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dasanii19 · 07-06-2007, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by rogerxd45

go to the musuem of scince and industry and navy pier the planitarium is really cool. where ru staying on what side of town. i go there every year so if you have any questions just ask

I will man, thanks.. Im not exactly sure where abouts in Chicago we are going yet, shes waiting on an email from her work with details so as soon as I know ill post up..

teamcnabb05 · 07-06-2007, 10:10 PM

the two most windy cities (avg per year) in the united states are chicago and kill devil hills NC. that where the wright brothers made thier first flight.

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Originally Posted by dasanii19

Windy city? I had no idea, is it really that windy all year round or what?I absolutely hate the wind, I think its the most annoying thing ever. Nevada gets pretty windy at times, I just stay inside as much as I can until it passes.

dasanii19 · 07-06-2007, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by teamcnabb05

the two most windy cities (avg per year) in the united states are chicago and kill devil hills SC. that where the wright brothers made thier first flight.

Like all year round or what? Is it ever Calm?

aiformula · 07-06-2007, 11:58 PM

I lived there for 2 years while I was in college and still go back to visit friends every few months. I agree, Museum of Science n Industry is cool, esp. the captured German U-boat tour. I will warn you if you are claustrophobic, don't take that tour. The Shedd Aquarium is one of my favorite places on earth. The field museum at Soldier Field has rotating collections and some are cool while some are pretty lame. The art museum in impressive. If you are staying downtown, there are a number of restaurants you need to try, but I'll hold off mentioning them until you figure out where you are staying. There's plenty to do outside of town too. A good fun "knight" can be had out in Schaumburg, at Medeival Times. You are fed a decent meal and you have a bit of a show including horse show, joust, free flight falconry, and a sword fight. The acting is not the greatest but just kick back and enjoy it for what it is. It's almost always breezy downtown so no matter when you go, pack a slightly warmer set of clothes for the evenings. As roger said, any questions, call me. There are several members on here from the chicago area. I've met several of them, all quality folks so far.

When do you ship out?

Celcius · 07-07-2007, 12:41 AM

Yeah, Im from The Chi, tell me where you guys are going, im pretty sure I can tell you all the places to go. The original Uno's, water tower place is sweet, in july, they have the taste of chicago, the air and water show. Eli's Cheescake, Garrett Popcorn is pretty famous, AWESOME popcorn, if you go north to Gurnee, there is Gurnee Mills Mall (Huge), Great America. Yeah the shedd aquarium is awesome and the planitarium feel free to pm depending on what you guys would like to do.

xd4life · 07-07-2007, 01:33 AM

OHHH yea you got to get you a Chicago style Pizza. Man you are in for a treat. Chicago pizza. I think it was Gino's pizza that was pretty good, and there was a place that you could get a pizza at 5am delivered even.

FatMatt1981 · 07-07-2007, 07:14 AM

I haven't been to Chicago for a long freakin time. The Museum of Science and Industry ruled.....gotta check out the U505 U-boat....and the awesome IMAX. Shed aquarium was nice.....the Sears tower was awesome too.
For a big axx city it was nice n clean in town.....
the pizza does rule!

Dhunter55 · 07-07-2007, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by xd4life

OHHH yea you got to get you a Chicago style Pizza. Man you are in for a treat. Chicago pizza. I think it was Gino's pizza that was pretty good, and there was a place that you could get a pizza at 5am delivered even.

+1 and Chicago style dog too.

Etta Place · 07-07-2007, 08:31 AM

I'm surprised no one mentioned Millennium Park. Check out this website. This place is VERY cool. It's downtown. http://www.millenniumpark.org/

I second the suggestion about seeing the Cubs play. It's great. You can take the El right to Wrigley Field.

It's a great and exciting town. If you like the blues, Chicago has great blues clubs.

The hotdogs are tasty.

Lake Michigan is beautiful.

My brother lives in a suburb and I have thought about moving there. But the weather is pretty nasty in the winter. No, it is not windy all the time.

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Originally Posted by dasanii19

My girlfriend has go to Chicago to train for a new job she got here in Reno and shes taking me with her.. All expenses paid and im off work so why the heck not right? LOL, pretty crazy.This all came about pretty quick, we are leaving on the 23rd of this month and will be there for 2 months... Wow!!

Im just excited to check out new things, I have no idea what to expect

Im not bringing any firearms, Ive heard about the laws... Oh well.. So anyone here on XD talk live in Chicago?

Judge · 07-07-2007, 08:51 AM

I spent a winter in Chicago. Didn't matter what I wore, it was cold to the bone. That damn wind blowing off of the north shore... I always said that a while back, a group of people decided NY wasn't cold and dirty enough, so they moved west and started Chicago.

I hope that helps.

Seriously, you're going at a good time - not so cold. One of the best memories I have is during that January - I was with a Med Sales company up there at the time, they were shooting a new med supply catalogue. But they wanted it to be different. They wanted to have girls in bikini's holding - modeling- the equipment.

Soooo at 4am, on a Saturday morn - it was dark and about 3 degrees - wind chill was below zero, they had girls in bikini's on the water's edge posing for pics. They had huge kerosene foreced air heaters - and these girls all wrapped up in thick huge parkas. They'd use guys bundled up to set up the equipt - test the lights with them, focus the cameras, mark the positions ect.. then when they had everything ready they'd callout and the girl for the scene would shuck her parka, RUN, and I mean RUN to the postiion, grab whatever and for 5 seconds try to ignore she was literally freezing to death.

It was, uh, cold enough, that they had to retouch every pic... it was a funny, funny morning.

Hope your time is as enjoyable!

07-06-2007, 11:58 PM	#14
aiformula XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sw ohio Posts: 3,086	I lived there for 2 years while I was in college and still go back to visit friends every few months. I agree, Museum of Science n Industry is cool, esp. the captured German U-boat tour. I will warn you if you are claustrophobic, don't take that tour. The Shedd Aquarium is one of my favorite places on earth. The field museum at Soldier Field has rotating collections and some are cool while some are pretty lame. The art museum in impressive. If you are staying downtown, there are a number of restaurants you need to try, but I'll hold off mentioning them until you figure out where you are staying. There's plenty to do outside of town too. A good fun "knight" can be had out in Schaumburg, at Medeival Times. You are fed a decent meal and you have a bit of a show including horse show, joust, free flight falconry, and a sword fight. The acting is not the greatest but just kick back and enjoy it for what it is. It's almost always breezy downtown so no matter when you go, pack a slightly warmer set of clothes for the evenings. As roger said, any questions, call me. There are several members on here from the chicago area. I've met several of them, all quality folks so far. When do you ship out? __________________ Tony Obama '08... change we can bereave in. Guns are like orgasms.......you just can't have enough good ones!

07-07-2007, 12:41 AM	#15
Celcius XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 114	Yeah, Im from The Chi, tell me where you guys are going, im pretty sure I can tell you all the places to go. The original Uno's, water tower place is sweet, in july, they have the taste of chicago, the air and water show. Eli's Cheescake, Garrett Popcorn is pretty famous, AWESOME popcorn, if you go north to Gurnee, there is Gurnee Mills Mall (Huge), Great America. Yeah the shedd aquarium is awesome and the planitarium feel free to pm depending on what you guys would like to do. __________________ "Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the people's liberty keystone... the rifle and the pistol are equally indispensable... more than 99% of them by their silence indicate that they are in safe and sane hands. The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour. " -George Washington - XD 45 ACP Bi-Tone - Ruger 10/22

07-07-2007, 01:33 AM	#16
xd4life XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in HOTLANTA Posts: 2,251	OHHH yea you got to get you a Chicago style Pizza. Man you are in for a treat. Chicago pizza. I think it was Gino's pizza that was pretty good, and there was a place that you could get a pizza at 5am delivered even. __________________ "A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well." Rick Hebert "The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities.... It is best to win without fighting." Sun-tzu 300 B.C Bob Barr FOR PRESIDENT

07-07-2007, 07:14 AM	#17
FatMatt1981 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,467	I haven't been to Chicago for a long freakin time. The Museum of Science and Industry ruled.....gotta check out the U505 U-boat....and the awesome IMAX. Shed aquarium was nice.....the Sears tower was awesome too. For a big axx city it was nice n clean in town..... the pizza does rule! __________________ \"Through strength, we deter tyranny\" ICVM OD XD-40 4\" Black on black XD-9 4\"

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07-07-2007, 08:51 AM	#20
Judge XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,814	I spent a winter in Chicago. Didn't matter what I wore, it was cold to the bone. That damn wind blowing off of the north shore... I always said that a while back, a group of people decided NY wasn't cold and dirty enough, so they moved west and started Chicago. I hope that helps. Seriously, you're going at a good time - not so cold. One of the best memories I have is during that January - I was with a Med Sales company up there at the time, they were shooting a new med supply catalogue. But they wanted it to be different. They wanted to have girls in bikini's holding - modeling- the equipment. Soooo at 4am, on a Saturday morn - it was dark and about 3 degrees - wind chill was below zero, they had girls in bikini's on the water's edge posing for pics. They had huge kerosene foreced air heaters - and these girls all wrapped up in thick huge parkas. They'd use guys bundled up to set up the equipt - test the lights with them, focus the cameras, mark the positions ect.. then when they had everything ready they'd callout and the girl for the scene would shuck her parka, RUN, and I mean RUN to the postiion, grab whatever and for 5 seconds try to ignore she was literally freezing to death. It was, uh, cold enough, that they had to retouch every pic... it was a funny, funny morning. Hope your time is as enjoyable!