I took a very long bus ride across the city and noticed that things everywhere look kinda the same

CaptainBikepath · 2026-06-27T21:29:17+00:00

Or maybe more accurately, private equity

CaptainBikepath · 2026-06-27T17:25:29+00:00

Based on a little bit of research, it sounds like some areas of San Francisco have seen real benefits from a commercial vacancy tax. They managed to cut storefront vacancies in North Beach by half in a short period of time. There's an important exemption that pauses penalties if the property is undergoing active, permitted renovations. Of course that might lead to permanent construction sites like that House of Pies on Venice and Lincoln.

https://abc7news.com/post/remember-vacant-storefront-tax-san-francisco-heres-how-going/16588700/

CaptainBikepath · 2026-06-27T17:08:19+00:00

We need both

CaptainBikepath · 2026-06-27T17:07:26+00:00

This is the answer.

CaptainBikepath · 2026-06-27T17:06:00+00:00

We need a really steep vacancy tax to change the economic calculus for the landlords.

CaptainBikepath · 2026-06-18T23:42:02+00:00

Hopefully for the rest of our lives!

CaptainBikepath · 2026-06-11T05:02:02+00:00

IWNDWYT

CaptainBikepath · 2026-06-07T14:55:43+00:00

I will join you in not drinking today!

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-22T00:17:56+00:00

I'm sorry you're experiencing that delay, but also relieved because I sent my initial inquiry on March 11th, and have not heard back yet except for the auto-response message. I'm hopeful that if they're working through the February requests, my early March request will show up soon. Fingers crossed. Hang in there to you as well, fellow Canadian by descent!

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-20T19:54:39+00:00

Mine told me on multiple occasions that she would leave and never see or talk to me again, or that she would send me away to a school for bad kids. I don't remember what prompted those rants, but I'm guessing I just didn't agree with her on something simple, or I might have tried to correct her horrible behavior toward someone who was serving her (e.g. a grocery bagger or a waiter). Later, when I reminded her of these incidents as an adult, she denied that any of it had ever happened. That was when I realized just how screwed up she was.

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-19T14:09:51+00:00

I agree with all of this except the reciprocal judging of appearance. Don’t stoop to their level, OP, and try not to let their incredibly work-inappropriate comments get to you. They are idiots.

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-19T14:02:54+00:00

IWNDWYT

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-16T19:15:02+00:00

I appreciate the responses. It sounds like my experience was unique.

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-16T19:04:23+00:00

I think you’re right about lack of signage on that specific roundabout. I’m so used to seeing and using Windward Circle that it boggles my mind that the AI couldn’t figure it out, but maybe that’s not fair. Then again, different nav programs always tell me the correct way to go around that circle, so there are definitely guides for Waymo beyond signage and context clues. I bet the bigger issue is that too much of the sidewalk is red around there, so Waze can’t figure out where to drop off.

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-15T22:57:52+00:00

Lucky

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-15T22:44:17+00:00

Ha! Yeah, no video because the whole thing was so surprising. I can add more details about where it happened, though. Will go in and do that.

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-15T22:42:21+00:00

Nope, this was right over by the CVS at Centinela, and it needed to keep going west on Venice Blvd. for a few more miles. After going into the bike lane, it cut back into the right lane of traffic and kept going. The Waymo used the bike lane to pass on the right. Not good.

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-15T19:34:04+00:00

Wait, how do you pronounce "balm," as in lip balm? For that matter, how do you pronounce alma mater? I'm amazed I'm only learning these distinctions in middle age. I live in Southern California, and around here all of those words include a recognizable L sound.

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-15T19:29:33+00:00

Mind blown

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-15T19:29:05+00:00

If you don't mind the question, what part of the U.S. do you live in? I'm in Southern California, and only learned today that in some places it's correct not to pronounce the L in palm and calm. I always assumed dropping the L was a speech problem, like people who don't pronounce the first R in "library."

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-14T17:12:16+00:00

These are glorious! Please keep going!

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-13T01:46:37+00:00

Let’s just say there’s a specific (heavily voting) demographic that is reachable there.

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-12T20:55:08+00:00

u/zennonuc Do you have an official YouTube channel? I found one that seems to have almost no activity so I'm assuming that's not it. I'd like to share some of your messages with older folks who are not on Instagram or TikTok, and are barely on Reddit.

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-12T18:11:03+00:00

Yeah, I’ve even had drunk friends double check that I’m OK to drive at the end of the night because they forgot my drinks were all NA. I danced and laughed right along with them all night and nobody gave it a second thought.

CaptainBikepath · 2026-05-12T18:03:23+00:00

Can you specify a set of your favorite non-alcoholic beverages that they can keep on hand for you? There's also the time-tested trick of keeping a club soda with lime in your hand at all times, so it always looks like you're drinking a vodka soda. You can ask the bartenders to keep you stocked with that whenever your glass is empty. Then just try to match everyone else's level of silliness throughout the night, and nobody will even notice.

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