tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30912043.post115730681485009074..comments2023-05-07T06:40:28.129-05:00Comments on Not Again!: ...and thank you for riding the CTA...Man On The Streethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811060909895247381noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30912043.post-1158979414088189642006-09-22T21:43:00.000-05:002006-09-22T21:43:00.000-05:00I rode the Clark bus to the Belmont Purple line st...I rode the Clark bus to the Belmont Purple line stop for two years to get from Lincoln Park to Evanston and HORRIFYING things happened on both the train and the bus (once a bus actually set on fire while I was riding it). I can relate to your transit stories so well... Now I ride Metra and it is like heaven. I suggest you ride it for fun back and forth through the city as a gift to yourself. It makes all the difference in the world.Blondiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01903668054657873042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30912043.post-1157714502936747462006-09-08T06:21:00.000-05:002006-09-08T06:21:00.000-05:00Thanks for the feedback, guys. especially Miss Eig...Thanks for the feedback, guys. especially Miss Eight-Oh-Five... you must have been on the same train as me!Man On The Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811060909895247381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30912043.post-1157641763092608442006-09-07T10:09:00.000-05:002006-09-07T10:09:00.000-05:00I'd also appreciate if they would add the followin...I'd also appreciate if they would add the following announcement: "Attention first-time or infrequent CTA riders sitting or standing near Miss Eight-oh-Five and planning to exit the train at Miss Eight-oh-Five's stop: You will have plenty of time to exit the train when it arrives at your stop. There is no need to force your way past Miss Eight-oh-Five and other riders in order to stand directly in front of the doors. There is no need to say "excuse me" three stops before you plan to exit and force Miss Eight-oh-Five to rearrange her bags and her body so that you can squeeze past her in the seat when you are both getting off at the same stop. Relax. It annoys Miss Eight-oh-Five to constantly explain to anxious riders, "this is my stop, too" (i.e. "No, I will not press my hips into this strange man in front of me so that you can squeeze by and stand directly in front of the doors; two-thirds of the train will be getting off at Clark & Lake, just like you. Relax.") Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30912043.post-1157424926054075752006-09-04T21:55:00.000-05:002006-09-04T21:55:00.000-05:00If it's anything like the NYC MTA, the feet on the...If it's anything like the NYC MTA, the feet on the seat thing is to discourage homeless people from sleeping on the subways. If they want to sleep, they should to be forced to do it all slumped over rather than in the comfort of a recumbent position. <BR/>As far as I know one can still gamble on the NYC subways, however. At least I've never heard any rules to the contrary.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04828311796354662076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30912043.post-1157312019906764952006-09-03T14:33:00.000-05:002006-09-03T14:33:00.000-05:00This is right on. I've been riding the CTA since I...This is right on. I've been riding the CTA since I went to high school in the West Loop. The bathing thing really is a good rule and should be applied to the guy who sits in the last car of the Red Line masturbating. The Cardinals rule is also pretty great ... and true.Bill M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05999937832872889113noreply@blogger.com