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mach zero said:
OK, I won't be as politically correct...that neighborhood around MDW is a dump. There are many stories about F/A's and pilots who were robbed while walking to the pad. I remember one about an F/A who was not only robbed but beaten to the point of losing some teeth. The reason people put up with this was they can't afford the gouged hotel rates from the hotels near MDW. They do away with the pads and you will see a mass exodus from MDW.
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Maybe they're offended because pilots choose not to live in their Sh%thole, corrupt, violent, overtaxed icebox of a city.

The Pig.
 
I know the guys that run those particular crash pads and they are indeed good guys providing a service that has been severely lacking at the South side airport since its inception! Hotel space! If Daley does get away with this they are going to have an even BIGGER problem on there hands. Even if these crash pad commuters did want to now stay in a hotel (which they wont) because there crash pad may have to be shut down, where do all those commuters go? They have built very few limited hotels in the area but theres not enough rooms period. Theres barely enough hotel rooms to cover the passengers that drive in the day before there trip out of town.

Hello, McFly.........anyone home?

WTF!
 
I don't think that is the cities problem. That will be the swa pilots and fas. Maybe swa should buy one of the hotels and make it a dorm and price them at about 40/night. Otherwise move to base.
 
ORD has many crashpads all around the second stop on the train. Are they going to hit those places too? Or is it OK for the AA and United crews to have crash pads?
 
I'm sure what is going to happen here is to make it legal for the inspectors is to go down to a set number of beds and probably have to do hot-sheets which is gonna suck..but is still workable I guess. Or move beds out to the garage until the inspection is over. It will be pretty hard for them to police this thing
 
Actually, the Chicago Nazis will be going door-to-door and arresting those who partake in this ruthless business of crashpads. Along the way, they'll find numerous crack houses, which they'll bypass, because they won't even have beds in them, just matresses on the floor full of discarded needles and pipes-- these won't fit the profile of a crashpad bunkbed.
 
burn the place down!!!! I'm going to BWI where I can get a real 100 hotel or better yet LAS!!!! Vegas here I come!!!!
 
i've heard enough. chicago is a great town with wonderful people. not just people from the north side either. the mdw neighborhood has great tradition and good people. for those of you that like to rip chicago and the east coast there's a reason why airlines don't have crew bases in your hole in the wall town, nobody lives there or wants to live there. so continue to rip a great city just know at the end of the day you're still going to have to commute there or fly through there. carry on.
 
The Crash pad owners just need to figure out whose palm needs to be greased...

A couple suggestions to stir up some crap:
- Have a few FAs (needs to be females) call the reporter and talk about how they don't make enough to support their family, could never afford to live in Chicago, this is the only way they can make it in their line of work... play up the sympathy angle.
- call the reporter and mention that they ought to look into the crash pads around O'Hare. Maybe they will figure out this goes on all over. (this one is risky - potential negative impact to other pilots/crew)
- start flooding the local police department or better yet - mayors office with calls about suspicious folks, possible drug dealing, whatever you might happen to see around the crash pad neighborhood. Maybe they'll get tired of it and leave you alone.
- Could also put together a "neighborhood watch" type program where all the good, law abiding Aircrew are teaming up with the local police to help combat crime. Start a positive PR campaign to combat the false negative spin these folks are currently putting on crashpads.
 
jpeace02 said:
i've heard enough. chicago is a great town with wonderful people. not just people from the north side either. the mdw neighborhood has great tradition and good people. for those of you that like to rip chicago and the east coast there's a reason why airlines don't have crew bases in your hole in the wall town, nobody lives there or wants to live there. so continue to rip a great city just know at the end of the day you're still going to have to commute there or fly through there. carry on.
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Three years of walking from the terminal to my pad "shaped" my attitude about the MDW neighborhood. It is a dump...plain and simple. If you say otherwise you have not walked that particular neighborhood. Usually the police sirens and loud car stereos drowned out the airplane noise. I know Chicago has nice neighborhoods but this place is not one of them. The presence of flight crews only serves to enhance the image of that area.
 
My kind of town...Chicago is...

As a lifelong chicago resident, I will tell you how the problem will be fixed. Unfortunately, in this case, the cost will be double the usual amount. Midway straddles two wards, the 23rd and the 13th. Therefore, instead of paying off one of Da Maer's minions, you have to grease da botha dem!

So if any of you know the crashpad owners, have them take up a collection and go directly with cash to theses stooges offices.

Here is Big Frank Olivio, alderman of the 13th Ward

http://www.ci.chi.il.us/city/webpor...fn.0&entityName=Ward13&entityNameEnumValue=58

And don't forget the 23rd's Alderman Zalewski

http://www.ci.chi.il.us/city/webpor...fn.0&entityName=Ward23&entityNameEnumValue=68

I really love the area, food, museums, lakefront, etc. However, the corruption has really become tiring. The worst example yet occurred last year when Interim Cook County Board President resigned. Bobbi Steele was a county commisioner, but the president at the time, Stroger, fell ill (he had a stroke that his handlers concealed until the primary was over, and then they replaced his name on the ballot with his son!!)Anyway, Steele took over as Board President for a total of four months, and then resigned completely from the board. What did she get for those four months? Her pension was going to be 85k for the rest of her life, but since she retired as president, her new pension is now $145k!!!! Guess who she put in her seat on the board after the elections and after her retirement....her son!!!!
 
StaySeated said:
As a lifelong chicago resident, I will tell you how the problem will be fixed. Unfortunately, in this case, the cost will be double the usual amount. Midway straddles two wards, the 23rd and the 13th. Therefore, instead of paying off one of Da Maer's minions, you have to grease da botha dem!

So if any of you know the crashpad owners, have them take up a collection and go directly with cash to theses stooges offices.

Here is Big Frank Olivio, alderman of the 13th Ward

http://www.ci.chi.il.us/city/webpor...fn.0&entityName=Ward13&entityNameEnumValue=58

And don't forget the 23rd's Alderman Zalewski

http://www.ci.chi.il.us/city/webpor...fn.0&entityName=Ward23&entityNameEnumValue=68

I really love the area, food, museums, lakefront, etc. However, the corruption has really become tiring. The worst example yet occurred last year when Interim Cook County Board President resigned. Bobbi Steele was a county commisioner, but the president at the time, Stroger, fell ill (he had a stroke that his handlers concealed until the primary was over, and then they replaced his name on the ballot with his son!!)Anyway, Steele took over as Board President for a total of four months, and then resigned completely from the board. What did she get for those four months? Her pension was going to be 85k for the rest of her life, but since she retired as president, her new pension is now $145k!!!! Guess who she put in her seat on the board after the elections and after her retirement....her son!!!!
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I do not miss the corruption. I watched all this on the news, and it is just horrible how bad it really is.
 
mach zero said:
Three years of walking from the terminal to my pad "shaped" my attitude about the MDW neighborhood. It is a dump...plain and simple. If you say otherwise you have not walked that particular neighborhood. Usually the police sirens and loud car stereos drowned out the airplane noise. I know Chicago has nice neighborhoods but this place is not one of them. The presence of flight crews only serves to enhance the image of that area.
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Where is your crashpad tough guy? I live (and have lived) in Midway all of my life. I live at Archer & Central and the Garfield Ridge area is one of the best in the city. I don't know what area you are talking about...
 
If this were a house full of illegal immigrants that was being shut down, the ACLU would be all over it. For them it would be un-American to disallow the ability to live cheaply. But this is a fire hazard. If I choose to get a cheap deal, it is my fault if I burn up. I dont think I need Osama Barak to establish my rules for me. However, we are just overpaid pilots, flight attendants, rampers, and mechanics looking for a deal. Hopefully Giordano's, Flight Line, C's, and other local establishments will see the economic repercussions of this.
 

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