Safeco is an old Native American word that means: runs like molasses on a cold winter day, clogs up the works. Slow, lazy, inefficient employees in a huge corporation are a small step away from government workers.
In 1973, Safeco built the tallest, ugliest office building outside the core, Safeco Plaza, at 4333 Brooklyn Avenue NE. Then last year they sold it to UW for $130,000,000 and began to lease office space in downtown Seattle. Just recently packs of Safeco employees have relocated and started roaming the halls and streets of the core. You’ve seen them, the ones sporting ID badges, chatting it up about nothing and moving real slow. Elevators in 1001 stop on every floor now. 1191 has a “new policy” regarding bike parking in front of the building.
“Sir, you can’t put your bike there, you‘re welcome to park on level A in the parking garage or take your bike off the property completely”
I’ve been tossing my bike on that bike rack for 10 years, weaving through the smokers and bus stop standers to get inside. Not anymore. They got rid of the bike rack because they “don’t want any trash out front” That’s a direct quote from security, and I have a feeling it’s motivated by Safeco.
If I see you at 1191, I might ask for your help moving the garbage can from the bus stop over to the front of the building so we’ll have a place to lock up.
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