In the last post, commenting briefly on how some San Franciscans were lamenting the deletion of the uncrowded and redundant bus line 26-Valencia, I compared the 26 to a restaurant ….
Yes, we all like to ride uncrowded buses. I really enjoy dining in uncrowded restaurants too. And yet the odd thing is, however much I patronize my favorite uncrowded restaurants, they seem to go out of
business sooner than the crowded ones do. I wonder why that is.
As always, the danger of fast posting is that you end up with comments that are much smarter than the post. Commenter Spyone, for example, explained some of the economics of the restaurant business. Continue Reading →