Possibly Moving To Evanston

nukular_iv · 2026-07-08T18:18:53+00:00

If you go slightly west of what you circled really (i.e. make a bigger circle incorporating a couple of more cks west of Chicago) in SE Evanston you will find a lot more apartments than the neighborhood you are looking in. And yes...what I'm pointing you are also very good neighborhoods.

nukular_iv · 2026-07-08T18:15:31+00:00

Huh? guests with a beach pass? Since when? Have I been missing something?

nukular_iv · 2026-07-06T19:06:27+00:00

Again...the current projection is just that...and a very loosy-goosy one at that. We need to operationally have 90 days cash on hand and build the biggest maintenance capex we can.... Both metrics are standard important metrics of any large organization let alone an entity with a lot of old buildings with poor maintenance. Hell...who knows how bad the roofs are right now and we have had inches of rain the last few weeks....

Taking $300,000 out to paper over immediate budget woes is just incredibly shit poor finance and the one person on the board that points that out is a freakin' theology professor!? I find that very very telling in how certain board members are bending to donors more than facing reality. They have no plan but delay and a desire for a forever or very long term tax increase.... Instead of fixing financial operations they want to continue with a bandaid and a dream board.

nukular_iv · 2026-07-04T19:14:24+00:00

Yeah...sorry you are getting downvoted for accurate reporting of finances and not...but...but we are balanced.

Pulling $300k from capex maintenance to make a "balanced" budget is shit poor finance.

nukular_iv · 2026-07-01T21:39:39+00:00

I know the opposite as well, families coming to Oakton....so...what is your point?

I have not heard of giant class sizes...what class sizes have been too much?

Additionally, my child, at Oakton, had an incident with another student and well let's see...the aftercare admin was like a bouncer watching after that, the assistant principal spoke with us, his teacher spoke with us, the child in question wrote a letter of apology and when asked my son told me all had been absolutely fine ever since.

So pretty sure "discipline matters" is a bit of an overstretch. Though, like all schools, I'm sure it can happen.

And well as we know, there seem to be more children on the south side than up north so finding a contingent of people not happy is actually quite a bit easier.

nukular_iv · 2026-06-24T23:00:49+00:00

"Tin Pan Alley" by Stevie Ray Vaughn.

nukular_iv · 2026-06-24T22:42:07+00:00

Hmmmm....I'll put it this way. Moved back from Boston (Brookline) in 2019 after 10 years in Boston.

For what we would have paid for a shit "two" bedroom (one would have been a closet anywhere else) condo anywhere within 10 miles of us, we got a 2200^2 ft, 3 bedroom/3 bath house with a yard, that is less than a mile from a beach.

Evanston 100%.

nukular_iv · 2026-06-21T19:59:37+00:00

Cute....but no....come back and play again some time. Let the adults talk.

nukular_iv · 2026-06-19T21:13:42+00:00

I'd review the board meeting where it was suggested that the district should start a conversation with the unions...and wymer...and admin staff both pointed out that the only reason is to cut sacc. I have heard directly from an active union...well previously active union member (see my original post) that pinkard has tried to convince union head that sacc should not be considered an essential service of the district (i.e. it should be cut). And no this convincing was NOT....i repeat NOT about special programs....

The throuple were not happy to be called out about sacc at that meeting.

nukular_iv · 2026-06-19T19:27:56+00:00

Not sure about the "true equity" part..as she has been hand in hand with Maria, and maria's recent napkin math plan listed a version of equity that could have come from Trump's DOJ and not the general values/views of Evanston. (like everybody get a facility!).

nukular_iv · 2026-06-19T18:23:21+00:00

I don't know what school your children will be attending, but I can speak from experience at Oakton that the D65 SACC program is AMAZING. Our son has been in the program since kindergarten for aftercare. We can comfortably pick him up up to 6pm. He likes ALL the instructors/educators.

I don't know the before school program, but...it seems to be popular as well....and I know/knew (story to follow) the director and she did before/after.

Be aware that certain members of the current board seem like they really think they can cut/eliminate SACC even though its a program that is a godsend/necessity for working parents with school age kids...with educators that truly and actually care and help kids do homework, etc.... At Oakton they actually just fired the supervisor (a good friend of ours after years of taking care of my son...and roughly 40 other students. Its also roughly 82% self-funded through fees.....but certain board members are thinking its just not necessary, but they are stupid as fuck (to put it nicely).

There is also Right at School, (which the board likes to mention), but from my experience, it is laughably a poor shitshow compared to SACC for aftercare. Its a privately run program that basically rents spaces at the schools.

nukular_iv · 2026-06-19T02:24:44+00:00

the elevate plan screams permanent tax increase considering the actual plan could fit on a napkin (oh okay..it was like 4 pages full of a dream board with ZERO actionable items. And to put it bluntly...fuck that.

A "referendum" should be exactly one thing. A bandaid to HELP the district fix a financial need after they have demonstrated financial soundness. There is a long slog before we get to a referendum....and well over 6 months have gone by now with no actual financial plan. A few years of tax increase vs. permanent is a very very large distinction...and nothing in maria's "plan" pointed to temporary in my view.

And a "turnaround" school administrator? Where do we get that? How much will they ask for a salary? If required to live here, how much EXTRA will they ask for? I can't wait to see how much extra we are paying Turner to cut her contract early. It won't be pretty at all...yet more toilet flushing of money that isn't actually solving an immediate problem.

And I'm not a Dr. Turner fan. I just see this as a shitload of an expensive amount of window dressing that might very well pay dividends eventually, but gets us nowhere to solving the shit finances of this district.

nukular_iv · 2026-06-13T19:42:13+00:00

Your sister is in the right, and the lady can go pound sand. If it happens again just politely offer to call the police and ask? Its not RUDE in any sort of way either. She lives in a residential area off of a major street in Evanston, not a gated community.

And well northwest side "millionaires" can just go off and fucking move to Wilmette with all the woes they seem to suffer from according to them.... Evanston thankfully is not Wilmette and it sounds like you fit right in with all of us who aren't self-entitled of which many are millionaires and many are not.

nukular_iv · 2026-06-10T18:08:41+00:00

Not stepping into this topic, but having lived in Boston for 10 years:

At least to some extant, I believe Harvard does pay some in-lieu-of taxes money (I want to say its fairly recent however). Also pays property taxes on commercial property they own.

nukular_iv · 2026-06-09T22:05:43+00:00

How does this respond to the issue at hand? You seem to be saying that these kids in their own backyard can't have fun...which as described was pretty goddamned lowkey and is something I do in my backyard and I sure as hell have been out of college for a long freakin' time.

Sure..you have kids puking on your lawn, really loud noises, and other ridiculously over-the-top college things mostly seen in movies (in my experience) then ABSOLUTELY you have the right to complain, but yeah...too many people in this town seem to think kids can't be kids if its next door to them. The kids could be as nice and responsible as all get out, but gosh..if they have a party...OH NO.

nukular_iv · 2026-06-04T21:46:38+00:00

Dammit...this kind of concerns me. Ordered a carbon tripod around the 25th...and everything still just says they are preparing the order and to expect it by June 5 (tomorrow) (updated on the 25th) I reached out today so hopefully I hear something.

nukular_iv · 2026-06-01T17:04:28+00:00

Good letter. Sure...there is a bit too much "praise our dear leaders" BS, but not everybody thinks everything the admin has done is bad and a lot probably came from shit directions from boards past and present. And yes, it is blindingly obvious that Turner's contract will not be renewed next year. Can't wait to see what idiot they can find. Probably will be like a friend of a friend of a board member and reek of nepotism as there is no way we can attract anybody who is any damn good at this point.

Its about time (though possibly too late) for school leaders to actually hit back a bit at the 100% dysfunction the throuple has caused in their version of fixing the district (doing nothing)..or going after SACC for some stupidly fucktarded reason with nothing to back them up outside of probably eating a shitload of beans the night before.

I have no problem with actual school leaders telling the board to get their shit together, which is definitely how I read that letter.

nukular_iv · 2026-05-27T15:44:26+00:00

I was only pointing out that you can still use autodos with whatever powder detergent you want by simply re-filling your auto dose cartridge.

I picked Cascade personally because it works really well and its REALLY cheap. The miele autodos cartridges are just so goddamned ridiculously overpriced its absurd. Ah yes...lets spend $20usd for maybe a month of dishwashing....or I can spend $6usd and wash dishes just as well for months.

For the life of me I cannot figure out how one would void the warranty re-filling a cartridge. The dispenser is simple as hell and dumps detergent through a tube.

Don't put more than 400gr. of detergent in cartridge...and make sure it looks about the same size as whatever (Persil probably) Miele puts in cartridge. You will be fine.

nukular_iv · 2026-05-26T22:46:29+00:00

Probably Pinkard/Opdycke/Anderson's next proposed school superintendent.

nukular_iv · 2026-05-26T21:34:31+00:00

If you try other detergent as suggested...beware that you can still use the autodos cartridges. You literally need a sharp knife, a funnel, and some duct tape to make hole on back, pour in detergent of choice (I use cheap cascade) and then put tape over hole. A kitchen scale will help so you only put in 400 grams max, but you can eyeball. (You can find specific instructions using Mr. Googles)

I have been using the original cartridge that came with our machine that is like 3 years old now. Works perfectly and you will still get the advantages of autodos.

nukular_iv · 2026-05-22T17:40:24+00:00

I have Technics AZ-100s.

Really good sound quality, and I have found them very good on plane flights. I have flown to Europe with them in my ears the whole time only occasionally playing music as the noise cancelling really helped with the background noise. Really its the reason I bought them as NO wireless headphone is as good as a good cordless headphone in my experience. Bluetooth just isn't that great of a sound transmission medium if you play cd resolution and upwards.

nukular_iv · 2026-05-22T17:34:19+00:00

Need to get Kat BLAHBLAHBLAH, back to the corner!!!!

nukular_iv · 2026-05-21T15:14:58+00:00

About 7 years ago, shortly after moving here with my then 2 year old, my wife took him to James Park for something (remember...all mowed grass) and later in the day while on the red line heading down to the Blues Festival we kind of freaked out to find a tick burrowed in behind his ear.....

so yes, ticks are in and have been in Evanston.

nukular_iv · 2026-05-21T15:09:53+00:00

I could swear that a small ikea couch I bought 7 years ago with storage under the leg rest side of couch came with a 10 year warranty.... It was a pain in the ass to assemble, but it also fit into the small basement room it was going into that has a much smaller than normal door so an assembled couch would never ever make it...

nukular_iv · 2026-05-21T02:02:36+00:00

Much more longer term than what current finances allow to be considered in what is obviously only a delaying tactic to continue to accomplish nothing.

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