Posted on 05/07/2020 2:24:12 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
San Francisco’s oldest ice cream parlor opened during a pandemic and will likely close during one, too. But the co-owner of 102-year-old St. Francis Fountain says that’s not the reason he’s potentially shuttering for good.
Instead, he blames the city.
“We were already undergoing an extinction level event for small businesses, first in metropolitan areas, and spreading out across California,” Peter Hood told SFGATE in an e-mail. “We could survive a pandemic. The deeper question is why? Why even try in a city that has been actively driving small businesses out of business for over a decade?”
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Well, Pete, you could go ask Nancy...oh, wait, she prefers another brand, sorry.
I guess people didn’t want poop for sprinkles.
Funny how we had these Ice Cream Parlors for years and years without Obesity being prevalent. We used to go to Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor all the time.
Why do I think he voted D?
Because that's all you can vote for in many parts of the Bay Area for many years now. Choice of two DEMs, no GOP, maybe Green Party and other obscure progressives.
Meanwhile homeless may have rooms in the Ritz Carlton.
I used to love Farrell’s in the 70s. We loved having our birthday parties there and getting the clown ice cream sundaes, and the little pots of hot fudge, and the big jaw breakers from the store afterwards....
... oh, and avoid the rum “raisin”, too.
I don't know......I think it's unfair to prejudge someone simply based on a newspaper interview.......
The Chronicle prints this, oblivious to the part they played.
You should pack up and leave for more friendly pastures Peter Hood. 8>)
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WHY ?
Because its far easier (less effort) to get Bribes from a few BIG COMPANIES than to extort them from a hundred small ones.
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Nazi Pelosi could put his inventory in her freezer.
Piles of human shit in front of the store a problem?
Mr. Hood you should have tried harder to get NanZi’s business.
bkmk
Meh ... wake me up if they’re gonna close the Tadich Grill so I can go one last time.
However, it will likely be listed as a victim of Covid, like as many other presumed deaths by that virus.
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