Comments on: Obituary: Farewell 7-Haight, I hardly knew you. Seriously, like, where were you?

By: Octoferret

Octoferret — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:06:32 +0000

I had an interesting last ride on the 7 tonight, the signs on the front and sides of the bus weren’t working, so the driver held up a piece of paper with a big 7 on it at each stop. Almost no one got on, though we were right behind a 6 and 71L the whole way up Market and Haight.

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By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:58:13 +0000

Funny thing is, since I wrote this I actually rode on a 7. It was one of those special shuttle buses with the blue seats, but it was labelled a 7. I said to the driver, “I thought they discontinued the 7,” and he said, “In December.” Glad I got to ride it one more time before it was gone.

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By: one

one — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:42:22 +0000

wow, look at all those businesses that used to be on Market St. I remember that record store.

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By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:06:07 +0000

The 7 is awesome. It’s like your own rush hour shuttle running between Haight Street and downtown.

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By: Salmon Dave

Salmon Dave — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:54:34 +0000

…yeah, the Seven was my intro to Big City Life here…back when i got my first job with DSS…i caught the 7 every morning at haight and shrader…bought the Chronic first and then jumped on…pretty regular and steady for the mid-70′s…jumped off at market and duboce and tried my damndest to get to work on time…then back home at 5 pm with the rest of the wage slaves…riding MUNI has never been bad…but WAITING for it takes fortitude…

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By: Isabel

Isabel — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:44:34 +0000

I’ve been quietly mourning the impending passage of the 7 since I heard of its cancellation. I love the 7-Haight for the very reasons the Yelper does: people like Rob, residents of the Haight and rush-hour Muni riders, had no idea that it was even running. It always showed up a minute or so after a packed 71 rolled by, and each time was a little victory and an inner “haha, suckers!” to the commuters that didn’t know the secret of us 7-riders. It was an island of peace in the flow of crowded, rowdy 71s. I will miss it dearly.

The silver lining, it should be noted, is that the 21-Hayes is now originating at Stanyan and should therefore be similarly empty and calm, at least until Divisadero.

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