Your place to share stories on and off the bus.
We found via our Twitter feed that developer Aaron Tait has just made a new iPhone app called Muni Diary (unrelated, but we know a good name when we see one). You can use the app to record the lines you’ve been on and what happened on your bus ride.
Check out Muni Diary at the Apple App store! Link here. And if you’d like to write a review of this app for Muni Diaries, shoot us an email and let us know. muni.diaries.sf@gmail.com.
Photos by “Doot doot, bleep bleep!”
A Muni rider whose only identification (I shit you not) is “Doot doot, bleep bleep!” sent in this photo of this morning’s N/J Church Street Station free-for-all, along with this dispatch:
I took a few snapshots of the Church station this morning after the N and J started dumping people off before the tunnel. These were taken at around 8:15am – as you can see it looks more like New Years Eve.
We’re gladly accepting more accounts, be they written or photographed. Here, please.
Found this image today on Caliber SF. It was taken by Stuart, who is one of the site’s main contributers. He’s also a super-nice, super-gracious guy.
The photo is beautiful, and sorta reminds me of a few nights I’ve had in downtown SF, after drinks at House of Shields or 83 Proof.
Happy Tuesday!
Photo by Flickr user Jeff Howard
Sarah of I’m writing, you’re reading sent us the following remarkable little slice of life on the 24-Divisadero.
I sat down on the bus (ran to catch it again thankyouverymuch) after my second 3-hour yoga session of the weekend. Yoga mat and eco-friendly water bottle in hands. Glance across the isle and spot the exact same eco-friendly water bottle in the hands of another girl.
Oh and what do you know, she’s holding a yoga mat too.
Well aren’t we just two identical San Francisco stereotypes. In the flesh. On the bus.
So we make eye contact and I first point at my water bottle, then to hers. Then to my mat, and to hers. Laughter.
Janet’s class?, she asks.
No, Dina’s workshop, I answer.
YogaTree junkies. Shoulda known.
We bond over our mutual love of Janet Stone’s flow classes at the Castro studio, and she knew exactly which workshop I was taking because she thought of taking it too. And is going to take it later.
What’s your name?, she asks.
I’m Sarah, I answer.She just shakes her head and laughs.
I’m Sarah too, she says.When Sarah got off the bus, the girl next to me confirmed what I was just thinking, “I’m sorry, but that was really cute.”
Now it’s your turn — tell us what happened to you on Muni today.
Photo by Flickr user real plastic trees
I found this photo while trolling Flickr for more Muni-related pictures. Is that a surf board and a …black board?
A while back we received a submission from a rider who found a clever way to transport a ladder on Muni. On the 47 the other day I saw a man with a bearded dragon who tried to charge me a dollar to take a photo of it. We’ve see rats, parrots, and a giant spider passing as passengers on our commutes.
Spot any odd cargo on Muni lately? Let us know.
Photo by Flickr user Troy Holden
This week in Muni news:
– Muni collision in West Portal last summer produces 57 claims (SF Examiner)
– Supervisor seeks Muni performance review (KCBS and StreetsBlog)
– MTA Budget meeting – commenters give an earful, and MTA prepares to chop more jobs
– Police find Muni crime difficult, one calls Muni a getaway car (Mission Loc@l)
– Van Ness transit boost moving forward (Examiner)
Bad weather brought in some great pictures by photogs in the Muni Flickr pool, so don’t forget to add yours to the mix. Enjoy these photos and your weekend!
Photo by Flickr user Nick.Fisher
Photo by Flickr user Lee Otis
Photo by Flickr user tkamenick