thanks. I tried holding off as long as possible - people get sensitive when they think the joke's on them -but it was getting out of hand. I should know better than a crack a sarcastic joke on a site where I don't have but 50 posts.
I like the site though. I think there seems to be a good balance of viewpoints and they handle the paid info/free info thing better than just about anywhere. I'm sticking around.
I lived in the city, near the damen exit on northbound 94. I lived in Chicago about 9 years total - all on the north side. thanks for the welcome. been lurking for a while. seems like a great site.