Thursday, February 19, 2009

February 19 A Day In The Life

Here is my day driving around Chicago. This is an oddity that defies logic. It is tax season here in America. So every strip mall tax preparer in the city pays someone to stand on the street dressed as Uncle Sam or the Statue of Liberty. I guess this is to remind you that you must get your tax forms done or it shows you how paying your taxes is patriotic. Now, it might just be my sarcastic nature, but does this particular drag queen looking Lady Liberty make you want to let these assholes do your taxes. This also shows that the job market has reached the new lows. How desperate do you have to be to take this job? If I had this job, I'd jump in front of a bus before noon.

Here's a shot of downtown Chicago from the Damen ramp on the Stevenson expressway. It was a beautiful sunny day but the wind chill was about zero. When people talk about going to the city, this is where they go. Most visitors never venture into the various neighborhoods that make up the real Chicago. It really is a shame because the tourist areas do not reveal the true heart of the city.
A sign of the times at 47th and California. A closed factory with a for sale sign on it. I see way too many of these driving throughout the Chicagoland area. It doesn't look like this is going to change anytime soon. You really have to wonder about all the people who have lost their jobs. There really is no work to be found right now. Of course, the type of jobs this factory provided are probably gone forever in this country. When the economy turns around, this building will be razed and turned into condos which will cost more than all the Chinese factory workers that now make this product will make in ten lifetimes.

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