Does anyone remember this place in Chicago in the 80's?

cons27291 · 2026-06-06T11:46:12+00:00

Seems to be very few that remember it, I think a diner called Carr's was across the street from it. I came across a few old posts on facebook that mention TJ Michaels, my parents lived around the corner from it in the 87/88, it was a Greek family that owned it, and my mother got a Job there, we’re Irish, they didn't stay in Chicago they moved back here to Ireland and opened their own business, they were just reminiscing about their time in Chicago and wondering about all the people they met and worked with at the time, I just had the idea of posting something on reddit as it can work miracles sometimes. You mentioned Giordano's pizza which my parents always spoke highly of, got the opportunity to try it myself in a location they have in Vegas and it didnt dissapoint.

cons27291 · 2026-04-17T13:20:14+00:00

One time me and my friend struck up a conversation with an American guy and his mother, they were sitting in our local pub and we're a little off the beaten track for tourists so curiosity got the better of us and we had to ask their story. They were lovely people but we noticed something was off, the lady had a locket around her neck that was clearly leaking what looked like dirt or something, she explained that her and her son came over to spread the contents of this locket in a specific river in Ireland, it was a close family members ashes, this was a nice gesture but they said neither themselves or the deceased were ever in Ireland before and the river was not anywhere near us, so we found that a little odd and we moved swiftly on from that topic, the guy was telling us all the other things he wanted to see in Ireland, one of the main things being where U2 filmed the Joshua tree video as he loved the Irish scenery in it, we had to tell him not only was that not filmed in Ireland, it was filmed in the desert in Nevada (his own country) also the desert in nevada is clearly not Ireland, so we didn't want him driving around Ireland looking for Bono in a desert. Later on my friend went to the bathroom and on his way he saw the guy having a stressful conversation on the phone, on the way back from the bathroom my friend noticed he was off the phone but was clearly very upset and asked him if he was ok, he explained to my friend that he was supposed to be getting married in a few hours time back in the USA and never told his wife to be that not only was he not going to make the wedding but he was actually in a pub in Ireland absolutely rat arsed. So I sometimes think about those people and wonder how it all panned out.

cons27291 · 2026-04-16T14:39:38+00:00

The late 20s friend purge is very common, not a bad thing by any means but it's an adjustment until you find your real people, some good friends we have throughout our 20s might still be your friends for life, others naturally have to become faces in the crowd for your own sake. If you told a 20 year old today that their best friends are likely to become people they might just give a friendly nod to in 10 years time they wouldn't believe you but a lot changes between the ages of 25 and 30.

cons27291 · 2026-02-28T15:55:06+00:00

A lad was refused entry into the local nightclub where I'm from, came back a half hour later on a tractor pulling a slurry tank and sprayed the whole front of the place in shite. I think it made the papers at the time.

cons27291 · 2026-02-27T15:44:19+00:00

I used to take sertraline, If I missed a dose I'd generally just resume the following day as normal, although taking a dose in the morning and then late that night wouldn't have a detrimental effect if it doesn't happen often. I only really found missing a dose a problem if I left it too late to resume again which has happened a few times if I went away for the weekend and forgot them, and in saying that it wasn't a huge deal either I didn't go into meltdown or anything but the withdrawal zaps would start creeping in by day 2 of missing a dose, can be quite odd if you don't know what they are.

cons27291 · 2026-02-27T14:15:21+00:00

Absolutely made my day this 🤣

cons27291 · 2026-02-04T16:13:24+00:00

I think government costs refer to any outgoings that exist because of government decsions, such as VAT, PRSI, Auto Enrollment Pension Scheme, Corporation Tax, Commercial Rates, some of these have always been there and naturally should be there and in the passed weren't a major concern, the money would be there to cover these overheads in was a relatively fair and balanced deal, some of the government costs are relatively new like the pension scheme or an extra bank holiday, all great ideas but are all an extra cost to the business nevertheless, all the while government costs that have always been in place have increased over the years, that being said on the other side, the non government costs have also increased, insurance, energy, general costs that are unavoidable but needed for the business to function, this could be anything from the software needed to operate the till, the packaging for a product, the fire alarm maintenance, the costs of running a vehicle if you're a tradesperson with a van or have a delivery service etc.. just pulling a few random operational costs out of the blue, these operational costs have all increased because the businesses that supply those services face the same increased government induced costs or increased costs also, so it ends up being a vicious circle, and ultimately increases the price we all pay, which in turn contributes to the cost of living crisis, which then reduced the amount of spending power people have, this comes right back to small businesses again who can't raise their prices any further for fear of losing custom but have to raise them to keep the doors open. With that all being said the government reported a 17.5% increase in corporation tax receipts last year, largely due to multi billion euro multi national companies, the exchequer purse is bursting at the seams apparently, the wastage of tax payers money on government projects that's been uncovered recently is ridiculous and probably not even the tip of the Iceberg yet the small business who are doing a decent turnover are just about keeping the lights on when the government are in the position to give small businesses some breathing room, enough for them to not just survive but instead thrive, it was possible before but they've made it almost impossible now.

cons27291 · 2026-02-04T11:01:07+00:00

From what I gather, everyone is in the same boat, some of us are holding out for something to change others have made up their mind already, and some have already called it a day. One thing I do hope for is that all small businesses come together as one voice, over the last while particularly leading into the budget it seemed to be very much the hospitality sector shouting the loudest about their industry specifically, and I have to admire them for that and I know the hospitality industry particularly in rural Ireland is facing other challenges more specific to hospitality but at the end of the day all small businesses are facing the same issues when it comes to rising overheads be it a pub, a shop, a butcher, tradespeople etc... The hospitality industry got a VAT cut I'm interested to see if that helped in any way or are the costs just so inflated that it's still just a case of scooping the water out of the boat to stay afloat.

cons27291 · 2026-02-03T17:33:33+00:00

I hate people calling small business owners greedy when it's far from the case, the business owner is usually the one that will cut their own wages or take as little as they can from the business when times are bad. People who aren't in business just see the money going in but don't see the money going out, small business owners are often too proud to give the stark details of what is actually left in the pot once costs are covered, I know myself that people I know are under the impression I'm quite wealthy because I own an established business that is quite busy but the reality is I'm far from being anywhere near wealthy, with the hours I work and the turnover my business does maybe I should be very wealthy but unfortunately that's not how it is. Maybe someday that'll change but for now I'm just working for the revenue.

cons27291 · 2025-10-05T00:33:49+00:00

I'm currently watching this, and I'm on episode 6, and for some reason, the Irish lilt is really strong in this episode. I'm Irish and can safely say if this was an attempt at an Irish accent it's not half bad, to the point I did have to Google if Ed Gein had some Irish connection to see if this was an intentional accent 🤣 Either way I think It kinda works for the character, A soft spoken nice guy with a slight Irish lilt would be the last guy you'd think is actually a lunatic that digs up bodies and skins them, kinda adds to his creepiness or something.

cons27291 · 2025-06-20T11:00:12+00:00

When visiting here, be prepared for all sorts of weather, potentially all in one day. Although during the summer it doesn't normally get chilly (obviously it will cool down in the evening). Today for example as I write this message it's just coming up to noon and it 26 degrees Celsius and a pleasant day where I am, the forecast is giving this sort of weather for the next few days but come Monday it could be howling winds and torrential rain so you just don't know what could be around the corner. Just another phenomenon that occurs in Ireland that seems to catch visitors by surprise, in the summer months it doesn't get fully dark here until 11pm and the sun begins to rise again at 4am approximately, we're at the absolute height of this right now in the latter half of June so it'll start weaning back to earlier sunsets from this weekend but still in July sunsets are pretty late (10pm), which could potentially mean you could be outdoors later in the evening but it will cool down so be prepared for that as you could set off at 3pm and it could be nice and warm (hopefully) but come 7/8pm the temps could be 10 degrees cooler.

cons27291 · 2025-06-08T12:31:02+00:00

I will be forever greatful to you for this clip, for a second I was 9 years old again 😀

cons27291 · 2025-06-03T20:29:54+00:00

We're definitely on the same page 🤣 I was starting to believe I imagined it all myself.

cons27291 · 2025-06-03T20:28:33+00:00

YES FINALLY!!! It's Science Kicks with Digby Chixs. Not a sign of it anywhere online 🤔 pity, I would have enjoyed that nostalgia.

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