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Nov 19, 2001 | 11:25 am

#16

kluau88

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Quote:

Originally posted by essxjay:
Gino's East??? Izzat still around? My boyfriend took me there right about this time in 1979. Deep dish pizza, right?

Yeah they're still around. If I recall there's a few of them in Chicago. I went to the one on Ontario down the block from the Hard Rock in May.

Nov 19, 2001 | 11:30 am

#17

kluau88

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Originally posted by *HighFlyah*:
I was originally intending this for United folks in Chicago, but what the heck, everyone's welcome

I have personally met several very nice FTers since I moved to Chicago from Boston three months ago, and was mentioning to iluv2fly that it would be nice to have a friendly gathering before the end of the year.

Here's what I propose - a Monday evening soiree (dinner/drinks) in downtown Chicago in early December.

Interested parties please HOLLER and I will place you on my mailing list and handle the details.

Please feel free to suggest dates and/or places to go. Weeknights are preferable.

*HighFlyah*

*HighFlyah*, didn't UAL have a redeye from ORD-SFO? I'm gonna see if I can wing this somehow

Nov 19, 2001 | 12:09 pm

#18

UAPremierExec

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If it's on the 3rd, I can "miss" my 1PM flight to FLL and meet, but I'd have to try to catch the 600PM to Ft Laud

:/

Nov 19, 2001 | 12:48 pm

#19

AnnaS

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Originally posted by *HighFlyah*:
Anna S,

I will be suggesting two dates, Dec 3 and 10th both Monday nights. I'll take a vote from everyone who's interested and we'll see which day we meet. Works for you?

Sorry, should have specified that Mondays for dinner downtown generally don't work out for me. I do the ORD-BWI every Mon. night on the 8:30ish flight. That means dinner for me would need to be by ORD. I do appreciate you guys trying to arrange around me though.

Now a Fri. night I could do...

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Regards,
- Anna

Nov 19, 2001 | 1:01 pm

#20

*HighFlyah*

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Originally posted by AnnaS:
Sorry, should have specified that Mondays for dinner downtown generally don't work out for me. I do the ORD-BWI every Mon. night on the 8:30ish flight. That means dinner for me would need to be by ORD. I do appreciate you guys trying to arrange around me though.

Now a Fri. night I could do...

Ahh, unfortunately, alot of people probably have "better things" to do with their weekend nights than to meet with random Internet people

I'm just thinking that most people probably have to have dinner with family or close friends.

In addition, I think my friend iluv2fly can't make any December Fridays, so Monday it shall remain. Sorry AnnaS

*HIghFLyah*

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Nov 19, 2001 | 1:03 pm

#21

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Originally posted by kluau88:
*HighFlyah*, didn't UAL have a redeye from ORD-SFO? I'm gonna see if I can wing this somehow

klau88,

Nope, there are no ORD-SFO redeyes due to the time difference. A ORD-SFO flight would have to depart at 2am to be a redeye to SFO since the latest ORD-SFO flight is at 9:25pm arriving just before midnight SFO time.

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Nov 19, 2001 | 2:54 pm

#22

AnnaS

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Quote:

Originally posted by *HighFlyah*:
Ahh, unfortunately, alot of people probably have "better things" to do with their weekend nights than to meet with random Internet people I'm just thinking that most people probably have to have dinner with family or close friends.

Hey, whatcha implyin' *HighFlyah*???

Like I said before, it's o.k., hopefully I can hook up with you guys some other time. At some point (maybe next year?) some of us Chi-town folks could organize a larger FT to-do?

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Regards,
- Anna

[This message has been edited by AnnaS (edited 11-19-2001).]

Nov 19, 2001 | 5:33 pm

#23

*HighFlyah*

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Quote:

Originally posted by AnnaS:
Hey, whatcha implyin' *HighFlyah*???

Like I said before, it's o.k., hopefully I can hook up with you guys some other time. At some point (maybe next year?) some of us Chi-town folks could organize a larger FT to-do?

AnnaS,

Sounds great lol

Sorry we couldn't accomodate you

*HighFlyah*

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Nov 19, 2001 | 8:26 pm

#24

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Highflyah, how about a spring-time get together.. we can all meet up @ Ravinia on Sundays :-) of course, will be hard to talk "shop" while the symphony is playing....

I'm pissed.. I just noticed on the 3rd United no LONGER has the night time ORD-FLL departure *grr* so I'm stuck on my 1PM flight............

-nate

Nov 19, 2001 | 9:20 pm

#25

*HighFlyah*

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Originally posted by UAPremierExec:
Highflyah, how about a spring-time get together.. we can all meet up @ Ravinia on Sundays :-) of course, will be hard to talk "shop" while the symphony is playing....

I'm pissed.. I just noticed on the 3rd United no LONGER has the night time ORD-FLL departure *grr* so I'm stuck on my 1PM flight............

-nate

A Spring time gathering would be great, just as the weather recovers from the frigid depths of misery

*HighFLyah*

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Nov 20, 2001 | 7:12 am

#26

woodie

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I posted this on the UA board.

I'm in ORD over the next week or two but on the 10th I'm heading back to LHR with BA.

I guess I can't get out to ORD in time for the flight. So near yet so far!

Nov 20, 2001 | 7:57 am

#27

AnnaS

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O.k. gang, the "plunge" for a Chicago gathering has been taken...please check out Party in the Windy City: May 31 - June 2 '02

Hope to see you folks there!

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Regards,
- Anna

Nov 20, 2001 | 8:32 am

#28

VJnet

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I'm interested in meeting you all on the10th. Posted in UA topic... but it seems to have disappeared.

Used to live near Water Tower... now in Dearborn Park.

Anywhere downtown would be great. jan

Nov 25, 2001 | 8:01 am

#29

stevelb

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I was away for Thanksgiving and am just catching up. I am fairly sure that I can make any Monday. I work downtown but live in the burbs. By the way, I have not found the food at the "new" Gino's East to be very good. Not at all equal to the old place. Just my opinion.