“You know, The Zodiac tried to kill me once…”

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Photo by Steve Rhodes

Wait, WUT!? Christopher was minding his own business, reading a book on Muni, when this happened:

“I put my book down onto my lap. The man had just sat next to me on the 38 bus. The bus was getting crowded and there weren’t too many open seats. I don’t know if he chose this particular seat because he saw I was reading Robert Graysmith’s “Zodiac” -the true story of a serial killer that terrorized Northern California in the late sixties and early seventies- or it was just a great coincidence. Either way, he had my attention.”

Read the rest of the story at Marooned in Life. You really never know who you’re gonna run into on the bus, do ya?

Heisenberg Is Everywhere

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We last saw the retired(?) meth chef sitting on an L-Taraval back in April. Then, earlier this week, Muni rider Andrew spotted the be-hatted “gentleman” on another Muni Metro train, standing this time, seemingly minding his own business/plotting his next move. Always planning a few steps ahead, that guy.

On the other side of town, local hatmakers Goorin Bros. have introduced a collector’s edition Heisenberg hat and box. You can even get it signed by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan down at Comic-Con later this month. I just OMG OD’d, y’all.

Read SF Weekly‘s story for more details.

Photo via @LifeInTents

On Muni, a Yelling Match Made in Heaven

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Photo by torbakhopper

Sometimes it’s just not enough to complain in your inside voice. And sometimes, when you forget to talk in your inside voice on Muni, you’ll get your own play-by-play commentary with banjo accompaniment. From Muni rider Sarabeth:

I was waiting for the 24 bus outbound at Castro and Market. When the bus arrived, a few passengers got off the bus in a hurry. Then, the bus driver informed us that there had been an “incident” and the police were on their way. He said we were welcome to get on the bus, although “it might be a while.” I decided to wait for the next bus or the police to come. After a few minutes, a woman on the bus – who I later found out was the one causing ‘the incident’ on the bus – started yelling at other passengers on the bus, some of whom responded. Read more

Muni Epidemic: Seat Jerks

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Muni Seat Jerks come in two flavors: 1) Those who hog more than their allotted one seat; 2) Those able-bodied passengers who refuse to give their seats up for the elderly and disabled.

@angrysalesgirl pays homage to the latter (photo above):

“C’mon, this again? Someone let the lady sit.”

Seat hogs must be the top of the list in the Five People You Hate on Muni. If even Jerry Brown can’t get a seat on BART, what about the rest of us?

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