Friends in/near Chicago,
marrog and
erindubitably are stranded in O'Hare, and they're not even sure for how long. If there's any help you can offer a pair of good friends who are in dire straits at the moment, comment/email/text/Twitter/whatever me and I'll try and get you in contact with them?
The lovely ladies were good enough to host me in Scotland, if you or somebody you know could help, it'd be much appreciated.