I love my outbound L train conductor so much. Here are some things he has told us:
Good morning, my American friends! We are on time today! (What? It’s 8:31!)
Help us stay on time. It is up to you. Anticipate your exit. Be patient. We all work together. America is beautiful, and trust me, I’ve lived in a lot of places. Everyone here helps each other.
It is a beautiful morning! I request this time for working because you are all so special to me. Someone out there loves you. Muni loves you. You are just beginning your day, but I am ending mine now. Have a beautiful day.
One time he told us the set-up of a joke at the start of the tunnel and told us the answer at Embarcadero. I want to write to Muni and tell them how great he is, but I keep forgetting to write down the coach number.
Photo by Flickr user The Retrospective.
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Becky I love this post so much – I wish I can start my day with that driver everyday. I would totally reach zen or at least some sort of happiness by the time I get to the office.
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you can call 311 while you are on the train! they’ll take down your commendation
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jeff Reply:
March 26th, 2009 at 10:14 am
having a Muni employee be awesome can totally affect everything about your life. it really makes a difference.
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That is awesome, we need photos of this gentleman!!
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that is so freaking awesome! Yes, photos!
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Whoops, I meant inbound!
Maybe the driver will recognize himself and submit his picture. :)
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My heart is full with glee and love for the American people. Awesome driver you’ve got there, Becky!
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we have some equally charismatic conductors on the inbound njudah in the morning sometimes. it’s a nice warm&fuzzy.
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yeh, i’ve gotten very similar actions like this on the N Judah inbound otw to work. The guy does the same thing, he tells a joke, he thanks us, he tells u MUNI loves us, etc.
anytime a train operator livens up a commute whether its actually telling you whats up w/ the delay, commenting on the necessity of everyone being cooperative to make schedules work, or simply telling a joke — is a good day IMHO on a MUNI train
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I’ve heard about the “muni loves you,” driver, I thought it was an urban legend.
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Oh! I LOVE this driver. He used to be on the J Church line, and was SO upset when he told us that he was being transferred to a different line. He completely made my day every single time I heard his very unique voice. *sigh*
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I’ve had this driver a few times!! He’s wonderful! I’m pretty sure he’s Latino, very warm
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