MUNI hates me

I'm trying to save money.

Ok, ok, I'll wait until you stop laughing. I'm SERIOUS here. (You done yet?)

Since I've moved here. I've been spending money like I had it, spending like I wasn't out an extra $400+ each month on my houses in Atlanta, spending like I wasn't living alone in the smallest apartment in all of the Bay Area with no light and ventilation and a radiator that floods my apartment. Is it any wonder that I am spending too much money trying to stay AWAY from aforementioned miniscule-ment?

Anyway, now that I've decided to stay here, I figured it's time to start living like a San Franciscan who isn't a dot-com millionaire (which, for the record, I'm not.) So I'm learning the joys of public transportation. Except it has it out for me.

I'm writing this standing at a bus stop**, already late for dinner, trying to understand where the FUCK the N-Judah is. You see, we even have this handy trip planner that will map the route and tell me exactly what bus to take, where to transfer, and even when the next one is coming. Handy, right? And since I have a third grade education, I jotted down all the relevant details, got my $1.50 fare, and set off on my journey, EARLY even so I wouldn't be late. Apparently it wasn't meant to be.

In the thirty minutes I've been standing here for the train that "comes every nine minutes" I have seen twelve buses, three - no, make that four - Google shuttles, two "F-Market" streetcars and ZERO - count 'em, ZERO - N-Judahs. I'm only thankful that it's not a) raining or b ) freezing because seriously, I'm PROVING something here in this journey. It's me vs. The N-Judah in a battle royale, and I'm going to win because really, I'm sick, I already took my Robitissin with Codeine and it's BYOB with no corkage fee at Zazie. And as if I have any food at home.

Make that FIVE Google shuttles, sixteen buses, three homeless men, and I'm sure any minute they'll be a fucking partidge in a pear tree. Just no N-Judah.

** Note that I *WAS* writing that at the bus stop, it didn't post, and the N-Judah never came. NEVER. Daisy gave me a ride...love her. HATE N-Judah.

Comments

[glen]

the important clause that may get a little lost in this post is now that I've decided to stay here.

sweet.

[mai]

Umm...were you above or underground? If you were underground, how did you see the Google shuttle(s) and F Market? (All the Muni Metros (K,L,M,N,S) run underground for the length of Market Street, until 10pm.) The N-Judah runs underground until it hits Duboce, then it goes through a tunnel at Noe and emerges overground again in Cole Valley. The Muni Metro is pretty good once you get the hang of it. :)