tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post3261511754617849805..comments2023-10-01T08:58:09.542-07:00Comments on Bikes and The City: Greetings from the mall.MELI.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01871688353021351859noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-91950716789771079572012-05-07T20:09:40.305-07:002012-05-07T20:09:40.305-07:00hi jj cash;
thanks so much for the nice comment, ...hi jj cash; <br />thanks so much for the nice comment, and taking the time to bring this up - I have just recently returned to blogging, and had not thought of an update for this specific entry, I sincerely appreciate the suggestion it is now displayed at the top.<br />stay in touch +safe riding<br />meliMELI.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01871688353021351859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-65727727696276920492012-05-03T07:42:09.981-07:002012-05-03T07:42:09.981-07:00Hi Meli. I've enjoyed your charming blog. :) I...Hi Meli. I've enjoyed your charming blog. :) I discovered it by Googling "Westfield San Francisco bike parking". Your blog was the first on the list. I was all excited about the parking you discovered but decided to keep reading all the comments because they (like your blog) were fun. I was of course disappointed about the updates/rules. It would be great if you could write some sort of update at the very top of this post somehow. I read to the bottom and some others posted updates, but out of compassion for your fellow bikers, please consider putting some sort of notice at the top. If you can't do that, then please consider deleting this entire blog post. I think the majority of people reading this entry are good people who ride bikes, are going to Westfield and Googled it. I fear many people have been and many more will be very frustrated and saddened if they read your blog entry but skip the comments. Thx. Respectfully, Jay Cash. :)J.J. Cashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784008836100717087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-3058160148783582652012-04-07T21:15:18.220-07:002012-04-07T21:15:18.220-07:00so this is for jason + the latest anonymous commen...so this is for jason + the latest anonymous comment (come on, dont be shy, introduce yourself). <br /><br />1st of all, I am not a pretty girl in a skirt, I am a woman who doesnt quite wear pants. I know that is your way perhaps of giving me a compliment, but that is quite unnecessary and sounds rather sexist. <br /><br />please dont turn this into a gender/looks thing. before i dose you with a feminist response to your 'pretty girl in a skirt' , missing the whole point to this post which is the concern about the access to public bicycle parking around this area, in this case inside the mall. and that to this day, other than the racks @mint plaza near the BBcoffee, not sure there is any safe spot other than 'paid' parking lots(?), I will say this:<br /> <br />this post was from 2 years ago. i simply asked just as the extremely curious person i am, and got through. Either things or their process/access for this has changed over the last time i was there, or I got a concierge/staff that did not know what up. <br /><br />As I stated in my post above (yea, 2 years ago) <i>"• First stop the concierge. "Hi, I'm here to find out about the bike parking" He was nice, gave me directions to the bike locker and the door code. That was all."</i><br /><br />so, i have not been to that mall myself since and well, thanks for your comments and sharing your experience here, to you both. I do appreciate the recent info you have provided and to let others that you found out that this little bike cave parking is not public nor easy to get into <br /><br />cheers, meliMELI.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01871688353021351859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-40610305854477700062012-04-06T16:09:48.273-07:002012-04-06T16:09:48.273-07:00This is for employees only!!!!! The concierge was ...This is for employees only!!!!! The concierge was a jerk and told me I couldn't use it. Looks like it doesn't work for gay men either :-/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-56527386618700956462011-10-25T12:56:02.530-07:002011-10-25T12:56:02.530-07:00Now that's warm customer service! Mall-goers l...Now that's warm customer service! Mall-goers like you will surely love that. A day at the mall can be made so much better by the knowledge that your things are safe. :)Larissa Dobbinhttp://www.silversandsoutlet.com/dining.aspx?ekmensel=e2f22c9a_60_94_btnlinknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-58107635477922465622011-02-23T15:36:08.907-08:002011-02-23T15:36:08.907-08:00I just went to Westfield at lunchtime to check thi...I just went to Westfield at lunchtime to check this out.<br /><br />The security guard stalked me on my way to the concierge desk but got distracted by someone else for a minute.<br /><br />During that minute, the concierge asked me if I worked in the mall *wink* and then called for the code. The phone rang and there was no answer.<br /><br />Then the security guard came back up and started interrogating me. "Are you an employee in the mall? Where do you work?"<br /><br />I gave up because the security guard was annoying me.<br /><br />So, unfortunately it seems that if you aren't a pretty girl in a skirt, you get harassed by security and never make it to the secure bike parking. Bummer.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17784848179769458646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-31191940346167575812010-04-24T10:44:49.574-07:002010-04-24T10:44:49.574-07:00hey judi! great to have you - thanks for the nice ...hey judi! great to have you - thanks for the nice compliments, and welcome!! SF +coffee get much much love on my blogesphere planetMELI.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01871688353021351859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-41969664666802422552010-04-24T09:01:30.183-07:002010-04-24T09:01:30.183-07:00hey, i am a dc writer. saw your blog linked to our...hey, i am a dc writer. saw your blog linked to ours. i love your site. i love the pix of sf. damn, i miss that city. i lived there a long time ago. :)Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659061902462311046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-5610924986983625962010-04-23T00:37:55.028-07:002010-04-23T00:37:55.028-07:00dale/ look elvis over there!!! dont look that way ...dale/ look elvis over there!!! dont look that way the mall is not really there - you crack me up!! :DDD <br /><br />sigrid/ well i guess if they have gone *that* far, then is just losing hope in logic society, cant we all just get along?! ;-)<br /><br />karen/ awesome! you never know, you might come across a new cafe or something bike friendly! +gourmet is always a plus, rite :D<br /><br />thanks chandra! i thought it was one of those fancy video ads +then I was like wait- who is that poser gal?! LOL<br /><br />richard, well now you know :D<br />there are also the racks in the mint plaza, in front of the blue bottle *and* if that is the case u better let me know and i'll join you all for a cup. okthxbye<br /><br />steve a/ that's rite!!MELI.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01871688353021351859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-8267246848678053962010-04-22T17:51:01.910-07:002010-04-22T17:51:01.910-07:00Indoor bike parking is the coolest thing next to i...Indoor bike parking is the coolest thing next to indoor bike parking next to coffee!Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-43372151100748913092010-04-22T16:56:14.070-07:002010-04-22T16:56:14.070-07:00I had no idea there's bike parking at Westfiel...I had <b>no idea</b> there's bike parking at Westfield SF Center. Wow.<br /><br />I always go there on my forays to Union Square because that's where I can find public restrooms and BART Powell St dumps me off right inside the mall.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-24054930307719531552010-04-21T22:50:09.943-07:002010-04-21T22:50:09.943-07:00meli,
the [hoto of you in front of the jeans comme...meli,<br />the [hoto of you in front of the jeans commercial is a nice one. it looks as though those legs in jeans are yours. cool photo!<br />peace :)GreenComotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272116464292908327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-45055631859861313462010-04-21T19:26:52.083-07:002010-04-21T19:26:52.083-07:00The mall in Flag is pretty so-so and I've neve...The mall in Flag is pretty so-so and I've never noticed exterior bike parking. Quite sure they don't offer interior secure bike parking. I've been meaning to make the trip by bike, if nothing else to explore parts of the urban trail I've never ridden - and I admit to being somewhat obsessed with the gourmet section of World Market. You have inspired me to make the trip.She Rides a Bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269615938898501712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-1586993431169236232010-04-21T19:15:29.420-07:002010-04-21T19:15:29.420-07:00me ol' lunch-time stompin' grounds...sigh....me ol' lunch-time stompin' grounds...sigh...<br /><br />how rockin' is that parking?! one thought...if you were a thief couldn't you get the code? regardless ~ love. it's kind of like all the little hidden gem parks on building rooftops downtown. now, there's an adventure for you and Frenchie...my hyggelighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419682239783674156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-39933795119964202132010-04-21T19:01:36.035-07:002010-04-21T19:01:36.035-07:00It's really good to know this! It's hard t...It's really good to know this! It's hard to find street (bike) parking around here, and with the SFBC moving onto this block it might get even harder. I used to have a bit of a shopping problem and would find myself at the Westfield way too often. I'm doing better now...Dale Danleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431921274687093617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-48409728754813477492010-04-21T18:51:29.759-07:002010-04-21T18:51:29.759-07:00cameron/ i even made small chat with people around...cameron/ i even made small chat with people around the mall :D who knew!<br /><br />oldfool/ oh that is great, thanks so much for sharing - there are certain thinkgs that we must not forget to revisit, even if they are small, or even if they come from a young person like me, life is too short :D<br /><br />tejano/ yes! and for some reason there are places i have found where you least expect them. whatever keeps thos thieves away, we'll take it<br /><br />san/ YAY - im so bummed we didnt get to meet, too much music that past week was insane! cant wait to see your pretty posts <br /><br />xxox.mMELI.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01871688353021351859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-52414324866199022782010-04-21T17:39:37.213-07:002010-04-21T17:39:37.213-07:00whoah - thats really cool! I'm also kinda tick...whoah - thats really cool! I'm also kinda tickled that I was in there the other day :) Makes it even more neat to me!San Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11908566698623823427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-12992897355917357032010-04-21T11:38:31.560-07:002010-04-21T11:38:31.560-07:00That's weird timing- I was just talking to a f...That's weird timing- I was just talking to a friend about bike parking downtown. We were wondering which shopping centers and movie theaters had good bike racks or hidden bike garages like this. <br /><br />btw, that pic of the jeans ad rocks :)eltejanohttp://kenneths.org/flognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-7012520109981257332010-04-21T06:20:41.181-07:002010-04-21T06:20:41.181-07:00We have a little mall in this podunk town and my d...We have a little mall in this podunk town and my dad and I used to go there to the coffee court located under the dome at the main entrance. We'd drink coffee, tell each other lies (stories) and watch the girls pass.<br />Now my dad is gone, Woolworth is gone, the coffee bar is gone and the little old Chinese lady that made the best spring rolls is gone but I still have the memory. Thanks for bringing it back.<br />Maybe I'll check the mall out this week, it's been years.<br />By the way, thanks for not wearing jeans.Oldfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688289425207257034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-53177056151928346752010-04-21T05:23:55.366-07:002010-04-21T05:23:55.366-07:00Charming :D Frenchie and the vintage Varsity enliv...Charming :D Frenchie and the vintage Varsity enlivened that bunker.Cameron Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044381562194549854noreply@blogger.com