03.15.2010
Seen & heard on BART this week: nail polish, boot envy, vacuum cleaner, tri-cornered hat

Pay phone at Fruitvale BART

BART riders are a busy bunch -- taking trains to work, to play, to meet friends and travel around the Bay Area. While they're on BART they're gaming, crocheting, listening to music, reading and people-watching. Here's a fresh batch of things people saw and talked about on BART this week. We'll update this page every week so come back to see what people are doing on BART.  We compile these from http://www.twitter.com/, the social networking and microblogging service where users share short messages or "tweets" about what they're doing. You can follow our Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/sfbart. We're also looking for rider-contributed photos like the one on this page from Flickr user kismet_70, of a real old-fashioned pay phone at the Fruitvale BART Station.  We're giving away $25 BART tickets periodically for our favorite contributions. Find out more about that promotion and about how to contribute photos.

Monday, March 15:

Seen on BART: woman wearing lime knee high green argyle socks, cowboy boots & short skirt. Yay for Spring in San Francisco!
http://twitter.com/dcicuto/statuses/10537439982

Sunday, March 14:

Angry leprichaun looking like man staring at me on Bart. I don't have your pot of gold. I promise.
http://twitter.com/SFxMISSY/statuses/10455365083

Saturday, March 13:

Horn players on Bart train http://twitpic.com/189iij
http://twitter.com/tdcamp/statuses/10411923720

Friday, March 12:

Hey lady, it's rude to paint your nails with that stinky nail polish on the train. Seriously! (@ Millbrae BART)
http://twitter.com/codyo/statuses/10381225087

i guess the train commute on april 5th will be interesting, just to see how many @sfbart riders will be toting an ipad.
http://twitter.com/bluemonq/statuses/10385929380

The thrifty SXSW traveller finds himself on the early BART train.
http://twitter.com/ceedub/statuses/10373022707

Thursday, March 11:

Random woman at West Oakland BART asked if she could have my boots.#whileiwaswearingthem. #seriously.#theyareprettyniceboots.
http://twitter.com/jeaninoakland/status/10297155401

Fact: a man carrying his vacuum cleaner on BART is not a rich man.#indisputable
http://twitter.com/stuckonlou/statuses/10333384208

Wednesday, March 10:

Almost rode right past my BART stop because I was trying to find the sum of all prime factors of 600851475143.#projecteulerdiaries
http://twitter.com/tyip/statuses/10279580453

Tuesday, March 9:

Here's a first: a guy on the BART train cleaning out his ears. He even brought Q-Tips. Part of his daily routine?
http://twitter.com/drewmcmanus/statuses/10227798895

Monday, March 8:

I saw a full grown man in a leather tri-cornered hat getting on BART this morning on my run. It takes all kinds to make a world...
http://twitter.com/kardel_justin/statuses/10178577400

Photo credit, this page, pay phone at Fruitvale BART, by Flickr user kismet_70