Governor Schwarzenegger's budget cuts may have been illegal.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/06/BAEG194HPR.DTL&tsp=1
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
A Muni.. & a people rant
First of all, let me just say that Muni annoys the hell out of me. Their track record (seen from a riders POV) is horrible. From bus accidents, to trains being delayed due to whatever emergency, or last minute reshuffling of underground trains (leaving a whole bunch of L/M train riders stranded while 6 N trains go by).
But, besides Muni itself, its the riders that really piss me off.
Everyone wants to get home, I can completely understand that. In fact, thats me. I want to get home as badly as everyone else. But, to *cram* yourself into a train, pushing others out of your way, or worse yet pushing folks into other riders.
We're already smashed in. We can't go anywhere!
For the umpteenth time it happened tonight. Packed train, I'm in the door with room to spare, but no, I get shoved from behind by some short oldish woman who thinks it's her right to push me. I have nowhere to go, nothing to hang on to (it's a good thing I know how to balance myself).
And then it happens. At our next stop someone in the middle of the train has to get out. Fine, I turn around, see 3 other folks who have temporarily vacated the train so others can get off. But not her. No sirree. She's right in my way, and she doesn't budge more than 2" back, pinning someone else behind her. This leaves me in a very precarious predicament. Do I push her off the train so I can then leave (temporarily) so as to allow the person who really needs this stop to get off the train (permanently), or do I scooch by her?
I pushed my way past her, growled a "God Damnit!" and this then allowed the person who really needed to, to exit. Of course, as soon as I turned around she had bee-lined it for the nearest spot. No sir was she gonna wait for this golden opportunity to pass her by by golly. She went for the gold!
We get back on the train, and still.. it's so packed because by now not only did 3 people leave, but 5 decide to get on. And thats just in the one doorway near me!
Through it all I realize that if Muni was actually more consistent, then this would never have caused a problem. So, while I still blame Muni for it's lack of schedule nimbleness, I am still flabergasted that people are so..
well, annoying.
It could have been amusing, except it wasn't.
But, besides Muni itself, its the riders that really piss me off.
Everyone wants to get home, I can completely understand that. In fact, thats me. I want to get home as badly as everyone else. But, to *cram* yourself into a train, pushing others out of your way, or worse yet pushing folks into other riders.
We're already smashed in. We can't go anywhere!
For the umpteenth time it happened tonight. Packed train, I'm in the door with room to spare, but no, I get shoved from behind by some short oldish woman who thinks it's her right to push me. I have nowhere to go, nothing to hang on to (it's a good thing I know how to balance myself).
And then it happens. At our next stop someone in the middle of the train has to get out. Fine, I turn around, see 3 other folks who have temporarily vacated the train so others can get off. But not her. No sirree. She's right in my way, and she doesn't budge more than 2" back, pinning someone else behind her. This leaves me in a very precarious predicament. Do I push her off the train so I can then leave (temporarily) so as to allow the person who really needs this stop to get off the train (permanently), or do I scooch by her?
I pushed my way past her, growled a "God Damnit!" and this then allowed the person who really needed to, to exit. Of course, as soon as I turned around she had bee-lined it for the nearest spot. No sir was she gonna wait for this golden opportunity to pass her by by golly. She went for the gold!
We get back on the train, and still.. it's so packed because by now not only did 3 people leave, but 5 decide to get on. And thats just in the one doorway near me!
Through it all I realize that if Muni was actually more consistent, then this would never have caused a problem. So, while I still blame Muni for it's lack of schedule nimbleness, I am still flabergasted that people are so..
well, annoying.
It could have been amusing, except it wasn't.
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