>>>Did you throw away your parka when you moved to Georgia? Besides, if this winter is anything like last winter... wait, what am I saying? <g> It's not THAT cold, really.
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>>Oh no, I didn't when I moved here (1981) but I have since. I did, however, replace the old WoolRich down with a new one...complete with the Chicago Blackhawks embelem on the back and, of course, the Black, Red and White colors.
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>>The only time it's really bad is when you're standing on the EL platform at Noyes in Evanston, the temperature (without the wind chill) is -5, there's a nice 20 MPH breeze blowing from the north, and there hasn't been an Evanston Express in the last 15 minutes.:-)
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>BlackHawks! My condolences. <g> And I thought I had it bad as a Bears fan! I never got into Hockey, (I guess I could only take SO MUCH disappointment)

What? Are you a Cubs fan too? Hey, Bears are gonna be pretty good this year. We know they'll be able to score (who ever thought they'd say that about the Bears?) and they've tried to upgrade the defense. Last year's 6-10 could've been 10-6 with a few breaks. I'll be surprised if they don't at least contend for a playoff spot. I wouldn't be surprised at all for them to be in the playoffs. IOW, I'm setting myself up for disappointment.