Controlled Chaos

Become a fan of Home Run Inn on facebook. 1) because it's the best god dam pizza in Chicago and 2) because they donate $2 for every new fan to the American Red Cross for Haiti Relief. That's in addition to the $5,000 they already donated.

Agent Walker!!

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jan 12, 2010 -> 01:36 PM) What media bias? And IF Brown wins, they won't certify this thing until health care is done. They already said as much. But it's highly unlikely that Brown wins. Highly, highly unlikely. With that said, if he did, holy s*** what an indicator that is. Even if it's close, it's still a pretty good indicator that people are pissed off. He's pretty impressive dude.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Jan 10, 2010 -> 07:18 PM) Kramers face when he sees the golf ball. Is that a titelist? I have laughed so many times just reading this dam thread. best tv comedy ever.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 10, 2010 -> 11:27 PM) Are you helping him with his campaign? That is great experience. Not really, we're friends back from grammar school that recently reconnected. We had a few beers recently and shot the s*** a little. Great guy and worked his way up from nothing. I don't live in his district so I can't even vote for him, but it still makes me sick how Chicago politics works.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Jan 9, 2010 -> 02:47 AM) To the OP, if you're looking to get something in the $300,000/below price range, then I would avoid the north and west suburbs. There's just too many snobby people living up there that I think you and your family might end up desiring to move again. You can also get more of a bang for your buck in the south suburbs. I've lived in the south suburbs all my life, so I can give you a quick run-down on all the towns I'm familiar with: South Suburbs to live in (all towns I'd live in: Burbank: Nice town with older classic homes. Right near the south side of Chicago and very close to an EL stop at Midway airport. Evergreen Park: one part is kind of run-down (near 87th and California), and another part has nice classic 1-flat style homes (near 95th and Sacremento/Cicero, etc). Located very close to Chicago, quick commute. Bridgeview: lived here at different times of my life. Love this town. Big Arab population here with great mideasten food. Very close to Chicago, short drive to Midway airport's El stop, and also has access to I-294. You can get a nice older home here. Justice: Nice diverse town with a lot of various homes. Not much in stores, etc, but very close to other towns. Quick drive to Midway airport El stop. Hickory Hills: Nice diverse town as well, there's some very nice homes by Moraine Valley college and north near 95th street and Kean ave. Summit: Mostly Hispanic, but it has a more of a city feel than any other suburbs I listed. very close to downtown. Hometown: Nice small middle-class town hidden near Oak Lawn and Burbank. Lots of nice duplexes and small-scale cozy homes. Chicago Ridge: nice town in good location. Has some nice homes and is very close to a lot of shopping places such as the former Chicago Ridge Mall. Worth: lived in this town, still have relatives here, one of the towns I love. Lots of nice quaint homes near 111th and Harlem. Oak Lawn: Some of my relatives lived here all my life. Has lots of nice classic homes. Has a older feel to it on 95th street, very close to the city with a quick drive to the El stop at Midway. Alsip: nice middle-class town with good-sized homes. Blue Island: nice diverse town with mostly hispanics and whites, has a beautiful downtown, still a quick 40 minute ride to downtown. Midlothian: good location with reasonable homes. Has a little crime, but it's no biggie, I drive through here everyday and I always feel totally safe here. Oak Forest: I'd live here, but has a little bit too much of a "foresty" feel to it. Some neighborhoods has no sidewalks, which I find annoying. Orland Park: I've lived in the Tinley/Orland area all my life. It's big with a ton of shopping and a ton of homes. My only complaint is that too many rich people built their obnoxious "mini-mansions" here, which looks utterly ridiculous. Look into more of the blue collar areas. Tinley Park: Lived here for 12 years, there's lots of nice middle-class homes, but our family can't afford to live here anymore cause too many rich people moved in and built their mini-mansions, which raised prices of all the other homes in the neightborhood. You can still get a nice classic Tinley Park home in the Brementowne subdivision near 159th st and 76th ave, and there's some nice older homes near Oak Park ave as well. Orland Hills: Very small town, similar to Hometown. Consists of mostly residential homes, but located very close to all the shopping in Orland Park and Tinley Park. South Holland: I love this town, it's nice and diverse with a lot of good-sized blue-collar homes. It's mostly older people who are retired living here, tho, but it's a quiet town. Country Club Hills: I love this town. Nice and diverse, plus I always shop at the Walmart there and go to the movie theater there. Try and eat at Baba's some time, they have awesome milkshakes. There's also lots of nice middle-class homes here as well. Homewood: I'd raise a kid here if I could. It's nice and diverse with a nice selection of older homes. There's a metra line near Western Ave. Park Forest: I like this diverse town and I'd live here, but it's a little too far south for my taste, plus it has too much of a foresty feel. Matteson: This is my favorite town in the south suburbs, I'd raise a kid here as well if I could. It's nice and diverse and there's lots of shopping near Cicero and Rt 30. Only drawback is that it might be a little far for working downtown, but I'm sure there's lots of people living here that works downtown. South Suburbs to avoid: Harvey: only drive here in the day if you can help it, but don't live here. Drugs, gangs, crooked police force, crooked mayor, boarded-up buildings, burned-out homes, this town makes me think of "the Wire" and "Oz". I have friends that live here, but I never felt safe in Harvey. Ford Heights: the worst of the worst in the south suburbs. You got Englewood in Chicago, and the South Suburbs got Ford Heights... nuff said. Avoid at all costs. Chicago Heights: there's good parts and bad parts, but it's going downhill. Homer Glen: too many rich people, too many polish people, I work in this town and I HATE this town. There's nothing there either. Dolton: kinda rough here, seem to be getting worse. Riverdale: located in the middle of a couple bad towns. Calumet City: this town has good and bad things about it, but the bad outweigh the good. Seems to be becoming a distressed area. Other South Suburbs towns: Robbins: I wouldn't live here, it's not as bad with crime as Harvey, but it might be some day. Posen: kind of bad, but low-key. Similar to Robbins. Safe during the day. Hazel Crest: I like this town, but there's not much there besides residential homes. Palos Heights: too many rich people, kind of a blah town. Markham: kind of so-so, but there's not much there. Palos Hills: too many rich people, and too many houses hidden by a ton of trees. Frankfort: never really liked this town, lacks diversity. Mokena: kinda far, not enough diversity, has too much of a redneck town feel. Lansing: located near the Illinois/Indiana border, has a small-town feel to it, but it just always feels disconnected from the rest of the south suburbs. Almost like the Australia of the south suburbs. Too far for you: Lockport: kind of far for working in Chicago. Joliet: if you work in Chicago, too far, but nice and diverse. New Lenox: too far out. Crete/Monee/Steger/Sauk Village/Kankakee/Bradley/Borbonaise: this area and anything else is just the boonies, not really worth living out here. Sorry for the long-winded post, but I know the south suburbs like the back of my hand. I think I will probably more than likely live my entire life in the south suburbs, I can't see myself ever moving to the north or western suburbs because I freaking hate towns like Bolingbrook, Oak Brook, Naperville, Downers Grove, Darien, Lemont, Arlington Heights, Mt. Prospect, Des Plaines, etc etc, there's way too many snobby rich people with elitist attitudes. I also, like another person mentioned, recommend Northwest Indiana as well. There's plenty of places I'd live in in Northwest Indiana such as Hammond, Griffith, Dyer, Munster, etc etc. It's more cheaper there, too, I was shocked at how much more you can get in Indiana than in Illinois for the same amount of money. Wow! That's a pretty narrow minded response.

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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 8, 2010 -> 02:10 PM) She looks 16 to me. 23

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 8, 2010 -> 12:21 PM) I want to put some sweat equity into whatever we get and hopefully make some good money by the time we move out of it, so that's not a huge deal. So long as it doesn't become a project after project after project. And serious ones at that. http://www.city-data.com/ - Also has some valuable information about the area and it's residents. http://iirc.niu.edu/Default.aspx - Is good for finding info about schools. Good luck...it's a difficult process from start to finish.

Well IMO, if you're looking for a fast commute, nice neighborhoods and good schools I would say Downers Grove/Darien/Lisle for your price range. You might be hard pressed to find something in Downers at 300, but you could probably get something in Darien. The BNSF metra is the best line for going downtown. Also, having various expressways in the area I355, I88 & I55 is nice. At 300 or less you're going to get an older house. It will probably need a lot of updating/fixing, but if it has some good bones and is in a good neighborhood with good schools, thats what matters. P.S. I don't live in any of these cities, but did move last summer and did a lot of research. I used to live in a townhouse in Lisle.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 7, 2010 -> 03:52 PM) I like their Green River and the flavored drinks, but Coca Cola Classic is king. I beg your pardon? RC takes a back seat to no cola! People love RC. It should be at every restaurant along with water and beer. Anytime anyone says, "Oh, this pop is so good. What kind is it?" The answer invariably comes back, "RC!." RC! Again and again. Lesser cola? I think not."

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 7, 2010 -> 09:08 AM) Sugar and glass - best. HFCS and plastic - worst. Also, just to cause problems... RC>Coke>Pepsi. And RC is cheaper. My wife bought RC for a party we were having and she was like, I got RC because it was on sale...hope thats ok. I'm like ok??? RC is the bomb and I would put their product against any of em. Love me some RC, although I don't drink pop much anymore.

Is there a Sox spring training thread with info about Camelback?? Hotels, bars, restaurants etc... Feel free to delete this thread after pointing me in the right direction. Thanks!

Toilet paper...over the top. I actually change this at peoples houses if I see it.

I also do the money thing in my wallet. So when does something become normal and not an OCD. Maybe the crazy f***ers that keep their money all jumbled up are the ones with a disorder. DMD. Disorganized Money Disorder. Money put in sequential order in your wallet is the right thing to do. What do these DMD misfits do when paying for something?? Dump all their cash out, searching for bills and slowing down us productive members of society.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 03:09 PM) OK, so, it appears this is an adjunct to the section dealing with decisions by some created board of review, that establishes cost and pricing levels based on various consumer indices. So this particular phrase, is saying that you cannot alter the pricing model, for within this committee's jurisdiction with regards to that aspect of the health plan. Basically, they are saying, we're aligning these costs with some sort of index, and you can't change that periodic judgement, without dismantling the whole cost structure. On the whole, that would seem like good policy. But, I am still not sure I like the idea of putting that per se limitation in there. I think its contra to the spirit of how rules of legislation are supposed to work (meaning, not putting no-backsies provisions in them). Board of review = IMAB = dreaded death panels. Weird that there's more protection here than any where else in the bill. They chose this section regarding the Independent Medicare Advisory Board to have the biggest roadblocks for change or repeal? Seems to me the reasoning is if the GOP wins back the house and seante this guards them from altering this part of the bill. So it's kinda like play by my rules even if I'm not there, I know whats better for you anyway.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 01:45 PM) That means that subsection cannot be removed - which means you'd have to remove the whole bill, to remove that part. If its even Constitutional, which it may not be. I don't like it, but, I'd want to know what this section C is, and if there is a reason why it shouldn't be removed as a single part. For your edification http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSF...%20language.pdf page 1020 line 15

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QUOTE (G&T @ Dec 21, 2009 -> 04:45 PM) My brother has to use a new towel everyday (as in he won't use a towel twice). I have to take a shower every morning. If I wait, I feel gross. Showering at night does no good. What are you doing in your sleep?

When doing a puzzle with my 3 yr old and she walks away after putting in 3 pieces, I have to finish it...no matter how many times we have put it together. Then she comes back and is like...Oh daddy, good job you did the puzzle and I'm like dam right I did....you quitter!!

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Dec 18, 2009 -> 12:44 PM) From Rotoworld: "According to the Seattle Times' Larry Stone, the Cubs have agreed to trade Milton Bradley to the Mariners for right-hander Carlos Silva. It'll be interesting to see what kind of money is being exchanged. Silva, who is owed $24 million over the next two years, posted an 8.60 ERA and 1.70 WHIP in 30 innings this past season and a 6.46 ERA in 153 1/3 innings the year before. Bradley, owed $21 million, batted a disappointing .257/.378/.397 this season with Chicago but is only one year removed from a career-best .321/.436/.563 batting line. For now, it appears the Mariners and GM Jack Zduriencik have pulled off another excellent deal." Cubs are morons. They basically get a guy that has no value and trade someone who is at least decent. They really should have held out. I can't imagine this was the best deal out there in the end. If it was that is sad. Cubs got used and abused, but really it's their own undoing for signing the moron to that horrible deal. I just dont think they had a choice. Bradley could absolutely not be on the field for them this year and every team knew it. They definitely lose in the trade, but they were going to lose no matter what.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 18, 2009 -> 10:19 AM) Who the hell listens to Jen Patterson? What inside info does she have? I had seen her post this....Breaking News on "The Monsters In the Morning"... Milton Bradley will be traded to the Seattle Mariners. So I assumed it was coming from Jigs or the idiot. Haven't seen this anywhere else though

Jen Patterson just posted on FB that Bradley is going to the Mariners. Why would anyone trade for this guy. There's no way he was going to be back on the Cubs...they eventually would have just released him.