ridin the rails

[_caffeind_]

on the way to the event last night, i was riding the eL towards downtown from the north side and noticed that a pigeon had hitched a ride with us at some point. it seemed completely unphased by the fact that it was on a moving metal platform and strutted under the seats pecking at stuff until, several stops later, it suddenly decided, "this is

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[bolteroo]

now that you mention it--i'm surprised i've never seen that before!

[_caffeind_]

i thought the same thing!

speaking of technology-savvy pigeons... there's a band of them that hang out under the heat lamps at the davis stop in Evanston during the winter. they just huddle in groups and crowd out the riders to the peripheries