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San Francisco Meet-Up (Also, Too) Tomorrow — Sunday 1/28

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I guess those stories about the neverending competition between the two great California cities must be true, because there was a message in my mailbox this morning from Major Major Major Major:

Could we possibly get a last-minute thread for an SF meetup tomorrow (sunday) at, say, 3:30, at the Thirsty Bear?

Can hash out particular details and presence/absence of green balloons in the comments.

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  10. 10.

    Ruckus

    We should meet at the west end of Grand Central on Hill at whatever time Iamh 36 wants to.
    Oh is this the SF post?

  16. 16.

    Dog Dawg Damn

    Love the thirsty bear but it so loud. Has that open cafeteria vibe that all the younguns love.

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    Alain the site fixer

    @HinTN: I used to have a roommate from Niceville, and it sounded quaint, but that was early 1990s. Didn’t get the idea that there was much there, though.

  19. 19.

    Mnemosyne

    @Ruckus:

    I’m still on the damn crutches, though mostly for balance at this point. Does anyone know what the parking situation is like?

    The other advantage if I drive is that I’m willing to take lamh back to her hotel since the Red Line is a little dicey once the after work crowds die down.

  24. 24.

    Mnemosyne

    @Mary G:

    I checked and it looks like the market has its own dedicated parking garage. I know it may be quite a trek for you in your current state of health, though. ?

  25. 25.

    Another Scott

    In other news, check out Wonkette.

    Hello my name is Benetton Versace and I’m running for Governor of Missouri Oblast. Glory to the Great Trump!

    – NATOist at Wonkette

    Hehe.

    The story above is just as funny / baffling / strange.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  26. 26.

    MisterForkbeard

    So, 3:30 at the Thirsty Bear? I’m in.

    Is the rule that we need green something? Or just the people who get there first and get a table? :)

  27. 27.

    WaterGirl

    @Another Scott: It’s clear that “traditional girls” don’t know much about the internet and how regular people, even she-devil feminists, can look up information. Seriously, do these people not know what Google is?

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    something fabulous

    Here I am, in a thread while it is actually happening! Unprecedented! :) As posted below, just to rile up the SF thread with LA info some more, I will also be in! Later would be better for me, as I am doing my shift at the rescue as usual but can sneak away early. 5 is fine but later would be even better, if we are voting on that part. Happy to be able to meet up with you Urban Sprawl Jackals.

  32. 32.

    Jacel

    I think I’m free to make it to a SF meetup Sunday afternoon. I could pick up some green decoration from Diddams.

  33. 33.

    lowtechcyclist

    Shouldn’t Thirsty Bear be another team of Russian hackers, like Fancy Bear and Cozy Bear?

  34. 34.

    opiejeanne

    @Sister Golden Bear: Thank you. We liked living in the SF area but were startled by all the congratulatory “aren’t you glad you escaped?” comments from the East Bay people we met.

    Yes, and no.

  36. 36.

    opiejeanne

    @Mary G: If I could live in Pacific Heights in style, I wouldn’t turn down a place in SF. We loved visiting SF from the competing Sprawl that is the East Bay.

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    HinTN

    @Alain the site fixer: Whoops, just checking back to see if I could get a rise out of anyone. It is a sleepy little town with enough waterfront to have several marinas. It happens to have the motel I’ll be in for my visit to Eglin AFB, which is the reason for the economic prosperity of the region. Otherwise it would be more like Appalachicola, which is truly off the beaten path but one of my favorite places.

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    Scamp Dog

    @Major Major Major Major: party stores are the place to go. The one I went to before the Denver meetup had every color you could want—I went in expecting to buy a bag of mixed colors that had one or two green ones, but got a bag of just green ones, in a shade that I liked.

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    Steve in the ATL

    @lowtechcyclist:

    Shouldn’t Thirsty Bear be another team of Russian hackers, like Fancy Bear and Cozy Bear?

    Nyet, comrade. Is legitimate American business. Serves apple pie with vodka.

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    Sister Golden Bear

    @opiejeanne: Hrrrm, the East Bay south of Oakland is the Bay Area’s equivalent of the Valley (sans pr0n and awesome old school Mexican restaurants) so I’m not sure I’d celebrate “escaping” to there….

    Despite being a forth-generation San Franciscan by birth, I’m mostly amused by the LA-hatred. Then again, I grew up behind the Orange Curtain, and then spent a good chunk of my adult life living in the Satan of the South, and when I did move back it was the Peninsula (i.e. the ‘burbs), and I’m techie scum,* so I suspect my SF card was revoked long ago.

    *When locals are ranting about techie scum (mostly justifiably so), I do occasionally enjoy mentioning that I’m both techie scum and a 4th-gen San Franciscan just to watch the mental gears grinding as they process the cognitive dissonance.

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    bemused senior

    Wish I could attend, but tomorrow is the annual performance featuring music by African American composers benefitting East Side Prep in East Palo Alto.

  46. 46.

    Comrade Colette Collaboratrice

    I have an event in San Rafael at 2 and another in a different part of SF at 6:30, so it’s unlikely that I’ll make it – but I’ll try. The candle has two ends, right?

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