BIKE: Re: Dude Where's My Front Door?

[Michael Bluejay]

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm concerned that Dave 
Sullivan thinks a POWER SAW is a good Christmas gift for his wife, and 
that Mike Librik seems all-too-familiar with the location of women's 
underwear at local department stores.  What's this list coming to?

In on-topic news, I broached the subject of Cycling News at Wheatsville 
with the general manager, who sighed and said that there are a 
bazillion publications that all want shelf space in the tiny store, and 
how the new Whole Foods will be *eight times* the size of Wheatsville.  
"Our whole store could fit inside their produce department!"  But 
anyway, next time I'm at WV I'll see if I can find some creative use of 
space for Cycling News.  At the very least we could put a rack on the 
side of the building where the other newspapers are, but that would 
entail building or buying a rack....  I'd chip in for sure.

-MBJ-


On Nov 23, 2004, at 8:02 AM, Librik or Babich wrote:

> Dave Sullivan wrote:
>
>> I have often visited the Sears at Hancock Center, because of the easy
>> access, and the other shops nearby.  Last time I went there, however, 
>> was
>> before Christmas 2003 when I was looking to by a power saw as a gift 
>> for my
>> wife.  I was stunned to park my bike outside HEB, and then turn 
>> around and
>> realize that Sears had sealed up the doors facing the supermarket and 
>> small
>> business side of the Center, and was only accepting customers from the
>> parking lot site facing IH 35, hundreds of feet from the nearest
>> rack.  "Well, Dave, why not shop at Breed's instead?" I can hear you
>> saying.  Of course, that's what I did -- I rode over to Breed's on W 
>> 29th
>> and made my purchase there.  I later complained to the City, and am 
>> working
>> on this issue on the Planning Commission, but it would help if I were 
>> not
>> the only one peeved by this experience.  Anyone else get this kind of 
>> slap
>> in the face?
>
> I knew that Sears sealed up the west doors facing the HEB (by the 
> women's
> undies section), but I have always been able to enter at the door 
> facing south
> (by the women's clothing section) and have not had to walk all the way 
> around
> to the east side by the icky highway.
>
> Were the south doors sealed as well? I have been there several times 
> in '04 and
> have been able to get in that way. It is a bit of a nuisance, but not 
> as
> obnoxious as what sully describes.
>
> --
> Mike Librik, LCI #929
> Easy Street Recumbents
> 512-453-0438
> 45th and Red River St., not too far from Hancock Center
> Central Austin
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