OT: I'm goin back to DFW

WHo lives round DFW/Collin/Houston?

They're sending me back to go do more work.....

 

Still in San Damntonio, I'm afraid.

mnem
Welcome to the lame.

 

Eh...I just found out I'm goin to Houston and McAllen and

OAKLAND, Ca

I like to think of Tupac as my Ghetto St Christopher.
While in areas of that nature, that I don't belong in, I like to play Pac just loud enough that it can be heard out of the car, but not so loud as to draw undue attention.....

 

Be careful in Oakland: the Loonies are running amok:

“Arrests in [Occupy] Oakland protests rise to more than 400”

 

Every year spent in California reduces your IQ by one.

 

The Loonies are running amok in Florida at the moment, they are off to Nevada next. when the arrests get up into the thousands people might start paying attention to the Occupy's somewhat garbled but still very important message.
I've got a daughter who lives in the East Bay, its a very nice place.
CAP

 

Just a hop skip and jump from northWestern CA. 4+- hours. Let's see...last time I was in the Bay was for my elistment physical. "69? Naw I went through one night to Morgan Hill. Hill what hill. about '77 or so. I'll thaw out that steak I was saving for Cap.
Stop by.
After that get them to send ya to Portland, Or and you can stay at my brother's place.

Jeff I'll leave the light on.

 

Robert, when are you going? I'll be in San Diego last week of Feb visiting family...insanediegoinsanediegoinsanediego

 

looks like i'm leaving thurs, but i'll be out of oakland by fri night....hopefully.

 

Whole 'nother world.
I was serious.....figure out some way to come up and see me Sat.
Hmmmm drive to Arcata Airport and jump from there to???????
My nephew works for one of the small I mean small puddle jumper outfits.
If you don't call ahead it's geestu gatsu. (phonetic for take it or leave it...Sicilian) and Cap get's the steak this year.
Thursday....through Texas then to Oakland and East? What kinda outfit you work for? Definitely not a lawn company. (for the slow--coaches...you ain't lettin' no grass grow etc.)
Stop by.

Jeff

 

You should take Jeff up on his offer, if only for the trees between Arcata and his house. Definitely not Texas!
CAP

 

I do many things for a living.
For this company, I go around installing signs on convenience stores (C-stores). The signs are 32"x46". Ever seen dentaquest (cute little kid on it), vertex (advancements in HepC meds), or HIV (someone standing there saying they have it, and should have protected themselves)? Yup, that's it.
This time I'm doing more HIV signs, starting in Oaktown, and then on to Houston and McAllen.

It's a high pace non stop get'r done sort of thing, so I don't get alot of time to play; 18 hour days. but it pays well, and I get free trips to here and there.

Whoa! I just google mapped it. Arcata is a hair too far from SanFran/Oaktown....I appreciate the offer though, Jeff!

While in Oakland,I'll have to stay overnight: I'm assuming SanFran might be a safer place to stay? any words of wisdom????

 

Oakland is no more dangerous than most big cities. There are a couple of good places right on the water on Embarcadero pretty close to the airport. Mrs. Dogfish and I always stay at the Homewood Suites down there. The last time we were there it was full of Oracle types having a big Java convention. The help there is really great and they do a killer free breakfast. It's out of the way but handy to everything. And you can jump through the little tunnel to Alameda and look over the old naval air station where Mythbusters is filmed. If your work is in Oakland you don't want to stay in San Francisco, the traffic on the Bay Bridge is some of the worst I've ever seen!
CAP
There's a really good place to eat just down Embarcadero from Homewood Suites called Quinn's Lighthouse, has a good sports bar of the throw the peanut shells on the floor type and really good food.

 

I'm 2 1/2 hours south of Arcata. Highway 101 corridor. I can see redwoods from here but they're ten miles away between here and the coast.
My wife stays on Lombard St at Lombard Motor Inn as it's easy to get in and out from the north. They take a taxi from there to their trade show. Walk to Fisherman's wharf and feel safe walking out to dinner etc.
She says the taxis are quite an adventure in themselves.
Cap's daughter may have a lead.

Jeff

edit:There ya go. Cap has spake.

 

Checking out at hertz: you should have seen the odd look on the dude's face when I got wide eyed and excited asking "is that a toughbook cf-u1?"

that's a cool little unit....i might have to scoop one up (not now,but someday). hmmm.......................................

 

I just started messing with my CF-U1. It's a GPS equipped unit. By looking at the software on it someone used it to track there dogs with it while running them. Besides tweaking the OS some and installing GPSFOX I haven't done much with it yet. I do like the feel of the unit.

 

It also has the USS Hornet aircraft carrier - a great tour. If you're still in the area come July 4th, they have a celebration on the flight deck - Big Band jazz, period costumes, and a great view of all the firework displays in the Bay area.

In SF near Pier 39 they have the USS Pampanito WWII submarine - also a great tour. This was the sub they used a few years ago to film Kelsy Grammer's comedy "Down Periscope". They actually had it at sea under it's own power - after the film's producers paid for a whole bunch of restortion work.