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GetBackLoretta

@getbackloretta.bsky.social
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📍Chicago born and raised. 22 years of military service (aka ANTIFA).

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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 12h
I never noticed the speed limit crossing the Chicago River on Belmont. Eastbound, you’re approaching Lane Tech. In my morning experience, I’ve only seen drivers get more aggressive at the school as they wait in bumper to bumper traffic 100 yards from the school.
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The only thing that can stop my #commutebybike
Commuter train
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I highly recommend the route. Bike lanes, Sharrows, sidewalks, single track, gravel paths, railroad crossings, school zones and an endless supply of cars to pass.
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Beautiful morning! Homer and Barney wanted a picture on our way to work. All fun and games until the Des Plaines River had a vote
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Des Plaines River Trail crossings Oakton St. The beg buttons activate 3 lights, the right and left are directly behind a sign. The cars don’t care either way, you still have to jump out into traffic in a “40 MPH” zone to get them to stop.
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Carrying more than most of the cars I will pass on this morning’s commute! #bikecommute
Bike ready for commuting
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I support both sides of 50%
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
BREAKING: Timmy & The Lords of the Underworld will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Agree Just donated givebutter.com/chicago-bike...
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Two minutes of zen during my one hour commute home from work Friday. #biketowork
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Just got the app! The world is how I remembered it, thank you!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Found this last fall between Belmont and Diversey Harbors
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
@obamafoundation.bsky.social Beautiful campus!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
At least the back of this blue line car is safe from unwatched TikTok videos. The sleepers n the cars in front of this one won’t be bothered and should gets some quality Z’s
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Spaghetti sandwich is also good!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Saw one this morning at Belmont and Halsted
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
They just keep coming
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Meanwhile in Lakeview at Belmont and Seminary. 2 cars and a monster truck kill each other, a trash can and a street sign. No bicyclists in sight (odd for Belmont), they probably fled the scene.
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
14 seats on this blue line taken by sleepers. Stuck at Addison where security walks back and forth on the platform doing nothing. @chicagocta.bsky.social
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Done , thanks for the post and instructions!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Done , thanks for the post and instructions!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
This always cheers me up on a Friday!
Chicago traffic
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
0800, 77 West on Belmont, got my own bus to the Blue Line
Empty CTA bus
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I agree! She has a great attitude and vision for what public transit is and could be. If she ran for mayor with her messaging from last night I would vote for her. I was in the cheap seats, but enjoyed the show and the ride.
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
My answer to the wind when I got home
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Cup holder was empty tonight! It was all I could do to stay in the bike lane.
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I will walk the 15 minutes and go to @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Race you to Montrose! I WIN!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
“Where, (parked cars decide) the Sidewalk Ends”
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Plenty of seats!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Patty Smith - 3.10.26 Old Town School of Folk Music - Chicago. Songs and reading excerpts from her book. Great night!
Tony Shanahan, Patty Smith and Jackson Smith (her son)
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I just need to decide on pedal or e-bike… fewer turns might be nice!🤪
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Relatively inexpensive if I go in with a group.
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Got mine! It will be a nice ride from the north side
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
1.21 Gigawatts at 88 MPH…. Bus with a Flux Capacitor…. Welcome to 1998!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Local tip: Get your X-ray in warmer weather! You can walk across the street to Bacino’s for a coldie when you’re finished!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
So close!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
IB Kennedy Express Lanes not expressing this morning. Probably bicycle traffic
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Great to see the bike bus out on a beautiful day!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
@cubsbot.bsky.social are you allowing this trademark infringement?
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
First intermission!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Allerton Tip-Top-Tap
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Chicago edition: music not included.
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
There was still enough time to get to a bar and see the last 12 minutes of the game. What a Saturday!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Thanks to the car drivers that sacrificed their cars to block the left lanes on LSD! You helped the 146 SB express actually express!
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GetBackLoretta @getbackloretta.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
I need to find these!
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