Oh noes! Cyclist, M-Balboa Park LRV accident
Photo by Flickr user colin_brumelle
SF Appeal has the goods. Injuries reported by SFFD as “serious.” We’ll update when we learn more.
Author: jeff
Too close for comfort on the Fremont line
Photo by Flickr user fotogail
This story came to our inbox from BART rider Nikki.
I am a daily BART rider. Generally my BART rides are uneventful. I have my bart buddy in the morning, usually my iPod and a good book. On the way home it is very much the same, except for last night. I hopped on the Fremont bound train at 5 o’clock on the dot. It was a full train and the only seat available was the handicapped seat next to the door. I sat down and figured if someone who needed it boarded I would move.
$2 Ride in Hell: The Dirty 38-Geary
(This story by Ryan is also posted at Broke-Ass Stuart’s Goddamn Website)
When you’re a young and curious broke ass, coming up with $2 and stepping onto the SF Muni can be a very thrilling and sexual experience. But the thing to remember is you have to make sure you’re ready for this responsibility. When two people love each other very much, they sometimes have urges to ride the Muni; however, it’s very important to be sure you’ve prepared yourself for this encounter. True, you may see a total fox that’s eyeing you from across the aisle, but sometimes you may see a homeless person with their hand down their pants. The real beauty is you never really know which it’s going to be. But more often than not, it’s Big Reggie smiling at you with a toothless grin.
Photo Diary: Parrot, Parking Meter, Public Transit
Photo by Troy Holden from the Muni Photos Flickr pool
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Those strange voices we all know
Photo by Flickr user Ric e Ette
The following was sent to us by BART rider Jean
i’m on the bart every so often when i don’t drive to work. i don’t mind riding the trains, but it’s the waiting in the stations that gets me. half the time there’s no where to sit and i know it’s silly, but i just can’t read while standing up. so i just stand around and listen to the bart announcements. “ten car train for richmond in four minutes. eight car daly city train in ten minutes.” and it’s always weird for me to hear the automated announcements because i’m thinking about the man and the woman who have recorded them.
did they record each piece separately and then some computer strings them together? for instance, the guy records, “ten car train for” and then “richmond in” and then “four,” “ten,” “one,” etc. or did they think of every possible train length/destination/time combo and have the guy recite each one? Read more
MJ Sighting: Take 2
Photo by John Heroux
Last week on Muni Diaries, @anthologie posted a photo of a dancer at the 24th Street Station. A guy rockin’ out to PYT, according to her tweets.
We went ahead and added that post to the mix here at the nascent BART Diaries.
And now we have a second sighting of what looks to be the same groovy dude, this time at Glen Park. This photo comes from BART rider John Heroux. Thanks, John!
If you’ve got some awesome BART sightings, write us or send us photos: bartdiaries@gmail.com.