all right...**** it. you guys have convinced me that i'm not walking. either transit or cab, but i'm not hoofing it.
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i heard there are black people there

so what...there's still ljs.
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What you talkin' about? We have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, it must be safe!

And a cab won't be all that expensive - I can get from Union Station to my office for about $7 in rush hour traffic, and that's about 10 blocks. They do charge an additional $2 for an extra person.

A cab may be less headache because if the trains are crowded, it could be pure hell with a suitcase. Plus the el can get delayed randomly, where with a cab you pretty much know what you are getting. On a Saturday you shouldn't hit much traffic on the route to the hotel. A cab may cost you 10 bucks more at most.

bumped to tell you guys that it was a great time and to thank you all again for the tips and advice.

out of 40 to 45 thousand(I forget) runners, the wife had a time of 3:44:12(not as fast as she wanted, but whatever).

she came in 7073 overall
1594th in all women
50th in her age category

so far, it's been her favorite marathon...the people were great and very supportive along the course.
I didn't have to drive, stayed moderately buzzed and enjoyed the entire trip.

only bad part was old uncle ernie fell and broke his hip while we were on the train home. been w/him at the hospital most of the night and am waiting w/him to be taken back to surgery this morning. what a pisser!

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Sitting cross legged on the floooooor....

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Sucks about Uncle Ernie bro. He's tough and will be makin you crazy all winter. Come next spring he will be right back at it.

hope so.
docs asked him what he wanted them to do if his heart stopped during surgery...said he'd appreciate it if someone would bury him.
thanks,
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Atta kidLMAO

Heh. Dude must be hysterical.