Chicago Living Tip: SPECIAL

on Michigan Avenue you can always tell a tourist from a native because she’ll be wearing a mini-skirt and he’ll be sporting a trendy biker leather.  as any Chicagoan will tell you, winter is not the time to be fashion conscious!  keep the following in mind:

  • spend the extra money on a good down coat.
  • is thermal underwear nerdy?  sure.  would you rather have frostbite?  didn’t think so.
  • make sure your boots are insulated and have non-skid soles.  hell–make sure you wear boots!  who cares if you have to change into your shoes at work?  people break their backs from slipping on ice.
  • if you think mittens are just for kids, guess again–they’re warmer than gloves.
  • you must have a scarf.  keep your mouth and nose covered because by January, it won’t be fun breathing in that cold air.
  • wear a hat!  in the winter, believe me, no one’s going to care if you have hat head.  in fact, they’ll look at you funny if you aren’t wearing a hat.  hats hold in your body heat because it keeps it from escaping from the top of your head.  warm air rises, remember?

    • if you follow the above list, then you, too, can feel smug and superior while you’re waiting for the bus or the train and some fool has their hands shoved in their pockets, their shoulders hunched by their ears, and face red as a fire hydrant.  you, on the other hand, will be warm and toasty.

    i didn’t listen to myself on Saturday and went out wearing just a sweater when i should have worn a coat.  now i’m paying for it because i’m sick and i hate being sick and i hate chicken soup and my cat’s tail landed in my bowl just before i wrote this, and that was what made me decide to post this tip today instead of Monday morning.  if i can save someone from having a tail in their soup, i’ll be able to rest easier.

    December 16th, 2004 - 3:59 pm
    Chicago Living Tips

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    1. About the mitten/glove thing? HAH. I went skiing for the first time a couple of weeks ago and Steve’s parents asked if I wanted gloves or mittens. I said “Gloves”, duh, mittens are for kids! Everyone looked at me like I was crazy and I figured out why the hard way. My finger tips were numb after 20 minutes and suddenly I had the little lightbulb go off in my head. Mobility or warmth? Such a trade-off.

      Comment by JenNo Gravatar
      December 17, 2004 7:43 am

    2. This reminded me that I HAVE had a tail in my soup! My mom used to make ox tail soup when we were kids. It tasted like vegtable-beef soup. Have you ever seen an ox tail in the supermarket meat counter/area? Ick!

      Comment by MJNo Gravatar
      December 17, 2004 11:27 am

    3. Greats Tips…taking notes here…lol

      Comment by J.T.No Gravatar
      December 18, 2004 10:58 pm

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