tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post4003750229573282653..comments2023-10-03T08:16:38.347-07:00Comments on BLOGISFACTORY: Weekend updateSome dude stuck in the Midwesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00852056495927941030noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-44183008862937003192009-06-16T12:31:41.901-07:002009-06-16T12:31:41.901-07:00Yes you can call me Javi, most people do it (that&...Yes you can call me Javi, most people do it (that's the usual nickname for Javier). The story about why my standard nickname is JaviZ is too off-topic for posting it here! :)<br /><br />For me Chicago was one of the safest cities in the US... but of course I stayed far far away from the worldwide known <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organized_crime_in_Chicago" rel="nofollow"> organized crime</a> zones. I promise much more photos of your beautiful city!JaviZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449993543978054098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-79228751554781490402009-06-15T19:19:19.109-07:002009-06-15T19:19:19.109-07:00Thanks, Javi. Does anybody call you Javi?
The thi...Thanks, Javi. Does anybody call you Javi?<br /><br />The thing is I can totally believe your story. Lincoln Park is a Yuppi town, forever. <br /><br />Just bad luck.Some dude stuck in the Midwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852056495927941030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-1581289275698830022009-06-15T13:29:01.765-07:002009-06-15T13:29:01.765-07:00Hey, my trekker friend! Sad to hear about your GPS...Hey, my trekker friend! Sad to hear about your GPS! What can I say, It was just bad luck. Lincoln Park was (past) really safe for me, hear this small story: after <a href="http://je-photography.blogspot.com/2009/06/enjoying-chicago.html" rel="nofollow">shooting there for hours</a> I was really tired and took a break on a bench, next to me there were another bench with a camera bag (big SLR bag) and nobody around... I rested there for about 30 min, and nobody (neither I, of course) robbed that bag. Incredible! (at least for this guy from Argentina!).<br /><br />Warmly,<br /><a href="http://je-photography.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Javier Echaiz</a> (BTW: check my last post, dedicated to you :)JaviZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449993543978054098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-14029779748400001122009-06-15T06:39:39.553-07:002009-06-15T06:39:39.553-07:00Ilya, Jason, one thing about the Zoo parking is th...Ilya, Jason, one thing about the Zoo parking is that it's not separate from the street. It is one of the best neighborhoods in the city and there are throngs of people walking by, with families and such. <br /><br />I doubt anyone would go as far as smashing windows out there in plain sight of hundreds of people. <br /><br />Like i said. A bit of bad luck and absentmindedness on my part. <br /><br />Oh, well. It's going to be a future gift idea for my dearest :)Some dude stuck in the Midwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852056495927941030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-65633077206180908552009-06-15T04:31:23.572-07:002009-06-15T04:31:23.572-07:00Cool pictures, by the way...Cool pictures, by the way...Ilyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379167075203188111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-87035752260940549862009-06-15T04:30:29.986-07:002009-06-15T04:30:29.986-07:00I'll echo Jason in saying that it was a good t...I'll echo Jason in saying that it was a <em>good</em> thing you forgot to lock your car. Otherwise, the thief would have smashed the window. Common wisdom (and personal experience) suggests that it is not wise to leave your GPS - or anything that points to you having a GPS - in your car, as nothing will deter some bastard from getting at it...Ilyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379167075203188111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-90682883525069659102009-06-14T22:00:12.529-07:002009-06-14T22:00:12.529-07:00Sorry to hear about your GPS. I did the same thing...Sorry to hear about your GPS. I did the same thing a couple years back (left the car door unlocked) and the bastards cleaned me out -- took a fully loaded tool bag, jumper cables, a maglite flashlight, a couple of CDs, even the car's owner's manual (it was in a zippered folder thing that I suspect the morons thought it was a CD case). On the bright side, at least the car was unharmed.jasonhttp://www.jasonbennion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784614179764573691.post-44850191541945559052009-06-14T19:45:23.416-07:002009-06-14T19:45:23.416-07:00Sounds like a really great day. I'm the same w...Sounds like a really great day. I'm the same way with photography - any place where there are lots of great subjects, I want to take photos. Lots of photos.vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955307244053931069noreply@blogger.com