Palisades: Safeway is closing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was crazy at the 4th of July Parade - people were booing at the safeway driver.

I am thrilled that Safeway pulled and put that in. Peopel in the neighborhood got what they wanted.

Why were people opposed? What was Safeway asking to do?

Safeway wanted to put condos above (which makes total sense). Bunch of neighborhood wackos (mostly old ppl) emerged to wage war with Safeway. So dumb.

Lol, and now they get no Safeway and probably condos anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The reason they are leaving is because a bunch of jealous, geriatric ninnies were blocking Safeway from making logical redevelopment plans. Beating garbage cans, putting signs in yards. Totally sucks we will not have a grocery store now.

It's always the same bunch ranting + the bunch of imbecilic corpses on the ANC = no grocery store for the normal, busy families who have no time for this kind of stupidity.

I hope people remember this next time they want to interfere in the affairs of a private business.

+1 Some of the people on the Tenleytown listserve block almost all development and we are worse off for it.

[Anonymous]

Old folks can't keep up with the time. Perhaps they still have rotary phones.

[Anonymous]

Condo dwellers like convenience, like a grocery store within walking distance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The reason they are leaving is because a bunch of jealous, geriatric ninnies were blocking Safeway from making logical redevelopment plans. Beating garbage cans, putting signs in yards. Totally sucks we will not have a grocery store now.

It's always the same bunch ranting + the bunch of imbecilic corpses on the ANC = no grocery store for the normal, busy families who have no time for this kind of stupidity.

I hope people remember this next time they want to interfere in the affairs of a private business.

I'm sorry you are a relatively lower income renter. We old people kinda hold the cards for the moment, and the property. Not to worry, some day you too will get older and you might at that point own an expensive house that you don't want to see diminished in value.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reason they are leaving is because a bunch of jealous, geriatric ninnies were blocking Safeway from making logical redevelopment plans. Beating garbage cans, putting signs in yards. Totally sucks we will not have a grocery store now.

It's always the same bunch ranting + the bunch of imbecilic corpses on the ANC = no grocery store for the normal, busy families who have no time for this kind of stupidity.

I hope people remember this next time they want to interfere in the affairs of a private business.

+1 Some of the people on the Tenleytown listserve block almost all development and we are worse off for it. [/quote
Reading your mutiple petulant quotes, I think it's safe to say it's not the middle aged people who are envious (you meant envious , not jealous, but you don't know the difference). I think you either got this backward or you are a gds student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Old folks can't keep up with the time. Perhaps they still have rotary phones.

Somehow they have at least found the Chevy chase list serv in droves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry. They'll put up a cool 7 story mixed use building with a Five Guys and second CVS on the ground floor. A neighborhood can never have too many. CVS carries a good supply of convenience foods.

I can't tell if you're joking. There's already a CVS, yes, you can have too many, and "convenience foods" don't a grocery store make.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reason they are leaving is because a bunch of jealous, geriatric ninnies were blocking Safeway from making logical redevelopment plans. Beating garbage cans, putting signs in yards. Totally sucks we will not have a grocery store now.

It's always the same bunch ranting + the bunch of imbecilic corpses on the ANC = no grocery store for the normal, busy families who have no time for this kind of stupidity.

I hope people remember this next time they want to interfere in the affairs of a private business.

+1 Some of the people on the Tenleytown listserve block almost all development and we are worse off for it.

+1

McLean is the Same. Exact. Way. But they don't want it "out there". They resort to secondary list serves, believe it or not.

Old people are pissed, and hold history AGAINST us. Only to cash in. If you are educated, don't let it happen. Just don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was crazy at the 4th of July Parade - people were booing at the safeway driver.

I am thrilled that Safeway pulled and put that in. Peopel in the neighborhood got what they wanted.

Why were people opposed? What was Safeway asking to do?

Safeway wanted to put condos above (which makes total sense). Bunch of neighborhood wackos (mostly old ppl) emerged to wage war with Safeway. So dumb.

Say what? There retail condos all over the city. Dumb move...especially with the cost of the most condos in DC. Trust me-riff-raf can't afford any condos inside beltway.

Trust me, plenty of riff raff live on McArthur blvd in low rent condos

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reason they are leaving is because a bunch of jealous, geriatric ninnies were blocking Safeway from making logical redevelopment plans. Beating garbage cans, putting signs in yards. Totally sucks we will not have a grocery store now.

It's always the same bunch ranting + the bunch of imbecilic corpses on the ANC = no grocery store for the normal, busy families who have no time for this kind of stupidity.

I hope people remember this next time they want to interfere in the affairs of a private business.

I'm sorry you are a relatively lower income renter. We old people kinda hold the cards for the moment, and the property. Not to worry, some day you too will get older and you might at that point own an expensive house that you don't want to see diminished in value.

I'd venture that having no grocery in the neighborhood will impact property values as much as a couple dozen new condos would have. Too bad viewpoints typically become more myopic as people grow old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reason they are leaving is because a bunch of jealous, geriatric ninnies were blocking Safeway from making logical redevelopment plans. Beating garbage cans, putting signs in yards. Totally sucks we will not have a grocery store now.

It's always the same bunch ranting + the bunch of imbecilic corpses on the ANC = no grocery store for the normal, busy families who have no time for this kind of stupidity.

I hope people remember this next time they want to interfere in the affairs of a private business.

I'm sorry you are a relatively lower income renter. We old people kinda hold the cards for the moment, and the property. Not to worry, some day you too will get older and you might at that point own an expensive house that you don't want to see diminished in value.

I'd venture that having no grocery in the neighborhood will impact property values as much as a couple dozen new condos would have. Too bad viewpoints typically become more myopic as people grow old.

You would be wrong in that assumption. See eg much of Chevy chase,'great falls, Potomac and country club hills in north Arlington. Just rent a smartcar and drive to a grocery store until you can get out of your lease and move closer to a Giant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry. They'll put up a cool 7 story mixed use building with a Five Guys and second CVS on the ground floor. A neighborhood can never have too many. CVS carries a good supply of convenience foods.

I can't tell if you're joking. There's already a CVS, yes, you can have too many, and "convenience foods" don't a grocery store make.

I think it was a joke, but it made me laugh as that is exactly what is happening in Kensington. We are moving up in the world and getting a Five Guys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry. They'll put up a cool 7 story mixed use building with a Five Guys and second CVS on the ground floor. A neighborhood can never have too many. CVS carries a good supply of convenience foods.

I can't tell if you're joking. There's already a CVS, yes, you can have too many, and "convenience foods" don't a grocery store make.

I think it was a joke, but it made me laugh as that is exactly what is happening in Kensington. We are moving up in the world and getting a Five Guys.

Where? (And ugh)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry. They'll put up a cool 7 story mixed use building with a Five Guys and second CVS on the ground floor. A neighborhood can never have too many. CVS carries a good supply of convenience foods.

I can't tell if you're joking. There's already a CVS, yes, you can have too many, and "convenience foods" don't a grocery store make.

I think it was a joke, but it made me laugh as that is exactly what is happening in Kensington. We are moving up in the world and getting a Five Guys.

Where? (And ugh)

Where the Hong Kong restaurant used to be behind the Pizza shop, the Hardware store and Chipolte. The owner of the Hong Kong Restaurant apparently retired (not sure if it was a forced retirement for more money).