San Francisco and what to do in it

considering SF's recycling laws (which I am totally down with btw, and require all residences and businesses to have three bins - one for compost, one for recycling, and one for trash) I don't understand the "I need paper bags to put paper in!" argument. Um, you can just put it in with the composting or the recycling, depending on the type of paper.

the large majority of people are only going to recycle if they don't find it to be a huge hassle.

the city hands out bins! where's the hassle

How do you transport your recyclables from your apartment to the bins?

bin /= cans

Although I guess in this case they both = carts.

I have a little compost bin and an older recycling bin, but I guess they don't give those out free anymore?

the city hands out trashcans for compost to residents. I have one. There's a larger one for the apartment building that it gets emptied into. Otherwise I have two trashcans in my kitchen, one for trash (which is sadly mostly plastic bags and packaging) and one for recycling. this is not difficult.

yeah I don't think it's a big deal not having paper bags to use for recycling. we've got plenty of other containers for that... but I *do* know that I often end up grocery shopping when I don't expect to, and thus do not have any reusable bags with me.
...which is part of the reason I've got too many paper bags around the house now.

I mean, I'm sure I'll live.

Oops I mean
Give me a break! Work on crime and MUNI and the HOMELESS that are STINKING up the streets. SF City Government is probably the sorriest lot of losers ever in office in any city anywhere. Get your priorities straight you pack of idiots. Eat compost!

(finally read the article and it's just a mandate for stores to offer a rebate to those who bring their own bags... hardly banning anything)

"I *do* know that I often end up grocery shopping when I don't expect to"

You should always EXPECT to grocery shop.

expect the unexpected, right?

last xmas, my aunt gave me a grateful dead reusable shopping bag. it's actually pretty nice and not totally LOL HIPPIE but i'm still way too embarrassed to use it

bay area makes me feel like such a mongoloid for eating pre-packaged food, not bringing my own bags, etc

ill trade u a burrito for that bag

xp

lots of people in the bay area eat pre-packaged food and don't bring reusable bags - it is not a monolithically foodie/enviro-conscious place.

http://d1.biggestmenu.com/00/00/e0/641b1bc3113b5603_m.jpg

i was almost up for the trade but yo what kind of a burrito is that

Man, an It's It sounds really good right now.

"It's its It's It" was a common exercise for learning apostrophe use in high school.

what is the plural possesive of "It's It"?

"It's Its'"

Now I have Faith No More in my head. Thanks a lot.

I keep seeing these food vendors in parks and near restaurants. Today, I went to Farmer John's Little Skillet for lunch, and they had all these gumbo, jerk chicken, and other people out there selling food. They had white boards up with their Twitter addresses on them so you can find out if they'll be nearby. I like this trend and want to see more of it. It's also the first use I have found for Twitter. I worry a little about the quality/cleanliness of these operations, but from a distance everything seemed really good and it smelled delicious.

whoops, Farmerbrown's.

http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt7wt2xotk1qz4udco1_500.jpg

aren't they doing a bunch of construction on the N-Judah right now?

Lolled at "no public transit zone"

that map is confusing me

it has practically no scientific validity whatsoever and is quite obviously skewed toward the perspective of a certain key demographic

parts of it are funny but larger parts of it don't make any sense, really

is the blue part bernal heights? or excelsior? and is ruined roads potrero? help! I'm taking this very seriously.

BTW - what to do in SF tonight? Come see us, and the Conspiracy of Beards and Lotus Feet at the Elbo Room!

yeah what about USF is a horror film

and am I really gonna get mugged in duboce triangle???

oh wait, I guess that area is to the east of van ness... tenderloin then?

or not... the placement of city hall is confusing me

yeah - it's kinda confusing - is "denim" supposed to be the Castro?

"denim" seems to be the castro, but with corona point ("some rocks" ?) between it and, uh, European names. 20 yr olds is obv. the mission, meaning that ruined roads must be potrero and the big blue area must be the industrial zone south of there. guessing gang crossfire is sunnydale?

"Horror Film" is Western Addition/NOPAlol, no? "Going to get mugged" = Lower Haight/Fillmore? I think Fillmore is the street that splits Lower Haight.

yeah Ruined Roads, i think, is Dogpatch/Portrero

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/4115993930_da88753847_o.jpg

I can't expand, cause it's marked 'private'.

That's as big as it gets... I could make a bigger version if you care.

no, it's cool. i'll press my face against my LCD!

that sheds some light!

i just roffled to '22 year olds with animal tattoos' because it is so accurate re: the mission.

yeah, city hall is placed terribly....a lot of the west side stuff is right on tho, especially 'streets upon streets of silence.'

and btw, european names is definitely the Excelsior. i used to live at the corner of Naples & Avalon, right near Edinburgh, Lisbon, etc...

I live in "City College" (Mission Terrace), right nearby.

xp - yeah, no doubt in my mind that European Names = Excelsior

WTF is this about?

god I hate cops