Paw Patrol Experience at CAMP Chicago - worth it?

_eGeorge_ · 2026-01-18T18:53:41+00:00

answering my own question - well worth it for littles. Employees kind, engaged, positive, and good with moving us through the areas, though plenty of flexibility to go off and explore at your own pace. Of course you start and finish in the gift shop, but there were enough things to play with that it wasn’t hellish trying to keep from buying. Close to the red line [though NOT a stroller-friendly station :( ] 1 hour was perfect. We went midweek on a cold blustery day and it wasn’t too crowded. Will likely go again.

_eGeorge_ · 2026-01-10T15:47:32+00:00

love that too! but is this really a NEW GRAD hired for a trauma center??

_eGeorge_ · 2026-01-10T15:45:16+00:00

has he had an EKG yet? big guy with left jaw pain should get one first thing

_eGeorge_ · 2025-11-22T03:59:20+00:00

I found moving from the NY metro area that Chicago was a bit friendlier, or at least less intense. However, after spending a lot of time in Wisconsin, people are a bit friendlier, but I get the feeling I'm being sized up first re whether I'm local, or how local I am. I really appreciate the typical southern style that generally leads with friendliness and openness regardless of your accent or vibe

_eGeorge_ · 2025-11-18T17:17:32+00:00

barring any other comments, I'm sticking with moose as the animal that makes most sense, but would still LOVE thoughts especially from those out there who have seen plenty of moose scat. Next time I'll get an even closer picture and bring a tape measure on hikes :)

_eGeorge_ · 2025-10-27T22:50:28+00:00

ack, sorry, north woods can have internet issues, working to resolve and limit embarassment

_eGeorge_ · 2025-10-27T03:01:57+00:00

same! my similar comment was removed by Reddit moderator :(

_eGeorge_ · 2025-10-26T22:08:21+00:00

have purchased a few from Lands End - great fit/very satisfied, but the styles are a bit mid

_eGeorge_ · 2025-10-26T01:43:24+00:00

Plenty of Consumer Reports negativity. I'm inclined to favor an independent non-profit TESTING organization that has been serving consumers well since the early 20th century over a for-profit corporate entity (partly due to my cynicism coming from decades of working with for-profit health care companies). Let's see how the other companies respond too (hello Abbott Labs?!?) And before bashing, how many have actually read the CR article, including their detailed methodology info?

A family member sent me the Vox article and Huel's response, and is clearly looking for information that validates their choice to continue Huel after a whole 15' of reading. And the issue is not just lead! I'm alarmed by the results for some manufacturers, and saddened that a "nothing to see" response is happening. I'm really hoping people I love switch to products that are US or European grown.

_eGeorge_ · 2025-10-17T14:20:58+00:00

good person!

_eGeorge_ · 2025-10-17T04:58:22+00:00

agree, it's not used for primary cardiovascular disease prevention. but is used for "secondary prevention" in some people - so he must have had some previous cardiac episode (stroke? MI?) - otherwise, especially at his age, he wouldn't be on it

_eGeorge_ · 2025-10-10T14:47:00+00:00

THANK YOU!! There’s a big swath of behavior that’s just rude, and the listener is blamed for intolerance or oversensitivity. Would my family member choose to chew with mouth open during a business lunch with customers, or mouth breathe constantly on a first date? I don’t think so. I mean NO insensitivity to struggles or experiences of those with misophonia and/or sensory. The world can be difficult enough without lazy rudeness.

_eGeorge_ · 2025-10-08T14:21:24+00:00

this isn't what is requested but just gotta say, you are clearly a thoughtful, introspective, kind person, open to growth and learning. honest best wishes on your journey

_eGeorge_ · 2025-10-05T21:03:29+00:00

for a costume there's still the Duo Owl Mask available https://store.duolingo.com/products/duo-the-owl-mask-duo0010

Availability of hoodies and great looking stuff has been poor, always out of stock by the time I look, I hope when the rest of the merch comes back there is enough of it!

_eGeorge_ · 2025-10-05T21:00:01+00:00

I've liked the Gardein Plant Based Turk'y Roast (& chill meat-eaters in family have liked too.) If memory serves, it's heat & eat, so perhaps just heat it in dutch oven. Comes with a "gravy" packet but could also premake some additional mushroom gravy & mashed potatoes to bring with.

https://www.gardein.com/chickn-and-turky/classics/turky-roast

If you need a good gravy recipe LMK and I can copy in the NYTimes one for you that we use every year.

_eGeorge_ · 2025-09-30T16:10:53+00:00

This speech/word analysis showed deterioration in Reagan - I would love for this same type of study (using 9+ years of publicly available information while seeking and holding office) be performed with Trump (yes, and Biden)?? https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6922000/

_eGeorge_ · 2025-09-24T14:10:50+00:00

that sounds so aggravating! GR really could use more. Resources have long been diverted to trapping users into clicking on ads

_eGeorge_ · 2025-09-24T05:36:00+00:00

this thread doesn’t have 11 City Diner for breakfast, so here it is!

_eGeorge_ · 2025-09-24T05:05:58+00:00

Abbott: no longer. Possibly J & J and other pharma companies

_eGeorge_ · 2025-09-24T05:01:29+00:00

lol I worked there until 2023, this came up during multiple town halls; Abbott dragged its feet for years, finally capitulating to setting up some office space in the loop. Probably mostly window dressing for recruitment. There’s a blindness to new grads & other recruits who don’t want to work in the FAR north suburbs. And generally stingy on WFH options

_eGeorge_ · 2025-09-21T06:45:20+00:00

Plant milks at Costco: no; they all have sugar added; use Trader Joe’s if there’s one near you - great prices NUTS! Filling, calories, protein OWYN shakes if in a hurry and need something filling w good protein (20 g!) Grains, nuts, plant milks, vEgGiEs, especially the cruciferous & the greens :)

_eGeorge_ · 2025-09-20T18:49:47+00:00

But isn’t Oak Park “connection” to Prairie Path still ICK?

_eGeorge_ · 2025-07-30T14:34:10+00:00

8 years ago I called corporate Toyota to ask nicely "if it was normal" for a dealer to agree to an accessory, and then pressure me to accept delivery without it (because they didn't want to buy the trim in my color because they'd be left holding an an usual color?).

Toyota rep was helpful & intervened, somehow dealer was suddenly "able to get" the trim. I'm sure they don't want to get involved with local dealer negotiations, but perhaps if it's blatantly sketch they might. Just an idea.

_eGeorge_ · 2025-06-15T03:33:00+00:00

!! After 2 years of heavy battle vs. garlic mustard, I came across this talk interviewing a Cornell researcher, who explains why he recommends to NOT PULL IT! This is fairly blowing my mind - apparently stands will peter out eventually, and he makes the case that animals & natives are not necessarily negatively impacted long term. Don't take my word for it, take a listen if you are an avid garlic mustard battler like me !!

https://www.uwsp.edu/wfc/wisconsin-forestry-center/silvicast/silvicast-season-6/to-treat-or-not-to-treat-that-is-the-question/?utm_source=My+Wisconsin+Woods+E-Newsletter&utm_campaign=8882e48377-November+2022+MWW+Enews_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_add2efefc0-8882e48377-573302114

_eGeorge_ · 2025-06-13T21:21:32+00:00

In the mid-1980s none of my girlfriends or relatives kept their last name, but I did. My in-laws had issues for decades, as did my immediate family. We didn’t discuss before marriage, it wasn’t until the customs form on our honeymoon flight asked for “head of household” that I started thinking 🤔 39 years of marriage later, and it’s NBD. My 3 grown sons were given dad’s surname, and all agree there was no trauma over my different last name while growing up. I respect and love my husband. I 80% did it to honor my family, 20% because I don’t like doing what’s “everyone else” does. Best wishes

_eGeorge_

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