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Gold Coast fell off right before COVID hit.

Now everything shutting down.
Nah, COVID + George Floyd riots was the nail in the coffin for downtown. shyt was on the decline from like 2016/2017 when stores, corporations etc started pulling out of the loop.

You see so many vacant storefronts and shyt down there now.

Peak downtown was 2012-2015
 

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About to be on all the free holiday events in the coming weeks:wow:Outside of ZooLights and Botanical Gardens, a brotha might not need to drop a dime to get some entertainment. I can tell im gonna need to tuck my bike commute in soon and start driving to work:beli:I am not interested in that bullshyt with how traffic has been. Construction EVERYWHERE.
 

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Nah, COVID + George Floyd riots was the nail in the coffin for downtown. shyt was on the decline from like 2016/2017 when stores, corporations etc started pulling out of the loop.

You see so many vacant storefronts and shyt down there now.

Peak downtown was 2012-2015
:patrice: Peak downtown after the Bulls finished their 90’s run was 2006 - 2011 I’d say.

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About to be on all the free holiday events in the coming weeks:wow:Outside of ZooLights and Botanical Gardens, a brotha might not need to drop a dime to get some entertainment. I can tell im gonna need to tuck my bike commute in soon and start driving to work:beli:I am not interested in that bullshyt with how traffic has been. Construction EVERYWHERE.
Which events you got lined up
 

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do u ever do the 79th street or 63rd street?

if so, how much fukkery do you typically see?
79th is every Wednesday and Saturday and fukkery is always through the roof

Some of these folks are legit hopeless and a lost cause

Once time chick pepper sprayed the whole damn bus cause a drunk nikka was hollering at her
 

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79th is every Wednesday and Saturday and fukkery is always through the roof

Some of these folks are legit hopeless and a lost cause

Once time chick pepper sprayed the whole damn bus cause a drunk nikka was hollering at her
79th on SAT :whoo: you getting the best of the best
 

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I know u got some stories on 79th. do they ever try to fukk with u?
Nah I generally don't have problems. But I'm not really a confrontational type of dude so a lot of shyt I don't get up for anyway. For example, a lot of the older drivers will get up in folks face about not paying their fare and thats how shyt gets poppin. Me though I don't a damn, I press that 6 key like we were trained and keep it pushing. Them not paying don't affect my paycheck so I could care less.

79th on SAT :whoo: you getting the best of the best
You see police activity every 15 mins after 7pm, not even exaggerating

You need to transfer over to rail nikka :ufdup:
Other than the occasional ghetto shyt that requires police help.....riding up and down the big east-to-west streets easy money. This gotta be the easiest job to get that pays 40 an hour at top pay I've ever seen. But understandably a lot of folks just don't wanna deal with the stress that comes with it. My Weekends are gone....I'm working ALL the damn holidays and because of how seniority works its bout to be that way for the next 5 years.....so this prolly not the best job for single parents with kids and no support
 

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Nah I generally don't have problems. But I'm not really a confrontational type of dude so a lot of shyt I don't get up for anyway. For example, a lot of the older drivers will get up in folks face about not paying their fare and thats how shyt gets poppin. Me though I don't a damn, I press that 6 key like we were trained and keep it pushing. Them not paying don't affect my paycheck so I could care less.


You see police activity every 15 mins after 7pm, not even exaggerating


Other than the occasional ghetto shyt that requires police help.....riding up and down the big east-to-west streets easy money. This gotta be the easiest job to get that pays 40 an hour at top pay I've ever seen. But understandably a lot of folks just don't wanna deal with the stress that comes with it. My Weekends are gone....I'm working ALL the damn holidays and because of how seniority works its bout to be that way for the next 5 years.....so this prolly not the best job for single parents with kids and no support

what does pushing the 6 button mean? does this mean I can hop on the bus and not pay, and the CTA will eat that charge to avoid confrontations?
 
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