Calif. is so phucked! My little exploration of broke Shitcan Valley

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3 total messages Started by connie rahim Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:45

#174

Author: connie rahim
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:45

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took care to look for shitcan valley brokeness today.
as 1 small sign, transit is quite costly now and the
midday discount on caltrain has been killed.

there are empty storefronts  FOR LEASE everywhere,
though by no means are they the majority. occupying
rather lucrative spots though. apt bldg banners scream
FOR RENT and one even offered free light rail as some
kind of promo. ha! i love to see landlord desperation.
and in mtn view as i zoomed on foot toward my
rendezvous with tendon soup, i found 2 low-rise office
bldgs. a matched pair.  one was completely empty and
locked. the other had darkened, unused offices amidst
the used ones. an air of idleness and lack of security
as i used their bathroom and water fountain.

then i rode the boondoggle light rail, a new offering
that debuted in time for potential ridership to fall
thru the floor.  was quite empty, though to be fair,
midday is never full. a disgusting bunch of
high-school noisy brats got on during my return trip,
but they thankfully bailed at the great america stop,
as i was desperately hoping.  at the end of the line i
took, the I-880/milpitas stop, i belatedly spotted a
promisingly empty campus of bldgs.  passed up 1 return
train (15-min intervals) to RUN literally over. there
were 2 guys mowing the fine irrigated lawn, but yes
indeed, it was gratifying to press my nose up to the
glass and see total, uncarpeted emptiness within and
to run cheerfully across the completely deserted
parking lot, except for the landscapers' 1 pickup
truck, back to catch my train.

there was still enough business in castro st., mtn
view, for me to pick up some nice canned
goods. i will bear that weight to have those goodies
in DC, much like russians used to shop in the west for
merchandise unavailable at home.

tomorrow, as a sop at immalicious sightseeing, i
shall look at the HP historic garage for the first
time. 367 addison. pvt. home now, you have to stay on sidewalk.

Re: Calif. is so phucked! My little exploration of broke Shitcan Valley

#175

Author: Broken_Lance
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 20:36

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connie.2.rahim@spamgourmet.com (connie rahim) wrote in message news:<53adafbc.0308140645.454e8e21@posting.google.com>...
> took care to look for shitcan valley brokeness today.
> as 1 small sign, transit is quite costly now and the
> midday discount on caltrain has been killed.
> 
> there are empty storefronts  FOR LEASE everywhere,
> though by no means are they the majority. occupying
> rather lucrative spots though. apt bldg banners scream
> FOR RENT and one even offered free light rail as some
> kind of promo. ha! i love to see landlord desperation.
> and in mtn view as i zoomed on foot toward my
> rendezvous with tendon soup, i found 2 low-rise office
> bldgs. a matched pair.  one was completely empty and
> locked. the other had darkened, unused offices amidst
> the used ones. an air of idleness and lack of security
> as i used their bathroom and water fountain.
> 
> then i rode the boondoggle light rail, a new offering
> that debuted in time for potential ridership to fall
> thru the floor.  was quite empty, though to be fair,
> midday is never full. a disgusting bunch of
> high-school noisy brats got on during my return trip,
> but they thankfully bailed at the great america stop,
> as i was desperately hoping.  at the end of the line i
> took, the I-880/milpitas stop, i belatedly spotted a
> promisingly empty campus of bldgs.  passed up 1 return
> train (15-min intervals) to RUN literally over. there
> were 2 guys mowing the fine irrigated lawn, but yes
> indeed, it was gratifying to press my nose up to the
> glass and see total, uncarpeted emptiness within and
> to run cheerfully across the completely deserted
> parking lot, except for the landscapers' 1 pickup
> truck, back to catch my train.
> 
> there was still enough business in castro st., mtn
> view, for me to pick up some nice canned
> goods. i will bear that weight to have those goodies
> in DC, much like russians used to shop in the west for
> merchandise unavailable at home.
> 
> tomorrow, as a sop at immalicious sightseeing, i
> shall look at the HP historic garage for the first
> time. 367 addison. pvt. home now, you have to stay on sidewalk.

Yes, but all the homeless campers are happy, happy, happy...

Re: Calif. is so phucked! My little exploration of broke Shitcan Valley

#176

Author: Alison Chaiken
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 01:54

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connie.2.rahim@spamgourmet.com (connie rahim) writes:
> i shall look at the HP historic garage for the first time. 367
> addison. pvt. home now, you have to stay on sidewalk.

367 Addison has always been a private home.  Currently the owner is
HP.

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