Trapped with Santa.
Last year I caught it maybe a week after I converted and tonight, after wrapping up my Christmas shopping, this was the train I caught. The only annoying thing about it this year was that we sat for 5 minutes at Chicago. Those rock n roll Christmas Carols are nerveracking. I tried putting my iPod deep into my ear canals, but felt like a Grinch.Not as much a Grinch as the guy on the platform flipping us off as we passed Armitage.
I found this on Flickr, so I don't even have to upload the photo from my phone. Just imagine.
You are Jewish. You've just finished your Christmas shopping. You are anxious to get home and this is your only option home. Candy canes and Christmas Carols. And CTA employees dressed like elves.
Oh, The New York Times has an article about an Orthodox Jew in LA who puts
up a huge display in her Orthodox Jewish neighborhood, with candy canes,
snowmen, Santa, angels, lights, the whole shebang. I read it and thought of
you. B
I saw that article, I don't know that she was Orthodox, but her neighbors
certainly are. I like the freedom from decorating questions or
expectations, but I do enjoy a festive house.
I really am jealous that I still haven't even seen the train. Sadly, I
think I will miss it again this year...
Give me some time on photoshop and we can fix this. ;)
Thank you for enjoying our train. Please check for next years Holiday Train
schedules at www.transitchicago.com. They will start showing sometime by
the middle of November./ Thank You & HO-HO-HO.
PS. Check youtube.com for cta holiday train videos.
Um... CTA. READ THE POST before you copy/paste your comments. I don't
actually enjoy it. But if it means I can avoid the train next year, I'll
read your schedules.
