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Victoria's CTA Secret: Gold Coast Spy

Posted on Aug. 19 at 6:47 p.m.

Introducing a new addition to the spy team, and this one is quite a "L"ooker. Victoria's CTA Secret is in the house and she's got her eye on the Red Line and a certain bus. Check out her public transit perspective below.

What I Loathe About the CTA: No matter how many CTA workers you ask if the Red Line is running underground, they'll all give you a different answer! Even though there are only two options....

Preferred Code Name: Victoria's CTA Secret

Age: 25

Neighborhood: Gold Coast

Frequent Rider of: The Red Line/ Clark Bus

What I Love About the CTA: All the money that I used to spend on parking tickets (I sold my car), I now can spend on fun things....like therapy to help me cope with the CTA.

It might be hard to contact me...I obviously cannot disclose my location. However, for exactly six seconds I will be on the left wing of a Southbound 747. Meet me there. Make sure you're not followed.

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Here's what bugs me about some CTA passengers. Why is it that everyone who rides CTA knows the fare on the bus is $2.00 but when they get on, either they don't have enough cash, or there is not enough left on their transit cards and guess what? They want the operator to do them a favor and let them ride free!!!!!

Come on folks, you know you have to pay to
ride!!!!

What I love about CTA is that sometimes operators will let them ride free!!!!

Posted by: Unknown Bus Operator | Aug 20, 2008 10:10:02 AM

So, are all of these CTA spies Red Line riders? Show some love for the Blue Line, Kyra.

"GOING PUBLIC" SAYS: Of course I love the Blue. I'm looking for riders all over the system. I don't discriminate. Fill out the info, send me a pic (optional) and we'll get it going. These are just the spies I collected so far. Keep 'em coming, everyone.

Posted by: J | Aug 20, 2008 4:45:39 PM

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