Squeak 17 #1 January 2, 2009 Well we are in Chicago now. Lincoln Park area and it's a wee bit nippy Off to check out the sights and sites tomorrowYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,391 #2 January 2, 2009 Quote Well we are in Chicago now. Lincoln Park area and it's a wee bit nippyOff to check out the sights and sites tomorrow Vacationing in Chicago in January? Didn't know you were into masochism.I still fondly remember the last time I saw it: 12 years ago in my rearview mirror as I drove the rental-truck West."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #3 January 2, 2009 You just have to learn how to appreciate the non-normalI love seeing places in the non "postcard" guise You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,391 #4 January 2, 2009 Quote You just have to learn how to appreciate the non-normalI love seeing places in the non "postcard" guise Well, then you would love Cleveland."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #5 January 2, 2009 Quote Well we are in Chicago now. Lincoln Park area and it's a wee bit nippyOff to check out the sights and sites tomorrow Wow, Chicago for New Year .... the though freezes my soul!Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 1 #6 January 2, 2009 Welcome to the neighborhood! The city can keep you busy with things to see and do for weeks! She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #7 January 2, 2009 QuoteLyrics: Chicago, Chicago that toddling town Chicago, Chicago I will show you around I love it bet your bottom dollar you'll lose the blues in Chicago, Chicago What on Earth is a toddling town? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeflyChile 0 #8 January 2, 2009 Quote Quote Lyrics: Chicago, Chicago that toddling town Chicago, Chicago I will show you around I love it bet your bottom dollar you'll lose the blues in Chicago, Chicago What on Earth is a toddling town? Chicago is..duh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #9 January 2, 2009 Smart arse (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #10 January 2, 2009 Welcome to the area! Enjoy Chicago. I'm out of the freezing north tomorrow morning. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pokerstar 0 #11 January 2, 2009 Excellent! Try Goose Island - Great Micro Beer, (Really Great Beer) and Good food. They have 2 Brew Pubs, Wrigleyville and Clyborne area. http://www.gooseisland.com/pubs/pubs.asp Are your travels taking you to Minneapolis?Fortunately, I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber. --- The Dude --- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,635 #12 January 2, 2009 Quote Well we are in Chicago now. Lincoln Park area and it's a wee bit nippyOff to check out the sights and sites tomorrow Make sure you have some real pizza.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #13 January 3, 2009 spent nearly 4 hours in the Chicago art institute today, and didn't see a lot of it. COOL place. Rodin, Degass, LeTrec, Rembrandt, Van Gough, Monet,We very RARELY get works of that calibre in OZ, to see them all in one gallery was a treatLake Michigan with ice on it is also a bit unusual for us Icicles on the ladders, and little icebergs in the waterNice place you guys have here, if not5 a little chilly You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,346 #14 January 3, 2009 Damn, you missed the Polar Bear jump. A whole bunch of people jumping into that frozen lake on New Years Day. It has to be seen to be believed."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #15 January 3, 2009 QuoteDamn, you missed the Polar Bear jump. A whole bunch of people jumping into that frozen lake on New Years Day. It has to be seen to be believed. Got vid or pics?Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #16 January 3, 2009 QuoteQuoteDamn, you missed the Polar Bear jump. A whole bunch of people jumping into that frozen lake on New Years Day. It has to be seen to be believed. Got vid or pics? Voyeur!Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,346 #17 January 3, 2009 I'm not in Chicago, and I didn't make the one in Sheboygan WI (closest to me) this year. I was silly enough to jump a couple times, but not anymore. http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2143653-the-sheboygan-polar-bears-take-the-annual-new-years-day-plunge"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #18 January 3, 2009 Quote I'm not in Chicago, and I didn't make the one in Sheboygan WI (closest to me) this year. I was silly enough to jump a couple times, but not anymore. http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2143653-the-sheboygan-polar-bears-take-the-annual-new-years-day-plunge Oh HELL NO!!!!!!! Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,346 #19 January 3, 2009 Quote Quote I'm not in Chicago, and I didn't make the one in Sheboygan WI (closest to me) this year. I was silly enough to jump a couple times, but not anymore. http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2143653-the-sheboygan-polar-bears-take-the-annual-new-years-day-plunge Oh HELL NO!!!!!!! Afraid so. Video clip from Sheboygan this year. If you listen closely you can hear the "It's not cold enough" chant: http://www.sheboyganpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=videonetwork&videoID=981844741 And this is a couple good friends of mine. Tim is a licensed jumper and Tony has done a couple static line jumps http://www.sheboyganpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=U0&Date=20090101&Category=SHE0802&ArtNo=901010816&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=40"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,391 #20 January 3, 2009 Quote Quote I'm not in Chicago, and I didn't make the one in Sheboygan WI (closest to me) this year. I was silly enough to jump a couple times, but not anymore. http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2143653-the-sheboygan-polar-bears-take-the-annual-new-years-day-plunge Oh HELL NO!!!!!!! The worst part: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm3F9piwnTU"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #21 January 3, 2009 Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #22 January 4, 2009 Quote spent nearly 4 hours in the Chicago art institute today, and didn't see a lot of it. COOL place. Rodin, Degass, LeTrec, Rembrandt, Van Gough, Monet,We very RARELY get works of that calibre in OZ, to see them all in one gallery was a treat Nor do we in Tacoma, WA. Wish we could have been there with you guys. Pretty nice museum for a city that once proclaimed to be "Hog Butcher to the World." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SansSuit 1 #23 January 4, 2009 Quote Oh HELL NO!!!!!!! +1 (...and I KNOW from cold! )Peace, -Dawson. http://www.SansSuit.com The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
