Muni Bus to Remain in Wadsworth, Nev.
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It turns out that, per veteran Muni employees, buses end up in strange places. But this is still counterintuitive. Muni spokesman Paul Rose told us that the bus -- No. 6090 -- was sold to an unknown buyer in the late 1980s. Carmen Tobey, the proprietor of Smith & Tobey Towing, says the vehicle was hauled onto his land following Burning Man. The owner, a "San Francisco guy," was purportedly past due on his commitment to move the bus elsewhere, and Tobey and his wife's patience was growing thin. But, Tobey now tells us, a deal has been struck and the 14-Mission will be sitting in Wadsworth for the foreseeable future.
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"He paid up for another couple of months," said Tobey of the vehicle's as-yet undisclosed owner. "He's gonna store it here a little longer."
Tobey said the plan is for the owner to bring out a mechanic to see if the bus is salvageable. It is apparently suffering from transmission problems -- never a good sign on a vehicle that may be pushing 40. Whatever the case, the bus' storage spot is paid up until the end of January.
Asked if the orange-and-white double-length bus is attracting a lot of attention behind his sign, Tobey said it isn't. "Nah, not really. It's just sitting there."
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