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I love it when I see someone carrying something strange onto the CTA, you know, like gumball machines, tires and swords. And I thought that this qualifies. The box was really too high up, but it sure looks like parts of a car exhaust pipe, doesn't it?
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The two most extraordinary things I've seen carried on public transport were a Christmas tree, and an entire bed.
http://thefiftyfootblogger.blogspot.com/2007/08/cta-stories-strange-cargo.html
Posted by: elisa a. | February 25, 2008 at 07:49 PM
Hey, that could have been me with the Christmas tree. In the late 70s,I used to bring the Christmas tree home on the Broadway bus. There was a tree lot on Clar somewhere south of Diversey; I lived at Briar and Broadway. The lot had a machine that put a net sleeve over the tree so it was nice and compact. After humping it up the steps, I just sat on a front bench seat with the tree between my knees.
Posted by: Jamie | February 25, 2008 at 10:50 PM
I was on a Western bus one day that was full of people with their animals. The animals were all in carriers, but still, there were a lot of them. Mostly cats, but there was a parrot in a cage.
Posted by: Cheryl | February 26, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Thief... there's a lot of this going around Chicago these days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalytic_converter#Catalytic_converter_theft
Posted by: Reality Check | March 02, 2008 at 09:23 AM
This is absolutely clever!!! I've seen a guy bring a lawn mower and a red can of gasoline on the bus. He attempted to SPill the Gasoline!!! Weirdo!
Posted by: Magean | May 29, 2008 at 08:46 AM