What goes together better than oranges and medium battle tanks? Nothing, that’s what.
Not exactly sure that the Shermam Firefly tank displayed below saw any action on D-Day (and, anyway, lots of these D-Day tanks ended up at the bottom of the Bay of the Seine), but it’s fun to pretend:
Spotted at the “Lifestyle format,” Starbucks-free Inner Richmond Safeway on Cabrillo.
This is the scene at the Safeway on 7th and Cabrillo. Doesn’t the entrance look like an air traffic control tower?
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(Appears as if the windows are cinder blocks, else the place could make a nice in-law apartment, right? A set of stairs or an elevator and you’d be all set.)
I don’t know, maybe the NIMBYs of the Inner Richmond demanded the funky design, or maybe Safeway did it that way thinking it was doing us a favor.
No matter, the NIMBY’s of the East Bay (they’re called Stakeholders* over there, for some reason) seem to consider our Cabrillo Safeway something of a paragon, what with its “state-of-the-art Lifestyle Interior” ‘n stuff.
Now, for some reason, the longest waiting time I’ve ever experienced at a Costco seems to be about the average waiting time at this particular store, don’t know why.
But don’t leave us, Safeway #2646 (the way that Albertsons done.) We still love you no matter how goofy those meddlesome homeowners associations made you look.
If Safeway works on these unannounced inspection violations, it’ll be fine:
019 (CFR) Inadequate/Inaccessible handwashing facilities & supplies
020 (CFR) Improper hot/cold holding temperatures
033 (CFR) Foods not separated or protected
041 (CFR) Foods improperly labeled or misrepresented
042 (CFR) Non Food Contact Surface Unclean
054 (CFR) Floors, Walls, Ceilings Improperly constructed, in disrepair, not clean
056 (CFR) Permit/Inspection Not Posted
062 (CFR) Other – (Specify in report)
That was from a year ago, tho. I’m sure they’ve righted the ship by now.
We Can Only Hope…
*A taste of what Safeway Inc. has to deal with in the 510, after the jump.
Looking like something from the Bodie State Historic Park ghost town, the former Monty’s Grocery store at 701-703 Tenth Avenue (or 839-849 Cabrillo) appears to be in a state of “arrested decay.”
Hollywood couldn’t come up better gone-to-Hell look if it tried. Click to expand – it gets big.
See that old glass tubing above the sidewalk?
Will this neon sign still be here in a hundred years? Maybe.
What goes together better than oranges and medium battle tanks? Nothing, that’s what.
Not exactly sure what the Shermam Firefly tank displayed below saw any action on D-Day (and lots of these tanks ended up at the bottom of the Bay of the Seine anyway), but it’s fun to pretend.
Spotted at the new Lifestyle format, Starbucks-free Inner Richmond Safeway on Cabrillo.
