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The crime rate in the City of Chicago is higher than New York's. The current post-protest crimes notwithstanding, most of it occurs in poverty-stricken areas of the South and West sides. That's not to say it makes the high crime rate OK, but my guess is you don't intend to live in Englewood or North Lawndale, two of the most notorious areas for crime. After living in San Diego and now Phoenix since 2000 I feel perfectly safe walking around in Chicago (as I do in New York). In terms of things to do, as @Benjamin_Nicholas pointed out the sheer number of high-quality museums is really outstanding. In large part that's the result of Chicago society wanting to demonstrate Chicago was every bit as good as New York. (Think of the old Avis commercial - "we're number two, we try harder") The theater scene in Chicago skews away from the mainstream toward the experimental. In addition to the neighborhoods listed above, I've always been fond of Streeterville, The Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Old Town, Bowmanville (just west of Andersonville), Lincoln Square, and Ravenswood. Logan Square also has nice places, although I'd suggest living someplace else when you first arrive and see visit to see if it is someplace you would like to live. I'd stay clear of Bucktown. It is an expensive, trendy place to live and is simply not safe. Margate Park is another one I'd avoid.

In the US, Federal and State disasters are called for cataclysmic events such as hurricanes, floods, fires, explosions, and other events where something bad happens and the destruction is readily apparent. The heat wave was different. It took several days for authorities and the public to realize how badly the heat wave affected people. It was definitely a teachable event, as the city started declaring heat emergencies more quickly and began measuring "ozone action days" and "pollution days." No. Tropical storms are different. There are multiple storms each year, they affect a wider area, and there is a definition of what one is. Chicago is not built to deal with 106 degree heat. 106 degrees is an average summer day in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Palm Springs. I read several accounts of that heat wave today and it appears Chicago reacted the same way until the people started showing up at ERs and the coroner started getting calls.

So has Chicago and no one cared until the heat wave of 1995, when nearly 750 people died. At the time, very few older residential buildings had air conditioning. Most of the deaths occurred in poverty-stricken areas where residents can't afford their utilities, let alone the cost of window air conditioners. Even if air conditioning was prevalent, the strain on the electrical grid would have caused it to fail, as occurred in 1999 when an underground transformer exploded and caused an outage. Power was out for more than a week, trapping hundreds of elderly residents in high-rise buildings along the north side lakefront because they could not walk up and down 10, 20, and 30 flights of stairs. To put it into perspective, the entire city of Atlanta has 2/3 the population of Chicago's south side (498K vs 750K, respectively). That said, I don't think naming heat waves is necessary.

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Couldn't find his RM ad, so my guess is "yes."

That's what I was thinking.

LOVE IT!! It could be a series like "The Other Side of Aspen" Parts 1, 2... Then there's the "Ken More and His Big Appliance" series. ?

Depending on the nature of the surprise, maybe you WANT to be too late!

Or that pair of shoes at Nordstrom that chased me around the internet for three days. But seriously, I've never received a warning message when using rentmasseur.

As of a few minutes ago (10:30 PM Pacific Time, 9/11/20) the bit about requiring a photo is gone from the ad. I guess iMessenger wasn't on overdrive so a modification was made.

Apparently, the renovation is near completion and it will open soon as "Cara." According to the description on Trip Advisor: Opening September 16, 2020. Resting below the foothills of Griffith Park, Cara is a hidden oasis away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Cara not only surrounds you in luxury and style, it centrally places you to enjoy all that Los Angeles has to offer. Cara’s stucco exterior belies the beautiful serene experience awaiting you on the inside. Step through our doors, and a tranquil sense of texture awakens the imagination. The courtyard and patios invite you to linger, creating the perfect environment for your days adventure. The Cara rooms, elegant and discreet, evoke the spirit of Southern California where the days are warm, sunny and breezy. Restful areas, private balconies, textured furnishings thoughtfully designed to offer all the comforts one needs. Relax and let your stay take you to a place beyond the ordinary. All that for a mere $309/night.

One of the funniest and most clever things I've heard in a decade.

"Bronc Dallas" totally sounds like something Colt would have come up with back in the day. Perhaps when they wanted to be creative. That said, "Stallion" has a nicer ring than "Bronc." Oh, gosh, you have to excuse me now. My fantasy boyfriend, Harry Diggerssohn, just came back from his third workout today at the complex's gym. Someone forgot to change his jockstrap after several days of cardio and now he wants to "cuddle." Oh, the sacrifices we make for our men!

There are some Sears stores left, but I don't think a crowded Sears has existed for several years. Haha, no. Was thinking of random places (like the 151 Sheridan bus) and then switched to random fictitious places. "A crowded Sears"seems pretty fictitious these days. That said, "Drill Me, Craftsman" could be fun to watch.

I contacted him a few years ago using RM mail (this was pre-RM messenger), so no email or phone I can share. His ad disappeared a short while after reaching out to him, so I never actually communicated with him.

Thank you for pointing that out. For future reference, make sure you write the sentence correctly when pointing out a typo . The correct way to have written the sentence was to encase the words "wreck" and "wreak" in quotation marks ("), not apostrophes ('), and place the question mark inside of the quotation marks, as below: Could someone please change the headline from "WRECK" to "WREAK?"

If the wildfires and global pandemic weren't bad enough, Utah suffered winds reaching up to 99 MPH Monday and Tuesday, causing hundred of uprooted trees, crushed cars, semis tossed around the freeway, and in one neighborhood a mattress roaring down a street. The Salt Lake City Tribune and Deseret News both have coverage. A colleague who lives in SLC said she sustained a downed section of fence but no debris. It had all been blown away by the winds. Scary.

Except for the times when a Google search leads me there, I've never read it on a consistent basis. I prefer more substantive, well-vetted sites like The Onion. At least their fake information is intended to be fake.

I suppose it is when one wishes to make oneself miserable.

Gen-X here, but similar story. There was a woman involved, but it was me never quite making the move to be romantic that finally made me say "dude, you're gay" at 30. I came out to others at 33. No one had an issue at all. One of my straight friends said something to the effect of "I hope you didn't feel like I'd reject you if you told me sooner." A few years later my dad mentioned that he wasn't surprised but was glad I was able to come out and stop hiding. This is the same dad who tried setting me up with one of his physicians. When I said I wasn't interested he asked me what kind of guys I like. If it is any consolation, Boomers and Gen X-ers aren't the only ones who have struggled with coming out. When I co-facilitated a men's coming out group about 20 - 40 percent of the members were college age to late 20's. and another 30 - 50 percent in their mid-30's to mid-40's. To paraphrase Depeche Mode, people are people, so why would it be, that different age groups would experience differently?

That's about as crass as saying "I only go to grindr and scruff to find hook-ups." It's not like you are using the comparative literature study groups section of MeetUp for that purpose. ?On second thought, if you DID use a comparative literature study group to identify business opportunities I might join one. ?

I support a couple of the local food banks here in Phoenix, UMOM (an organization that assists homeless women/children and those who are victims of domestic violence), Arizona Humane Society (from which I adopted the furry little lights of my life). Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona (what they can't sell they recycle), and the San Diego County LGBT+ Center (in addition to youth housing and an excellent program for trans people they offer several support groups and sliding-scale mental health services). I'm also a subscriber to my local NPR station and give here and there to other charities.

Well, no one said "in @RealAvalon 's bedroom, so I think you saying "in my bedroom" to mean your bedroom technically is saying it for the first time. So, you're good. ? ?

Not the same guy at all. I've seen Bigtexstud's vids on xtube and Dudes Nude as well as the face pics in his ad. He looks nothing like Josh Big Texan, whom I hired several years ago.