More seriously and less duplicatively, since we are likely referring to the San Francisco Bay Area here, I will note that I surely can be available for part of the 26th, if we reach quorum.
i think i'll be around, work permitting, would be lovely to see you cc!
Yes, the San Francisco Bay!
dq!!
OvB!!
I can likely make it!
Where is your home base?
7 I haven't booked rooms yet. I'll spend the day before in Concord, and am not clear about the day after: maybe SF, maybe somewhere else. I can sleep anywhere on the night of the 26th. Near East Bay, maybe? I'll be looking for cheap but safe enough to park an SUV full of boxes. I guess I ought to get that resolved.
8: A lot of the cheaper areas, it may not be safe place to park an SUV with visible contents outside. I'd either look further out (BART-adjacent of course) or somewhere with a garage (not all that common in Airbnb land).
I've blocked out that time. Do you have any more constraints on what parts of the Bay or what kinds of places work better/worse for you, Charley?
If none in particular, I might suggest Mad Oak. It's pretty big and relaxed, near Lake Merritt BART, and very Oakland.
OK, so I'll wake up in the am in Concord, and need to be in SF the next morning. Mad Oak seems to fit that bill.
I'm no longer living in the Bay Area but will happen to be there next week for work. But I'll be down in the south bay and it's not looking likely that I'll be able to get up to Oakland.
6pm works for me, once again to pencil a time.
Let's do 6 pm! We can sit outside?
Sorry to miss you fa.
14: Yes! Most of the seating is outdoor; even the roofed part is mostly sliding doors kept open. If you can do some stairs there's an upper level of seating, but plenty at ground level too.
Coming in the address looks like a decrepit old building; look to the entrance to the right of the building, through the wrought-iron gate.
i have to be in bh mon-tues & depending on lung status & how late i get in on tues may or may not make it. hope i can swing it, wld be lovely to see you cc & minivet!
I'm in SF and heading across the Bay shortly.
I'm in SF and heading across the Bay shortly.
I'm heading up now. Bike to BART.
If a mod sees this, can it get another bump please?
Heading to BART shortly. See you all in a bit.
I wish I could see you guys! Apologies! I think my social skills are currently rated somewhere between awkward and horrifying, though, so you may be about to dodge a bullet.
Take care of yourself, lurid!
I got here early. I snagged the picnic table closest to the bouncer. Look for my blue buttoned shirt and receding hairline.
Im here too. Wearing red and black.
Rouge et noir for you francopliles.
sorry to miss - work obligations & creaky lungs.
Sorry to miss you all. Got out of work too late to make the trek up.
A good meet! I didn't realize the bar would be full of people watching a big Warriors playoff game, but still.
Very enthusiastic Warriors fans! Nice to see joy requited.
And all because a woman at our table had remembered to wear her lucky hat.
Good to see Minivet and Charlie there. Aside from the long lines for more food/drink after the game started, it was a great location. We got to eat outside, which was a definite plus.
32 Thanks, I love a good meet up after action report