So at 7 a.m. Concord BART was packed with Giants fans. Dressed in orange and black myself I immediately got a high five from a young guy. I've never seen such fan excitement so early in the morning. Then in the casual carpool car both driver and friend and I talked about baseball and the parade and whether his car would be blocked from getting out and leaving for an appointment. It was bumper to bumper getting into the city and after the 9th Street exit the same. A coworker suggested bringing a stepping stool to the parade which I'm going to do and thankful for the suggestion. The parade starts in a half hour from the financial district and I'll be out to Civic Center ASAP. Temperature was 78*! It's now 3 p.m. I saw alot of the parade being higher on the stool and was at McAllister on Market Street watching labeled rolling cable cars with the players inside. People were in trees, on traffic signals, clinging to the sides of buildings, on balconies and roofs, and even in the windows of boarded up buildings somehow. The crowds headed to Civic Center and I actually got between the area of the last couple flagposts but when nothing could be heard or seen except cheers from the crowd I headed back to work, walking down the middle of blocked-off 8th Street. A woman taking pictures told me, "You look beautiful" and asked if she could take my picture. I was flattered. Again, smells included smoke and pot and I heard some bad language. The crowds were civil and excitement ran high. I was able to watch the Civic Center ceremonies on the news though I think the thong episode was in extreme bad taste and I could swear I saw Posey wince as I did.
Message from BART: "There is a 10-minute delay on the Daly City Line in the SFO, Daly City and East Bay directions due to crowd control for the SF Giants Ticker Tape Parade."
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