The Official Chicago Discussion Thread

[AtomicUse]

might be decent. but it might be snowing. it's really a crap shoot that time of year.

March and April are the worst months up in the city. Cold rain and sleet and old snow that won’t melt, and the occasional 55* day just to help people get sick by coming outside underdressed, just WOAT.

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

I can’t imagine working 8am-8pm, seven days a week, driving 79th street.

 

[beenz]

another update from dolton......

 

[@OffHalsted]

Tiffany cashing out, she know its over

 

[The God Poster]

another update from dolton......

The arrogance thinking she not gone get caught is what get me

The rampant corruption in the south burbs goes under the radar

 

[Noriega]

The arrogance thinking she not gone get caught is what get me

The rampant corruption in the south burbs goes under the radar

CC hills, Harvey, Dixmoor, the heights, crestwood all been all the feds radar at some point in time.

 

[beenz]

The arrogance thinking she not gone get caught is what get me

The rampant corruption in the south burbs goes under the radar

dolton is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to corruption in the south suburbs. most of those suburbs are hurting for money too.

 

[beenz]

Tiffany cashing out, she know its over

she's got a little over a year left in office. I think her term ends in jan 2025.

 

[beenz]

look at this. calumet fisheries caught fire today.

Calumet Fisheries suffers ‘extensive' damage after fire

A fire has caused “extensive” damage at Chicago’s Calumet Fisheries restaurant, officials say.

www.nbcchicago.com

and this was just after they were shut down in october for failing a health inspection. however, they were back open as of a few days ago.

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

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?

We have a number pad on the opposite side of the fair box…we push a number based on what kind of fare was put in, 6 is for a pay. The RTA pays CTA everytime we put in a no pay but the CTA will cut the number of buses if a route has so many no pays, it’s why buses take longer to arrive than it might have last week cause it’s less buses on that street

I can’t imagine working 8am-8pm, seven days a week, driving 79th street.

Them first 6 months are brutal for new hires. You gonna be working 10 hours and you gonna be doing 79th or cottage

I’m just now getting variety with 43, 51 and Pulaski

 

[The God Poster]

look at this. calumet fisheries caught fire today.

Calumet Fisheries suffers ‘extensive' damage after fire

A fire has caused “extensive” damage at Chicago’s Calumet Fisheries restaurant, officials say.

www.nbcchicago.com

and this was just after they were shut down in october for failing a health inspection. however, they were back open as of a few days ago.

That insurance money hit different

 

[Noriega]

We have a number pad on the opposite side of the fair box…we push a number based on what kind of fare was put in, 6 is for a pay. The RTA pays CTA everytime we put in a no pay but the CTA will cut the number of buses if a route has so many no pays, it’s why buses take longer to arrive than it might have last week cause it’s less buses on that street

Them first 6 months are brutal for new hires. You gonna be working 10 hours and you gonna be doing 79th or cottage

I’m just now getting variety with 43, 51 and Pulaski

You out of the depot on 103rd? Are you allowed to transfer to the north or west side?

You know, to a different demographic

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

You out of the depot on 103rd? Are you allowed to transfer to the north or west side?

You know, to a different demographic

Nah 103rd is a seniority garage, folks with 10+ years clocked in. I’m over here at the garage on 79th and State with the nikkas



The north side is stress free and many go there for that reason alone

But having to travel from the south side to the north side at 5 in the morning during a snowstorm is not what’s up, I’ll prolly stay south assuming I eventually buy a home in the south suburbs like I want.

Working Pulaski I really like that area in the 90s number blocks

 

[Noriega]

Nah 103rd is a seniority garage, folks with 10+ years clocked in. I’m over here at the garage on 79th and State with the nikkas



The north side is stress free and many go there for that reason alone

But having to travel from the south side to the north side at 5 in the morning during a snowstorm is not what’s up, I’ll prolly stay south assuming I eventually buy a home in the south suburbs like I want.

Working Pulaski I really like that area in the 90s number blocks

I imagine doing something like those routes that run into Evanston, Skokie, oak park etc must be cake

What about those express busses than run on the lakefront? That gotta be easy money too

 

[beenz]

another day, another dolton story. this is shyt is beyond blatant.

 

[beenz]

Nah 103rd is a seniority garage, folks with 10+ years clocked in. I’m over here at the garage on 79th and State with the nikkas



The north side is stress free and many go there for that reason alone

But having to travel from the south side to the north side at 5 in the morning during a snowstorm is not what’s up, I’ll prolly stay south assuming I eventually buy a home in the south suburbs like I want.

Working Pulaski I really like that area in the 90s number blocks

that's oak lawn right? or maybe chicago. they might be on that over there.