About those seat ‘butt holes’ on Muni

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Photo by Vanessa Elise

Muni rider Judy asks the burning question …

Ever since I was a kid.. growing up in SF and riding Muni was the thing to do. However, I always wondered about those silver holes on the base of the seats of every bus. What exactly are they for!? Draining water? In case kids pee? What?!

Not all buses have them, of course. But with all the wet weather as of late, we’re left wondering the same thing. If they are in fact drainage holes, many of them don’t do their job (insert requisite joke about Muni employees here).

What do you think those little holes are for?

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Make Your Own Velvet Rope on the Bus

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Think it’s hard to get your own seat on the bus? Our brethren in Washington D.C.’s Unsuck DC Metro blog saw someone who, well, took it to the next level. From Unsuck DC Metro:

This past Saturday morning, I boarded the Blue Line train to Largo at Pentagon City and saw this sleeping passenger across the aisle from me.

He had taken his belt off and tied it to the hand rails on his seat and the seat in front of him.

Read more of this post at Unsuck DC Metro.

Saw more antics on the bus? I dare say that San Francisco, with Muni presiding, is the capital of bus antics, what do you think?

Category: diaries, Funny: Muni LOLs

Weekend Photos: Fashion Statement

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Move with the fashion
Photo by Brandon Doran

Muni Photos Flickr pool proves my theory some more. The older gentleman below is looking super cool, sporting a pair of aqua-blue sneakers that matches his suit and cane while he waits for the bus next to a matching Tron poster. Amazing! We’ll be reviving our Fashion Friday contest soon, so if you spot fashionable Muni riders, drop their photo into our Flickr pool!

In Muni news this week:

  • Gavin Newsom nominates Muni rider with background in finance for SFMTA opening (Under the Dome/SF Examiner)
  • Muni has ideas for spending, but needs millions (SFGate)
  • Muni operator in West Portal crash had dicey record (SF Examiner)
  • Opinion: Things are Going Better for Clipper (Akit’s Complaint Department)
  • Price Tag for Full Restoration of Muni Service: $22 Million (BCN via SF Appeal)
  • On Muni Time Capsule, we looked back on the Transbay Terminal after its “hump” was demolished last week.
  • And here’s SF Appeal’s SFMTA Weekend Advisory for you.

Oh, by the way: Our deal dealer Scoutmob just alerted us to their half-off deal at Grub. The word on the street is that this is the home of the lobster hash. Yum.

Enjoy these photos and your weekend!

master control program
Photo by Bhautik Joshi

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Photo by Steve Rhodes

Before we got in trouble
Photo by Julie Michelle

Niners Fan
Photo by Troy Holden

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Muni to Cease Surprise ‘Short Turns’ on Metro Trains

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Muni Bus to Nowhere in Particular
Photo by Joe Gratz

SF Weekly reports the dubious news:

Muni will end its practice of surprising riders by curtailing service mid-route, according to a new report delivered to the Board of Supervisors. The practice, known in the industry as “short-turn,” occurs in response to situations where light-rail trains bunch up because some are behind schedule. In order to avoid a bottleneck in the Muni Metro Tunnel running underneath Market Street, managers and inspectors will sometimes turn a rail car around mid-route, leaving surprised passengers high and dry to wait for the next train.

When I read the article, I kept hoping this new “policy” would apply system-wide. Alas, no. Not the case. In my experience, the 49-Van Ness looooves to make unannounced stops at Market, or sometimes 14th Street. That practice will remain, it seems. So hang onto your Magic 8 Ball for those bus rides, folks!

Read the rest of SF Weekly’s article.

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