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Not UNIX posted:I've been wondering for about a month now if my PG&E bill is higher than it should be. It was like $80 in fall, then went up over $200 in winter. We cut back heavily on the heat usage, and this past month, we barely used it at all, but our bill is the highest it's been yet. Richmond, 3 people, ~1800 square feet, electric heat. At this point, I'm skeptical that the heat has a significant effect, and I'd really like to turn it back on. I have been getting weird bills where it alternates between super high then super low. Like it will be $27, then $130. I figure the person reading the meters just sucks.
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Wish I knew about this place before I posted in Ask/Tell: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2752903 Moving to SF in March, looking for places in Pac Heights area as my girlfriend seems to like that area the best. Anyone know anyone in advertising, interactive marketing, online web stuff who is hiring project managers?
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The Wormy Guy posted:Wish I knew about this place before I posted in Ask/Tell:
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The Wormy Guy posted:Wish I knew about this place before I posted in Ask/Tell: Oh yeah Pac Heights is awesome. PSYCH, I hope you're a collar-poppin douche-bag with a billion dollars, otherwise forget it. Seriously, check out North Beach, its like walking distance to Pac Heights, but is way more affordable, and a lot more fun. It's still fuckin weird though...
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JohnnyRed posted:Oh yeah Pac Heights is awesome. PSYCH, I hope you're a collar-poppin douche-bag with a billion dollars, otherwise forget it. Hah, pretty much my thoughts exactly... But also, "My girlfriend seems to like Pacific Heights..." prompted a "find a new girlfriend" thought in my head. I'm just saying... Seriously though... pacific heights is seriously boring unless you head down divis. I live above chinatown in the chinatown/russian hill/northbeach/nob hill intersection. Check out ANY of these neighborhoods as an alternative to pac heights. I find my neighborhood boring, but if I lived in pac heights, I dunno WHAT I'd do with myself. I think I'd almost rather live in the freaking Marina than Pacific Heights. That said, to each his own. If you're looking for that pacific heights thing, i guess it's good enough. You're living in a subburb right smack in the middle of a big city. Just stick to your 5 square blocks and you should be fine. I just think if that's what you're looking for, Walnut Creek might be more up you're alley. It'll take you 30 minutes to get to work in the financial district either way.
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Not UNIX posted:I've been wondering for about a month now if my PG&E bill is higher than it should be. It was like $80 in fall, then went up over $200 in winter. We cut back heavily on the heat usage, and this past month, we barely used it at all, but our bill is the highest it's been yet. Richmond, 3 people, ~1800 square feet, electric heat. At this point, I'm skeptical that the heat has a significant effect, and I'd really like to turn it back on. Our bills have been that high too. I don't know how many square feet our apartment is but it's on the larger side for a 2 bedroom. lovely insulation + old richmond building in the richmond = big bills. Though our biggest problem is that our moron landlord turned what was previously an outside room into an extension of the kitchen by merely adding in some tile and paint. So the room that houses our fridge is FREEZING all the time and let out tons of heat under the door. We sealed it up a bit and I think that helped along with just turning down the heat a bit but my boyfriend still forked out about $125 last month.
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Ozma posted:Our bills have been that high too. I don't know how many square feet our apartment is but it's on the larger side for a 2 bedroom. lovely insulation + old richmond building in the richmond = big bills. I moved here (San Francisco) from Chicago... We lived in a 100+ year old building with an enclosed porch and a woman who moved to Arizona during the winter below us. Count your blessings. Edit... please remember that FREEZING means less than 32F. It doesn't even get that cold here... come on now. johnelway7 fucked around with this message at 06:58 on Jan 26, 2008 |
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I am from GA and freezing is anything below 80 degrees thank you very much I'm just glad my place is small, otherwise I'd be paying out the rear end for heat, too. I did invest in extra blankets, though, just because.
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johnelway7 posted:
 My heating bills were never even approaching that bad at the time because houses elsewhere, even older ones, are equipped a little better to handle extreme cold. Bay area homes aren't and on top of that, the moisture makes things hurt a lot more in the cold so even if the temp difference isn't as bad, it can feel awful when it's cold. Where I'm from it's cold but it's also very dry most of the time so you at least have that going in your favor.
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So I finally made the move out to San Francisco from the East Coast. It's been a pretty huge life change, trying to learn all of the public transportation and such. I'm staying on Market St., near the Civic Center/Van Ness. Where do you goons go to hang out? Edit - Just found the SF Bay Area meet thread, I'll stalk that for a while. komputerworx fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Jan 27, 2008 |
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https://transit.511.org and https://www.nextbus.com are your friends.
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I think I'm gonna go crazy getting a good place (parking, bigger than a cubbyhole, not in the farthest southwest corner of sunset). I have a blemish-free credit report, a nearly perfect credit score, a permanent full-time union job that pays well (including a letter from my boss stating that I'm employed full-time), and a previous landlord reference from a year ago when I lived in a place for a year with 5 other guys and never had a single problem. Hopefully I'm gonna get in contact with a landlord I had like 3 years ago who will also give me a glowing review, but I'm gonna be pissed as gently caress if that still isn't enough to satisfy people. Uuurgghhhhh.
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idiotsavant posted:I think I'm gonna go crazy getting a good place (parking, bigger than a cubbyhole, not in the farthest southwest corner of sunset). I have a blemish-free credit report, a nearly perfect credit score, a permanent full-time union job that pays well (including a letter from my boss stating that I'm employed full-time), and a previous landlord reference from a year ago when I lived in a place for a year with 5 other guys and never had a single problem. I'm sure you'll be fine. There's tons of places on the market right now that are looking for renters. My credit report isn't stellar, I've never lived on my own or had a landlord, and I was approved quickly with several companies to rent. I did have to show them proof of income though.
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Anyone have an opinion of the Walnut Creek area? Also, the morning commute on the BART from Walnut Creek to downtown SF? the GF and I are looking at places there and wondering if it's too far from the city.
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It's nice I guess but most of the people are shiny plastic jerkoffs
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The Wormy Guy posted:Anyone have an opinion of the Walnut Creek area? Also, the morning commute on the BART from Walnut Creek to downtown SF? the GF and I are looking at places there and wondering if it's too far from the city. I'd look at the surrounding areas. You could probably find something a bit more affordable in Concord or Pleasant Hill and still fairly close to a BART station.
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Someone explain this to those of us who only barely follow local politics: How did Daly just piss everyone off again? The 50% of housing for low income thing actually sounds like one of his better ideas... do we honestly need to attract a ton of "new development" in the area?
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Ozma posted:Someone explain this to those of us who only barely follow local politics: I haven't seen the math on it, but Lennar Corp., the company slated to build 10000 homes in Bayview / Hunter's Point says that they're planning to make 25% of it low-income housing (i.e. below market rates), but that requiring half of it to be sold below market value would be infeasible. Given that, it sounds like they will back out if Daly's measure succeeds, stating that they wouldn't profit enough to make it worthwhile. It also seems that scuttling the housing plan would also mean that a new stadium for the 49's would not be built (assuming they don't move to Santa Clara), and I suppose if you care a lot about local football you might also get upset about that. Honestly I think it's just that Daly's built himself such a reputation that anything he does will be viewed as controversial. It also seems that Newsom's office negotiated with Lennar and they don't appreciate Daly coming in and attempting to override whatever deal they came up with. http://www.examiner.com/a-1201153~Daly_s_measure_could__kill__Bayview_development.html http://www.fogcityjournal.com/news_in_brief/overheard_080205.shtml digital-entropy fucked around with this message at 23:16 on Feb 5, 2008 |
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Ozma posted:Someone explain this to those of us who only barely follow local politics: Of course the city needs new development. Part of the reason why housing is so expensive is the fact that there isn't enough of it. Furthermore, given the high costs of building in the city, having to allocate 50% affordable housing would make the project pretty much economically unfeasible.
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The Wormy Guy posted:Anyone have an opinion of the Walnut Creek area? Also, the morning commute on the BART from Walnut Creek to downtown SF? the GF and I are looking at places there and wondering if it's too far from the city. I commute from that area (Concord/Pleasant Hill) on tuesdays, thursdays and saturdays. All I can suggest is getting a fastpass to make going through the bridge more convenient, not really faster but at least its slightly cheaper and you don't have to take out cash. Prepare to spend 30-50 minutes on a good day and an hour and a half on a bad day. The cost of gas + bridge is about the same as taking BART and Muni around the city so it really just comes down to convenience and wear and tear on the car. BART will add up to the same as driving, but you won't be contributing to traffic. Although BART is very very crowded early in the morning and on the way home. So its really just gonna eat up your time no matter which way you go. If thats an issue, maybe SF isn't the right place for you because its so crowded.
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What are some good weekend trips around here? If I have 4 days to travel, and I'm starting in Santa Rosa-area, where should I go?
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controlfreak posted:What are some good weekend trips around here? If I have 4 days to travel, and I'm starting in Santa Rosa-area, where should I go? If you're into wine, I highly recommend Napa, head north up Highway 29 from 121 and then either cross over to Silverado Trail for great scenery and expensive wines that cater to a rich palette or just stay on 29 to hit lots of good but reasonably priced wineries, restaurants and hotels. I recommend Rubicon Estate (there's a $30/per person cover fee to get in that includes all your tasting, it's worth it) and V. Sattui. Domaine Chandon (Hwy 29 in Yountville) is excellent if you like sparkling wine and Domaine Carneros (Highway 121 in Carneros)if you prefer Chardonnay or fruity Cabernet. You could easily blow 4 days in Napa without spending too much money. Otherwise I'd say make the trip to Tahoe, it's a 4 hour drive from Santa Rosa, but it's gorgeous if you've never been, it's also the perfect weather up there now. In a completely unrelated area, a friend of mine who lives in San Mateo is interested in going to a Hip-Hop club for dancing, can anyone recommend a good club with a decent atmosphere where you can enjoy dancing all night? Hopefully within a 30min drive from San Mateo.
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a.) Is Monterey considered "bay area"? It's pretty far out but it's got a similar (though much more subdued) feeling to it and I guess it's not that far. b.) Even if it's not, can anyone recommend to me some good nightlife in Monterey/Pacific Grove? I've gone to a few bars but they mostly wrap up early or aren't too great. The "not too great" ones weren't terrible but I think they're more for older richer tourists. I'm 24 years old and just here to housesit for a few weeks, not some middle aged guy with a huge wad of saved-up vacation cash that wants class and quiet. I haven't really found the place that's right for me. I always feel strange at first going out alone but I don't have trouble meeting people - as long as we're sort of near the same demographic and I'm not finding that. This whole peninsula is really sleepy  . It's lovely but I've been here for a week and walking around looking at the coastline is getting old fast. I don't like to drink on my own and feel scummy asking at bars for any other substance, so it looks like my highlight for the night might be making pasta. Jeez.At first I thought everyone here was an rear end in a top hat but it turns out a lot of them were golf guys here for the AT&T thing. People around here are friendly and I want to know where the younger crowd congregates. Help me!
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John Q Russia posted:Monterey Technically speaking, Monterey is part of the Central Coast, especially since it is on a different bay altogether from the bay area. However, you're still welcome to pretend you're one of us, because most people don't know the difference anyway. As for stuff to do in Monterey, I can't help you, but I can say that if I lived in Monterey/Pacific Grove I would park my rear end on the beach and never leave.
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I lived in Monterey for a little while, and part of why I left was because there seemed to be no young people and little nightlife. I went to a few cool shows at Doc Rickett's Lab, though. I liked Santa Cruz a lot more for going out.
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Santa Cruz is considered by many to be part of the Bay Area. Watsonville, Salinas and Monterey are also included sometimes. One thing is for sure...the local news reports on the Salinas-Monterey area as if it were part of the bay. It's basically just beyond the edge. Monterey county has bus service to San Jose too, so...close enough. The climate is definetely very similar. The weather on Monterey Bay is almost identical to SF, I find.
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gret posted:Of course the city needs new development. Part of the reason why housing is so expensive is the fact that there isn't enough of it. Furthermore, given the high costs of building in the city, having to allocate 50% affordable housing would make the project pretty much economically unfeasible. The biggest problem with the housing market here is that it doesn't function under normal economic standards because demand is functionally unlimited. People can (and have) built huge high-rise buildings of condos that end up having no impact on the real market because they all got sold to retirees, real estate speculators that rent them as vacation rentals, and loaded people who work in silicon valley but don't want to live in San Jose (commuting FROM the city to outlying bay area  ). Currently the city requires 10% to be offered to qualifying city residents at below-market prices but honestly "below market" is still way out of reach for almost everyone, and 10% of a 200 unit building really doesn't help.At least San Francisco is still relatively genuine. Santa Cruz is absolutely nothing but student ghettos, low-income housing, and vacation rentals. It's depressing as hell.
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Anyone at the DJ Shadow / Cut CHemist show last night? Pretty loving sweet! Weird venue though, fit well with the weird crowd and the weird show
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I have an extra ticket to Electro-Techno-Disco LOVE--anyone wanna go with me? The tickets are selling for like $65+ now but I got a cheap presale you can have for $50!
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BTW you're all idiots if you don't see Blade Runner at the Castro this weekend
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JohnnyRed posted:BTW you're all idiots if you don't see Blade Runner at the Castro this weekend What's this rumor about The Castro Theater closing down?
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Sabacc posted:What's this rumor about The Castro Theater closing down? I heard they can't afford to stay there anymore.
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spiderpie posted:I heard they can't afford to stay there anymore. I can't tell if you're being a smartass or not... But it seems to me that there's a huge enough community of support for The Castro Theater, based on the number of film festivals they host alone. How the heck can they not be making enough money, and/or be receiving at least a little break from the city for being a historical landmark? The same goes for City Lights, which I've also heard is closing down, since August.
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Sabacc posted:I can't tell if you're being a smartass or not... Not being a smartass, that's the rumor I heard, although a half-assed google search turns up nothing about it. I also don't see how they wouldn't make enough money, unless the landlords are a bunch of assholes, or something.
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I heard that rumor too, but I don't buy it at all. They have their listings planned through April. Yes, in April they are playing a double feature of Robocop and Terminator Oh also, GZA is doing Liquid Swords straight through at the Independent at the end of March. YES
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JohnnyRed posted:I heard that rumor too, but I don't buy it at all. They have their listings planned through April. oh drat on both counts
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poo poo I just went to a concert at the Filmore this last weekend. I forgot how awesome that place is. Easily one of the best concert venues I've ever been to. So here is a nice question for old school bay area dudes. Do you guys remember "the jump". That little tiny bit of 680 southbound right after the Benicia Bridge? If you were in the left lane you could get hella air and it was awesome. Sadly it got repaved several years ago and its no longer possible to feel the floaty air feeling anymore. That is the day my childhood died 
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Rodney Munch posted:poo poo I just went to a concert at the Filmore this last weekend. I forgot how awesome that place is. Easily one of the best concert venues I've ever been to. Also awesome because they usually give out posters! Cornelius there was loving prime
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For people complaining about their PG&E bills and the cold, if you haven't put this insulation on your windows, I highly recommend it: http://video.about.com/apartments/Winterize-Drafty-Windows.htm It's about $20 for one package of the insulation (get at any hardware store), which was enough for me to cover a huge bay window and I think a couple smaller windows. If you only have single-pane windows, it will immediately make an amazing difference.
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