Parking downtown is not something I ever want to do, so unless you have to go out to the suburbs a lot, renting a car probably isn't necessary.
F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.
Parking downtown is not something I ever want to do, so unless you have to go out to the suburbs a lot, renting a car probably isn't necessary.
Wholeheartedly second this.
Hey! You got a sooper close and FREE parking spot last time! Silly head! :)
Yes, I did. I was lucky and it was Sunday! No free parking downtown M-Sat. Oh, I wonder if we could get Monopoly Free Parking. Free Parking + Free Money! That would be cool.
Definitely thirding the "you don't need a car if you're staying in the city". If you're driving to the 'burbs (other than flying out of O'Hare), that's a different question--taxis are available out here, but you have to call for them, and as for public transportation, it's a joke.
cool, thanks guys! I'm trying to get my boss to give me money to travel, so I want to have a budget for him. I don't want to overinflate it, but I don't want to have to come back for money.
If most of your appointments are downtown, I'd just budget cab fares. Cheaper and easier than a rental.
Even if you have appointments in the suburbs you might be better off taking a commuter train. It can be scary driving in Chicago if you're not familiar with traffic patterns.
it would seem that AmyLiz and Cass are going to be in the Bay Area soon, on September 15-18th.
There shall be brunch, on the 16th, probably in SF, following a night of running amuk in Juliana's neighborhood, so Bay area people, please save the date if you can.
Please excuse me while I run around my apartment and squee for a while.
Jealous. Jealous. Jealous.
JEALOUS!
(Ok. I looked up the spelling of jealous TWICE because typed out four five six times, the word jealous just looks wrong.)