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Hi Guys..I have a flight from Los Angeles to St.Louis with a connection at Chicago.. The problem flight lands midnight at 12:20 AM and my connection is at 8:30 AM.

Is there anything to famous at chicago during that time or would you guys suggest that I just drive to St.Louis (reach my 5:30 AM ) or would you recommend I just sleep at chicago airport…

Which of these two airports, O’hare and Midway is downtown Chicago closer to?

How far are each taking the metro and how far in a taxi? Also what is the estimated taxi cost?

Thanks so much!

My wife is Chinese, living in Cincinnati Ohio, and she has advanced and painful liver cancer although at this time she could tolerate a long flight. She would like to return Beijing from the U.S. 1. I am wondering whether First Class or some other combination of seats would be best for her. (She needs to stretch out and keep her feet up.) She is 5 feet tall and weighs about 110 pounds. 2. If we buy seats for about 10 days from now, and she is unable to fly due to her sickness, are we entitled to a refund on her ticket and that of a relative? 3. Does anyone have tips on how to get the most economical seats for a direct flight. Some first class tickets go for $7-$8,000. (We have relatives in Los Angeles and we can fly there and have her rest before flying to China if necessary. Or we can take her to Detroit or Chicago for direct flights from those cities). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, JD

I’m travelling from Edmonton, AB to Chicago in a few weeks time. Flights have gotten outrageous, and it’ll cost me about $750 round trip to get there by air. Alternatively, I could take a Greyhound for about $350, but it would take over 2 days of travel time. Is $400 worth 2 days on a bus? I’ve never been on a bus for anywhere near that long, does anyone have experience with trips that long?

I was traveling recently and during my lay overs I was thinking of how a terrorist could get stuff onto the plane even after going through a security check and having nothing on him/her.

Ok so i went to get a salad, chicken cesar..Wonder how they cut the chicken so neatly, do they have a chefs knife in the kitchen at various restaruants that are beyond the security checkpoint eg Detroit, San Fransisco, Chicago.

How about the sushi restaurants. They cant make sushi without sharp knives.

Serve you food, steaks with a steak knife or with a metal knife??

At the bar there were tons of full liquor bottles??

In the airplane they have electric outlets??

Metal knives in first class??

Bottles that cann be broken and used as a wepond, wine , glassware??

I think there are many ways this stuff could be smuggled aboard, I would be interested in others view points.

I hope the TSA people read these collumns and act upon it to actually make our country and air travel safer

I need to take a metra train home from school for winter break. Since I’m at school in Chicago I need to walk, take the el, walk, and then get on the train….all while carrying a bunch of stuff. I would like to transport my beta in a plastic cup with a lid on it so that it is much much easier to carry. How long can it go without oxygen holes in the container? (I can take the lid off once I get on the train, and it takes about 30 mins to travel/get on the train)

We are flying out of Midway airport on Sunday. We are flying on Air Trans. We have never flown with them before. How soon should we get there because they have paper tickets and we don’t have our seats assigned yet? We are traveling with 6 people. Our flight is at 7:30 in the morning. I think we are planning to get there at about 5:00. Also, we are going on our 4th cruise, and it is to the Caribbean. So, we need to take sunscreen. I like the kind that comes in an aerosol bottle, but I don’t think you’re allowed to take that with you. Can you? If not, it is fine because we have a bunch of other sun screen. Thanks. Also, how is Air Tran? Do you like it. Our friend who travels a lot says it is a good air line to take out of Midway. Also, where is Midway. We have heard many different things about where it is. We live in Northeast Indiana, so usually we fly out of Fort Wayne or Indianapolis. We have never flown out of Chicago before. It was the cheapest one we could find though.

For travelling from India to Chicago, which airline is better Air India or American Airlines?

Hi My mom is totally disabled and cannot walk at all. We are planning to go on vacation from Newark to Hawaii, and there is a plane change in Chicago. I have never traveled by air before, and we plan on taking my moms wheel chair, and power scooter. I need tips and advice for this.

Can we bring both on the airplane, if not can we bring one of the items.
How can she get to/use the bathroom.
Do we have to book the items as baggage
During the plane change will she have access to her wheelchair/scooter so she can transfer planes
Any other tips for traveling with this stuff
Any other tips for traveling

The Facts: I live in a chicago suburb, the temperature outside right now is 27 degrees F. I have a high efficiency furnace built on its side laying on my dirt crawl space floor supported by cinder blocks. There is a tube that fills with water on the side of the furnace.The tube is feeding into what appears to be the blower motor from a 2 diameter round pancake fixture. Once the tube fills with water, the furnace doesn’t work. At this point I have been instructed from a professional HV AC person to drain the water. I just purchased a dehumidifier and placed it within 4′ of the furnace in hopes of solving the problem. For the last two hours that it has been on it has accumulated approximately 1 cup of water. The humidity at this time after the dehumidifier has been on for 2 hours is at 54%.

1. What should the humidity level be at the furnace, in my dirt crawl space.

2. Assuming 65 pints per 24 hour is more than enough of a dehumidifier for the space according to the Menard’s sign; Will a dehumidifier correct the problem.

3. Is the source of that air traveling through the tube that fills with water coming from the return register or from the intake on the side of the furnace, that is currently not routed to an exterior air intake (I am told this should be).
Max J: I can not leave the drain open, the blower motor will not kick on until the tube is re-inserted over the fitting. Almost as if there was pressure.