House Swap/vacation Lol

**glen22** · 09-23-2007, 08:27 AM

Ok I was thinking that vacationing is expensive but if we swapped houses for a week all we need to pay for is the flight or gas. I would like to swap with Dave "Beemerboy" and spend another week in Sonoma.
I have a nice brick ranch on a dead end street in Kenosha Wi. An hour out to the north is milwauke and an hour to the south is Chicago. Kenosha is not a big City like the other two.
Ok there you have it my idea on a boring sunday morning wishing I was some place else so what do you all think? Car is in the garage ready for you..lol

**audiboy** · 09-23-2007, 08:52 AM

If I were to ever house swap, the car would definitely be off limits. I might even go as far as to locking it up in a storage facility. I don`t think I have much to worry about though. Arkansas isn`t really a vacation spot at all.

**Poorboy** · 09-23-2007, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by glen22

Ok I was thinking that vacationing is expensive but if we swapped houses for a week all we need to pay for is the flight or gas. I would like to swap with Dave "Beemerboy" and spend another week in Sonoma.
I have a nice brick ranch on a dead end street in Kenosha Wi. An hour out to the north is milwauke and an hour to the south is Chicago. Kenosha is not a big City like the other two.
Ok there you have it my idea on a boring sunday morning wishing I was some place else so what do you all think? Car is in the garage ready for you..lol

Originally Posted by audiboy

If I were to ever house swap, the car would definitely be off limits. I might even go as far as to locking it up in a storage facility. I don`t think I have much to worry about though. Arkansas isn`t really a vacation spot at all.

No offense...but, I never really thought of vacationing in either of these places

**audiboy** · 09-23-2007, 09:41 AM

I`d give quite a bit to be in Chicago right now. It`s my third favorite city that I`ve ever been to. The first is Rio de Janero followed closely by Dubai.

**Poorboy** · 09-23-2007, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by audiboy

I`d give quite a bit to be in Chicago right now. It`s my third favorite city that I`ve ever been to. The first is Rio de Janero followed closely by Dubai.

i think I`d be trading with Troy and going to Sarasota before Chicago

**dave40co** · 09-23-2007, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by Poorboy

No offense...but, I never really thought of vacationing in either of these places

I lived in Chicago for 35 years and can tell you you should reconsider. The city is located on Lake Michigan with some very nice beaches and world class salmon and trout fishing. Some of the best museums in the world are located there as well. The Field Museum, Museum Of Science and Industry and the Art Institute. You can always go to the top of the Sears tower or check out the trading at the CBOT. If you like baseball take in a game at Wrigley Field, one of the oldest parks. There are also some very nice ethnic areas such as Greektown on Halsted St. and Little Italy on Taylor Street. Both have great places to eat. If you like Blues music, check out Buddy Guys or Kingston Mines. For the kids their is Great America located between Milwaukee and Chicago. There are a lot of things to do in Chicago, just make sure you go in the summer as the winter is way to cold. That is why I moved to So.Cal.

**Troy@Protekt** · 09-23-2007, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by Poorboy

i think I`d be trading with Troy and going to Sarasota before Chicago

Hmmm. You might want to wait till after hurricane season. Weather is still pretty hot and rainy right now.

Sheila is from Wisconsin so we might be interested. My sister lives in South Beloit, are you close to Beloit?

**Beemerboy** · 09-23-2007, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by glen22

Ok I was thinking that vacationing is expensive but if we swapped houses for a week all we need to pay for is the flight or gas. I would like to swap with Dave "Beemerboy" and spend another week in Sonoma.
I have a nice brick ranch on a dead end street in Kenosha Wi. An hour out to the north is milwauke and an hour to the south is Chicago. Kenosha is not a big City like the other two.
Ok there you have it my idea on a boring sunday morning wishing I was some place else so what do you all think? Car is in the garage ready for you..lol

This sounds like an interesting idea...the car thing should be a rental but the house swap is a great idea...I know some of the winery owners here do this, with real good customers of theirs...The guy that owns Silver Oak winery trades with a guy in Hawaii once a year....lets table this for the spring and see if its worth looking at...I will google your area

**Poorboy** · 09-23-2007, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by Troy@DetailCity

Hmmm. You might want to wait till after hurricane season. Weather is still pretty hot and rainy right now.

ok we`ll wait for Christmas vacation and you can come up here and freeze and we`ll hit the beaches

ps will you be detailing the cars and trucks while you`re here?

**Poorboy** · 09-23-2007, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by dave40co

I lived in Chicago for 35 years and can tell you you should reconsider. The city is located on Lake Michigan with some very nice beaches and world class salmon and trout fishing. Some of the best museums in the world are located there as well. The Field Museum, Museum Of Science and Industry and the Art Institute. You can always go to the top of the Sears tower or check out the trading at the CBOT. If you like baseball take in a game at Wrigley Field, one of the oldest parks. There are also some very nice ethnic areas such as Greektown on Halsted St. and Little Italy on Taylor Street. Both have great places to eat. If you like Blues music, check out Buddy Guys or Kingston Mines. For the kids their is Great America located between Milwaukee and Chicago. There are a lot of things to do in Chicago, just make sure you go in the summer as the winter is way to cold. That is why I moved to So.Cal.

we have all that stuff in NY plus more ...but So Cal is a good place...lived there and winters are nice

**dave40co** · 09-23-2007, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by Poorboy

we have all that stuff in NY plus more ...but So Cal is a good place...lived there and winters are nice

But Chicago has better pizza! LOL!

**Troy@Protekt** · 09-23-2007, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by Poorboy

ok we`ll wait for Christmas vacation and you can come up here and freeze and we`ll hit the beaches

ps will you be detailing the cars and trucks while you`re here?

I was considering taking glen22`s offer. I know better than to swap houses with you.

You might accidentally leave your kids at your house for us to take care of too.

**Poorboy** · 09-23-2007, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by dave40co

But Chicago has better pizza! LOL!

I don`t think so

Originally Posted by Troy@DetailCity

I was considering taking glen22`s offer. I know better than to swap houses with you.

You might accidentally leave your kids at your house for us to take care of too.

oh you mean kids weren`t included in this deal

then the deal`s off

**glen22** · 09-24-2007, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by Troy@DetailCity

Hmmm. You might want to wait till after hurricane season. Weather is still pretty hot and rainy right now.

Sheila is from Wisconsin so we might be interested. My sister lives in South Beloit, are you close to Beloit?

Beloit is about 30-45-min. away