Your place to share stories on and off the bus.
Photo (not a Facebook bus) by Paul Sullivan
Ed tipped us to the following act of heroism (or idiocy? you decide):
“Holy crap, someone just yelled at a Facebook shuttle driver & blocked the door to fb’ers for stopping in muni stop. While no muni was around” (via @rotron)
Last we heard in the Public vs. Private Transportation Wars, a Muni operator was on the front lines laying down the law.
Photo by Lynn Friedman
Reader Kelsey W. found a good use of her time during the recent shutdowns in the subway (first for flooding then for a blown transformer). She set the lyrics to the tune of Jingle Bells and The First Noel. Should you be caroling with these tunes (maybe at Santacon this Saturday?): videos or it didn’t happen!
Here are Kelsey’s Muni Christimas Carol Lyrics. Read more
Photo by Jeremy Brooks
In which @hotchallah enumerates her lessons:
“Things I’ve been taught by my #muni friend on this ride: a chimpanzee can turn a 16″ truck tire inside out with his bare hands.” (via)
“Things I’ve been taught by my #muni friend on this ride: rich people buy chimpanzees as pets bc the rich have nothing upstairs” (via)
“Things I’ve been taught by my #muni friend on this ride: his name is Michael.” (via)
“Things I’ve been taught by my #muni friend on this ride: he had an apple donut this morning but he usually doesn’t eat sugar.” (via)
What did you learn on Muni today?
Photo by Ramshackle Days
@ramshackledays alerts us to this very urgent emergency:
“#Turtle spotting on 82X. Don’t be a #turtle. Take off your #backpack.” (via)
Turtles, eh? We likes.
Quite simply, “Just another gorilla suit on Bart at noon on a Monday,” Heather says.
What’s up with gorillas on public transit lately, anyway? We demand answers and more photos like this. Send them here.
Photo by Adam Kuban
Tim, who, according to @bartdiaries Captain Ed, is “something of a video game legend” (Ed would know), shares the following with us:
Dear middle school kids practicing your choir songs on the J Church train this morning– that was beautiful! Do that every day! (via)