I hate MUNI too

... oh my rice toddler and i bite our thumb at thee, oh dreaded muni! ...


Love it or hate it. If you live in SF, you have to deal with muni one way or another. If you dont, then you're a freak that hasnt conformed to the green trend! ::shakes fist::

the muni is great for those who dont have a car in SF, but doesnt have the time or energy to walk from one end of the 7 mi penninsula to the other. I love it because it can get me to almost anywhere i want to get to in SF (sans target, but that's another blog rant). But as of late, the muni hasnt been extremely reliable and on the verge of being dangerous! There was the story of a lady crossing at 9/irving earlier this year and was hit by the N-Judah and lost her leg (she got $1M settlement earlier this month), the collison between two metro trains.... and not to mention those times when I was late to work because there was some subway malfunction :\

But lately, the biggest challenge was 'police activity' involving bomb threats... ::meep:: Muni is great when it's almost on time and somewhat funtional, but when it's down-- all hell breaks lose! how am i suppose to get to XYZ without this train/bus?!

anywhose, I headed to J-town for groceries and meeting up with masa and yoko to wander the streets of the Filmore Jazz festival. It's a gi-normus event that has grown year after year. At one time, it was bounded by Geary Street, but not anymore. Altho it was mucho ghetto south of Geary, but still an essential part of the festivities. Anywhos, great time to enjoy the sun, look at over priced garlic graters and gawk at adorable puppies... not to mention listen to some foot tapping JAZZ!

However, as a result of this event, 22 [the normal muni line that I use] was rerouted and after my grocery trip, i decided to take another route. 38 + 28 to get back to my lovin' MGC... So off i got, with 2 grocery bags full of japanese goodies and a 15 lbs bag of rice (i was so proud, it was on sale!) and walked down the street and waited for a min for the 38...

Yay! Muni, so quick.... or so i thought....

*Then* when i got to my transfer point, i tote my loot across the street and was greeted by police tape and a bomb squad truck. WTF?! ::meep:: I waited at my transfer stop 10 mins before decided to take another bus line, but the bus stop was blocked by more police tape and i had to walk 2 more blocks with my rice toddler

This is the 2nd time my muni travel has been delayed by some 'police activity' but this is the worse possible time to be delayed, i have all this grocery and a 15 lb bag of rice... i wish i had a zip car (or a fork so i can eat my dinner... it was getting late).

but no worries, my rice toddler, Keebler and I got home safely before I melted from hunger :)

... yes, i named by bag of rice keebler... stupid muni..