One of the things I like most about riding Muni is meeting the people aboard--or even at the bus stop.  

This morning while waiting for the #28 bus, I saw the neighbors though I at first didn't recognize them because they were all wearing masks.  Because they don't speak English at all, they didn't really greet me, but I greeted them without providing an ESL lesson.  Then I noticed a young woman with a very pretty purple tint to her hair in front and complimented her on how well the color matched her coat, which she said was an accident.  We talked, and I found out that she helps a friend who has dementia and also gives out food in the Tenderloin.  

Coming back from Kaiser--my last visit for PT the therapist told me--and a short visit to see the UCSF Women's Center, I mailed two letters,  and when I was crossing--with the light--to the bus stop on Divisadero and Geary, the 38R bus driver/Muni operator closed the doors.  I waved my iPhone at the driver, who opened the door.  I thanked him as I got on, and the man I sat down next to said, "I saw how you flashed your FBI badge and he let  you on."  A man sitting across from us said, "She has a Muni bag.  That's why he let her on."  Then they started talking about Trump.  "Did  you see Time Magazine, showing Trump with a crown?" "I watch CNN first thing in the morning ,and he had the nerve to call Zelensky a dictator."

I said, "He said 'a dictator not elected.'  Since Trump was elected, he thinks it's okay to be a dictator."

The man next to me said, "Don't joke about it because if you do, you won't take it seriously, and we have to take it seriously."

I assured him that I took it very seriously.

When I transferred to the 28 bus, I saw lots of people with suitcases and found out that they were a group from France.  I talked to the man across from me, who told me they were on their way to the airport and had  had  a good time getting around on Muni.  I took their picture with their permission.