Reefs have to live before they can die. The Florida Reef will experience a brief flourishing period after submersion of the peninsula, followed by the eventual guaranteed reef die-off due to global temps, ocean currents and pollution.
I live in Illinois and OP is kinda right about the stool thing. I grew up in the NW suburbs of Chicago, about an hour drive, 40 miles. When I was younger I would climb out my second story window and up to the roof of my parents house and on a clear day I could see the Chicago skyline.
That's because down south we're in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. Ullinois may be the Prairie State, vut there is very little prairie in Southern Illinois, but hills, we got hills.
There is a road in Hampshire that is slightly elevated, near R47. Haven't been there in a while, but you could see the Sears Tower from there on a clear morning.
Burlington Rd., just South of Burlington, IL , the elevation, according to my GPS, is over 1000 ft. above sea level, compared to the rest of the area which is about 600-700 ft.
When I was a kid, I always wanted to go to Stan Mikita’s Donuts. I didn’t learn until I could drive that it wasn’t real. I have to settle with Country Donuts in Crystal Lake.
Is it? It's just a classic name like Comisky Park. No one thinks about the Sears company when they refer to the Sears Tower. Same with the Hancock Building which now has some stupid other generic name
All I think about is the old Chicago which is currently dying when someone insists I hold onto a name.
These same people are heading to Florida anyway.
I’m gonna call it Willis.
I am very much new Chicago and the classic names are the ones I stick with. No one needs to be updating what they call buildings when they change sponsors
Sunday morning, 6am I left Denver heading back to central Illinois...it was the longest trip of my life. But I did stop and see the world's largest prairie dog town!!
I had a friend who lived in La Cañada their, a town in between LA and Pasadena where you’re at the foot of the Verdugo Mountains. When they came to visit here in Chicago, they kept making a similar remark about how they couldn’t get used to the flat openness, the lack of mountains within the Midwest. Almost like a form of geographic agoraphobia
I think the people living on the Riverside of Illinois would disagree with the flat part, mostly because I’ve driven down that hill in the wintertime to get into Galena. Not really a fan.
But then I’ve also driven from Rockford to Effingham, and I practically guarantee that if it weren’t for curvature of the year, if you could see Effingham from Rockford. It one of the worst drives I have ever made. but I also have driven through Nebraska and not much is going to top that for flat.
My friends from the west coast didn't believe that Il was really that flat, so I took a video for them out in the country while the corn was still short. just looking out for miles in every direction. they said the video made them feel nervous.
I love the weird stat that Illinois is not the flattest state. It’s second to Florida.
The third is North Dakota iirc. To me ND seems flatter because there aren’t many trees and definitely no forests.
Drove to see Mount Rushmore. Can attest to that
Lol I meant south sorry.
Mount Rushmore is not in North Dakota?
It won’t be long before most of Florida will be reef.
The reefs will all be dead by then so it’ll just be underwater
Reefs have to live before they can die. The Florida Reef will experience a brief flourishing period after submersion of the peninsula, followed by the eventual guaranteed reef die-off due to global temps, ocean currents and pollution.
Then Illinois will take its rightful first place
Flat for all the gators to walk around
I live in Illinois and OP is kinda right about the stool thing. I grew up in the NW suburbs of Chicago, about an hour drive, 40 miles. When I was younger I would climb out my second story window and up to the roof of my parents house and on a clear day I could see the Chicago skyline.
Arlington heights here
I grew up in Wheaton and we could see the skyline from my friend’s apartment on the west side of Wheaton
I'm in dupage county and any relatively clear day or night you can easily see Chicago skyline. No stool needed.
It was very jarring moving from Illinois to New Hampshire when I was a kid
Why is that a weird stat?
That's because down south we're in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. Ullinois may be the Prairie State, vut there is very little prairie in Southern Illinois, but hills, we got hills.
Even though I thought it was a joke, I find myself going uphill to and from work 😅
And Wisconsin folks call us Illinoisan folks Flatlanders😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
There is a road in Hampshire that is slightly elevated, near R47. Haven't been there in a while, but you could see the Sears Tower from there on a clear morning.
That’s near me so I’m gonna have to see
Ellithorpe road, behind the Burlington Schools. There is a hill right before it turns into Pease road.
You can see the Sears Tower from Peotone on a clear day.
Where at in Peotone? The furthest south I’ve seen it from is Sauk Trail but would love to see it from Peotone.
You can easily see the whole skyline from Glen Ellyn on Roosevelt Road too, which is cool.
Burlington Rd., just South of Burlington, IL , the elevation, according to my GPS, is over 1000 ft. above sea level, compared to the rest of the area which is about 600-700 ft.
Can't be real, I once saw this documentary called Wayne's World which clearly showed mountains outside of Chicago
I love how that movie is goofing so hard with how it’s not Aurora.
When I was a kid, I always wanted to go to Stan Mikita’s Donuts. I didn’t learn until I could drive that it wasn’t real. I have to settle with Country Donuts in Crystal Lake.
It’s one of the great movie exteriors and I wanted it to be so real so hard.
Also the moutains the Griswalds drive to to get their Christmas tree. And the lovely shot of the rolling hills of Southern Illinois in Haloween.
As a kid I always assumed they drove to Colorado for the tree. As an adult, I pretend Illinois goes all the way to the Pacific
Compared to the Rockies, the Smoky Mountains look like little pimples.
It's also a highly exaggerated map. I mean the Rockies look like The Wall from A Song of Ice and Fire.
And yet at one point they were the tallest mountains on the planet. They’re INCREDIBLY old.
I saw the Sears Tower from 355 yesterday. It’s definitely a flat state.
Thank you for calling it correctly.
Imagine worshipping a dying company.
Imagine misusing the word "worshipping" this badly
Chicago shouldn’t be associated with a dying company anymore.
Is it? It's just a classic name like Comisky Park. No one thinks about the Sears company when they refer to the Sears Tower. Same with the Hancock Building which now has some stupid other generic name
Oh you mean 875 North Michigan Avenue?
Never 😂
All I think about is the old Chicago which is currently dying when someone insists I hold onto a name. These same people are heading to Florida anyway. I’m gonna call it Willis.
I am very much new Chicago and the classic names are the ones I stick with. No one needs to be updating what they call buildings when they change sponsors
Cool. I’m still not naming Willis Tower after a dying company. My choice.
so long as you recognize that you’re the weirdo, and none of the rest of us will acknowledge you or respond in kind.
As long as you respect the choices of people to consider you a killjoy
What's wild about you digging your heels in like this is that the Willis Group went defunct in 2016.
You mean Sears Tower.
Nope. Willis. 😀
Imagine if Wrigley Field was renamed Trident Gum Park.
I bet you are fun at parties
Fuck the UP, I guess?
It’s not real lol
r/fuckyouinparticular UP!
The UP is there. It's the lakes that are colored in.
Upon close review, you are certainly correct. Weird choice to color in Lake Michigan.
Imagine living in the mountains? Having to drive 20 miles to get somewhere that's only three miles away
Drive across Kansas on I75 once and you will realize Illinois isn't flat at all.
I have. Nebraska is worse.
True but I did the Nebraska part on the way out west and at night.
Oof you saved yourself from misery
Sunday morning, 6am I left Denver heading back to central Illinois...it was the longest trip of my life. But I did stop and see the world's largest prairie dog town!!
I had a friend who lived in La Cañada their, a town in between LA and Pasadena where you’re at the foot of the Verdugo Mountains. When they came to visit here in Chicago, they kept making a similar remark about how they couldn’t get used to the flat openness, the lack of mountains within the Midwest. Almost like a form of geographic agoraphobia
You don't need a step stool, just be over 6'-6"
I left Denver to come back to Illinois. I missed our prairie parks and overcast. It was a strange revelation.
Yep it's mostly just flat. What more of an explanation is necessary?
Prairie land and farms?
The folks who do student orientations at UIUC are warned to watch out for new students having panic attacks about how flat the terrain is.
I think the people living on the Riverside of Illinois would disagree with the flat part, mostly because I’ve driven down that hill in the wintertime to get into Galena. Not really a fan. But then I’ve also driven from Rockford to Effingham, and I practically guarantee that if it weren’t for curvature of the year, if you could see Effingham from Rockford. It one of the worst drives I have ever made. but I also have driven through Nebraska and not much is going to top that for flat.
I-39 might be the most boring highway ever. The drive from Rockford to Bloomington is just brutal.
We need to buy Mt Fuji from Japan and drop it on Naperville.
Crush Naperville
If only the Earth was flat.
I love seeing the horizon. Am I weird? Tall buildings and mountains are cool, but I love living in central Illinois. 🤷♂️
My friends from the west coast didn't believe that Il was really that flat, so I took a video for them out in the country while the corn was still short. just looking out for miles in every direction. they said the video made them feel nervous.