NYC Subway shark lives life hard

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Photo by Gothamist

Living in a big city, you come into contact with plenty of people you might describe as sharks. But you don’t exactly expect to see the real thing on a subway.

That’s exactly what happened in New York City earlier this week when subway riders found a small shark left upside down beneath a seat. Later in the day, photos of the shark surfaced  on Gothamist, upright, and posing with a transit pass, Red Bull, and cigarette.

We don’t expect to see any sharks on Bay Area transit anytime soon, but it made us wonder: Does this trump a live chicken on Muni?

Just in time for Shark Week, too.

By Gothamist via Buzzfeed.

Another 38-Geary catches fire

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Photo by frankfarm

To answer this question:

Yes. A 38-Geary caught fire in the Outer Richmond almost exactly a week ago. The 38-Geary (and its zippy express sibs) are a great many things (drunk tank, most recently) but flammable wasn’t on the list until now. Read more

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