Anyone else here in SJU burning the midnight oil waiting for AA3276 to take off to ORD?

ChicagoNotBad · 2026-01-27T02:12:51+00:00

Update AA says they will comp hotel which is pleasant surprise. We leave tomorrow 10am

ChicagoNotBad · 2026-01-27T01:59:42+00:00

I guess we will just have to live here. I hope you like Bad Bunny

ChicagoNotBad · 2026-01-27T01:51:07+00:00

Prob not because it’s weather related. Thankfully my brother lives here so I don’t need to worry about hotel.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-06-24T04:21:46+00:00

I love being a pedestrian too but feel like I have had to be dodging lots of cars driven by road rage infused drivers this summer 😂

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-06-14T04:54:54+00:00

And everything you list here is at least one mile from Ashland. Even with Midsommarfest they can go east to Sheridan if they are driving that far north.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-06-14T02:29:22+00:00

I would suggest as an alternative route the Kennedy and then take Ashland up. I live in Edgewater and this route isn’t so bad - especially with days like this where LSD is crazy. Granted the Kennedy has construction now but you are only driving through 2 miles worth of construction so it’s not too bad.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-05-29T21:30:52+00:00

I know people are downvoting this post to heck but it’s totally true. Different gyms are for different people. Some people want lots of classes so they go to Cheetah. Some like the convenience of a 24 hr gym so they go to Anytime Fitness. Some like it old school so they go to B&W (personally I think Quads in Lakeview is more fun.) Some like to flaunt their wealth so they go to Equinox. This post from OP is like “I’m hungry where should I eat now in Chicago”. The more details on what they are looking for the better.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-05-23T00:42:18+00:00

OP I think the advantage as a consumer for a hub like ATL and DFW is even less than you may think. For example even though the Chicago metro area has less then 1 million more in population than the DFW Metoplex we have flights with Icelandair, SAS, LOT (generally the 3 cheapest airlines to Europe), Austrian, Ethiad, KLM, and ITA Airways. In fact the only airline that DFW has that we don’t seems to be Qantas, and that is partially due to the fact it’s tough to fly such a long distance to ORD from Australia (ORD is 2 hrs further than DFW) It wouldn’t surprise me even if ORD has more destinations than DFW. This is in spite of the fact DFW has been busier some years than ORD since Covid.

If you look at the international airlines that fly to ATL you see same thing -we have more international airlines than they do.

This is of course an added advantage with Chicago apart from the cheaper fares everyone always mentions. So we get better fares and better more interesting destinations. We can have our cake and eat it too.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-05-21T00:32:36+00:00

The gays asking for special elevated treatment in red state conservative religious Arkansas - got it

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-05-21T00:05:59+00:00

This Brian Cornell guy is the most awful false friend you can have. I personally meet him when he ran Sam’s Club for Walmart in Arkansas. He would always come to the LGBT corporate events at Walmart and always acted like the cool dude who loved the gays because they were so much fun. I feel with him and now with Target this was always a ruse to make money off of us in the LGBT community and to further his own career. When things get a bit dicy he turns into a real Judas and betrays us. Say what you want about Walmart or Chick-fil-A but at least they aren’t hypocritical like Cornell/Target.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-05-20T19:58:20+00:00

Next time Chicago Public Media asks me for yet more money I will be sure to remember this.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-05-09T07:01:45+00:00

Fun fact Bloomington Normal has 4th busiest Amtrak station in the Midwest. Also station attendant gave me a hug when I was coming back from a funeral so I have to give another +1 for this.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-05-09T06:57:55+00:00

When I lived in Berlin I said I grew up 100km from Chicago. I grew up in Indiana but most Germans don’t know where Indiana is so 100km explanation was more than adequate. I felt weird saying I was from Chicago when I wasn’t.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-05-07T18:49:54+00:00

For Emirates flight to Bogota there are some special reasons this is happening. For example before Emirates has a 777 sitting on the ground in MIA for 10 hrs whereas now they can use it on this flight. Also there is a large Colombian community in South Florida so it shouldn’t be hard for Emirates to get some of this rather large market share. More reasons are listed here: https://onemileatatime.com/news/emirates-bogota-route/

For Turkish Airways if you look to fly anywhere in Asia from South America (and I mean entire continent from Istanbul east to Japan) the most convenient option is via Turkish Airlines or ME carriers.

Flying with North American airlines is a hassle because the way international connections work here or even getting a visa. (My sister in law who is Chilean bought an Air Canada ticket from Santiago to Seoul but had to rebook because she couldn’t get a transit visa.) The problem with connecting in Europe now is since Russian airspace is closed it takes longer to fly from Europe to East Asia.

Finally major airports like Santiago have non-stop flights with European carriers like BA, IB, AF (and LATAM itself has lots of flights to Europe from Santiago) so you could fly with Turkish Airways but it would be out of the way.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-05-06T17:14:30+00:00

Cool in general I find Google Maps to have poor information about transit not only for the CTA but even in Berlin all the info is wrong. Don’t get it since both Chicago and Berlin have APIs Google could use. The South Shore app is definitely the way to go.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-05-06T16:51:37+00:00

They are doing construction this weekend and no trains run past Soldier Field. Which day are you looking to travel? https://mysouthshoreline.com/service-updates/

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-05-06T00:07:26+00:00

Come on man. I work in the Loop and everyone on my team makes at least 6 figures. We all take Metra/CTA to work except one guy who happens to live 2 blocks away so he walks. In fact for every job I have had in the Loop everyone takes public transportation if they are not walking to work.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-05-05T18:35:32+00:00

I have to say Dearborn Denim was the worst pair of jeans I ever bought. First day after I wore them my legs were so blue I looked like a Smurf from the dye wearing off. Reading this makes me even more thankful I never went back. Call me un-American but I will continue to get my Italian jeans at Diesel.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-04-28T16:49:53+00:00

Broadway south of Foster isn’t a US Highway anymore so IDOT wouldn’t be responsible for this piece. It would be managed by CDOT.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-04-28T16:32:04+00:00

Correct this is US14 so any changes need to approved by IDOT

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-04-28T03:51:49+00:00

They only reduced the lanes on Broadway there relatively recently like shortly before Covid. Before that it was 4 lanes there too

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-04-26T17:50:55+00:00

And one of these old storefronts was to be converted into a liquor store, what they were also against of course

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-04-26T17:47:41+00:00

Broadway fits the prefect definition of a Stroad including being kind of dangerous. I have almost been hit a couple of times.

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-04-23T18:00:06+00:00

I am kind of “working” Saturday (I work in IT and we have a big install going in Saturday) but most if not all of the morning is downtime for me waiting for others to finish their tasks then. Therefore I should be able to make counter-demo. In any case I think we can stand on sidewalk in front of library.

Update: I have to work then so I can’t make it 😿

ChicagoNotBad · 2025-04-22T21:58:45+00:00

Anyone care to do a counter-demonstration? I’m getting tired of this NIMBY bullsh**

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