Wild Grocery Chase

[kevin_standlee]

At about 2 AM this morning, I noted that there were actually multiple empty parking spaces in the lot, so we thought we could risk going out to do our party shopping for tonight. The Doubletree's parking lot is so overloaded by Norwescon that during the day or evening, giving up a parking spot means you probably will never get any space back at all. We'd been reassured that there was a 24-hour Safeway just a short way up International Blvd. We headed south on International, and a couple of miles later found a Safeway -- which closed at 1 AM! We tried going north and found nothing. It was getting on for 3 AM by then, so we gave up.

Once I got down to the table today, I looked it up online and found that there was a 24-hour Safeway, but it wasn't on International, but on Military Road at 164th St -- not really that far away, but you have to know where it is. But now we don't dare move the van. Instead, we probably will use the 174 bus, which runs every 30 minutes, to head down to that first Safeway. There are bus stops in front of our hotel and in front of that grocery store. We should be able to make it work, but it's a hassle, that's for sure. The things we do for fandom....

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WW2-era high-tech solution

[kalimac.livejournal.com]

Inflatable rubber car.

[tkunsman.livejournal.com]

So I guess that Safeway was not 24-hour then?

Hope you don't get so many supplies that it is hard to take the bus back.

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

Correct. The Safeway on International Blvd. closes at 1 AM and was closed when we went there by car at 2 AM; however, there are bus stops in front of our hotel and in front of the grocery store. There is a 24-hour store closer to the hotel that I did not know about. Although it's closer on the map, it's not on the bus line, so it would actually take longer to get there and back by bus than the first one. I don't know if that makes sense or not; I'm trying to type while sitting at our table talking with people.

[redneckotaku.livejournal.com]

I am glad I am walking distance from Wegmans for my party supplies (in case Eva Whitley can't make it.)