Baltimore Social Security Farting Gasbag Case Deflated

Posted on January 14, 2013 by atomictv

Feds Withdraw Reprimand Dealt To Gassy Worker
Man’s excessive flatulence was charted at SSA office

(The Smoking Gun, 1/11/2013)

The Social Security Administration has withdrawn a reprimand letter issued last month to an employee who was accused of excessive workplace flatulence that created an “intolerable” and “hostile” environment for coworkers.

The “official reprimand,” issued to the 38-year-old male worker on December 10, was quickly rescinded after SSA senior managers got wind of the proposed sanction. The letter’s withdrawal came days before TSG disclosed its existence in a December 21 story, according to SSA spokesperson Mark Hinkle.

The employee, a claims authorizer who works out of an SSA office in Baltimore, hung up on a reporter when reached this morning at his desk (though he is surely happy to have the matter behind him).

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The SSA worker is during an amusement park trip that included a visit with someone dressed as Pepe Le Pew. (The Smoking Gun)

Continue reading “Feds Withdraw Reprimand Dealt To Gassy Worker” at The Smoking Gun.

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  • Baltimore Social Security Worker Reprimanded for Excessive Farting

 

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Racehorse Breaks Free on Maryland Highway

Posted on January 11, 2013 by atomictv

Horse gets loose, leaves Laurel Park and runs down Route 1 for more than a mile
Bullet Catcher hit three different counties during his morning run

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By Chris Korman (The Baltimore Sun, 1/11/2013)

Anyone who has seen the truly magnificent beauty of a thoroughbred in full stride has probably wondered: where would they go if they could roam free?

The answer, for a 4-year-old gelding stabled at Laurel Park and named Bullet Catcher, is that he followed the road ahead of him. After throwing jockey Jeremy Rose around 9 a.m. Friday following a workout, Bullet Catcher ran right out of the gate at the back end of the track. He turned left onto Whiskey Bottom Road and dashed toward Route 1.

He eventually covered 1.6 miles — that’s 12.8 furlongs — and ran through three different counties: Anne Arundel, Howard and Prince George’s.

According to one of Laurel’s top riders, Abel Castellano, Bullet Catcher arrived at the Route 1 light just as the left turn arrow turned green. The horse turned left, heading South at full speed.

Castellano had finished working a horse and was going to drive around to the other side of the track to go to the jockeys room.

“But I just saw this horse go. ‘Boom!’ he was off and I knew I had to follow,” he said.

Continue reading “Horse gets loose, leaves Laurel Park and runs down Route 1 for more than a mile” at The Baltimore Sun.

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  • Loose Horse Escapes Laurel Park During Morning Training For Trip Down U.S. Route 1 — Laurel Park Press Release
  • Racehorse Escapes From Laurel Park, Heads Down U.S. Route 1 — Laurel Patch
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For This DJ, OC’s Beach Food Is A-OK

Posted on January 11, 2013 by atomictv

thrashers“…While scarfing down wonderfully greasy cheeseburgers at the Atlantic Stand, which locals call the A Stand, Beatty shares an insider tip: Thrasher’s doesn’t serve ketchup with its fries. But you can walk across the boardwalk to the A Stand and buy a tiny bottle of ketchup for $1.07.”

 

By Carol Sottili (Washington Post, 7/9/2008)

DJ Batman (real name Mike Beatty) knows Ocean City. For 28 years, he has spun the tunes at countless clubs and gigs along this nine-mile stretch of shore. The 59-year-old Baltimore native hosts the popular weekend radio show “Hair of the Dog” on Ocean 98 FM, as well as a weekly show about Ocean City happenings on cable TV. So when Travel staff writer Carol Sottili set out to find the best food along the 2.5-mile-long boardwalk, she appealed to Beatty. A few thousand calories later, he had her convinced that locals know best. Here’s a cholesterol-laden insider’s tour.

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Mike Beatty. (Carol Sottili, The Washington Post)

One thing about DJ Batman’s Ocean City boardwalk: You’re never far from a meal, or a handshake.

Beatty’s years of boardwalk munching have pinpointed two food epicenters along the boardwalk, places where you can waddle just a few steps in any direction and consume everything from eggs to tacos. One anchors the south end of the boardwalk on Wicomico Street. The other is at 16th Street, where we pick up a couple of beach cruisers at Jack’s Bike Rentals to start our journey south.

On the north corner of 16th and the boards (OC-speak for the boardwalk) is the Oceanview Grill, Beatty’s favorite breakfast place. “I get what they call ‘Batman’s Buffet,’ ” Beatty says on a recent Monday morning. “One pancake, three very over-easy eggs on top of the pancake, two sausages, a short order of chipped beef, toast to dunk into the eggs, and coffee.” He adds: “Oh, and if I’m not on a diet, chocolate milk.”

Continue reading “For This DJ, OC’s Beach Food Is A-OK” at Washington Post.

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  • Endless Summer: DJ Batman celebrates 30 years as Ocean City’s party priest — Baltimore City Paper
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Ravens Rowhouse, Westport, Maryland

Posted on January 10, 2013 by atomictv

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Photo by Erin Evans, charmcityvacancy.com.

Posted in 2010s, Neighborhoods, Ravens | 2 Comments