IBCNYA Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 One group of tourists in Chicago got a little too up close and personal with another touring group - with the second group's bodily fluids, at least. Chicago's First Lady, a sightseeing boat, was taking over 100 people on a tour of the city's world-famous architectural landmarks Sunday afternoon, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. The captain warned passengers not to look up with open mouths while passing underneath the grated bridges over the Chicago River, reports the Chicago Tribune, or else they might get a "taste of Chicago." At 1:20 p.m., the boat paused underneath the Kinzie Street bridge. That's when one, or maybe two, tour buses passed overhead - and emptied their sewage tanks onto the boat below. "It went onto people, into eyes and mouths," Lynn Osmond, president and CEO of the Chicago Architecture Foundation told the newspaper. Chicago's First Lady immediately went back to its dock, Osmond said. Some passengers became nauseous and ran below decks to the bathrooms. Clothes were so soiled they had to be thrown out, and five people went to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for tests and treatment, police said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEAR M UP Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 I heard about that, so people said it was the Dave Matthews bus..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Crazy Al Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 GROSS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 That's when one, or maybe two, tour buses passed overhead - and emptied their sewage tanks onto the boat below. "It went onto people, into eyes and mouths," Lynn Osmond, president and CEO of the Chicago Architecture Foundation told the newspaper. [/b] That had to be a bad day.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mwalls54 Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 and people wonder why i like the country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PewterC3 Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 I didn't know bus's had that capability and actually you would think that would be illegal. Boats have had to have holding tanks in most areas of the country, and "pump out" heads that literally pump it right out into the water have been outlawed on most lakes and inland water ways. Dumping a bus's waste in the water is about the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmedic1 Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Shit happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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misterp Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Shit happens RIGHT ON! Mr. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan06SS Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Ok...... I need to cross Chicago off of my "list of places I want to go" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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