Safeway: kingdom of the rat

About a month ago my daughter and I were taking a trip to Safeway on Market St. in the early evening. We crossed Market St. from the S&C Ford side to the Safeway side and started walking toward Safeway. Suddenly two rats, each about 7-9 inches in length popped out of the bushes and began a leisurely stroll on the sidewalk going toward Duboce and Market. They had absolutely no fear of man. I personally have a phobia about rats. Rats and clowns fuck with me. On the 4Th of July my daughter went up to Rocky Mountain, above Castro St. to get a better view of the illegal fireworks going on around the city. We were on mountain bikes and we cruised down from Rocky Mountain to 14Th and Castro and then took Castro to Duboce, around and through Duboce Park, and down Duboce behind Safeway. Once we got to Safeway we were going to cross the parking lot to cross Market to get on Dolores to go home. When we turned toward Safeway's parking lot, very large rats were everywhere. Out in the well lit parking lot with people around. I tried to scare them out of the way but they ignored me. Then I lit a firecracker and tossed within 2 feet of one of the rats and when it exploded, nothing. These rats fear nothing. The night before last, my daughter and I went to Safeway around 9pm. There are two entrances to Safeway. One is closer to Church St. the other is at the opposite end of the store going toward Duboce. Within a few feet of the door closest to Duboce (where the Starbucks drinking people lounge during the day) was a very large rat just sitting there we walked within 10 feet of him and he showed no fear at all, even when I tried to scare him. Aside from Whole Foods, Rainbow Grocery, and a few smaller super markets, Safeway is without a doubt the most expensive place to shop in the city. Either hire the rats or evict them, one or the other. I've been going to the Safeway on Market St. in San Francisco for almost 44 years and I had never seen a rat on the property until recently. Disgusting. The photos show where the most recent big rat sighting was .