How old are you? If you are over 30 years old and still have roomates that is pathetic. Are you one of those beer drinking frat boys who refuses to grow up?
T BONE wrote:
I've lived in Chi my whole life...traveled all around the world and it's without a doubt the best city in the world. I grew up in Ravenswood. Now I live in Lakeview w/3 other roomates. It's not too expensive. $675/mo for a very nice place.
Yes, rents in NYC, Boston, DC, Chicago, San Francisco and LA are expensive. However, Chicago is very cheap compared with NYC or San Francisco and quite reasonable when compared with Boston or DC.
22-30 year old frat types are a small minority in Lakeview. you may see them at some of the bars on Clark, but I don't see a lot of them living there. A decent condo in Lakeview is over $400k. Most 20-something frat types don't live in places over $400k. Obviously there are annoying people, but they are a small minority.
Pigeon Shit wrote:
Why don't you just scrape a bunch of pigeon shit into a coffee mug, add water, microwave, and drink it. Then you'll know how living in Chicago is, it sucks. Fat slobs, cold, wind, piss poor running. Move south, anywhere, Arizona, Florida, Texas, California, Alabama, anywhere but Chicago.
Yes, move to Alabama. If you are considering between living in Chicago or Alabama, please do Chicago a favor and move to Alabama.
Pigeon Shit wrote:
The truth has been spoken.
Chicago residents will try to justify their living there (even though they know it sucks) by proclaiming Chicago an "international city" or "cultural hotbed".
Chicago is not this at all. Rather it is a giant ugly sprawl in the bleakest region of the United States, the Midwest. It is flat for miles, uncomfortbly humid in the winter, bone-chilling cold in the winter. Add in that it is overpriced, the only affordable areas are crime-ridden, and it's really a no brainer. You are a fool to move to Chicago.
Go South or West my friend. Steer clear of the bleak upper Midwest
Ohhhh, it sounds like someone doesn't like it when it is cold. I don't even know where to begin responding to this moronic post.
midwesta wrote:
uncomfortably humid in the winter? I mean, I live in Milwaukee,
are you going to be at any races coming up? i am also in mke.
just curios.
God Alan, would you quit digging a bigger hole for yourself and please shut the f*** up.
Your knowledge of the city is less than the annoying tourists that think Navy Pier is some kind of destination.
Go annoy another thread.
Seriously Alan, how often do you "browse the rent ads for Chicago"?
Runningart2004 wrote:
Every time I've browsed the rent ads for Chicago the cheapest ($5-700) are mostly old, ugly buildings, with no central air. Find me an apartment community in Chicago less than 20 years old.
Alan
About as much as I watch myself type to annoy you kids.
Cheers.
Alan
Native Chicagoan wrote:
restaurants, museums...and that's about it. I won't tell you where I moved to because we're already getting too many people coming here, we don't need any more. Good luck.
Yeah, you'll see a big spike in population growth because you mentioned it on Letsrun.
Dumba**
Runningart2004 wrote:
About as much as I watch myself type to annoy you kids.
Cheers.
Alan
Good comeback. That doesn't even make any sense. You act like you don't care that people called you out on your stupid opinion, but it must be killing you inside. You can't even be cool and smart on the internet.
Yes I'm dying on the inside. Instead of stating an opinion that may seem faulty and then retracting it I will continue on trying to defend it regardless of the stupidity involved....
Rogers Park, basically a buck or more per sq foot living it what amounts to a large hotel building and WALL UNIT air...screw that.
Alan
Elmhurst, central air:
Hinsdale, central air:
These two are much nicer looking...
Alan
Want to know if you'll like Chicago?
We invite you to take a look for yourself. The experience begins on the flight in (or, God forbid, the drive in). You see barren, flat earth all the way to the edge of the horizon. If flying from the East, you might come over Lake Michigan, which is one of the world's largest cesspools. But hey, if you like swimming in 50-degree ammonia solution it will be perfect for you! The water doesn't shine lime green in the summer for no reason! It keeps the fish happy, that's for sure!
In the summer, it will be humid. It's not hot all the time, but when the place you're living has very few reedeming qualities, the heat is quite noticeable. In the winter, the aura turns "gray"--the clouds, the earth, and Lake Ammonia too! You won't have time to think about the grey, however. You'll be too busy shielding yourself from the 35 mph wind whipping off Lake Ammonia. Just throw in a temperature of 15 degrees, and you have a typical January Chicago day. Are you excited yet?
Well you should be. Because the Chicago Cubs are America's team! Nevermind the fact that they haven't won anything in almost 100 years! They are still cool! And if you think the Cubs are cool, wait to you see their fans. They really do know a lot about winning baseball! Aren't you looking forward to joining the club?
And then there is the cost. Since Chicago is obviously as cool as San Francisco and New York, the rents will be just as high. What a bargain! I mean, everyone knows the Midwest is better than the California coast or the world's greatest city! No doubt about that!
Let's not forget about the pizza. Mmmmm, it's tasty. But don't eat too much or you'll soon look like the fellow Chicagoans. Fat and pasty--just like the pizza!
The region is vibrant and exciting. If you get bored of the city confines, take a daytrip north to the lovely city of Milwaukee. Hey, at least they have a better baseball team. And if north isn't your thing, it's always nice to know there are plenty of vacancies in the motels of Gary, Indiana down south. They have some awesome factories in Gary (at least the ones that weren't condemmed)--don't forget to check those out!
All in all Chicagoland is a beautiful region, and a great place to live. If you thought the neon lights in the hallway at O'Hare airport were cool, wait until you see downtown! You'll be blown away (not literally, or at least not in this case!). Please do visit and WELCOME TO CHICAGO!
chicago visitors bureau wrote:
Want to know if you'll like Chicago?
We invite you to take a look for yourself. The experience begins on the flight in (or, God forbid, the drive in). You see barren, flat earth all the way to the edge of the horizon. If flying from the East, you might come over Lake Michigan, which is one of the world's largest cesspools. But hey, if you like swimming in 50-degree ammonia solution it will be perfect for you! The water doesn't shine lime green in the summer for no reason! It keeps the fish happy, that's for sure!
Actually Lake Michigan looks almost tropical in the summer:
http://www.smpp.northwestern.edu/ICORR2005/05.JPGhttp://www.tonytang.com/weddings/images/ChicagoLakefront.jpgAnd with the Chicago River flowing south it is incredibly clean.
chicago visitors bureau wrote:
In the summer, it will be humid. It's not hot all the time, but when the place you're living has very few reedeming qualities, the heat is quite noticeable. In the winter, the aura turns "gray"--the clouds, the earth, and Lake Ammonia too! You won't have time to think about the grey, however. You'll be too busy shielding yourself from the 35 mph wind whipping off Lake Ammonia. Just throw in a temperature of 15 degrees, and you have a typical January Chicago day. Are you excited yet?
Chicago is beautiful in the summer and the city is no windier than the national average. Winter is cold, but we get less snow than the Northeast. Deal with it.
chicago visitors bureau wrote:
Well you should be. Because the Chicago Cubs are America's team! Nevermind the fact that they haven't won anything in almost 100 years! They are still cool! And if you think the Cubs are cool, wait to you see their fans. They really do know a lot about winning baseball! Aren't you looking forward to joining the club?
Cubs may suck, but Chicago has some of the best sports fans. We always support our teams (except the Blackhawks) -- unlike the fair-weather fans out west
chicago visitors bureau wrote:
And then there is the cost. Since Chicago is obviously as cool as San Francisco and New York, the rents will be just as high. What a bargain! I mean, everyone knows the Midwest is better than the California coast or the world's greatest city! No doubt about that!
Chicago is cheaper than SF and NYC. I don't know your definition of cool, but Chicago is a world alpha city with a cosmopolitan environment rivaled only by New York in the US. I'm sorry your city isn't as great.
chicago visitors bureau wrote:
Let's not forget about the pizza. Mmmmm, it's tasty. But don't eat too much or you'll soon look like the fellow Chicagoans. Fat and pasty--just like the pizza!
Only tourists think of Chicago as a pizza city. We have the most five diamond restaurants in the country -- look it up.
chicago visitors bureau wrote:
The region is vibrant and exciting. If you get bored of the city confines, take a daytrip north to the lovely city of Milwaukee. Hey, at least they have a better baseball team. And if north isn't your thing, it's always nice to know there are plenty of vacancies in the motels of Gary, Indiana down south. They have some awesome factories in Gary (at least the ones that weren't condemmed)--don't forget to check those out!
The region "is" vibrant and exciting. The Indiana Dunes, Frank Loyd Wright homes in Oak Park, beaches along the North Shore, downtown Evanston, etc. And I know you are being sarcastic but Milwaukee is a nice day trip. It's the 2nd best city in the Midwest.
chicago visitors bureau wrote:
All in all Chicagoland is a beautiful region, and a great place to live. If you thought the neon lights in the hallway at O'Hare airport were cool, wait until you see downtown! You'll be blown away (not literally, or at least not in this case!). Please do visit and WELCOME TO CHICAGO!
I can't believe you are ripping on downtown Chicago. It is the 2nd largest central business district in the country, home of the world's first skyscraper and some incredible architecture from many different eras. Take the Brown Line around the Loop, look out the window, and then tell me that downtown Chicago sucks. You won't be able to.
yea, 675 a person. 4-year old building, central air, central air, etc. its a duplex down and theres also a 2br apartment above us. its west lakeview, very nice..but again, there's 4 of us living here.
24 yrs old, 2 years out of college, all my roomates are as well. not a frat boy, but definately like to hit up the bars and have a good time.
chicago visitors bureau wrote:
you might come over Lake Michigan, which is one of the world's largest cesspools. But hey, if you like swimming in 50-degree ammonia solution it will be perfect for you! The water doesn't shine lime green in the summer for no reason! It keeps the fish happy, that's for sure!
No matter what your interest in this thread is, posts like this are what makes letsrun the best laugh on the internet.
What the f*** do you know about this, or any other body of water on the planet? Have you done extensive research on this? Did you spend a lot of time on this particular body of water to make this astute observation?
Are you like, Jacques Cousteau or something? What do you consider a wholesome body of water?
Do tell aqua man. Give us another laugh tonight!
alan you are killing me. Those apartments you listed in elmhurst are cookie cutters and actually a rip off. I lived down the road from there my 1st year in the burbs before moving to the city.
Anything over 3 stories is a high rise to you? Good god then every house in my neighborhood is a high rise...from a small town in central illinois.
as far as not having AC in the summer....get a window unit. Its also summer, you should be at work or outside enjoying the cubs, sox, soccer, volleyball.....
and lastly a quick search of craigslist in chicago revealed ~1400 apts within 700$.
I lived in lincoln square for 610$ in 2004 and have been in roscoe village for 800$. nothing spectacular but if you want to give up characther for white walls and tile floors go with alan
I lived in Chicago for 1 year for my 1st job out of college. As soon as I had 1 year, I transferred to another office in Southern California. If you hate the winter cold and rotten summer humidity then you'll be miserable in Chicago more often than not. Plus the town is full of fat slobs, and does not have a healthy/sports lifestyle. Sports in Chicago means sitting around the TV and watching games while inhaling whole pizzas and kegs of beer. There's nobody to run with in that town, and nobody who runs. The people I worked with stuffed their faces 6 times a day with burgers, pizza, hot dogs, gyros, soft drinks, potatoe chips, donuts, and candy. Chicago is the unhealthiest town I've ever been to.
Why do runners and athletes continue to live in Chicago? I was there for 4 years after college and it was the worst place to train. Finally had enough and moved to find a more suitable climate and place for training.
No serious competitive training groups in Chicago. (The couple of running clubs and groups would like to make you think they are competitive)There is CARA (chicago area runners association) and the CARA race circuit competition that they have every year but that's more for recreational runners.
You'll often see the same runners pr pack of guys run every single f'ing day run on the lakefront; always doing the same route week after week thinking they are more important than they really are. The lakefront and the suburban trails (palos, waterfall,bull frog,etc.) get boring and old very quickly. Not enough trails or other options to run.
Chicago peeps continue to defend their city as a great place to run but it's not.
Pigeon Shit wrote:
I lived in Chicago for 1 year for my 1st job out of college. As soon as I had 1 year, I transferred to another office in Southern California. If you hate the winter cold and rotten summer humidity then you'll be miserable in Chicago more often than not. Plus the town is full of fat slobs, and does not have a healthy/sports lifestyle. Sports in Chicago means sitting around the TV and watching games while inhaling whole pizzas and kegs of beer. There's nobody to run with in that town, and nobody who runs. The people I worked with stuffed their faces 6 times a day with burgers, pizza, hot dogs, gyros, soft drinks, potatoe chips, donuts, and candy. Chicago is the unhealthiest town I've ever been to.
Pigeon Shit, you've posted over and over and over again. Enough already with the Saturday Night Live effort. I lived in Chicago for 15 years. I now live in Southern California. I miss Chicago. I'll tell you one thing: the running community in Chicago is far superior to that here in Orange County. Chicago is a great city and a truly awesome city for running. And I see just as many "fat slobs" in Orange County as I saw in Chicago and as many I've seen New York and Denver, two other cities where I've spent lots of time.
Another thing, if you are truly interested in a running city, skip the south, as Pigeon recommends. That advice alone speaks volume about his credibility.
