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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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I couldn't help but notice that the weather was miserable my entire weekend up there.
Old Sep 14, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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No, it's usually pretty nice, this unusual rain is due to remnants of hurricane Ike I believe.

It has been really miserable, I had to deliver pizzas the past 2 nights in the rain and then drive 3 hours in it back down to school. It sucked, and alot of roads were closed in my area due to being underwater making it pretty difficult to deliver in.
Old Sep 15, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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Yea, this was unusual. It stopped raining around 4 this afternoon.
Blame it on Ike.

What were you up here for?
Old Sep 15, 2008 | 04:16 AM
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Friend of mine suggested to come up when I said I wanted to go somewhere for the weekend, so it all worked out nicely. Free place to stay, and I got to see Great Big Sea at the Celtic fest you guys were having (even though it was pouring).

I actually followed Ike up; the weather was perfect for driving most of the way, and then I caught up with the pouring rain... and then I caught up with traffic on 55. Seriously, it was like 7pm on Friday, and it took me 45 minutes to go 10 miles on 55. What the hell?
Old Sep 15, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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Yea, well it's finally sunny here, although, due to the flooded streets, it took me 40 minutes to get to work this morning. I live 2 miles from work. Ugh.
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 12:59 AM
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Took me 1.5 hours to get to work! I live in Northlake but I work all the way near Morton Grove...
I also have a leaking roof on my house, so I need the roofer to come out ASAP later on this week!
Old Sep 17, 2008 | 05:49 AM
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i had a 2.5 hr drive to work, which is an hour longer than normal because apparently, indiana is full of morons.

lets build this highway, and make it all nice.
sweet.
um....what about drainage?
drainage?
what do u mean? we'll just shut the interestate for 40 miles when it rains hard.
oh, ok.
Old Sep 17, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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the weathers lookin great throughout the week now
Old Sep 17, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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yea bro its normally not that bad ever here, fuggin hurricanes ruining our city and all the flooding here. Y can't tehy just stick to the southern states and leave us alone!!! We get snow, they get hurricanes. Even trade.
Old Sep 17, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by WAlterEgo
the weathers lookin great throughout the week now
Fat lot of good that does me now.

Oh well, it better not be that crappy when I'm up there next month.
Old Sep 17, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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I'll fire rockets into the sky to ensure that it doesn't rain next month... it worked for the Chinese, why not here?
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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glad you enjoyed our crappy traffic. I used to love hittin the highways at night. but now there is always a traffic jam somewhere. especially where I live. jammed every day of the week. I hate driving around Chicago now
Old Oct 14, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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bastard.
i cant believe you were in Chicago and you didnt tell me.
your one of the few ppl on here that i actually wouldnt mind meeting and hanging out with.

no homo.
Old Oct 14, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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My bad, I forgot you lived in Chicago.

Oh well, we'll hang next time I'm up... which is gonna be in like a month and a half, at the most.
Old Oct 14, 2008 | 10:06 PM
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word.
Old Oct 15, 2008 | 03:33 AM
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YES HOMO
Old Oct 15, 2008 | 04:39 AM
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wtf...
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