xenorevlis
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I'd be interested in meeting some GAF at Xbone / PS4 events.
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SF BayGaf
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I'd be interested in meeting some GAF at Xbone / PS4 events.
Auron_Kale
Member
Would be down. I'd go to the XBone one in Berkeley but apparently I have a surprise birthday party to attend on that same day in Antioch.
woahitsreeo
Member
Let the transportation crap fest begin. How's everyone else planning to get around? Starting a new job out in SOMA on Monday... Gotta figure out how to get there now, leaving at 4am may be the only way.
That's some hot garbage. It's getting ridiculous with these demands. One of the only times it's a good thing I live in the crappy north bay.
When are we going to get something together for a meet up again? May not be the best time with another strike happening, but maybe plan ahead a few weeks.
Cornballer
Member
I was thinking maybe November 9th down in Mountain View or somewhere else on the Peninsula. We can find some where we can get food & drinks in the afternoon. Not sure how that works for everyone.
Auron_Kale
Member
Took the free bus shuttle from Dublin/Plesanton Bart this morning at 5am, got to San Francisco shortly before 6am.
Kinda happy that the roads were smooth coming over here but man, I hate to think what'll it be like on Monday if the unions are still striking.
Kinda happy that the roads were smooth coming over here but man, I hate to think what'll it be like on Monday if the unions are still striking.
thezerofire
Banned
so happy I can walk to work. the office is empty though
dakkumauji
Member
Didn't hear much horror stories today though most people that normally uses BART just came in early.
Maybe cause it was Friday or something, hah.
Maybe cause it was Friday or something, hah.
"God's Beard!"
Member
does anyone need to rent a room in SF? I'm in Nob Hill. Think of all the neogaf debates we can do in person!
damn, missed it. I live in nob hill and my apartment kinda sucks
50 miles from me. The spirit is willing but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
I always imagined Psyduck as stressed out over his day job.I hope the Bart Strike doesn't last too long. I have to start commuting to SF almost everyday starting Monday. This is such a pain, I am already overworked and I have no time for crap like this.
CrocMother
Banned
Earlier this year I lived in SF for 11 weeks. I lived in Bayview and worked in Marina. I live in NYC now and like it but miss the 7x7!!
If you see a bearded jolly fellow working behind the ice cream counter at bi-rite tell him his band rules and then go see his band
If you see a bearded jolly fellow working behind the ice cream counter at bi-rite tell him his band rules and then go see his band
charlequin
Banned
I'll be out on the East Coast. :/
thezerofire
Banned
I will try, I went to bi-rite this last weekend
thezerofire
Banned
double post, but is anyone else going to Treasure Island the rest of the weekend?
woahitsreeo
Member
What time did you get to the station to get a ticket and hop on the bus? I think I'm gonna have to do that tomorrow.
woahitsreeo
Member
Took the free charter bus today and it was a pretty smooth experience. Arrived at about 4:30am at the Dublin/Pleasanton BART and made it on the 2nd bus by 5:10-5:15ish; arrived in SF by 6:15. Hopefully the ride back is just as smooth. Wish I could use the service tomorrow, but I get out late and won't be able to catch the last bus out of the city. Gonna have to figure out an alternate travel option tomorrow.
PotatoeMasher
Member
This BART thing has made me appreciate having a five minute walk to work from my apartment. That said, most of my coworkers just work from home during strikes, so maybe the joke is on me.
Auron_Kale
Member
On Friday, I got there about 4:50 and was on the second bus out at like 5:05am. Today, I got to Bart about 5:15 and got to San Francisco about 6:20am today.
As tempting as it is to get on later, I think I'll just start and end my days early despite there being no penalties at work for being late. Since getting home is more of the issue than coming in, I'd rather not have to stay until like 7pm (which is when the last bus from SF leaves) unless I have a place to stay for the night and a means to get home the next day.
Major Williams
Member
South Bay GAF! What is the weather like in the dead of winter (December - February) in San Jose/Mountain View?
Yeahh, cold.
PotatoeMasher
Member
This will be my first winter in San Francisco. Avg temp range of 45º–70º for Mountain View and San Francisco doesn't seem so bad to someone used to the extremes of winter and summer. It seems more like we will oscillate between the extremes of spring/fall instead.
Devolution
Member
The temperatures won't get you. It's the wind tunnels in certain sections of SF and the sideways rain.
Kano on the Phone
Member
This. Mountain View 60 degrees =/ San Francisco 60 degrees.
PotatoeMasher
Member
I can see that for sure. I wore shorts to the grocery last night and the wind shooting through the street was pretty killer.
My wife lost her Clipper card to the wind a few weeks ago during a particularly foggy/windy day when we walked from America's Cup up to Golden Gate.
I'm not looking forward to the rainy season I keep hearing about.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
When I moved out last January, they hit a small cold patch that sent it just below 40. As a Midwesterner, I laughed at everyone's reactions to the cold.
thezerofire
Banned
Yeah it was like 50 at Treasure Island but it felt like 35 with the wind
PotatoeMasher
Member
So BART strike seems allegedly, possibly, probably to be over: http://www.mercurynews.com/bart/ci_24356883/bart-strike-update-possible-deal-could-get-trains
Back and running at 4am, with full capacity by afternoon.
Back and running at 4am, with full capacity by afternoon.
Hmm it isn't that bad (I'm from San Jose). One would expect it to be kind of cold by now or windy but it's not even that. You can probably expect weather to be from mid 30s to mid 60s, if last winter is anything to go by. I like the cold weather so it doesn't bother me much.
I was the only one who I knew that liked it :/ lol.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Now that said, I'll take your weather any day of the week. I just survived a huge blizzard a week or so ago that killed people, knocked out power for days, and put a ban on travel for a few days. So be glad for what you got.
Oh man that's horrible
where are you from?thezerofire
Banned
I like the cold, I just need it to be warm in my apartment. getting a space heater though
PotatoeMasher
Member
Yepwe have baseboard heaters, but I'm going to order an oil-filled radiators as they use far less energy and have worked really well for us in the past.
As a southerner, I'm enjoying the Bay weather. They don't know heat, nor cold.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Oh man that's horrible
I'm from Nebraska but this blizzard happened in South Dakota. My city got hit with two feet overnight with 50 mph winds. Other cities got hit with almost 4 feet of snow.
Agreed, nor humidity.
Devolution
Member
There are some hotspots in SF thanks to the glassy buildings.
Not quite like that one building in London haha.
Thing is the wind gets crazy downtown during the fall n winter. Chilly in the shade too
Yeah I love the weather here, I find it to be perfect. Some prefer the weather in SoCal but I hate it down there.
Giant Robot
Member
I'd take fog over smog anyday.
Kano on the Phone
Member
This week has been especially nice. The foggy, calm 55 degree mornings in SB are heaven.
Today was wonderful. It was nice and foggy in the morning but not too dense where you'd drive with more cautious. I love going to evergreen with the fog.
Auron_Kale
Member
Currently enjoying the fog and cold post-Bart strike here in San Francisco.
Celebrating it with a burger from Super Duper right now. Though the aesthetic is similar to Shake Shack in ways, which I has again three weeks ago, I like this place more.
Celebrating it with a burger from Super Duper right now. Though the aesthetic is similar to Shake Shack in ways, which I has again three weeks ago, I like this place more.
dakkumauji
Member
Gah, stop, I don't want to go to a Super Duper Burger anytime soon.
(The weather is just wonderful now)
(The weather is just wonderful now)
PotatoeMasher
Member
If you're going to Super Duper and don't order garlic fries, you are doing it wrong.
Auron_Kale
Member
Funny enough, I was merely recreating the burger and fries I had while at Shake Shack so since I didn't have garlic fries there, I didn't get them at Super Duper.
...maybe next week I'll go back and get them.