Disgusting

[ryanbytes]

For almost a week now 6722 has had the stench of cat pee riding with the rest of us. I've emailed the CTA twice now to no effect. I know, such a shocker. Obviously the level of stink has to be very high before a bus is cleaned. What's the upper limit? Do people need to be smashing out windows to get fresh air before a bus is cleaned?

[MVTArider]

Not really CTA related but certainly disgusting and possibly horrifying, I found this article recently about Seattle Metro's weirder bus driver reports and stories. Does this stuff happen often on CTA and other providers too?

[Busjack]

For almost a week now 6722 has had the stench of cat pee riding with the rest of us. I've emailed the CTA twice now to no effect. I know, such a shocker. Obviously the level of stink has to be very high before a bus is cleaned. What's the upper limit? Do people need to be smashing out windows to get fresh air before a bus is cleaned?

The Performance Metrics are for "Average Days Between Completed Bus Detail Cleans," for which the target is 14, but the actual is usually double that. No metric for cat pee, or dog pee, or monkey pee, rat pee, or (probably) vagrant pee.

BTW, unless a service or therapy animal, it is supposed to be in a carrier, according to Miss RedEye. See, for instance, this comment to the RedEye blog:

Well, I can guarantee that my dog won't urinate on the CTA. I cannot guarantee that my fellow riders won't.

Not really CTA related but certainly disgusting and possibly horrifying, I found this article recently about Seattle Metro's weirder bus driver reports and stories. Does this stuff happen often on CTA and other providers too?

For continuous stories of that type, read the CTA Tattler. Just stay away from the socialist ideologues that comment on the policy issue posts there. Of course, most of the reported stuff on the CTA happens on the L, although we have have the assaults and shootings on the buses.

[ryanbytes]

We have at least 14 days to pee up a bus before anything is done to clean it. Let's get to it. We are the city that works are we not? :P

[Guest]

We have at least 14 days to pee up a bus before anything is done to clean it. Let's get to it. We are the city that works are we not?

The good thing is you dont see it as often as you would years ago. Years ago it wasnat uncommon to board a bus that smelled like urine or other foul smells.

[ryanbytes]

I got an email from the CTA. The cat pee wasn't cat pee. It was a problem with a battery causing the smell. Interesting!

[BusHunter]

I got an email from the CTA. The cat pee wasn't cat pee. It was a problem with a battery causing the smell. Interesting!

Maybe the cat peed on the battery!! :lol:

[ryanbytes]

Entirely possible! That would probably be a new one in the history of the CTA.

[Busjack]

Entirely possible! That would probably be a new one in the history of the CTA.

Who knows what chemicals are in batteries today? Or what happens when the acid reacts with something else? For that matter, Mercedes-Benz's diesel BlueTec system uses urea, which is pee.