tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809406582739580270.post2968135455551333538..comments2024-01-05T21:19:20.973-06:00Comments on Erik's RV Blog*: Lousy Monday… Until It Wasn’tErik's RV Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/17149039572885361450noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809406582739580270.post-15848471416342047712011-04-21T15:44:07.307-05:002011-04-21T15:44:07.307-05:00Rick and Paulette - Yeah, but you get used to it, ...Rick and Paulette - Yeah, but you get used to it, much of the time on the train is spent relaxing. Morning is quiet, if you leave on the late train the after business crowd is on board and they can get very loud, so I try to make my usuale train.<br /><br />Sam & Donna - The F45C isn't one I see a lot of, there are a few though and when they get their idle up they can shake the gound you're walking on! I love train engines, fascinating machines.<br /><br />Merikay - I like my job, we have been through a lot together!<br /><br />Sue & Doug - I get all the stinky people next to me on the way home. Usually it just bad breath or somebody who doesn't know how to cover their mouth when they cough. People can be really disgusting and you see it al on the trains. Maybe one day I'll blog about some of the things I've seen, without going into TMI mode. :)<br /><br />Diana - FRANKLIN PARK!! It's one of my stops along the way. :) My Dad made my brother and I walk the 2 miles to school everyday when we were kids. It was rough be we didn't know any better, many of the kids did. Schools were charging money for the bus back then and my Dad refused to pay. Also, the school had a 1 miles rules which is now gone, they seem to pick you up no matter how close you are these days.<br /><br />DeanO - Don't know what yer smokin my friend! My wife has Gerbils and we have a dog, but not sure what that has to do with a commute! :)~Erik's RV Blog https://www.blogger.com/profile/17149039572885361450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809406582739580270.post-23219280991629556472011-04-19T14:27:24.074-05:002011-04-19T14:27:24.074-05:00Wow I am transported back to the days when I would...Wow I am transported back to the days when I would have to cross the tracks in Franklin Park to get to work. I dreaded getting held up if I was just a minute or two late! Sometimes I'd smoke a little, back in the day mind you (I gave that up) just to pass the time. Then I'd just start laughing.<br />It would sometimes be a twenty minute wait!<br />And school buses, OMG, I went to school in Chicago BEFORE busing started!! I had a six block walk to school and six blocks home everyday rain or snow. Ah those were the days!!<br />Thanks for the memories Erik! I miss Chicago sometimes. Love Di ♥Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429812875586479256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809406582739580270.post-73571864197084335652011-04-19T00:10:08.891-05:002011-04-19T00:10:08.891-05:00Wow, Four hour commute... It was a four hour commu...Wow, Four hour commute... It was a four hour commute that drove me to start full-timing in my camper (2 hours to drive 52 miles).Big Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972364897169819241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809406582739580270.post-20063289496149931922011-04-18T21:53:33.438-05:002011-04-18T21:53:33.438-05:00that is quite the commute..and here this morning I...that is quite the commute..and here this morning I was cursing the stinky man that sat beside me..smelling of stale cigarettes..oh and then there was the girl who waved a five dollar bill at the bus driver and said she would pay at the skytrain?..did she?..no..she rode for free..darn people anyway!..thinking the transit system owes them a free ride..and me the poor sucker who pays everyday!!!..I love public transit!.. :(Sue and Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436889944386917688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809406582739580270.post-55965929430770443112011-04-18T20:30:45.055-05:002011-04-18T20:30:45.055-05:00How terrible! I hope you really love that job and...How terrible! I hope you really love that job and they pay you very well!Merikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378095339747943548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809406582739580270.post-53882761828177626392011-04-18T11:50:07.394-05:002011-04-18T11:50:07.394-05:00Just so you know you got a picture of a rare bird ...Just so you know you got a picture of a rare bird indeed in the picture you took at the Metra station,The commuter engine on the right is a GM built F45C,There were only about 15 of them built for the Milwaukee Road before the State took over commuter service and Metra was formed.They were retired once. but about 4 were brought back to service, but won't last long as their replacements are coming. Chicago is like New jersey people will ride a train for two hours to get to work and not complain, but let traffic back up for 30 minutes and they are screaming, What am I missing. At least on the train you can have a coffee and read the paper and relax. Be safe out there. Sam & Donna...Sam&Donna Weibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405315775347233295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809406582739580270.post-46617799514754734242011-04-18T10:21:03.157-05:002011-04-18T10:21:03.157-05:00A four hour a day commute? Wow! That makes for a...A four hour a day commute? Wow! That makes for a pretty long day all by itself - even with the job part.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523089898331291694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809406582739580270.post-48940320914228795702011-04-18T09:17:33.000-05:002011-04-18T09:17:33.000-05:00My poor dude... :-( I don't envy your trip e...My poor dude... :-( I don't envy your trip every day. I just have a 45 min drive. I try to get out of the neighborhoods as quickly as possible. It is totally ridiculous how they do the bus stops nowadays. Not only that, if we slogged along like the kids do now, our bus driver would just leave. We had to double-time to the bus. Kids nowadays are so spoiled it's not even funny. I could get into an entire blog about that. I KNOW!!! I sound like my grandfather..."In my day...." hehehe...(but really...kids are really more spoiled now than ever!)Rondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09137010401794816306noreply@blogger.com