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Chicagoland - my kind of town

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty 0575737

Let it never be said that "I" don't have a sense of humor or don't care about other areas of the country. Today, my tribute to the wonderful weather in lovely Chicago in the wintertime. You Chicago Realtors send all your referrals to sunny and warm Dallas my way -- 

 

 CHICAGO TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART - Please hang in there for the Punch line!

60° F: Arizonans shiver uncontrollably; people in Chicago sunbathe.

50° F: New Yorkers try to turn on the heat; people in Chicago plant gardens.

40° F: Italian & English cars won't start; people in Chicago drive with the windows down.

32° F: Distilled water freezes; Lake Michigan 's water gets thicker.

20° F: Floridians do winter coats, thermal underwear, gloves and wool hats; people in Chicago throw on a flannel shirt.

15° F: New York landlords finally turn up the heat; people in Chicago have the last cookout before it gets cold.

0° F: All the people in Phoenix die. Chicagoans close the windows.

10° below zero: Californians fly away to Mexico . The Girl Scouts in Chicago are selling cookies door to door.

25° below zero: Hollywood disintegrates; people in Chicago get out their winter coats.

40° below zero: Washington DC runs out of hot air; people in Chicago let the dogs sleep indoors.

100° below zero: Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Chicagoans get frustrated because they can't start 'da car.'

460° below zero: All atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale); people in Chicago start saying, 'cold 'nuff for ya?'

500° below zero: Hell freezes over. The Cubs win the World Series!

Anonymous
Anonymous
TOO Funny! I love living in Chicago (suburbs) and you are right on the chart! Very, very funny! Plan on sending it to a few people if OK with you!
Mar 11, 2008 04:05 PM
#1
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth
Spread the smiles I always say. The residents of Chicago should get a kick out of this one : )
Mar 11, 2008 11:00 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth
In composing this one, I definitely have more respect for Chicagoans being a hardy bunch, that's for sure.
Mar 12, 2008 07:03 AM
Joe Davis
Indiana Commercial Realty - Crown Point, IN
Great post!  Funny stuff.  Got love those cub fans.  A century this year since the last Worl Series.  At least they've been consistant.  I do believe they'll turn it around and suprise everyone this year.  What a great story that would be. 
Mar 12, 2008 07:15 AM
Eric Kodner
Madeline Island Realty - La Pointe, WI
CRS, Madeline Island Realty, LaPointe, WI 54850 -
Sounds a bit like Minneapolis and Saint Paul.  When it gets below zero, thousands here go ice fishing!
Mar 14, 2008 02:59 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Joe: The Cubs will win it all one of these days. In our lifetime? I hope so, it's been long enough. I love their ballpark with the hedges.

Eric: Minneapolis and St. Paul (and even your Wisconsin) are full of hardy people that can handle the cold. Ice fishing is wild. I'll have to try that sometime.

Mar 14, 2008 03:07 PM
Eric Kodner
Madeline Island Realty - La Pointe, WI
CRS, Madeline Island Realty, LaPointe, WI 54850 -

Gary -- You mean like this??

 

Eric Kodner on the Ice Road to Madeline Island 

Here's a photo of me that was taken yesterday, on the "ice road" across Lake Superior, between Bayfield, Wisconsin and Madeline Island..the temp was a very pleasant 36 degrees Fahrenheit!

Mar 14, 2008 03:18 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth
Eric: You need to work for the travel and tourist bureau. GREAT photo. I'm already packing my fishing pole :) Wow, a heat wave at 36 degrees.
Mar 14, 2008 03:30 PM
Dean Moss
Dean's Team - Keller Williams Realty Partners Chicago IL - Chicago, IL
Dean's Team Chicago IL Real Estate Team

Gary -

By George, I think you've got it - especially the last comment about Hell freezing over (yours truly a long-time Cubs Season Ticket Holder).

Opening Day at Wrigley Field (or whatever they'll call it next year) - two weeks from Monday, March 31st.  Hope they can thaw out the tundra on the field - and the team - by that time.

Take Care, man - fly in anytime.  We've got Cold Beer,and THICK Pizza here!

DEAN & DEAN'S TEAM CHICAGO

Mar 15, 2008 12:39 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth
Dean: I thought you might like this one. Next time I'm in Chicago YOU DA MAN. I love Pizza and beer.
Mar 15, 2008 01:09 PM
Bonnie & Terry Westbrook
Westbrook Realty - Ada, MI
Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Funny Gary, very funny. As Chicago is a little south of us latitude wise, we can relate. We are having very sunny weather here. Hope to break 40 tomorrow. Someone let The Buyers out of the house!!
Mar 15, 2008 01:47 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth
Bonnie: I include Michiganders in the hardy folk category as well : )
Mar 15, 2008 01:49 PM
Judy Greenberg
Compass - Long Grove, IL
Compass- Long Grove -Buffalo Grove

Gary, 

I think this is very funny- but I know its the year they are going to do it.

Mar 16, 2008 02:40 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth
Judy: Hey, I'm all for it. Do you think maybe Cubbie fans have waited long enough?
Mar 16, 2008 02:58 PM