Hello from Chicago

[segreto]

I've been playing since Christmas, and I have logged in over a week of play. Usually I play solo, since pvp in this game doesn't really makes sense for traders/explorers, and that is what I have been doing for a few weeks. I fight in a Vulture and explore/trade in an Asp Explorer. I usually start around Nehet, since they have a nice RES that is just a two minute flight from the starbase. I have Horizons, but I haven't done any planetary landing yet. I've been trying to build up bit of wealth before doing that and going into Arena. I also plan on mining, but that looks drab. I want to at least try it out, though.

I play a lot of games, but Elite has been the only one for a while now. I'm a member of TOG (The Older Gamers), and I play on a few of their communities.



-CMDR Segreto

[Schmobius]

And here I thought the closest person in the game to me was about 3 hours away. (I'm also in Chicago) Welcome!

[Xebeth]

Greetings and welcome to Mobius, Commander Segreto

Please feel free to add your name to the In game friends list thread, and check out our TeamSpeak servers to easily chat with, and possibly wing up with other commanders.

Also, make sure to check the Policy page if you haven't already.

On top of all of that, we also have a Facebook group and Twitter feed.

Finally, if you are interested in being involved, go here to see information about our player group faction, the Order of Mobius (based at Rafferty's Mobius station in the Azrael system). We have our own Discord (voice and text chat) servers for supporters of Mobius, as well as our own Order of Mobius Twitter feed.

[JohnLuke]

My wife is from Chicago!

Small world.... er.... galaxy.

Welcome to the group, commander Sergreto.

[bootsam]

Chicago? Brrrr...only ever been to airport but I have a vivid memory of chicago one winter. I flew to Oregon to visit my dad. Stopped at O'Hare, it was winter and snowy. I did my usual go through customs as I needed to have a smoke after an 8hr flight. (Ive given up now 18mnths ) I stepped outside in just a shirt. Lit fag, took one drag. It was -30C windchill. Holy macaroni. All my heat evaporated as if id just dumped a heat sink out my ass.

I bought some nicorette style gum instead.

[Schmobius]

Chicago? Brrrr...only ever been to airport but I have a vivid memory of chicago one winter. I flew to Oregon to visit my dad. Stopped at O'Hare, it was winter and snowy. I did my usual go through customs as I needed to have a smoke after an 8hr flight. (Ive given up now 18mnths ) I stepped outside in just a shirt. Lit fag, took one drag. It was -30C windchill. Holy macaroni. All my heat evaporated as if id just dumped a heat sink out my ass.

I bought some nicorette style gum instead.

Yeah, most of us who live here wear coats. Though I think 2 years ago, there was a day in January when it was -54F, and of course I had to be out in it.

I had called an Uber to get home, but I was downtown, and the GPS signals go crazy around all the tall buildings. I took of my glove for 2 minutes to help guide him to what corner I was standing on, and I thought I might have to have him drop me off at a hospital instead of home. Thankfully the car had a heater vent in the back of the center console. I was holding my hand up to it for about 15 minutes before I finally got any feeling back.

That said, it's nearly room temperature here today.

[segreto]

We had a spot of good weather this weekend, but it's all gone now. I think most people that live in Chicago have very short-term memories. We hate it during the winter, then when the weather is livable, we forget how much we hate it during those 3-4 months. If I wasn't married and with 2 kids, I would have moved to Vegas or someplace in New Mexico years ago. Maybe I'll find a nice desert planet in game, hook up a few space heaters in the basement, and buy a VR headset and live in cyberspace for a few months every year.

[Schmobius]

We had a spot of good weather this weekend, but it's all gone now. I think most people that live in Chicago have very short-term memories. We hate it during the winter, then when the weather is livable, we forget how much we hate it during those 3-4 months. If I wasn't married and with 2 kids, I would have moved to Vegas or someplace in New Mexico years ago. Maybe I'll find a nice desert planet in game, hook up a few space heaters in the basement, and buy a VR headset and live in cyberspace for a few months every year.

Honestly, I hate the summer more. At least when it's cold you can do something about it.

[segreto]

Honestly, I hate the summer more. At least when it's cold you can do something about it.

I drive 90 minutes every day. When it's winter, that can easily triple. This year was a blessing, though. I don' t think I had a single bad commute because of snow.

[Schmobius]

I take the Metra to work, as my office is in the burbs, so I usually only have to worry about a 15 minute stretch on a shuttle bus. But then, my commute is about 90 minutes one way on the best of days. It's not as rough when chilling out on a train though.

I've found if I try to go by car, it always takes as long or worse, even if I leave earlier.