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*** UPDATED x1 *** Caption contest!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - Posted by Rich Miller * A subscriber sent this photo of an “alternative fuel vehicle” parked in Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon’s Statehouse spot…  * Yesterday’s winner was Waitress Practicing Politics, for this (slightly edited for punctuation) comment…
WPP wins a free ticket to the White Sox Caucus outing this summer. Today’s winner gets the same thing. *** UPDATE *** According to LG Simon’s office, she participated in a Bike to Work event this morning with 50-75 other people. Here’s another photo for your perusal…  Have at it.
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- Cincinnatus - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 12:47 pm:
High Speed Derailleur
- train111 - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 12:47 pm:
Where do we install the “Banjo Carrier”?
train111
- OneMan - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 12:48 pm:
Some felt that the governor should be leading by budget example not the Lt. Governor
- OneMan - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 12:49 pm:
In an alternative future Jason Plummer arrives at work, in one more year his dad will let him get a drivers license.
- Vibes - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 12:49 pm:
Next week the dealer is upgrading me to the ‘Sport Package’ — a Saluki paint job and a wicked cool Banjo rack.
- Quacktastic - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 12:51 pm:
Aspiring Lt. Governor Jason Plummer was excited to finally have the training wheels removed from his bicycle. To which he promptly responded with Look Ma, two wheels, two wheels!
- Abominable S-Man - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 12:51 pm:
Bike to work week rule number one - do not leave your water bottle on the bike with conniving co-workers around.
- nothin's easy - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 12:52 pm:
My father taught me to ride…
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 12:54 pm:
Illinois needs a Lt. Governor like a fish needs a bicycle.
- OneMan - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 12:56 pm:
Acquired from a pawn shop
- El Conquistador - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:09 pm:
And you thought Quinn could backpedal.
- Former Titan - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:10 pm:
Governor-in-training wheels
- Hickory - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:10 pm:
Carbondale SUV
- PublicServant - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:10 pm:
Failing a Breathalyzer after exiting Maldaner’s, a local Springfield watering-hole, nets Rich Miller a new way of traveling to and from the statehouse.
- K3_Spfld_Chi - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:10 pm:
While the short hair style is quite similar to the last lady in waiting, the ride is . . . weee bit slower.
- Just teasing ya.... - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:12 pm:
A recent press release to our Illinois State Vendors from the office of the Lt. Gov:
Our Budget is a mess and we owe you Millions!! Our gas prices are among the highest in the country therefor, I could not fill up my gas hog. I was recently assigned this SWEET 10 speed from my office and it comes with all the FIX’NS. A SWEET paint job, Upgraded spokes, and a GEL seat. The pawn shop said it came with complimentery Valet parking, two armed guards, heated handle grips and a bolt on bug shield for long trips back and forth to Chicago. Although we are in a budget crunch I sprung for the upgraded aluminum Spokes (for the bling) but I decoded against the OFF-Road Tires keeping in mind the MPG of this beast!!
To my Illinois Vendors…I have made many sacrifices for you…PLEASE o PLEASE don’t do away with my office!!!!
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:13 pm:
“Hey! Who stole my ‘Illinois - 2′ Plate?”
- Jake From Elwood - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:14 pm:
We know it’s not Governor Quinn’s bike because he is without the ability to balance anything.
- Palatine - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:16 pm:
Illinois is so broke the Governor took away my State car.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:17 pm:
“I’ll get you, Lisa Madigan, and your little dog too!”
- Pot calling kettle - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:18 pm:
A combination of the limited transportation available and the long commute resulted in the Lt. Gov. having office hours in the Capitol only one day each month.
- Pot calling kettle - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:20 pm:
Sheila Simon: “The Governor got a plane, a limo, and a helicopter, and all I got was a windbreaker and a used Schwinn!”
- the Other Anonymous - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:28 pm:
Hipster Sheila Simon has a job so obscure you’ve probably never heard of it.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:29 pm:
“I’ll show YOU frugal, Judy Baar Topinka!”
- JL - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:34 pm:
Not pictured: Cullerton and Madigan’s tandem bike in the next spot over.
- Ray Palmer - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:35 pm:
“I wouldn’t sell my bike for all the money in the world. Not for a hundred million, trillion, billion dollars!” said Lt. Governor Sheila Simon, when asked about the bike.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:35 pm:
“Governor Simon, we are adding a side car for you, and the Trooper will pedal you anywhere you need to go”
- JN - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:37 pm:
This time, the vehicle-use tax - how tax-and-spend Democrats continue to dodge the taxes they helped to create!
- Team Sleep - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:38 pm:
“The only thing cooler than the wheelies I did at the corner of Edwards and College is the Garbage Pail Kids bicycle helmet I found at Recycled Records!”
- Apple - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:44 pm:
Steal me.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:45 pm:
“Gud luk on the new job.I got you a bike! May be we culd go bikin’ and stuff and talk like I seid when you guyz beet me and Uncle Bill.
You’re Pal, Jason”
- Pot calling kettle - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:46 pm:
I’m going to modifies JL’s:
Not pictured: Madigan’s bicycle rickshaw (normally pedaled by Cullerton) in the next spot over.
- OneMan - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:50 pm:
The Lt. Governor had to give up riding her bike to work when she was unable to find organic water in Springfield.
- Former Titan - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:58 pm:
Declaring her parking space a “CO2-Free Zone,” Lt. Governor Sheila Simon basically locks down a victory in the Good To Go Commuter Challenge among Statehouse denizens.
- x ace - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 1:58 pm:
A good rider has good balance , judgment , and timing. So does a good Lt. Gov.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:03 pm:
“Dear Jason,
Here is a picture of me with the bike you gave me. It was very thoughtful of you to think of me.
Although a bike ride to talk sounds ‘interesting’ I need to do all the important things a Lt. Governor does every day.
If I find time, I will let you know. Say hi to your Dad.
Sincerely,
Sheila Simon
Lt. Governor
State of Illinois
- Anon - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:05 pm:
Tequila
- Cincinnatus - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:06 pm:
Hot air powered.
- Bring Back Boone's - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:09 pm:
I think she borrowed the bike from Dring
- Stones - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:14 pm:
“If you think this is cool you ought to see my used business cards!”
- D.P. Gumby - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:17 pm:
“We’ve paved paradise, put up a bicycle rack!”
- Chitown HV - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:18 pm:
Looks like Chad “misplaced” the car again last night.
- Tommydanger - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:20 pm:
Next Illinois asset up for sale is this gently used zero emission self powered health enhancer.
- 10th Voter - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:26 pm:
Sheila Simon angers Gov. Quinn by not driving an ethanol [read ’soy’] powered car.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:30 pm:
Behold the state’s latest revenue generator - put in a quarter and go on the E.T. ride, Springfield edition.
- Retired Non-Union Guy - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:41 pm:
Reducing health care costs through forced exercise …
- Michelle Flaherty - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:43 pm:
You have no idea how hard it was to get this on the state plane this morning, and then in the state SUV to get it to the mansion, so I could ride it to the Capitol
- wordslinger - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:44 pm:
In a time of $4.50 gallon gasoline, that is one sweet ride.
- Bitterman - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 2:57 pm:
Hey are you really going to shave your legs?
Certo! All the Italians do it.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 3:11 pm:
Above is a draft poster for Sheila’s Big Adventure
- Boone Logan Square - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 3:40 pm:
Elliott! Elliott!
Be good.
- Team Sleep - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 3:50 pm:
Now that I see the second picture:
“Yeah, Patty Q. was gonna ride over with me but he kept waffling over whether he wanted to ride his Spiderman bike or his Go Diego Go tricycle.”
- Jay King - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 4:04 pm:
Quinn makes good on promise to give Lt. Gov. all the resources she needs.
- 3rd Generation Chicago - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 4:05 pm:
Under cover green party.
- Amused One - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 4:05 pm:
I must speak to the AG about this gas gouging rumor.
- SportShoz - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 4:27 pm:
Lt Governor Simon confirms that yes, her office did traded in their state vehicle for this sweet bike ans some magic beans.
- WazUP - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 4:28 pm:
Wu-Tang let me borrow his bike.
- Garfunkel - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 4:31 pm:
It’s a boys bike! (?)
- Wensicia - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 4:35 pm:
Well, she’s not quite Dennis Hopper to Quinn’s Peter Fonda.
- zatoichi - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 4:54 pm:
Add a banana seat and angel bars and it becomes a cool ride.
- Concerned Voter - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 4:59 pm:
Due to the cost of gasoline, upkeep and maintenance of vehicles, we see displayed here, the first of the new State of Illinois issued summer vehicles for all State of Illinois employees, judges excluded of course. This is part of the new State Transportation Un-motored Pedaling Initial Drive or STUPID Program.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 5:37 pm:
I think my haircut led the clerk to sell me the wrong bike.
- Lee - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 5:39 pm:
FYI, Chicago celebrates Bike to Work Week June 11-17. I hope to see some of our local politicians participate like the Lt. Gov. http://www.activetrans.org/bikecommuterchallenge
- Jerseyan - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 5:45 pm:
“You’ll never see Chris Christie on this.”
- Newsclown - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 6:25 pm:
Inaccurate and mean, Anon 6;05.
- Reesie62 - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 7:13 pm:
Thanks LG for keeping it real
Anon is classless
- Going nuclear - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 7:18 pm:
Who says the Lt. Governor can’t wheel and deal!
- Pot calling kettle - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 7:22 pm:
Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon shows off the transportation equivalent of the proposed pension plan for state employees.
- Next please - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 8:22 pm:
Gosh she’s HOT !
- 4 percent - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 9:03 pm:
Fresh off he victory in the apple bobbing contest, Lt. Governor Simon prepares to enter the 18k offroad race as she tries to bring home the Hillbilly Triathalon.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 10:57 pm:
If Wirtz wins, we’ll all be riding the bike trails.
- G. Willickers - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 11:35 pm:
Bitterly disappointed after realizing the flier announcing a free Wu-Tang Clan Concert under the dome today was instead an elaborate practical joke orchestrated by the Lt. Governor and Minority Leader Radogno, Sheila Simon’s riding partner, Betsy, held back leathery tear drops as she rode her custom-built trike to go watch Lost re-runs with Gov. Quinn for the rest of the day.
Thus, the Lt. Governor’s bike was left alone for the afternoon.
- Worse than Unreal - Wednesday, May 18, 11 @ 11:50 pm:
High speed rail Illinois style.
- Precinct Captain - Thursday, May 19, 11 @ 2:52 am:
The new state vehicle. Now time to sell those cars ‘n’ planes.