Gambled and took a trip to Chicago. Didn't get shot.
Will try to provide more of a trip report later, but here's a few anecdotes for now.
1. PLOL stood me up.
I had messaged him here on PFA in advance, then texted him once I got a tmobile pay per day (side note Tmobile coverage sucks my ass. Tons of dead zones from Michigan-> Chicago, plus even in Chicago the coverage was spotty and inside buildings barely worked at all).
2. Gas prices. On the way down I scored gas for 3.28 in some little shit town in Michigan. The only reason I ventured into Shit-town, MI was to eat at Chili's and somehow luckboxed into cheap gas. On the way home stopped at the exact same gas station and it was 3.49. Are you shitting me? 0.21 increase over the course of 3 days?
3. Haven't had too many super hot days this summer, so my body was not prepared for the humidity in Chicago. (In before fluffer says I need to work out ala Druff)