Your place to share stories on and off the bus.
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 …
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Photo by Brandon Doran
Just last weekend, Tyler experienced first-hand an altercation on the 1-California. Also over the weekend, a man was punched and robbed on a bus (14? 49?) in the outer Mission.
Stories of violence on Muni can appear and jolt those of us who don’t experience it on an everyday basis. For some riders and some routes, violence is clearly more the norm than the exception. But we’d guess that the vast majority of Muni riders feel safe riding the system. The latest statistics of crime on Muni show that it’s trending downward, clearly a good thing.
So, we wanna know: Do you feel safe riding Muni?
Photo by tantek
41411:: NextBus Alert:
5 & 20 min
South Lake Union Line
Westlake & Mercer
41411:: NextBus Alert:
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41411:: NextBus Alert:
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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?
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.
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.