. Vacation time is few and far between. This really chaps my behind. 5 vacation days wasted for this.
(and we have tickets for tomorrow night just to add insult to injury)
I will never come back to this place and if by some miracle or hostage situation would change it, I will come alone. Wife is beyond angry.
