Coupons for Dining out in Chicago or nationwide Great website

Travelzoo top 20 sent me an e-mail that directed me to a website to get certificates for restaurants in the Chicago area.

Special Offer from Restaurant.com: 80% off but is over on October 31. I paid $2.00 for a $25.00 certificate that you use just like cash. This is also offered Nationwide.

They are good for one year from date of purchase so I bought 4 certificates of $25 each. That is like getting $100 in cash for only $4 dollars.

To purchase:

Go to this website

http://www.restaurant.com/offer/travelzoo/index.asp?prti=4426&raid=2632

and enter a zip code or pick a state to find the local participating restaurants
Select the gift certificate amount (if more than one choice is available), then add it to the cart
Upon checking out, enter the discount code APE on the Shopping Cart page
After completing the transaction print out the gift certificates to take to the restaurant
Very few rules or limitations. What a great way to try out restaurants without spending a lot of money.

O'day Sailboat taken out of water due to October rainy days

It has been raining non stop for the entire month of October. We broke the record in Chicago for the most days of rain in the month of October. 19 days of rain. Needless to say the boat is out of the water and in my driveway. Will keep it there for a few weeks to work on it before I move it to the indoor storage outside of Racine.

Cold Weather appears here to stay

I have put off taking the boat out of the water just hoping for one last good day of sailing. No such luck. Temperatures have been in the high 40's with heavy air and high waves. Many days with small craft warning. Most every day cloudy and cold.

I may wait one more week hoping that Indian Summer will appear for a day or two but, the long term weather forecast does not bode well.

I did pick up the boat trailer and took it out of summer storage and currently have it outside at the marina so it will be ready to use when I decide to take the boat out of the water and move it to my indoor winter storage just outside of Racine.