More from the Windy City
Looking back
More of my wierd obsession with subways and railroads…
Bigger than it looks
Sears Tower Chicago, IL
110-story trophy office tower consisting of steel columns and beams in a “mega-module” system.
Completed May 3, 1973, rises to a height of 1,450 feet and is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the Chicago skyline.
The Sears tower held the record for the world’s tallest building for 25 years until the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia were built in 1998. Then in the Fall of 2004 Taipei 101 took all but one title — tallest to the tips of the antennas, which the Sears Tower still owns. Including the Sears Tower antennas, the total height of the Sears Tower increases to 1,725 feet.
Remove My Sharing Folders from Windows Explorer
I’ve noticed in recent weeks a new thing show up in my Windows Explorer called “My Sharing Folders.” Apparently it’s something that the new version of MSN Messenger sets up.
Why do all these manufacturers think that they need to add so much junk to my computer without telling me they are going to do so. Then, why not have an easy way to get rid of it let’s say in the options for the program?
I’m very particular about my computer. I use it every day for many hours and I know every detail about what it’s doing, so when little annoyances like this show up I notice them pretty fast.
I found the following instructions on this site to remove the new pesky icon.
If you have some sort of beta version, type this in your start > run:
regsvr32 -u “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.dll”
If you changed the MSN installation folder, type that instead of the path.
Use this command for the official version:
regsvr32 -u “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0xxx.00.dll”
where “xxx†is your version. (found in help > about Live Messenger)
ps. What does the polar bear have to do with this? Nothing, I went to the zoo recently and it just cracks me up.
Big Cedar Lodge
Cowboy
Fire
Juggle
Bird girl
Chillin in Chicago
I’ve come to the conclusion that most everyone in Chicago seems to smoke. You can’t walk around downtown more than a minute without seeing someone smoking a cigarette! It’s no big deal when they are off to the side smoking, but when you all of the sudden end up walking behind someone and a huge puff of smoke hits you in the face it’s most unsettling!
The other thing that you see a lot of is people talking on cell phones. It’s most disturbing when they are walking along and using either a Bluetooth headset or one that looks like headphones. I don’t think some of these realize just how loud they tend to talk using those. Although I’m sure I’ve done the same thing annoying someone else just talking on my cell phone.
Another interesting thing is the number of times you get asked for money. I sat and watched a girl walk around and tell her story of how she was in Chicago visiting her son who was in the hospital (she of course only looked 16 at best) and how she had her purse stolen and needed money. “Sorry, no cash on me”, I told her. I saw at least 10 people give her various amounts of money over a 30 minute period. Many of the people who asked me for money were extremely polite. “Sorry, no cash on me” I told a young man. “Thank you sir, for your time. You have a beautiful day.” He replied.
The sheer number of people just blows me away about this place and the variety of ethnic backgrounds is astonishing I come from Springfield, MO and there’s just not the melting pot of people you see here, which is kinda sad in a way.
One last observation…taxis…wow, there are a lot of taxis and they are crazy! They’ll just about run you over in a crosswalk even when you have the right a way. Boy do they like their horns too. It’s plain to see that at least 5 vehicles in front of the taxi are at a complete stop with no way to move forward and yet they will lay on their horns like there’s no tomorrow followed by leaning out their windows and yelling at the 5 immovable cars in front of them to move! I watched at least 6 taxis pull up behind an empty, parked SUV and honk their horns and yell at the SUV to move. Then taxis behind the taxis behind the SUV would begin to yell and honk. Amazing.
Chicago is a fascinating and interesting place to visit, but there’s no way I could live here! :)