Driving to Chicago this weekend

[Millennial_Messiah]

For work related stuff on Monday and Tuesday of next week, 12/1-12/3.

Any suggestions? Aside from walking to the sears/willis tower and taking a selfie there.

Best local deep dish pizza? Lou Malnati's... Giordano's? Company's paying food reimbursements for anything under $60 a day, so I'll be sure to utilize that.

Any sight seeing?

[DJR210]

The Chiraq savages are gonna tear your petite little ass up.. Rest in peace

[Millennial_Messiah]

The Chiraq savages are gonna tear your petite little ass up.. Rest in peace

I'm not going anywhere South of downtown. The work site and hotel is in a nice little corner of the city on the northwest side, called Rosemont.

[clambake]

stay away from the freezers.

[BD24]

Check out “Chicago wings around the world” . Wing joint off w 61st in Englewood neighborhood. Wings are fire

[BD24]

Rosemont is a suburb btw you stupid fuck

[baseline bum]

I'm curious how good Rick Bayless' restaurants there are. Every time I make one of his recipes at home it's fucking incredible whether it's pollo asado, pozole, mole poblano, charro beans, etc.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

chicago hot dogs >> chicago pizza

or get a good steak or heavy italian

[clambake]

dead people are found in their freezers.

wear a jacket.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Rosemont is a suburb btw you stupid fuck

yeah, but when I interned as a database programmer for a military associated company in June 2015 I never said I worked in Castle Hills, Tx... but, everyone knows San Antonio.

[BD24]

You called it a corner of the city. It’s not. It’s the suburbs. That would be like saying Sccherzt is part of San Antonio. Anyway hopefully you accidentally roam into one of the shitty areas near there.

[Millennial_Messiah]

You called it a corner of the city. It’s not. It’s the suburbs. That would be like saying Sccherzt is part of San Antonio. Anyway hopefully you accidentally roam into one of the shitty areas near there.

the shitty areas are south/southwest of downtown.

[BD24]

the shitty areas are south/southwest of downtown.
Lol. My ex lived near rosemont and I visited there plenty.

there is bad areas near there if you venture a few blocks the wrong way one way or the other. Typical dumb ass buying into only the south side is bad :lol

[Millennial_Messiah]

Lol. My ex lived near rosemont and I visited there plenty.

there is bad areas near there if you venture a few blocks the wrong way one way or the other. Typical dumb ass buying into only the south side is bad :lol
how about if I walk to the giordano's by the hotel? I'm staying at the hotel right by the airport

[BD24]

how about if I walk to the giordano's by the hotel? I'm staying at the hotel right by the airport
You will be fine there Andy.

[BD24]

You gonna check out the wing joint I recommended pussy?

[Will Hunting]

Lol. My ex lived near rosemont and I visited there plenty.

there is bad areas near there if you venture a few blocks the wrong way one way or the other. Typical dumb ass buying into only the south side is bad :lol
Even in that event he’d be fine, the cops there are overprotective of white out-of-towners who get lost :lol

The one time I was in Chicago I made a wrong turn, ended up in a really shitty area and before I knew it I got pulled over by a cop who asked me if I was lost. After I said I was lost he called another cop over and I basically had a motorcade escort me back to my hotel :lol

[DMX7]

The Chiraq savages are gonna tear your petite little ass up.. Rest in peace

:lol


Even in that event he’d be fine, the cops there are overprotective of white out-of-towners who get lost :lol

The one time I was in Chicago I made a wrong turn, ended up in a really shitty area and before I knew it I got pulled over by a cop who asked me if I was lost. After I said I was lost he called another cop over and I basically had a motorcade escort me back to my hotel :lol

:lol

I love Chicago.

[Millennial_Messiah]

You gonna check out the wing joint I recommended pussy?

Maybe. I only have 2 nights there. I'm driving thru KC so want to get authentic KC food in KC (Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ is on the agenda) and I want authetic CHI food in Chicago, which naturally leads me to deep dish pizza.

I'm a little leery about the place when I googled it because it's a bit south of downtown, also a little far from my worksite, and for some reason I can't seem to find the Trulia crime heat map that has been handy dandy for me when traveling the past several years.

[BD24]

Maybe. I only have 2 nights there. I'm driving thru KC so want to get authentic KC food in KC (Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ is on the agenda) and I want authetic CHI food in Chicago, which naturally leads me to deep dish pizza.

I'm a little leery about the place when I googled it because it's a bit south of downtown, also a little far from my worksite, and for some reason I can't seem to find the Trulia crime heat map that has been handy dandy for me when traveling the past several years.
Your white ass would be scared in that neighborhood tbh

[Millennial_Messiah]

Your white ass would be scared in that neighborhood tbh

also I could get chicken wings just about anywhere. Wings are ubiquitous but I guess Buffalo and Atlanta are probably *MOST* known for wings out of all major US cities. When I was in Buffalo w/family in Summer 2009 I made sure we got buffalo wings there and tim horton's donuts, tbh, two huge staples there. It's too bad I didn't know about beef and weck back then, missed out on that.

[DJR210]

You gonna check out the wing joint I recommended pussy?

:lol and he responds to "pussy" w/o issue

[ElNono]

Only $60 a day in meal reimbursements? Who do you work for, The Salvation Army?

Did you get a corporate card at least? Or you gotta pay out of pocket too?

[Will Hunting]

Only $60 a day in meal reimbursements? Who do you work for, The Salvation Army?

Did you get a corporate card at least? Or you gotta pay out of pocket too?
They’re also making him DRIVE 15 fucking hours from Dallas to Chiraq rather than buying him a plane ticket + rental car :lmao

[Mitch]

Another one of Andy's fabricated stories, best write up your essay about moving out of Texas :lol

[Chucho]

I wonder what the actual truth is here. LOL, Andy is a fucking turd boy.

[Spurtacular]

Only $60 a day in meal reimbursements? Who do you work for, The Salvation Army?

Did you get a corporate card at least? Or you gotta pay out of pocket too?

Geez, how much do you spend on your daily food?

[Will Hunting]

Geez, how much do you spend on your daily food?
It’s not about how much you spend daily, when you’re traveling you’re not buying groceries, you’re eating out every meal. $60 a day is pretty stingy imo, $20 a meal in an expensive city like Chicago doesn’t give a lot of flexibility.

[DJR210]

Sup faggot, how's the rapes?

[ElNono]

Geez, how much do you spend on your daily food?

When you're on business trips, you don't do groceries, you're eating out. $60 barely covers a meal in a good to great restaurant in some cities like LA.

[ElNono]

They’re also making him DRIVE 15 fucking hours from Dallas to Chiraq rather than buying him a plane ticket + rental car :lmao

Jesus christ, that's crazy. Well, either that or they don't really value his time.

[Spurtacular]

When you're on business trips, you don't do groceries, you're eating out. $60 barely covers a meal in a good to great restaurant in some cities like LA.

How good of a restaurant do you need to go to on your own?

Chilli's would be plenty adequate.

[ElNono]

How good of a restaurant do you need to go to on your own?

Chilli's would be plenty adequate.

Sure, but it all depends on the area. The closest Chilli here is in Inglewood, 20+ mins LA traffic.

Take good restaurants in the area like BJ or Lucille's in the Westfield Mall, you're looking at $40 min, $60 if you get some alcohol. They're good, not great restaurants.

And honestly, room service is not out of the question either, and that can run some bills too, tbh.

But hey, everywhere is different. It just sounded a bit on the low side, tbh... haven't been to Chicago, so not sure what things cost over there.

[BD24]

Another one of Andy's fabricated stories, best write up your essay about moving out of Texas :lol
:lol

[Millennial_Messiah]

Trubisky land is fun. And for the short bus crew like Chucho and Mitch , a mod like Chinook can probably verify I'm posting from illinois servers.

Won $120 at the casino placing 2nd at a sit and go hold em tournament. Deep dish pizza at gino's east and lou malnati's, all reimbursable by the company. Illinois women > Texas women. And it's nice to see a city that has the balls to decorate the city with Christmas decorations, not to mention a place where it actually feels like December in December. Life is good tbh

[Chucho]

Trubisky land is fun. And for the short bus crew like Chucho and Mitch , a mod like Chinook can probably verify I'm posting from illinois servers.

Won $120 at the casino placing 2nd at a sit and go hold em tournament. Deep dish pizza at gino's east and lou malnati's, all reimbursable by the company. Illinois women > Texas women. And it's nice to see a city that has the balls to decorate the city with Christmas decorations, not to mention a place where it actually feels like December in December. Life is good tbh

Nobody cares where you are. You probably are in IL. What nobody believes is your fantasy-life diary entries that hold up like mud huts in rain storms.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Nobody cares where you are. You probably are in IL. What nobody believes is your fantasy-life diary entries that hold up like mud huts in rain storms.
:lol more like brick and stone, chump. any evidence of the contrary?

[Chucho]

:lol more like brick and stone, chump. any evidence of the contrary?

The fact everyone points out the holes in your stories everytime and the proceeding laughing and roasting of you, scrub ass fraud.

[Mitch]

^--- that tbh

Your lies are always very obvious, Andy. You get defensive when called out too :lol

[Trill Clinton]

Trubisky land is fun. And for the short bus crew like Chucho (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=20531) and Mitch (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=36270) , a mod like Chinook (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=37557) can probably verify I'm posting from illinois servers.

Won $120 at the casino placing 2nd at a sit and go hold em tournament. Deep dish pizza at gino's east and lou malnati's, all reimbursable by the company. Illinois women > Texas women. And it's nice to see a city that has the balls to decorate the city with Christmas decorations, not to mention a place where it actually feels like December in December. Life is good tbh

Drop some pics of the city and of the food you ate for us. I know you took photos of the deep dish. I've never been to Chicago outside of O'hare.

[BD24]

Chicago is dope. Not a fan of it in the winter tbh. Give me summer time chi all day everyday though.

Deep dish pizza is ass btw.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Chicago is dope. Not a fan of it in the winter tbh. Give me summer time chi all day everyday though.

Deep dish pizza is ass btw.
The Xmas decorations there are beautiful. Also, now I can brag whenever Chris Collinsworth or someone says "going to Chicago in December is NOT for the faint of heart".

[Millennial_Messiah]

just got back to the apartment. Pics forth coming

[Millennial_Messiah]

Drop some pics of the city and of the food you ate for us. I know you took photos of the deep dish. I've never been to Chicago outside of O'hare.
The place I went to in Kansas City on Sunday 12/1/19 for lunch:

https://i.imgur.com/ynj8jTs.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/XJ5YEGC.jpg

[Millennial_Messiah]

Chicago stuff:

https://i.imgur.com/as33MIp.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/qnw3nxl.jpg

(this one was 17 bucks after a drink and tip)

https://i.imgur.com/cwK7tsp.jpg

The casino where I played a short poker tourney

https://i.imgur.com/FuJLLBP.jpg

This one was expensive, but well worth it

https://i.imgur.com/0RXopfq.jpg

[Millennial_Messiah]

Also, my apologies to spurraider21 for visiting KC on Sunday... I brought them way too much good luck with the presence of my DNA and soul being a few miles from the stadium.

[Millennial_Messiah]

It’s not about how much you spend daily, when you’re traveling you’re not buying groceries, you’re eating out every meal. $60 a day is pretty stingy imo, $20 a meal in an expensive city like Chicago doesn’t give a lot of flexibility.
I didn't eat breakfast (I rarely ever do anyway because I despise American breakfast food, too greasy, processed, sweet, starchy, stomach-irritating and unhealthy IMO) and the office provided sandwiches for lunch one day and Chipotle for the other. They also provided free Coke and Canada Dry Ginger Ale so I never needed to buy drinks.

So it's basically just a nice dinner every day.

[Spurtacular]

Sure, but it all depends on the area. The closest Chilli here is in Inglewood, 20+ mins LA traffic.

Take good restaurants in the area like BJ or Lucille's in the Westfield Mall, you're looking at $40 min, $60 if you get some alcohol. They're good, not great restaurants.

And honestly, room service is not out of the question either, and that can run some bills too, tbh.

But hey, everywhere is different. It just sounded a bit on the low side, tbh... haven't been to Chicago, so not sure what things cost over there.

Yea, but aren't you working to partly pay for your food costs anyhow? I guess it just depends. I can't say a business should be expected to pay for your tequila shots in terms of food allowance.

When I went through Chicago a while back I upon the advice of a friend (a former native) found probably the only quality pizza restaurant (an upscale looking place) with waiters etc that offered a solid personal pizza for less than $20. But I think it was the lunch special is why. Everywhere else even then was pretty much over $50, so I guess I know what you're talking about.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Yea, but aren't you working to partly pay for your food costs anyhow? I guess it just depends. I can't say a business should be expected to pay for your tequila shots in terms of food allowance.

When I went through Chicago a while back I upon the advice of a friend (a former native) found probably the only quality pizza restaurant (an upscale looking place) with waiters etc that offered a solid personal pizza for less than $20. But I think it was the lunch special is why. Everywhere else even then was pretty much over $50, so I guess I know what you're talking about.
Agreed. Things like alcohol should be self paid because they are completely optional and not at all necessary for energy & survival. This company is lenient about it, but at least half of major companies will deduct the alcohol charges off the tab and not reimburse it. One I know of even did not reimburse for dessert.

[SpursforSix]

I didn't eat breakfast (I rarely ever do anyway because I despise American breakfast food, too greasy, processed, sweet, starchy, stomach-irritating and unhealthy IMO)

This is a terrible take. It's not too difficult to eat a healthy and tasty breakfast.

And lol at you even using "healthy" as a parameter for what you eat.
Nigga, you ordered pizza AND calamari. With lemonade.

[Millennial_Messiah]

This is a terrible take. It's not too difficult to eat a healthy and tasty breakfast.

And lol at you even using "healthy" as a parameter for what you eat.
Nigga, you ordered pizza AND calamari. With lemonade.
In Chicago. How often am I in Chicago? Never. I'm eating Chicago food in Chicago and premium BBQ in Kansas City.

***(Bears play the Chiefs next week !! Fate taking me to Dallas, KC and Chicago when the Bears played both Dallas and KC is evidence that I'm supernatural )***

At home, I eat lots of greek salads and regular healthy stuff, meats, limit starch & sugar, etc. But when I'm out, yeah I'll get what I want. At least I don't drink alcohol, tbh.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Also, what is a "healthy" and tasty "breakfast"? Much of the world eats fish and vegetables for breakfast, but the West scoffs at that.

I personally scoff at disgusting things like greasy eggs, greasy bacon, greasy jimmy dean breakfast sausage, greasy breakfast sausage patties, starchy pancakes/waffles with sugary high fructose corn syrup with "maple" flavoring, starchy and often greasy hashbrowns (though that's probably my favorite of the worst), sugary muffins, starchy white bagels with sugary jam and jelly, etc.

[SpursforSix]

Also, what is a "healthy" and tasty "breakfast"? Much of the world eats fish and vegetables for breakfast, but the West scoffs at that.

I personally scoff at disgusting things like greasy eggs, greasy bacon, greasy jimmy dean breakfast sausage, greasy breakfast sausage patties, starchy pancakes/waffles with sugary high fructose corn syrup with "maple" flavoring, starchy and often greasy hashbrowns (though that's probably my favorite of the worst), sugary muffins, starchy white bagels with sugary jam and jelly, etc.

You must eat at shit places if you think greasy eggs are the norm.

[leemajors]

You must eat at shit places if you think greasy eggs are the norm.

You act as if the little troll man has any idea what he is talking about.

[SpursforSix]

You act as if the little troll man has any idea what he is talking about.

I know. I shouldn't even bother.

[Millennial_Messiah]

You must eat at shit places if you think greasy eggs are the norm.

Even cooking them at home. The only eggs I've eaten out are Denny's. And scrambled eggs in Taco Cabana chorizo tacos. I don't touch the fast food breakfast crap.

[Mark Celibate]

When you're on business trips, you don't do groceries, you're eating out. $60 barely covers a meal in a good to great restaurant in some cities like LA.

Wouldn't be that bad if he's at a hotel that offers free breakfast, but then again I don't know how expensive his part of town is. I know the standard government per diem rates vary by zip code

:lol the bar tabs are always what fucked me on per diem when I used to travel more

[Mark Celibate]

Trubisky land is fun. And for the short bus crew like Chucho (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=20531) and Mitch (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=36270) , a mod like Chinook (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=37557) can probably verify I'm posting from illinois servers.

Won $120 at the casino placing 2nd at a sit and go hold em tournament. Deep dish pizza at gino's east and lou malnati's, all reimbursable by the company. Illinois women > Texas women. And it's nice to see a city that has the balls to decorate the city with Christmas decorations, not to mention a place where it actually feels like December in December. Life is good tbh

:lol the fuck does posting from Illinois servers mean? I thought you worked in IT

[Millennial_Messiah]

Wouldn't be that bad if he's at a hotel that offers free breakfast, but then again I don't know how expensive his part of town is. I know the standard government per diem rates vary by zip code

:lol the bar tabs are always what fucked me on per diem when I used to travel more

:lol don't get drunk then lol

[Millennial_Messiah]

:lol the fuck does posting from Illinois servers mean? I thought you worked in IT

or, posting from an Illinois IP address, I guess.

when I was a mod back on a little forum my e-friend started back in 2007 I could see where users were posting from location wise.

[ElNono]

Yea, but aren't you working to partly pay for your food costs anyhow? I guess it just depends. I can't say a business should be expected to pay for your tequila shots in terms of food allowance.

When I went through Chicago a while back I upon the advice of a friend (a former native) found probably the only quality pizza restaurant (an upscale looking place) with waiters etc that offered a solid personal pizza for less than $20. But I think it was the lunch special is why. Everywhere else even then was pretty much over $50, so I guess I know what you're talking about.

Yeah, alcohol is not covered in my case.

[ChumpDumper]

The fuck is wrong with your finger?

[Will Hunting]

^:lmao jesus, between the hobbit feet and the crooked finger Andy must be one sorry looking motherfucker

[Millennial_Messiah]

^:lmao jesus, between the hobbit feet and the crooked finger Andy must be one sorry looking motherfucker

Double jointed master race.

[SpursforSix]

Even cooking them at home. The only eggs I've eaten out are Denny's. And scrambled eggs in Taco Cabana chorizo tacos. I don't touch the fast food breakfast crap.

wait...what??? Are you saying that when you cook eggs at home, they're greasy?

I mean it's not surprising given that you have dry fried turkey and microwave Monte Cristos.

But fucking up eggs at home is probably a sign that you need to kill yourself.

[Millennial_Messiah]

wait...what??? Are you saying that when you cook eggs at home, they're greasy?

I mean it's not surprising given that you have dry fried turkey and microwave Monte Cristos.

But fucking up eggs at home is probably a sign that you need to kill yourself.

Each egg has 1.6 grams of saturated fat and 3.4 grams of unsaturated fat (oil). It's impossible to make non-greasy eggs.

[SpursforSix]

Each egg has 1.6 grams of saturated fat and 3.4 grams of unsaturated fat (oil). It's impossible to make non-greasy eggs.

Retard post of the year nominee.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Retard post of the year nominee.

& then you have to add butter or canola oil to make sure it doesn't stick to the pan

for the record, I still do make homemade eggs and they're good, I just drain out the grease, I add a little bacon if it's there, make french toast and add maple syrup *cough corn syrup cough* and the result is a Homemade McGriddle. But I don't eat it too often, maybe a few times a year.

[leemajors]

butter is good fat, canola oil is not.

[Millennial_Messiah]

butter is good fat, canola oil is not.

huh?

canola oil is the best unsaturated fat. vegetable oil is the one that is toxic

[leemajors]

huh?

canola oil is the best unsaturated fat. vegetable oil is the one that is toxic

they're both highly processed.

[Millennial_Messiah]

they're both highly processed.

what isn't? you have to go to third world countries to get unprocessed food, and half the time there you end up with food poisoning, bird flu from semi cooked chicken, or worse...

[Trill Clinton]

& then you have to add butter or canola oil to make sure it doesn't stick to the pan

for the record, I still do make homemade eggs and they're good, I just drain out the grease, I add a little bacon if it's there, make french toast and add maple syrup *cough corn syrup cough* and the result is a Homemade McGriddle. But I don't eat it too often, maybe a few times a year.

You need some better pans fam. My eggs are never greasy and I use very little butter or Pam spray tbh.

[leemajors]

what isn't? you have to go to third world countries to get unprocessed food, and half the time there you end up with food poisoning, bird flu from semi cooked chicken, or worse...

You don't know what you are talking about.

[Chucho]

Yeah, butter is good. Super heavy usage in keto meals. Coconut oil is great if you're looking to fry something in a pan.

Pretty good snapshot of how sad Andy is; suitably frying eggs is an impossible task for him.

[SpursforSix]

Bend over, I'll fucking drive you to Chicago

[Millennial_Messiah]

Bend over, I'll fucking drive you to Chicago

Pile drive meh 15 hours!

[SpursforSix]

Pile drive meh 15 hours!

that's a gay as fuck thing to say to me

[Chucho]

that's a gay as fuck thing to say to me

Well...when you advertise you're a massive Beats fan, how can you blame young, curious Andy?

[SpursforSix]

Well...when you advertise you're a massive Beats fan, how can you blame young, curious Andy?

Again with the Beats. I know you're a closet Beats fan and just trying to fit in with the hipsters who like to bash on Beats.
When you grow up, you'll look back and wish you could have lived your whole life listening to premium audio.

[Chucho]

Again with the Beats. I know you're a closet Beats fan and just trying to fit in with the hipsters who like to bash on Beats.
When you grow up, you'll look back and wish you could have lived your whole life listening to premium audio.


This frivolous spending on inferior product is why $1m per wouldn't suffice for you.

[Millennial_Messiah]

that's a gay as fuck thing to say to me

Better to shit pancakes than to be the shitdick.

[SpursforSix]

This frivolous spending on inferior product is why $1m per wouldn't suffice for you.

Living your whole life listening to inferior audio is why you can't have decent conversations.

[Chucho]

Living your whole life listening to inferior audio is why you can't have decent conversations.

I thought it was a pretty ok conversation, all things considered. :cry

[SpursforSix]

I thought it was a pretty ok conversation, all things considered. :cry

It's fine. I'm used to dumbing things down for people who have destroyed their ears.

[Chucho]

It's fine. I'm used to dumbing things down for people who have destroyed their ears.

Kinda funny. Deaf/blind premise. +.5

[Millennial_Messiah]

that deaf dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean beats

[RandomGuy]

This is a terrible take. It's not too difficult to eat a healthy and tasty breakfast.

And lol at you even using "healthy" as a parameter for what you eat.
Nigga, you ordered pizza AND calamari. With lemonade.

Sounds like a great breakfast, IMO.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Sounds like a great breakfast, IMO.

If you want a tummy ache

[RandomGuy]

I'm not going anywhere South of downtown. The work site and hotel is in a nice little corner of the city on the northwest side, called Rosemont.

If you go to a knife fight... bring a gun.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFWfOBfTQLg

[Millennial_Messiah]

If you go to a knife fight... bring a gun.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFWfOBfTQLg
What to bring to a gun fight? A rocket?

[RandomGuy]

What to bring to a gun fight? A rocket?

Always wondered that myself. Tank maybe?