Take Muni to the Rapture
At least that’s what some pamphleteers have in mind. As seen on the 49 by Muni rider Charles. Click image to embiggen.
Scratching an itch on Muni
Photo by purpletwinkie
So I’m riding a 71 from downtown with my boyfriend. At Sixth street, a woman begs the driver, “I don’t have any money, I just need to go to the hospital!” The driver doesn’t have time for her story, so he lets her on without fare. She sits in the designated seating, spread across three seats. She’s wearing an ankle-length skirt. She has a stained T-shirt stretched over pendulous breasts that reach her navel. She has a shock of bright pink hair and is about 5’3” and 350. It’s late December, and she’s smiling and wishing a Merry Christmas to all of the riders.
All the locals summarily ignore her because we’re used to sixth street crazies on the bus. Then she starts itching her leg. She works her skirt up a little bit and claws at her calf. Whatever. A couple of tourists get on the bus with their muni 3-day passports. They look like a young couple from New England. The woman wishes them a drunk “Merrrrry Christmuss!!” and smiles. They awkwardly exchange a holiday greeting back. This woman has since moved on to itching her inner knee…. Her skirt is hiked up a little bit more, so she can reach it. She’s still overflowing with holiday cheer.
Finish reading Katie’s story on A Streetcar Called Taraval.
Little Alien Wants to Know: Where Is the Fucking J?
Spotted at the Dolores Park footbridge by Kevin at Uptown Almanac.
Bus Bridges Running During Muni Delays (updates)
Photo by David Lytle
Update (3:22 p.m.): SF Weekly says that SFMTA promises a fail-free evening commute today. We’ll just see about that, won’t we?
Update (2:26 p.m.): SF Appeal reports that, according to SFMTA, this morning’s mess was the result of damaged cables. The problem was fixed at 10 a.m. this morning, according to SFMTA spokesperson Paul Rose. Read the rest of the story at SF Appeal.
Original post:
Muni spokesman Paul Rose says once the morning commute is over, repair crews will go to the Embarcadero Station and assess what’s going wrong. Rose wouldn’t estimate the length of the delays but says bus bridges are also running along Market Street to cope with the extra number of passengers.
SFMTA says that a mechanical issue might be causing the problem. Deja vu much? SF Appeal reports:
According to SF MTA spokesperson Paul Rose, “we’re still moving, we’re just going slowly” at the Embarcadero station, where he says mechanical issues are, yet again, delaying service.
Riders are understandably frustrated, especially loudly on Twitter, notes the SF Examiner. You can, of course, request a late note from the station agent like Kath did this morning. Genius, Kath!
We’ll keep you updated here on the status of the delay.
Have Muni write a doctor’s note when Munifail occurs
And so Muni rider Kath decided to take matters into her own hands, so to speak:
Yes, I was late today — very late — despite leaving early in hopes of having time to grab a cup of coffee before work. And yes, it was Muni’s fault… it took 20 minutes to get from Castro to Van Ness (via metro tunnel), for starters. So, yes, I DID make them write me a late note when I finally got to Embarcadero station. I plan on doing this every time they make me late from now on. And I encourage you to do the same!
— Kath
PS: of course, the delay really started at 7.45A this morning, but for this first-time late note I’ll take what I can get.
Go, Kath!
Ladybug explosion on the N-Judah
@ sunaena saw the horrific scene. Her report:
A ladybug explosion on the N outbound. Poor ladybugs are going to die at the feet of anxious commuters
Hope everyone (including all the ladies) is okay.