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Justno's avatar

Been there. Went to USF.

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Justno's avatar

I think you just described a guy from Bloomies I dated.

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Justno's avatar

Oh yeah, they came out last month and were nice + hot.

Regular APD and SWAT were here in South Austin last week and were kind of dicks.

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Jenny, a lowly Piñata Farmer🪅's avatar

Right? Cops in a group? The worst!

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Justno's avatar

The flock of firefighters were just better, somehow.

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J. McKinley's avatar

It is the mentally of people that has brought on by the left about big business...what is not mentioned in the article how many jobs Walmart creates and how much sales tax is generated!!!

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Jenny, a lowly Piñata Farmer🪅's avatar

Only if the conversation includes how to pleasure an river raft?

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Content unavailable's avatar

If you're going shoplifting at MTA, you have to get there before 10 a.m., because they have only token security until then. (Ironically, I learned this while visiting an alleged shiplifter in the county jail.)

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efoveks's avatar

Damn I'm good today! That sucks they hit you with a fine right off the bat, though

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Tax exemptions? You don't understand. Walmart can't sell any of their building for what it costs to build them because they're too big to be of use to anyone else. The only resale value is the land, discounted by what it's going to cost to tear down the store. They pay taxes on the resale value. That's it.

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In-Home Tooter's avatar

I lived near the aforementioned Fletcher Avenue Wal-mart for several years. It's about a half-mile from the USF campus, and directly across from a Target. No matter what time of day or year it is; the Wal-Mart looks like something from the first two Resident Evil movies, or first two Silent Hill games. Shit strewn about everywhere, dimly lit, mysterious puddles, sparks arcing from places, shambling, crudthirsty, walkers and white noise from all of the speakers. I was never sure if the menacing looking, pyramid-headed fellow dragging the huge knife was just a fellow shopper, or actually had the keys to the PS2 games.

The Target looks like a Target.

"S.T.A.R.S." -- Some Tampa Area Retail Sucks

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Duke's avatar

Tricked again!

Okay... The taxes their employees pay.

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grindstone, Sister Foul Mouth's avatar

The greater Tampa Bay area is the most densely populated part of the state. Yes, bigger than Miami Dade, since we do not have the Everglades to hem us in. But you are correct in that it is marginally depressing.

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ahughes798's avatar

And the huge spiders and flying roaches are a plus!

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Magyar Has Had It!'s avatar

Sweet babby Jesus, that's the one!!!! Fennel salad has become my new crack

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