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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 28, 2022 2:17:22 GMT -6
Think we need a thread here about the city itself.
Questions, answers, comments, likes, dislikes...whatever.
I just seen this on twitter. Like every big city there's a food scene that seems to be unique from other cities. And other cities would say the same.
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 28, 2022 2:28:28 GMT -6
I got a question.
Is there a nice beach on lake michigan there in the city?
Is it clean?
Lots of anglers here but nobody here seems to fish lake michigan. Someone said the islands and bays are for sportsmen.
Anyways...enough questions for now.
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Post by vadarx on Jun 28, 2022 8:07:08 GMT -6
I got a question. Is there a nice beach on lake michigan there in the city? Is it clean? Lots of anglers here but nobody here seems to fish lake michigan. Someone said the islands and bays are for sportsmen. Anyways...enough questions for now. lots of nice beaches. www.choosechicago.com/articles/parks-outdoors/fun-in-the-sun-on-chicagos-beaches/as far as fishing goes, lots of folks fish along shore and around the harbors. i never went out on the big lake, at least not while I lived in the city. plenty of times before that, though. not my favorite kinda fishing, but fun when you hit a school of salmon or browns. |
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Post by phill9 on Jun 28, 2022 11:07:47 GMT -6
Living in Chicago the first 55 years of my life, I had no idea what a food paradise it was. In the early 2000's, I was playing a baseball tournament in Fort Meyers Beach Florida. A group of my teammates and I went to a small fast food style Italian restaurant. I didn't even bother to look at the menu board, I knew exactly what I wanted. When it was my turn to order, I said I wanted an Italian Beef. They had no idea what I was talking about. Now living in Florida the last 6 years, I was pizza deprived (horrible pizza here), Burrito deprived, and Italian Beef deprived. Fortunately a few years ago a really good pizza place opened less then a mile from me, found a Mexican restaurant who makes really good burritos, and a Portillos opened up in Orlando (an hour drive but better then their previous closest location in Tampa, 2 hours away) for my Italian Beef.
Those were the 3 major things I was missing most from Chicago.
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Post by hsbob on Jun 28, 2022 12:15:32 GMT -6
Think we need a thread here about the city itself. Questions, answers, comments, likes, dislikes...whatever. I just seen this on twitter. Like every big city there's a food scene that seems to be unique from other cities. And other cities would say the same. I still meet a few old buds for lunch at Manny's once a year,long drive for me but it is OUTSTANDING! |
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Post by hsbob on Jun 28, 2022 12:18:15 GMT -6
I got a question. Is there a nice beach on lake michigan there in the city? Is it clean? Lots of anglers here but nobody here seems to fish lake michigan. Someone said the islands and bays are for sportsmen. Anyways...enough questions for now. lots of nice beaches. www.choosechicago.com/articles/parks-outdoors/fun-in-the-sun-on-chicagos-beaches/as far as fishing goes, lots of folks fish along shore and around the harbors. i never went out on the big lake, at least not while I lived in the city. plenty of times before that, though. not my favorite kinda fishing, but fun when you hit a school of salmon or browns. Did a few Salmon/Trout charters out of Winthrop Harbor and Kenosha with a group and it's okay,just reel em in when it's your turn. |
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Post by BigT on Jul 4, 2022 20:04:13 GMT -6
I’m sorry to hear about the terrible shooting in Chicagoland today. That’s absolutely insanity to see what humans are doing to each other.
I hope the fine people of Highland Park can find some sort of peace in all of this.
Isn’t Highland Park a nice area? I believe I drove through there before on a detour to Okonomowac Wisconsin and the place seemed nice.
Rip to the 6 unfortunate folk who got shot down. Just a horrible tragedy that could have been avoided!!!
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Post by galaxytrash on Jul 4, 2022 21:01:44 GMT -6
I got a question. Is there a nice beach on lake michigan there in the city? Is it clean? Lots of anglers here but nobody here seems to fish lake michigan. Someone said the islands and bays are for sportsmen. Anyways...enough questions for now. lots of nice beaches. www.choosechicago.com/articles/parks-outdoors/fun-in-the-sun-on-chicagos-beaches/as far as fishing goes, lots of folks fish along shore and around the harbors. i never went out on the big lake, at least not while I lived in the city. plenty of times before that, though. not my favorite kinda fishing, but fun when you hit a school of salmon or browns. What about winter? How far (if any) does the ice freeze from shore in an average year. Is the lake pretty clean? I know lake erie used to be quite bad for pollution. Is it a healthy fishery? I saw the north side of superior maybe 50 years back but besides that have zero experience with the great lakes. |
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Post by steamer on Jul 5, 2022 11:50:50 GMT -6
What about winter? How far (if any) does the ice freeze from shore in an average year. Is the lake pretty clean? I know lake erie used to be quite bad for pollution. Is it a healthy fishery? I saw the north side of superior maybe 50 years back but besides that have zero experience with the great lakes. There are others on this board who are more knowledgeable than I am about what you have asked but here’s my 2 cents: Here at the southern end of the lake, ice can extend a mile or two (I’ve seen it from the air) after a significant cold snap. But walking out on it is extremely dangerous so IMO there is no ice fishing below the Wisconsin/Illinois border. I cannot speak to farther north. My impression is there is not a large commercial fishing effort on Lake Michigan but there is some and restaurants often offer whitefish although it is sometimes termed “Lake Superior” whitefish so is presumably truly from there. The lake is fairly clean although there are days in the summer when the coliform bacteria count can become elevated and swimming curtailed. I think this is actually less common than it used to be as there is better sewage treatment and storm water runoff is handled more effectively than is used to be. |
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Post by hsbob on Jul 5, 2022 12:19:32 GMT -6
What about winter? How far (if any) does the ice freeze from shore in an average year. Is the lake pretty clean? I know lake erie used to be quite bad for pollution. Is it a healthy fishery? I saw the north side of superior maybe 50 years back but besides that have zero experience with the great lakes. There are others on this board who are more knowledgeable than I am about what you have asked but here’s my 2 cents: Here at the southern end of the lake, ice can extend a mile or two (I’ve seen it from the air) after a significant cold snap. But walking out on it is extremely dangerous so IMO there is no ice fishing below the Wisconsin/Illinois border. I cannot speak to farther north. My impression is there is not a large commercial fishing effort on Lake Michigan but there is some and restaurants often offer whitefish although it is sometimes termed “Lake Superior” whitefish so is presumably truly from there. The lake is fairly clean although there are days in the summer when the coliform bacteria count can become elevated and swimming curtailed. I think this is actually less common than it used to be as there is better sewage treatment and storm water runoff is handled more effectively than is used to be. Due to the violent wind and wave action,the only Lk Michigan ice fishing in the Chicago area I'm aware of has been in the protected harbors. There have been some problems as you mentioned during the hottest spells but as a rule,the lake is a top notch salmon and trout fishery and over 10 million people get their drinking water from it. |
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Post by tincup on Jul 21, 2022 22:11:11 GMT -6
Any disagreements? I’ll admit up here I didn’t follow all these teams all these years like a Chicago native might have. But how about Seabrook over Kukoc?
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Post by Tater on Jul 22, 2022 0:51:02 GMT -6
Any disagreements? I’ll admit up here I didn’t follow all these teams all these years like a Chicago native might have. But how about Seabrook over Kukoc?
I think Glenn Hall should be in over Rose.
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Post by T-man2010 on Jul 22, 2022 5:56:34 GMT -6
Any disagreements? I’ll admit up here I didn’t follow all these teams all these years like a Chicago native might have. But how about Seabrook over Kukoc?
I think Glenn Hall should be in over Rose.
And Seabrook over kukoc |
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Post by steamer on Jul 22, 2022 11:15:50 GMT -6
Debrincat vs Hinrich? Minoso over Hull?
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Post by vadarx on Jul 22, 2022 11:50:10 GMT -6
Debrincat vs Hinrich? Minoso over Hull? I would've been ok with either for 12. I'm sure Hull's personal issues are the reason he isn't on the list... |
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Post by steamer on Jul 22, 2022 11:56:28 GMT -6
Debrincat vs Hinrich? Minoso over Hull? I would've been ok with either for 12. I'm sure Hull's personal issues are the reason he isn't on the list... I expect you’re right. If I were doing it personal issues would be irrelevant. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Oct 5, 2022 18:17:20 GMT -6
for an inanimate object that i've never once visited, i sure miss this place.
wiki says there were "devoted Blackhawks and Bulls fans crying as the wrecking ball hit the old building." i could understand why.
27 years ago. wbere does the time go?
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Post by steamer on Oct 5, 2022 18:59:05 GMT -6
for an inanimate object that i've never once visited, i sure miss this place. wiki says there were "devoted Blackhawks and Bulls fans crying as the wrecking ball hit the old building." i could understand why. 27 years ago. wbere does the time go? Where does the time go is right! It was quite the place to say the least. |
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Post by phill9 on Oct 6, 2022 18:23:40 GMT -6
for an inanimate object that i've never once visited, i sure miss this place. wiki says there were "devoted Blackhawks and Bulls fans crying as the wrecking ball hit the old building." i could understand why. 27 years ago. wbere does the time go? I spent many a night watching both Blackhawks hockey and an occasional Bulls game at Chicago Stadium. My aunt had her season tickets at the stadium (front row of the 1st balcony directly behind where the Hawks shot twice), and my avatar of Mikita includes the ticket stub from the game against the Russians played on January 7th, 1976 that she took me to (ticket price.....$8.50). She started taking me to games in the late 1960's with the likes of Mikita, Bobby and Dennis Hull (part of the MPH line with Martin and Pappin), White and Stapleton, Pilote, King Kong Korab, Tony O with Gary Smith as his backup. I also had season tickets there for 1 year during the Orval Tessier heart transplant year of 1982/83. The noise was deafening, and the smoke filled stadium was an atmosphere I could never tolerate today. I said when they decided to tear it down, they should have left it up for the circus, ice show, and the Hawks minor league team. But unfortunately it was torn down. That was a very sad day. |
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Post by T-man2010 on Oct 9, 2022 10:54:02 GMT -6
for an inanimate object that i've never once visited, i sure miss this place. wiki says there were "devoted Blackhawks and Bulls fans crying as the wrecking ball hit the old building." i could understand why. 27 years ago. wbere does the time go? I spent many a night watching both Blackhawks hockey and an occasional Bulls game at Chicago Stadium. My aunt had her season tickets at the stadium (front row of the 1st balcony directly behind where the Hawks shot twice), and my avatar of Mikita includes the ticket stub from the game against the Russians played on January 7th, 1976 that she took me to (ticket price.....$8.50). She started taking me to games in the late 1960's with the likes of Mikita, Bobby and Dennis Hull (part of the MPH line with Martin and Pappin), White and Stapleton, Pilote, King Kong Korab, Tony O with Gary Smith as his backup. I also had season tickets there for 1 year during the Orval Tessier heart transplant year of 1982/83. The noise was deafening, and the smoke filled stadium was an atmosphere I could never tolerate today. I said when they decided to tear it down, they should have left it up for the circus, ice show, and the Hawks minor league team. But unfortunately it was torn down. That was a very sad day. This should hurt the heart a bit.  |
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Post by galaxytrash on Mar 18, 2023 3:58:18 GMT -6
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Post by vadarx on Mar 18, 2023 4:53:46 GMT -6
miss being in the city for St Patty's day. always a drunken good time... once I went down and watched them dye it for a bit, but not for long, for there was alcohol to imbibe... |
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Post by galaxytrash on Mar 18, 2023 4:59:24 GMT -6
miss being in the city for St Patty's day. always a drunken good time... once I went down and watched them dye it for a bit, but not for long, for there was alcohol to imbibe... that looks nice. is it like downtown? not much current in that river it seems. idk....if i had to live in a u.s. city it would be chicago but i'm not a city person. |
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Post by vadarx on Mar 18, 2023 7:07:53 GMT -6
miss being in the city for St Patty's day. always a drunken good time... once I went down and watched them dye it for a bit, but not for long, for there was alcohol to imbibe... that looks nice. is it like downtown? not much current in that river it seems. idk....if i had to live in a u.s. city it would be chicago but i'm not a city person. aye, that is downtown. looks to be Michigan and Wacker. the lower left corner in that video would be where the stage was for the 2010 parade. |
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Post by tincup on Mar 20, 2023 14:06:10 GMT -6
I’m a fan of this foiling catamaran racing. When Chicago hosted their event it was the stunning skyline in the background, that pier jutting out by the finish line, the waters of the lake, just a stunning venue. In my younger days I rode through Chicago a couple of times but never lingered, always on the way to somewhere else. But I’d love to be on that lake some day just to get that view from the water.
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Post by steamer on Mar 20, 2023 18:56:25 GMT -6
I’m a fan of this foiling catamaran racing. When Chicago hosted their event it was the stunning skyline in the background, that pier jutting out by the finish line, the waters of the lake, just a stunning venue. In my younger days I rode through Chicago a couple of times but never lingered, always on the way to somewhere else. But I’d love to be on that lake some day just to get that view from the water. The best views of the city are probably from the water. |
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Post by vadarx on Mar 21, 2023 17:24:09 GMT -6
I’m a fan of this foiling catamaran racing. When Chicago hosted their event it was the stunning skyline in the background, that pier jutting out by the finish line, the waters of the lake, just a stunning venue. In my younger days I rode through Chicago a couple of times but never lingered, always on the way to somewhere else. But I’d love to be on that lake some day just to get that view from the water. The best views of the city are probably from the water. for the skyline, agree. there is something to be said for being in the middle of it as well, but that is more of a feeling than a view. sunset cruises were fun times, from what I recall. |
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Post by steamer on Mar 21, 2023 18:29:51 GMT -6
The best views of the city are probably from the water. for the skyline, agree. there is something to be said for being in the middle of it as well, but that is more of a feeling than a view. sunset cruises were fun times, from what I recall. Memory is a little hazy on those - makes sense! LOL |
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Post by creature on Mar 23, 2023 17:02:18 GMT -6
Left Chicago and Cook County the end of October for Adairsville Ga. No regrets and will never look back. I'll keep my memories from when it was an amazing city and the great times I had with friends and family. Don't miss the food because I am a pretty damn good cook. The city council was introduced to myself the wife and Italian Beef sandwiches only problem down here is the bread too soft and falls apart too easily. I'll have to have Turano send some.
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Post by steamer on Mar 23, 2023 17:23:18 GMT -6
Left Chicago and Cook County the end of October for Adairsville Ga. No regrets and will never look back. I'll keep my memories from when it was an amazing city and the great times I had with friends and family. Don't miss the food because I am a pretty damn good cook. The city council was introduced to myself the wife and Italian Beef sandwiches only problem down here is the bread too soft and falls apart too easily. I'll have to have Turano send some. Is Mohawk carpet somewhere near there? I called on them in my former life with some colleagues from our Atlanta office. |
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