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Baby, It’s Cold Outside

December 20th, 2004 · 9 Comments

#1 reason I’m thankful my closest El stop is underground: When the windchill factor pushes the temperature below zero, there’s a 60% chance of snow, and the train takes what seems like 20 minutes to get to the station, I don’t have to stand outside. It’s freaking cold out there!

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  • 1 James // Dec 20, 2004 at 12:10 pm

    :-)
    I used to live by the Damen stop, and yeah, it’s soooo much better to live by a subway stop! :-)
    Nice title, too — my favorite winter/holiday/etc. song. :-)
    Happy Holidays!
    – James

  • 2 Edwin // Dec 20, 2004 at 12:18 pm

    I’m from Raleigh, NC and it was freaking cold as heck this morning. Wind chills around -10 to 5 degrees. It’s about 22F right now. I had to check if I was wearing pants cause I sure felt the cold wind on my legs. Winter has definitely arrived! Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

  • 3 ChrisM // Dec 20, 2004 at 12:53 pm

    Is that an ABBA song? ;-)

  • 4 Brandon // Dec 20, 2004 at 1:13 pm

    You could always buy a car ;)

  • 5 California Dude // Dec 20, 2004 at 2:09 pm

    I dunno, but it’s 70F and sunny here in California. Just got back from a jog out by the ocean wearing shorts and a t-shirt. I think I’ll turn the air-conditioning on, because it’s getting a little warm in my apartment.

  • 6 Nan // Dec 20, 2004 at 2:15 pm

    I agree. VERY BURR CHILLY! It was blizzarding and I had to bundle up the babe for daycare today. She’s gotta be thinking - why did my adoptive parents have to come from WISCONSIN!?

  • 7 cheekychk // Dec 20, 2004 at 2:59 pm

    Brandon-I’m probably telling you something you know, but just in case-when you work in downtown Chicago, it costs about $20 a day to park downtown (not to mention car payments, insurance, etc.) It’s not really an option for getting to work for the majority of people. The El is a good method, but those platforms are murder this time of year. As someone who lives by the Damen stop but makes her husband drive her to the subway at Division, I can attest that it’s much better to be in the subway!

  • 8 joel // Dec 20, 2004 at 9:31 pm

    amen amen on rachelle’s sentiments. I used to walk 15 minutes to the closest T stop from my first place in Cambridge (MA) and wait outside for the train to come. Nowadays I’m blessed that my walk is only about 7 minutes and the train platform is about a half mile underground. I loves me some Porter Sq!

    California dude - check back here next summer and make sure to let us know if all or part of your town went up in the latest widespread fire

  • 9 rachelleb.com // Dec 28, 2004 at 8:15 am

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    Irving Park Brown Line station, Irving Park, Chicago Even though I’m thankful that my El stop is underground, one good thing that I like about the outdoor stations is that they have areas where you can go and press…

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