I tried to go to the Flea to get some Lobster Pound lobster rolls on Sunday. I got there early, and the rolls were good, but to get out from the line I had to leave the area (it was already out the door).
When I tried to get back in (having gone around the line, which was out the door), I was rejected entry. The reason for this, according to the door-guard was that I was carying around my (quite expensive) bicycle.
He suggested that I lock my bicycle up. I asked him where the nearest bicycle rack was, but he had no idea, and suggested that I illegally lock my (very expensive) bike to the fence or to a street sign (both illegal). I asked to speak to whomever was in charge, and he gave me the same rap about no bikes, and I asked him where the bike rack was - again, no information about a bike rack. The reason I was given for denied bike admittance was that there were very tight asiles, which apparently could not accomidate me carrying my bike around, but could accomidate any number of strollers, wheelchairs, slow old people and the obese.
While I did eventually browbeat my way into the flea again and had a very nice popsicle and looked at all kinds of neat stuff, I wonder if it's really the policy of the management that no bikes be allowed in, and that no legal bike parking facilities will be provided. Is the flea anti-bike?
I tried to go to the Flea to get some Lobster Pound lobster rolls on Sunday. I got there early, and the rolls were good, but to get out from the line I had to leave the area (it was already out the door).
When I tried to get back in (having gone around the line, which was out the door), I was rejected entry. The reason for this, according to the door-guard was that I was carying around my (quite expensive) bicycle.
He suggested that I lock my bicycle up. I asked him where the nearest bicycle rack was, but he had no idea, and suggested that I illegally lock my (very expensive) bike to the fence or to a street sign (both illegal). I asked to speak to whomever was in charge, and he gave me the same rap about no bikes, and I asked him where the bike rack was - again, no information about a bike rack. The reason I was given for denied bike admittance was that there were very tight asiles, which apparently could not accomidate me carrying my bike around, but could accomidate any number of strollers, wheelchairs, slow old people and the obese.
While I did eventually browbeat my way into the flea again and had a very nice popsicle and looked at all kinds of neat stuff, I wonder if it's really the policy of the management that no bikes be allowed in, and that no legal bike parking facilities will be provided. Is the flea anti-bike?
Posted by: Josh3 at June 29, 2009 10:06 AM in response to Closing Bell: Flea on a Roll