*Page Number: 4
*Date published: February 8
*Author's name: Tracy Swartz
*Title of the article: CTA love blooms during blizzard
* A summary of the article
While I was reading Red Eye I found one positive story about snowstorm. About potential love connection.
Some people met in public transportations people they liked and just couldn’t forget them. And still trying to find those people with different ways. For example: "You were sitting on the North Ave bus with your buddy coming back from Whole Foods and being hilarious, giddy, and cute from the snow," reads one post from a so-called 25-year-old Humboldt Park man. "You sang songs and talked in funny voices that made me laugh and we talked about getting drunk on snowy days."
Another post from a male Brown Line rider reads: "I showed you where to avoid the snow in your face at the Diversey Brown Line stop and told you how long it would be for the train... Wish we could have braved the elements and grabbed some Starbucks!"
The train lines are no surprise – Belmont on the Red, Purple and Brown lines was found to be most romantic CTA stop last year, according to a Craigslist study of missed connections postings. Craigslist ranked the top 10 most romantic CTA station but didn't categorize bus lines. I couldn’t even imagine that so many love stories happen in public transportation.
From February 1-6, the No.50-Damen bus garnered three missed connections, which is a lot for a bus line, especially for a route that saw 2.8 million riders last year. Some buses saw more than twice that rider-ship last year.
But my favorite post was from one young man: "You were the girl with the pastel hat, glasses, and a paisley bag. I was the boy by the door in a black coat and glasses, fruitlessly trying to read 'Sons and Lovers,'" read one posting last week by a Damen bus male rider. "I thought you were cute. I wanted to say hello, but it's hard to be charming on an overcrowded bus."
*My opinion:
I found this story very romantic. I'm happy that some people still believe in love at first sight. Even at the bus stop you can find your love, not only somewhere at the bar or club. I hope that all of those people, who are looking for people they met just once, will find them and will make nice couples.
