My 3rd day in my new apartment

by Hammer on Apr 1, 2008 9:45 AM CDT

So I have been boasting about the fact that I was moving down Kenmore street for a while, it is like a dream come true. A dream that has brought me to within a 3 minute and 41 second walk from my front door to the bleacher wall, that I actually timed and got flamed for. TOO BAD. I went from a 10 minute bike ride to less than a 4 minute walk.

I was so excited that I would be in before opening day and was lucky to do so. I was expecting the first run in with a drunken wierdo until at least this weekend but I was wrong. I got home for the end of the 9th inning (btw, I love hearing the crowd go crazy from inside my garage on Pies infield single) I get home in time to see that drunkest bastard of all time falling around right in front of my apartment. Between the constant spitting, back and forth sleeping on the hood of his car etc, I eventually became a babysitter in my own aparment to a guy that was trying to get into his car. There was no way I was letting him drive off so I felt trapped. Eventually I offered a cab and got no response and fortunatly 3 ushers leaving the game took over that situation. The funny part was when two women pulled up and when we explained to them he was trying to get into his car she laughed and said "ha, thats my car...yada yada small talk yada yada Welcome to the neighborhood."

this is just another 'personality' trait that comes with the neighborhood, but I was thinking this would happen this upcoming weekend and not day 1!!!! Does anyone have any simliiar stories to share that live nearby? Funny ones, horror stories etc. I love the apartment and will be in the bleachers Wed.

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Stop by in LF and say hi tomorrow.

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by Al Yellon on Apr 1, 2008 9:53 AM CDT reply actions

Plan to.

This will be Woods redemption!!!!!

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry "I strongly dislike Steve Stone." ---Hammer

by Hammer on Apr 1, 2008 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions

I'll be there too...

I'll make sure and stop by

by steinmer on Apr 1, 2008 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions

Enjoy fellas.

No need to look over your shoulder all game Al asking "is that crazy guy gonna come over here again..." I'm sitting the next few games out.

Poor Matty Murton....

by Keystone80435 on Apr 1, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Used to live 3 blocks away...

And it was always pretty interesting coming home from work after a day game. Luckily, a lot of the "fan traffic" stays concentrated near the stadium and around the bars, so it wasn't really a problem right outside of my place or anything.

I was walking down an alley once leaving the Addison Red Line station after work, on the day of a day game. I see a guy in front of me, stumbling around, and I just keep walking on past him. As i'm passing him, I hear the chunks hit the ground. He basically had thrown up mid-stride. The best part was that there was a cop car sitting about 50 feet in front of me, facing me and this drunkard. Lights go on, cop gets out, and he says to me "Who does THIS guy think he is?"

I didn't stick around to see what happened, but you can pretty much fill in the blanks.

by steinmer on Apr 1, 2008 10:19 AM CDT reply actions

Live on Racine.

Right behind some fine drinking establishments. Last year after the Cubs/D-Backs game, my roommate looked out of her bedroom window (she has the garden apt window) and noticed that a "gentleman" was using her window as a restroom.

Apparently he thought he was going on the side of the building and didn't notice the window. She screamed, he screamed and started running away, without properly putting securing his "luggage."

We didn't think anymore about it, but about 20 minutes later we went out the back door and the guy was being ticketed by CPD. Apparently he ran onto the side walk, unzipped.

Got to love the "neighborhood." Welcome to it Hammer!

by Tangled Up In Blue on Apr 1, 2008 1:11 PM CDT reply actions

Ha, I LOVE IT

I love just being able to walk around pregame and see/hear/feel the atmosphere. Thankfully we have a locked gate that would deter local pee'ers.

Good stuff.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry "I strongly dislike Steve Stone." ---Hammer

by Hammer on Apr 1, 2008 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Enjoy it hammer!

The closest I ever lived was Clifton and School... just a few blocks west from Sheffield's. Though it wasn't "really" that close, it still had the feeling in the air if you know what I mean.

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by SackMan on Apr 1, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions

I know what you mean

Although I can see the upperdeck from outside my house and see the back of the scoreboard from the 3rd floor balcony----its awesome. Hearing the boos when CPAT comes to bat before the TV comes back from commercial will be nice

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry "I strongly dislike Steve Stone." ---Hammer

by Hammer on Apr 1, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions