For once, I held up Muni! I am actually very proud of that because they have made me wait so many times. What threw me off was the fact that they were actually on time! In the distance I saw a bus with the number 10 on the top as I am walking to the bus stop. It had already stopped and picked up my normal bus stop, but I was not about to wait for the next number ten. Who knows when it would actually show up, and I have a very busy day ahead of me before I leave tonight. I stepped out in the middle of the street and waived my arms frantically trying to catch their attention! Fortunately, the bus driver was in a good mood and stopped for me. I stepped on the bus and started my route as normal. When we came close to the stop before mine, I prepared to pull the stop request after that stop. I try to be nice to the bus driver and give him a heads up that I want to get off, but the driver blew right through my stop!!! I was so pissed because I tried to be nice and give a more than fair warning, and he totally didn’t pay attention. I had to yell “STOP!” in order to get off and not have to walk 3 blocks to work. He stopped in the middle of the road (kind of like how I was picked up) and let me out. I think he may have been paying me back for stopping him.

What really gets me is that these drivers blow through stops, whether they are picking up people, or letting people off. Do they simply not pay attention, or do they find humor in making people walk further or wait for the next bus? Please tell me your thoughts, especially if you work Muni!