tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post5567857956146032865..comments2024-03-29T05:29:08.934-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: People will believe anything they see on TVNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-2436465013017848282017-05-06T21:05:19.655-05:002017-05-06T21:05:19.655-05:00Shawn makes some interesting points.Shawn makes some interesting points.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80516977880440652052014-05-18T17:07:51.774-05:002014-05-18T17:07:51.774-05:00A mind once expanded cannot return to its original...A mind once expanded cannot return to its original form. -- some famous guy.<br /><br />Most who see elsewhere places find it hard to stomach the *Chicago* winters and the lack of whatever they've newly experienced. Is it at all possible the grass is greener, and maybe the ideas that make that grass green can be implemented to make *Chicago* a better place.<br /><br />And isn't there a value in these *Chicago* colonists heading into the world. It speaks to the strength of Chicago, especially when the colonists report back to HQ.<br /><br />--Art GoldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-61110516093637139532014-05-06T10:16:00.802-05:002014-05-06T10:16:00.802-05:00I think it’s ‘The grass is always greener on the o...I think it’s ‘The grass is always greener on the other side.’ syndrome. And familiarity breeds contempt. But absence makes the heart grow fonder and I’m sure there are many who strive to return to this area. Maybe they can do a poll about that. Mark McCarterhttp://www.dogeeseseegod.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11682498873273465622014-05-05T17:35:08.950-05:002014-05-05T17:35:08.950-05:00a lot of good points in the blog, but I would agre...a lot of good points in the blog, but I would agree transplants probably account for some of it, as well as the last winter. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-77685930411569830352014-05-05T13:13:42.749-05:002014-05-05T13:13:42.749-05:00Hi Neil. Longtime reader, former Chicago suburban...Hi Neil. Longtime reader, former Chicago suburbanite who moved to Indianapolis in 2008. No, I'm not going to get angry that you pummeled Indiana. I understand why many prefer Chicago (but not the rest of Illinois - Illinois minus Chicago is completely indistinguishable from Indiana minus Indianapolis). It would be a great place to live if you're wealthy and can afford to take advantage of all the great things to do and insulate yourself from the rough edges, like getting stabbed or having to ride the CTA. Or if you can get a job as a newspaper columnist, move to the 'burbs, and still get comped a lot of expensive event tickets and restaurant meals, I hear that's pretty nice too... :-)<br /><br />But I work from home and spend most of my time at home, and my very nice house on nearly an acre of land inside the Indy city limits cost what I would have paid for a two bedroom condo in Roselle, 30 miles from the Loop. Indy only has about a dozen great restaurants I haven't tried yet instead of 50. Two pro sports teams I don't buy tickets to instead of six. The orchestra I never saw in Chicago is better than the one I never see in Indy. And so on.<br /><br />I do miss some of the good things about Chicago, and I always enjoy my visits there, but I don't regret moving away.Shawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80058121897533158982014-05-05T09:51:33.185-05:002014-05-05T09:51:33.185-05:00My theory is that Chicago accounts for most of the...My theory is that Chicago accounts for most of the yearning to flee. It's such a magnet for young people from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, and beyond... They come here for school, or shortly after, looking for a big city career and lifestyle, maybe something in the arts, and when the cost of living and the anomie catches up with them, they pack up the U-Haul and head back to the regional suburbs from whence they came.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11557007860361595772014-05-05T07:13:27.283-05:002014-05-05T07:13:27.283-05:00You may get a little outrage from Indianians (is t...You may get a little outrage from Indianians (is that right?) - so I'll jump in now. Having grown up in Michigan and lived in Illinois most of my adult life, Indiana signals "almost home" heading both directions. It's a quick trip that takes me to the wonderful "Welcome Michigan!" sign or, on the return, it's the final bit of stress-free driving before the madness and ugliness of I80/94/294. And who can pass Gary, Indiana without singing the silly song from The Music Man? <br /><br />I've only been to Indianapolis a couple times, but you'll see lovely farm country and an amazing windmill farm along I-65. The town itself is rather fun. <br /><br />I do not want to leave Illinois...yet but when I do, Maui feels most like home.Hedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940638535923331779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-73706596591664843762014-05-05T04:22:02.288-05:002014-05-05T04:22:02.288-05:00The only ads wanting to make me flee are the ones ...The only ads wanting to make me flee are the ones paid for by the State of Illinois.<br />Whether it's the old Magnificent Miles campaign, which was a joke, to the current Tiny Abe one, which is beyond pathetic, every time one of them runs, I run from the room, screaming "Make it stop, make it stop!"<br />Compare the advertising atrocities Illinois inflicts on its own citizens to the delightful & welcoming ads Wisconsin & especially Michigan run on Chicago TV.<br />The Pure Michigan ads, with Tim Allen doing the voiceovers are pleasant, soothing & relaxing. They make you want to visit Michigan.<br />But the Illinois ads are grating disasters & Tiny Abe is just flat out idiotic!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978194163495589398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-28944066145442310792014-05-05T00:22:27.190-05:002014-05-05T00:22:27.190-05:00Hawaii has mountains too.
The state just doesn'...Hawaii has mountains too.<br />The state just doesn't advertise it.<br /><br />And it sounds like Rauner is going to need to double the number of TV spots if he's to break through the noise and booster-ism of bought and sold working class Illinois.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com