So how many people who work downtown are still going to their work sites while this is going on? I swear I have been through Presidential visits, million man marches, and about 100 different protests, but I have never heard anything that approaches this. Black helicopters, shoot to kill no fly zones, stops and searches of all trains around McCormick Place, armed and uniformed military personnel, etc. This is crazy.

Ill be here.

 

It does appear most courthouses will be closed though.

Thank god the G8 summit got moved or it would have been way way worse. I have several cop friends in the area and they have all been told that absolutely no one is allowed to request off when NATO is here.

I am allowed to telecommute that entire week.

This is about the best example of "overreaction" that I can think of. What a waste of time/energy/resources.

Yeah the reactions are kind of insane.

 

My mom works for a large insurance company who insures some of the bigger buildings in Chicago. One of the tenants wanted the insurance company to pay for special glass to be installed to protect the building in case of riot. I thought this was insane, but over the last week I swear the Pepsi building installed some sort of super protective glass on their lobby. None of these buildings are even close to where the NATO thing is occurring.

 

 

I am allowed to telecommute that entire week.

 

I am for at least the Monday. We'll see if anything happens.

This is about the best example of "overreaction" that I can think of. What a waste of time/energy/resources.

 

i totally agree. just a bunch of chicago democrats in a total panic over nothing, wasting money as usual.

i totally agree. just a bunch of chicago democrats in a total panic over nothing, wasting money as usual.

 

you can use that lol emoticon all you want, balta. but this whole thing is being blown out of control.

you can use that lol emoticon all you want, balta. but this whole thing is being blown out of control.

Of course it is, but that's not because it's Democrats doing it, this is what happens every time there is a major political gathering since the Seattle/WTO.

When is this??? I start a security job downtown in 2 weeks.

When is this??? I start a security job downtown in 2 weeks.

 

uh oh. you're doomed dude.

uh oh. you're doomed dude.

He'll get some good overtime.

uh oh. you're doomed dude.

 

 

He'll get some good overtime.

 

 

...Its security in a condo building...

 

 

Read into it and wow sounds like its gonna be an interesting first week of work.

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When is this??? I start a security job downtown in 2 weeks.

 

May 20 and 21st.

...Its security in a condo building...

You'll still get some good overtime, I'll bet.

You'll still get some good overtime, I'll bet.

 

 

I'll take it, engine on my car blew out so I need all the money I can get the first couple weeks to get a new car..I'll be taking the train up there..sounds like a fun time

I'm a bike messenger. This is going to be a nightmare for us.

I'm in the west loop and our building is requiring everyone for the entire week to use their ID badges to use the elevators (otherwise the floors are locked). That, and if they don't recognize you, they'll ask for an ID before they let you up. So dumb.

I'm going to wait to see how stupid things get on Sunday before deciding if I need a personal day off on Monday.

I'm not worried about violence, I just don't want to get stuck downtown if they f*** with public transit.

I work in the west loop too, I wonder if I have seen you Jenks.

 

haha

I'll take it, engine on my car blew out so I need all the money I can get the first couple weeks to get a new car..I'll be taking the train up there..sounds like a fun time

 

If you take the electric lines to Michigan Ave, leave a lot of extra time. It sounds like all trains will be stopped, and all bags will be checked.

If you take the electric lines to Michigan Ave, leave a lot of extra time. It sounds like all trains will be stopped, and all bags will be checked.

 

 

I'm comin from Hammond, IN so i'll be taking the south shore to the last stop (which is mccormick place isnt it??)....gonna be such a hassle it sounds like

I'm comin from Hammond, IN so i'll be taking the south shore to the last stop (which is mccormick place isnt it??)....gonna be such a hassle it sounds like

 

The train usually doesn't stop at McCormick, unless it is auto-show week. They will be stopping the trains at some point before McCormick on these days and will have armed feds checking all bags for explosives, during the NATO summit. The end of the line is actually the Randolph street station downtown.