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Telephone Talk => Auction Talk => Topic started by: Fabius on January 26, 2017, 08:37:03 PM

Title: A Most Unusual Collecting Interest
Post by: Fabius on January 26, 2017, 08:37:03 PM
Member's badge for the CTA, Collector of Toes Association

http://tinyurl.com/goluemo

Title: Re: A Most Unusual Collecting Interest
Post by: TelePlay on January 26, 2017, 08:42:23 PM
Chicago Transit Authority


But what's a foot collector? What's the quota, a mile a day?

EDIT:

"I started working with the CTA in 1979 as a conductor on the elevated line and the subway which are rapid transit passenger trains. I also worked as a motorman, a ticket agent, a switchman, a foot collector (witch means collecting money from the ticket agents after they collected from the passengers) riding the train getting from one part of Chicago and suburbs to another."
Title: Re: A Most Unusual Collecting Interest
Post by: LarryInMichigan on January 26, 2017, 10:28:28 PM
Many years ago, I had to ride the CTA buses and trains daily.  The experience was rarely pleasant, but at least they only asked for my money or tokens, and not my feet.

Larry
Title: Re: A Most Unusual Collecting Interest
Post by: Dan/Panther on January 28, 2017, 12:41:10 PM
I would imagine a Foot Collector is the guy walking around collecting fares.

D/P
Title: Re: A Most Unusual Collecting Interest
Post by: Victor Laszlo on January 28, 2017, 02:53:06 PM
Does he go to work in a toe truck?