tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post116500418388848359..comments2023-09-13T06:18:33.808-05:00Comments on Neurotic In Ashburn: Why I hate ChicagoAshburnitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08178625862969850097noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-37125159067257621492013-07-11T10:32:23.944-05:002013-07-11T10:32:23.944-05:00I think Chicago could be tolerable for me if not f...I think Chicago could be tolerable for me if not for the traffic. I totally understand all the walking and bike riding that exists but it only magnifies an already frustrating situation. City planners need to go back to the drawing board and come up with a more intelligent and SAFE road system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-35429597493758246662012-04-05T12:59:43.000-05:002012-04-05T12:59:43.000-05:00Chicago is a horrible place to live. The weather i...Chicago is a horrible place to live. The weather is brutal ... and so are the people. Worst crime I've lived near. I hate it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-12384805381143770332009-08-29T01:25:13.381-05:002009-08-29T01:25:13.381-05:00I agree that chicago is not a great city.
Someon...I agree that chicago is not a great city. <br /><br />Someone posted something on another blog about racism, I am a blonde, green eyed woman and I have never experienced such racism; I understand that I look polish or russian.<br /><br />I have experienced extreme disrespect because of my looks. I am from Florida. <br /><br /> I will say that it is a great city to do business. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-60243413065484766212009-07-22T12:01:07.337-05:002009-07-22T12:01:07.337-05:00chicagoland is the worst place to live in u.s. The...chicagoland is the worst place to live in u.s. The winters are as brutal as if you were in alaska, The summers aren't any better no sun ever,cloudy every day rain, too humid or too cold. This summer (2009)All of June and July have been cold,cloudy, and crappy.And there are no jobs here. taxes, gas prices are the highest in the country. Why would anyone want to live here or visit is beyond me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-70394558910175067532009-07-09T11:12:53.967-05:002009-07-09T11:12:53.967-05:00I am currently in Chicago due to work pulling me h...I am currently in Chicago due to work pulling me here against my will for a couple days. Reading the posts on this blog have been entertaining and therapeutic. I am from Milwaukee and I can't wait to get back home, this city is so self-absorbed and shitty. Everyone here thinks they're the cats ballz just because they live here and buy $800 jeans and $500 shoes. Fuck this shithole and getAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-77611290786700653182009-06-10T12:07:26.394-05:002009-06-10T12:07:26.394-05:00reading these comments made me laugh its all true ...reading these comments made me laugh its all true chicago beyond sucks its a sphincter of low class cavemen and their whores (native and midwest transplant alike) i am from here i moved away and am stuck here again and cant rest from figuring out how to make it out again foreverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-8425182309777565092009-03-13T02:09:00.000-05:002009-03-13T02:09:00.000-05:00I hate Chicago! I've lived here almost three years...I hate Chicago! I've lived here almost three years and how some people want to live here is confusing. The weather is horrific, winter is long as hell, thunderstorms like crazy in fall and summer, windy and stormy, not a lot of sunny days, expensive, the loop is dead in the evening, stuck up people, segregated as hell, most racist city ever, CTA sucks and is asking for tax payer money all the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-69540973875380709202009-01-18T23:47:00.000-05:002009-01-18T23:47:00.000-05:00Chicago sucks. Crooked cops (parking enforcement)....Chicago sucks. Crooked cops (parking enforcement). Everyone is either an a$$hole, or incredibly self-impressed that they're from Chicago. I have had nothing but bad experiences there. Legally parked vehicles towed, guns drawn on me by tow truck drivers, ticket for parking overnight in a lot that had posted 24 hour rates (three different incidents!). Rude a-holes at Wrigley. The mumble mouthed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-28815477719572909652009-01-11T16:35:00.000-05:002009-01-11T16:35:00.000-05:00I have been a cop here for 20 years ...what a sess...I have been a cop here for 20 years ...what a sesspool of garbage and crap and taxes and death and rats and crime and taxes and city stickers and roaches and overcrowding and junkies and hookers and crackheads and death and taxes and juppies and snow towing, and neopotism and taxes and parking tickets and suffering and ice and taxes and coruption and shitty bosses, and that just in the station Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-87566066797212279562008-11-11T20:04:00.000-05:002008-11-11T20:04:00.000-05:00Chicago, It's just like NYC. Yeah, and Clay Aiken ...Chicago, It's just like NYC. Yeah, and Clay Aiken likes women. Someone honestly tried arguing with me that Chicago was just like Ny, so I went out there and... well I wanted to fucking puke. Chicago is 1.small,(Im from NY), 2.boring, I didn't see many people on the street after sun down and the bar scene sucks. 3. all the people that live there are neortic and lame. 4. deep dish pizza sucks. 5. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-38791094971550441872008-11-07T14:07:00.000-05:002008-11-07T14:07:00.000-05:00I googled I hate Chicago becuase i hate it too. i...I googled I hate Chicago becuase i hate it too. it sucks. The people in chicaog suck, they are so narrow minded, it's all the people who never grew up and never left home. Living in a 300 mile radius your entire life makes you moronic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-83345961804056070862008-05-04T02:04:00.000-05:002008-05-04T02:04:00.000-05:00I've lived in Chicago for 8 years. Each month, I f...I've lived in Chicago for 8 years. Each month, I find that the people are meaner, angrier, more inconsiderate, less able to drive, and much much more greedy. The taxes just keep going up and people think that they need to drive everywhere to get ahead. The quality of service in the city keeps going down as well as the number of people who speak English. The sidewalk in front of my house remains Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-14043706595088707752007-05-10T10:40:00.000-05:002007-05-10T10:40:00.000-05:00I hate Chicago:After having to move back to Westla...I hate Chicago:<BR/>After having to move back to Westlawn after 26 years, this part of town is a ethnic dumping ground. My neighborhood is full of people who don't speak english. They fly flags of every country except America. They have no concept of Rules of the Road. My street looks like a car dealership. People use their Garages for Taverns. Push carts litter the street. Most cars have MusicGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560672638859410578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-72135892865090068032007-02-03T15:22:00.000-05:002007-02-03T15:22:00.000-05:00I was googling 'I hate Chicago' and found your blo...I was googling 'I hate Chicago' and found your blog. I've lived here for 24 years (all my life) and I can't wait to move. I'm fairly intelligent and have driven a LOT, but it's still easy to get lost in the rat-maze of a city. "But it's on a grid, it's SO easy!!!!!!!" OK, find your way to the airport. Not once have I driven to O'Hare on 90/94 West without coming to a stop and crawling along Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1165437160567164442006-12-06T15:32:00.000-05:002006-12-06T15:32:00.000-05:00O'Hare gets so crazy because of the international ...O'Hare gets so crazy because of the international flights that they do. For continental US flights, its ALWAYS better to stick with Midway Airport....Southwest is my fave airline (and yes, they do fly to Seattle). Also, Midway's workers and SW's flight attendants are very nice and helpful....esp. when you're traveling alone with a little one.Sheila (Charm School Reject)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11775166583905784450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1165265325432683222006-12-04T15:48:00.000-05:002006-12-04T15:48:00.000-05:00Never been to the windy city but I agree with alie...Never been to the windy city but I agree with aliecat in that most airports are laid out pretty badly. From what I've heard, Logan airport in Boston is pretty bad in comparison to JFK or even Bradley airport in my home state of CT. What can you do? Love the city, hate the airport is my recomendation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393234934008656683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1165256086525377802006-12-04T13:14:00.000-05:002006-12-04T13:14:00.000-05:00Anon- so people from the middle states or most of ...Anon- so people from the middle states or most of the eastern seaboard should never travel in the winter? Silly! Most of the time, the winter is the best time to fly, not too much turbulance, and unless a storm comes up really quickly, snow usually doesn't affect landing conditions. I think her main issue with Chi town's airport is that it's huge and laid out poorly, much like all airports...Aliecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118339330931883621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1165247825961640822006-12-04T10:57:00.000-05:002006-12-04T10:57:00.000-05:00O’Hare sucks, no doubt about it. As a frequent bu...O’Hare sucks, no doubt about it. As a frequent business traveler I’m painfully aware of this. BUT Chicago should in no way be judged solely by bad airport experiences as the city itself is much lovelier… maybe not today though, as we’re topping out at a frigid 12 degree high.Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158938064717675316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1165245389991772132006-12-04T10:16:00.000-05:002006-12-04T10:16:00.000-05:00See, this is why I hate Atlanta... the airport, it...See, this is why I hate Atlanta... the airport, it's all about the airport.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1165244377707586722006-12-04T09:59:00.001-05:002006-12-04T09:59:00.001-05:00This is the second time that I haven't gotten my f...This is the second time that I haven't gotten my flight in O'Hare and was offered the option of flight the following day. <BR/>The first time it happened I flew from Grand Rapids to Chicago and was late landing (of course) and missed my red-eye flight to Seattle. D was less than a year old so they did put me up in a hotel overnight and since it was the beginning of my vacation rather than the endAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1165244368979181582006-12-04T09:59:00.000-05:002006-12-04T09:59:00.000-05:00you are crazy. i love chicago. i feel like a kid...you are crazy. i love chicago. i feel like a kid in a candy store in big airports like that. i get caught up in all the hustle and bustle. its exciting!Carl Spacklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346189642978640571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1165204105195222482006-12-03T22:48:00.000-05:002006-12-03T22:48:00.000-05:00I've only flown once in my life:) I'm a dork.I've only flown once in my life:) I'm a dork.NotCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141505246848580782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1165182019191171182006-12-03T16:40:00.000-05:002006-12-03T16:40:00.000-05:00Chi is huge and busy, but pretty. Pain in the but...Chi is huge and busy, but pretty. Pain in the butt? for sure! but I haven't met an airport I haven't had problems with.Beakerzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659736556004040773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1165008883393374472006-12-01T16:34:00.000-05:002006-12-01T16:34:00.000-05:00uh..news flash, it just snowed all last night and ...uh..news flash, it just snowed all last night and into this morning. And most people know not to fly into a winter weather city...in the winter...other than that, O'Hare does suck, but once you accept that, and factor that into your timing, it's actually a nice airport, gets you where you need to go without any layovers. But, dumping on an entire city (that you admitedly have never been to) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1165007152690103252006-12-01T16:05:00.000-05:002006-12-01T16:05:00.000-05:00So tell us how you really feel about Chi-Town.I do...So tell us how you really feel about Chi-Town.<BR/><BR/>I don’t think I’ve ever been in a bad airport. Then again, my flying is limited to going to and from Miami so I’ve only really been in MIA, FLL, ATL, DCA and IAD and don’t have a problem with any of them. ATL is the best airport I’ve ever been in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com