Fast Passes are so last November
Samantha passes along a pretty frightening find:
Saw these scattered at the 38 Geary stop at Powell and Geary.
Who in their right mind would discard these gold nuggets so willy-nilly?
Category: diaries
Should we talk about the weather? Hi, hi, hi
We know what’s on your mind as Friday gets under way. No, not that, you perv. It’s this “weather” we’re having. That thing everyone is either freaking out about or making fun of us for.
This being San Francisco, several citizens have answered the unsolicited call to help us cope with these trying times. Behold, Mat Honan’s Is It Snowing in San Francisco, from which the image above comes.
And the Pepsi to Mat’s Coke, Sean C. send us the following dispatch:
I got bored at work Thursday and threw together a silly site that will be completely irrelevant in a few days. I love it.
Too lazy to look out your window to see if the mythical snow has arrived? Check out Is It Snowing in SF Yet.
So now you’re totally in the know about one of the three topics to occupy all conversations for at least the next 24 hours. Enjoy!
Will this Muni get me to Mos Eisley?
Eagle-eyed Star Wars fan (the original trilogy, what?) @dalbizo spotted this Jedi lookalike on the 38L-Geary this afternoon. He tweets:
Call me silly, but I think Ben Kenobi’s brother is riding on the 38L. Ken Kenobi?
When stopped by fare inspectors, did he wave his hand and say, “These aren’t the scofflaws you’re looking for.”? Yep, thought so. Clever old bastard …
NextBus sends unsolicited gibberish texts
Photo by tantek
41411:: NextBus Alert:
5 & 20 min
South Lake Union Line
Westlake & Mercer
41411:: NextBus Alert:
@3:14PM
r=Rd
s=Hrsshe
d=Cntns Lp
2&24min
—
Rply: 1-30) for alert or S)ave
name
41411:: NextBus Alert:
0 & 7 min
White
MIMOSA
Which prompted this response from us:
STOP TEXTING ME, REMOVE ME FROM THIS LIST
Which got this reply:
41411: Sorry it didn’t work out for you. You won’t recv any further messages from 41411.help@41411.com
Is anyone else receiving these texts? Does anyone know what’s up?
Taking Kids on the Muni Rollercoaster
My son LOVES buses. Telling him we are going to take a bus ride is like telling him we are going on a rollercoaster. I guess in San Francisco they are somewhat similar.
Once I had a kid, I focused more on walking +car than car+bus. A lot of my errands became closer, local. My pharmacy, my grocery store,the bakery, the green grocer, the book store, are all in walking distance. I know where the potholes are, which side of the street is better for walking. I have watched a mural being painted, Jaime at La Victoria worries if they don’t see me on Monday morning.
But with a toddler or larger packages, I’ve been defaulting to the car. It just seems easier, faster. Of course, it also costs to park, and gas prices just keep going up. Not to mention, we only have one car.
Read the rest of Kate’s diary about making the effort to take the bus with her toddler.
What’s your experience with kids on the bus? Does having children mean eventually requiring a car? Comment or submit your own Muni diary and let us know.
Best of Muni Diaries
Photo by @reidreid46
Hands down, this has to be my favorite candid Muni snapshot ever. If you slept through some of our favorite Muni Diaries moments, we’ve put together the Best of Muni Diaries stories in a new page for your entertainment.
For starters, we’ve got a young G versus an old G on the 14-Mission, a surprising projectile action on the 1-California, and a meaty food fight story. We’ll be culling our best stories from the Muni Diaries archives and updating the page regularly, so check back often.
Read the Best of Muni Diaries right now. Like. Now.