tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post4627612714424038693..comments2023-11-05T04:03:35.548-08:00Comments on BART Musings: New riders shockbartmusingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-43311249729722465652008-06-20T21:12:00.000-07:002008-06-20T21:12:00.000-07:00Entertainment??? Thanks, but no thanks. I'd prefer...Entertainment??? Thanks, but no thanks. I'd prefer a nice, quiet, uneventful ride without those who are at the borderlines of social acceptability and, sadly, do not appear to know it or even care. Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-238169790399416162008-06-18T16:54:00.000-07:002008-06-18T16:54:00.000-07:00of course it was our fault again, the passengers. ...of course it was our fault again, the passengers. everything is our fault.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-6424129490684481562008-06-18T16:42:00.000-07:002008-06-18T16:42:00.000-07:00IF reoprted by YOU, the patron, to the Train Opera...IF reoprted by YOU, the patron, to the Train Operator that entire train could be taken out of service if there was no one at the end of the line to clean the car. I am guessing someone reported it and the feces was clean up and the car/train remained in service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-30065349075036904472008-06-17T21:47:00.000-07:002008-06-17T21:47:00.000-07:00Oh yeah, think I saw the same thing. Feces smeare...Oh yeah, think I saw the same thing. Feces smeared all over a couple seats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-60945211772048241612008-06-17T21:18:00.000-07:002008-06-17T21:18:00.000-07:00Today on the Fremont line, car #1307Y (I think tha...Today on the Fremont line, car #1307Y (I think that was the number), there was feces (or what appeared to be feces) smeared all over the overhead camera in the car. <BR/><BR/>Thank goodness BART keeps their cars so "clean". Glad to see my ticket money hard at work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-73302914151978697472008-06-16T22:29:00.000-07:002008-06-16T22:29:00.000-07:00Haha, great stories from both of you! I know, lik...Haha, great stories from both of you! I know, like you guys, I'm surprised at nothing now. I've seen homeless take a potty in front of me, I've seen passengers eat a full on meal with wine drink beer and take shots on the train, I've seen them puke of course, and I've seen couples making out thinking that BART is their private bedroom. Those are just some mild examples too1 It's always fun....it keeps Bartmusings.com going!bartmusingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-70571435716507194602008-06-16T21:45:00.000-07:002008-06-16T21:45:00.000-07:00I am "celebrating" 10 years of riding BART next mo...I am "celebrating" 10 years of riding BART next month. Here is a list of the more unusual things I have seen, or happened to me while on BART, or in the BART parking lot:<BR/><BR/>- ~19 y/o female college student suddenly collapses, unconscious, in the BART car.<BR/><BR/>- Homeless peeing in the BART car.<BR/><BR/>- Feces smeared on several BART seats.<BR/><BR/>- BART car filling with smoke (the Train operator said it was an electrical problem), we made it to the Fremont station, just barely. <BR/><BR/>- Trapped for 45 min on a BART car because the doors would not open. <BR/><BR/>- Having my catalytic converter stolen while my car was parked in BART parking lot. <BR/><BR/>At least I have a lot of stories to tell my friends, what about others?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-72075717642137370702008-06-16T16:49:00.000-07:002008-06-16T16:49:00.000-07:00Welcome to public transportation! Nothing surprise...Welcome to public transportation! Nothing surprised me any longer on BART. <BR/><BR/>Case in point, a few years back I got off shift at the airport and took the train out of SFO destined for Bay Point. <BR/><BR/>Somewhere downtown, this guy gets on, I don't even remember what he looked like. He takes a seat next to me. I am leaning against my hand, eyes closed after working all night. Suddenly he asks, "Nice belt you have on." I missed what he said and he repeated. He then asked, "Can I touch it?"<BR/><BR/>WTF? Hell no you can't touch it! I moved my bag onto my lap and went back to sleep as he offboarded at some station. But talk about a freak. I did see him board up the next few days, thankfully the seat next to me was occupied.<BR/><BR/>What would BART or public transportation be without these freaks and weirdos we call entertainment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com