Thanks, brother.
My wisecracking brother in Warrenville writes to me, referring to his recent trip to Yellowstone, "What's with the chain requirements in snow? These people don't realize we're from Chicago." I find it funny that the guy tries to compare getting stuck in the snow at 6,000-ft-plus desolate mountains to having your car stuck behind a CTA bus on LSD. The Donner Party wouldn't have gone all cannibalism if they were stuck at the Logan Square el stop. Bah...