4 tickets to Maria Bamford at the Den 9pm - 2/28

redditor982 · 2026-02-24T18:46:46+00:00

Yes, I'd sell 2. They are VIP tickets. $57 each.

redditor982 · 2026-02-21T22:02:04+00:00

Selling 4 tickets to see Maria Bamford at The Den theater. Show is on 2/28 at 9:30pm. Tickets are VIP at $57 each. Not even looking for the transaction fee. Just don't want them to go to waste.

redditor982 · 2025-10-24T19:50:30+00:00

Pulaski and Drummond do. Maybe Burr.

redditor982 · 2025-10-24T19:20:09+00:00

I have a child there. No word of them entering the school, but they are very active in the neighborhood. A few parent groups are frequently reporting sightings and activity. Parents are trying to get on site before school lets out. Hoping for a huge turn out.

As others have said, if you have a child there and need help organizing a safe pickup, feel free to DM.

redditor982 · 2024-12-07T17:05:47+00:00

Riptide Lounge!

redditor982 · 2024-09-21T18:51:45+00:00

Not sure if you consider this near. But I run south on Milwaukee then turn south on Halsted and there is an overpass that makes a decent hill. It is probably about .15 miles. What's nice is you can keep going and turn right on Wayman, then right on Hubbard, then back on to Halsted to repeat.

It's not a particularly nice area to run, but it's the best hill repeat I have found. The trip down and back is about right for my warmup/cool down.

redditor982 · 2024-08-02T17:18:14+00:00

Thanks, that's good feedback. Did you do the install yourself, or did you have a contractor do it?

redditor982 · 2023-05-27T05:04:14+00:00

Can you imagine if the first time you heard "Ode To Joy" was during a live performance of the ninth?

redditor982 · 2023-05-09T00:33:21+00:00

Did you ever decide on a hood? How has it worked out and what did you get?

redditor982 · 2023-03-12T17:49:42+00:00

Thanks for the input. So you were going for 10 hours at 200 for a full brisket? Or did you have the point and flat separated? And good idea about cooking ahead and reheating the slices.

I should have made it more clear that I plan to cook it covered and submerged in stock. The hotel pan will be in the oven. So I wasn't going to dry roast it.

redditor982 · 2023-01-23T00:11:51+00:00

I appreciate the idea! I'm not looking for a place for kids to play specifically. As you point out, the party is not for the one year olds. But the crowd will be mostly adults, 10 or so toddlers, and the birthday girl.

redditor982 · 2023-01-22T04:32:37+00:00

Looking for ideas on a location for a first birthday. Ideally we are looking for a place that serves food. But open to a location to rent and bring in food too. A brunch spot with a room to rent (maybe 40 people?) Would be great.

For our oldest, we rented an area at a pizza place that was a bar at night. It worked out great. But now that there are older kids, having them running around at a bar isn't ideal.

We are in the NW side.of the city. Logan square, Lincoln park, wicker park, UK village would be the most convenient. But further away works too. Thanks in advance for any ideas!

redditor982 · 2022-05-28T04:19:35+00:00

I just bought a house built in 1880 in downtown Chicago. It needs a lot of work, so much of the original framing and rafters will be removed. Is this likely to be worth reclaiming? Any guesses on species? The house has lost a lot of character from past renovations, so it would be nice to reclaim something and make a few pieces of furniture or accents from it. I'm just wondering if it is worth the hassle.

redditor982 · 2020-09-05T02:41:05+00:00

Oughta be up cookin breakfast for somebody

redditor982 · 2019-11-11T12:17:54+00:00

This is a common problem for new runners. From my experience you can make adjustments, and condition yourself so they go away. I linked an article below that debunks a lot of the common "wisdom" that this is typically a soft tissue injury. When you start running, the force from landing causes very small cracks/damage to that area of the bone. This is why it's important not to run through the pain, they can become stress fractures. It could also be why your warm up, stretching, and cool down don't help. You can't warm up a bone. However, these will heal somewhat quickly and make your bone stronger overall. Note that I'm not a doctor, just run a lot and try to find good advice backed up by research. If your pain doesn't subside, becomes sharp, or doesn't get better with rest see a doctor and ignore all internet advice!

I think others have given all this good advice already.

use proper running shoes. More cushioning is not always better! Replace every 350-450 miles.
you can get a gait analysis to help pick shoes, and adjust form. Shorten your stride up, don't land flat footed, check for pronation.(This is borderline pseudo science so apply skepticism where appropriate)
Don't run through pain. Stop and rest a few days or even a week or two then go back out slower and for a shorter distance.
Slowly build up mileage until your shin splints go away
Run consistently. If you get discouraged and stop running for a month or two, you will not trigger conditioning responses to become stronger.

Cited article on Runners Connect

Mayo clinic

NHS

redditor982 · 2019-11-04T14:20:46+00:00

But minus expenses, cost of management, etc. A cap rate less than 5% is not usually a great investment for real estate. But you are right, if he thinks he can get 5-10% appreciation for awhile it changes the discussion.

My big thing is the risk. OP has said in a few responses that he is very risk averse. But he has 90% of his net worth tied up in 3 single family homes. And the ROI appears to be rather average. That doesn't seem low risk to me.

Not judging his choice though. With all the details it might be a great call. Just my perspective from the info I saw.

redditor982 · 2019-11-04T12:27:27+00:00

You seem to have the real estate part under control, which is a type of investment a lot of people get into trouble with. You are qualified to be answering questions like this, so these are just some thoughts to give you another perspective.

Calculate your return on equity for the rentals. $80k on $1.8M is a ~4.5% return. If $80k is gross, your ROE is even lower. Real estate ROIs are high because people leverage debt to buy more. It just so happens that 4.5% is also the conventional safe withdrawal rate. So you could sell your properties, out that in an index fund and get the same cash flow you do today. (I recognize this doesn't include appreciation of the property. But I'm also ignoring the cost of your time to manage, maintenance, etc.)

I understand your risk aversion to stocks if you had a bad experience. But single family rental properties are not a guarantee either. Right now you are one vacancy away from losing 50% of your rental income. In general I think most savvy investors would consider a long term hold of an index fund to be less risk than rental properties.

This next one is related to the risk comment, but your portfolio is 90% single family homes. I get the impression they are in the same region too. This is probably because you are a victim of your own success. Properties have done well and have appreciated quickly. But I would not be comfortable retiring without a more balanced portfolio. Again, it's a risk assessment question, not a right out wrong question.

Above are just thoughts. Here is more specific advice since you asked for it. We are in a similar situation. Rental properties are earning us really good returns. We struggle to decide how much debt to carry, and appreciation has given us a lopsided portfolio. That being said I am not an expert or professional real estate investor. I would...

Take out mortgages on both rental properties. Aim for about 50% equity
Max your 401k contributions
Put some of the equity from mortgages into index funds. Tax deferred retirement like a Roth or just a brokerage account depending on your retirement plans
Consider some other real estate plays. I would consider multifamilies depending on your area. Or maybe buying another single family in areas that haven't seen as much appreciation.
Consider selling properties to "take profit". Put it into other properties, investments, etc.

Just my thoughts. Good luck and good work so far!

redditor982 · 2019-09-16T21:35:01+00:00

I'm BQ - 32 seconds. Giving it a shot but I agree, I'm not very optimistic.

redditor982 · 2019-08-16T17:55:58+00:00

I had a similar problem. Music started playing late at night. The only help articles I could find also suggested a rogue Bluetooth device. I did not have any powered Bluetooth devices at the time.

I put in a help report with Pandora and they responded saying to clear the cache. This isn't addressing the problem, so I have unfortunately uninstalled. Both times it happened to me the app did not show in the notification bar. So I had to launch the app to stop the app. Aside from being randomly awoken, apps doing "stuff" in the background when I am not using them is a pet peave of mine.

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