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06-12-2016 03:54 AM |
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Originally Posted by soulreapersteve
(Post 2678018)
I rode the bus a few months back after almost 2 years of not riding it.
Twas a weird feeling. Then I remembered that feeling keeping aware of surroundings in fear of pickpocketers or other suspicious activities/persons.
Living in bad neighborhoods all my life :sigh:
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Reminds me of back-in-the-day (:popcorn: time) working at The Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute on the south side of Chicago.
Now, that ya'll are sufficiently impressed, I'll tell the story ......:bow:
I lived inside the loop (downtown) and took the "L" train out to work. Now the "L" is not always elevated and sometimes it goes underground. My first trip from work to my hotel room, after I checked out through security, passed the double bullet proof glass doors, and was escorted about a half block to the "L" station, I sensed that it was a rough part of town.
So, all dressed up in a suit, carry bag and briefcase, I missed the station where I was to get off and popped up in another station in an even worse part of town.
I could see where I wanted to go and started walking (after all, I was a trained killer - right?). I hadn't taken a half dozen steps when a Chicago Police car pulled up and asked me what the hell I thought I was doing. I explained where I was going.
The two cops insisted that I get into there police car and they drove me to the front door of my hotel. They told me that they NEVER wanted to see me in that part of town again dressed like that!
That was an interesting year ..........:eyebulge:
humfrz
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