Government Street Eye-sore...
So I was downtown the other day on Government Street and was walking around basking in the glow of the Christmas lights adorning the trees on the sidewalks when something caught my eye. Something incredibly unattractive and offensive. A 7-FUCKING-11!!! Good God! Have any of you seen this eye-sore? Christ... I love the shops on Government with their quaint little storefronts, so warm and welcoming and then BANG! Bright fucking white walls and a giant neon 7-11. Who's brilliant idea was it to allow this corporate monstrosity to blight the downtown landscape? There is a Mac's a few blocks up and another 7-11 just as close. As a lifelong Victoria resident I am completely offended by this. Weren't we cleaning up Government St.? Getting rid of the hookers and junkies and stuff that were everywhere in my youth? Now we have given them a 24 hour hangout! WTF mate? I just can't see how this is a good thing... There aren't really any places near there that would require a 24 hour convenience store... Unless of course they start selling metal spoons and surgical tubing for that special kind of downtown clientele...
posted by morph1138 @ 12:00 PM
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Whats wrong with hookers and junkies? They'll both give BJ's for a cap of E. Now THATS the Christmas spirit!
Yes, it was shocking (excuse me for not using a swear word)to see a 7-11 on government street. The issue for me is that government is a tourist lane and to put a non tourist strictly commercial entity on the street took away from the government street experience, unique shops and building architecture. Stay tuned we will probably get Cosco and Walmart as well.
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