Park in the Rain
Or maybe just start bringing our own buckets, rags, brushes and towels:
- Has anyone see the daily bulletin for 12 Sept 08? There are only THREE car wash facilities CITYWIDE. [...] The city can't pay the bills.
Here they are:
1231 W Grand
3540 W Halsted
349 W 31st.
Don't waste those open hydrants either.
Or the ever popular standby - Sharking!
UPDATE: We know Halsted runs N/S. We copy and pasted this from the comments. We seldom alter the quoted comments for spelling and grammar unless we really need to clarify the language.
Or the ever popular standby - Sharking!
UPDATE: We know Halsted runs N/S. We copy and pasted this from the comments. We seldom alter the quoted comments for spelling and grammar unless we really need to clarify the language.
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posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
68 Comments:
Sharking?
Chalkie is back in 015. its been a whole two days since we heard from you. DOA in the alley on Huron. With all this weather i'm going to have to sit in my cruiser with all this killing going on.
Has the revolution started yet?
It's better in Las Vegas...........
Retired in 2003
From some districts it will take over an hour to get a wash at min. I'll bet the average for a far district will be 90 minutes of down time. So it will really cost about $60.00 for a car wash with that kind of down time and the cost of gas. The city is really going to save money by doing this, Another knee jerk reaction. Think things threw boss, Think think and then think it all the way threw.
Hey gas cost a lot so lets close some of the city gas depots.
3540 W. Halsted??
Would any of these car washes have anything in common? Such as major political clout in that they recieved payments from the city?
Im going to go down for a car wash monday morning. Imagine the line to get a wash?
Can always go to the Sheriffs SWAP car wash. Might even see someone you know washing your car.
3540 W Halsted?????
Halsted runs north or south!
Glad your a cop and not a dispatcher.
Just joking SCC.
Ahh, Sharking!! The ONLY thing that made coming to work (instead of mopping my basement) enjoyable tonight!!
Back in the 90's the City had an agreement with all their vendors to agree to delayed repayment to the tune of over 90 days! That means if they purchase something in August the vendor won't be paid til November sometime. It's like writing yourself an interest-free loan. Now it's worse...sometimes like more than 4 months. Who could wait that long to get their money. This entire city sucks. Wall Street Journal calls Chicago the most corrupt city in the USA.
Chicago Works.....yeah, right
Chalkie is back in 015. its been a whole two days since we heard from you. DOA in the alley on Huron. With all this weather i'm going to have to sit in my cruiser with all this killing going on.
9/14/2008 12:12:00 AM
you know what? there is an odd number of shootings lately despite all the rain. especially 007
Don't forget 56th and Federal. You have to pay them but bitch your ride will shine!
If it's really "3540 NORTH Halsted"; I believe that is the Manhole?!?!
What are they going to wash the cars with???
I'm afraid to ask.
Is HUBERMAN involved in this deal??
Let's see. For cars in the far south districts, its only waste about 90 mins of manpower due to the city stupidity.
A fricken joke.
I am just going to leave those Harold's Chicken bones under the seat now.
so...... don't wash the city's car.
who gives a fuck !
Who is the idiot that keeps using the term cruiser?
I use the SWAP car wash at the county court houses. They even wax the cars (if you bring the wax). The one at 31st & California is open everyday and the one at Maybrook is open on Saturday & Sunday.
the city should have self service car washes at the gas sites. they would pay for themselves in months.
Yes, yes, but what in the world is sharking? Anonymous wants to know, too.
Is it perhaps my preferred car wash method of driving fast through deep puddles of relatively clean water?
The car wash facility change is welcome news. I will now take one hour, at least, out of each day to go get a car wash and maybe some Italian pastries on Grand Ave. I couldn't have planned it better if I tried!
Stop complaining! You all now have an excuse to go get lost for at least an hour. I will go at the tail end of morning rush hour, that should take me some time and I can have a real nice field trip.
Remember, always look on the bright side of life.
ANOTHER bill the city forgot to pay!? The old purveyors must be ticked.
Look at this as your chance to sample new and exotic food places as you drive across several districts to get the car washed!
To those who like to drive around in a clean squad, next time your at 26/cal drive around to 31st street just west of california ave. At the guard post, pull in and you will see a big sign that says "car wash". Pull up and have the community service people wash it. It's great for the wagons and cars with all the gadgets attached to the roof of some cars. It's even better for the vehicles with the 50mm guns on the roof, etc. etc.
Were paying for these goofs who were convicted for DUI's and related stuff like that.
Now if you want to notch it up a bit, you bring a can of wax and they will wax your ride. (sorry, government vehicles ONLY)
There open seven days a week.
Funny,2 out of the only 3 car washes in the whole city are in the 11th ward.Think someone has clout???????????
Who cares this is a great way to kill 2 hours out of the tour! Doing exactly what the city wants remember do nothing just like they want you to do.
"Who is the idiot that keeps using the term cruiser?
9/14/2008 04:42:00 AM"
He's 'the idiot that keeps using the term cruiser'.
Do you really want, or need, to know more?
Imagine looking at the AVL ( GPS) System if you are an inspector and seeing all the little dots in line at the caw wash , maybe 30-40 at a time lined up waiting for the wash of their squad car. Another Daley joke.
Lets keep in mind that the dept. of FLEET management is responsible for our car wash contracts. The bidding, control, administration and payments. That my friends pretty much should explain the problem.
Another thing they all have in common? They are all outfit joints. Wheer is the BGA when you need them?
Attention: All Po's will have to wash their vehicles in the Salley port until further notice.
Anonymous said...
Let's see. For cars in the far south districts, its only waste about 90 mins of manpower due to the city stupidity.
A fricken joke.
I am just going to leave those Harold's Chicken bones under the seat now.
9/14/2008 03:13:00 AM
Why complain? Use it to your advantage. Car wash, gas, coffee, lunch, bus check, home. Why do you worry so much. Gosh, quit complaining and go back to your basement apt and watch COPS.
Anonymous said...
The car wash facility change is welcome news. I will now take one hour, at least, out of each day to go get a car wash and maybe some Italian pastries on Grand Ave. I couldn't have planned it better if I tried!
Stop complaining! You all now have an excuse to go get lost for at least an hour. I will go at the tail end of morning rush hour, that should take me some time and I can have a real nice field trip.
Remember, always look on the bright side of life.
9/14/2008 06:59:00 AM
Finally, the voice of reason. Make it work for you. Italian cookies and coffee. Life can be good.
Didja notice that one of the remaining car washes is located conveniently to HQ? Imagine J-Fed in a car that wasn't shiny...oh the horror!
Yes, yes, but what in the world is sharking? Anonymous wants to know, too.
Is it perhaps my preferred car wash method of driving fast through deep puddles of relatively clean water?
9/14/2008 06:50:00 AM
Sharking is when you drive through a nice sized puddle and splash some sorry ass thats standing there with his thumb up his ass.
i work in 16th dist..i have been on 3rd watch for a few years..the guys and gals on 2nd watch must think they pay for the wash..they almost and i mean almost never wash the car...and yea i know before you say it. fu#k me, you wash it..but i would if i didnt have to go get gas right away and then handle the jobs you left me....
Anonymous said...
Let's see. For cars in the far south districts, its only waste about 90 mins of manpower due to the city stupidity.
A fricken joke.
I am just going to leave those Harold's Chicken bones under the seat now.
9/14/2008 03:13:00 AM
Your worried about 90 minutes? Manpower! How dumb acn you be? Get the car washed, due to daley that is why there is "no manpower" and the city will go bankrupt soon!
349 West 31st.
You didn't think they were going to close this one in.
11th WARD
Bridgeport/Canaryville
31st street car wash will always be open.........
thats the mayors top body guard who retired. mike marano. his brother owns it in his wfes name.
gee i wonder how they got that contract??
Here's what makes no sense. The police dept. has (lets say) 4000 cars to wash. Regardless of the number of car washes they have contracts with, there is still the same number of cars to wash.
I can't imagine they save that much money writing 3 checks instead of 15 like they used to.
Personally, I'd get the car washed at least 3x a week and be held down for at least an hour each time.
Anonymous said...
If it's really "3540 NORTH Halsted"; I believe that is the Manhole?!?!
What are they going to wash the cars with???
I'm afraid to ask.
Is HUBERMAN involved in this deal??
9/14/2008 02:27:00 AM
You can get your rear end lubed while you are there.
Stop complaining! You all now have an excuse to go get lost for at least an hour. I will go at the tail end of morning rush hour, that should take me some time and I can have a real nice field trip.
Absolutely! I go down for lunch about 1400 hours before the 1st school dismissal; clear; and then go get gas; then I get the wash and then go in for check off.
Back in the 90's the City had an agreement with all their vendors to agree to delayed repayment to the tune of over 90 days! That means if they purchase something in August the vendor won't be paid til November sometime. It's like writing yourself an interest-free loan. Now it's worse...sometimes like more than 4 months. Who could wait that long to get their money. This entire city sucks. Wall Street Journal calls Chicago the most corrupt city in the USA.
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They pay the medicals bills for an IOD, exactly the same way, not for at least 90 days, so in the mean time you receive notices saying that your bills remain unpaid. Try not paying city water bill for 90 days and see what happens....you'll be showering in the station or bathing in the Chicago River!
Aren't they wasting a lot of gas and down time for those squads from districts further away?? This is really stupid.
If it's really "3540 NORTH Halsted"; I believe that is the Manhole?!?!
What are they going to wash the cars with???
I'm afraid to ask.
Is HUBERMAN involved in this deal??
9/14/2008 02:27:00 AM
I wouldn't claim that you know the address to this fine establishment. Unless you need a job wasshing cars with your jean cut-off shorts and tight white t-shirt
car wash..? whats that..? i drive a 2003 with about 165K on it..(i think those are original miles..???) and I think hte last time it was washed was...2003..! and before u say "you go wash it.." ok..find me a fucking wash open on the 1st Watch...seriously..! ive dug into my own pocket to wash it at a gas station in the district just so I can see out the fucking windows sometimes.! just another example of this fucked up organization, and I agree with a poster that said they should installw ash racks at the city gas locations..but OHHH..that would make fucking sense..cant have that..! 22 on..3 to go...thank god..! be safe all..!
Gawwwd, are the People we work for ever a bunch of F'n IDIOTS. Oh well, just another week in Little Moscow by the Lake.
Happy Sharking!
With all the city vehicles in the entire fleet, it's a SCAM than the city does not have it's own car/truck wash. This city is DOOMED.
3540 W. Halsted? Reminds me yesterday some dildo told me he lived at 1750 E. Washington Blvd. Asked if he could swim? He said no, whats that got to do with anything? Asked him how do you get home? On the bus. He then bitched he was not talking anymore if I did't believe him. Told him I didn't believe him and he kept talking anyway.
Anonymous said...
Imagine looking at the AVL ( GPS) System if you are an inspector and seeing all the little dots in line at the caw wash , maybe 30-40 at a time lined up waiting for the wash of their squad car. Another Daley joke.
9/14/2008 09:01:00 AM
Don't blame Fleet Management for this one. We put in the contract extensions and the Department of Procurement Services sat on them until all others expired. Talk about a screwed up City Department.
Notice 2 of the 3 are in Bridgeport?
the sheriffs dept runs a car wash at 31st and california. it is open all week til 230 pm, and mon-thurs til 6ish. turn in on the first guard shack on 31st, west of california. state guys and cfd ems use it all the time.stay safe
We could get a lot of squads washed free in Area 2 by having Det. fathead P.M. spray-blabber-talk from one side of the squad to someone standing on the other side of the squad. When he answers the phones, the office Sgts. have to put plastic bags over the receivers to keep them dry.
This entire city sucks. Wall Street Journal calls Chicago the most corrupt city in the USA.
Chicago Works.....yeah, right
OK folks, lets do the math and see how much the city saves....
According to Mapquest from 015 to 1231 W Grand (closest car wash) is 7 miles one way and 14 minutes to get there....So...
Total MINIMUM time for a wash will be 45 minutes, times 20 MARKED cars in the district = 300 minutes, or 5 HOURS total time down on washes.
Now, lets say the city picks up the gas for $3.80 a gallon and the cars get about 11 miles a gallon/city.
So around 1 1/3 gallons of gas per car times 20 cars, times $3.80 a gallon is $101.31 in gas + 5 hours salary of about $33/hour (average)
=$165.00 salary = $266.31. Now we figure $5.25 a wash (discounted rate) times 20 cars = $105.00 worth of washes. (Notice the wash only costs slightly more than the gas to get there)
So a GRAND TOTAL of $371.31 to get 20 cars washed.(That's $18.57 each)
I would encourage EVERYONE to get their cars washed as often as possible!.!.!.!.!
349 W 31st... J&J
Owned by the ex city worker caught in 1st ward scandal working his old car wash across the street while on city time. Also related to Daleys protection detail commander who also got caught with a city contract for security at taste of chicago.... Security management group
Personally, I'd rather not be down wasting time on a car wash for 2 frickin' hours, but I do prefer a clean cruiser. It's my home for 8 hours, so why not keep it clean? Maybe I'll open a combination car wash/broccoli stand, I think J-Fed would give me that contract! Clean cruisers and broccoli for everyone!
6:11 P.M., you paid out of your own pocket to wash a city owned vehicle?Sorry, but you are an asshole.
The answer is , WASH THEM CARS !!!
Do it as often as you can and make that little fuckin' midget pay , pay and pay.
6:11 P.M., you paid out of your own pocket to wash a city owned vehicle?Sorry, but you are an asshole.
9/14/2008 10:19:00 PM
To the original post, you are not an a-hole. Alot of us have done the same thing. We just don't like living like pigs at work.
Car wash? Are you serious? Car wash?! You people need a life. Go get a rub and tug with a moderately happy ending you dismal fucks. Car wash? Priceless.
Anonymous said...
Back in the 90's the City had an agreement with all their vendors to agree to delayed repayment to the tune of over 90 days! That means if they purchase something in August the vendor won't be paid til November sometime. It's like writing yourself an interest-free loan. Now it's worse...sometimes like more than 4 months. Who could wait that long to get their money. This entire city sucks. Wall Street Journal calls Chicago the most corrupt city in the USA.
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They pay the medicals bills for an IOD, exactly the same way, not for at least 90 days, so in the mean time you receive notices saying that your bills remain unpaid. Try not paying city water bill for 90 days and see what happens....you'll be showering in the station or bathing in the Chicago River!
9/14/2008 03:18:00 PM
Yes! And just think in charge of all the iod claims is none other than former officer kingfish eddie burke, with the huge police deatil and all the new cars! D-3 2 on 3 off hey FOP can we have the schedule burkes primadonnas have? Please can we, can we?
Sharking is AWESOME!!! Especially the hood rats in 11 and 7. Most animated are in 11. The duece used to be good before the Jets got torn down. But watch out for the booby-traps (heh-heh, I said booby) they like to throw large chunks of concrete in the puddles just under the water level.
The Keesing Bandit says---
"...3540 N. Halsted...a job washing cars in tight cutoffs and a tight white T-shirt..."
I can't stand it anymore. Someone help me find this place.
Now, kees me you fool!!!
"...I could get the car washed if the 2nd watch in 016 didn't leave the tank empty and me to handle they jobs they didn't do..."
JOBS!!! What? Both of them? Sounds like someone who has never had to be the real police.
Anonymous said...
Sharking is AWESOME!!! Especially the hood rats in 11 and 7. Most animated are in 11. The duece used to be good before the Jets got torn down. But watch out for the booby-traps (heh-heh, I said booby) they like to throw large chunks of concrete in the puddles just under the water level.
9/15/2008 01:38:00 AM
We did one in 007 that looked like a fuckin' sunami. Water went right over the dog dope boys and into the arab store, bags of chips and shit came washing back out the door..Be careful of hydro-planing when you hit that swamp at about 30-40 mph, wouldn't want to loose control, crack up the squad, and have the "night of the living dead" mutts vamp the car...For unmarked cars, hit the strobes just prior, makes it harder to get the plate number..002 was the best when the jets were up. There was a monster swamp in front of 5100..Heh, heh... ALWAYS abort if some poor working slob is in the way..
Hey you in cell #3...want an I-Bond... take this bucket and sponge and...
6:11 P.M., you paid out of your own pocket to wash a city owned vehicle?Sorry, but you are an asshole.
9/14/2008 10:19:00 PM
yea beatoff..i did..see the working police drive squad cars, you know those things that u see parked beside the station from your perch on the desk. Now pull your pants up, get out of the commaders office and YOU go wash my car.
car wash..? whats that..? i drive a 2003 with about 165K on it..
9/14/2008 06:11:00 PM
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A 2003 with 165K????
Yer smoking dope kid.
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