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SF BayGaf
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Is that a rain thing? I've lived in NY, NJ, LA, SF, and AZ and the only thing that bugs me about driving up here is the merges are sometimes not well done (way too short). Drivers seem OK though. NJ on the other hand. Man. It's no wonder that state has the highest insurance rates in the country. People are completely insane.
I did have a friend who lived in Portland though and he said the same thing you guys are saying. But if you've previously lived in true-asshole places, CA is perfectly reasonable. It's all relative.
(I do think Norcal drivers are better than Socal though. LA design just lends itself to road rage.)apocalidiot
Banned
From the facebook feed...
really glad i took the day off now.
ugh fuck that. Safe travels to everyone
idk if anyone is fans of Asian Man Records (long running bay area record label) but Mike Park posted this today (he runs it out of his garage)
Sunny California!! I've been digging trenches for the last 2 hrs, but no luck. The flooding is happening. WHO wants damaged records? 1/2 off. Love, MIKE PARK
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Yeah, I woke up to East Coast weather.
Actually, I woke up to blaring flood alarms.
Actually, I woke up to blaring flood alarms.
I've got two tickets to the Ryan Hemsworth show tonight at The Independent. His set most likely won't start till about 11pm (3 openers, no idea who they are), but he puts on a hell of a show.
I can't make it, but will call the box office to switch the will call name to yours if you're interested.
I'm only asking for face value ($40 total) if you're interested. We can figure out a payment option later.
LEMME KNOW ASAP! this show is sold out yo so let me know soon. I'll put them on craigslist in the next hour or so.
I can't make it, but will call the box office to switch the will call name to yours if you're interested.
I'm only asking for face value ($40 total) if you're interested. We can figure out a payment option later.
LEMME KNOW ASAP! this show is sold out yo so let me know soon. I'll put them on craigslist in the next hour or so.
charlequin
Banned
Apparently it's significantly more durable under wear than the pure concrete, shrug.
See, I came here from Massachusetts, so I figured I'd be ready for anything, and yet...
I think a lot of the problem comes down to what my wife describes as the Reality TV Problem -- everyone on California roads is sitting there, grimacing, white-knuckling and muttering "I'm not here to make friends!" I was visiting PDX a couple weeks ago, driving on a highway, I signaled that I wanted to change lanes -- it was so surprising to me that the person in the next lane actually slowed down to let me in instead of immediately gunning the engine to pull in directly parallel to my car that for a moment I didn't even believe it.
thezerofire
Banned
Man, any other night. I was at Banks last night
butzopower
proud of his butz
I can make Friday or Saturday. Have a flight home Sunday morning, so I can't get too plastered on Saturday.
butzopower
proud of his butz
Seems like we should stop averaging annually and average by the decade.
speculawyer
Member
Well, I think we can pretty much officially call it an El Nino at this point.
http://news.yahoo.com/parts-pacific-ocean-close-el-nino-thresholds-australia-044747199.html
http://news.yahoo.com/parts-pacific-ocean-close-el-nino-thresholds-australia-044747199.html
Saturday works better for me, have to leave early for family Saturday get together morning.
butzopower
proud of his butz
Me, AcridMeat, and animlboogy are heading to BrewCade now.
speculawyer
Member
Sharks won. And that is what matters to me.
Sharks won. And that is what matters to me.
That actually cheered me up after the Niners game hah.
ok Bay area GAF, need your help. I am on vacation here for the next two weeks and was hoping you guys could help me plan my visit here. I am staying with my sister in Emeryville. I was hoping to plan my schedule so that I could see attractions which are close in proximity to each other. Like for example if we I am going to Golden State Park, I would visit the Academy of Sciences, the tea garden etc. on the same day.
so which areas I should visit and which ones will be possible to hit up in one day?
also how do I go about planning a tour to alcatraz? any tips about the best times for that?
also was planning to take the BART from Ashby or Oakland and then disembarking at Embarcadero? How much walking am in for? or are there transfer privileges so that I can use the buses?
so which areas I should visit and which ones will be possible to hit up in one day?
also how do I go about planning a tour to alcatraz? any tips about the best times for that?
also was planning to take the BART from Ashby or Oakland and then disembarking at Embarcadero? How much walking am in for? or are there transfer privileges so that I can use the buses?
thezerofire
Banned
Starfucker was really fun last night. Wish they had room on stage for their usual shenanigans though
I've heard their shows are fun, and it certainly was, but what else do they usually do? Funny you were there as well.
thezerofire
Banned
they usually have all their friends out dancing in sumo suits, astronaut costumes, morph suits, etc. In addition to throwing out dozens of blow up dolls into the crowd and potentially crowd surfing in inflatable rafts
I actually met multiple people I knew there last night, pretty funny considering I had no idea who else was going and I only got my tickets on sunday. If you saw a guy and girl together who both had red beanies on then you saw me but there were a lot of people there
thezerofire
Banned
Try to seem them at a festival for it sometime. I don't know what they'll do on NYE but I'd still expect they'd need a bigger stage
Also let me know how Sea of Dreams is, I went last year and it was pretty fun but I'm doing the house parties/bars thing this year
DataStream
Member
Anyone going to check out Breakfast of Champions? My friends and I are going to sleep in until 2am and have an early morning houseparty so we can be in peak condition for people watching.
thezerofire
Banned
a bunch of my friends are going, not sure if I'll make it. I think I'm ending up in oakland on nye
Parmadillo Marshmallow
Member
Ah I wanted to go to Sea Of Dreams for tonight's show with Glitch Mob, ended up making different plans. For tomorrow's show, I wasn't interested in any of the DJs anyway.
DataStream
Member
If anyone needs a ride on NYE, I suggest using FlyWheel. They are running a flat rate promo http://blog.flywheel.com/2014/12/28/surgefreenye/
Cornballer
Member
Power's been fine here, but the heavy wind has been causing all sorts of problems. Lots of tree branches in the road, long BART delays, etc...
A couple trees came down right on my exit, huge traffic trying to use the next couple of exits. D:
That said, I found out Flying Lotus' set is at 2am, gonna be a late night haha.
Ha yes I remember you saying you were since I was there last year too. Will do man! I kind of wish I was doing the bars/parties thing this year but my friend bought tickets like 3 months ago.
Flying Lotus is why I'm going this year, Beats Antique and Pretty Lights are pretty good too.
That said, I found out Flying Lotus' set is at 2am, gonna be a late night haha.
rokkerkory
Member
Went to Sausalito today with the gf... Zomg it was cold!!! Brrrrr
Going to see Foxygen and The Flaming Lips tonight at the Warfield. Should be good times.
Yeah, it's pretty cold. Even down here in in Morgan Hill. Windy too.
BeardyChan
Member
It's rather nice, good acoustics. Parking can be problematic especially if other events are taking place near by, which will definitely be the case tonight.
If you want a good place for some food over there you should check out The Farmers Union. It's a few blocks away but its damn good eats.
Thanks for the heads up on the parking, I'll head down a bit earlier then. Unfortunately I'll be eating at home since we have a babysitter coming but that place looks great, I'll have to put it on my list. I work over by the stadium so could always use a new place to go.
Red_taiyaki
Member
So it turns out that if SF gets picked for Olympic Bid that the Raiders may very well get a new stadium out of it. Interesting turn of events.....
Professor Beef
Banned
hi everyone
Too bad the announcement is over 2 years away. Would be sweet if we got it.
and hi beef!
Cornballer
Member
beat
Member
Is the water that brown, or is that all smog?
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Sediment runoff from the various rivers that flow into the bay. It's common for all major waterways that flow into the ocean.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Well hi there lil' fellah.
Giant Robot
Member
Yup, been keeping a close eye on it since Summer. At least mortgage interest rates are pretty low right now.
Yep that's a big one and the only reason I'm contemplating maybe pulling the trigger in the next few months (of course it's also helping to prop up prices, but supply-demand is so out of wack I don't think it's that big a deal as compared to say Arizona or something).
Feel bad for the people house hunting but at the same time I'm glad I bought in late 2012 before everything blew up again. My little townhome has already gone up ~25% since I bought it already.
It doesn't mean much personally since I don't plan on selling anytime or if ever but at least it's comforting to know I'm not underwater. Deducting the mortgage interest + property tax was rather nice on my tax return though.
It doesn't mean much personally since I don't plan on selling anytime or if ever but at least it's comforting to know I'm not underwater. Deducting the mortgage interest + property tax was rather nice on my tax return though.