Bad day for public transportation all over the world. I guess here in Chicago we can be thankful we have a faulty mass-transit system, rather than one that gets bombed (knock on wood).

Good thing I didn't leave work early today, since my trian caught on fire and what have you. I watched three completely full buses pass by before I called a co-worker to see if she wanted to come downstairs and share a cab. This was 2 hours after the fire started, which should give you an idea how long some of those people were waiting to get on those packed buses.

Any blue line riders out there have a story?