What can your Muni fare buy you?
The good folks at Caffeinated Comics have some ideas. Coincidentally, a bus happened to drive by as I was taking a snapshot of the sign.
Category: Funny: Muni LOLs
Bike Theft on Muni
Photo by Flickr user juicyrai
Muni rider Sara sent us the following tale of jackassery on the 21-Hayes:
The rider caught my eye from the second we boarded the 21 at Market and Montgomery on Monday night. I noticed as the cute 20-something with amazing curly hair slipped his bike on the front rack before jumping aboard, sitting in the very first seat across from the driver. I noticed as he chatted nicely with the driver about the new line changes, and how he groaned with the rest of us about the obscenely loud speaker (seriously, that’s another entry – since the Muni updates on Saturday, some of the speakers have been blaring out of control). And then I also noticed how he dashed off the bus lighting fast on Hayes and Buchanan as the driver yelled something muffled. All I made out was “Your bike!” But that’s all that mattered. Even from the watchful eye of the first seat, the 20-something’s bike was snatched off the rack before he could stop it.
I was floored, but as word traveled around the bus, people came forward with other stories about bikes being jacked off the front of the bus (“They took one from a group of tourists!”). Is this a common occurence? It struck me as really sad. And slightly annoying, because the driver wouldn’t leave until the police came, so we all had to wait for the next bus to arrive. It was a bonding moment on the 21 last night, no doubt, but I’m guessing the poor guy never got his bike back.
It’s ridiculous enough to get your phone snatched out of your hands on the bus, and now your bike might be next?
Did your bike get stolen on Muni or did you witness what Sara saw? Let Muni Diaries know.
‘Suspicious’ ‘Package’ at Montgomery Station (update)
Photo by Paul
Update: Paul sends this update:
Suspicious Package at Montgomery Station…now being recycled.
… along with this photo:
Hilarious, ain’t it?
Original post: Muni rider Paul sends this message of holiday cheer:
Putting a box wrapped as an Xmas gift in front of the Muni Kiosk window is one ‘festive’ way to to avoid contact with Muni customers! …..Leaves more time for this attendent to talk on the phone and file her nails! Muni’s finest….hard at work finding new innovating ways to avoid customer service ….now with a festive touch!!
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Photo diary: Seasonal bounty of the 44?
Photo by Pavani
We never get tired of photos of random shit left on Muni. Here’s the latest we received, from Muni rider Pavani:
Saw this fruit and vegetable still life in motion on the 44. It was left on the bus when the bus emptied out on California.
Seen strange things left on Muni? By all means, show and tell!
How good do we have it here?
In Boston, they just run the train whether you’re in or out. Apparently, a “door attendant” was fired, and the driver suspended for 10 days. I wonder what would’ve happen in our oh-so-averse-to-sacking Bay Area …
BART station musician wars
Photo by Flickr user FNP
My partner and I were walking through Civic Center Station Friday night when we heard the most ungodly combination of noises.
On our right was a gentleman attempting to play a soprano saxophone. Actually, he was playing it quite well — especially considering that on the left was some long-haired dude wildly strumming a guitar, whooping and hollering and generally trying to throw the saxophonist off his game.
The saxophonist was playing his song without missing any notes (I think; it was hard to tell in all the cacophony), being generally very Zen about the whole situation. The guitarist, on the other hand, was just playing random combinations of notes on the guitar and screeching as loud as he could, evidently just to make it impossible for anyone to enjoy his fellow musician’s performance.
The oddest part was, the guitarist had several dollars in his open case. I suppose it’s possible he put them there himself, but it seems just as likely that some folks actually gave him money. Why?
My partner said he was tempted to take money from the one and give it to the other. I wish I’d thought of that when we were walking by. I wonder what would have happened if we’d done it.