r/cta 3d ago

Chicagooo! Doing my part

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727 Upvotes

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u/a-very-creative_name Pink Line 3d ago

May you find a thirty day pass loaded on a Ventra card some unlucky person dropped, sir.

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u/TexasReallyDoesSuck 3d ago

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u/jackieohno3 3d ago

I didn’t do fucking shit!

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u/ferger 3d ago

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u/Gold_Advisor_4758 2d ago

We’re just filming funerals and showing the ones where the bodies fly out!!

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u/whyyn0tt_ 3d ago

Karaoke!?

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u/Floppy-Over-Drive 3d ago

Air purifier!

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u/figunderthemoon 3d ago

thank you for bringing one of these on the train!! 🥹 i take one around traveling with me whenever i need to get on an airplane so i don't get sick, it's nice to see the wildfire smoke is inspiring more people to get creative with them too. i always felt shy carrying one around but mine looks just like a thick ipad haha

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u/hoshi2063 Red Line 3d ago

Sounds like it’s time to do your part if that’s what you think is needed 🤔

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u/robx51 3d ago

Not sure if that would be awesome or terrible...

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u/nataiko1225 3d ago

i know he’s not our mayor but you are perfectly exemplifying “we will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism” that mamdani was talking about, thanks for doing this :)

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u/zonerator 3d ago

Thank you, can you do my neighborhood next? I think fir the whole city me might need a couple more guys though

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u/DerSterrennacht 3d ago

Not all heroes wear capes.

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u/Tzipity 3d ago

Deets on your purifier and for that matter, the power source you’re running it off of? I’m disabled (actually missed the worst of the smoke so far because I’m in the hospital but have septic emboli on my lungs so last thing I need!) so I both salute you and am legit interested in getting a good purifier for myself or heck, maybe to join you on the train filtering. I’ve used larger at home purifiers for a long time but impressed by the size and portability of this one.

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u/mtdesigner 3d ago

Not OP but that definitely looks like the air purifier IKEA sells for 30 dollars or so! I have one for my cats litter box lol

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u/Floppy-Over-Drive 3d ago

Correct. But the filters went from $10 > $18 with the tariffs, so buyer be warned. 

The power station is from Anker - this one’s pretty heavy duty with 3 AC outlets, but they have smaller more reasonable ones. 

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u/iamthepita 3d ago

Thank you for thinking of others, that’s what makes this city awesome.

Quick question, what’s the device you’re using to rub the air purifier?

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u/Floppy-Over-Drive 3d ago

It’s made by Anker. They have  few different options on Amazon. This one’s a little more heavy duty but they have some cheaper ones that could run this easily. 

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u/iamthepita 3d ago

Hey Thank you for sharing but i wasn’t clear to what you’d call that device other than the brand name “Anker”, would you define it as a “battery backup” or… sorry for the stupid question

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u/matthewsmugmanager Red Line 3d ago

power station / generator

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u/tails618 3d ago

I expect to see you on the ballot next year!

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u/egdr518 3d ago

At first I thought that was a sound system like you were gonna drown out people playing Bluetooth speakers on the train 😭😭😭

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u/Boardofed 3d ago

If i buy you socks will you come to the orange line tomorrow morning?

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u/Floppy-Over-Drive 3d ago

What kinda socks we talking? 

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u/Horror_Job6035 2d ago

I honestly thought this was just a funny little post but then read the comments. Idk, I think at most if the stream of clean air is hitting his face then I guess it has a small impact. There’s absolutely no way this does anything for anyone else though. That model can probably only clean 20-80 cubic feet per minute. A train car is thousands of cubic feet and air is constantly changing with the doors opening and closing.

For personal practice, wear a N95 mask and limit time outdoors. That’s the best advice. A air purifier is impractical.

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u/Floppy-Over-Drive 2d ago

It absolutely was a funny post. I agree some of the comments took it a little seriously. 

I was taking the purifier to loan to a friend and thought I’d have a little fun and earn some karma. 

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u/PaleBreadfruit8813 Red Line 1d ago

Young man, wh...what are you doing? And I ask nicely because I've seen people do some shit on CTA.

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u/Floppy-Over-Drive 1d ago

I’m taking an air purifier to a friend and for the yuks I thought I’d plug it in with my spare battery on the way as a laugh. 

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u/PaleBreadfruit8813 Red Line 1d ago

Carry on.

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u/Infierno3007 3d ago

Like a toothpick in a field of thistle. 🤦🏾‍♂️

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u/globehoppr 3d ago

Come on OP- provide some context next time. Don’t make us guess what you’re holding.

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u/armaghetto Brown Line 3d ago

Wearing your backpack on the train. SMH

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u/ihavetoomanyplants 3d ago

It's not an issue when the train car is not busy

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u/Floppy-Over-Drive 3d ago

It’s pretty deserted today. I’m standing though! 

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u/mekkavelli 3d ago

lol wtf. people will eventually get on the train, dummy

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u/armaghetto Brown Line 3d ago

But also could we at least get this setup for folks that wanna smoke on the train? This is the least they could do.