The view from the Tenderloin

[winetourdriver01]

The View from the Tenderloin:
My only social contacts have been through Facebook, and I am grateful for that. Like most of us, I am a social critter, not being able to have visitors in my home is very hard. I like company. It would be great to be able to bring my homeless friend up, let him rest, feed him, and visit. I don't worry about him so much as I miss him. My morning walks are, in part, to satisfy my hunger for society. I walked into the hood this morning, I needed to get a stamp. I went to my favorite corner store at Ellis/Leavenworth for it. I call the proprietor “boss”, and he calls me “beautiful”. Silly, I know, but it makes me feel good.
The people protesting the shelter in place rules are both short sighted and foolish. It reminds me of the old “tea party” protests, and I'm thinking it's the right preparing for losing in November. They need to lose, big time.
We all want things to get back to normal, but they never will. I don't know what's coming, but I have faith in my country. Lets work together, lets pray together, and we will all be together again.
Hold those dear to you close
God save the Republic

[displacedtexan]

1. I'm in the Inner a Richmond, across from the Music Concourse in GGPark.

We've had shouting convos with neighbors and creepy quiet dog walks in the park. Lots of deliveries & a couple of skateboarding kids, but that's about it.

[winetourdriver01]

2. It's surreal

I just moved to soma from the tl, and I go for walks every day. It freaks me out, especially all the boarded up store fronts on Market.

[displacedtexan]

3. Our Safeway at 7th & Cabrillo has bouncers.

There are still a few people who try to break in line or ignore the senior shopper hours.

[winetourdriver01]

4. Bouncers

Wow.

[displacedtexan]

6. They're very sweet, but they don't let people break the rules.

One of the new ones this week is a little person.

[winetourdriver01]

7. Little person

Remember, it's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

[DTomlinson]

5. God save the Republic, indeed!