Comments on: A Couple Requests

By: kilax

kilax — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:25:56 +0000

I couldn’t have said it better myself. I also did not understand why the morning July 3rd trains were so packed… were people seriously planningon having their kids out in the sun all day long?!

By: Texas T-bone

Texas T-bone — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:37:49 +0000

I have another one:
Dear Companies Where People Have to Work on July 4th:
Give your employees the day off!
With love,
T-bone

By: Churlita

Churlita — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:04:23 +0000

I will never give money to a Salvation Army guy on the street again. I’m kind of creeped out just reading about him.

By: Mocha

Mocha — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:53:50 +0000

Nice requests. I miss the Taste. You can tell I’m a true Chicagoan because I don’t even say the whole thing. Just “The Taste”. I miss home.

By: Iron Fist

Iron Fist — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:40:33 +0000

I see you have the same problems with suburbanites overrunning your city that we do. Maybe you can dupe them by posting a few well-placed “FREE PORK RINDS FOR ALL WHO RIDE AFTER 10 AM” signs at their boarding station the night before. No doubt they’ll be pissed when they discover they’ve been made to wait for no reason, but hey, you’ll already be at work.

By: kat

kat — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:37:04 +0000

ha! we were talking about coming out to taste of chicago this year. guess we missed that boat….

By: Fiorello La Guardia

Fiorello La Guardia — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:20:51 +0000

Mwaa haaa – “Hold your horses.” Haven’t heard that one in a dog’s age. Thanks for the chuckle…

By: roy

roy — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:23:53 +0000

I might add that the sleek herds of spandex’d bicyclists might choose to migrate some other time as well. I think they like the attention, though. I mean, you’d have to, to wear that stuff.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:07:56 +0000

Many many many years ago I was in Chicago for a convention and happened to stay for “Taste”. What fun. I still have the contraption that they were selling (with beer) that was sort of a plastic cup on a cord that you’d hang around your neck, thus leaving your hands free to eat all the tasty treats. Brilliant invention… I feel kinda the same way about the highway traffic that invades my seaside city during drive time…

By: jenny

jenny — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:48:23 +0000

sir: i can’t think of a better place to watch the fireworks than a comp’d 13th floor hotel room! and yes, fortunately the cool chicagoans far outweigh the sleazy salvation army reps.
shari: yup, every year, but no door licking involved. unless you’re, you know, into that kind of thing. i’m sure i could make a few calls if you want.
abigail: you’re from chicago? i didn’t know that! even w/ the crowded trains, it’s still pretty great.