Crappy Day

[TonySoprano]

I read this in the paper today, thought it was funny enough to share with someone,

Police look  into  gunk
that showered tourists
CHICAGO- Chicago police said
Monday they were investigating
a foul-smelling gunk that showered
tourists taking a sight seeing tour
of the city.
   Witnesses on the Chicago's Little
Lady architecture tour Sunday
afternoon saw a large black tour
bus dumping liquid waste as their
boat cruised under the Kinzie
Street bridge, said Anita Pedersn,
spokeswoman for the tour boat
company. More than 100 pass-
engers were on the boat when
the waste poured onto the upper,
open deck.
   "I can only presume that perhaps
it's human waste.  There was a very
strong smell to it," Pedersn said.
   Police spokesman Carlos Herrea
said police were investigating how
the passengers came to be covered
by the mess and exactly what it
was.
   After the incident, the boat
captain turned the vessel around so
passengers could return to the dock.
They all got refunds, Pedersn said.
  The boat has since been cleaned
with disinfectant. ----

[Homer]

The way my luck has run today I'm surprised I wasn't on the boat. :-\

[Dream Faerie]

I read this in the paper today, thought it was funny enough to share with someone,

Police look  into  gunk
that showered tourists
CHICAGO- Chicago police said
Monday they were investigating
a foul-smelling gunk that showered
tourists taking a sight seeing tour
of the city.
   Witnesses on the Chicago's Little
Lady architecture tour Sunday
afternoon saw a large black tour
bus dumping liquid waste as their
boat cruised under the Kinzie
Street bridge, said Anita Pedersn,
spokeswoman for the tour boat
company. More than 100 pass-
engers were on the boat when
the waste poured onto the upper,
open deck.
   "I can only presume that perhaps
it's human waste.  There was a very
strong smell to it," Pedersn said.
   Police spokesman Carlos Herrea
said police were investigating how
the passengers came to be covered
by the mess and exactly what it
was.
   After the incident, the boat
captain turned the vessel around so
passengers could return to the dock.
They all got refunds, Pedersn said.
  The boat has since been cleaned
with disinfectant. ----

What paper was this in? Im from the Chicago area, born & raised..  sad to see this...

[Super Duckie]

sounds like something from the Weekly World News, hehehe

[Homer]

You should know. Your bird cage is lined with it. :P ;)

[Super Duckie]

hehe, nah, but i read it almost every week, Weekly World News has all the important news in ;)

[TonySoprano]

Heres an update-

Earlier this week the state of Illinois whipped out a lawsuit against the Dave Matthews Band and its tour bus driver Stefan Wohl, accusing them of violating state water pollution and public nuisance laws for allegedly dumping human waste from a bus into the Chicago River onto the upper deck of a boat filled with tourists.

Now, authorities have considered criminal charges against the band and their driver.

Chicago police said surveillance footage from security cameras on nearby buildings show a bus crossing the bridge Aug. 8 as a boat full of architecture enthusiast passed underneath. They claim it was the only bus to cross at the time of the incident.

'Certainly, this is the bus that discharged this fluid,' Cmdr. Michael Chasen told the press. He added that the band's driver told police he had crossed the bridge around the time of the incident but didn't admit dumping the waste. The driver also claimed his bus had been parked at the time of the mishap.

Though DMB was in town for a show, none of the band members were on board the bus at the time of the dumping.

Dave Matthews Band spokesman John Vlautin said Wednesday that the band, who heavily support many 'green' causes, was waiting to see the surveillance footage and other evidence before making any judgment.

More than 100 people on tour boat were splattered with the foul waste dumped from the bridge. Some of the passengers suffered nausea and vomiting, and five entered a local hospital for tests. But the attorney general's office said no one was seriously injured.

The lawsuit issued by the state is seeking $70,000 in civil penalties.

Howard Learner, the executive director of the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center, said criminal charges could include violations of public nuisance laws and ordinances to protect public and health safety.
-Chicago Sun Times