>>One of the things I don't miss is standing on an "L" platform, totally exposed to the wind, hoping that a train might come sometime soon.:-)
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>My last winter there, I was mostly working from home. On those few days I had to go to the office, I'd dutifully bundle up with the heavy coat, scarf, hat, gloves, and hit the street with EVERY INTENTION of walking the two blocks to the "L" and waiting for a train.
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>As soon as that first arctic blast off the lake hit my face, my hand went in the air all on its own and I was hailing a taxi. <g>

Dan,

My last eight years in the Chicago area were in Evanston. Not many taxis around.:-)

Before that, I lived on the South Side in Hyde Park. As I recall, the old Illinois Central commuter train stations were at least enclosed.