[THC] Fall meetings

[L. A. Swihart]

Edgar Chatham wrote:

>        Finally, I am thinking of taking a trip to Sam's wines in Chicago in November.  For those of you who have not had the opportunity to go, think of a Sam's Club devoted to all forms of alcohol.  Truly one stop shopping!  Of course, Goose Island is right across the street, and an obvious place for lunch.  On the way home, a stop at Three Floyd's new brewpub in Munster seems unavoidable.  So if anyone is interested, let me know.  I can take two or three people, but if there is enough interest, we could arrange more transportation.  See you at Linda's
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And if you haven't been to the Trader Joe's on Clyburn, it's worth the 
trip.  (This is also single digit blocks from Sam's and Goose Island 
Clyburn pub).  If you walk up Clyburn the several short blocks from 
Goose Island, you will eventually see the Trader Joe's sign on the left, 
same side of the street as GI, but their name shares space on the sign 
with some other business name, and you start wondering what the heck is 
this really a Trader Joe's or what.....?  You go in and the stairs look 
like concrete stairs in a parking garage, and about a flight up you open 
the door, and damned if it isn't a parking parking garage.... and then 
you see.... there's a Trader Joe's, in the freaking parking garage.  
It's absolutely hysterical.  Their air handling system is great, because 
the air in the store is perfectly good, no clue that they are *in* a 
totally enclosed parking garage with lots of running automobiles right 
outside those sliding doors where the cart racks are..
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Hope to see you Friday 9/22, at 2 pm or after.  And the swimwear 
reminder is for real.  The hot tub is inviting and ready for 5 - 11 
people depending on it they're all really skinny or not, (it's a "spa" 
for the people who wish to be technically correct), and apparel is 
required, not optional.  If you forget we can give you some kind of 
shorts and/or t-shirt.  (We have lots of towels.)  But apparel of some 
sort is required; we don't drink enough to want to see you naked (and 
vice versa, I hope.)

:-)  Linda

PS --  Do be reminded that this is about enjoying beer, and the company 
of others, responsibly.  Walk, bicycle, take a taxi, have a designated 
driver or someone to pick you up....  And we have not failed to notice 
that there are those amazing few of you who can actually QUIT DRINKING 
for 90 - 120 minutes before leaving, and often after drinking rather 
modestly in the first place.  Maybe some day I'll learn how to do that.  
Maybe when my liver starts to fail.  (I know, I know, that's *NOT* funny.)