SFGate has a “Highlights of the storm” page in which they’re updating changes in road and transit conditions, including the reopening of bridges and so on. But don’t get too comfortable — another storm is forecast for Saturday night and Sunday and yet another for mid-next week.

Wrapping up Metroblog’s exhaustive coverage of the opening of the T-Third line (who knew we were this geeky?):

• A big piece in the Chronicle today summarized the “tempest of troubles” which accompanied the construction of the 5.5-mile light rail line, including bad construction drawings, sub-par cement, a FUBAR’d drawbridge reconstruction, design mistakes, and legal claims. Said a contractor: “This project is by far the worst we have ever been involved in.”

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Today I took some pictures on the first day of Muni’s new T-Third service. It was a fun trip; I’d never gotten out to that part of town before, and like Mark, I’m also “a bit of a transit nerd.” Highlights after the jump.

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Yesterday I raised money for San Francisco Sex Information by volunteering to work the main gate for LoveFest. I drank lots of champage (my b-day weekend), took lots of photos and videoblogged eight short films. My favorite pics and a fave video are after the jump, and you can see my whole album here. Watch all the videos in order for the maximum effect — go here and start at #1. Some images are NSFW and there is drinking in the video, so don’t click if these things bug you.

* Footnote: my personal web site Tiny Nibbles had a server attack today and is down. :( I’m working to get it back up, hopefully by tomorrow morning if I can recover all files and get my blog reinstalled– and the work now means leaving my crappy old host behind, a total move to Laughing Squid (where I belong anyway). All the love in the world goes to Laughing Squid for talking me off the ledge this afternoon!
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