Yesterday, we met Linda J., a former Mayor of Moraga, at the Lafayette Casual Carpool. She mentioned that, thanks primarily to Dwynne F., Moraga just obtained and posted its carpool sign – at the bus stop on the north side of Moraga Way, just west of School Street. Linda has asked media to come to the Moraga stop tomorrow, and thought my book would be good publicity for the carpool. Yes, as it happens, Moraga is the only other Contra Costa stop we plan to go to. Sounds like a plan!
This morning, I pick up a late-night voicemail from Linda with no return phone number, that media will be arriving at 7AM and she’ll try to keep them there until our normal start time of 7:30AM. Well, okay, we don’t want to miss an opportunity for media exposure! So, Cindie and I make it out the door at 6:45AM, with no breakfast.
When we arrive at the barren corner lot behind the bus stop/carpool, at 7:10AM, four people milling about, including two riders (one from Australia, carrying a tennis racket); and Linda and Dwynne. No one looks like a reporter. This isn’t looking so good!
Lots of hopeful conversation and several unanswered voicemails from Linda to the reporter; and no carpoolers in sight. As the last morning bus from Moraga heads out to S.F. at 7:30AM, Linda tells us that the best time to catch the 50 or so carpoolers from Moraga is 6:00AM -7:30AM. Bummer!
Well, this just confirms that we’ll catch other Contra Costa carpoolers as they pick up rides at Beale Street in San Francisco for the commute home. Sounds like a plan!
We make our way through the busy back roads of Moraga for a much-needed hearty breakfast at Mimi’s in Lafayette. Yum!
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The Casual Commuter 
