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nolabear

(41,986 posts) Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:33 PM Oct 2013

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I'm in the Chicago Airport! Ask me anything!

Better hurry though. I have about a half hour.

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I'm in the Chicago Airport! Ask me anything! (Original Post) nolabear Oct 2013 OP

My dear nolabear! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #1

Gorgeous. Dark but gorgeous. nolabear Oct 2013 #3

O'Hare or Midway? greatauntoftriplets Oct 2013 #2

O'Hare. Miles of moving walkways and hotdog stands. nolabear Oct 2013 #4

Midway's much easier because it's so compact. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2013 #5

Yes but if I was at Midway I'd miss my plane. nolabear Oct 2013 #6

That'd be a problem! greatauntoftriplets Oct 2013 #9

I suppose all the compactness sharp_stick Oct 2013 #21

I'll be there on November 5th. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #7

I'll be the one camping in Concourse B! nolabear Oct 2013 #8

I'm waving HI from my house Paulie Oct 2013 #10

... nolabear Oct 2013 #12

What do you think of the dinosaur? Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2013 #11

I wanted to touch it but was afraid I'd get arrested. nolabear Oct 2013 #13

Oops! Boarding time! See you in Seattle! nolabear Oct 2013 #14

What mile marker are you at? O'Hare is HUGE! CIT13 Oct 2013 #15

I'm back home now but yes, it's massive! nolabear Oct 2013 #17

Thank you. It takes 45 minutes to get from one end to the other, even with the treadmills. CIT13 Oct 2013 #24

Is it the United terminal? KamaAina Oct 2013 #16

Yes, and I did. I've done it before and love it. nolabear Oct 2013 #18

Frontera Grill place? hibbing Oct 2013 #19

Yep, near there. I've never tried it but it smells great! nolabear Oct 2013 #20

If I have time I love O'Hare sharp_stick Oct 2013 #22

Mine was really funny. Same flight number, same seat... nolabear Oct 2013 #23

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,635 posts)

1. My dear nolabear!

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:35 PM

Oct 2013

How's the weather in Chicago?

Safe journey home, sweetie!

nolabear

(41,986 posts)

3. Gorgeous. Dark but gorgeous.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:37 PM

Oct 2013

greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)

2. O'Hare or Midway?

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:35 PM

Oct 2013

nolabear

(41,986 posts)

4. O'Hare. Miles of moving walkways and hotdog stands.

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:38 PM

Oct 2013

greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)

5. Midway's much easier because it's so compact.

Reply to nolabear (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:39 PM

Oct 2013

Have a good flight. I'll second your response to Peggy, it was a beautiful day here.

nolabear

(41,986 posts)

6. Yes but if I was at Midway I'd miss my plane.

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:42 PM

Oct 2013

It's here.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)

9. That'd be a problem!

Reply to nolabear (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:45 PM

Oct 2013

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

21. I suppose all the compactness

Reply to nolabear (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 04:20 PM

Oct 2013

in the world wouldn't make up for that now would it.

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

7. I'll be there on November 5th.

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:42 PM

Oct 2013

If you wait, the cocktails will be on me!

nolabear

(41,986 posts)

8. I'll be the one camping in Concourse B!

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:44 PM

Oct 2013

I'll smell like hell by then but at least I'll be recognizable.

Paulie

(8,462 posts)

10. I'm waving HI from my house

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:54 PM

Oct 2013

Though I'm over by Midway.

Safe travels!!!

nolabear

(41,986 posts)

12. ...

Reply to Paulie (Reply #10)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:58 PM

Oct 2013

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,841 posts)

11. What do you think of the dinosaur?

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 08:57 PM

Oct 2013

nolabear

(41,986 posts)

13. I wanted to touch it but was afraid I'd get arrested.

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #11)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 09:00 PM

Oct 2013

It's freaking awesome!

nolabear

(41,986 posts)

14. Oops! Boarding time! See you in Seattle!

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 09:06 PM

Oct 2013

CIT13

(99 posts)

15. What mile marker are you at? O'Hare is HUGE!

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 12:10 PM

Oct 2013

nolabear

(41,986 posts)

17. I'm back home now but yes, it's massive!

Reply to CIT13 (Reply #15)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 04:00 PM

Oct 2013

Welcome to DU!

CIT13

(99 posts)

24. Thank you. It takes 45 minutes to get from one end to the other, even with the treadmills.

Reply to nolabear (Reply #17)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 06:18 PM

Oct 2013

I hate that airport. It's a living Hell. Unfortunately, I spent a lot of time running from terminal to terminal in that disaster of a so-called airport. I even got arrested in '84 there once for confronting a (what we would call a teabagger now) "Do you support communism?" moron. Security let me go in time to catch my flight. I wasn't worried. EVERY flight out of O'Hare is delayed by at least 90 minutes.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

16. Is it the United terminal?

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 02:50 PM

Oct 2013

Go through the tunnel with the light sculptures if you have time.

nolabear

(41,986 posts)

18. Yes, and I did. I've done it before and love it.

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #16)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 04:01 PM

Oct 2013

I even like the Gershwin, though I hate that they hijacked it.

hibbing

(10,098 posts)

19. Frontera Grill place?

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 04:04 PM

Oct 2013

Hey,
I ate there twice, once going and once coming home. The tortas are rather messy to eat, but pretty good for airport food.

Peace

nolabear

(41,986 posts)

20. Yep, near there. I've never tried it but it smells great!

Reply to hibbing (Reply #19)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 04:09 PM

Oct 2013

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

22. If I have time I love O'Hare

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 04:21 PM

Oct 2013

but it seems like whenever I'm there my incoming flight is at one end of the horseshoe and my connector is ready to go at the other.

nolabear

(41,986 posts)

23. Mine was really funny. Same flight number, same seat...

Reply to sharp_stick (Reply #22)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 05:56 PM

Oct 2013

two different planes in different concourses. Naturally.

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