Found on Muni: A Rare Bird
Sometimes you find pretty beautiful stuff on the bus. I know, it’s more likely you find a bunch of stale fries on the floor, but @jameela_saba found this rare bird.
What else did you find and see on Muni today?
Halloween or Muni or Williamsburg?
Photo by @hotchallah
Photo by Brian
Jack Sparrow riding the bus? Why not. Is this Halloween or just Johnny Depp on his way to work?
Photo by @metsfaninCA
Whoa, how can you breathe under there? Is this a Halloween Thing or just regular Muni Thing?
Photo by @simplepunkk
Halloween or Muni’s revenge on organized religion? (via @simplepunkk)
Photo by @cleverdirt
What do you think, Halloween or traveling back in time on Muni?
Ok here’s an easy one from @JamesTamplin.
Photo by @JamesTamplin
His tiny size and candy pail are dead giveaways.
One more: this is not Muni. But is it Halloween? From the awesome Halloween or Williamsburg.
“And just like that, the American Apparel mannequin got up, stole a bag, and exited the store.”
Software Glitch Causes Clipper Double Charge
Photo by Lydia Chow
Update: Clipper vigilante Akit points to a post on his site from June of this year describing more or less the exact situation that Danielle (below) found herself in. Danielle’s story came to us in late October, proof that Clipper’s response to this glitch has been lethargic at best.
Original post:
It’s possible everyone’s been aware of this for ages, but I feel like a sucker for just noticing now: using Clipper on BART voids a Muni transfer.
I don’t use Muni quite often enough in a month to warrant buying a transit pass, so all that’s on my card is cash value. If I take a muni bus to BART, get off after a few stops and then transfer back on Muni, I’m charged for the second bus ride, even if I board within the 90 minutes of buying the original muni transfer.
We contacted SFMTA and found out that there is indeed a software glitch that caused the double charge. “Currently the Clipper system prioritizes the Muni to BART (within San Francisco) transfer discount ($.25) over the Muni 90-minute transfer,” SFMTA’s Kristen Holland told us. In other words, if you take Muni to BART within San Francisco like Danielle did, and get back on Muni within 90 minutes, you would lose your 90-minute transfer.
Holland said that the SFMTA is working with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (which operates Clipper) to resolve the software issue. Meanwhile, you can get a refund for the double charge.
“The Clipper Customer Service Bureau has the authorization to provide refunds when this happens. We expect Clipper to have a fix for this problem early next year,” Holland said.
Check the Clipper Customer Service information for how to get a reimbursement.
If and When You Like-Like a Muni Driver
Image: Flickr user jchinn84.
@marisalevinson on Twitter poses a perfectly valid and hypothetical query:
What do you do if you have a crush on a muni driver…Hypothetical situation…
Rider “Mike” left a missed connection for Muni driver Jackie. But how would you (or did you) go about it? Send us your solutions and shouts out to your uniformed objects of affection.
Pay or Get off the Bus!
Photo by Allan Chen
Tales of Muni heroism, they occur. Witness this story from Muni rider Ellen …
Speaking of Muni…on the 47, heading back from Aquatic Park on Sunday:
Driver: “Folks, this is why Muni is so broke and keeps cutting service, because these people think they can ride for free!”
Nearby Passenger (to teens): “Either pay, or get the fuck off of the bus!”
Teen Girl: “Did you just tell me to get the fuck off of the bus?”
Passenger (50-ish New Yorker type): “I did.”
Teen Girl: “You can’t talk to me like that. You can’t tell me what to do.”
Driver (puts on brake): “This bus is out of service, everyone!” (everyone groans and mutters)
(Teens get off of the bus, finally!)
After which, the bus started, and everyone heartily thanked the driver and the passenger. Muni is mighty!
Mighty indeed. Got a Muni story? You know the drill.
Clipper Card Email Address Leak
More from Nathan:
This morning I got an email from Clipper telling me that my credit card was about to expire. There’s nothing particularly unusual about this aside from the fact that this same email was sent to 1756 other Clipper customersby simply populating the CC field of the message header, effectively broadcasting a massive list of private addresses to a whole lot of people who have no business knowing them.
Nathan forwarded us the email, which we’ve attached above. The body of the email from Clipper Card customer service simply said:
Dear Clipper Cardholder,
We first would like to thank you for your support of the Clipper (formerly TransLink) program. According to our records, the credit card information we currently have on file for the Autoload on your Clipper Card is due to expire in December. To avoid any disruption of services, simply update your credit card / banking details online at www.clippercard.com by following these steps…
Well, good thing Nathan’s credit card number wasn’t in the email or anything. This certainly doesn’t help matters, knowing that some riders are already wary of potential privacy issues with Clipper cards. The MTC spokesperson said he is drafting an apology, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Did you receive the same email this morning? And how do you protect your email addresses on the internet?