July 2012 – Page 3 – Muni Diaries

Survey: What’s the first thing you tell newbies about Muni?

July 26, 2012 jeff 13 comments

Photo by skew-t

The other day on Twitter, we threw up the following question:

When out-of-town friends ask about #Muni, what’s the FIRST thing you tell them?

We figured you guys would treat us to some USDA prime juicy-as-hell responses. You did not let us down.

Among them (add yours in comments, below):

http://twitter.com/jvhickey/status/227928391230300160

@munidiaries That MUNI, while it can be strange and tiresome, it's STILL better than the transit system of most other cities.

— Bruce Townley (@Steambrew) July 24, 2012

@munidiaries "just don't get all wierd about the wierd things you'll see on the bus, because none of it is wierd here."

— Borden Ornelaz (@Bordash) July 24, 2012

@munidiaries STEP DOWN! STEP DOWN!

— Chris Yeoh (@cyeoh6) July 24, 2012

http://twitter.com/bahnhofe/status/227860992539893760

@munidiaries Don't touch anything.

— Mem (@Anzermo) July 24, 2012

@munidiaries avoid eye contact. ignore mystery odors. avoid mystery wet spots.

— Janette Phan (@JanettePhan) July 24, 2012

@munidiaries it's a love-hate relationship.

— databasic аdmin (@skimbrel) July 24, 2012

Category: diaries

Muni Transformers Seek Mission District Tacos

July 25, 2012 Tara One comment

Oh, look: a decidedly Mission District set of Transformer-like beings. Note the distinctive Muni palette.

Lohkay found this on a T-shirt last month at (we think) the Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market last month. Per Lohkay’s Tumblr:

The dude at the stall said he made all the t-shirts, but when we commented that it was Transformers he said he didn’t know what those were he just wanted to make a cool shirt. Could be honest or could’ve just found the art online — EITHER WAY I just wanna know if anyone has any information on who is the original artist for this badass t-shirt.

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a Muni Transformer — AKA Muniformer. They are obviously hiding among us waiting to battle Munitron, and I am 100-percent sticking to that story, yep.

Category: diaries, Photos

Penis Pasta Sighting (Duh) on Muni

July 25, 2012 Tara Leave a comment

Photo: razvan.orendovici

Does she know or doesn’t she?

Elderly woman on MUNI carrying a large bag of penis shaped pasta. I have to wonder if this purchase was intentional or not. #munidiaries #SF

— olivia june (@oliviajune) July 24, 2012

We hope this was a completely intentional purchase for a raging bachelorette party.

Category: 100 Muni Stories, diaries, Funny: Muni LOLs

Mystery Muni Accordion-Player

July 25, 2012 jeff 6 comments

Image courtesy @clowntraps

Update (1:34 p.m.): @clowntraps was kind enough to share the photo above, adding, “the N Judah accordion player from yesterday. Quite good!” So there you have it. Now, audio, anyone?

Original post: You know what they say about three making it a trend, right? Well, here we go.

1. Bummed

Of all the instruments that could serenade me on #muni, it just had to be the accordion, didn't it?

— Tatiana Graf (@MeatMaven) July 23, 2012

2. Joyous

Random guy is playing an accordian on the N-Judah right now. And it is amazing. And I am loving it 🙂 #onlyinsf #muni cc: @munidiaries

— Sejal Dhruva (@SejalDhruva) July 23, 2012

3. Indifferent?
https://twitter.com/lfm0sca/status/227960708481032192

We recently learned of a mysterious full band entertaining/irritating L-Taraval passengers. Won’t someone help unmask the accordion player on the N-Judah? Are the two somehow related?

Here’s another photo, this one showing TWO accordion players, from bananaeggroll:

Category: diaries Tags: N-Judah

No, but thanks for asking

July 25, 2012 jeff One comment

Photo by John ‘K’

Sam had a noteworthy experience on Muni recently. On her Tumblr, she called this “Lady next to me on Muni.” Here’s what happened:

LADY: *something in a different language*
ME: I’m sorry, what?
LADY: *again in different language*
ME: What?
LADY: You don’t speak Ordu?
ME: No, I’m Iranian.
LADY: Oh.. are you Iranian Muslim?
ME: No, I’m not religious
LADY: …..
ME: …..
LADY: ……
she goes and sits somewhere else

Score one for honesty!

Category: diaries, reflection

FTA Awards Muni with $21.4 Million

July 24, 2012 jeff Leave a comment

Photo by THE Holy Hand Grenade!

Streetsblog SF reports that the SFMTA, which runs Muni, has been awarded $21.4 million to upgrade its fleet with new buses, and make improvements to a specific route.

From Streetsblog’s report:

Muni, which has the oldest transit fleet in the nation, will be able to replace 18 twenty-year-old buses with low-floor, biodiesel hybrid buses using the $15 million State of Good Repair grant, according to a news release. Another $6.4 million, which comes from the Livability grant, will be used for these improvements along the 8x Bayshore Express line as part of the 8x Mobility Maximization project:

Coloring of existing dedicated transit lanes;

Transit signal priority;

Pre-payment fare collection;

Information panel and transit arrival prediction signs;

Vehicle branding and enhanced stop identification; and

Cameras on buses to capture vehicles illegally occupying transit-only lanes.

Overall, Bay Area transit agencies fared well, also. In addition to Muni’s take, BART, AC Transit, SamTrans, and the Valley Transportation Authority are set to receive a total of $45.7 million for transit improvements.

Month: July 2012