# Anyone for a Chidope 2008? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 5, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046 "2008-04-05T05:15:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![The\_Them](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@The\_Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Them)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/221 "2008-05-28T06:24:59Z")
Crossing my fingers…I need to find out if thr house in Chicago will be available. (It probably will be.) If it is, just someone leave an address or two for the initial meet-up place. I’ll burn up there either on MegaBus or Amtrak if I get he all-clear tomorrow (later today, technically). I’m the long-haired hippie freak with a cowboy hat. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/222 "2008-05-28T15:48:43Z")
Okay, the reservation is done. Luckily for me, they didn’t ask for a deposit. I’ve reserved two lanes, plus let them know we’ll have some people there who aren’t bowling but will be heckling. At my count, we’ve got between 10 and 15 people, 10 or 11 of whom are bowling. Here’s the list as I read it. **jnglmassiv MikeG HazelNutCoffee The Them Boyo Jim ExTank Mooch WhyNot Mr Rosewater Miss Creant BlueKangaroo** +1 So that’s 12 people, 10 of whom plan to bowl and 2 of whom plan to hang out and heckle us for our bad bowling. I figure there are about 3 people who are unconfirmed at this point, but are likely to attend. There are about 7 more who are unconfirmed and seem unlikely to attend. The reservation is, once again, under the name Adams. It’s at 7pm. Anyone who would like to meet earlier is welcome to arrange it. I think **The Them** would like to have that, and **ExTank** and **Boyo Jim** are also out of towners who might need entertaining. Post here or PM me if you have any other questions or concerns. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/223 "2008-05-28T20:33:00Z")
Does the bowling alley have a parking lot? If not, what is the parking situation? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Them](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@The\_Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Them)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/224 "2008-05-29T01:50:39Z")
Okee-doke, didn’t want to post untl I had all my giant mutant ducks in a row. The house _is_ available, so I can make it! 🙂 Just to triple check: Habetler Bowl, 7PM, 31st. Possible earlier meetup places across street: American Science & Surplus, Paterno’s Pizza I’ll get into Union Station on Friday afternoon and walk to the house. After that, I’ll entertain myself until the big event. Haven’t been to Chicago in a while, so that should be fun! Uhhh…I’ve never used the PM function. It’s _on_, as far as I can tell. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/225 "2008-05-29T05:35:18Z")
They’ve got a big parking lot. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/226 "2008-05-29T06:48:04Z")
I’m out (though I don’t think I was officially in for sure.) Next time around, I hope! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/227 "2008-05-29T20:31:49Z")
I’ve booked a room at the Esquire Motel; suggestively, $69 per night. I thought about staying with the registered sex offenders at the Irving, but… ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/228 "2008-05-29T20:40:13Z")
Yay! **The Them** and **Boyo Jim** are officially in! As for pizza ahead of time, I did tell the bowling alley that we’d probably want pizza. I don’t think we have to have it, but they’re thinking we probably will. Also, moving sucks. That’s kind of random and unrelated, but it’s still true. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/229 "2008-05-30T13:44:08Z")
I’m going to the Museum of Science on Saturday; it’s open 9:30 - 4:00, so I’ll be heading for the bowling alley around 4-ish. I can be contacted at my alternate e-mail: [robert.sutton@mt.com](mailto:robert.sutton@mt.com) ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/230 "2008-05-30T15:46:17Z")
Hey - is it alright if my wife tags along? Her other plans fell through. ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/231 "2008-05-30T15:57:51Z")
**Mooch** , that should be fine. I told them between 10 and 15 people, so we’re good. We’ve got two lanes reserved, but I suspect if we need a third it’ll be fine. Please, bring your wife! The more the merrier, as far as I’m concerned. **ExTank** , the reservations at the alley aren’t until 7pm. I suppose if enough people want to go to the museum, we can do that and then pizza elsewhere in between, but people have got to chime in reasonably quickly with that. I don’t think we’re required to do pizza at the bowling alley, though I did tell them I thought we would. What time do you think you’ll be arriving at the Museum? What are people’s thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/232 "2008-05-30T16:01:25Z")
Well, my thoughts are that you did a great job of planning this and it sounds like a really fun time, but since I’m not going, my thoughts don’t matter much. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/233 "2008-05-30T16:44:26Z")
Hey, don’t kid yourself **eleanorigby**. Anyone who compliments me has thoughts that _matter_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/234 "2008-05-31T01:22:59Z")
I’ll probably be around after 4 or 5pm tomorrow, maybe earlier if I a) get motivated and get my errands done early or b) sleep late, get lazy and ditch the errands altogether. With the forecast quite favorable, I can see myself hopping on my bike and ‘forgetting’ the muffler shop altogether… Anyway, anyone who’s in the area early is free to contact me. PM or email at my username at hotmail. Thanking **BlueKangaroo** for planning, out of towners for traveling and **eleanorigby** for compliments. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/235 "2008-05-31T02:20:32Z")
[QUOTE=Miss Creant] you guys WE HAVE to make a group trip to American Science and Surplus! You will not be disappointed! Where else could you get a full body Tyvek-ish suit with a hood? you know you want to look [http://www.sciplus.com](http://www.sciplus.com) [/QUOTE] So maybe this is a little late, but I’m kind of interested in checking this place out. I see from the website that it closes at 6. Which means getting there at 5-ish, and then what to do between 6 and the bowling thing at 7. Any ideas? Any joiners in? ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/236 "2008-05-31T02:51:10Z")
I may well be there, but it depends on what time I get back from the zoo tomorrow. If people would like to meet me at or near the Brookfield Zoo, I’d be happy to do so, but I imagine no one would want to go there. I expect to be back in plenty of time, but I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/237 "2008-05-31T03:04:40Z")
Maybe I’ll play with any toys I buy in the parking lot till showtime at the bowl. If I mix the wrong things and blow up the universre before the party, apologies in advance. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Them](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@The\_Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Them)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/238 "2008-05-31T05:56:55Z")
That sleep felt _good._ Now, I’m off to an all-night eatery (looks like White Palace is the closest) and hit the bowling alley @ 4 or 5ish. Or the vicinity of the bowling alley; this science place sounds neat. Doesn’t matter, I’m an expert at amusing myself. To echo **eleanorrigby** , thanks to **BlueKangaroo!** ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Rosewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mr.Rosewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Rosewater)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/239 "2008-05-31T07:06:30Z")
[QUOTE=The Them] To echo **eleanorrigby** , thanks to **BlueKangaroo!** [/QUOTE] Indeed, we needed a cat herder to take charge. 😃 See everyone later. ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046/240 "2008-05-31T13:11:04Z")
[QUOTE=The Them] That sleep felt _good._ Now, I’m off to an all-night eatery (looks like White Palace is the closest) and hit the bowling alley @ 4 or 5ish. Or the vicinity of the bowling alley; this science place sounds neat. Doesn’t matter, I’m an expert at amusing myself. To echo **eleanorrigby** , thanks to **BlueKangaroo!** [/QUOTE] Huh. You sound actually really close to where I live for the next four days. I have to head up to the Zoo today, but if you’d like to travel together to the bowling Alley, let me know. I think I’ll be back at Union Station around 4pm. So, uh, if you check the boards between 8am and 9am, central, PM me and we’ll see if we can arrange something. You’re also welcome to come to the zoo with me, but I can’t find my free passes, so I probably couldn’t get you in for free. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-chidope-2008/444046.md?page=13)