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Alex asks on Twitter: “What have I become? I just spent the last several hours making BART fan art.”
To which we answer: You’ve become our favorite person on the internet this week. Is the Muni map next?
@bartdiaries — and probably Bart Simpson — do not have a cow and approve this message.
Photo by @lexammmm
Oh shit, pop the popcorn, you guys! Here it all is, in the order in which it transpired.
We challenge @metrolosangeles to a transit poetry slam. Haikus only.
Your move, LA.
— SFBART (@SFBART) June 24, 2016
Believe it or not
There's a subway in LA
(Transit, not sandwich)@metrolosangeles— SFBART (@SFBART) June 24, 2016
Remember the days
When the federal gas tax
Kept pace with pop. growth?@metrolosangeles— SFBART (@SFBART) June 24, 2016
Accept our challenge
Your silence is deafening
NorCal is best Cal@metrolosangeles— SFBART (@SFBART) June 24, 2016
Metro palms kiss sun
Tracks to sand, mountain, stars
BART has hammer pants #transithaiku @SFBART— Metro (@metrolosangeles) June 24, 2016
Seventy-three wins
This was your reality
Yet no ring to show@SFBART #wewentthere— Metro (@metrolosangeles) June 24, 2016
Pied Piper Hooli
Tech bros in Dolores Park
We just chill and ride@SFBART— Metro (@metrolosangeles) June 24, 2016
Metro palms kiss sun
Tracks to sand, mountain, stars
BART has hammer pants #transithaiku @SFBART— Metro (@metrolosangeles) June 24, 2016
SNAP!
BART runs trains on time
Better than a traffic jam
(It's five, seven, five)— SFBART (@SFBART) June 24, 2016
Seventy-three wins
This was your reality
Yet no ring to show@SFBART #wewentthere— Metro (@metrolosangeles) June 24, 2016
#weaksauce
Attention, everyone: We’ve found the most special man in San Francisco! You know how we know? Look at him here on Muni: his very special, large but delicate balls need — no, we should say deserve — their own space while he reads his very special book, probably pondering especially important thoughts that only he can conjure, because he is such a special unique snowflake. How dare you suggest that he should scoot over for someone else to sit down while he is doing such important work? His universe has no time for such pedestrian ideas like kindness and courtesy, so leave this special man be!
We found this latest manspreading offender courtesy of Muni rider Jack Lakeshore on the Muni Diaries Facebook page. If you find any other special people on Muni like this guy or this equal-opportunity womanspreader, holler at us #munidiaries.
You guys just can’t stop with the Muni <3, can you?
WonderlandSF sells these bad boys, and says they still have some available. My birthday is right around the corner, you know?
Here’s a video of the pinewood derby cars racing at the Wonderland store. Wonderland is on 1266 Valencia between 24th and 23rd, so you can go and check it out for yourself.
Previously …
This Muni cake is here to make your day
Friends surprise new Muni operator with super-custom cake
Gifts For Muni Lovers (Haters Too)
Muni Love/Hate in Collage Form
First, they came for our paper Fast Passes, and we did nothing. Well, we did things*
Now, they’re coming for our paper Muni transfers! We will not stand for this! (But, of course, we will stand for this). SFBay has the story:
The current fareboxes, which date back to 1991, will be replaced with machines that can print real-time passes as soon as Muni riders pay their fare. As reported by SFBay, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has been shopping through proposals from potential contractors since last year.
San Franciscans have been making things out of the transfers for years. And the more crafty among us have been splicing and dicing transfers to squeeze a little more time out of the suckers.
Good times, they end. [sad face]
Read the full story on SFBay and cry in your soup with us.
*
Muni Fast Pass lamp modestly lights the room
Cool New Muni Fast Pass Posters Feature Your Neighborhood
Fast Pass Bookmark?
Fast Pass wallets are back! (well, they were …)
Creative Uses of Your Fast Passes
Muni DIY: Fast Pass Pillow from Just Crafty Enough
Muni Art: Fast Pass, Oil on Wood
Photo above by David
Well, well. Lookee there, wouldya? Muni rider Reece floated this one over to us via muni.diaries.sf@gmail.com. Here’s Reece:
I was waiting for the N with my pup when a woman suddenly zooms into the Muni tunnel. ~10 minutes later, we see her trying to back out (she was stuck), with an inbound N hot on her heels. It took a good 5 minutes (and lots of yelling from the Muni workers) before she freed herself.
The rivalry between Muni and automobiles continues …