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spf3million posted:I live in Concord and have a job offer in Sacramento. How bad of an idea would it be to commute via the Capital Corridor Amtrak daily? I commuted from Sacramento to Fairfield via amtrak. It was pretty ok. You have to accept that you're going to be late at times (genrrally afternoons), but not as much as people seem to think. They have beer on the train, which is nice. Also, get a monthly pass, save a lot of money.
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The Aardvark posted:When/if people see stuff online about how bad traffic is out here, do people think it's an exaggeration? Welcome to LA and our many freeways! Which ones do you prefer? Which route did you take to get here? Did you know you could take this route instead? Did you watch the Kardashians last night??
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Hey stop that we've basically stopped caring about the Kardashians (hopefully
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Toe Rag posted:Welcome to LA and our many freeways! Which ones do you prefer? Which route did you take to get here? Did you know you could take this route instead? Did you watch the Kardashians last night?? I am dragging route talk up north because it sure beats talking to co-workers about their ex-wife, pickup trucks, or what they want to do to the new receptionist.
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the nice thing with new technology is that you can just bring up google maps and show how bad the traffic is right now. And there are mechanisms that show traffic trends for a given time of day, so you can show that it's bad ALL THE TIME
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spf3million posted:I live in Concord and have a job offer in Sacramento. How bad of an idea would it be to commute via the Capital Corridor Amtrak daily? If the job is in downtown sac, definitely. You could walk/bike or take a very short light rail ride from the station. And you would save on parking (assuming your employer doesn't pay for that)
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Martinez parking lot may fill up before you get there but other than that expect some sort of delay 2x per week as they share tracks with Union Pacific and hit people a lot. Also you can get the per trip costs down by getting a monthly pass for $320 for Mtz to Sac. At least you are going reverse-commute so that will make things much much much easier. Amtrak wifi will block anything you want to access so count on hotspotting your phone the entire way. I am glad I only have to take Sac to Oak once a week. Taking it Daily is just too drat long at 1865 speeds and obnoxious since that train is completely full even at 6:20 am now.
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Toe Rag posted:Welcome to LA and our many freeways! Which ones do you prefer? Which route did you take to get here? Did you know you could take this route instead? Did you watch the Kardashians last night?? If LA didn't have freeways and traffic then there would be literally nothing to talk about when you meet new people in LA.
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withak posted:If LA didn't have freeways and traffic then there would be literally nothing to talk about when you meet new people in LA. You could talk about how much we dislike outsiders (outsiders being anyone who moved to the city six months or more after you did)
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withak posted:If LA didn't have freeways and traffic then there would be literally nothing to talk about when you meet new people in LA. Mutual hatred of Giants fans?
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spf3million posted:I live in Concord and have a job offer in Sacramento. How bad of an idea would it be to commute via the Capital Corridor Amtrak daily? what up fellow Concordite. Where in concord are you, because while I have no idea about the train, commuting to martinez daily for jury duty for three weeks a few months ago kind of sucked. And the parking in martinez fills up fast because of all the jurors and whatnot.
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Grand Prize Winner posted:You could talk about how much we dislike outsiders (outsiders being anyone who moved to the city six months or more after you did) California is probably the least prone to this. Every other goddamn state does the dumb "sorry were all full har har" joke
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Thats because theyre all upset about Californians flooding their states and driving up prices.
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FCKGW posted:California is probably the least prone to this. Every other goddamn state does the dumb "sorry were all full har har" joke yep californians love migrants and immigrants and what not more roommates to split the ridiculous rent with
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withak posted:If LA didn't have freeways and traffic then there would be literally nothing to talk about when you meet new people in LA. ask them if they've had in-n-out yet make sure they have a copy of the list to give tourists  to be honest, besides those hellish freeways, I don't think I've ever hit any other item on that list I may have driven through chatsworth once, however
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el dorito posted:ask them if they've had in-n-out yet Oh THAT's the California Incline. I still associate everything from the GTAV map.
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el dorito posted:yep I tend to be keener or immigrants than easterners, but maybe that's because of my neighborhood, which is gradually getting filled with a mixture of wealthy and old (therefore prone to nimby-ism and racism) people from Ohio. When I got the job before last, my boss (a late-50s Bostoner) took the time to tell me how black people are naturally predisposed to crime and above-average physical fitness. Seems more common in Catholic-raised protestant converts too, for some reason.
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el dorito posted:ask them if they've had in-n-out yet I meant a new acquaintance in LA, not someone new to LA. IME every conversation in LA starts out with how bad traffic was on the way here.
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el dorito posted:ask them if they've had in-n-out yet Just looking at that list gives me nightmares
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The Beverly Connection isnt bad now, though, and it wasnt terrible in the 90s thanks to its movie theatre. It has a Target, Souplantation and a coffee place now.
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FilthyImp posted:The Beverly Connection isnt bad now, though, and it wasnt terrible in the 90s thanks to its movie theatre. you are not convincing anyone with those stores why not mention a sears or jc penney while you're at it
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el dorito posted:you are not convincing anyone with those stores It also has a Ralphs attached to it, like a conjoined twin.
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So I was planning to fly to LA, to hang around and take in some sights for a week or so. Some online guides recommend renting a car, but you guys are making it seem like a terrible idea? How hosed am I if I just want to drive to some touristy places during the day and avoid rush hours?
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woodenchicken posted:So I was planning to fly to LA, to hang around and take in some sights for a week or so. Some online guides recommend renting a car, but you guys are making it seem like a terrible idea? How hosed am I if I just want to drive to some touristy places during the day and avoid rush hours? You might want to crosspost in the los angeles thread. Having a car is essential, but it's equally important to know how long it will take to get from one place to another. If you are crossing downtown all the time, then you will spend a lot of time in traffic. If you plan your trip right, you can avoid that mess. Google maps can tell you how bad traffic usually is, given a date in the future.
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also, in the last few years our public transportation has gone from terrible even by US standards to somewhere between bad and mediocre by US standards
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woodenchicken posted:Some online guides recommend renting a car, but you guys are making it seem like a terrible idea? How hosed am I if I just want to drive to some touristy places during the day and avoid rush hours? The car will let you do poo poo like go to the beach, walk around Santa Monica, visit UCLA and grab some Diddy Riese ice cream cookie sandwiches , then go to dinner somewhere or go to LACMA without having to take 6 busses. Without it, you're confined to the touristy hub you hit more or less.
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woodenchicken posted:So I was planning to fly to LA, to hang around and take in some sights for a week or so. Some online guides recommend renting a car, but you guys are making it seem like a terrible idea? How hosed am I if I just want to drive to some touristy places during the day and avoid rush hours?
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nm posted:Driving is the worst except for all the other options. Word 
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FilthyImp posted:Word This image makes me both nostalgic and angry.
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Current California Status: Too loving Hot, Everywhere
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I hate this. That is all.
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Yeah, these record-breaking temperatures up here in the Bay Area is distinctly uncool. Is the same poo poo happening in SoCal?
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Haha 78 degrees at 8 am this morning. What coast am I on?
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Elyv posted:Yeah, these record-breaking temperatures up here in the Bay Area is distinctly uncool. Is the same poo poo happening in SoCal? Based on my friends facebooks, yes. I picked a great week to go on vacation, though I bet even with my thermostat set for 85, my electric bill is gonna be insane.
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Elyv posted:Yeah, these record-breaking temperatures up here in the Bay Area is distinctly uncool. Is the same poo poo happening in SoCal? In San Diego, and yep. Hit 104 at the wunderground station closest to me. A new record!
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It was 106 yesterday in San Francisco, which broke the ALL TIME high there by three degrees (the hottest it was ever recording in SF was 103). gently caress this heat. ...although weather-wise, this is Easy Mode compared to what coastal Texas is going through, so I'm not going to complain too much.
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Pray for me – I'm leaving the coast to spend all weekend in Modesto with the in-laws. I can at least hope the heat will render me unconscious until it's time to come home.
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Elyv posted:Yeah, these record-breaking temperatures up here in the Bay Area is distinctly uncool. Is the same poo poo happening in SoCal? Been 100+ for like a month straight. Longpig Bard fucked around with this message at 19:41 on Sep 2, 2017 |
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FreshFeesh posted:Pray for me – I'm leaving the coast to spend all weekend in Modesto with the in-laws. I can at least hope the heat will render me unconscious until it's time to come home. goondolances.
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Elyv posted:Yeah, these record-breaking temperatures up here in the Bay Area is distinctly uncool. Is the same poo poo happening in SoCal?  Was 118 yesterday so it's not all that bad FCKGW fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Sep 2, 2017 |
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