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Ozma posted:They try really hard to ticket people. I find it curious, though, that when I DO need them they're not around. Oh god, they try so hard and then absolve themselves of any mistakes they make at the same time. There was a red car (one that belongs to a fire-related person, but it's a town car, not an emergency vehicle) that was blocking 3 motorcycle spots by being parked really really illegally for absolutely no reason. I couldn't find anywhere to park around where I work, and this guy was blocking 3 spots. It really pissed me off, I took detailed pictures of how badly this guy parked and sent them to every email address I could get for the police, traffic and parking departments and told them that I was pretty displeased that I could get a ticket for parking when I didn't do anything wrong, (I parked between two cars, and neither of them paid the meter so I got a ticket too) but it's A-OK for a city official to screw 3 people out of parking spots. It halfway worked out, in that they added 10 more motorcycle spots on the street... but changed everything on the street to meters. (and all the motorcycle spots on the street were free before, booo.) At least they haven't figured out that the signs say 25c/hr, but actually work at 10c/hr.
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FYI, for those of you in the south bay that know the bliss that is Kirk's Steakburgers, they just opened a new location in Santa Clara at 2605 Homestead Road, 95050. http://kirks-steakburgers.com/ (Their website is funny, it must have just been re-done and still has standard "Lorem ipsum" placeholder text all over it.) It's hard to pick between Kirk's and In-N-Out, but I'd have to give Kirk's a slight edge because of their big fat burgers versus the thinner patties at In-N-Out.
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I may as well pimp one of my favorite places to eat as well - Taqueria El Grullense. I really recommend trying it if you live in or ever find yourself in Palo Alto. http://www.yelp.com/biz/pEiOwHVyeHilsZhqNfrUag You can even get tongue or brain tacos/tortas/etc  The tortas are my favorite though, it's like a taco burger.
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So I just landed a job in the city, and will be moving from San Diego soon. The job starts in a week, though, and I'm starting to get sort of panicky as I wonder where I will be living. I don't really know anyone in SF yet, so I'm guessing that finding a sublet in craigslist is my best bet? Any advice? I'd like to spend no more than 1200/month and the mission sounds like a cool enough district to me.
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nyquil posted:I may as well pimp one of my favorite places to eat as well - Taqueria El Grullense. I really recommend trying it if you live in or ever find yourself in Palo Alto. Agreed! Their super burritoes and super tacos are awesome and a great price. The $3 half-gallon jug of horichata is the best I've ever had.
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Anyone care to pimp out their favorite Hair Salon? I've never had a haircut my whole time here and have been looking with little success.
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I'm moving to the Mill Valley/Strawberry/Tiburon area in a week. I've visited the area a number of times and really love the feel of the place. Anyone have any recommendations for cool places to check out and/or some good restaurants in the area?
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ad infinitum posted:I'm moving to the Mill Valley/Strawberry/Tiburon area in a week. I've visited the area a number of times and really love the feel of the place. Anyone have any recommendations for cool places to check out and/or some good restaurants in the area? There is an amazing restaurant in Sausolito called Fish. It's in the marina, right on the water. I don't remember the exact street but it's easy to find. Easily one of the best seafood places in the Bay Area, they serve a bunch of really unqiue fish and seafood sandwhiches and other dishes as well, great prices, nice and casual. I strongly recommend the Vietnamese salmon sandwhich. Also a coworker of mine and her husband own a store sort of on the border of Mill Valley and Sausolito, its called the Spanish Table. The sell wines, various groceries, cheese, books, and music all from Spain, Portugal, and a few things from S. America. They have incredibly good prices on Spanish and Portuguese wine, I mean you can get some really great stuff for like $10 a bottle. The place is in a sort of mall with a Safeway right off 101, just a couple exits after the GG bridge Earwicker fucked around with this message at 05:51 on Jun 25, 2007 |
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[ELP posted:Anyone care to pimp out their favorite Hair Salon? I've never had a haircut my whole time here and have been looking with little success. I get my hair cut at Edo in the lower Haight. I go to Roxie and she does a really great job and I hear Rosette is good as well. Unfortunately, they are kind of expensive but I think it's worth it. https://www.edosalon.com
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[ELP posted:] The Lower Haight is a haven for hair salons, but if you're a guy I would recommend Male Image on Sanchez and Castro. Sure it's not all fancy foo-foo but for 16$ you get a nice cut by homosexuals. Barring that I adore Zip Zap Hair because the stylists there have interesting and engaging conversations.
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Earwicker posted:There is an amazing restaurant in Sausolito called Fish. It's in the marina, right on the water. I don't remember the exact street but it's easy to find. Easily one of the best seafood places in the Bay Area, they serve a bunch of really unqiue fish and seafood sandwhiches and other dishes as well, great prices, nice and casual. I strongly recommend the Vietnamese salmon sandwhich. Is that the one with the dead fish logo?
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I'm only on day 1 of my weeklong housing hunt over here in Berkeley, but it's already more stressful than it should be. I liked the first place that I saw, but when I called the lady back 10 minutes after the showing the place had already been taken. Is there a general etiquette to follow for an open apartment showing? I guess I should just start writing the check as soon as I walk in the door to the next one.  Edit: I guess that's more of a rhetorical question, like "Just how nutso is this market?"
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marmot25 posted:I'm only on day 1 of my weeklong housing hunt over here in Berkeley, but it's already more stressful than it should be. I liked the first place that I saw, but when I called the lady back 10 minutes after the showing the place had already been taken. Is there a general etiquette to follow for an open apartment showing? I guess I should just start writing the check as soon as I walk in the door to the next one. As mentioned earlier, show up to places with your checkbook and information, and if you like a place, just write a check and take it!
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ad infinitum posted:I'm moving to the Mill Valley/Strawberry/Tiburon area in a week. I've visited the area a number of times and really love the feel of the place. Anyone have any recommendations for cool places to check out and/or some good restaurants in the area?
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Holy crap I do not know how to take MUNI I work at 55 Francisco street, I start monday. I live in the east bay so I am taking bart until the montgomery stop then I am taking muni because according to google maps, there is a muni stop across the street from my office. Can someone please tell me which where to get ON muni after i get off at Montgomery bart? I have tried 511.org but those numbers make no sense to me, trying to read the muni map is worse than a blue print for a nuke. =( help, Aim= madkapitolist I just got my wisdom teeth out so there is a 99.99% I am online.
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Well, you didn't mention which line the stop near your office is on, but it would seem that you have three options: -Get off BART at Montgomery and walk East down Market St. (towards the Ferry Building), and get on the F line train at the New Montgomery St. stop (the platform in the middle of the street on Market). Get off at Embarcadero & Bay St., walk the other two blocks to work. -Get off BART at Montgomery and walk West up Market St. to Kearny St. Walk two blocks up (North) Kearny to Sutter St. Get on the 9BX bus and get off at the intersection of Kearny & North Point (hard to miss, it's near the Embarcadero/end of the line). Walk the remaining to blocks to work. -Seriously, just walk to work. I used to commute to the same area, and unless it's scalding hot or pouring rain, it's a pleasant 15-20 minute walk from Montgomery/Embarcadero BART. p.s. Don't panic!
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marmot25 posted:I'm only on day 1 of my weeklong housing hunt over here in Berkeley, but it's already more stressful than it should be. I liked the first place that I saw, but when I called the lady back 10 minutes after the showing the place had already been taken. Is there a general etiquette to follow for an open apartment showing? I guess I should just start writing the check as soon as I walk in the door to the next one. This bodes ill. I'm heading out for my house-hunting week on the 11th, so post your thoughts on the experience during/after your week out there. I'm specifically looking for a place near Berkeley since I'm going to grad school there next year, but I imagine the market is at least mostly the same around the area in qualitative terms.
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nyquil posted:SF is way cooler than New York anyways Have fun going to school in the Tenderloin  .I work in that area and it's kinda...eh, it's not as interesting as you'd think.
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berzerker posted:This bodes ill. I'm heading out for my house-hunting week on the 11th, so post your thoughts on the experience during/after your week out there. I'm specifically looking for a place near Berkeley since I'm going to grad school there next year, but I imagine the market is at least mostly the same around the area in qualitative terms. Howdy, fellow incoming grad student. What department? I'm in materials science. The next place that I went to happened to be exactly where I wanted to live (Oxford and Vine), and the place was decent enough. I was the first to throw my hat in the ring, and they called me the next morning to say that it's mine. I'll sign the lease tomorrow morning. I'll send you a PM with a bit about what I did to prepare, but basically everything people recommended (come prepared with application/checkbook/credit report) goes a long way to showing the landlords that you're serious and organized.
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Kiko posted:Have fun going to school in the Tenderloin 6th Street is pretty interesting. Go eat at Tu Lan and it becomes more so as you play russian roulette with your stomach. Nyquil, if get hungry after class head off to Bang San Thai or Siam Noodles. Those places will almost make it worth being in the Tenderloin.
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marmot25 posted:Howdy, fellow incoming grad student. What department? I'm in materials science. The next place that I went to happened to be exactly where I wanted to live (Oxford and Vine), and the place was decent enough. I was the first to throw my hat in the ring, and they called me the next morning to say that it's mine. I'll sign the lease tomorrow morning. I'll send you a PM with a bit about what I did to prepare, but basically everything people recommended (come prepared with application/checkbook/credit report) goes a long way to showing the landlords that you're serious and organized. Congrats on finding a place, very encouraging. I'll discuss it with you more over PM. berzerker fucked around with this message at 02:41 on Feb 22, 2010 |
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marmot25 posted:Howdy, fellow incoming grad student. What department? I'm in materials science. The next place that I went to happened to be exactly where I wanted to live (Oxford and Vine), and the place was decent enough. I was the first to throw my hat in the ring, and they called me the next morning to say that it's mine. I'll sign the lease tomorrow morning. I'll send you a PM with a bit about what I did to prepare, but basically everything people recommended (come prepared with application/checkbook/credit report) goes a long way to showing the landlords that you're serious and organized. What's a good application online for me to use?
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Well there are FOUR! shows this week in the city that I plan on going to and I was wondering if anyone else is going to any. They are: Monday 7/2 - Battles Tuesday 7/3 - Vetiver Wednesday 7/4 - Sunn O))) Friday 7/6 - Melt Banana  Well? Anyone?
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kirkjames posted:Well there are FOUR! shows this week in the city that I plan on going to and I was wondering if anyone else is going to any. They are: Thursday 7/5 - Squirrel Nut Zippers At The Independent. I'll be there!!! I've been waiting for years!!!
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I'm going to Battles and Melt-Banana. edit- and maybe Sun O))) There's a tribute concert to Lou Harrison today (30th) at the 21 Grand in Oakland, if anybody likes contemporary classical music. They're performing on instruments built by Lou Harrison and his boyfriend, Bill Colvig. Might be cool. Ms Marvel posted:Nyquil, if get hungry after class head off to Bang San Thai or Siam Noodles. Those places will almost make it worth being in the Tenderloin. Those are on 6th Street? nyquil fucked around with this message at 11:42 on Jun 30, 2007 |
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marmot25 posted:Howdy, fellow incoming grad student. What department? I'm in materials science. The next place that I went to happened to be exactly where I wanted to live (Oxford and Vine), and the place was decent enough. I was the first to throw my hat in the ring, and they called me the next morning to say that it's mine. I'll sign the lease tomorrow morning. I'll send you a PM with a bit about what I did to prepare, but basically everything people recommended (come prepared with application/checkbook/credit report) goes a long way to showing the landlords that you're serious and organized. Welcome. I'm just a couple blocks away. This is a pretty nice area - quieter than Northside or Euclid, with nice houses and good restaurants.
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Lazy_Liberal posted:What's a good application online for me to use? Nevermind. I magically got the first apartment I applied for. I'll be seeing you guys around town.
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kirkjames posted:Well there are FOUR! shows this week in the city that I plan on going to and I was wondering if anyone else is going to any. They are: I'll be at Melt-Banana. Anyone going to the Daft Punk show later this month?
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Are there any areas within decent distance of the Mission Bay campus of UCSF that are somewhat affordable, apartment wise?
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nyquil posted:I may as well pimp one of my favorite places to eat as well - Taqueria El Grullense. I really recommend trying it if you live in or ever find yourself in Palo Alto. Oh crap I'll have to check this place out since I work right in downtown PA. Thanks!
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What's the best place for me to live in SF? Somewhere fun and social with people around my age (24), and good weather (it seems like the weather varies a lot depending on the exact area). A few really specific answers would be extremely useful, since I might take a trip out there to check out possible locations. I've lived in Boston my whole life. I do dot-com stuff but that's really secondary, as long as I can get to the important locations semi-easily.
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Haydez posted:Where can you get good hot wings in Silicon Valley? I'm from North East Pennsylvania and we had an abundance of great wings, but here all I can find is the normal chain crap (Chilji's etc) and Cluck University by SCU. I don't understand the fascination with Cluck U, the wings suck there in my opinion. I noticed that in Pennsylvania, there were no Wingstops, so hopefully this will be helpful to you. I know that there is a Wingstop in San Jose, actually right by Cluck U at SCU. There is also one in Fremont, but I have no clue where that is exactly. Edit: The only highlight that Cluck U has is the potential to kill (maybe embarrass) yourself with the 911 challenge, which is eating about 10-12 wings with the hottest sauce available. It's mainly the SCU and Bellarmine College Preparatory kids that do that, but you are right - it's dumb. pbnjeff fucked around with this message at 08:14 on Jul 2, 2007 |
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kirkjames posted:
Hell loving yeah I will be there. Melt Banana shows are the best ever.
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kirkjames posted:Well there are FOUR! shows this week in the city that I plan on going to and I was wondering if anyone else is going to any. They are: gently caress ME! Battles is playing tonight?!?! Thank you, thread!
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I'd love to see Battles but I'm too loving tired. I am however going to see Tartufi on Saturday night at the Hemlock, they are a loving excellent local band I highly recommend em!
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timmerish posted:What's the best place for me to live in SF? Somewhere fun and social with people around my age (24), and good weather (it seems like the weather varies a lot depending on the exact area). A few really specific answers would be extremely useful, since I might take a trip out there to check out possible locations. I've lived in Boston my whole life. When I first moved into the City from the east bay I lived in the mission and loved it. Only reason I moved out was because I was able to get a buncha money to move out (yay gentrification) and move in with some friends to an apartment in Noe Valley (which is right next to the Mission) with an amazing view. If I ever move out of this place it'll be back to the Mission.
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Are there any good Arab/coffee stores where I could buy an ibrik/cezve?
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I'm so exasperated and wore out by the Bay's ticketing gestapo. Someone stole the registration sticker off my car and I keep getting tickets for expired registration. I send in a copy of my current registration, and I get letters back saying that there was no error even tho I have current reg. As a "courtesy" they are only fining me $10 a pop. 4 pops. Plus the endless parking tickets. I seriously got one when I parked, walked across the street to move my bike, and turned around and had a ticket. It's amazing. I think I'm going to snap. The Bay is in the business of wearing you down to a shallow husk of your former self.
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vorhese posted:The Bay is in the business of wearing you down to a shallow husk of your former self. Separately, I take it no one else is going to the Squirrel Nut Zippers concert Thursday?
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