Boopa1219 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 With the film/tv industry about to shut down, does anyone need an opinionated assistant/clerk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 9:06 PM, Joshua Strong said: With the film/tv industry about to shut down, does anyone need an opinionated assistant/clerk? No strike, so that’s good. Get the last season of Saul on the air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 5 hours ago, flavum said: No strike, so that’s good. Get the last season of Saul on the air! The Strike has not been averted, both managing powers just came to terms. The members of IATSE could still (and as of now, probably will) reject the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Be careful out there. Not sure what people can do to protect their own stuff. https://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/catalytic-converter-crooks-hit-mount-greenwood?utm_term=article-slot-1&utm_source=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) Theft of catalytic converters has been happening for many, many years. RVs are particularly vulnerable since they typically have a lot of ground clearance and sit in unsecured storage lots for months at a time. Edited November 2, 2021 by Iwritecode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 It’s always been an issue, they are just getting more ballsy and doing it during the day or in some cases carrying assault rifles with them while committing the crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 6 hours ago, greg775 said: Be careful out there. Not sure what people can do to protect their own stuff. https://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/catalytic-converter-crooks-hit-mount-greenwood?utm_term=article-slot-1&utm_source=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter Get.a.gun.greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, Iwritecode said: Theft of catalytic converters has been happening for many, many years. RVs are particularly vulnerable since they typically have a lot of ground clearance and sit in unsecured storage lots for months at a time. Not in Mt. Greenwood. This is home of Chicago police and fire fighters. Some rugged guys and women. Not sure why the thieves are hitting my neighborhood. But I would think the police in that neighborhood are figuring ways to catch these punks. Not sure how many elderly live in Mt. Greenwood. I know a woman who made her elderly parents move to her house in Colorado because she was afraid the punks would see mom and dad walking to the curb with use of walkers and deem the house an easy mark for home invasion. Edited November 3, 2021 by greg775 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 6 hours ago, Texsox said: Get.a.gun.greg Need to educate myself more on purchasing a suitable firearm for protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 6 hours ago, greg775 said: Need to educate myself more on purchasing a suitable firearm for protection. You keep saying that until it will be too late. Get yourself to a nice gun shop this afternoon. I’d consider buying at least three. Something small and concealable on your person at all times. Then, in a slick car holster, something with a little more bang for when multiple bad guys are coming at you. Finally a good old shotgun for hunting up some food or stopping folks from stealing your provisions. Less than a $1,000 and you will travel and sleep so much better. Don’t forget the ammo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 And Greg, that iron won’t help anyone unless you get some serious training and stay sharp. You tend to freak out over shadow problems and some folks here have written to ol’ Tex and told him that G7 might be a tad too overreactionary for a serious weapon. A famous lawman of the 60s only carried one bullet and he wouldn’t load it unless there was a serious problem. He may be your role model. Don’t go all Dirty Harry when you feel those seven pounds of manhood on your hip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 21 hours ago, greg775 said: Be careful out there. Not sure what people can do to protect their own stuff. https://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/catalytic-converter-crooks-hit-mount-greenwood?utm_term=article-slot-1&utm_source=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter My wife told me about this as well...we live just one neighborhood over from Mt Greenwood....crazy stuff around here....I cannot believe how much gunfire we have heard on a nightly basis for the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raBBit Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 The Ulta by my house has been robbed 3 times. 3 times in the last 7 days. A group of 2-4 people come in with bags and slide all the fragrance in their bags and drive off in a stolen car that is then abandoned on the West/Southwest side of the city. This is basically it every time. Ulta is a retail giant - truly one of the jewels of a rough sector. They're not protecting their customer or employees. What gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 1 hour ago, raBBit said: The Ulta by my house has been robbed 3 times. 3 times in the last 7 days. A group of 2-4 people come in with bags and slide all the fragrance in their bags and drive off in a stolen car that is then abandoned on the West/Southwest side of the city. This is basically it every time. Ulta is a retail giant - truly one of the jewels of a rough sector. They're not protecting their customer or employees. What gives? That’s a retaiL theft not a robbery. And retail theft has been basically decriminalized in Cook County hence why it occurs so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raBBit Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 1 hour ago, ShoeLessRob said: That’s a retaiL theft not a robbery. And retail theft has been basically decriminalized in Cook County hence why it occurs so much. Right. We had some discussion on that the other week but too many people were trashing admin orthodoxy so it was removed. Ulta needs to have security or barriers to deter these criminals in areas where the local government makes a concerted effort to leave the citizenry at risk. Enough is enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Texsox said: And Greg, that iron won’t help anyone unless you get some serious training and stay sharp. You tend to freak out over shadow problems and some folks here have written to ol’ Tex and told him that G7 might be a tad too overreactionary for a serious weapon. A famous lawman of the 60s only carried one bullet and he wouldn’t load it unless there was a serious problem. He may be your role model. Don’t go all Dirty Harry when you feel those seven pounds of manhood on your hip. Thanks for the advice. What about mace as an alternative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 2 hours ago, greg775 said: Thanks for the advice. What about mace as an alternative? An alternative to what? Pepper sauce? The bad guys have guns. You need a bigger gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raBBit Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 15 hours ago, Texsox said: An alternative to what? Pepper sauce? The bad guys have guns. You need a bigger gun Are you always trolling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 22 hours ago, raBBit said: Right. We had some discussion on that the other week but too many people were trashing admin orthodoxy so it was removed. Ulta needs to have security or barriers to deter these criminals in areas where the local government makes a concerted effort to leave the citizenry at risk. Enough is enough. If this is in Chicago, Ulta considers it the price of doing business. In an attempt by the city to have these stores in lower income areas the city makes them put stores in certain areas in order to allow them into other areas. If Best Buy wants to open in Lincoln Park, they have to open a store in Englewood. That was the policy 10 years ago, I am not certain if it still is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raBBit Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 28 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said: If this is in Chicago, Ulta considers it the price of doing business. In an attempt by the city to have these stores in lower income areas the city makes them put stores in certain areas in order to allow them into other areas. If Best Buy wants to open in Lincoln Park, they have to open a store in Englewood. That was the policy 10 years ago, I am not certain if it still is. It's not in Chicago. It's in Cook County. Crime in Cook County suburbs is way up. The vast majority of the people committing the crimes are from Chicago. They leave the city, rob a store in a nice suburban area, return back to the city and ditch the stolen car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 6 hours ago, raBBit said: Are you always trolling? Greg is afraid of being carjacked and other violent crimes. As he pointed out, criminals have guns. If some guy just shot my wife and was aiming at one of my kids, you bet I'd rather have one of my guns in my hand than a cell phone or pepper spray. I may write to Greg in a joking way, but if Greg is serious about his fears, he needs a gun. I don't know how he sleeps at night. He also needs hours of training and many hours more of shooting practice. There are areas of this world this aren't pretty. If he has a job that takes him to those spots, perhaps late at night, he needs to protect himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 To be fair, most carjackers don't want to commit murder and most people getting carjacked don't want to shoot anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Vacheron said: To be fair, most carjackers don't want to commit murder and most people getting carjacked don't want to shoot anyone. Hmmm ... carjacking is one of the most serious crimes imaginable along with home invasion. Anybody guilty of these crimes deserves some PT, prison time. Getting lenient with these perpetrators is WRONG as Chicago will find out when the city is a ghosttown in a couple years when people move OUT. Edited November 6, 2021 by greg775 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Anybody brave enough to start an Aaron Rodgers thread? Not so sure the topic would last long. I'll stifle lest I get in trouble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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