hello everyone, I'm new to this forum thing so any tips on do's & don'ts is appreciated. I'm here because I was browsing thru, i saw that there is definitely a wide range of topics on here to help me pass the time. Btw, I'n in the Windy City-where we just got a decent size snowfall dumped on us last nite. but hey, what's winter in Chicago without some of that purrty white stuff = )
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New from the Chi
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hello everyone, I'm new to this forum thing so any tips on do's & don'ts is appreciated. I'm here because I was browsing thru, i saw that there is definitely a wide range of topics on here to help me pass the time. Btw, I'n in the Windy City-where we just got a decent size snowfall dumped on us last nite. but hey, what's winter in Chicago without some of that purrty white stuff = )
... as I crawl under my rock...DaveNay said:Good grief man! Are you drunk or stoned tonight?!
Look at MsLet's location (or my reply).
Sorry. I never heard of "Chi". Since we have so many international members, I thought the member was from another counry.
PS. Gave up on stoned years ago so I'll go with drunk.
Hey guys! OK, I said "from the Chi" as in Chi-town;pronounced Shy Town. Sorry if it set off some confusion & I've always been curious myself as to wth ORD is all about?? But Doc-CUBA-huh?? Fill me in please. Oh, & yes POV = point of view. I'm actually just getting hip to all these abbreviated forms myself..........
Don't worry about the confusion. Some of us are just a little slower than others.MsLet said:
Hey Doc, I'm wondering how you came up with Cuba myself (although it's probably somehwat obvious and I'll have to smack my head again...) Damn, no wonder why I always have a headache.
bczoom said:
The original airport located at the current location of O'hare airport was Orchard Field. The ORD designation comes from this original name.
Orchard Field was renamed O'hare International Airport in 1949 in commemoration of [FONT=Verdana,Arial]Lt. Cmdr. Edward "Butch" O'Hare, a WWII ace pilot.[/FONT]
If you have Google Earth, here is an interesting set of overlay images I did showing Orchard Field from the late 1930's vs todays O'hare Airport. If you adjust the slider for the transparency of the pictures, you can see how it has changed from farm land (and an orchardbczoom said:
) to a whole lot of concrete.O'hare Airport image overlays
bczoom said:Don't worry about the confusion. Some of us are just a little slower than others.
Hey Doc, I'm wondering how you came up with Cuba myself (although it's probably somehwat obvious and I'll have to smack my head again...) Damn, no wonder why I always have a headache.
Chi was a rebel leader in Cuba. He was a freedom fighter before Castro came along, and he even helped Castro get into power. Once in power Castro turned on Chi.
So, Chi reminded me of Cuba ....
Don't worry BC .....I get those headaches too.