What’s left to do for you? Time to get ready!

[big gear head]

I've got to go over our daily driver and make sure it's ready for the trip. Then just pack cloths and head north.

[Canuck]

Flights and Hotels book,social engagements arranged. All signed up for another year of judging at Vintage Certification. Looking forward to seeing many friends and acquaintances in person and catching up on bull%$&3, I mean good war stories from the past year.

[Too Many Projects]

Don't forget your parka's, I'm bringing my winter coat this year. They don't call Chicago the windy city for nothing.

[Mr70]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

..They don't call Chicago the windy city for nothing.

That's not why it's called that,has nothing to do with the weather.

[Too Many Projects]

From the History channel...


The origins of Chicago’s famous nickname are not entirely clear. The most obvious explanation is that it comes from the frigid breezes that blow off Lake Michigan and sweep through the city’s streets. However, another popular theory holds that it was coined in reference to Chicago’s bloviating residents and politicians, who were deemed to be “full of hot air.” Proponents of the “windbag” view usually cite an 1890 article by New York Sun newspaper editor Charles Dana. At the time, Chicago was competing with New York to host the 1893 World’s Fair (Chicago eventually won), and Dana is said to have cautioned his readers to ignore the “nonsensical claims of that windy city.” Dana is often credited with popularizing the “Windy City” moniker, yet according to David Wilton’s book “Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends,” researchers have never managed to find his original article. Many now dismiss it as a myth.
Even if Dana’s editorial does exist, it’s unlikely that either he or the World’s Fair debate were responsible for popularizing Chicago’s nickname. Etymologist Barry Popik, a longtime researcher of the Windy City question, has uncovered evidence that the name was already well established in print by the 1870s—several years before Dana. Popik also dug up references showing that it functioned as both a literal reference to Chicago’s windy weather and a metaphorical jab at its supposedly boastful citizenry. Many of the citations are found in newspapers from other Midwest cities, which were in a rivalry with Chicago over who was the region’s main metropolis. For example, an 1876 headline in the Cincinnati Enquirer used the phrase “That Windy City” in reference to a tornado that swept through Chicago. “The Cincinnati Enquirer’s use is clearly double-edged,” Popik told the Chicago Tribune in 2006. “They used the term for windy speakers who were full of wind, and there was a wind-storm in Chicago. It’s both at once.” Since Chicago had previously used its lake breezes to promote itself as a summertime vacation spot, Popik and others conclude that the “Windy City” name may have started as a reference to weather and then taken on a double meaning as the city’s profile rose in the late-19th century.
Interestingly, although Chicago may have gotten its nickname in part because of its fierce winds, it’s not the breeziest town in the United States. In fact, meteorological surveys have often rated the likes of Boston, New York and San Francisco as having higher average wind speeds.

By: Evan Andrews

[Too Many Projects]

Many believe it's all the windy politicians, but old timers claimed it was the weather.

[Lynn]

You can include OKC as another city with higher average wind speed than Chicago.

[McCune]

3rd time attending and first time with a car. Come find me in the back of the show as this car is going to be Legend judged and I have high anxiety! I think it is pretty special and hope you guys like it. Just waiting for the battery to arrive Wednesday.

[R68GTO]

Nothing to get ready....just roadtripping up and back in same day. Long day but worth it!

[Too Many Projects]

Originally Posted by R68GTO

Nothing to get ready....just roadtripping up and back in same day. Long day but worth it!

I did that twice several years ago, Jim and yes, 16 hours in the car and another 8 at the show is a loooong day. I started staying 1 night, then 2, now that I'm helping Steve with the Certification area, it's 3 nights.