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September 02, 2005
A few quick things ....
So yesterday was the first day of the new fairs on MUNI. They raised the price 25 cents. No biggie, however there are people protesting the increase. There was a guy at the corner of Market and Van Ness, while I was waiting for the bus, telling people to get on and not pay. He said "the cops wont bust you" lol. Makes me wonder how smart some people are.
Up until 2002, MUNI didnt raise their fares and was $1 to ride. In 2002 they raised it to $1.25. Now nearly 3 years later, they realized that they needed to raise the price in order to pay for the increase to costs and their failing budgets, so they raised it as of September 1st to $1.50. I think $1.50 is great compared to most cities.
I wonder how smart these protesters really are considering if people arent paying to ride muni, then that increases their cost even more, which will in turn raise the price again, and again, and again. Perhaps if they just accepted it and paid the new fair, prices wont go up so quickly. It seems so obvious to me but apparently the obvious isnt always recognized by some people.
On another note, work gave us $150 to spend on new clothes since we had a record breaking week last week. I saw a leather vest that I would love to get at Worn Out West for $125 and was thinking it would be a great time to finally get one. Ive wanted one for a while now and never really had the money to do it. I got to try some on and I really liked the way it looked on me but cant help but think that I should probably buy new pants and shirts instead. hmmmm..... decisions decisions.....
With that, tomorrow Josh and I will go clothes shopping. Im going to keep the vest in mind and look at other stuff. We shall see what happens.
So Labor Day and a 3 day weekend? I get to work. YAY! Steve brought me home a project yesterday which Im kind of excited about. His boss wants a 20th Anniversary DVD made and he thought of me. I take that as a great compliment and although Im very confident I can do it, Im a bit scared at the same time. Ive never done anything like this for money. Either way, its an extra couple of hundred dollars which can go toward bills. Maybe a leather vest instead but again we'll see.
Summer has finally hit here and if its nice on Monday we may just go to Baker Beach for the day. Ive been wanting to get back there since last year Labor Day. The sun has been shining, temps have been around 70, and this should last through October. Hooray for Summer.
So basically everythings great for the time being.
Posted by Des at September 2, 2005 06:09 AM
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