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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1912711, member: 16948&quot;]Ever since missing the Baltimore show, I had been having “coin show withdrawals” so I was especially looking forward to this show!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Whenever I leave for a show, I check the weather reports so I know what kind of clothes to bring.&nbsp; I checked the Chicago weather report about 10 days before I would leave and it indicated the weather would be in the 70’s so I was happy not to have to bring heavy clothing.&nbsp; But then another check a few days later showed a drastic change – it would be in the 40’s and 50’s!&nbsp; So I forget about taking the capris and sandals and pack the warmer clothes and jackets!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Set up for the show was Wednesday morning so I left beautiful Orange County on Tuesday.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/1509075_785336931477372_3684231277358410717_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/t1.0-9/10261984_785337038144028_3390374346257449086_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A few hours later, we were landing in sunny Chicago!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10170916_785337078144024_6693372183015490569_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1975179_785337098144022_1685098820613100414_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After landing, I took a cab to the hotel and got settled into my room.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-b-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/t1.0-9/10268676_785337174810681_7346680821241712696_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/t1.0-9/10151216_785337211477344_6554551764310884823_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I then headed down to The Gather bar at the hotel for a bite to eat where I ran into several other coin dealers who had gotten there that day too.&nbsp; I was introduced to cheese curds which were delicious!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-b-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10277858_785337124810686_4846504921076991475_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After a few hours of relaxing and chatting with some friends, I went over to the convention center and registered for my badge so I wouldn’t have to do that in the morning and stand in line.&nbsp; Then Rick and I headed over to the casino in Elgin for some poker!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Got up early on Wednesday and headed over to the show for set up.&nbsp; There was quite a line of dealers waiting to register so I was indeed glad I took care of that the day before!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1.0-9/10168078_785337291477336_8827199961283354430_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Kevin Foley and Mitch Ernst did a great job manning the Message Center table!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/11950_785337304810668_6235796887566064101_n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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