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You are here: Home / Balloon Juice / Meetups / San Francisco Meet-Up (Also, Too) Tomorrow — Sunday 1/28

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

by Anne Laurie|  January 27, 20182:01 pm| 46 Comments

This post is in: Meetups, Readership Capture

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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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  1. 1.

    Steve in the ATL

    January 27, 2018 at 2:05 pm

    I’ll be there, but I have no access to balloons of any color

  2. 2.

    schrodingers_cat

    January 27, 2018 at 2:06 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: Can you wear a green shirt?

  3. 3.

    Sister Golden Bear

    January 27, 2018 at 2:07 pm

    More like a unrequited hate affair SF has with LA…

    Thanks for the boost, Anne. Hope the locals can make it.

  4. 4.

    Major Major Major Major

    January 27, 2018 at 2:15 pm

    It’s really more of a competition between a great California city and a sprawling disaster…

  5. 5.

    Major Major Major Major

    January 27, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    Anyway, the start time is flexible, and I don’t know where to buy balloons either, maybe we can get something in mylar.

  6. 6.

    WaterGirl

    January 27, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: Made me laugh.

  7. 7.

    Steve in the ATL

    January 27, 2018 at 2:26 pm

    @schrodingers_cat: good plan!

    @Major Major Major Major: @Sister Golden Bear: why does the LA thread have more posts than this one?!

  8. 8.

    Major Major Major Major

    January 27, 2018 at 2:32 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: well, most of them are about San Francisco.

  9. 9.

    schrodingers_cat

    January 27, 2018 at 2:36 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: Because AL really loves you and other LA peeps.

  10. 10.

    Ruckus

    January 27, 2018 at 2:38 pm

    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?

  11. 11.

    Fair Economist

    January 27, 2018 at 2:48 pm

    @Ruckus: lol. I was about to warn the SF contingent that if they don’t stop posting on our thread, “this means war“.

  12. 12.

    Sister Golden Bear

    January 27, 2018 at 2:49 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: Mr. S …oh wait, that might not be appropriate. (NSFW warning for those about to Google Mr. S)

    Maybe print a copy of the Tunch “FEED” poster instead?

  13. 13.

    scav

    January 27, 2018 at 2:53 pm

    @Sister Golden Bear: Should really have a “DRINK” version for meetups in bars, no?

  14. 14.

    Major Major Major Major

    January 27, 2018 at 2:55 pm

    @Sister Golden Bear: let’s just all wear green!

  15. 15.

    HinTN

    January 27, 2018 at 3:09 pm

    Can we have a Niceville, FL meetup Tuesday evening?

    ETA: I can wear green…

  16. 16.

    Dog Dawg Damn

    January 27, 2018 at 3:09 pm

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

  17. 17.

    Alain the site fixer

    January 27, 2018 at 3:27 pm

    @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.

  18. 18.

    Mary G

    January 27, 2018 at 3:35 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: Yes, in my experience SF hates LA and LA is well, SF is a nice place for a weekend, but I wouldn’t want to live there.

  19. 19.

    Mnemosyne

    January 27, 2018 at 3:38 pm

    @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.

  20. 20.

    Major Major Major Major

    January 27, 2018 at 3:39 pm

    @Mary G: to be fair I don’t want to live here either.

  21. 21.

    Mnemosyne

    January 27, 2018 at 3:47 pm

    @Major Major Major Major:

    One of these years, I would like my annual visit to happen without either torrential rains or being on crutches. Maybe 2018 will be the year.

  22. 22.

    Mary G

    January 27, 2018 at 3:51 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: Are you still going to move to New York?

  23. 23.

    Major Major Major Major

    January 27, 2018 at 3:56 pm

    @Mary G: yep, gonna start looking for work in July.

  24. 24.

    Mnemosyne

    January 27, 2018 at 3:57 pm

    @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

    January 27, 2018 at 3:58 pm

    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

    January 27, 2018 at 4:17 pm

    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

    January 27, 2018 at 4:21 pm

    @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?

  28. 28.

    something fabulous

    January 27, 2018 at 4:30 pm

    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.

  29. 29.

    Ninedragonspot

    January 27, 2018 at 4:34 pm

    “Green” as in the color or as in recycled?

  30. 30.

    gaderson

    January 27, 2018 at 4:57 pm

    Wish I could join, but, work and Church obligations, maybe next time.

  31. 31.

    WaterGirl

    January 27, 2018 at 5:03 pm

    @Ninedragonspot: Green as in the color of green balloons. If you are not familiar with green balloons, check the BJ lexicon.

  32. 32.

    Jacel

    January 27, 2018 at 5:09 pm

    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

    January 27, 2018 at 5:29 pm

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

  34. 34.

    opiejeanne

    January 27, 2018 at 5:45 pm

    @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.

  35. 35.

    opiejeanne

    January 27, 2018 at 5:46 pm

    @Major Major Major Major:Have you been to the East Bay?

  36. 36.

    opiejeanne

    January 27, 2018 at 5:49 pm

    @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.

  37. 37.

    opiejeanne

    January 27, 2018 at 5:51 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: Aw, man!
    I wish I could be at either meet-up but I’m stuck in Rainy Seattle. It’s so windy today I’m surprised we still have power.

  38. 38.

    HinTN

    January 27, 2018 at 6:30 pm

    @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.

  39. 39.

    Roger Moore

    January 27, 2018 at 6:37 pm

    Have we agreed to a time for the LA meetup tomorrow?

  40. 40.

    Scamp Dog

    January 27, 2018 at 7:11 pm

    @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.

  41. 41.

    Steve in the ATL

    January 27, 2018 at 7:17 pm

    @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.

  42. 42.

    Sister Golden Bear

    January 27, 2018 at 7:35 pm

    @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.

  43. 43.

    something fabulous

    January 27, 2018 at 9:18 pm

    @Roger Moore: Not that I know of, not yet.

  44. 44.

    bemused senior

    January 28, 2018 at 1:13 am

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

  45. 45.

    Rand Careaga

    January 28, 2018 at 1:46 am

    My wife’s nephew tends bar at the Thirsty Bear. I’ll try to make it.

  46. 46.

    Comrade Colette Collaboratrice

    January 28, 2018 at 2:30 am

    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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