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Posts in category "Best cellers"

Mayor Rahm surprises celler on CTA Pink Line after Morgan Street opening

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Here’s another in my periodic series of photos of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel riding the CTA rails. This time he rides the Pink Line from Morgan to Clinton after the press conference announcing the official opening of the Morgan Street Station on the Pink and Green lines. Photographer/reporter Ben Meyerson tweeted that on the ride... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
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Fantasies about jamming cellphones on public transit

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When I have to listen to a woman whine about her boyfriend, or some guy bitching about his fantasy football team, I sometimes wish I could just shut off the phones or jam the network. A guy on a Philadelphia bus did just that, and more than once. And he boasted about it on a... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
March 11, 2012 at 7:25 pm
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Ranting racist CTA passenger sounds like he "lives in a van by the river"

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We’ve written many times about loud, obnoxious cellers on the CTA who scream into the phone about bloody moles and what they are ordering for dinner. But this guy takes the cake. He literally screams the entire time about the current situation in Israel with the the Palestinians. And he sounds an awful lot like... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
December 9, 2011 at 7:08 am
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CTA quiet car might be nice, but spirited conversation rules

Metra expanded its “quiet cars” project to all 11 of its rail lines this week. Metra’s website says “the rules are simple”: No cellphone calls. If passengers must answer their phones, they should make it brief or move to the vestibule or another car. Conversations are discouraged; if they must be held they should be... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
June 7, 2011 at 8:22 pm
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How to handle a woman who theatens you with assault on the CTA

On Monday I shared tips on “What to do if you have problems with mentally ill, homeless on the CTA.” Now I realize I should have covered what to do if a belligerent woman gets in your face and threatens to assault you. That’s what a guy on the Red Line faced earlier this year... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
May 23, 2011 at 9:16 pm
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CTA to offer naming rights; Santa is riding the rails; and other items of note

The transit agency next week will issue a Request for Proposals for companies interested in naming rights to L stations, rail lines, bus routes, special services or events and retail space. We suspect Apple will be the first in line for rights to the North/Clybourn station. The stipulation for first naming rights was included in... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
November 10, 2010 at 6:58 pm
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Some things just can't be unheard

Overheard from a celler on the CTA Red Line: “I ain’t even had sex, why do my legs hurt so bad?” Hat tip to my daughter Moira, who is always on the lookout for CTA Tattler Tales... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
October 23, 2010 at 9:02 am
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CTA passenger secures after-work refreshments

Overheard on the #80 Irving Park bus, from a large woman in her 40s screaming into her cell phone: “If there’s no beer when I get home I’m going to be really pissed off!” Then she hung up and promptly belched. Loudly. May you all find appropriate refreshments when you get home tonight and have... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
October 15, 2010 at 8:17 am
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Another reason why we need "quiet cars" on CTA trains

Last week I suggested that we should have “quiet cars” on CTA trains. Some of you scoffed at the idea. I just want them so I can escape this insanity and stupidity of cellers: Yesterday a guy (loudly)  made two phone calls, but cut both of them short, screaming: “Well, I can’t talk to you... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
September 28, 2010 at 7:45 pm
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How about a "quiet car" on the CTA?

I boarded a “quiet car” last month in Philadelphia on the SEPTA line between the airport and center city. That’s where cell phone calls are prohibited, and even conversations “should be short and conducted in a whisper.” Quiet Car on a Philadelphia SEPTA commuter rail car We know that Metra train’s don’t have them because... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
September 14, 2010 at 9:02 pm
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