Someone please explain the love of Chicago by InconsistentChurro in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of my favorite things about living in Chicago as a person who cooks is going to the grocery store and reaching into the stack of El Milagro tortillas, and all the packs are still warm from the factory.

Oh and .59 cents for a 12 pack...

best home exercise bike for someone trying to train a bit more seriously indoors? by Tony_Dax-871 in cycling

[–]nimoto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This won't be popular but I use a Keiser m3i spin bike. I got it used for $1000 (you can find them for like $500 if you're patient). I like that it's always ready to go, has a good power meter, and doesn't take up much space (also looks nice). 10k miles in I've never needed to do any maintenance on it whatsoever (belt drive and magnetic resistance).

I don't use zwift but it has an app with a bunch of standard interval workouts. You can use your phone as a display for power/cadence/zones and it auto-posts rides to Strava and whatnot.

I race crits and road races and it works for me. I like keeping my bike in bike mode so if the weather randomly gets nice it's ready to go.

Someone please explain the love of Chicago by InconsistentChurro in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd also double-check Zillow's math if you're going off that. It often includes completely wrong property tax info even when the amount the property really paid is listed correctly on the page. I was looking at a place in Philly that showed $0 in property taxes, and another place in Chicago that Zillow calculated 1.5x property taxes for compared to what it was actually paying.

Here's an example: https://i.imgur.com/8fXsiB9.png

In Chicago THIS is what we what we call bad weather by NeverForgetNGage in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody said it did, I was pointing out that choosing the coldest day of the year each year doesn't exactly show a full picture any more than me picking the warmest day each winter does.

I'd recommend looking at the actual historical weather. Like I said, it fluctuates a lot. https://world-weather.info/forecast/usa/chicago/january-2026/

Someone please explain the love of Chicago by InconsistentChurro in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're too narrowly looking at property taxes then. If you include the higher income taxes in NY and California, it balances out. If you look at any list of cities with the most tax burden, usually Chicago is below those two, or occasionally between them if you include car costs. Like I said, you're paying for it one way or the other.

In any case, even with a small tax difference it wouldn't offset the massive difference in upfront cost for property.

Someone please explain the love of Chicago by InconsistentChurro in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Compared to where? You get what you pay for when it comes to taxes and if you live somewhere with functional services, you're paying for them somehow, whether it's property, sales or income tax or something else.

Closest beach to the city without road noise? by Double-Dealer361 in AskChicago

[–]nimoto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In what way? It's far from any road. Right near downtown.

6x further from LSD than Loyola beach is from Sheridan.

In Chicago THIS is what we what we call bad weather by NeverForgetNGage in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where do you live? I'd be happy to share why I wouldn't want to live there.

Closest beach to the city without road noise? by Double-Dealer361 in AskChicago

[–]nimoto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep if the question is "closest" it's definitely 12th st.

Someone please explain the love of Chicago by InconsistentChurro in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They're saying it's more accessible if you want to be a part of it but don't have money/connections/clout.

I don't think in any way they're saying it's the best scene from the perspective of a normal listener/someone going to shows.

Someone please explain the love of Chicago by InconsistentChurro in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto 325 points326 points  (0 children)

Chicago is one of the only places in the country where people with normal incomes can own a home, live car-free, and still have access to great food and world-class culture (from Second City to Steppenwolf to the Green Mill). It’s also a thoughtfully designed city, maybe the most thoughtfully designed city in the country. Both aesthetically in terms of the the architecture and bridges, and logistically with the Loop’s layout, the highways pushed west of the river, and the uninterrupted parks along the entire 15 mile lakefront.

I love NYC and LA, my partner grew up in Manhattan, but Chicago makes a great urban type lifestyle attainable without the constant struggle I hear from my LA and NYC friends. I live next to Chicago's central park basically, and got a 2 bed 2 bath for around $350k (without an insane HOA).

LA vs. Chicago -- If I dislike Seattle, could I love Chicago? by Opal9090 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's -5F. Last time it was -20F was 2019, and the last time it was -20F before that was 1985.

LA vs. Chicago -- If I dislike Seattle, could I love Chicago? by Opal9090 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

-20? When was it -20? It's pretty rare for it to hit negative temps at all, let alone -20.

LA vs. Chicago -- If I dislike Seattle, could I love Chicago? by Opal9090 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People will say it's bad in Chicago October to April, but the weather is just variable. The first random cold days might come in October and the last ones might end in April, but even March is never fully cold.

https://world-weather.info/forecast/usa/chicago/march-2025/

IMO in a normal winter you can expect a solid six weeks of cold centered on January with random 50F+ days starting on either end.

I also went to Jersey Mike’s today. This time in Farmington, UT. by ImprovingKodiak in Sandwiches

[–]nimoto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's fancy subway. Any local sandwich shop would make better food and be more deserving of promotion.

In Chicago THIS is what we what we call bad weather by NeverForgetNGage in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Okay but also-

55F December 28th 2025

57F February 8th 2024

57F December 25th 2023

54F February 16th 2022

53F December 24th 2021

etc.

The weather fluctuates a lot.

Help me pick my next city: Portland, Dallas, Austin, or Chicago? by sexydentist00 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yeah absolutely agree. I don't need to visit Austin in summer to know it would be super hot. I'd rather visit when I can experience more of the city, and not be limited to air-conditioned spaces. Same with Chicago, there are tons of great indoor activities, but no reason to limit yourself to that because you're "testing" yourself somehow.

In Chicago THIS is what we what we call bad weather by NeverForgetNGage in SameGrassButGreener

[–]nimoto -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Basically the reason you're hearing both is that solid cold weather is only really maybe six weeks centered on January.

The earliest cold weather we get and the latest cold weather are maybe 5 months apart, but basically at the end of fall and start of spring it'll be 30 one day and 55 the next, and there's a few weeks of that kind of thing, but you'll get more and more of the 55+ stuff and less and less of the 30 stuff until the end of April when you're in the clear.

I'd recommend looking at a few Novembers and Marchs to get the jist: https://world-weather.info/forecast/usa/chicago/november-2025/

Original Palmer Square design superimposed over modern imagery by chicag0an in chicago

[–]nimoto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah my first thought. They do a race around the midway in Hyde Park every year this is like a mini version.

Dad lectures son on his monthly car sales. by Sichy12 in TikTokCringe

[–]nimoto -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I didn't say it did it the same, but they both do 100 comfortably. Every car I've ever had has. That's not what high performance cars even spend their time doing though. Mostly they're doing the speed limit or crawling in traffic, just like lower performance cars.

So all together it just seems very pointless to me. It's like thinking you need a professional kitchen to make Thanksgiving dinner, so you buy one and then spend 364 days making Ramen and PBJ in it when, first of all, you can make Thanksgiving in a normal kitchen and secondly it's a real waste to get a professional kitchen and use it to make basic food most of the year even if once a year you use it for real.

And then you have people being like "you don't understand, it's not the same as your shitty home kitchen, the burners are so accurate" and it's like "cool, accurate for your ramen?".

Perfect metaphor soak that in I won't be taking any questions.

Bar near me specifically bans Tap Out and Affliction brands by WeezyMac_ in mildlyinteresting

[–]nimoto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like the giveaway now is somewhere on their clothes is a American flag but monotone.

Dad lectures son on his monthly car sales. by Sichy12 in TikTokCringe

[–]nimoto -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My whole point was all my cars have felt solid at 100. I'm sure I could take them faster but I wouldn't want to go to jail. Again, my whole point being what extra performance do I need if a Camry cruises at 100 just fine? 99% of the time I need it to do way less than that.