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[Shannoncvpi]

2 hours ago, ChicagoRail said:

I'm gonna have to disagree. & I'm not snitching either. I have the right to report it.

What is reporting it going go to do nothing at all its not like they are going to catch them & do some so it's just a waste of time & breath 

[Busjack]

2 hours ago, ChicagoRail said:

I'm in position to post the image, which I didn't I didn't take any pictures cause I don't do that. But keep your shaming tactics to yourself.

I was referring to the "Word Porn" image. Since you did nothing to stop the theft yourself, putting the onus on CTA employees is hypocritical. Don't expect others to do what you personally are not willing to do. You're the one with shaming tactics.

The last time this came up was in connection with Metra, but conductors were accused by management of not doing their jobs in auditing tickets, and the agency faces certain inherent risks in having open platforms (demanded by ME passengers) and zone fares. In this case, CTA is facing theft of services by potentially armed thugs; the bus drivers are behind shields. I believe what @YoungBusLover and @Shannoncvpi said about what supervisors have told them, and, even though you have some "Word Porn," you are in no position to question that, just as I am in no position to tell your physician what meds to prescribe for you. The advice I give people is "if I were you.."*

Anyway, if this rash of service theft is a result of the pandemic, CTA has 2-3/4 more years of COVID money to cover it, which is why, for instance, after about 50 years, CTA is reinstating free transfers.

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*The closest I came to crossing that line was when I asked @Shannoncvpi if it was allowed to cruise his dashcam through CTA garages, but I didn't call his supervisors on it.

 

 

[alphabetlore1044]

8298 has 2 8350s+ Seats

[Shannoncvpi]

1 hour ago, Busjack said:

I was referring to the "Word Porn" image. Since you did nothing to stop the theft yourself, putting the onus on CTA employees is hypocritical. Don't expect others to do what you personally are not willing to do. You're the one with shaming tactics.

The last time this came up was in connection with Metra, but conductors were accused by management of not doing their jobs in auditing tickets, and the agency faces certain inherent risks in having open platforms (demanded by ME passengers) and zone fares. In this case, CTA is facing theft of services by potentially armed thugs; the bus drivers are behind shields. I believe what @YoungBusLover and @Shannoncvpi said about what supervisors have told them, and, even though you have some "Word Porn," you are in no position to question that, just as I am in no position to tell your physician what meds to prescribe for you. The advice I give people is "if I were you.."*

Anyway, if this rash of service theft is a result of the pandemic, CTA has 2-3/4 more years of COVID money to cover it, which is why, for instance, after about 50 years, CTA is reinstating free transfers.

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*The closest I came to crossing that line was when I asked @Shannoncvpi if it was allowed to cruise his dashcam through CTA garages, but I didn't call his supervisors on it.

 

 

We nt suppose to do it but hell every now & then somebody do the people who mostly drive through the garage is the people who work in the garage with buses & their personal cars

[Shannoncvpi]

1 hour ago, Busjack said:

I was referring to the "Word Porn" image. Since you did nothing to stop the theft yourself, putting the onus on CTA employees is hypocritical. Don't expect others to do what you personally are not willing to do. You're the one with shaming tactics.

The last time this came up was in connection with Metra, but conductors were accused by management of not doing their jobs in auditing tickets, and the agency faces certain inherent risks in having open platforms (demanded by ME passengers) and zone fares. In this case, CTA is facing theft of services by potentially armed thugs; the bus drivers are behind shields. I believe what @YoungBusLover and @Shannoncvpi said about what supervisors have told them, and, even though you have some "Word Porn," you are in no position to question that, just as I am in no position to tell your physician what meds to prescribe for you. The advice I give people is "if I were you.."*

Anyway, if this rash of service theft is a result of the pandemic, CTA has 2-3/4 more years of COVID money to cover it, which is why, for instance, after about 50 years, CTA is reinstating free transfers.

____________

*The closest I came to crossing that line was when I asked @Shannoncvpi if it was allowed to cruise his dashcam through CTA garages, but I didn't call his supervisors on it.

 

 

But also thus guy is going to get himself hurt trying to play hero smfh oh well that's him if he want to snitch that's all on him 

[Shannoncvpi]

4 hours ago, ChicagoRail said:

Yes I am gonna say something if I see something.

Well if you gone snitch about that's you but one day you going to run across somebody that does something to you for not minding your business but hey that's you I ain't her seen or know anything 

[Shannoncvpi]

7 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

Your initial complaint was toward CTA employees aka the CA's quote on quote not doing there job when it comes to fare evaders. So a few employees currently working in the company tell you the honest truth about why that is and now you're implying that we don't believe in paying fares. You must be living under a rock to assume that, unless you want to confront the fare evaders yourself with little to no help I suggest you turn a blind eye to it because the CTA can only do so much with the resources it has available to it.  I'm an operator of 4 years now out of 77th and the one thing I remember during training was do not argue over $2.50 because you'll get charged for whatever happens after that especially if you're going to play the cat and mouse game with said fare evading customers. You state to them the fare is $2.50 which they already know and after that you continue in service. . I'm sure the CA's are trained the same way in some aspects, we all value safety but using common sense in certain scenarios can be the difference between life and death. Does that make it right? No.  However, that's just the way it is right now. Accept it and leave it at that because the few employees that try to be fare warriors normally get the short end of the stick. "If you see something say something." Yeah I'll say something when my life is in danger jack.

Dawg let him be he's going to run across the right person one day & what happens in the streets stays in the streets he wants to play hero that's him

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

35 minutes ago, alphabetlore1044 said:

8298 has 2 8350s+ Seats

I rode 8298 on March 2 2023 and it didn’t have them, but I rode it again on March 27 and the seats were added. That’s interesting but a recent addition.

[Busjack]

2 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

We nt suppose to do it but hell every now & then somebody do the people who mostly drive through the garage is the people who work in the garage with buses & their personal cars

I only brought it up as illustrative and not to relitigate the point. ?

[MTRSP1900-CTA3200]

I’ve had a CA tell me the best they can do is tell/remind the fare evader “The fare is $2.50/$3.” like what @YoungBusLoverdescribed on the bus side. Either way, since I’m not trained to fill out the forms that CAs fill out during the day (which I believe have a section regarding fare discrepancies), I don’t.

8 hours ago, ChicagoRail said:

Yes I am gonna say something if I see something.

 Even if you were at Pulaski on the Green Line or 79th on the Red Line?

[Shannoncvpi]

13 hours ago, Busjack said:

I only brought it up as illustrative and not to relitigate the point. ?

I know it's just some people don't know how to mind the business that pays them he's one of em

[Guest ChicagoRail]

9 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

They'll glady take your report but not much can be done for something such as that. It's just a reality you'll have to accept.

Good way to lose customers & money.

[Guest ChicagoRail]

2 hours ago, MTRSP1900-CTA3200 said:

I’ve had a CA tell me the best they can do is tell/remind the fare evader “The fare is $2.50/$3.” like what @YoungBusLoverdescribed on the bus side. Either way, since I’m not trained to fill out the forms that CAs fill out during the day (which I believe have a section regarding fare discrepancies), I don’t.

 Even if you were at Pulaski on the Green Line or 79th on the Red Line?

Yep. I used to live by the 79th Red Line Station.

[Guest ChicagoRail]

5 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

But also thus guy is going to get himself hurt trying to play hero smfh oh well that's him if he want to snitch that's all on him 

I don't care what you think. You wanna get mad at me for doing the right thing, it only tells me I'm doing right.

[Busjack]

1 hour ago, ChicagoRail said:

I don't care what you think. You wanna get mad at me for doing the right thing, it only tells me I'm doing right.

My point is: what did you do? Did you dial 911 or call CTA security? Did you confront the tailgater?

Or did you just take the chicken way out and post a meme here?

[YoungBusLover]

1 hour ago, ChicagoRail said:

I don't care what you think. You wanna get mad at me for doing the right thing, it only tells me I'm doing right.

I'll pray for you but let's just end things here and agree to disagree. 

[Shannoncvpi]

9 hours ago, ChicagoRail said:

I don't care what you think. You wanna get mad at me for doing the right thing, it only tells me I'm doing right.

Not mad but I want you to stay safe to make it home to your family in one piece not get hurt over something that for one that don't even harm you or even comes close to harming you if it don't effect you in any way bro then as I said before mind the business that pays you dawg 

[Shannoncvpi]

8 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

I'll pray for you but let's just end things here and agree to disagree. 

The right way I'm on what you on bro I'm not about to argue with a snitch lmfao 

[Shannoncvpi]

8 hours ago, Busjack said:

My point is: what did you do? Did you dial 911 or call CTA security? Did you confront the tailgater?

Or did you just take the chicken way out and post a meme here?

I bet he didn't & even if he did cta ain't do nothing about it & by the time CPD responded to it that's if they even responded to it t be fare evader was on the other side of the city 

[18thalek]

i’m curious if any bus operators can give some insight into what are some of the hardest terminals / loops to work with. i’ve seen artics squeeze into 31/Komensky and it always looks super tight and ridiculous during rush hour. Are there any other hard ones? 

[alphabetlore1044]

On 4/6/2023 at 9:19 AM, MichelleC72 said:

All drivers watch out for your cars we had a operator over night who had their camery sat on bricks on the the job lot they had to get spares from co workers to go get a set of rims and tires he had his car on factory rims no fancy rims 

You Bet

[alphabetlore1044]

On 3/27/2023 at 7:38 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

1032 is missing the 0 inside

I rode 1032 on April 6 while on the 152 Addison on WB

[garmon757]

On 4/9/2023 at 1:23 PM, Busjack said:

I was referring to the "Word Porn" image. Since you did nothing to stop the theft yourself, putting the onus on CTA employees is hypocritical. Don't expect others to do what you personally are not willing to do. You're the one with shaming tactics.

The last time this came up was in connection with Metra, but conductors were accused by management of not doing their jobs in auditing tickets, and the agency faces certain inherent risks in having open platforms (demanded by ME passengers) and zone fares. In this case, CTA is facing theft of services by potentially armed thugs; the bus drivers are behind shields. I believe what @YoungBusLover and @Shannoncvpi said about what supervisors have told them, and, even though you have some "Word Porn," you are in no position to question that, just as I am in no position to tell your physician what meds to prescribe for you. The advice I give people is "if I were you.."*

Anyway, if this rash of service theft is a result of the pandemic, CTA has 2-3/4 more years of COVID money to cover it, which is why, for instance, after about 50 years, CTA is reinstating free transfers.

____________

*The closest I came to crossing that line was when I asked @Shannoncvpi if it was allowed to cruise his dashcam through CTA garages, but I didn't call his supervisors on it.

 

 

I have to side with @Busjackon this take because at the end of the day, our main goal is to come back home the same way that we were before coming to work everyday. @ChicagoRailYou unjustly bringing up that word porn quote doesn't provide viable support and respect not only towards our riders, but towards our employees including me while some can seriously take that as offensive and insensitive about it. You have to be mindful when it comes to these matters. Moving forward, future posts around it will not be considered and warnings will be issued if this continues to be detrimental towards this topic and our members.

[Guest ChicagoRail]

4 hours ago, garmon757 said:

I have to side with @Busjackon this take because at the end of the day, our main goal is to come back home the same way that we were before coming to work everyday. @ChicagoRailYou unjustly bringing up that word porn quote doesn't provide viable support and respect not only towards our riders, but towards our employees including me while some can seriously take that as offensive and insensitive about it. You have to be mindful when it comes to these matters. Moving forward, future posts around it will not be considered and warnings will be issued if this continues to be detrimental towards this topic and our members.

Whatever all that means. I never mentioned "word porn". You CTA employees (if you are one) need to be mindful of customer safety. Apparently you're very inconsiderate towards how one feels about it if he doesn't agree with the rest. So if you're gonna be judgmental against me, you need to take a real good look at yourself in the mirror as do everybody who bashed on me about this. Don't tell me to be mindful. That's disrespectful. Choose your words more carefully @garmon757. People like you are what I call toxic!

[Busjack]

39 minutes ago, ChicagoRail said:

I never mentioned "word porn".

You sure posted a meme that said "Word Porn" right here. Despite several references to that post, you seem oblivious to it.

If you are disavowing it, DELETE IT. Also, you should apologize to one of the administrators.