" Wonderful," said Moon and Kathy Kim. "It's springtime. Fantastic weather for golf."
The Marovitz Park District golf course on the city's North Side is open year-round as long as there's no snow.
"Incredible," said Juan Rivera, warm weather golfer. "I woke up in the morning and said, 'What a beautiful day for golfing.'"
Take advantage! That's what you have to do with fabulous thaws. After all January is a very short golf season.
"That's why I'm out here now. It's going to be horrible. I have a feeling," said Mark Patterson, Chicago weather pessimist.
While it's easy to be pessimistic, it's better to be grateful- and consider it a gift.