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Pelston has a nice airport. Link | |||
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Q. Can O'Hare possibly get any worse? A. Yes. Changed planes at ORD this morning, there's major construction W of the United terminals that has closed multiple taxiways. It slows down ground movements BIG TIME. Flew MLI-ORD-FAR (United Express E175 both legs) and taxiing was very s l o w. I foolishly set up a 45 minute connection and barely made it. On the bright side, I have an hour when I fly home on Thursday. Yes, an hour is cutting it real close at ORD. My other option was six hours. | |||
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I live near O'Hare and the noise, now that they re-configured the run ways and spent Billions doing so, I now have a new run way directly lining up with my house. The end of the runway is about 4.7 miles from my house and .14 miles south. When planes are taking off and the engines are pointed in my direction the whole house shakes and the windows rattle. Nothing like a fully loaded 747 cargo plane taking off after midnight, one after the other. A new multi billion dollar plan is in the works to re build all the terminals, that should be a real cluster fuck. For those that say you should not have bought a house by an airport, I lived in this house before O'Hare was even conceived. | |||
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| Like a party in your pants |
O'Hare offer for parking. I live very near the terminals at O'Hare. About 10 minutes. If a Forum member would want to drive to my house they can park at my house and either I could drive you to your terminal or you could take a short taxi or Uber or the Blue Line train to your terminal. If you find yourself in a need to park your car while you fly and want a secure area to park for free, contact me. | |||
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Armored, that's a very generous offer! Got a message today from our group leader that Alaska Airlines is giving us a $100 credit per-ticket due to the delay. I definitely didn't expect that, and didn't blame them for the O'Hare debacle in the first place, so that was a pretty awesome gesture on their part. Guess we have to go back to Alaska now  . | |||
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Lol, when I bought my home in Norwood Park, the first night there, I heard those 747's you speak of taking off. I honestly thought the Russians had dropped a nuke. | |||
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Very kind of you. My brother usually picks me up when I fly into OHare. He is a firefighter and seems to know exactly when I will be standing outside. Parking at OHare is ridiculous. | |||
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It seems that 747s are now mostly used for cargo. I live about 20 miles northwest of O'Hare and they come over my house inbound from Alaska. Even though they are at about 9,000-10,000 feet, and are in landing mode, there is no mistaking those powerful engines. _____________________________________________________________________ “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell | |||
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Small World, do you still live in Norwood Park? I live in Old Norwood on N.East Circle ave. | |||
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I have to disagree with you. Hot Dog Heaven on State Rd. 50 just west of 436 has the best hot dogs in town. | |||
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I used to enjoy flying years ago, but some many things have changed that I also prefer to drive. That way the luggage doesn't get lost, I won't have to worry about my handguns getting stolen either. If I do fly I will take a direct flight to the location, or as close as I can get and then drive the rest of the way there. Another thing I take into consideration is if I am flying into the northeast in winter I do not want to get diverted into New York because my airport is shut down due to weather. I always fly with handguns so I have changed my reservations in the past just to be cautious. | |||
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When I met my now wife, she and her folks lived in Des Plaines very near O'Hare. If we were sitting out in the yard, all conversations stopped when the plane was overhead and that was every 60 seconds. Her girlfriend and her husband got a cheap apartment somewhere on the other side of the airport and the floor and walls continually shook and it was very difficult to talk. | |||
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| Like a party in your pants |
For me its 40sec, actually less when you realize that you will not be able to continue a conversation much before and after, a good 20sec is more realistic. So comforting that the Politicians can ruin hundreds of thousands of peoples lives and act like nothing happened or blame somebody else. | |||
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