Let’s talk about it. Those people you see on the Muni. Yes there are strange characters, yes some of them stare and yes some of them smell but do you go up to these people and make rude comments to them? Umm I don’t think so; at least I don't.
I am not someone who regularly rides the Muni. Luckily for me, I have everything I need close by to my house. On occasion I do ride the Muni to go into the city for shopping or just to go exploring. This semester especially, in my reporting class we are assigned to different districts to write about. This leads me to the point of this particular blog.
My roomies and I walked to the M line in front of San Francisco State. They wanted to go see Noe Valley, the district I was assigned to for my reporting class, and we spent a few hours down there walking in and out of shops and people watching. I squeezed in an interview with a local and we ate lunch at the cutest cafe called Joe's. The food was amazing; I ate everything on my plate...literally. I didn't leave a single crumb on that thing. DELICIOUS!
After we ate we decided it was time to go back home so we waited for the J line and it finally came. I had $2 worth of quarters with me and when I got on the Muni I was fumbling with my money. Luckily my roommates were behind me and didn't mind waiting while I searched for my quarters in my coin purse. I eventually found the 8 quarters, grabbed my ticket and sat down.
As we rode the Muni, my roommates and I were chatting about Noe Valley and the cafe we ate at. We were coming up to a stop somewhere by 30th street. All of a sudden a man comes to the side of me and says, "You know you should really have your money ready before you get on the train."
I respond with an awkward/ caught off guard, "Oh yeah haha?"
Then the man continues on with, "I know 6th graders that are more prepared then you are."
After that statement I sarcastically said, "Umm...okay."
The Muni then stopped and he got off. My roommates asked what he said and I told them. I was thinking about how mean this man was. I mean yes, I should have been prepared with my money, my fault but the fact that he said a rude comment like he did. We all have things we would like to tell people that may not be the kindest but the fact that this man went out of his way to say something snide to me isn't right in my book. I'm sorry he couldn’t wait an extra minute while I got my change and I held up his afternoon.
I would never say a rude comment to someone I had never met before. I would not deliberately be rude to anyone. I hope that that man I saw gets realizes he's not nice. I’m sure I’m not the first person he’s said an impolite comment to. P.S. I hope that man magically stumbles upon this blog, reads it and realizes he’s a curmudgeon. Yes a curmudgeon!
Sorry for the venting session. Thank you for listening and reading, until next time guys!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Drivers that Drive me Crazy
You're beginning to be a habit with me and I'm not too thrilled, shall I explain more?
The drivers in San Francisco are really getting to me. People come on, its kind of getting overboard in my case. Let me set the scene...I was driving home from a mall in San Francisco when a car stopped in the middle of the turning lane because they were waiting for a parking spot. Its definitely a pet peeve of mine when the light is green and I'm ready to go but there's an incident like that in front of me stopping me to go. Due to the traffic in the other northbound lane I was not able to pass this person. They finally gave up and drove on and I followed all the way through the green light, then we separated.
About five minutes later another driving incident happened to me and my precious car Jude. I was driving down a residential area when a car was doing the same exact thing as the car in the previous story. Except this car was waiting for another to move so it could take its spot. After waiting for the cars the one that was trying to take the other's spot gave up and drove away. As I began to drive away the other car that was leaving decided to cut me off. Luckily I slammed on my breaks. Luckily Jude didn't get hit. In this single lane I was almost hit on the right side, where my roommates were sitting. After getting scared I slammed on my horn.
Words could not explain how mad I was. I understand that when driving you have to be agressive and make quick decisions but sometimes thinking about the people who are also out on the road with you can help avoid an accident. I am by all means not saying I'm the best driver out there but I have tried my best to avoid illegal menuvers and have tried to be polite, expecially in San Francisco.
Lets make a deal, the next time we get into our cars pay attention to what you are doing specifically. Avoid getting honked at and flipped off. For one whole week lets see if we can all be responsible. Goodluck fellow drivers and I'll see you out on the streets.
The drivers in San Francisco are really getting to me. People come on, its kind of getting overboard in my case. Let me set the scene...I was driving home from a mall in San Francisco when a car stopped in the middle of the turning lane because they were waiting for a parking spot. Its definitely a pet peeve of mine when the light is green and I'm ready to go but there's an incident like that in front of me stopping me to go. Due to the traffic in the other northbound lane I was not able to pass this person. They finally gave up and drove on and I followed all the way through the green light, then we separated.
About five minutes later another driving incident happened to me and my precious car Jude. I was driving down a residential area when a car was doing the same exact thing as the car in the previous story. Except this car was waiting for another to move so it could take its spot. After waiting for the cars the one that was trying to take the other's spot gave up and drove away. As I began to drive away the other car that was leaving decided to cut me off. Luckily I slammed on my breaks. Luckily Jude didn't get hit. In this single lane I was almost hit on the right side, where my roommates were sitting. After getting scared I slammed on my horn.
Words could not explain how mad I was. I understand that when driving you have to be agressive and make quick decisions but sometimes thinking about the people who are also out on the road with you can help avoid an accident. I am by all means not saying I'm the best driver out there but I have tried my best to avoid illegal menuvers and have tried to be polite, expecially in San Francisco.
Lets make a deal, the next time we get into our cars pay attention to what you are doing specifically. Avoid getting honked at and flipped off. For one whole week lets see if we can all be responsible. Goodluck fellow drivers and I'll see you out on the streets.
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