Dear CTA,
I want to thank you for the continued expansion that you currently have under way. This expansion stays true to the Chicago mindset of continuous improvement and renovation. So thank you for your continued efforts in this context.
I would more specifically like to thank the Security Guards at the Red Line Grand Station. This station will be the next to receive a complete face lift. It is the 4th most frequently used station in Chicago. Your support of these actions is extremely value. I realized your role when I spotted you taking a nap in your chair that was positioned behind the beam. I enjoyed that you had your dust mask on with your hat pulled down over your eyes. Or the time that the entire platform was packed because of a Cubs game and you let me know that I needed to step one foot to the right because that was your 10 X 10 space. I listened since I am a caring civilian and I got to watch you paint your fingernails. It was a great shade. But I asked myself, what would you do if something happened? Would you risk your nails to help out someone like myself?
I really enjoy the fact that your schedules remain untouched even with the construction. You have managed to some how make it possible for me to stop and smell the roses. By being able to stand on that platform, I have the time to stop and think. Many things run through my mind. Will there be a homeless guy going from car to car asking for $0.50? Will there be a bum pissing in the corner of the train again? Can I stand next to the guy that is talking very loudly into his cell phone? Or the guy that is rapping to himself as he listens to the latest Ice Cube cassette tape? I would never be able to stop and think about these things without you.
One last thank you to the construction workers that make all of this renovation possible. The dust, mud and generator smoke are the perfect atmosphere for the walk to work. You provide us with the changes necessary to keep our city updated and all the dry cleaners in the city in business. I am a smoker but the diesel fumes that you supply are ten times better. I also marvel at the business hierarchy that you have in place. The sheer fact that two people can work with 12 on break and 6 others supervising everyone is incredible. Thank you.
So in closing, I want to thank all of those mentioned and all those that I may have missed for helping the CTA be so repliable and accountable.
Sincerely,
Your friendly neighborhood Hitman
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My wife and I went to Chicago a few years back, just for the hell of it. Man, what a great town. There's so much to do and, compared to Detroit, it felt safe to walk around at night.
Moving out here was one of the greatest things I have ever done. I lived my life in the MI bubble for a long time and I thought I'd never escape. I miss MI but at the same time, my career is in Chicago. You can see people walking around at any time of the night relatively safe here. Unfortunately, you can't walk in some areas of Detroit during the day. Hopefully one day that will change.
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