Comments on: 10 People You See on the CTA http://theaveragechicagoan.com/10-people-you-see-on-the-cta/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:05:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JRJP http://theaveragechicagoan.com/10-people-you-see-on-the-cta/comment-page-1/#comment-212 JRJP Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:31:26 +0000 http://theaveragechicagoan.com/?p=432#comment-212 Lisa #13. "The Baseball fan" is soo true during the summer months in Lakeview or on the train to SOX-35th. Lisa #13. “The Baseball fan” is soo true during the summer months in Lakeview or on the train to SOX-35th.

]]> By: Lisa http://theaveragechicagoan.com/10-people-you-see-on-the-cta/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Lisa Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:10:11 +0000 http://theaveragechicagoan.com/?p=432#comment-211 Hysterical and too true. I am the commuter. However, I tend to have fun with #11, #12 and #13. #11's are the one's that get on the el, and after the announcement of "no smoking, eating or gambling allowed on CTA vehicles", will pull out his velveteen board and 3 pop caps with a little pea, and a big wad of money. Usually accompanied by a "patsy", these partners in crime wouldn't call it "gambling" per se-but they will take your money after they've hustled you to think you have a chance of winning any. #12 is typically seen late night, and all weekend nights. They are the drunks. They come in bunches-or single packs. The bunches are either collegiate loud guys headed to Wrigleyville, or 4 girls dressed up like they are either going to prom, or to hang out on North Ave. and sell their wares-and act really unfriendly when the "single pack" drunk-usually a guy with a 40oz in hand, tries to strike up a conversation. #13 is the up there in the "most highly annoying" catagory-the CUB/SOX fan. Usually a suburbanite, too intimidated to brave city traffic and/or parking-not for cost, but because they don't know how to pararell park. Sox fans seem a bit less conspicuous than the Cub fan-you will know the cub fan by the red, white and blue decorm and the fact that they tend to stand in the aisles (even when the seats are available) and are typically found as a older man and woman with 2.5 kids along for the ride. These are some of my favorites.... Hysterical and too true. I am the commuter. However, I tend to have fun with #11, #12 and #13. #11′s are the one’s that get on the el, and after the announcement of “no smoking, eating or gambling allowed on CTA vehicles”, will pull out his velveteen board and 3 pop caps with a little pea, and a big wad of money. Usually accompanied by a “patsy”, these partners in crime wouldn’t call it “gambling” per se-but they will take your money after they’ve hustled you to think you have a chance of winning any.

#12 is typically seen late night, and all weekend nights. They are the drunks. They come in bunches-or single packs. The bunches are either collegiate loud guys headed to Wrigleyville, or 4 girls dressed up like they are either going to prom, or to hang out on North Ave. and sell their wares-and act really unfriendly when the “single pack” drunk-usually a guy with a 40oz in hand, tries to strike up a conversation.

#13 is the up there in the “most highly annoying” catagory-the CUB/SOX fan. Usually a suburbanite, too intimidated to brave city traffic and/or parking-not for cost, but because they don’t know how to pararell park. Sox fans seem a bit less conspicuous than the Cub fan-you will know the cub fan by the red, white and blue decorm and the fact that they tend to stand in the aisles (even when the seats are available) and are typically found as a older man and woman with 2.5 kids along for the ride.

These are some of my favorites….

]]> By: R J http://theaveragechicagoan.com/10-people-you-see-on-the-cta/comment-page-1/#comment-210 R J Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:40:33 +0000 http://theaveragechicagoan.com/?p=432#comment-210 I saw the same on the red line two days ago http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o295/bike60640/ctaseathogs002.jpg and http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o295/bike60640/ctaseathogs001.jpg I saw the same on the red line two days ago

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o295/bike60640/ctaseathogs002.jpg
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http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o295/bike60640/ctaseathogs001.jpg

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