Thanks Craig. I know that when they cleared out they took a lot of good
stores, that didn't seem to me to be in high risk areas. There was one
on 2nd & Reed I believe that did a brisk business. There was also one
on 8th right below Bainbridge. Both changed hands to some inferior
provider of convenience items. I guess I'm saying I like the quality of
WaWa over 711 and other chains of convenience stores. Their prices are
fair and their dairy products are very reasonably priced; on top of it
all the no-charge ATM's are a great convenience (my god this is almost
socialism with vouchers). I can't blame WaWa if the city allows such a
dangerous environment to do business in.
(I leant my 2 cents to the "rights vs responsibility" rant during the
primary. I agree: granting freedom can be used as an excuse for doing
nothing, e.g. liberating the mentally ill from State care to community
care. As was in Sunday's paper: the Rendell Administration promised to
never, never, never (again) allow boarding homes to operate without
licenses. And they always, always, ALWAYS will make sure the funding is
there to do prompt inspections of providers, so that they can renew
their licensure. Somehow I'm not reassured.)
Joe
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If you notice there are no WaWa's - except on the perimeters -
within most of West or Southwest Philadelphia;
Some time ago WaWa made a decision to sell off locations that put
their employees at risk, regardless of productivity/revenue. The
classic example of this was their store at Chester Ave and Church
Lane, which was a 24 hour/day gold mine. Even with the implementation
of overt big screen security system and wanted posters taped to the
front doors, the armed robberies continued. I believe the last straw
was when the stick-up team fled into Cobbs Creek Park and escaped
along the Creek bed. Most people don't fault Philadelphia, Darby and
Yeadon police forces for not risking their personnel at night under
such circumstances?
The store closed and reopened as TriStar, operated by a strange mix of
what appeared to be Asians and Russians. They prominently featured a
mastashioed SS like private police officer festooned with lace-up
motor cycle boots and riding pants. The story goes a stick-up man
walked up behind the guard put a gun to his head; put him on the
floor; and disarmed him. The cashiers offered up their cash drawers. A
quick succession of two more armed robberies meant no more overnight
hours.
1) As a non-public owner of WaWa what level of risk are you prepared
to accept or project upon your employees?
2) Do you give free coffee to the police so your business gets
attention? Not allowed by PPD policy.
3) I think WaWa tries in Philly; pop in some zip codes
http://www.wawa.com/storelocator/storeloc-list.asp
Unfortunately, other than Frank Rizzo we never attracted any "real
men" into local Democratic or Republican politics in the last 60
years. And, look how lovers of disorder, err freedom, have slimed
Nutter for suggesting we try Stop & Frisk. Any of you attend the Du
Bois society's Baltimore Avenue protest last month?
"Fight back! Whenever you are offered violence, fight back! The
aggressor does not fear the law, so he must be taught to fear you.
Whatever the risk, and at whatever the cost, fight back!"
-(late) Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC
Ciao,
Craig
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