# February-March 2014 Chicago Dopefest **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 27, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349 "2013-10-27T03:04:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/1 "2013-10-27T03:04:14Z")
Ok, let’s do it. Stomp through the snow, put on your coat and we should get together in winter. I’d prefer Lake View or Lincoln Park, but any place with CTA access will work as well. I liked [Dags](http://addison.dagsdelivers.com/zgrid/themes/753/intro/index.jsp) and I could call them ahead to ask about their schedule. Chime in if you want to do it. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/2 "2013-10-27T12:36:20Z")
My family situation (93-year old ailing mother-in-law) has made my schedule (and my life) a mess for the last couple of months, into and out of hospital, rehab, home, hospital, rehab, etc. She’s now settled in a nursing home, so I’m hoping that my life will regain some normalcy, and I’m hoping to make it. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/3 "2013-10-27T15:21:49Z")
Well if CKDH is going to be there, I can’t very well miss it, now can I? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/4 "2014-01-17T23:06:18Z")
Bump time, anyone still interested? I’m thinking about that dead week after the Super Bowl in February, around the 8th, although I’m free any weekend in February. North side still ok? ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/5 "2014-01-18T06:18:30Z")
Sounds good to me. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/6 "2014-01-18T14:12:15Z")
Feb 8 is possible for me. My mother-in-law has passed away, so I’ve got a little more control over my life. Feb 15 and 22, I’m off to a warm climate. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/7 "2014-01-18T18:41:31Z")
Sorry to hear about your MIL, CK. But I’m glad your control level is back up. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/8 "2014-01-18T19:21:33Z")
I think I’ll be around then. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/9 "2014-01-24T17:29:37Z")
I’ve retitled the thread… any interest? Or, given the level of cold and the height of the snow, do we want to wait until spring? ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/10 "2014-01-24T23:55:04Z")
I fear no cold! I’m up for it. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/11 "2014-01-24T23:58:25Z")
Waiting for Spring? In Chicago? That’s like Waiting for Godot. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/12 "2014-01-25T01:10:01Z")
This weather is making me incredibly stabby, which I hear may not be a good thing for a social gathering. This cold “snap” (how is 30 days a snap?) has rid me of my will to go outside, drink or be merry. If the temperature can manage to creep its way above freezing (I don’t ask for much), I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/13 "2014-01-29T13:28:34Z")
On a mostly tentative basis, I’;m pretty much open and available for whatever pops up ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/14 "2014-02-01T22:11:48Z")
Next Saturday is February 8, anyone in? Dagostinos would be fine with me . ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/15 "2014-02-02T14:07:14Z")
I’m hoping to be there, gimme a time and place… ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/16 "2014-02-02T16:54:50Z")
I have to be somewhere by 5, but if it’s early enough (~1:00) I may be able to go. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/17 "2014-02-04T12:59:09Z")
The odds are about 50/50 for me. I’ve got a repairman coming on Saturday morning, and it will depend on what time he’s done. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/18 "2014-02-04T14:09:56Z")
This Saturday is not ideal as I have an evening commitment. _They_ are also forecasting snow. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/19 "2014-02-04T14:40:34Z")
Given the continual crap-storm of snow we’ve been getting, I’d delay this a bit. Maybe by the 22nd things will have calmed down a bit? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349/20 "2014-02-04T18:26:27Z")
OK, let’s postpone until later in the month, the 22nd might be a good weekend, one week after Valentines Day. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-march-2014-chicago-dopefest/672349.md?page=2)