Living in Daly City, I live about 5 miles(about 2-3 exits) from San Francisco. Most times, I just drive into the city and deal with the parking issues but today, because I had to go to Union Square, I went on BART. BART is basically SF's answer to public transportation and honestly, its not that great. It only goes on one street through the city and then filters off for Muni folks(which is basically a bus). Most of the time, I don't mind riding BART but I avoid it for a couple of reasons.
One- it's inefficient. To get to point A to point B, it takes less time in my car(most of the time). Yes, I have to find parking- pay for it most of the time- blah blah- but all in all- it usually takes more time. Two- random people. Yes, its fun looking at the different types of people- today, I saw a lady reading her bible, one rocker listening to goth, a gay couple, an old white lady having tears in her eyes, a black lady in a business suit, a single mom that looked like she was 15, and many sketchy people. Yes, there were 'normal' people too, but if you've ever been on a subway- you know what I mean. Third- cleanliness. I always think about the seats(which are fabric- wtf- who thought of that?)- the many times people are holding on to rails, close confined areas where people sneeze/etc, and no, I'm not a germaphobe- just always baffles me what people do on subways/public transportation. So all these reasons, and I'm sure more, are not my cup of tea and not very appetizing for me to get on BART.
But, once I was on, I did enjoy it. People watching, imaging that I was traveling somewhere far(like I have in the past), and then getting off at Powell and seeing all the Christmas decorations on Union Square, was a treat. It reminded me of the holiday season and New York at Xmas. I've become somewhat of a Christmas scrooge these days because of various reasons, and this was a good reminder of what it could be- just cheery and holiday-like(if you go beyond the commercialism of it all). Yes, it was raining but people were still ice skating out in the open.
Then, I came home- and guess what I find. Oh yes, my bathroom ceiling has a leak from the rain and yes, now it has a pot to hold the rain in. I always thought it was funny when I saw it in movies or at other people's houses- um, yea, NOT fun. There is a lot of construction in my complex so apparently the construction guys didn't do a good job of covering my bathroom roof. Nice job guys. No big deal...just thought I would share.
Anyways, hope everyone had a productive and fun weekend! :)
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