SBP & other Chicagoans re: NATO

[brookles]

I have a friend who works in the loop and, though he'll be at home on Monday, says that downtown is insane (he compared it to a zombie outbreak).

How's all the NATO craziness? Just curious!

[debatethis]

DH's bakery has had to re-route all their deliveries - to the point where the drivers are all starting their routes 2.5 hrs early to make all their scheduled stops. No one's going to be able to get anywhere.

[moreace01]

I haven't noticed a lot really. Boeing building is boarded up and there are guards around it. Lots of guards in the train station. Can't get through the walkway along the river as that is all gated. Past that...nothing.

The train was pretty empty this morning. I think Monday it will be like a ghost town. I'm too far west to really notice a whole lot though I think.

[mkesweetie]

The CTA was empty today, and the Loop is scary-calm and empty. A little bit of a protest just broke out on Wacker and MI Ave, but it's not huge and/or out of control by any means.

I think Saturday - Monday morning will be the real test.

[brookles]

You guys should totally post pictures if you get a chance. I find it all so fascinating, and am almost sorry I didn't live there for it!

[debatethis]

Here's the Wacker skirmish: abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=8667388

[Daria Morgandorffer]

Yea it was a complete ghost town yesterday. I left work at three because I was the only one there.