whe n i lived there, actually i lived out in Wheaton, I bought a piece of crap '72 Chrysler New Yorker. Bought it from a co-worker at Bell Labs for three hundred bucks. Car was in such bad shape the thermostat would slide toward "H" soon as you stopped at a light. You had to get it moving and the wind streaming past the engine block for it to cool down. The thing was, bad as all that was, i didn't yet understand the concept of salting the roads Chicago style. Damn car all but rusted out from under me!
-------------- Original message -------------- From: Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I get along fine in the winter...One rule of thumb...When it gets cold, Chicago becomes an indoor town. Plenty to do inside and you learn the value of public transportation (for now, that is)... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: great! reminds me of my feelings when i left Texas for Illinois. It was 108 degrees when I left Texas, only 83 when I got to O'Hare Airport. I reveled in the cool weather, the change in color of the leaves. When it snowed on Thanksgiving Day--Thanksgiving!--i called everyone back home in Fort Worth to tell them how beautiful it was. I got into making snowmen, tramping through the winter wonderland of the woods, having snowball fights. But by Christmas, I was sick as hell of slipping and sliding, of my car spinning out around corners, of my skin freezing soon as it was exposed to the air. Worst of all: the beautiful snow turning to dark-as-mud slush soon as it started melting, people tracking it inside, pushing the mess to the side of the road and their walks. Yuck! The one good thing I can say about Chicago winter? It was so freakin' cold, I never caught a cold! -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Reece Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear Diary AUG 12 Moved to our new home in Connecticut. It is so beautiful here. The forests and valleys are gorgeous. Can hardly wait to see them covered in snow. I love it here. Oct 14 Connecticut is the most beautiful place on earth.The leaves have turned all colors and shades of orange and red. Went for a ride through the valleys and saw some deer. They are so graceful, certainly they are the most wonderful animal on earth. This must be paradise. I love it here. NOV 11 Deer season will start soon. I can't imagine anyone wanting to kill such a gorgeous creature. Hope it snows soon. I love Connecticut. DEC 2 It snowed last night. Woke up to find everything blanketed with white. It looks like a postcard. We went outside and cleaned the snow off the steps and shoveled the driveway. We had a snowball fight (I won), and when the snow-plow came by, we had to shovel the driveway again. What a beautiful place. I love Connecticut. DEC 12 More snow last night. I love it. The snow-plow did his trick again to the driveway. I still love it here. DEC 19 More snow last night. Couldn't get out of the driveway to get to work. I am exausted from shoveling. Damned snow plow. DEC 22 More of that white shit fell last night. I've got blisters on my hands from shoveling. I think the snow-plow hides around the curve and waits until I'm done shoveling the driveway. Asshole! DEC 25 Merry Christmas. More friggin' snow. If I ever get my hands on the son-of-a-bitch that drives that snow-plow, I swear, I'll kill the bastard. Don't know why they don't use more salt on the roads to melt the ice. DEC 27 More white shit last night. Been inside for 3 days except for shoveling out the driveway after that prick with the snow-plow comes by. Can't go anywhere. Cars stuck in a mountain of white shit. The weatherman says to expect another 10" tonight. Do you know how many shovelfuls of snow 10" is? DEC 28 The weatherman was wrong. We got 34" of that f**king white shit this time. At this rate it won't melt till next October. The snow-plow got stuck up the road and that bastard came to the door asking to borrow my shovel. I beat the shit out of him with it. JAN 4 Finally got out of the house today. Went to the store to get some food and on the way back a damned deer ran out in front of my car and I hit it. Did about $3000 worth of damage. Those beasts should be killed or something. Wished the hunters had killed them all last November. May 3 Took the car to the garage in town. Would you believe the thing is rusting out from all the fucking salt they put on the roads? 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