Hey! Inner Sunset! What's Up With Our Sidewalks? (Also: Some Things For Sale!)

If you've been to the Inner Sunset any time in the last year, you know that some significant improvements were made to calm traffic and improve pedestrian safety. The sidewalks have been repaved, "bulb out" curbs have been added at key intersections to improve safety crossing the street, and new bus shelters have been installed.

Thus, it's a bit disheartening to see people trash these things when they're not even that old. For example, over by the bus stop at 9th and Irving Outbound, some jerk-ass decided to dump his Jamba Juice all over the sidewalk, rather than simply deposit in the trash can just steps away. How do I know this? I caught the guy in the act.

I was picking up a newspaper at the rack nearby when I heard this weird slushy sound, and looked up to see this little troll dumping purple crap all over the place. I would have taken his photo and done a little Internet Shame, but by the time I got out my iphone, waited for the camera to boot up and all, the troll sped off. What was once a nice looking, nearly new sidewalk now looks like crap.

That's not all. Not one block away, in front of CitiBank, someone decided to deposit latex paint (at least that's what I hope it is) all over the new sidewalk. I have to wonder, what was the circumstance in which someone couldn't simply dispose of this properly, and none come to mind that justify it.

I doubt any of this will be cleaned soon. It may seem like a bit much to be annoyed at this, but people have been working hard to make this a nice neighborhood, and the last thing it needs is to be trashed by ignorant trolls who seem to feel the entire planet is their garbage dump. If you see someone pulling something like this, call the police or something or at least snap a picture and put them on the Wall of Internet Shame.

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I also have an Emerson MW 8108p microwave I have had in storage for several years - it's practically new, and is super powerfull (1100) watts. Make an offer if you're interested!

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We have Men's and Women's "Failwhale" shirts and men's and women's "The N is Near" shirts, and we even still have some "Adama for President" ones left too. The sale lasts until July 4th so buy one today!