Awesome summary! Subject: Chicago First you must learn to pronounce the city name. Its Chi-caw-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 a 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 sta rt with, I-94 ..which has no beginning and no end. The morning rush hour is from 5 to 11. The evening rush hour is from 2 to 8. Fridays 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 the Elgin-OHare and the I-355 to the mix. (Incidentally the Elgin-OHare does NOT go to either Elgin or OHare). All unexplained sights are explained by the phrase, Oh, were in Cicero! If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a factory defect. Car horns are actually Road Rage indic ators. 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 its 100 degrees, its Taste of Chicago. If its 10 Degrees and sleeting/snowing, its opening day at Comisky Park. If its rained 6 inches in the last hour, the Western open Golf Classic is in the second round. Chicago, theres no place like it! You might be from Chicago if.... *You dont pronounce the s at the end of Illinois. *You become irate at people who do. *You measure distance in minutes. *You have no problem spelling or pronouncing Des Plaines *Your school classes were canceled because of the cold. *Your school classes were canceled because of the heat. *Youve ever had to switch from heat to A/C in the same day. *Stores dont have sacks, they have bags. *You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: Wheres my coat at? or If you go to the Jewel I wanna go with, *You can locate Illinois on the United States map. *You carry jumper cables in your car. *You drink pop. Not Soda! (Exactly) *You realize that I-290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different roads. *You refer to any interstate highway as the Toll way. *You know the names of the interstate:Stevenson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Dan Ryan. *You refer to anything South of I-80 as Southern Illinois. *You refer to Lake Michigan as The Lake. *You refer to Chicago as The City. *No matter where you are, when you hear the term Downtown you immediately assume theyre talking about Downtown Chicago. *You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and anyone who beats the Packers. *You buy The Trib. *You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog. *You know what! Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is. *You know why they call Chicago The Windy City. *You understand what lake-effect means. *You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at. *You have ridden the L. *You can distinguish between the following area codes: 224, 847, 630, 773, 708, 312, and 815. *You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet. Unlike · ·
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:03:23 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015