solo

[Rick Daris]

is doing stuff alone-eating out, going to a movie, drinking, etc weird or no?

used to kind of feel bad for people flying solo but have kinda changed recently. will be going out of town solo in a few weeks and absolutely can not wait. already researching stuff i wanna do/see. places i would want to eat at, etc. maybe even bring golf clubs. four or five days of not having to have actual conversations w/ anyone. 

[steve dave]

All that stuff solo is great except for golf.  You will get grouped up with people you absolutely can't stand.  The other stuff you can pick and choose if you want to interact with people or not and then you get to pick which people.  Solo travel is the best.

[ew2x4]

I LOVE going to movies solo. Nobody to share my candy with. Nobody to pester me.

[pissclams]

i loving rolling with Hans and have no problem doing any of the things you mentioned with him.  and do quite frequently since most people bug me.  Hans and I are great friends.

[Rick Daris]

All that stuff solo is great except for golf.  You will get grouped up with people you absolutely can't stand.  The other stuff you can pick and choose if you want to interact with people or not and then you get to pick which people.  Solo travel is the best.

oh no, that sounds absolutely horrible. will not do the real golf thing then. will probably bring a couple of discs and play some disc golf though. that kind of grouping up does not happen in disc golf.


when you travel solo do you usually go all out and do a lot of stuff or just stay at the hotel and hang out? i usually just hotel it, but not this time. going to try and mix it up/get after it.

[steve dave]

All that stuff solo is great except for golf.  You will get grouped up with people you absolutely can't stand.  The other stuff you can pick and choose if you want to interact with people or not and then you get to pick which people.  Solo travel is the best.

oh no, that sounds absolutely horrible. will not do the real golf thing then. will probably bring a couple of discs and play some disc golf though. that kind of grouping up does not happen in disc golf.


when you travel solo do you usually go all out and do a lot of stuff or just stay at the hotel and hang out? i usually just hotel it, but not this time. going to try and mix it up/get after it.

I go medium out.  I won't leave the area the hotel is in but will usually pick a place in a downtown district or whatever so everything is in walking distance. 

[pissclams]

traveling with Hans kinda sux imo.

[Rick Daris]

All that stuff solo is great except for golf.  You will get grouped up with people you absolutely can't stand.  The other stuff you can pick and choose if you want to interact with people or not and then you get to pick which people.  Solo travel is the best.

oh no, that sounds absolutely horrible. will not do the real golf thing then. will probably bring a couple of discs and play some disc golf though. that kind of grouping up does not happen in disc golf.


when you travel solo do you usually go all out and do a lot of stuff or just stay at the hotel and hang out? i usually just hotel it, but not this time. going to try and mix it up/get after it.

I go medium out.  I won't leave the area the hotel is in but will usually pick a place in a downtown district or whatever so everything is in walking distance. 

i'm going to go xtreme i think. plan on being all over the place doing/seeing. also going to stay at a dif hotel every night but going to make sure they are all starwoods in order to get two free weekend nights at any starwood. will use them for upcoming july vacation.

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[Rick Daris]

traveling with Hans kinda sux imo.

why? feel free to be as descriptive as possible here. really let loose.

[pissclams]

much easier to travel with someone instead of trying to explain coolness of trip afterwards.  too hard to explain foreign things and coolness factor.

[ArchE_Cat]

All that stuff solo is great except for golf.  You will get grouped up with people you absolutely can't stand.

'pends on the course. Sometimes you can get an early tee time all by your lonesome. I prefer the early tee times and usually mentioning that I like to play fast gets me on the course by my self with no strange people to bug me.

[Rick Daris]

you know what is kind of a fun thing to do solo? go to a baseball game. beer, game, open space, sun, good people watching.

you know what wouldn't be a fun thing to do solo? play tennis.

[catdude33]

you know what wouldn't be a fun thing to do solo? play tennis.

You'd be surprised.

[yoga-lika_abana]

you know what wouldn't be a fun thing to do solo? play tennis.

love to try one of those tennis ball jugs shooter things.

[pissclams]

you know what wouldn't be a fun thing to do solo? play tennis.

You'd be surprised.

as someone who loved playing at the rec in those courts with a wall, i wouldn't be.

[Bhyaaaaa!]

Dining alone can be dicey. You have to make sure to avoid places that have a host stand/please wait to be seated sign. If you choose to go to such a place you can't avoid having some frumpy 15 year old girl looking sadly at you as she reaches for one menu and asks you sympathetically, "just one today?" Can be rather humiliating. A solo diner can counteract this with an enthusiastic, "hell f^cking yes" but alas most people aren't capable.

[Rick Daris]

you know what wouldn't be a fun thing to do solo? play tennis.

You'd be surprised.

as someone who loved playing at the rec in those courts with a wall, i wouldn't be.

fine then. scratch tennis and replace it with  "i spy"



you know what wouldn't be a fun thing to do solo? play a game of i spy.

[pissclams]

Dining alone can be dicey. You have to make sure to avoid places that have a host stand/please wait to be seated sign. If you choose to go to such a place you can't avoid having some frumpy 15 year old girl looking sadly at you as she reaches for one menu and asks you sympathetically, "just one today?" Can be rather humiliating. A solo diner can counteract this with an enthusiastic, "hell f^cking yes" but alas most people aren't capable.

sorry but i could not care less about what a frumpy 15 yr old girl thinks of me eating alone.

[michigancat]

going to be rolling solo in chicago the next two weeks starting tomorrow.  plan on doing chi to the max after work.

any reccomends?

[Pike]

Just flew to Omaha solo, went out to eat solo, had a couple beers solo. My friends aren't here yet 

[steve dave]

Just flew to Omaha solo, went out to eat solo, had a couple beers solo. My friends aren't here yet 

Where did you go?  I will critique your choices based on friendliness towards solos.

[Pike]

Just flew to Omaha solo, went out to eat solo, had a couple beers solo. My friends aren't here yet 

Where did you go?  I will critique your choices based on friendliness towards solos.

I'm at the Hilton Garden place or whatever as I type this. I walked all over downtown and finally ran into "Jazz". It said "Po Boys Chicken, Shrimp, and whatever" on the door. Had the blackened chicken and 2 bud lights.

[steve dave]

Just flew to Omaha solo, went out to eat solo, had a couple beers solo. My friends aren't here yet 

Where did you go?  I will critique your choices based on friendliness towards solos.

I'm at the Hilton Garden place or whatever as I type this. I walked all over downtown and finally ran into "Jazz". It said "Po Boys Chicken, Shrimp, and whatever" on the door. Had the blackened chicken and 2 bud lights.

That place is OK.  It's a chain though iirc.  Did you go down to the old market?  Should go to Upstream (< pimp this place to everyone...they should start paying me a commission)

[Pike]

Just flew to Omaha solo, went out to eat solo, had a couple beers solo. My friends aren't here yet 

Where did you go?  I will critique your choices based on friendliness towards solos.

I'm at the Hilton Garden place or whatever as I type this. I walked all over downtown and finally ran into "Jazz". It said "Po Boys Chicken, Shrimp, and whatever" on the door. Had the blackened chicken and 2 bud lights.

That place is OK.  It's a chain though iirc.  Did you go down to the old market?  Should go to Upstream (< pimp this place to everyone...they should start paying me a commission)

I met some guy on the shuttle from the airport who works for the same company as I, and he told me where the restaurants are. I got completely lost and ended up settling for Jazz. I'm getting free dinner tonight I'll let u know how it is/ where it is

[pissclams]

going to be rolling solo in chicago the next two weeks starting tomorrow.  plan on doing chi to the max after work.

any reccomends?

where in chi will you be? 

[fatty fat fat]

you know what wouldn't be a fun thing to do solo? play tennis.

You'd be surprised.

as someone who loved playing at the rec in those courts with a wall, i wouldn't be.

someone knows how to improve that stroke.

[Rick Daris]

going to be rolling solo in chicago the next two weeks starting tomorrow.  plan on doing chi to the max after work.

any reccomends?

you're going to be a couple of weeks early for taste of chicago. that would be fun to do solo. when i used to go to chicago solo, i'd always head down to cabrini green neighborhood. been a couple of years though. hear it's still nice.

[michigancat]

going to be rolling solo in chicago the next two weeks starting tomorrow.  plan on doing chi to the max after work.

any reccomends?

where in chi will you be?  

downtown (north loop).  was planning on hitting up the free nights at the Art Institute and modern art museum.  beyond that...no plans.

going to be rolling solo in chicago the next two weeks starting tomorrow.  plan on doing chi to the max after work.

any reccomends?

you're going to be a couple of weeks early for taste of chicago. that would be fun to do solo. when i used to go to chicago solo, i'd always head down to cabrini green neighborhood. been a couple of years though. hear it's still nice.

don't be mean, pls.

[Rick Daris]

going to be rolling solo in chicago the next two weeks starting tomorrow.  plan on doing chi to the max after work.

any reccomends?

where in chi will you be? 

downtown (north loop).  was planning on hitting up the free nights at the Art Institute and modern art museum.  beyond that...no plans.

going to be rolling solo in chicago the next two weeks starting tomorrow.  plan on doing chi to the max after work.

any reccomends?

you're going to be a couple of weeks early for taste of chicago. that would be fun to do solo. when i used to go to chicago solo, i'd always head down to cabrini green neighborhood. been a couple of years though. hear it's still nice.

don't be mean, pls.

was being serious about taste.

[michigancat]

yeah.  think I might pick up the south shore train and make a day trip when taste comes around.