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GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing (17 Viewers)

RC94 said:
Jeff Tefertiller is a good friend of mine and he is in NYC with his family on vacation this week.  I took them around Chinatown (dim sum for lunch), Little Italy and SOHO today.  We had a great time.  It's always great to see him and his family.  They are truly excellent people.
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Is he a Formula 1 driver or something?

 
krista4 said:
Your top four are solid.

I really need to visit Montreal sometime.  Feels like a big hole in my travel experience.
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in terms of being unique, it's hard to beat it among North American options. feels like a trip to Europe in many respects.

 
of the handful of major US cities i've been to NYC is far and away my favorite. 

could go back 1000 times and have a totally different experience each time, feels like

 
I've been to new york but it was for a bachelor party so basically spent the entire weekend gong from bar to bar 

There was a Mets game and some Bobby flay restaurant mixed in

 
Dan Lambskin said:
BOOOORING
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It's definitely a different type of vacation than going to NYC, but I live in NYC so when I go away sometimes I like to slow down and have a more chill vacation.  Plus, I find it interesting and they have good food.  It's not for everyone, but it's basically a resort town focused on American history.  Plus they have some good golf courses from what I hear.

 
El Floppo said:
btw- I agree with GM that SF could fit the bill too. not as much hiking as Seattle I think, but what's there is really nice (marin and east bay hills).

but given it's exclusion from roboto's post, I assumed they'd already been there.
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Yeah. We went two years ago. Did SF, Marin Co, Napa and Yosemite and Mammoth. Best trip ever. 

 
RedmondLonghorn said:
SLOW

Things are so busy that getting subs in has been a challenge for our general contractor. 

There have been a few weeks when almost nothing happened because of the lead times. 

We hope to move in about six weeks. That is way, WAY behind schedule.
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lead-times, but the gc didn't plan around/with them? or did the lead-times get backed up, screwing up the rest of the work?

6 weeks isn't bad... and then, once all the punch-list stuff is behind you over the first 6months, you won't even remember the crap you had to go through to get to having a kick-### house.

 
El Floppo said:
lead-times, but the gc didn't plan around/with them? or did the lead-times get backed up, screwing up the rest of the work?

6 weeks isn't bad... and then, once all the punch-list stuff is behind you over the first 6months, you won't even remember the crap you had to go through to get to having a kick-### house.
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He planned to be further along earlier in the year, when lead times are shorter. Once that slipped, partly through nobody's fault, partly due to our architect, the lead times were getting longer seasonally and everything cascaded from there.

Not to mention that our contractor was way too optimistic with his time table initially.

 
RedmondLonghorn said:
He planned to be further along earlier in the year, when lead times are shorter. Once that slipped, partly through nobody's fault, partly due to our architect, the lead times were getting longer seasonally and everything cascaded from there.

Not to mention that our contractor was way too optimistic with his time table initially.
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what were some of the long lead items that got backed up?

 
El Floppo said:
what were some of the long lead items that got backed up?
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Framers were delayed a bit by weather, which I forgot to mention earlier.

His own demolition work took a lot longer than he expected, which is another thing I should have mentioned earlier and was probably the biggest reason his schedule was too aggressive to begin with.

Waited two weeks for insulation crew and materials.

HVAC guys were a few days late.

Waited another week for drywall.

Window delivery date slipped.

A few days here and there on electricians and plumber.

 
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RedmondLonghorn said:
Framers were delayed a bit by weather, which I forgot to mention earlier.

His own demolition work took a lot longer than he expected, which is another thing I should have mentioned earlier and was probably the biggest reason his schedule was too aggressive to begin with.

Waited two weeks for insulation crew and materials.

HVAC guys were a few days late.

Waited another week for drywall.

Window delivery date slipped.

A few days here and there on electricians and plumber.
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that's the only real "real" lead-time thing you should've had to deal with, IMO. the rest of it sounds like unforeseen delays and/or not tip-top planning by the GC. 

 
Looks like I'll be spending a lot of Friday mornings at the airport 13 Coins asking guys if they're Henry Ford from the internet.

 
General Malaise said:
GM's Top 5 US Cities to Visit (Can't Use Your Hometown)
5.  New Orleans - Love the food, love the people, love the night life, love the culture.  Can't beat it in the fall or early spring.  Too hot in the summer; too hard to get to from where I live.  Can be a bit too murdery if you wander in the wrong direction too far.  Residents need nacho recipes for some reason.

4.  Austin, TX - Friendly people, great music, exceptional local fare and much prettier topography than it's sibling Texas cities.  Same can almost be said for its pulchritude of women, but Dallas has them beat.  Summers are brutal, traffic sucks and there's a chicken murderer on the loose.  Were I to move back to Texas, Austin is where I'm going.

3.  San Diego - Fish tacos, open air bars, relaxed beaches, otherworldly women wearing not too much.  Perfect weather all year round, but I couldn't afford to be a hobo in San Diego.  On the plus side, the pied piper of crazy women lured them all to Seattle, so there's nothing left but reasonable, sane, tanned & toned lovelies down there now.

2.  Seattle - I hate to admit it because I loathe their sports fans, but my god do they live in a wonderful city.  Checks all the boxes except for the fact that traffic can be demoralizing and there aren't great public transportation options yet, but I'm told they're working on it.  So much to see and do that I've been there probably 30 times and never once bothered with the Space Needle or the Experience Museum (or whatever it's called - I do want to check it out one day, though).  Also, every few months a really nice house hits the open market where the seller will give you a nice gift just for agreeing to her sales price!

1.  San Francisco - The city just does everything right for me.  Everywhere you turn is a good photo opportunity.  It's the best walkable city I've been to, despite the steep hills.  So much going on and the smallest details are cool to soak in.  Gotta do something about the transients who can be a bit unruly, but so can drunk fat middle aged albinos after a few too many Top of the Mark drinks.  

Honorable Mentions:  Boston (Rude is crazy), Denver, Portland ME, Ft. Worth (over my hometown Dallas)

Cities I've Never Visited but Desperately Want to See
New York :bag:
Chicago :bag: :bag:  
Miami 
Charleston
Nashville


 
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I'd replace Seattle with Vancouver bc .  Good list though

 
Osaurus said:
Naples has some sprawl, but more laid back than the other coast.  Full of old folks, but lots of interesting places off the beaten path.  Marco Island is beautiful. I love the Gulf Coast so I'm biased.  Ft. Myers isn't half bad either and Sanibel Island is awesome.

ETA:  Naples is pretty expensive.  Most folks live north in places they can afford.
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You know that neck of the woods better than I do, O, but I can tell the rest of you guys from my own experiences that SW FLA takes some getting used to if you come from the more temperate zones of the US. It's hotter than hell and the humidity is off the charts. If you're not accustomed to it, it will knock you down. I've been to dozens of places in Mexico and Central America, and none were worse for humidity and mosquitoes than the Naples/Ft Myers/Port Charlotte corridor.

 
I like San Francisco, there's lots of weird stuff to see and do but I couldn't live there. The hills and old tight buildings aren't my style.

 
Uruk-Hai said:
You know that neck of the woods better than I do, O, but I can tell the rest of you guys from my own experiences that SW FLA takes some getting used to if you come from the more temperate zones of the US. It's hotter than hell and the humidity is off the charts. If you're not accustomed to it, it will knock you down. I've been to dozens of places in Mexico and Central America, and none were worse for humidity and mosquitoes than the Naples/Ft Myers/Port Charlotte corridor.
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It does take a little getting used to in all honesty.  I moved from WY to here so I get it.  There usually is a nice breeze coming off the Gulf further north.  Mosquitoes are bad, but noseeums are worse IMO.  Heading to Daytona and then St. Augustine tomorrow for an overnighter.  It's been 12 years or so since I stayed in old town.

 
Limp Ditka said:
Speaking of, its about time for Tanner's annual charade of having the summer off to begin.
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Starting summer school Monday, Whore-### Geasy.

An entire year of 10th grade world history in 25 school days.

 
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