Five Muni Moments to make you smile
Photo by Lynn Friedman
This week’s Top 5 Muni moments, brought to you by the letter A and the word “adorable.” Because that’s what you think when you think of Muni, amirite? Read more
Tag: 38-Geary
The Most Interesting Man in the World rides Muni
Oh boy, we can have A LOT of fun with this one. “I don’t usually ride the bus …”
From Muni rider kps:
“I don’t usually take pictures in the bus, but when I do, it’s the most interesting man in the world.”
Reminds me of the time Chewbacca was seen holding up a Muni Metro with his crossbow, Wild West-style.
More Cell Phone Theft Reported on the 38-Geary
Photo by Eugene Kim
You already know that you shouldn’t brandish your phone on the bus, right? Well, that hasn’t stopped people from keeping their heads buried in their mobile devices while on Muni. Maybe Kaniko’s story will change your mind.
Kaniko sent us details of how her iPhone was grabbed out of her hands on Muni. This is the third report we’ve received about iPhone theft on the 38-Geary. Read more
Five Best Muni Moments of the Week
Photo by Benjamin Soto
This week on Muni, most of the biggest moments involve eating. But not necessarily involving food. Here are your five best, laugh-out-loud Muni moments of the week.
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Carved Skull Cane on the 38L
Reader Heidi P. spotted this carved skull cane on Muni the other day. I think this is what swagger looks like.
Recovering My Stolen Bike In 30 Minutes Or Less
Photo by Simon Li
Muni rider Suzanne’s bike was stolen from the 38-Geary, but just when she thought she might never see her bike again, it resurfaced less than half an hour later. Read on.
I am lucky, lucky, lucky that no more than half an hour later, I found my bike. Several blocks away. ON THE FRONT OF ANOTHER BUS.
I had already called 311 to file a report with the police and tweeted out my bike description. A friend tweeted back and said many thieves go to the Civic Center farmers’ market for a quick hustle. I went down there, talked to security, where they said 7th and Market is where all the stolen goods get sold.
I waited there with my brother-in-law and decide to file a report directly with Muni. As I’m saying my last sentence to Muni over the phone, another bus on another line pulls up with my damn bike on its rack.
We stop the bus, someone gets out to grab for it, security cuffs him, bus driver says “no, that’s not the guy who brought the bike on,” he gets let go and justice will be served to the actual thief another day, probably in bad karma.
But I got my boomerang bike back.
Morals of the story:
* Before anything gets stolen from anywhere, write down your bike’s serial number. Do it now. The internet will wait.
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…Back? Good.
* If you think you can do so, get out and chase that m-fer down. Or at the very least, get out. If for nothing else but being in close proximity to the scene of the crime.
* But before you get out, REMEMBER THE BUS NUMBER. Not the route number, the individual bus number. I think it’s a big number above the front door. If you do just that, Muni can possibly pull video.
* I was in too much of a panic to take note of my surroundings, but knowing what time and stop (or intersection) I realized it was gone would have been very helpful.
* If it’s near downtown, go by Market and 7th immediately. That’s where they buy and sell stolen shit. I also hear the Ashby or Richmond flea markets are rife with stolen property.
* Call 311 and file a report with the police. I also called Muni directly and filed a separate report.
* Before you board, lock the bike through the wheel. It won’t prevent it from being stolen, but it would slow down a thief who won’t be able to ride away with it!
We found Suzanne’s story via our earlier post about whether you should chase a Muni bike thief. Suzanne advocates running after the thief, while other commenters disagreed. What do you think?