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“My mother’s most memorable Muni story”


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100 Muni StoriesNot many (most?) of us can say that their mother took them around town on Muni when they were kids. Not so for one of our favorite Muni Diaries commenters, Dexter Wong. Take it away, Dexter:

My mother’s most memorable Muni story is that she was taking me to the doctor on the old B Geary streetcar (I was still a baby.) As we neared our stop, she picked me up (I was wrapped in a blanket) and walked toward the open door. A gust of wind came through it and blew the blanket open, revealing I was barefoot. An old lady noticed me and said loudly, “That baby must be cold!” My mother then covered me back up and got off, saying nothing, but feeling quite embarrassed.

Sweet stuff.

Your Weekend Transit Advisory

Here’s SFMTA’s warnings about disrupted Muni service this weekend.

Critical Mass
On Friday the monthly Critical Mass bicycle ride will leave from Justin Herman Plaza sometime after 6 p.m.

Motorists and transit riders may be delayed as the bicycle ride passes. Roads will reopen as soon as bicyclists have passed.

SF Marathon
On Sunday the annual San Francisco Marathon will begin from The Embarcadero and Mission at 5:30 a.m., with staggered starts until 6:40 a.m. The race route will loop north along The Embarcadero, through the Presidio, the outer Richmond District, Golden Gate Park, the Haight, the Mission District, Inner Bayview and back to The Embarcadero. An attendance of up to 20,000 runners is expected.

The following Muni routes and lines will be affected:

F Market
K Ingleside*
L Owl
M Ocean View*
N Judah**
N Owl
T Third
1 California
2 Clement
5 Fulton
6 Parnassus
9 San Bruno
10 Townsend
12 Folsom/Pacific
14/14L Mission
14L Mission Limited
19 Polk
22 Fillmore
24 Divisadero
27 Bryant
28 19th Avenue
29 Sunset
31 Balboa
33 Stanyan
37 Corbett
38 Geary
39 Coit
43 Masonic
44 O’Shaughnessy
47 Van Ness
48 Quintara
49 Van Ness
71 Haight/Noriega
76 Marin Headlands

*Early morning bus service only
**Metro and early morning bus service

Up Your Alley Fair
The Up Your Alley Street Fair will be held on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The following Muni routes will be affected:

9 San Bruno
12 Folsom
19 Polk
27 Bryant
47 Van Ness

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