Predictions May Not Be Valid 05.13.10
Photo by post author, Julie
This post is by Muni rider Julie, who happens to be one of our favorite people. Julie is the creator of iliveheresf.com and a founding member of SF-based photography site calibersf.com. She’s also Broke-Ass Stuart’s “Broke Ass of the Week” this week, but we swear we didn’t coordinate that one.
Tuesday was my first day on Muni since the new changes to the system took effect. Yes, the impact was noticeable. Yes, I was late. (You might have been late too, so it’s not like I’m telling you something you didn’t know already.)
I’m phobic about being tardy. I don’t know where I got this personality defect from, but I’ve had it for a long time. So when I know that I’m going to be late, and there’s nothing I can do about it, I tend to let it overwhelm me, which I know is stupid but it happens nonetheless. Today was the first day where I seriously considered not buying a Muni pass for June, the pass of which, up until today, had been an emblem of my San Franciscan-ness. But I couldn’t help scowling: What was I paying for, anyway?
I was supposed to talk to a class of high school students about photography, and portraiture specifically, at the request of a friend of mine who organized this group. It wasn’t just a bunch of regular students, but a group of “at-risk” kids: kids who had been expelled from other schools or could no longer attend regular high schools. This school is their last chance of getting some sort of education. My friend had set this class up months ago, after a luncheon we had where I loaned him my DVD of Born Into Brothels and we talked about the transformative power of photography. And here I was, mentally swearing a blue streak that I let that last Yellow Cab pass me by, thinking the N-Judah would come when it said it would. I envisioned this group of kids patiently and eagerly waiting for me and my wisdom to arrive, and here I totally blew it.
‘Suspicious’ ‘Package’ at Montgomery Station (update) 12.10.09
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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J-K identity crisis 10.29.09
Photo by Flickr user Jamison
Muni rider Ace sends us this slice-of-life Muni fail.
Last night while I was waiting at Montgomery Station to go home, the disembodied female PA announced (and the electronic station signs confirmed) that an outgoing K was approaching. The train that pulled up bore “J-Church” on the front. The sign inside each car read “J-Balboa Park.” I wondered how the people inside knew where they were going…
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