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.
Photo Diary: Do you accept Muni’s apology?
Matt Baume says, “Too little, too late.”
MUNI HULK BREAK SILENCE
“HULK WORRIED HULK LOOK CRAZY ON TRAIN. HULK NOT YELLING TO SELF, HULK YELLING WHILE PLAYING ANGRY BIRDS!”
“HULK WATCH YOUNG MAN PICK NOSE FROM 19TH TO 30TH AVE. HULK NOT ONLY BIG GREEN THING ON TRAIN.”
Muni Diaries spoke with the Hulk recently and got to the bottom of some very important matters.
Muni Diaries: What routes does Muni Hulk ride?
Muni Hulk: HULK RIDE LINES 1, 1, 3, 5, 8, 13….
MD: How does Muni Hulk fit into bus seats?
Muni Hulk: YOU CALLING HULK FAT?
MD: What does Muni Hulk do when someone smells bad on the bus?
Muni Hulk: HULK HOLD BREATH UNTIL HULK TURN TURQUOISE
MD: Who is Muni Hulk’s greatest friend/foe?
Muni Hulk: HULK’S BEST FRIEND IS SUTRO TOWER. HULK GREATEST FOE IS NAIL CLIPPING LADY.
MD: What are Muni Hulk’s special powers?
Muni Hulk: STRETCHY PANTS
MD: What is a Hulk smash on Muni?
Muni Hulk: HULK SMASH WHEN HULK GET SHORT TURNED. HULK SMASH WHEN HULK GET GHOST BUS! NO SMASH ON CROWDED BUS. THAT CAUSE DELAY.
MD: Does Muni Hulk direct more rage at Muni employees, or fellow passengers?
Muni Hulk: HULK RAGE AT PASSENGERS. LOUD MUSIC NO HEADPHONES GUY, NOSE PICKER, AND SUNFLOWER SHELL SPITTER ALL MAKE HULK RAGE.
MD: Has Muni Hulk ever toppled a light-rail vehicle?
Muni Hulk: WHEN HULK GET ON LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE IT BECOME HEAVY RAIL VEHICLE.
MD: What is Muni Hulk’s Number 1 wish for Muni and its passengers?
Muni Hulk: HULK WISH EVERYONE GET THERE ON TIME!
Keep up with the Muni Hulk on Twitter.