I do not like delays and cram…
Would you like ‘L’ delays and cram?
Not during rush hour, Frankie man.
I do not like them on the ‘L’.
I do not like them very well.
I don’t like them in Rogers Park.
I don’t like them at Div and Clark.
To wait a half hour for the train,
In snow, or sleet, or wind, or rain,
To pack aboard a sardined car,
That limps me to my job afar,
While planning skills seem to be lacking,
Half your riders you send packing,
On Red, on Brown, on Purple, too,
I would not like that, Frank. Would you?
I would not like that here or there.
I would not like that anywhere.
I don’t like ‘L’ delays and cram.
I do not like them, Frank, you scam.
Now save us, please, oh Alderman.
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'They should take those signs down and find a way to take care of people, not punish people. These are people who are cold, these are people who are poor, these are people who are suffering already. Why slap them in the face?'
'They should take those signs down and find a way to take care of people, not punish people. These are people who are cold, these are people who are poor, these are people who are suffering already. Why slap them in the face?'
How Long Have Riders Been in Danger on the CTA Orange Line?
Last week, the entire CTA Orange Line was placed under a slow zone to prevent trains from crashing into each other--thanks to a newfound fault in the signaling system that may have put 'L' riders in danger for 17 years. Sounds like news, right? So why haven't you read about it in the Tribune or Sun-Times?
Last week, the entire CTA Orange Line was placed under a slow zone to prevent trains from crashing into each other--thanks to a newfound fault in the signaling system that may have put 'L' riders in danger for 17 years. Sounds like news, right? So why haven't you read about it in the Tribune or Sun-Times?
Now that was cute.
Aw, shucks. Can I stay with YOU next time I’m in San Francisco? I’m a sucker for adulation.
Which, as you know since you read my blog, is how I mostly am with Devyn
Neighbors Project Says “Text Your Way to the CTA”
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