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Bay to Breakers porta-party very, very wet
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| May 21, 2008
| Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross
Posted on 05/21/2008 9:43:35 AM PDT by GSWarrior
It's often called the world's longest party, but this year's Bay to Breakers race through San Francisco was anything but fun for the residents, cops and public workers who bore the brunt of the drunken young "runners" who staggered around Golden Gate Park and the city's west side, relieving themselves wherever it proved convenient.
"We tried to get out in front of the problem, but this year some of these kids were just beyond gone," said city Recreation and Park Department spokeswoman Rose Dennis.
"The media covers this as some kind of wonderful party, but at the end, there is a lot of crap and people urinating," Dennis said.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Miscellaneous; US: California
KEYWORDS: bacchanalia; nudity; onlyinsf; publicdrunkeness
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Ryan Eklund (left) operates a custom-made beer dispenser for thirsty runners Byron Tuyay, Mark Shirian and Naum Shuminov along the race route on Fell Street. Lots of liquid in meant lots went out. Chronicle photo by Michael Maloney
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posted on
05/21/2008 9:43:35 AM PDT
by
GSWarrior
To: GSWarrior
Sounds like a normal SF day to me.
To: GSWarrior
“In the Panhandle, there were only about 10 portable toilets set up for the 60,000 race participants. Desperate people, women as well as men, “were going anywhere and everywhere,” Cunnane said.”
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I dunno, sounds like this could have been predicted...
That said, where can I get an “Average Joe’s Gym” uniform? I rather liked that movie.
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posted on
05/21/2008 9:52:11 AM PDT
by
sinanju
To: GSWarrior
We tried to get out in front of the problem Probably not the best place to be.
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posted on
05/21/2008 9:52:23 AM PDT
by
Argus
(Obama: All turban and no goats.)
To: GSWarrior
"We tried to get out in front of the problem Not the optimal place to be, you'd think...
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posted on
05/21/2008 9:52:37 AM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Urine trouble now)
To: Argus
Sounds like behind it would’ve been worse, though.
}:-)4
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posted on
05/21/2008 9:53:15 AM PDT
by
Moose4
(http://moosedroppings.wordpress.com -- Because 20 million self-important blogs just aren't enough.)
To: GSWarrior
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posted on
05/21/2008 9:54:05 AM PDT
by
GSWarrior
(Posting bandwidth-consuming comments since 2000)
To: Argus
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posted on
05/21/2008 9:54:26 AM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Urinalisys, please)
To: GSWarrior
“”The media covers this as some kind of wonderful party, but at the end, there is a lot of crap and people urinating,” Dennis said.”
Heh, that could also be the Democrat Party he’s talking about.
To: GSWarrior
"They were stumbling around, hammered," Dennis said. "Peeing. Women with their boobs hanging out.Women. Hanging boobs. I can see why San Francisco would have a problem with that.
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posted on
05/21/2008 9:58:39 AM PDT
by
Flycatcher
(Strong copy for a strong America)
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To: GSWarrior
I ran it in 1982. That cured me of running for fun!
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posted on
05/21/2008 10:06:18 AM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
("All gave some, and some gave all!")
To: Baynative
I ran in that race last year. It was fun. I am a semi-serious runner.
I remember there were people eating on the outside patio at Flippers cafe along the race route, while--separted by only a hedge--dozens of people were urinating just feet away from the folks enjoying breakfast.
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05/21/2008 10:07:15 AM PDT
by
GSWarrior
(Posting bandwidth-consuming comments since 2000)
To: GSWarrior
What’s the problem? I mean, people have been peeing on SF for years.
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05/21/2008 10:09:28 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: GSWarrior
3rd pics... g.d. freaks...
To: Baynative
I was going North on 280 Monday morning in the east bay. Truck load after truck load of porta potties, coming out of the city. Guess they had them hidden. Not ,their just slobs.
To: Resolute Conservative
Just another day in San Cramcrisco.
}:-)4
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05/21/2008 10:27:39 AM PDT
by
Moose4
(http://moosedroppings.wordpress.com -- Because 20 million self-important blogs just aren't enough.)
To: easternsky
The mob did one thing: they tied up traffic. I entered the city from the East Bay on Sunday morning. Rather than a pleasant drive of 10-15 minutes on Van Ness and Davisadero, I had to detour for about an hour through Haight, etc, then north on Park Presidio, then east on California to reach church.
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05/21/2008 10:34:39 AM PDT
by
quadrant
To: GSWarrior
“Art Mann Presents” covered this for HDNet a couple of years ago.
Art commented that even he was overwhelmed with the amount of ‘man-ass’.
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05/21/2008 10:50:16 AM PDT
by
TC Rider
(The United States Constitution ? 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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