A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Ballpark

I’m in Chicago for a trade show. Big one that covers four halls.. maybe more. It will take me the better part of 3 days to walk it. I’ll be sore before this is over.

Tonight I got invited out to a ball game at US Cellular field. It was the White Sox vs. the Blue Jays. (Sox won.)

Well, the game was so-so, but the ride over was an adventure. I took a cab with my friend. As we were going through down town, a small motor cycle shot between the lanes, avoiding the jam. My friend turned to me and said, “Is that even legal?”, as if the question even had to be asked.

As we got closer to the field, traffic began to back up. The stadium was in sight. Each time the light turned red, we watched the meter click off. Finally, we decided we were going to walk. We were on a two lane road with cars parked on both sides.

My friend told the driver we were going to walk and paid the driver. He opened the door and “Boom”. Apparently motor cycles running between cars is a common thing in Chicago.

More later.