Vallerina 2 #1 May 3, 2004 Could it be the most evil highway in America? I believe so! I like taking the train to avoid junk like this.... I hopped onto the Dan Ryan after work, and I noticed traffic was a little heavy. I passed Comiskey Park, and it looked like the traffic was due to a game. No biggie. I kept going, and traffic wasn't letting up. The radio stations weren't saying much, and I didn't notice any helicopters. My instinct said, "Get on the Skyway," but I'm cheap. I stupidly stayed on this highway of terror. I sat in my car for over an hour, and I still wasn't far from my office. I checked my rearview mirror often. The lady behind me was paying attention, going 5 mph for a few seconds and then stopping just like everyone else. Out of no where....BAM!!!!! I got rear ended. Yes, the lady behind me rear ended me because she was rear ended. The guy who caused the whole thing took off. So, I had to step out of my car, swap insurance info and make sure all was fine and dandy. Everyone is fine, luckily, and my car is okay. I hated being one of those people who gets into an accident at the worst possible time. As if traffic (caused by a train derailment way up ahead) wasn't bad enough, people like me had to go and make it worse! Silver lining: some people are just good people. I didn't touch the guy's car in front of me, but he saw what happened, and he made sure no one was hurt. The moral of the story....get a chauffeur if possible!There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #2 May 3, 2004 Val- Taken out of context: "I hopped onto Dan Ryan after work" just sounds WRONG! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #3 May 3, 2004 Well, there were worse things I could've said... "I rode on Dan Ryan after work." "I spent hours on Dan Ryan after work." "I moved so slowly on Dan Ryan after work." "Dan Ryan was really backed up. I had to take my time getting on it." Any motivation that I had to get "stuff" accomplished tonight is completely gone!!!! I need to eat cookies now.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #4 May 3, 2004 Now you know why you should take the Skyway. The Dan Ryan has the heaviest flow of truck traffic of any expressway in the country....that right there is enough reason for me to stay off of it as much as possible. I've never seen a larger group of idiots than I have on 90/94 If traffic was moving so slow, how did the guy take off? Glad to hear all is ok._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #5 May 3, 2004 QuoteIf traffic was moving so slow, how did the guy take off? I don't know! I never saw him! He may have been lucky (for him and no one else) and caught the lane to the right moving at just the perfect time (for him.) QuoteNow you know why you should take the Skyway. No no no....I know why I should take the train! Actually, when I do drive, I leave my house/work so early that traffic usually isn't a problem. I don't mind if I get heavy traffic once in a great while, though.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #6 May 4, 2004 Ha - I stayed home today (normally I drive the Ryan to work). The GF took 2 hours to get home on the Ryan.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #7 May 4, 2004 Quote Well, there were worse things I could've said... "I rode on Dan Ryan after work." "I spent hours on Dan Ryan after work." "I moved so slowly on Dan Ryan after work." "Dan Ryan was really backed up. I had to take my time getting on it." Any motivation that I had to get "stuff" accomplished tonight is completely gone!!!! I need to eat cookies now. LoL...Val, I love you!!!!!!! You crack me up......Thanks for the laugh...I had a long day at work......Looks like your day was long as well... ~R+R~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflybella 0 #8 May 4, 2004 There is one like that in Philly: I took 76 and it was horrible. I get rear ended almost every time. Action expresses priority. - Mahatma Ghandi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustaBill 0 #9 May 4, 2004 Quote The moral of the story....get a chauffeur if possible! That isn't always a good idea either. I work for the railroad and stay in a hotel south of Chicago and the hotel vans drive us to the train yards. Man I have never met a bigger group of nondrivers than the people that hotel employees. The most dangerous thing I do every day by far is get in one of those vans.------------------------------------------------ I've done so much, with so little, for so long I'm now expected to do everything with nothing forever Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wendybird 0 #10 May 4, 2004 ... that's why it's affectionately termed the DAMN Ryan ... Wendy "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used u Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cudlo 0 #11 May 4, 2004 Very few things in this world are more dangerous to your health than van/bus drivers in Chicago. In their heads they are just playing chicken thinking "I bet he'll swirve first". Yep.. that was a mess.. what was it? a 30 MILE backup because of that train derailment?_________________________________________ "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." - Kierkegaard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #12 May 4, 2004 All I have to say is 5-88, 2 300...----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #13 May 4, 2004 Usually when I'm heading home I take 57N->80W->Tristate->Eisnhauer but on one occasion I gave a roommate a ride home to Skokie and took 57N to the Dan Ryan. Never. Again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cudlo 0 #14 May 4, 2004 QuoteAll I have to say is 5-88, 2 300... Dude, i love my carpet_________________________________________ "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." - Kierkegaard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #15 May 4, 2004 QuoteQuoteAll I have to say is 5-88, 2-300... Dude, i love my carpet And the scary part is that people are scratching their head now. It won't make sense unless you've lived it...----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #16 May 4, 2004 QuoteAll I have to say is 5-88, 2 300... how about... Seven-ten East Green in Bensenville, near O'Hare! (those guys ran the exact same commercial for decades. haven't seen it in the last couple of years though.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutz 0 #17 May 4, 2004 QuoteAll I have to say is 5-88, 2 300... They used to play those on WGN, didn't they? We have similar stores here too. "Don't! Get! Eliminated!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #18 May 4, 2004 QuoteQuoteQuoteAll I have to say is 5-88, 2-300... Dude, i love my carpet And the scary part is that people are scratching their head now. It won't make sense unless you've lived it... EMPIRE!skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #19 May 4, 2004 QuoteHa - I stayed home today (normally I drive the Ryan to work). Lucky. QuoteThe GF took 2 hours to get home on the Ryan. She beat my time of 2 1/2 hours! QuoteAll I have to say is 5-88, 2 300... I was informed that outsiders are clued in to this. It's no longer an "inside" joke! (I think the commercials play nationwide now.) But, they still don't know where you'll always save more money! Today, I took the train. Public transportation is my secret lover. Oh, and I'm going to the Cubs game tonight! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #20 May 4, 2004 QuoteUsually when I'm heading home I take 57N->80W->Tristate->Eisnhauer but on one occasion I gave a roommate a ride home to Skokie and took 57N to the Dan Ryan. Never. Again. Hey, I've driven the Ryan for 23 years and only had one car totalled on it.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #21 May 4, 2004 All of this is why I am soo glad the military got me out of Chicago permanently. My commute is 10 minutes, covering the distance that my former 50 minute commute in Chicago covered... ...That and IL drivers seem to drive using the braille method... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingILweenie 0 #22 May 4, 2004 Or... Do you have insurance on this car??? It must be Eagle Man! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #23 May 4, 2004 QuoteOr... Do you have insurance on this car??? It must be Eagle Man! "I've Got Something for YOU!!!" Classic. That's gotta be the best "Are you from Chicago?" test. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricaH 0 #24 May 4, 2004 Quotethey still don't know where you'll always save more money AT MENARDS!! What's w/ the "Today" being tagged @ the end of the carpet ad? how's bout 773-202-LUNA. QuoteIL drivers seem to drive using the braille method hey, I resemble that remark!! Sorry Val!! METRA is my secret lover too. I just love sleeping there all the time!! There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #25 May 4, 2004 QuoteQuoteAll I have to say is 5-88, 2 300... how about... Seven-ten East Green in Bensenville, near O'Hare! (those guys ran the exact same commercial for decades. haven't seen it in the last couple of years though.) I just wrecked my old Corolla with Victory Auto Wreckers!_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
