'It was a mixture of surprise and delight.'
A red-and-green-painted cable car adorned in tinsel, poinsettias and Christmas lights rumbled down the Powell-Hyde line on Washington Street. Once the unmistakable clang-clang of the bell rang out and captured the attention of nearby tourists, cable car operator Val Lupiz couldn't wait to see their reactions.
More confusing yet were the passengers on board, dressed in thick sweaters, overcoats and scarves for the 90-degree weather that day. Then, bystanders saw the cameras and realized what was going on. The gripman, who has been working for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency for the past 23 years, said that his job is a physically demanding one that also involves a wide array of unusual tasks — from navigating the Victorian-era technology of the cable cars to festooning them with elaborate decorations for the holidays, which he has done every year for well over a decade.
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