The week I moved to Logan Square was pure chaos - anyone else have a brutal first week?

I landed a job in the loop and thought I found the perfect apartment on Milwaukee Ave. But my first Monday morning, the Blue Line was so packed I had to let three trains pass before I could squeeze on. I barely made it to work on time, and by Wednesday my moving company canceled last minute and I was hauling boxes up three flights of stairs in the rain. So which is worse for a newcomer - the commute shock or the moving logistics?

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gavin_kelly9113d ago

The "moving company canceled" part hit close to home. But I think you're overlooking the real nightmare here - the first time you realize your apartment has zero soundproofing and the guy above you plays drums at 11 PM. That third week is when the real Logan Square hazing begins. You'll learn to identify every neighbor's footsteps and which alley cats are having arguments at 3 AM. Commute shock is temporary, moving logistics are a few bad days. But that thin wall between you and your neighbors? That's the gift that keeps on giving.

butler.finley13d ago

Gotta disagree hard on this one. Soundproofing complaints usually mean people never lived in a real city before, and white noise machines exist for a reason. Apartment noise is just background texture of city life, not some secret hazing ritual.

daniel_walker13d ago

Block 310 on my floor has this couple who argues about whose turn it is to take out recycling at exactly 2:15 AM every single night. People saying noise is just city texture never had to listen to someone's subwoofer bleed through two floors like its their personal bass testing facility. @gavin_kelly91 is right that the third week is when you really figure out who lives above you and what weird schedule they keep. A white noise machine cant help when the guy next door practices his didgeridoo at midnight on Tuesdays.