"I'm a teacher and so Labor Day means a brand new crop of freshmen to scope out and hopefully seduce! Why are you looking at me that way? Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that I teach at a college, so it's all legal, if not very ethical."
James P., 37, Evanston

"The end of summer means that I'll be less slutty. There's something about warm weather and men in tank tops and shorts that make me want to drop to me knees or open my legs."
Richard B., 28, Andersonville

"No more white or light colored clothing, which tends to make me look fat. Bring on the black, blue, grey, and brown!"
Kerry, 25, Lakeview

"One word: FOOTBALL!"
Rocky T., 33, Uptown

"Since I'm an African-American, it means that I get to hang out with all my white friends again during the day on weekends since they won't be so pre-occupied with going to Hollywood Beach. I'm plenty happy with my skin coloring and thus tanning at the beach during the summer just isn't my thing."
Jayson W., 24, Wicker Park

"This year, Labor Day means failure to me. This summer I was intent on making friends with someone who owns a boat so I could watch 4th of July fireworks, Venetian Night, and the Air & Water Show in style and comfort out on Lake Michigan. Unfortunately, my high society social skills failed me. I guess I'll need to start my quest earlier next spring and perhaps hang out at Gentry more often."
Michael C., 29, Lincoln Park

"Labor Day thankfully means the end of tourist season and thus Steamworks won't be so over-crowded with out-of-towners and I'll be able to get a room on weekends. I am so sick and tired of going there and all they have available are lockers. I am not a locker kind of guy. I need a room!"
Antonio G., 32, Lakeview

"I can eat bread and consume carbs again for the next six months and put on my extra ten pounds of winter weight."
Jack L., 28, South Loop

"I have to start looking for a holiday seasonal job as my current job of waiting tables at an outdoor café will be ending soon. I was thinking about working at Sears, but I hear Target has a better employee discount so maybe I'll try for there."
Marty G., 24, Edgewater