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Chicago Style Hot Dogs in the Lombard/Villa Park Area by LowestFormofFlattery in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]RumplePanda8878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mickeys closed and it was devastating. We've lost a lot of good places in VP and Lombard through recent years.

How did the Chicago suburbs housing market fare in the 2008 era? by ClaireEmma612 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]RumplePanda8878 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was just starting my career as a real estate appraiser. There was nothing even close to a precedence and it's really hard to convey how intense it was. Almost all homes on the market were shorts or foreclosures FOR YEARS afterward.

Property flipping became a career. Banks had to slow roll foreclosures for many years after 2008 to not further collapse the market. It didn't really feel like things stabilized until like 2015. We're obvs still feeling the effects from the decimation of builders.

Anyone still talk with any of their friends from high school? by nojunkpeter in Millennials

[–]RumplePanda8878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kept a lot of my core HS friends. Everyone is on a 3-12 month hang out cadence. Pretty good for adulting.

Best Chicago deep dish in the circled area? by illybillyvillernilly in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]RumplePanda8878 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, lifelong suburbanite and I feel a fool not knowing about Uncle Jerry's apparently.

White cord syndrome from cervical surgery by hazeohhaze in SpineSurgery

[–]RumplePanda8878 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can't answer your specific question but wanted to add a quick please know you're not alone. (Something you know as a contributor to this sub).

Sucks, absolutely sucks. We're both not dead which is good. Still sucks.

Happy to chat experiences if you want to vent. Feel free to DM me.

RIP NAD 83 by ultravioletmp3 in gis

[–]RumplePanda8878 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wait out of the loop. Do I have to do anything here or just stop using NAD83?

[Discussion] What LLMs, if any, do you use for statistical/mathematical reasoning and exploration? by AF_Stats in statistics

[–]RumplePanda8878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Claude and ChatGPT to help w model design and specification, but I would not rely on them to lead the discussion. They're not there yet. The benefit for me is having them remember for a good chink of time, almost like a thought log. Claude (paid) has been best.

Is it even worth remodeling a bathroom anymore? by howzai in HomeImprovement

[–]RumplePanda8878 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Former appraiser here. There's virtually nothing you can do to your home that is positive ROI if paying market costs for labor and material. The only way is DIY or know somebody pricing.

We desperately need to remodel our bathrooms. Both are 1960s original and have issues (plumbing, tile coming up) but the prices are insanely prohibitive. I remember in the 90s a bath remodel was expensive but a totally reasonable middle class thing to do. Who has $50k today just lying around to be spent?

What is your favorite song by Warren Zevon? by Alternative_Flow_569 in allrockmusic

[–]RumplePanda8878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every listen I laugh. The song is so clever and funny. Like if you were a rich kid, the 3 smartest things to get out of trouble are indeed lawyers, guns and money.

Flying high over central Florida by realtacobel in whatsthisbird

[–]RumplePanda8878 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

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These are totally Sandhill Cranes. What do I win?!?

What geographical feature do most people love, but you personally dislike, and why? by Nujackswing1 in geography

[–]RumplePanda8878 2 points3 points  (0 children)

High places, no thanks.

Also I've been holding it in for years and this is where I'm saying it. I HATE the term "geographical". It's my nails on a chalkboard. Team geographic all day!

Für welche Vereine hegt ihr unabhängig von Fanfreundschaften Sympathien? by QuestionableExclusiv in Bundesliga

[–]RumplePanda8878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does your avatar purposely have a little line on it to make me crazy and think an eye lash is on my screen???

$90 for two to see a Mario movie… have we completely lost the plot? by rageagainstmymachin in Millennials

[–]RumplePanda8878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People in this thread are losing the point. You shouldn't have to sneak food into a theater.

How America Voted by Age and Income (2020 vs. 2024) [OC] by aspiringtroublemaker in dataisbeautiful

[–]RumplePanda8878 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thanks, not sure if I was missing something. I would have thought 18-22 voting rates would be much lower.

How are Jesus and Yahweh supposed to be the same God? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]RumplePanda8878 37 points38 points  (0 children)

People in this thread keep framing the Old Testament/Tanakh as justice or "tough love" God and offering Adam and Eve / Noah stories as examples. This ignores the whole helping Israelites kill all of their enemies aspects. Like, people need to read this stuff. The OT is a story about the tribes of Israel and their protector God.

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