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Yes, the Muni fare has hiked up to $2.25, but is it really worth it to hitch a ride this way, or am I just engaging in old-person-talk? Wait, don’t answer that. Below are two more thrillseekers we’ve posted in the past, but totally worth revisiting.
Photo above by @ikleytman
Photo by K L
This is a scene right out of Collateral, minus creepy bleached-blonde Tom Cruise:
Photo by Wiggly Giggle
A new map plots hotels by price next to BART stations to help out-of-towners take advantage of our oh-so-colorful public transit system during their visit. The creator of the map, Jeff Howard, says that it isn’t so easy to find out all the information you need near a public transit system, so he’s created a few of these maps for some metropolitan cities for transit-minded travelers. You can peek a larger version of the map on his website.
Howard has also created maps for cities including Hotels Near DC metro, NJ Hotels Near NYC, and Hotels Outside Boston. So now you know where to stay should your travels take you to DC, New York, Boston or Dublin … California.
P.S. For a fantasy trip, we recommend that Mario Kart’s Rainbow Road BART map. Power up.
Safety first, people, especially when it fits the color palette this well. Thankfully, this one was still in its wrapper and, say, not a discarded magnum draped over the railing. Not that that ever happened or anything.
Hat tip to Muni rider Karen for this, adding, “It’s always a party on the 5L.” If I knew it was that kind of party, I would’ve added my box of Franzia to the mix and put those cable-car booze buses to shame.
All the important issues of the day get their time under the glow of lights on Muni. All of them.
Muni rider Laura filled us in on the latest over on the Muni Diaries Facebook page:
“The setting: the 48 Quintara headed for Noe Valley. A passenger whips out her nail polish and begins a manicure next to my mom, who is deathly allergic to the stuff. Mom asks her, politely, to stop. The passenger ignores Mom and finishes her nails. But wait, there’s more: the driver, who is going off shift, strikes up a conversation with Ms. Manicure: he’s going to spend his vacay barbecuing red meat. The divine Ms. M goes off: BBQ is carcinogenic, she says. I ask you, gentle reader: what is more harmful, a BBQ or an aerosolized cocktail of formaldehyde, toluene, and dibutyl phthalate (DBP)? Just sayin’…”
You know the saying: It takes all types.
Photo by Paul Sullivan
Update: Leonard Nimoy passed away at 83 yesterday. We wish him a peaceful journey, wherever the great bus in the sky takes him. In our humble opinion,
Original post, Sept. 18, 2012:
And here’s what happens once these two got on the bus and discovered that punk rock isn’t so friendly to Starfleet ears.
Setting aside all talk of malodors and defecation for a moment, this week served up many inspiring nuggets witnessed and otherwise experienced on Muni and documented in 140 characters or less. Here’s a list of greatest hits for this week:
This round of Things on Muni is brought to you by your fellow Muni riders @sarunikai, @neongolden, @thedig, @goldfine, and @TheBrianLake. Wise up and share the love (and hate) on Twitter @munidiaries.
Photo by Brennan Browne