How good do we have it here?
In Boston, they just run the train whether you’re in or out. Apparently, a “door attendant” was fired, and the driver suspended for 10 days. I wonder what would’ve happen in our oh-so-averse-to-sacking Bay Area …
Category: Funny: Muni LOLs
BART station musician wars
Photo by Flickr user FNP
My partner and I were walking through Civic Center Station Friday night when we heard the most ungodly combination of noises.
On our right was a gentleman attempting to play a soprano saxophone. Actually, he was playing it quite well — especially considering that on the left was some long-haired dude wildly strumming a guitar, whooping and hollering and generally trying to throw the saxophonist off his game.
The saxophonist was playing his song without missing any notes (I think; it was hard to tell in all the cacophony), being generally very Zen about the whole situation. The guitarist, on the other hand, was just playing random combinations of notes on the guitar and screeching as loud as he could, evidently just to make it impossible for anyone to enjoy his fellow musician’s performance.
The oddest part was, the guitarist had several dollars in his open case. I suppose it’s possible he put them there himself, but it seems just as likely that some folks actually gave him money. Why?
My partner said he was tempted to take money from the one and give it to the other. I wish I’d thought of that when we were walking by. I wonder what would have happened if we’d done it.
The clippers on the bus go ‘snip, snip, snip’
Matt Baume sends the above photo (we edited it slightly to protect the guilty), along with these words:
Thought this might make good fodder for a post. Maybe you’d want to mask his face before posting? Personally I’d leave it as is. Anyway, we can all agree: this person is gross.
Yes, we can agree with Matt here. But I’m sure nail-clipping on Muni has its ardent defenders. As always, we’d love to hear from all sides. But remember: Play nicely.
Muni Say What?
“Please Ho”?
Rider Steve sent in this photo. He said, “This probably isn’t funny. But it was hilarious after I’d been drinking for a while.” Heh. I thought it was pretty funny too, and I haven’t even had my coffee yet.
Photo diary: Palm pilot
A tweet from @toddster last night included the above photo and alluded to the following:
Still on BART. This dude stared at his right hand for a good six minutes straight.
All right, folks, let’s hear it: What was the guy looking at/pondering/worrying over? And before you go too far, there’s no hair on that palm (but if you want to Photoshop some in, by all means. And then send that to us, eh?).
An ode (of sorts) to bus drivers
Photo by Flickr user Rubin 110
The righteous folk over at People Who Deserve It have unearthed their screed against what they dub Aggressively Anal Bus Driver. A choice cut of meat:
How about cutting the peeps a little slack Aggressively Anal Bus Driver? Stop yelling at people for paying in quarters, or coming near the yellow line, or for not being able to move any further into the armpit of the diabetic Hare Krishna. How about you just suffer in silence like the rest of us? Sound good?
Muni Diaries loves a diligent Muni driver as much as the next person. But we all know that some people in all walks of life end up taking their jobs a little too literally, and wind up coming across as just this type of jackass.
That said, isn’t it about time we all restore honor and dignity into the system with a “Thank you” when we deboard? Just sayin’.