muni has just gotten ridiculous lately. sure, it's always been unreliable and hellish, but lately it seems to be so much worse. last week, the n judah train i was coming home on broke down at ucsf. the train stopped at the ucsf stop, opened the doors, and just sat there. no announcement, no anything. after a bit, about half the passengers got off and started walking. eventually the driver walked through the train, saying that there are two mechanical malfunctions still not telling us if we should wait or if another train was coming or what. after some prodding, he said the mechanic was coming but still didn't give any instructions or a time estimate. i got off, started walking, saw the train pass me with a "not in service" message, got on the next train at 7th ave, and literally had my face pressed up against the glass the rest of the way home.

on wolf's train coming home yesterday the driver forgot to close the doors after a stop. the train started going through the tunnel over near the haight, someone had to pull the emergency brake to stop the train and then yell at the driver over the intercom to close the friggin doors!!

then today, i knew muni would be stupid since it's raining. for those who aren't subjected to muni's daily tortures, when it rains the misery of the trains is tripled. drivers don't show up for work so there's fewer buses/trains. more people take muni because they can't bike/walk/etc to work. so there's more people shoved on to fewer buses/trains, and everyone's wet, bitchy, and miserable. muni vehicles normally stink and the layer of wetness makes this smell just unbearable. i catch the 71L or 16BX in the morning since the n judah is completely unreliable in the mornings. usually i'm okay since the buses use the same stop so there's a higher chance that one will actually show up on time. today i left the house at my usual time. i got in 35 minutes late. if i'd have opted for the train, it would have been just as bad. my coworker caught it over at church street. the train was stopped for over 15 minutes between stops. finally the driver announced that everything was delayed, they didn't know when they'd move again, and he stayed at the next stop with the door open. so paul walked to work. he still got in 10 minutes before i did! i hate muni.