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Delayed at Oakland Int'l Airport - Ask me Anything (1 Viewer)

nirad3

nirad3

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Flight delayed, so sitting at the bar at the "Chili's Too" in the Oakland (CA) airport.

Go.

 
haven't been out that way since the early 90s - and thankfully only passed through Oakland (had biz in Heyward and San Leandro) - it looked like a cesspool in passing, save for some very cool Gingerbread Victorians - are they now ruined? 

or did you not traverse the urban landscape?

:popcorn:

 
otb_lifer said:
haven't been out that way since the early 90s - and thankfully only passed through Oakland (had biz in Heyward and San Leandro) - it looked like a cesspool in passing, save for some very cool Gingerbread Victorians - are they now ruined? 

or did you not traverse the urban landscape?

:popcorn:
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i used to live up this way and was in and out of this airport every few weeks... been up here on a monthly basis for the past few months...

the ghetto is still the ghetto but the "edges" are getting pretty gentrified.

 
VA703 said:
have you found any random airport floor pills? take them and enjoy the journey
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not as of yet, but i *am* in terminal 1 ... terminal 2 is where southwest is and i would assume that it would be those scourges that would be so carless to drop perfectly good drugs

 
Why did JetBlue cancel direct service from OAK to IAD?  I used to take that route every month and it was faster for me to get from my SF home to the airport gate than a comparable flight from SFO.

 
why isn't Tom Flores in the HoF yet?

name me one other (eligible) 2 time SB winning coach who isn't ...

have you seen any California Golden Seals paraphernalia? 

did you ever plunk major coin down on a Russel Baze mount at Golden Gate Fields?

do folks from San Fran look down their snoots at Oaktown like NYers do at Jersey?

thanks, i'll hang up and listen ?

 
Eephus said:
Why did JetBlue cancel direct service from OAK to IAD?  I used to take that route every month and it was faster for me to get from my SF home to the airport gate than a comparable flight from SFO.
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Not sure.  SFO sucks.  I lived up here for a few years and would avoid that airport like the plague.  I lived out in the east bay and would sometimes even drive out to Sacramento to fly out

OAK is undergoing some renovations, but it's still an easy in-and-out airport.  Love it.

 
nirad3 said:
if it is, it sure tastes like coke.

and by the way, i saw something posted on FB showing the amount of pure sugar in a can of coke, energy drink, tea, etc.... it is making me rethink my beverage choices
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If switching to pee be mindful of your sodium intake

 
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otb_lifer said:
why isn't Tom Flores in the HoF yet?  -- not sure, guess he probably should be huh.... i'm a so-cal bears fan though so not really much of a raider honk

name me one other (eligible) 2 time SB winning coach who isn't ... -- uhhh i'm gonna say jimmy johnson

have you seen any California Golden Seals paraphernalia? -- no, but plenty of "Dubs" gear.... freakin' bandwaggoners :lol:

did you ever plunk major coin down on a Russel Baze mount at Golden Gate Fields? -- nope, but i spent a lot of money at mitchell brothers one night  :excited:

do folks from San Fran look down their snoots at Oaktown like NYers do at Jersey?  -- i think they probably do, yes

thanks, i'll hang up and listen ?
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CGRdrJoe said:
is it raining there yet? Still dry in Alameda but I heard a front is coming in again :unsure:
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looks pretty dry and i don't see anything on the radar until 4pm

i stayed in alameda last time i was up here.... i think the clown at the front desk of the extended stay america stole my credit card info  :mellow:   it was either him or the shell station by the airport.... jerks!

 
FatUncleJerryBuss said:
Will you go stand in line now at the gate and stare down anyone who walks by it?
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If the whole Ft. Lauderdale thing hadn't just happened..... oh, and I kinda want to get back home.  

But I'm sure once they call for boarding all these travel rookies will make a beeline for the gate door even though they won't board for another 10-15 minutes.  I'll make sure to give them some passive-aggressive eye rolls.  Will that work?

 
acarey50 said:
Do they offer $1 shots with purchase of a beer like they did at John Wayne?
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:lol:   I don't know if they are a buck, but the guy sitting next to me at the bar got a beer and the bartender asked him if he wanted a shot.  

Good times prepping for WCOFF at JWA.  That was awesome.

 
nirad3 said:
If the whole Ft. Lauderdale thing hadn't just happened..... oh, and I kinda want to get back home.  

But I'm sure once they call for boarding all these travel rookies will make a beeline for the gate door even though they won't board for another 10-15 minutes.  I'll make sure to give them some passive-aggressive eye rolls.  Will that work?
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I guess so, maybe throw in a middle finger or two and that should do.

 
Who challenges you?

How do you like them apples?

Do you find it hard to hide the fact that you're gay?

Sorry, I watched Good Will Hunting last night.

 
Jayrod said:
Who challenges you? -- my wife?   :mellow:

How do you like them apples?  -- red and juicy

Do you find it hard to hide the fact that you're gay?  -- my wardrobe is far too lame to be gay   :sadbanana:

Sorry, I watched Good Will Hunting last night.-- great movie, haven't seen in ages.... need to rewatch
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*** UPDATE FROM GATE ***

-- Some lady just walked by with a little chihuhua on a a leash... I didn't see it and almost kicked it  

-- The parked plane at the gate across from me has Tomater and Lightning McQueen on the back.  

--  Some 18 (I think?  :homer: ) year old girl just walked by in black yoga pants.  Speaking of pants, mine are now a little tight.

 
Tom Servo said:
Are you going to become as insufferable as Red Sox and Yankee fans?
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I'll try not to be.  I'll admit, I'm not a huge baseball fan at all.  The season is just too long.  The playoffs were exciting and I'm glad my Cubbies finally pulled one off.  I was trying to get back to Chicago to watch a game from a sports bar in Wrigleyville until I heard they were charging $100+ just to get in. :lol:

Your boys put up a big time fight.  Great series.  If you had been at full strength I'm not sure the result would have been the same. 

 
***  UPDATE ***

Now at the gate, a Buddhist monk in full on robe getup, and the standard fat 50-something broad that needs a wheelchair to get around.  No further sign of Yoga Pants Girl.   :sadbanana:

 
nirad3 said:
I live on Adams/Magnolia.  Born and raised across the "river" in Costa Mesa.  8 years in TX/MN and just got back to Cali a couple years ago
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Nice.    Was in HB last Thursday.  Grew up at Brookhurst and Adams in Meredith homes and played in the river before it was concrete.  Lived at Adams/Magnoila after HS.   Warner/beach when I got married and then bought a place on Delaware near Yorktown.

 
Getzlaf15 said:
Nice.    Was in HB last Thursday.  Grew up at Brookhurst and Adams in Meredith homes and played in the river before it was concrete.  Lived at Adams/Magnoila after HS.   Warner/beach when I got married and then bought a place on Delaware near Yorktown.
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:thumbup:   some of my classmates from HS moved up to Boise, actually.  

I assume you went to Edison?  What years?

 
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