San Francisco and what to do in it

from the... Heavens! ;-)

Astounding.

Gimme shelter (in place)

https://www.sfchronicle.com/local-politics/article/Bay-Area-must-shelter-in-place-Only-15135014.php

what to do in it = nothing

i'm even wondering if my trip in june will still be on. who the fuck knows what will happen by then

FAP 6 ft away from me?

My boss is having a meltdown. Not that it makes a difference because all 3 of our stores have done hardly any business the last week. I’m still expected to work, since I’m in production.

no update from Sacramento yet but my guess is the same is coming soon

xp - do you do mail order, too?

Also -- does anyone know if the Department of Building Inspection is open or closed?

depends on how much cash you have in that envelope

Luckily, we are headed back home tomorrow, but it has certainly been a weird time for a SF vacation

Xp yeah we do. My boss is being a dick about this whole thing. I spent 2 hrs embroiled in a pointless text conversation with her and the patternmaker, trying to convince her our 2 elderly seamstresses should not be working the same hours as each other because they work in the same area. I work way in the back and the PM works upstairs, and we’re making sure not to be there when the seamstresses are.

So, uh, anybody know if laundromats are still gonna be open?

there’s specific language allowing them to remain open. plumbers too.

Fantastic, thanks!

they have relaxed parking enforcement -- but not entirely! Oh San Francisco, so on brand!

why did they shut down w33d delivery argh

now that is a bad move -- you can get groceries delivered, you can get office supplies delivered, you can get medicine delivered .... seriously wtf

berkeley pot shops open for medical only, which of course I don't have anymore, so looks like I need to get an online card.

bike riding for exercise is okay, which ... i'm definitely going to do it, but i'll feel obscurely guilty about it.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Can-you-ride-your-bike-shelter-in-place-order-15137490.php?fbclid=IwAR0HcXVbyQQeG1ddnvCggb1YOdb-N-YY2ZSyAfBDpx_IWt1ELsUHrqTaDDA#

first reporting I've seen on this clusterfuck
https://brokeassstuart.com/2020/03/17/sf-cannabis-dispensaries-all-shut-down-for-now-after-city-hall-flip-flop/

Man I hope this isn’t true:


https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/03/17/newsom-schools-likely-to-remain-closed-through-summer-1267579

jesus

Some businesses do not have the luxury of offering takeout or delivery. “Even though I think of mini golf as ‘essential,’ said Urban Put owner Steve Fox, “it doesn’t qualify.”

haha - that place is pretty cool actually. not the brewpub aspect of it, but the course/holes are very cleverly designed

was bummed to learn that Borderlands isn't doing mail order :( Had to resort to ordering from Powell's in Portland.

Powell's is closing too, isn't it? Just saw a Portland pal post about it

yes but their online store is open. Borderlands was previously doing mail order through Biblio.com, but they said they can't fill orders right now

shit Powell's just laid everybody off :(

um where can I order some books from

there are some libraries that let you join their e-book loan program remotely for a fee

I know a place ;) xp

saw a Tinder tagline "wanna walk six feet apart in GGP?"

it’s been weird to have left SF just before all of this exploded. I spent time in Mexico in relative isolation and came back to madness

Shakey, Elliot Bay Books in Seattle remains open for online orders and their newly-unionized staff employed

Thx

Bunch of guys working on stripping and painting the house across the street. I know they need the money, but ...

housing construction and repair are considered essential businesses, and it's not like they are all up in people's faces. ... like Best Buy has been open all week. Yeah, sure it's all about providing people necessary equipment for working at home and homeschooling kids ...

This is maybe partially about my incredulity that the new owners would repaint what was already the most recently-painted building on the block.

Best Buy should not be open

RIP Slims. Thank you Boz Scaggs.

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https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/slims-to-close-after-more-than-three-decades-at-heart-of-sfs-music-scene

yeah that's too bad. they made the decision last year though it appears. TBH I haven't been there in years; I think the last thing I saw there was the Notwist in 2003. OH wait I saw Wire there a couple of years ago. I have some nostalgia for the place since I saw american music club there about 50 times including what was their final show for a decade, and it was also one of the first venues I ever went to in SF (Robyn HItchcock in probably 88); but the sight lines were terrible and most of the bands they booked there over the past 15 years were not anyone I'd ever want to see.

I saw Dino Jr there a few months ago with my kid. They were very loud. Sat up in the balcony, thank god, since I'm old. Downstairs was PACKED.

Ah. Oh well. Yeah I havent been there in 20 years.

Last time was for High on Fire, i think

RIP that big column in the middle

I saw Iced Earth there the first time I came to the US to meet Mr Veg ...

Saw a show there on the 9th, actually. Cult of Luna headlined a great triple bill. Had to have been one of their last. My ears were ringing for days even having had earplugs in.

Saw Magma there a couple of years ago, last show I saw was Built To Spill. Always had a good time at Slim's...

Last show I saw there was Seefeel in November. Not a bad way to see it out.

RIP -- my only Slim's show was Boredoms w/Hovercraft, late 90s.

Ride, Slowdive, Saint Etienne, The La's, Primal Scream, MBV, Suede, Red House Painters and tons I already forgot about. I always hated those poles and the walk back to Market Street to catch the 7 bus. I won't miss it really.