Vern hasn’t taken public transportation for over twenty years. He has a car and drives everywhere. But tonight after a good dinner in the inner Sunset his car decided to play dead. We left it to the towing company and walked to catch the N Judah, which miraculously appeared just as we got to the street corner.
Taking public transportation could be quite enjoyable. Cold night, warm seats, and the tram gliding swiftly down the streets. At the transfer stop the next bus wouldn’t come for another 30 minutes. We took a brisk walk to Tart & Tart, a dessert place on Irving and 8th, and had a lemon sweetheart.
Bus and tram rides are a part of being in the city. Vern will remember this when he goes sailing in the Pacific Ocean as a deckhand.
“I will send you fresh salmon collars,” Vern said, “overnight them from a sea port.”
Photo by Bryan Dempler.
