Chicago: More Bars in More Places

According to CPR this morning, today is the CTA's 60th birthday.

HBCTA

take some geritol because u old, CTA

Srsly.

It is aging in dog years apparently. No 60-year old should be so broke down.

the CTA is 60 years old, the infrastructure is much much older. it dates back to the time when all the lines were owned by independent companies.

privatized lolz

According to the historian they had on to accompany part of the story, the CTA paid for itself (no state funding) for about the first half of its life, up until the 70s or so.

the CTA paid for itself (no state funding) for about the first half of its life

so what's happening now is... nostalgia?

i know that the jarvis stop has supposedly not been renovated since like 1908 or something. no wonder it smells strongly of wee.

I know that the infrastructure is olde, but I am taking this opportunity to express frustration through a Lazy Zing.

xpost 100-year-old wee, no less

People just don't wee like they did in the good old days

I don't understand what you mean by nostalgia. There was a Northwestern civil engineer on the program too, he said the cost of operating two 24-hour lines (maintainence is more expensive and slower), white flight (eroded the sales tax base that paid for part of transit + less fares) and the emergence of private automobiles led to funding crises. Probably some mismanagement in there too, I'd guess.

that and stupid projects like the bullet train to o'hare that will shave 10 WHOLE MINUTES off of your trip!

The Reader tore Daley a new one over that project.

He apparently got the idea from...Beijing's system?

hey can someone tell me why that boring dude got a huge cover story this week? i'm sure he's a great guy, but it read like a small town paper that had nothing better to write about. it was worse than the one about the lady who drank drano.

100 Years of (Peeing in) Solitude

I was profiled in that same issue with the Drano-drinking lady. Guy last weekend, he's tied in to Wilco and the Hideout and therefore tangentially tied in with the Reader as well. I haven't read the article, but he's a good sideman.

I don't understand what you mean by nostalgia.

only joeks

I read part of it. It was better than I expected--when I first saw the cover I didn't even pick one up.

Thanks for making me check out the Reader homepage -- GOT ITEM

http://www.rocknclothing.com/chicago/

Whoa. I signed up for Freecycle and now I have 40 new messages from them in my Inbox!

[chgofreecycle ] OFFER: TheraPause Hot Flash Cooling Strips, **60611

I think there's an option for "daily update" instead of message-by-message.

hey can someone tell me why that boring dude got a huge cover story this week? i'm sure he's a great guy, but it read like a small town paper that had nothing better to write about.

I'm glad he finally got serious about music now that he's 37.

I signed up for a new savings account now that I'm Captain Fiscal Responsibility. It automatically draws a set amount from your checking into a special 7% APY account. At the anniversary date it dumps it all into your regular savings and begins earning 2% -- 1.08% more than a regular savings would. (You can't withdraw it before the year anniversary.

Then you have the option to either leave it in the regular savings or withdraw it.

Or I guess you could make another deposit of up to $500 into the 7% account and start over.

Wow. I'm sorry. That was interesting to type, but perhaps not to read....

I'm just fascinated by these "accounts"!!

Chicago: Interesting to Type, but Perhaps not to Read

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Seriously, that's the next thread. All in favor?

i just sold my jaguar for $400. I should have asked more, the guy totally would have paid.

i'm beyond sad right now.

:(

On the other hand, you're $400 richer. :(

That sounds complicated.
I'm opening an ING account tomorrow, BOIS.

It's really not complicated at all. It took less than 10 minutes to open up.

I am having them take out $75 on the 18th of the month. That's all there is to it. On Octover 1, 2008 I make a decision--leave tonight or live and die this way.

On the other hand, you're $400 richer. :(

rent is due and will take this all away.

OK...so I pre-ordered the download from Radiohead, but I don't see a confirmation email.

I got a confirmation e-mail.

No luck with jobs, Kevin?

i think i might be cursed.

Jesse, set up a filter in Gmail that automatically archives your freecycle emails under a label called "Freecycle."

i think i might be cursed.

-- chicago kevin, Monday, October 1, 2007 3:46 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

yes

It's on my Yahoo account. I can probably do that there too. I use Yahoo for commercial shit.

hey me too

xp

u guys I want to give u all jobs

u guys I want to give u all jobs

-- dan m, Monday, October 1, 2007 4:03 PM (Monday, October 1, 2007 4:03 PM) Bookmark Link

whoa, party at dan's house....

maybe a pizza too if you're lucky

SnortOL