Muni Diaries

Is it selfish to argue with a fare inspector?

March 23, 2011 jeff Leave a comment

Muni rider Adam vocalizes a frustration:

Riding the 44-O’Shaughnessy the other day, a fare inspector came on the bus at Forest Hill Station. She gets all the way to the back and the last guy starts arguing with her about the law (asking her if it’s required, what code the law is, etc.). He claims he doesn’t have a pass or proof of payment, and then refuses to get off the bus when she wants to issue him a citation. As soon as the cop steps on the bus, he magically pulled a transfer out of his backpack which he had the whole time.

Okay, I get some people have issues with fare-checking, but my problem is: Doesn’t he realize he’s holding everyone else hostage, because the bus isn’t going anywhere until the fare inspector’s done? Does he realize how selfish he’s being?

We doubt it, Adam. What do you think? Is it cool to argue the legitimacy of Muni’s Proof-of-Payment policy, all the while holding PoP in hand?

Category: diaries, reflection

Photo Diary: Muni in the Rain

March 23, 2011 eugenia Leave a comment

Photo by friedmanlynn

The weather forecast calls for more rain all the way to Saturday. At least the weather is netting some very compelling photos of Muni streetcars on the street.

Remember to drop your photos in our Muni Photos Flickr Pool.

Photo by jasontakesphotos

Photo by Andrew Whalley

Photo by Arlette

Category: diaries Tags: F-Market/Wharves, J-Church

Faces on Public Transit

March 23, 2011 Tara Leave a comment

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

Pic courtesy of our friends at I Can Has Cheezburger. Location unknown, but enlighten us if you know where this is.

Luckily, you have us to turn to when you see the unseeable. Send us your stories or tweet the latest happenings on your bus route to @munidiaries.

Category: diaries, Funny: Muni LOLs

Muni Diaries Live 5 celebrates three years of your Muni stories!

March 22, 2011 eugenia Leave a comment

Photo by Chipmonkey

Muni Diaries is celebrating three years of your stories on the bus with our anniversary show! Come hear stories about the love-hate ride that we can’t do without and share a drink with your fellow riders. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to hear H.P. Mendoza, screen writer and composer of Colma: the Musical and director of Fruit Fly, Joyce Lee, two-time Oakland Spoken Word Grand Slam Champion, and Kirk Read, writer and mastermind curator of Smack Dab and K’vets.

You’ll also hear stories from MissionMission‘s own Ariel Dovas and Muni Diaries Live: Breaking it Down audience favorite Jesse James.

And don’t forget: We always save room for audience stories, with prizes galore. Come prepared to drink, laugh, and share your Muni tales.

We are so thankful to have seen so many of you at our live events in the last three years — every show leaves us energized and in awe of the amazing community in San Francisco. To make things a little easier for our readers (we know it can get crowded and hot at the Make-Out Room), we are selling show tickets in advance. So get your tickets now so you have more time to mingle and enjoy the Make-Out Room’s excellent cocktails. ~~Due to popular demand, we opened up a few more advance tickets, so get them while you can.~~ If you’re not the planning type, we saved some tickets for the day of the event so you can still buy them at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Never been to a Muni Diaries Live before? Check out our recaps of Muni Diaries Live one, two, three, and four.

Muni Diaries Live — It’s Our Third Birthday!

When: Friday, April 22, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. $10 at the door.
Where: Make-Out Room — 3225 22nd Street
Routes serving the area: BART 24th St. Station, Muni: 12, 14, 22, 33, 48, 49, 67

Category: Muni Diaries Live, News Tags: announcement, muni-diaries-live