Sunday, December 11, 2011

The Loop, Part 2

So there I am, like a doofus, back at the station where I had come from. I figure that my best option by this point is to get another green line train an make sure that I don't get off too early this time. So I take out my unlimited student transit pass to get through the turnstile, but it doesn't work! Apparently, it can't be used twice within a twenty minute period and I had just used it to get into the same station. Luckily, there was a CTA worker standing nearby. I think she recognized me from the first time I was there because I had asked her if all the trains were back to normal. I quickly explained the situation and she let me in using her card. A minute later, a green line train stopped. It was the first one since the one I had boarded before. I got off after two stops. Another minute later a pink line train stopped there. It was going the right direction. So I took it and I got to school at 9:01, one minute late. But I noticed that the test was not starting. I found out that the teacher knew about the situation with the trains and had delayed the test 15 minutes to give people like me time to get there. So I could have just stayed on my original route and been been fine. Anyway, I got an A on the test, But on the way back from school, my train got hit by a deer.
If anyone wants to see a map of the Chicago train system, click on the title of this post. Pay special attention to the Loop map in the bottom left corner, and keep in mind that I can't really tell the difference between the green and orange lines on the map. I'm just kidding about the deer. That's a different story.

1 comment:

  1. I thought the NYC Subway system was confusing but Chicago sound like it could make you dizzy.

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