Comments on: My own personal N-Judah http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/05/my-own-personal-n-judah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-own-personal-n-judah Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:39:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amy http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/05/my-own-personal-n-judah/comment-page-1/#comment-4452 Amy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:17:29 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=5509#comment-4452 I used to always end up barely making it onto the last 17 leaving from West Portal — it stops at 11:30 on weekdays or something ridiculous. I could've always taken the M, but when it's foggy and cold and nearly midnight, not to mention dark, if I saw that 17 as the M was pulling into West Portal station, I would take it. I would always be the last person left on the bus when I got off at my stop. I always figured it was because the SFSU kids were usually the only other people on the bus and they all got off near the dorms. One day though, the 17 had a new driver and about 10 minutes before the bus was to approach my stop, he stopped and said it was the end of the line. I asked him why he was letting everyone off early, and he looked surprised. He then explained that the actual end of the line was at the Lake Merced entrance to ParkMerced because the bus had to go home eventually, and then asked if it was my first time taking the 17. And that was when I found out that the former driver had been going out of his way to drop me off at the stop right across the street from my apartment. I wish I had gotten the name or at least the number of the bus before I left the city — that kind man always, without fail, made sure I got to my stop, and I never realised he was going out of his way in time to thank him. I used to always end up barely making it onto the last 17 leaving from West Portal — it stops at 11:30 on weekdays or something ridiculous. I could’ve always taken the M, but when it’s foggy and cold and nearly midnight, not to mention dark, if I saw that 17 as the M was pulling into West Portal station, I would take it. I would always be the last person left on the bus when I got off at my stop. I always figured it was because the SFSU kids were usually the only other people on the bus and they all got off near the dorms. One day though, the 17 had a new driver and about 10 minutes before the bus was to approach my stop, he stopped and said it was the end of the line.

I asked him why he was letting everyone off early, and he looked surprised. He then explained that the actual end of the line was at the Lake Merced entrance to ParkMerced because the bus had to go home eventually, and then asked if it was my first time taking the 17. And that was when I found out that the former driver had been going out of his way to drop me off at the stop right across the street from my apartment. I wish I had gotten the name or at least the number of the bus before I left the city — that kind man always, without fail, made sure I got to my stop, and I never realised he was going out of his way in time to thank him.

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]]> By: Aaron http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/11/05/my-own-personal-n-judah/comment-page-1/#comment-4329 Aaron Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:53:19 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=5509#comment-4329 A few months ago I took a very late (12:30-1:00 AM) L train from my place at the top of Taraval down to the 7-11 to grab some beer and munchies or something of that nature. Before I left I checked Nextmuni to make sure there would be a train returning inbound and I wouldn't have to walk 20+ blocks uphill on a cold-ass night. When I get out I check my phone and sure enough the next "train" is the L-Owl which was coming in an hour! About 2 blocks into my walk uphill I hear a train coming, although it had "Not in Service" signs up I figured it was worth standing at the closest stop. Sure enough, the awesome Muni driver saw me waiting and took me all the way to the stop across the street from my house on my own personal train! These drivers are really great people and should be an example to all of the other lazy, anal, etc, etc Muni drivers in the system. Thank you! A few months ago I took a very late (12:30-1:00 AM) L train from my place at the top of Taraval down to the 7-11 to grab some beer and munchies or something of that nature. Before I left I checked Nextmuni to make sure there would be a train returning inbound and I wouldn’t have to walk 20+ blocks uphill on a cold-ass night. When I get out I check my phone and sure enough the next “train” is the L-Owl which was coming in an hour! About 2 blocks into my walk uphill I hear a train coming, although it had “Not in Service” signs up I figured it was worth standing at the closest stop. Sure enough, the awesome Muni driver saw me waiting and took me all the way to the stop across the street from my house on my own personal train! These drivers are really great people and should be an example to all of the other lazy, anal, etc, etc Muni drivers in the system. Thank you!

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