SFist: "How Berkeley"

the default attorney

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:46:04 -0800

When I lived in Noe Valley around 2002, someone put a note on my car saying that I needed to get it washed because it was an eye sore in the neighborhood. Note that I did not own a truck covered with mud, but a Saab with dusty water marks from rain. I couldn't believe it. Could be same the same twat. And I mean "twat" in a gender neutral fashion.

taran

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:10:55 -0800

Assuming this is in regard to parallel parking, it is quite possible to park un-selfishly, only to have others park in front and/or back with too much space between, after the fact. This makes you look like the selfish one to those willing to jump to unfounded conclusions. If you didn't see the parking actually happen, you don't know, so remember we like be considered innocent until proven guilty. That said, selfish parkers are depressing.

RobInSF

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:20:34 -0800

What does this have to do with Tommy Hawk and the SFMOMA? Oh wait, I have been thinking that it was TONY HAWK who was snapping photos of girls boobies in between grinding his board at Yerba Buena and smoking some yerba buena. Never mind...

Generic

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:57:09 -0800

You think that's cute, wait till you see the uproar when the uni's bash state schools. Class war!

Brock Keeling

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:09:19 -0800

nice one.

withak

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:08:17 -0800

It's so cute when people fight over which west coast school is better. It's like a fistfight over who gets to tie for 10th place.

Brock Keeling

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:02:16 -0800

people who live west of (the) 5 freeway in SoCal are considered the best drivers in the world. it's a proven fact.

megang

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:01:07 -0800

Brock, it's true! The 405 can turn any rational and sane person into a homicidal maniac!!

Belgand

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:49:14 -0800

Sorry Brock, but once again you are wrong (seriously man, do you have a daily quota of wrongness you have to fill or something?): nobody anywhere knows how to drive. True they all fail in different ways, but no matter where you go people simply cannot fucking drive.

whosthatdog

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:36:49 -0800

yup as a santa cruz 'loc' (born and raised and all that) now living in oakland, i love to hate on berkeley like it's nobodies business. it's not really about the hippies though, it's about the cal students. we know you go to cal, we can tell just by looking at your face. you don't need a cal sweatshirt, shorts, socks, a hat and a lanyard keychain all in blue and yellow.

kapshure

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:35:22 -0800

@ChesterY "shallowAlto"?! hArhar LOL

mcgordonliddy

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:34:39 -0800

the line about the fleas is a Johnny Carson punchline - Carnac the Magnificent, to be precise. Just sayin, parking nerd shouldn't get the credit.

Brock Keeling

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:33:09 -0800

or lordy. while not a grand as NorCal, SoCal is perfectly awesome in its own right. without SoCal, SF is Portland 2.0. ...and not in a good way.

ChesterY

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:27:52 -0800

Or maybe a UCB Alumni license plate frame... We all need to get along and save our scorn for Southern California.

ggxgg

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:20:38 -0800

I'm sure the car probably had a Berkeley residential parking permit sticker on it, which is what prompted the author.

Brock Keeling

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:20:22 -0800

oh i have deep wells of spite for ucsc/santa cruz. berkeley is just my fun stoner brother i like to tease.

ChesterY

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:16:19 -0800

Color me dense, but I still don't understand why taking up two cars' worth of sidewalk is a Berkeley thing. Likewise consideration for others on a one-to-one basis. Take, for example, crossing the street: in SF, you'd best look both ways twice to ensure a driver -- or Muni bus -- isn't going to ram into you while you're in the crosswalk, but in BKY, drivers will often proactively stop for you when they see you standing at the corner, waiting for them to pass. What's with the constant anti-Berkeley sentiments, Brock? There's no reason to hate on all of Berkeley just because you went to UCSC. If anything, you should just join forces with us and hate on Stanford/Shallow Alto.

ocelotsyeah

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:10:39 -0800

oh jeez, so dumb. how is that even berkeley? berkeley rocks. you can park facing the wrong direction!

bluecanary

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:08:57 -0800

Ha. It reminds me of the notes I leave for people with annoying car alarms. this note, however, lacks the expletives and dog shit I include with mine.

Brock Keeling

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:55:30 -0800

it's one of the reasons i have to live up here, suckafree. i'd have to pull over on (the) 405 during fits of freeway panic when i was a teen.

hollyMmm

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:53:47 -0800

omar, learn how to park please.

suckafree

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:52:45 -0800

way to go brock! i knew you couldn't drive

porkbun

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:52:27 -0800

I started smiling just four words into it. "Selfishly consuming"!

Oz

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:50:40 -0800

HEY! It's hard to park those Volvos!

Shibi

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:49:54 -0800

passive aggressive hate criminals writing notes. I hope that Omar takes three spots next time.

RobInSF

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:44:07 -0800

"May the fleas of a thousand camels invade your armpits." Love it!

icbalaam

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:31:26 -0800

Love the discrepancy between handwriting styles. The curse is very Coming to America as said by Semmi played by Arsenio Hall.

sagitta100

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:29:21 -0800

They also come preprinted. Tickets [.PDF!!!!]