Mission Mission

Someone needs to tell these guys that they forgot one of their traps on 24th Street and now Slimer is on the loose and is making out with all the Mission babes.  And someone took their decal.

Spotted on one of those streets named after a state.

MM reader Billy L. lives just a few doors down from the 500 Club, which as you may or may not know is getting a makeover, and fills us in on the progress:

But don’t worry purists, it appears they’re just fortifying the back bar (or maybe that’s just today’s project). The bar is scheduled to re-open on Friday. Until then, the fine folks there have been nice enough to provide us with alternative solutions for getting our swerve on. Cheers to that.

Which other like-minded, early-opening bars make the 500′s suggestion list?  Will they still (not) be open at 6am?

The answers, plus what may be your last-ever look at the iconic bar, after the jump . . .

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Perhaps you’ve seen them in action on one of San Francisco’s many group rides.  The ultimate in bike safety.  On the downside, he said it takes 5 minutes to turn them all on.

A friendly reminder to be sure to take care of that bike ride on Saturday, because you never know when Sunday will get rained out.

And I am confounded by why this continues to be so difficult for some drivers to figure out.  Correct procedure seems fairly obvious to discern from the street striping, so is this a question of manual dexterity then?  The above situation is definitely unsafe to transverse for a cyclist, with constant 40 mph traffic in the passing lane and an unpredictable line of cheap-fuel seeking cars walling off the other side.

I’d just as soon pass this off as typical oblivious automotive behavior were it not for the fact that it’s been happening for 6 months!

Will a solid green stripe along Fell solve this?  More than likely.  That one on Market Street, while imperfect, seems to take care care of most of the vehicular riff-raff.

And for any dufus who snickers that this isn’t in the Mission, please keep in mind this intersection’s vital importance for anyone who might want to take a delightful bike ride to the beach or for spicy Asian soup in the Sunset.

Bathroom art taken to the next dimension at the Makeout Room.  So anatomically accurate–this “MD” must be a doctor or something.

Now this is how you do a proper bicycle street race!  I wonder if our neighbors in Twin Peaks would allow us to commandeer their streets and sidewalks some afternoon so we can try to pull this off ourselves?

My favorite part is when a dog ambles into the sidewalk-sized track directly in front of the cyclist and all he can do is yell “Perro!” as quickly as possible to avoid disaster.  Yes, I realize that the use of Spanish probably means this isn’t an authentic favela, but you get the idea.  The only thing that would make this cooler would be if he did a no hand track stand at the finish line.

Link.

(Thanks Sally!)

At every single red light!  Yellow jacket guy is obviously impressed.  Seems like a good way to capitalize on those lost seconds at the intersection.  Such as this one, for instance, by the railroad tracks (ha).  I mean, what else are you going to do with that time?

A poignant message captured by our friends at the Tenderloin Geographic Society leaves so much to interpretation.  Like, does all the violence on TV lead to a desensitization of society that makes cop killing seem normal, or almost celebrated?  What’s the significance of the upside-down “A”? Is this merely just a huge Ice-T fan?

Oh, it’s probably just viral marketing for a new NBC prime time thriller.

A cute stowaway pizza package to serve as a reminder of what propels Arizmendi above and beyond your normal everyday saucy pizza shop.

Previously:

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