Weekend Photos: Perspectives 09.16.11
Photo by Florian Lauck
- Rock Make Street Festival, returning to Treat Avenue and 18th Street on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Expect indie rock, crafts, and food. Take the 12, 14, 22, 27, 33, or 49.
- Ferry Building Cookbook Festival. Saturday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Muni Metro J, K, L, M, N, T, F-Market street car, or too many bus lines to list here. It’s the Ferry Building, y’all!
- Comedy Day in Golden Gate Park. Sunday, Sept. 18 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Golden Gate Park: Sharon Meadow., Get there on the 5, 16, 28, 29, 31, 71, or N-Judah
Enjoy these photos and your weekend!
Photo by Ariel Dovas
Photo by Sergio
Photo by sbfisher
Muni Fight Ends In Pepper Spray and a Bare Butt 09.16.11
NSFW!
My apologies in advance for the NSFW nature of this video. I don’t like it any more than you do, but then, it happened on Muni. Via SF Appeal, Dan McMenamin of Bay City News snapped two videos of a fight that broke out on Muni.
McMenamin told SFAppeal that a man and a woman started arguing on the 8X, the man poured some liquid on her, then :
“The woman who got poured on came back on the bus from another door then sprayed the guy with mace…he stumbles around as his pants start falling down. Eventually everyone on the bus had to clear out because the pepper spray spread.”
That’s why you’ll see a bare butt in the above video. Sorry. Come on guys, is this behavior really necessary?
Click over to SF Appeal to see how it all started.
How to Pick Up Chicks on Muni 09.16.11
Photo by Daniel Hoherd
Muni has also been the training ground for pickup artists a little while ago when that awful book was still hot. So let’s see what the dating experts have to say about getting flirty during your commute.
The gurus at AskMen.com recognize that every guy is milliseconds away from being a creep, so most importantly, the guide suggests:
On public transport, it is imperative that you initiate a conversation as soon as the proximity is socially acceptable (for example, when she sits down beside you, you stand beside her). Wait any longer and you’ll come off as a creepy stranger who’s been silently plotting your move for the past five minutes.
You should also have your opening line ready once you approach her. As such:
Essentially, there are three types of opening lines you could use on public transport: situational remarks (“I can’t believe the bus is actually on time for once”), specific compliments (“Nice bag. Where did you get it?”), or something bold and totally out of the blue.
Dudes of San Francisco, may I also suggest, “We should totally tweet about this Muni ride to Muni Diaries.” Try it. It totally works.
Gents, what’s your pickup technique on transit, and ladies, what’s the best overheard pickup line on Muni?
Muni Bus Shelter Graffiti: A New Food Group? 09.16.11
Not sure any reputable dietitian would agree with the sentiment. What do you think?
Also, too, “nutriton.”
Photo by echoes71, as seen at the Glen Park stop on the J Church line.
Will a Car-Free Market St. Make Muni More than Mediocre? 09.15.11
Photo by: Kevin on Flickr
Can it be?
Whenever it happens — and we’re crossing our fingers that it does — will this make our Market Street Muni run more efficiently? Perhaps there will still be late starts, downed power lines, and pedestrians/bicyclists/transit vehicles moving out of turn. But private cars sharing lanes with transit vehicles is a major piece of the puzzle, from where I stand (and sit, crawling on Van Ness heading home or Market Street on the way to work).
Sound off in the comments and let us know what you think.
Photo Diary: Riding Muni Toasted 09.15.11
File this under “Strange Muni Cargo,” along with a bar chair, Christmas tree, and a balloon circus. No biggie.
What other strange cargo have you seen on the bus? We can’t get enough of them!
Muni Bus for Sale 09.15.11
We’ve told you about New Look buses on Muni Time Capsule before. Check out that post if you’re thinking about making a bid.
This isn’t the first bus on sale — the guys at SFist spotted another bus for sale last year. We’ve also seen a Muni fare box for sale on Craigslist. If you’re the one who bought that fare box, why not buy a bus to keep it company? Or maybe this is perfect for the kind of person who’d buy a Muni shelter?
We’ll do our best to keep up with the auction and get in touch with the winning bidder.
Amazemagismic or Awful? Write Your Own Muni Review and Win $100 09.14.11
Photo by Charles Nadeau
What do YOU think of your Muni line? Write your wittiest, most entertaining review of a Muni line on the Muni Google Places page. We have five prizes to give out to the funniest reviews, like this one that we just saw on the Muni Google Places page:
“The 27-Bryant is an amazemagasmic 5-star experience. For a paltry $2 cover charge you get non-stop entertainment for your many-stop trip from the TL crazies to the outer Mission crazies. Live poultry? Done! Mysterious smells and ownerless toddlers? Done! Ranting dude in a wheelchair going only 2 stops and then after deboarding gets up and walks around thanks to the MIRACLE OF MUNI? Done! Muni needs to have a full bar in the back of every bus, and then I’ll never leave.”
Ah, the miracle of Muni. You heard it here first.
Use the hashtag #munidiaries to let us know you want your review considered for the contest.
Muni Review Contest on Google Places
Where: Muni on Google Places
How: Write your wittiest review of a Muni line, using #munidiaries to enter the contest
Prize: Top prize: $100 to Hog and Rocks and see your review performed on stage by Anna Conda. We also have $50 gift certificates for four more reviewers so start mouthing off today!
Muni News: Central Subway, Part-Time Drivers, Diminishing Protests 09.14.11
Photo by Octoferret
- Central Subway a division point for mayoral candidates (SF Examiner)
- Transit Officials, Business Leaders Say Central Subway on Track to Secure Final Federal Funding (SF Appeal)
- Suspect In Balboa Park BART Stabbing Rode Muni With Man He Attacked (SF Appeal)
- Here come the part-time Muni operators! (City Insider/SFGate)
- Students Crowd Muni, Riders Roll With It (Mission Local)
- Majority of SF voters still back Central Subway, according to new poll (SF Examiner)
- BART Protests Losing Attendance, Gaining Naked People (SFist)
- Muni is the target of lawsuit by slain SF woman’s family (SF Examiner)
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