Chicagoist: Extra, Extra

Tower18

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:30:31 -0600

My CCP has been in my wallet since I got it 3 years ago, and it looks brand new.

sparky

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:17:16 -0600

Oph: I have had three CCPlus cards. Each one cracked and broke on me within a few months. Customer Service claimed it was because I stored it in my wallet with other cards, and that the card needs to be in a separate wallet. That's crap. I treated my cards well. After the third one was replaced, and that one broke, I decided that I'll stick to the 30 day mag stripe passes.

matilda

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:14:00 -0600

Krrmm: I wouldn't worry. This is likely to take years, and, based on experiences with similar projects in other areas of the world, you will likely still be able to use normal passes. The CTA is putting a pretty optimistic shine on the possibility of this happening anytime soon, but transit agencies more advanced than ours are still in the very early stages of such projects, and all still allow normal passes.

ophmarketing

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:10:16 -0600

Is the Chicago Card THAT much of a hassle for people? I've only had one crap out on me (and that was because I washed it), and replacing it was fairly painless. I really don't like the idea of having drag a credit card out every time I get on the L.

sparky

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:22:10 -0600

Is that the best al Qaida can come up with? What's next: yo momma jokes? Jesse Jackson has called Obama worse...

krmmnn

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:42:38 -0600

um, yeah, because that's exactly what i want to do at the train turnstile at night is flash my bank card?