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Soggy weather getting you down? Just take one look at Wes and his school robot project, OptimusWes, and we promise everything will seem all right again! There definitely needs to be more Transformer costumes on Muni.
Thank you to @4fifteen on Instagram for today’s little spot of sunshine.
We’ve all been there. We need new appliances, but we’re all, “Cool, but HOW DO I GET THIS THING HOME?” Good question, dear consumer.
The answer, of course, more times than not, is to rent a dolly and wheel the damn thing home yourself on public transit. That’s what elevators are for, silly!
BART rider Anthony tipped us off to this one. But then, pretty much everyone started sharing photos, like this one from Viral Images:
So, there’s your answer.
Look who got on my train! @Globies pic.twitter.com/Imv2st0A8t
— Sara Gaiser (@akrazia) January 14, 2016
BART rider and friend of Muni Diaries Sara had the ride of a lifetime today. The Harlem Globetrotters, in town for a series of games starting tomorrow through the following weekend, boarded her BART train and, what else, started the damn show (see the video above).
I think I hear one of them saying, ” … nobody cares.” C’mon guys, show a little love. It’s the Harlem Freakin’ Globetrotters, for cryin’ out loud.
We all wish we could be so lucky …
FYI, here’s info on the Globetrotters’ games in the area over the next couple of weeks. If you haven’t seen them before, think about it. Ticket available here.
Harlem Globetrotters at SAP Center at San Jose
San Jose, California
Friday, January 15, 2016 at 7:30pm
Muni rider Amy tweeted this on Monday, so clearly the candle is for David Bowie #RIP. Here’s what Amy told us: “Apparently lighting a #yankeecandle on the 28 muni line seemed most appropriate”
You’re not allowed to disagree, either.
Muni rider Erin shared this morsel of cute over on the Muni Diaries Facebook page: “Service dog on the 43 Masonic sitting nicer than most humans”
Construction for the Super Bowl pregame activities start next weekend, so here’s a closer look at how Sports Bowl will impact your transit life in the next few weeks.
The short story is: Don’t drive downtown. If you’re reading this on Muni Diaries, you already got the memo. Even though the game will be played in Santa Clara at Levi’s Stadium, a “fan village” called Super Bowl City (free to the public) is being built at the foot of Market Street, and a “pro football interactive theme park” will be at Moscone Center.
The pregame events open on Jan. 30, with hundreds of thousands of people are expected to descend on our city in the days leading up to the Super Bowl, which is on Feb. 7. Officials expect to spend about a week after the event tearing everything down, according to SFGate, so the whole shebang might last from Jan. 22 to Feb 12.
You can see the construction area in the map above. Details from the SFMTA:
San Francisco will spend about $4 million in taxpayer money to host Super Bowl, including $1.7 million for the SFMTA for increased services, according to the Examiner. The Examiner also says that the city hopes to make the money back through tax revenue during the event, according a memo by the mayor’s office.