By The Way...

Sunday, September 30, 2007
11:03:00 PM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
Now, you all know I'm very fond of Chicago, because I went to college there, and because I think it's one of the great American cities. That said, I will never again willingly drive into that city, because the Dan Ryan Expressway is pure unmitigated evil. It took me an hour to drive a single mile on it on a Sunday afternoon. I mean, in the words of the younger generation, WTF? That's just nuts. It took me less time to get from the Illinois-Indiana border to Indianapolis (which is something like 160 miles) than it took me to get from Schaumberg to the Indiana Toll Road (which is about 35 miles).

Never again, people. Never. Ever.

How was your Sunday?


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• #6 Comment from bbartle3 
  10/1/07 8:07 PM | Permalink

  There might be another route that
  on the map looks longer, but in practice
  has more manageable traffic. That's
  sometimes true in and around LA. For
  example, for me to get to Santa Monica,
  on any day or hour, it's faster and better
  to go via by surface streets than on the Santa
  Monica freeway. Besides, I like getting to
  Venice Beach first then walk to
  Santa Monica beside the beach.
  
  The other solution is to buy a small plane
  Ha ha ha ha ha....
  
  Barry
• #5 Comment from jmorancoyle 
  10/1/07 3:21 PM | Permalink

       I can't put it here what we really call the Dan Ryan here in Chicago, because it truly isn't nice. On the other hand, I've spent many, many hours sitting in traffic there and thanking God that I don't normally keep weapons or handguns in my car. Because I certainly would have put myself away with an easy shot to the head. Now. If you want to talk about crossing the Indiana line at 80/90 going east, is another subject. I'd rather take side streets from Schaumberg. There is only one major expressway.... Oh never mind. My stomich is twisting up in knots thinking about it.
  Jude
  http://journals.aol.com/jmorancoyle/MyWay
• #4 Comment from pattboy92 
  10/1/07 8:22 AM | Permalink

  I love Chicago as well, but I was there on a business trip about 10 years ago and took cabs everywhere...I felt like I was in a roller coaster ride the way the cabs zipped around.
  
  If you're a thrill-seeker, take a cab to Navy Pier.  They way they zoom around the pylons below the overpass, you'd think you're going to die at any moment!
  
  And don't get me started on all of that horn-honking.
  
  Patrick
  http://www.patrickkphillips.com
• #3 Comment from neonfever 
  10/1/07 7:47 AM | Permalink

  I told you Sunday afternoon would be bad. You do realize that the Dan Ryan was under construction, right?
• #2 Comment from mavarin 
  10/1/07 1:12 AM | Permalink

  You need a chauffeur and a car with shades on the passenger windows.  Or a teleport.  Yes, that would be better.  This whole 21st century transport thing clearly throws you, every time.

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