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"Smart Ass Cripple"
“I got a 10-43 at Chicago Avenue!”
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Smart Ass 10-43
Species Homo sapiens has come up with all kinds of different names for cripples. I thought I heard them all.
But here’s a new one. When I ride Chicago Transit Authority trains, the Homo sapiens who work for CTA refer to me as a 10-43.
“I got a 10-43 at Chicago Avenue!”
A cripple shows up to ride the train. The train pulls up to the station. The door opens. The station attendant puts down a yellow, fiberglass ramp that bridges the gap between train and platform. The cripple rolls in. The attendant calls the attendant at the station of the cripple’s destination to alert the attendant that a cripple is approaching so be ready with the ramp.
“I got a 10-43 at Chicago Avenue!”
Some of the attendants really enjoy throwing around that 10-43 stuff. Maybe it makes them feel like a cop or a marine. Once, when the platform was crowded, the attendant walked ahead of me, clearing my path. “Everybody step back,” he said “There’s a 10-43 coming through!”
I bet I know how 10-43 came about. I bet CTA formed a committee with the mission of making recommendations on what to call crippled passengers. Cripples are really touchy about that stuff. It’s easy to piss us off. We can’t even agree on what to call each other.
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ty Mike...
"Smart Ass Cripple"
“I got a 10-43 at Chicago Avenue!”
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Smart Ass 10-43
Species Homo sapiens has come up with all kinds of different names for cripples. I thought I heard them all.
But here’s a new one. When I ride Chicago Transit Authority trains, the Homo sapiens who work for CTA refer to me as a 10-43.
“I got a 10-43 at Chicago Avenue!”
A cripple shows up to ride the train. The train pulls up to the station. The door opens. The station attendant puts down a yellow, fiberglass ramp that bridges the gap between train and platform. The cripple rolls in. The attendant calls the attendant at the station of the cripple’s destination to alert the attendant that a cripple is approaching so be ready with the ramp.
“I got a 10-43 at Chicago Avenue!”
Some of the attendants really enjoy throwing around that 10-43 stuff. Maybe it makes them feel like a cop or a marine. Once, when the platform was crowded, the attendant walked ahead of me, clearing my path. “Everybody step back,” he said “There’s a 10-43 coming through!”
I bet I know how 10-43 came about. I bet CTA formed a committee with the mission of making recommendations on what to call crippled passengers. Cripples are really touchy about that stuff. It’s easy to piss us off. We can’t even agree on what to call each other.
FOR THE REST OF WORDS OF WISDOM FROM "Smart Ass Cripple" BLOG: CLICK HERE
ty Mike...
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