Your place to share stories on and off the bus.
Photo by Tom Prete
So often, Muni provides more entertainment than what’s on TV or at the movies. Maybe not video games, but that’s beside the point.
Karen came up with a brilliant (literally!) idea:
Story idea: Update of 12 Angry Men, set on an express bus. Commuter/jurors try to solve puzzle of who dealt it. @munidiaries
— Karen (@spiegelmama) August 6, 2013
Okay all you wanna be screenwriters out there, get on it!
Photo of Forest Hill Station in 1955 via SFMTA archive photos
Underground Muni stations have personality. I like to imagine what each station was like when it opened when I roll through Forest Hill, Castro, Church, and the others.
Over at Muniverse, Jamison posts photos of Forest Hill Station, then, then, and now. Neato.
Check out the entire post over at Muniverse. And buy the nifty Muni app of the same name while you’re there!
Photo by christiantimeless
…if this is what peeps were dealing with on the 38-Geary (AKA rolling drunk tank) Friday night.
Drunk girl sprayed half of 38 with vomit. Bus smells like dead rat. Everybody evacuated but one guy who passed out. Oh #friday @munidiaries
— Hugo N. (@loveoz13) August 3, 2013
Muni is your cheapest chariot of choice if you’re painting the town red, but please refrain from painting said chariot with your vomit. At least BYOBB (barf bag)?
Photo by Jed Sullivan
Update (10:34 p.m.): SFGate is now reporting that Gov. Jerry Brown ordered an investigation into the negotiations between BART management and its unions, thus averting a strike for at least one week. BART trains should run on their normal schedules tomorrow and throughout the week. We’ll update here if more news breaks.
Original post: BART and labor unions representing BART workers still haven’t reached an agreement on key issues involving wages, pension contribution and health insurance. With only a few hours left for negotiations, we could be facing the second BART strike this year on Monday.
SFGate reports that a few agreements were made at the table today but no major changes from last month’s contentions. Read more
Sergio R. asks on the Muni Diaries Facebook page about the unidentified matter on the window of this bus:
Placenta, Prosciutto di Parma, or fruit roll-up?
Praying that it’s B or C.
A 38-Geary bus caught on fire in the Outer Richmond this morning, reports SF Appeal and Bay City News.
The fire was reported at 6:46 a.m. in the engine of a 38-Geary bus parked at Point Lobos Avenue and 48th Avenue near Lands End, Muni spokesman Paul Rose said.
The fire damaged the left rear side of the bus and was extinguished a couple of minutes later, Rose said.
Rose said the bus driver and one passenger were on board at the time but were not injured.
The cause of the fire isn’t clear yet but we will keep you updated.