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BumRushDaShow

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16. When I was in San Francisco for training, pre- tap and go

Reply to NBachers (Reply #9)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 08:14 AM

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(which was over 20 years ago) I got one of those 3-day transit cards and went hogwild (it even worked for the BART). Probably saw about 2/3rds of the city just using public transit!

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