Hey, remember that time an international supermarket went out of business in the Tall Oaks Stucco Wasteland Shopping Center and another one called Compare Foods announced it would take its place? Yeah, that was awesome. But the grocery store missed its scheduled pre-Thanksgiving grand opening and remains closed. What gives?
In a exclusive Restonian investigation which involved the supreme effort of putting on our Kleenex box slippers, leaving the friendly confines of Restonian World Headquarters and driving through the desolate Tall Oaks parking lot, we have learned the shocking truth. Fairfax County slapped a stop-work order on the supermarket on Oct. 30 because no permits had been filed with the county. Never fear, though, as our exclusive Restonian investigation has uncovered an almost-Christmas almost-miracle! Last week, the county gave the company its blessing to continue renovation work, as evidenced by a fancy permit taped to the plate glass window of the still-deserted store. Based on our drive-by earlier this week, little has happened as yet, but at least the place now appears to be street legal.
Why did we, as lazy "web loggers," decide to extend the effort of reporting getting out of our car and staring slack-jawed at a couple of notices taped to a window as part of our exclusive Restonian investigation? To serve the public interest, of course. But mostly to have an excuse to post another video like this:
We miss "Susie de la Santos," but again, those are some... extremely well-stocked shelves. Ay caramba!
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