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It was in the mid-50's here in Chicago last Wednesday!

Our wind chills for tonight & tomorrow will be -10 to -20!

Chicago....You Have To Love It

First you must learn to pronounce the city name.
It is Chi-ca-go, or Cha-ca-ga depending on if you live
North or South of Roosevelt Rd.
Next, if your road map is more than a few weeks old,
throw it out and buy new one. If in Naperville and
your
map is one day old, then it is already obsolete.
Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere.
Chicago has its own version of traffic rules... "Hold
on and pray."
There is no such thing as a dangerous high-speed chase
in Chicago. We all drive like that.
All directions start with, "I-94"... which has no
beginning and no end.
The morning rush hour is from 6 to 10. The evening
rush hour is from 3 to 7. Friday's rush hour starts
Thursday morning.
If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be
rear ended, cussed out and possibly shot. When you are
the first one on the starting line, count to five when
the light turns green before going to avoid crashing
with all the drivers running the red light in
cross-traffic.
Construction on Northwest Tollway is a way of life
and a permanent form of entertainment. We had sooooo
much fun with that we have added Elgin O'Hare and the
I-355 to the mix.
All unexplained sights are explained by the phrase,
"Oh, we're in Cicero!"
If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is
probably a factory defect.
Car horns are actually "Road Rage" indicators.
All old ladies with blue hair in Mercedes have the
right of way. Period.
First Ave, LaGrange Rd, NW Highway, all mysteriously
change names as you cross intersections (these are
only a FEW examples).
If asking directions in Cicero you must have knowledge
of Spanish.
If in Bridgeport, Mandarin Chinese will be your best
bet.
If you stop to ask directions on the West or South
side
you better be armed.
A trip across town (east to west) will take a minimum
of four hours, although many north/south freeways have
unposted minimum speeds of 75.
The minimum acceptable speed on the Dan Ryan is 85.
Anything less is considered downright sissy.
The wrought iron on windows near Englewood and Austin
are not ornamental.
The Congress Expressway (Ike) is our daily version
of NASCAR.
The Dan Ryan is called "The Death Trap" for two
reasons: "death" and "trap."
If it's 100 degrees, it's Taste of Chicago. If it's 10
degrees and sleeting/snowing, it's opening day at Sox
Park. If it's rained 6 inches in the last hour, the
Western open Golf Classic is in the second round.
If you go to Wrigley Field pay the $25.00 to park in
the "Cubs Lot". Parking elsewhere could cost up to
$2500 for damages, towing fees, parking tickets, etc.
If some guy with a flag tries to get you to park in
his yard, run over him.
Chicago, there's no place like it!

WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED TO SUMMER?

It was 60+ degrees here in TN. yesterday and today's high was 40. If we see 40 the next couple of days, we'll be lucky.

Currently (at 1AM Sat.) it's 25 degrees and falling. Don't know what the wind chill is other than COOOOLD!!

Normally I'd say it's time to move to Florida but it's not exactly warm down there either, is it? brrrrrrrrrrrrr! LOL!!