Weekend Photos: Flying Right By
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Enjoy these photos, your commutes on Muni, and your weekend. See you Monday.
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It’s in the Stars on Muni
Photo: Confetti
@meganjelene sent this our way on the Twittersphere:
…”You’d be good with a Taurus guy.”
“Really? That’s crazy, both my parents are Taurus’ and they are the most stubborn people I know (well, other than me). I don’t think I’ve ever dated a Taurus.”
“Yeah, Taurus or Sagittarius — another fire sign — ’cause they’d keep you entertained and going out to check out new things…” He then told me he was an Aries (another fire sign), although he didn’t recommend I’d be good with an Aries. 😉
His stop was before mine and he wished me a good night before pausing and deciding to ask me my name. I introduced myself and he told me his name was Lawrence and shook my hand. Along with his name, Lawrence gave me laughter, inspiration, the desire to look inward and a silly smirk I can’t wipe off my face.
Click here to read the whole story.
So it goes: do we put mean face on or should we let it be and see what happens? This balance-seeking Libra wrestles with that question every time she gets on a 49. Either way, we always tell people about the guy we met on Muni, as crushworthy or cringe as he may be. Tell us about your guy or gal on Muni today.
Just Kidding on the N-Judah
Photo: stubbornbeauty
Brady posted this anecdote on yesterday’s post about N-Judah weekend service changes. She’s a quirky one, the N.
You’ll love yesterday’s N adventure. We get to Castro right before the tunnel, and the driver announces (after being stalled for 20 minutes): “My supervisor says all of you have to get off and I have to turn back to pick up more people.”
We all get off the train, it’s 8:30 am. After 5 minutes he opens the doors and says: “Yeah, I’m not sure what’s going on here. My supervisor now understands it’s rush hour and we shouldn’t do that. Another supervisor overrode him. You may get back on.”
Some sense in the WTF fog, then. See also: SIKE.
Muni News: Subway to displace homes, BRT in East Bay in 2016, transit bill in Congress
Photo by Mike Dillon
- Central Subway housing reconstruction moves forward (SF Examiner)
- BART extension to San Jose getting $250 million in federal funds — more than expected (SJ Mercury News)
- BART Police unveils new zone geographical policing structure (BART.gov)
- Bay Area’s First BRT System Coming to the East Bay By 2016 (Streetsblog SF)
- President Obama’s budget recommends $150 million for Central Subway (Central Subway Blog)
- Oakland Once Again Contemplating Broadway Streetcar Line (SFist)
- Local transportation officials fearful of proposed House transportation bill (SF Examiner)
- House Transportation Bill: What’s at Stake for the Bay Area (Streetsblog SF)
- Gang Member Convicted Of Participation In BART Station Murder Sentenced To Life In Prison (SF Appeal)
Photo Diary: 9-San Bruno/Garbage Truck
@Smiffleblurf says, “Help! I’m on the 9 San Bruno and this lady blocked my seat with her 5ft tall wall of smelly trash. Phew!”
There really is no getting used to the smells aboard a Muni vehicle, is there?
45-Union/Stockton Drivers, FTW
Photo by stevendamron
When Susan Clark got off the 45 bus Tuesday morning she experienced a sinking feeling. Clark says she rides the 45 every day, even goes to the same coffee shop at Union and Fillmore every morning.
But usually when she gets off she remembers her purse.
Susan took a chance and gambled on the kindess of strangers. Read on to see how her risk paid off.
We LURV stories of kindness and lost-objects-found. Like when Kyle’s friend left her purse on a Muni Metro train and got it back. Or when Kim accidentally left her phone on a bus and got it back. Or when Jeremy dropped his work ID on the 33-Stanyan, and the driver returned it to Jeremy’s office.
Whether your Muni story is about rad drivers or, well, whatever it might be, Muni Diaries wants to hear it.