Muni Diaries

The Happiest People Riding the J-Church

October 27, 2010 jeff One comment

Spotted by Carina, reported by Mission Mission.

Category: diaries, Photos Tags: J-Church

I got big butt and I cannot lie…

October 26, 2010 eugenia Leave a comment

Photo submitted by Muni rider Joey

All right. We’ve talked about guys who sit on the bus with their business splayed. You know, the two-seat-takin’, man-sittin’ guys. But rider Joey saw a fellow passenger on the 45 last week who took it to the next level: taking up three seats and giving her a special view first thing in the morning on her way to work.

What was this guy thinking?! Actually, we know:

“What do you want from me? I’m a guy. Yeah, a big honkin’ guy, and that’s why I just gotta sit here next to you with my legs spread wide apart because I have this equally big honkin’ mass between my legs. I can see you’re aggravated that my right thigh is on my seat and yours, but what can I do? Get a smaller package? You’ll have to ask god about that one.”

(We miss you, Muni Mind Reader!)

In the mean time, dear Sirs Spread-A-Lot, please remember: Don’t be a space evader:

Photo by PinkTentacles.com

Category: diaries, Funny: Muni LOLs Tags: 45-Union/Stockton, muni-etiquette

Muni Diaries Live this Friday

October 25, 2010 eugenia Leave a comment

Hey, what are you doing this Friday? I’ll tell you: You’re coming to Muni Diaries Live at the Make-Out Room. We have an excellent lineup of storytellers and a surprise guest. A hint: he’s a Muni insider. You’ll have to come and find out who he is.

If you bring a story to tell on stage, you might win a prize from one of our awesome sponsors, including Anthony’s Cookies, Chronicle Books, The Summit, Metronome Dance Collective, and Market Street Railway.

And you can rock some SF love and shop with our sponsor Secession Art and Design — the lovely Eden will be on hand to sell transit-themed baby onesies and t-shirts.

So pen us in, write us on a Post-It, tap us into your iPhone, enter us into your Google Calendar, do whatever you gotta do to join the fun and share a drink with your fellow riders. We can’t wait!

Recaps of Muni Diaries Live! one, two, and three.

Category: Muni Diaries Live, News Tags: announcement, muni-diaries-live, photo

Giants Fans On Muni

October 25, 2010 eugenia 3 comments

Photo by jkoshi

Hello World Series! We have some guesses of the preferred transportation option for Giants fans. Our Flickr pool is eagerly waiting for photos of spirited Muni riders. Or you can tweet or email us your best shot! We found lots more photos of Giants fanatics dressed in orange and black on the bus. Check them out.

Photo by Steve Rhodes

Photo by jkoshi

Photo by Steve Rhodes

Photo by @williefdiaz

Photo by Steve Rhodes

Category: diaries

Congratulations, San Francisco Giants!

October 23, 2010 jeff Leave a comment

Photo by Troy Holden

Well, it looks like all those packed-to-the-gills N-Judahs this baseball season have paid off. With a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night, the Giants advanced to the World Series.

Congrats to our ragtag National League champs!

Category: News Tags: announcement

Weekend Photos: Day and Night

October 22, 2010 eugenia Leave a comment

Photo by FlickringAbility

We spend a good portion of every day (and night) getting from point A to point B on the bus, and it’s time to gab all about it…in person! Next Friday is our fourth Muni Diaries Live at the Make-Out Room. We have an exciting new addition to our lineup: Andrew Lam, NPR commentator, the author of East Eats West, and two-time winner of Literary Death Match. We’ve also got a surprise guest: an ex-Muni insider. You’ll have to come and find out who it is. So permanent marker this in your calendars for next Friday — we want to see your happy faces.

This week, Muni was disrupted by a signal problem at the Embarcadero station, a fire on Hyde street, gas leak at the Castro station, and a police car crash (into a utility pole).

In other Muni news:

Muni Mess means more maintenance (City Insider)
SFMTA Considers Issuing Bonds to Finance Capital Projects (Streetsblog SF)
Muni’s service disruption hearing set for Nov. 2 (SF Examiner)
Ending 25 Cent Fee for Muni Tickets Costs $2.13 Million Yearly (Akit’s Complaint Department)
Muni debt plan to free up cash (SF Examiner)
Streetsblog SF‘s take on Fix Muni Now/Prop. G

I unearthed some terrific photos from our Flickr pool last night, from Christina’s morning shot inside an N to FlickringAbility’s gorgeous foggy night photo of two Muni operators. Enjoy these photos, and have a great weekend!

Photo by Christina