Monday, April 20, 2009

Petit Mal

Basically, this is a strip-mall makeover that's over. It's, uh, seized up.



These businesses are swathed in scaffolding that on a normal Wednesday is completely devoid of construction workers. It might not be all that obvious in the photo, but in real life, it's quite plain that work stopped so abruptly, no one came back to take down the scaffolds.





Further west, here's the look they were going for - an updated Asian theme. Ronald's Donuts and friends lucked out - they got the wood but avoided the scaffolding.

9 comments:

D said...

I wonder if the remaining store personnel will be tasked with finishing the job or just removing the construction material (packages of shingles on the roof) and the scaffolding.
"Betsy - After you get done re-pricing the coldcuts, climb on the roof and finish the flashing and paper. You can shingle and paint tomorrow."

Or perhaps it's a job for the same "make ready" crews that restore houses after occupants leave after defaulting on loans.

Scary.

Lavi D. said...

Or perhaps it's a job for the same "make ready" crews that restore houses after occupants leave after defaulting on loans.
I envision massive lawsuits on behalf of the tenants.

D said...

So the landlord decides to stop work with the lawn half-mowed or the roof half-shingled - and the only thing you can see is massive lawsuits?

Why not an uprising, a cry of "Take Back the Strip Mall" and a band of brothers who shall learn the humble trades of masonry and carpentry and painting - and who shall hold back from the rent, a sum of monies equal to their labor.

It is the dawn of a new age.
Or something.

The_Scum said...

Obviously a 'Grand Mal Siezure'.

I'm sure Lavi intended for the stretched pun to be noticed.

Once again, Scummy suffers furstage loses due to being out of town.

The_Scum said...

Losses even, too!

The_Scum said...

Seizure?

I should have googled this shit furst. Or started drinking earlier.

Nevermind. Emily would be proud!

Lavi D. said...

I'm sure Lavi intended for the stretched pun to be noticed.
Yes! Yes! I am so proud of that pun.

Emily would be proud!
Proust?

Lavi D. said...

Obviously a 'Grand Mal Siezure'.

And everyone missed the "wood" reference, apparently.

The_Scum said...

Latella.

We're supposed to READ the posts too?


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