CTA Tattler

CTA, the rolling toilet

We all have encountered smelly El stations, reeking of urine and other unmentionables. But AJS has a different twist on the story. Thanks for sharing!

Is the smell of human waste getting more and more common on the CTA? I think it is and here's a story from a dear friend of mine to confirm this:

Red Line, aprox. 1:00 AM, between Grand and Sheridan. A rough looking woman dressed in a fuzzy full length coat boards going northbound. She sprawls out on the inward facing seats nearest the door and closes her eyes. A stop or two later a CTA employee boards the car and tells her sleeping is not permitted and she must sit up. He walks out and it immediately becomes clear she is not pleased by this reprimand.

She gets up and appears to search for another seat, checking first in Hobo Corner but it's already occupied. Somewhere between Addison & Sheridan, she proceeds over to the entrance vestibule, leans against the glass divider and drops trou.

Not 5 seconds later a stream of urine is audibly splashing upon the floor and her boots. The puddle quickly grows and soon is creating tributaries towards other passengers. My friend could do nothing but sit in stunned silence as the Sheridan stop approached.

Her bladder now empty, she started to walk back through the car. Another passenger shouted out: "You filthy nasty b itch, you best get yer ass of this train...". My friend disembarked and the fate of the filthy nasty bitch remains a mystery. But we have the lingering odor to remind us of her and her dissatisfaction with CTA policies.