Street cars
Anyone that knows me knows that I like trains. I have since I was little, and now that I can actually ride trains every day, and I’m talking classic street cars here, I’m in a virtual train paradise.
There are plans to expand these Museums in Motion to not only go from the Castro to Fisherman’s warf, but to go from the Caltrain station to the Presideo via the circa 1912 Fort Mason Tunnel.
This is all pretty exciting to me, and I’ve been looking for ways to help contribute to the culture of San Francisco. Some people help out with gay rights, women’s rights, or helping the homeless and drug addicted. I’ve chosen to help the transit system. I’ve sent off a $100 donation, which will be matched by one of the Market Street Railroad’s sponsors, then attending the MSR’s meeting on July 11th to see what is going on in the group. They hold their meetings literally next door to my apartment, so making the 6:30pm meeting shouldn’t be a problem.
So the next time you see some kid scratching a window on a train, or pulling out his felt tip marker, you’ll know that I’ll be the one possibly cleaning that up, or putting fresh paint on the side of the train, or calling you up at dinner time asking for $35 to go to the street cars.
July 6th, 2006 at 4:48 pm
hellooooo nurse!
July 7th, 2006 at 3:34 pm
Hello Nurse? What kind of nurse? Verb or Noun?
I’ll deal with you later.
July 8th, 2006 at 4:47 am
Okay, that worked.
Wow, $100 to the trains? Warren Buffet watch out! Just kidding. It’s great to see you connecting with the community. My last contribution went to the Animal Shelter and I came back with a cat with an attitude (what cat doesn’t have an attitude).
We saw Pirates of the Caribbean last night. I wasn’t expecting much, but it was really good. It tied the first one in really well. We have the first one on dvd, so I’m pretty familiar with it (ugh).
Mom and Dad are staying a few weeks and then taking the girls back to Carson with them. It will be a real experience for everyone involved. Glad I can leave comments. Talk soon. Christa
July 9th, 2006 at 7:25 pm
Hey Chris,
I’m still working on the comment system. I want to get threads working so people can have discussions attached to my entries.
The $100 was actually matched by a challenge grant, so MSR really got $200 from me. I’m no Warren Buffet, but I am a concerned citizen doing what he can. :)