Category: Local
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Obnoxious tourists
Don’t get me wrong, when people get lost and need help I enjoy giving directions. I know the city pretty well and have a good sense of direction, and failing that I have an iPhone with Google Maps. But sometimes, tourists in the city are just completely obnoxious. You know it’s always a bad sign…
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Fire Truck
This may be the greatest paint job ever on a fire truck. Click the image and zoom for more detail. Spotted at Townsend and 2nd.
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No Smoking, No Spitting, No Exit
These are the signs on the noisy Italian streetcars on the F Market line. A rough translation (thanks to Google) is in the title of this post.
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Ghin Lon / Transcope
Five years ago, a permanent “Ghin Lon/Transcope,” otherwise known as a kaleidoscope without the colorful beads, was installed by artist Wang Po Shu on Market and Octavia. Let’s take a look at this device and through its lens, shall we? Links:Artist’s pageSF Arts Commission
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Worst day on Muni ever
Heading between the Mission and North Beach shouldn’t be an aggravating experience. After all, it’s roughly four miles. There’s several public transit routes one could take. Easy, right? Well no; if there’s one thing that’s worse than taking Muni, it’s taking Muni on the weekends. But it turned out to be much worse than I…
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Riding on the Metro
Here’s my Kubrick-inspired short film of a ride on Muni Metro. The route is outbound from Van Ness to Church. It’s somewhat distorted thanks to the iPhone’s wacky image sensor. (I hope you weren’t expecting a squeaky-synth soundtrack by Berlin.)
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No fake bills
The charming Caffe Cento in South Park takes a lot of forms of payment. Hell, they even take American Express! But one form of payment they DON’T take? Counterfeit money. Nope, not even if it looks real. Don’t even try.
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UFO Response Team
Alexia Anthem spotted a UFO Response Team vehicle on 19th Avenue. Have aliens landed somewhere in San Francisco?
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