Got Cash? Stay Away From Church Station

Discerning MUNI rail riders have known for a while now to bring small change to Church Street Station, as the quarter-dispensing machine has been broken there for over a week. We were (thankfully) exiting Church this morning, and saw that the other, dollar-coin-dispensing machine, is also broken. That explained the poor woman we saw at the turnstiles, pleading with the gate agent to accept her U.S. currency.

No dice. The only choices she had were to "go to Van Ness or Castro stations."

Really? Really? Are you kidding us, MUNI? Here's a hint, guys: let people pay on the train. Or let the gate agent make change. Or anything other than "walk to another station." The sad thing is, those two suggestions aren't even creative thinking. They're just thinking, something MUNI management doesn't seem to do all that much.

PS: there were switching problems at Duboce Street as of about nine this morning, delaying inbound trains. Take the bus.

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