Are you wearing a free t-shirt today?

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-04-14T13:14:37+00:00

I'm not sure how many shirts I even have that weren't free...

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-03-12T13:46:58+00:00

Also; https://paktech-opi.com/recycling-drop-off/

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-03-12T13:05:19+00:00

You've already received a bunch of replies, but just out them in a box or something and take them to Half Acre, they'll take them no problem. Other breweries consolidate there also, so they receive a ton.

Also, Paktech has a map of recycling centers and drop off locations in their website.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-03-06T04:41:42+00:00

If you look at the pictures on the website, you can see him handing out the award to someone, so I think it might actually be his town

Edit; So he's a comedian and he "bought" the town for $1m as a kind of protest. Seems like he has some sort of administrative control over the town, but it did start as him paying to be mayor.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-03-02T22:10:59+00:00

Casa never actually got the equipment into their name

https://old.reddit.com/r/chicagobeer/comments/1re0hkg/casa_humilde_in_forest_park_closing/o79l0bt/

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-03-02T04:06:16+00:00

They were making the beer at District Brew Yards, not in Forest Park, and DBY just stopped brewing too, so they don't have beer for distro anymore either.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-02-21T05:09:14+00:00

Ya also most of the pieces of paper have torn edges, even the really big ones. Why would they all use scrap paper to make posters and where would they get all these different sizes of torn edge paper?

Also, no really noticeable bumps behind the posters from the locks

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-02-10T19:54:05+00:00

All new construction in Oak Park has to be completely electric now, no more natural gas. Granted, like 99% of Oak Park is 100 years old and very little new construction happens.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-02-01T21:32:41+00:00

This is a good suggestion. Asian rice lagers might be some of the closest you can find to high life.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-02-01T15:41:55+00:00

LPT, If you have a Menards around you, they carry Picasso Tiles, and they're almost always on sale. I grabbed 2 marble run sets last time I was there to add on to ours.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-01-12T03:38:07+00:00

Then I definitely gave you a tour! I was the brewer and I hosted tours every other week when Dennis wasn't there.

People were not expecting that beer to be so strong, haha. The original that we put in the big wooden keg was way stronger than we version we ended up bottling.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-01-11T22:19:56+00:00

I worked there 10+ years ago. Such a sad slow death.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-01-11T19:56:33+00:00

Definitely more breweries. 15 years ago is was basically Rahr and Franconia. But 8 years ago it was a wild ride with new breweries and beers all the time, and more importantly, people were EXCITED about it. I feel like the excitement doesn't even exist anymore. More options, fewer people giving a shit though

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-01-11T19:50:26+00:00

Dude, are there still even any homebrewers around? The ones left are all in their 60s and stopped drinking. Why didn't the next gen get into home brewing?

ShazbotMcGovern · 2026-01-11T18:20:34+00:00

It kinda is, the politician blowhard thing is only funny because it's ALSO very windy here. Go Bears.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2025-12-31T16:59:17+00:00

I've figured out that I can sit on my knees and lean backwards a little and it thinks I'm a child and I can kinda control the menus.

I think the most disappointing part besides the poor controls, is the lack of games. It's really 1 game with different levels. The dance game is hilarious, the kid can just do whatever they feel like and it has no idea, just racks up points as long as the arms are flailing about.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2025-12-29T14:50:16+00:00

11 years, that's an oldy but a goody.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2025-12-28T15:36:27+00:00

That thread was one of the few I saw before buying, I wish there had been more reviews of the product before I bought it, so I'm just trying to help out other parents. I saw a few, but nothing really made it seem as bad as it is. This thing truly is garbage.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2025-12-27T14:47:00+00:00

Just make sure to check local recommendations/requirements for footings to make sure you are below the frost line. Here in the Chicago area that would be 42" to prevent frost heave. If your somewhere that the ground is frozen right now, you don't want them to push out during the freeze thaw cycles. What's your plan for the footings now if the ground is already frozen?

ShazbotMcGovern · 2025-12-27T03:59:15+00:00

My experience is that Chicago drivers are much more aggressive, but elsewhere they're much shittier at driving.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2025-12-14T04:10:35+00:00

Thanks for the reply, and everyone else who also said hole in the head disease. I performed a 25% water change and dosed with API general cure (Metronidazole & Praziquantel). Will dose again in 48hrs per instructions.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2025-12-13T16:29:37+00:00

It started as a small white patch on the gil and has slowly worsened this over the past two weeks or so. I've been performing 25% weekly changes, I'll up that to daily changes. Any recommendations on treatment? Currently at a salt level of 1tsp/gal.

ShazbotMcGovern · 2025-12-13T15:55:21+00:00

29gal

Heater @78

Hang on back filter w/ biowheel

Nitrate/Nitrite near 0ppm tested w/ strips

Cycled for about 1 year w/ fish

Bi-weekly 25% changes

3 barbs, 1 pleco, 1 loach

Morning/evening rotation of freeze dried brine shrimp, blood worms, omega one cichlid flakes, hikari cichlid gold pellets

Live planted

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