JP Murphy
@jip787.bsky.social
Corgi parent. Architecture, urban planning, and transit nerd. White Sox, Blackhawks, Bears and Philly sports fan. AvGeek. SIUC alum.
It’s wild how much influence the Great Lakes have on winter weather. A cold front can drop temps fast in Chicago, yet SW Michigan stays noticeably milder thanks to Lake Michigan acting like a giant heat reservoir.
December 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It’s wild how much influence the Great Lakes have on winter weather. A cold front can drop temps fast in Chicago, yet SW Michigan stays noticeably milder thanks to Lake Michigan acting like a giant heat reservoir.
Coworker with 7-8 years of experience who’s been in this role at our company for the past 12 months: If I want to initiate a charge on a credit card in our software, do I just click “initiate charge”?
Me: 😀🔫
Me: 😀🔫
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Coworker with 7-8 years of experience who’s been in this role at our company for the past 12 months: If I want to initiate a charge on a credit card in our software, do I just click “initiate charge”?
Me: 😀🔫
Me: 😀🔫
What’s up with the constant change in font size?
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
What’s up with the constant change in font size?
If you say “fellas” while addressing a group of guys, you’re a neck beard. Full stop.
December 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If you say “fellas” while addressing a group of guys, you’re a neck beard. Full stop.
Having worked airport ops at ORD, it never felt like the true impact on the national airspace system was clearly communicated to us. Wild that it’s the first sentence in the national ATC Ops Plan.
November 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Having worked airport ops at ORD, it never felt like the true impact on the national airspace system was clearly communicated to us. Wild that it’s the first sentence in the national ATC Ops Plan.
This is such an unbelievably dumb question
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is such an unbelievably dumb question
Christmas in Chicago is such a vibe
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Christmas in Chicago is such a vibe
I know I’m late to the game, but I will never not love how unserious fixes are
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I know I’m late to the game, but I will never not love how unserious fixes are
I hate that pictures will never do this town justice
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I hate that pictures will never do this town justice
Definitely not the best pics of the area, but some of my personal favorites of the season.
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Definitely not the best pics of the area, but some of my personal favorites of the season.
Having had the displeasure of spending 2 weeks down there, I can confirm, Dallas sucks.
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Having had the displeasure of spending 2 weeks down there, I can confirm, Dallas sucks.
Coworker: I bet you feel like a meteorologist looking at METAR’s, TAF’s, and NOTAM’s all the time now that you have a dispatch license?
Me: This is literally your job…
Me: This is literally your job…
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Coworker: I bet you feel like a meteorologist looking at METAR’s, TAF’s, and NOTAM’s all the time now that you have a dispatch license?
Me: This is literally your job…
Me: This is literally your job…
Playing around on ForeFlight is my new hobby
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Playing around on ForeFlight is my new hobby
It blows my mind that Air Culinaire is still in business.
$50 for a ham and cheese sandwich
$200 delivery fee
Just absolutely unreal.
$50 for a ham and cheese sandwich
$200 delivery fee
Just absolutely unreal.
November 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It blows my mind that Air Culinaire is still in business.
$50 for a ham and cheese sandwich
$200 delivery fee
Just absolutely unreal.
$50 for a ham and cheese sandwich
$200 delivery fee
Just absolutely unreal.
28L arrivals are a thing now?
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
28L arrivals are a thing now?
28L arrivals are a thing now?
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
28L arrivals are a thing now?
It really sucks pulling into your 30’s and realizing you don’t have any transferable skills.
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It really sucks pulling into your 30’s and realizing you don’t have any transferable skills.
Props to Flightly for being Halloween themed
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Props to Flightly for being Halloween themed
I could honestly spend a whole layover on the DFW skytrain
October 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I could honestly spend a whole layover on the DFW skytrain
One of my life goals since I was 15 was finally accomplished!
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of my life goals since I was 15 was finally accomplished!
Looking up “things to do in Dallas” and half the suggestions are about the JFK assassination… this is the 4th largest metro area in the country, and half your tourism is based on a murder from 60 years ago.
October 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Looking up “things to do in Dallas” and half the suggestions are about the JFK assassination… this is the 4th largest metro area in the country, and half your tourism is based on a murder from 60 years ago.
