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After a productive working session from my apartment, I took a short break.  Since the weather was perfect, I decided to take a relaxing short stroll in the neighborhood, and buy some some munchies.  The closest little business section nearby is the intersection of Taraval and 40th, which is just 1.5 blocks away.

There’s a convenient Walgreen’s that sells 1-gallon Crystal Geysers for 99 cents.  Then there’s your pick of local mom-and-pop stops.  I bought some tasty pastries from the “European Cafe” run by an adorable and affable Korean couple.  The lady running the ship sends me such a motherly vibe.  When I came to see the apartment for the first time and stopped by her shop for a coffee, she was doling out advice to me on the importance of finding the right girl.  The husband found some training bicycle in the back, greased it up and started riding it around the block just for kicks.

Then there’s the convient mini-mart for lotto, a hair-stylist, and some Cantonese restaurants.  The L-train also stops right here to whisk you to the zoo or towards West Portal/Downtown.

I previously mentioned the street cleaning.  So depending on what side of the street you’re parked, you might have to watch out for this.

So on Tuesdays and Fridays, if you’re parked on the street, you will run into some trouble.  I actually saw the meter cart drive by followed shortly by the cleaning truck.  For local residents, I noticed a little musical-chairs effect on these days, where people moved their cars around to dodge this.  As a matter of fact, I participated in this game today.

It’s not horribly inconvenient since you’re most likely to be home when you’re parked here, but what about going on vacation?