Where there is a will - 4. Chicago to Evanston

 Chennai to Atlanta in 30 years

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Where There is a Will…


1.  Chicago to Evanston

Here I am in Chicago O'Hare Airport. Sitting inside the airport shuttle, wearing a full suite and the overcoat given by my father-in-law. He bought this overcoat when he went to Australia with a team of Tamil Nadu Electricity System engineers several years ago.

As I look outside the window, I see heavy snowfall and many ladies with heavy fur coats.




I say to myself: "These people are making a big fuss... It cannot be all that cold!"

Chicago Weather - Dec. 1976
Day	High	High	Low	Low
	Fahrenheit	Celsius	Fahrenheit	Celsius
December 25	34	1.11	23	-5.00
December 26	29	-1.67	10	-12.22
December 27	37	2.78	9	-12.78
December 28	26	-3.33	2	-16.67
December 29	6	-14.44	-8	-22.22
December 30	12	-11.11	-3	-19.44
December 31	5	-15.00	-8	-22.22

The bus reaches Hotel Orrington (at Orrington and Church Street) after about 45 minutes. I hire a cab. When I reach the YMCA (at Maple and Grove), I realize it was hardly 3 furlongs from Orrington.

As I get down and pay the cab driver, he asks "Do you have a dime*?"

I have no idea what he is asking about and I throw a blank look at him. He says "Never mind." and drives away.
*dime = 10 cent coin; nickel = 5 cents
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