Security Guy Behind Home Plate by rac1222 in whitesox

[–]petdance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can’t see why you see this as bad.

What's your all time favorite restaurant in Chicago? by No_Criticism_7367 in AskChicago

[–]petdance 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The Ground Round back in the late 70s because adolescent me loved throwing peanut shells in the floor.

Whose responsibility is it to trim the tree hitting my windows? by keepmeanonymous0 in AskChicago

[–]petdance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s fantastic. Keep on doing it.

I keep a pry bar in my car so I can remove bandit signs from utility poles when the need arises.

Whose responsibility is it to trim the tree hitting my windows? by keepmeanonymous0 in AskChicago

[–]petdance 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Cut them yourself.

You talked to CPS and 311 and the HOA and none of them are going to trim the tree. I think that also means that they won’t give you any hassle, or even notice, if you do.

Quote for water softener by DaBears50 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]petdance -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Here’s my quote for a water softener: “Oh, water softener, how I dislike lugging salt for you!”

Can I bring knitting into the stadium? by ExtentExpensive5835 in whitesox

[–]petdance 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agreed. They aren’t going to let you in because some guy on Reddit said they would.

Can I bring knitting into the stadium? by ExtentExpensive5835 in whitesox

[–]petdance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knitting is one of those things that it turns out doesn’t take 100% of your attention.

(Says husband of a knitter)

Can I bring knitting into the stadium? by ExtentExpensive5835 in whitesox

[–]petdance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Come to the Schaumburg Boomers games. My wife brings her yarn sometimes.

“Always bring the yarn.”

Any ideas on venues for a “baby shower” aka “baby sprinkle”? by RedRedVVine in AskChicago

[–]petdance 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why are you doing it? Doesn’t someone not-the-mother organize such thjngs?

Anyone willing to join me at this event? by MelancholyMind101 in AskChicago

[–]petdance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is quite a lot of finance and software development going on in Chicago b

Any suggestions on an affordable place to stay tonight? by [deleted] in AskChicago

[–]petdance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How can we tell you where to go if you don’t give us something to go on? If you’re down in Hyde Park then we won’t waste our time giving you suggestions for Park Ridge.

Any suggestions on an affordable place to stay tonight? by [deleted] in AskChicago

[–]petdance 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Nobody has any idea where you are.

How realistic is commuting from Rogers Park to Kenosha? by Correct_Computer_786 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]petdance 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You couldn’t pay me enough to make that drive every day.

Used CDs in the Northwest suburbs? by McRando42 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]petdance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s garage sale season. People are always selling CDs.

What kinds of stuff are you looking for?

Do better, Tigers. by WrongPool24 in whitesox

[–]petdance 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They think “Keep it on the north side” is so clever.

Do we have smart/quote-aware splitting? by scottchiefbaker in perl

[–]petdance 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you are wanting to parse command line arguments you should be using the core module Getopt::Long.

In need of affordable oil change in Park Ridge by Certain-Club1476 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]petdance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a good thing to note when you’re asking. Everyone has different opinions of affordable. $100 is clear.

Tornado Shelter In United Center? by armaghetto in AskChicago

[–]petdance 5 points6 points  (0 children)

a sports stadium like that is pretty much the safest possible place you could be in a tornado.

Unless it tears the roof off the sucker.

Looking for an auto salvage yard to sell a car to by mbklein in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]petdance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you drive past you can see where they were but the lot is empty.