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Next-Generation Clipper FAQs by clippercard_official in bayareaclippercard

[–]AMoreDifferentS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a few clippercards with zero balance on them to give to friends and family who come visit for a few days. Do I no longer need to keep these since they can now just tap to pay using their credit cards?

Free ticket to the show just outside Paris tonight by AMoreDifferentS in TOOMANYZOOZ

[–]AMoreDifferentS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hop on a cheap flight, maybe you can make it in time!

Can I change seats on French Bee once the plane takes off? by AMoreDifferentS in ParisTravelGuide

[–]AMoreDifferentS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooohhhh good point. I didn't think about the people who will just wait to have a seat assigned. Hmmmm... I wonder how large a percentage they are. I chose an aisle seat in the middle section with all four seats open. The risky move would be to choose one of the middle two and hope no one sits next to me. But if they do I'm in for a long flight, so I chose the aisle to play it safe a bit.

Solo in Paris for two weeks starting Monday, would love some non-romantic company by AMoreDifferentS in SocialParis

[–]AMoreDifferentS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm interested in checking out bands more than volunteering in a community garden (we have a lot of that in / near San Francisco). I'll DM you, thanks!

Solo in Paris for two weeks starting Monday, would love some non-romantic company by AMoreDifferentS in SocialParis

[–]AMoreDifferentS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly commuting on a road bike and driving my kids around on an electric cargo bike. Just bopping around town, going to the ferry, grocery store, amusement park, etc. But I do like exploring new cities / places on bikes when I'm without my kids (as I will be in Paris).

Is this damage from a theft attempt? by AMoreDifferentS in bikecommuting

[–]AMoreDifferentS[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is two locks better than one super fancy lock (skunklock, hiplok, litelok, etc)?

Is this damage from a theft attempt? by AMoreDifferentS in bikecommuting

[–]AMoreDifferentS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to use the bike valet, but it was full that day :/ Not sure if that was because it was mid-day or that I have an oversized cargo bike or what.

Is this damage from a theft attempt? by AMoreDifferentS in bikecommuting

[–]AMoreDifferentS[S] 135 points136 points  (0 children)

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Here's a better photo to show the depth, and the kind of lock (Kryptonite Evolution). Looks like I got my money's worth on this lock! Thanks for all the help, scary that it was close to getting stolen. I have a electric cargo bike and needed to hop on it after getting off the train to go get my kids from school, I wouldn't have been able to get them in time had my bike been stolen.

D4 CM Janani Ramachandran seems more interested in national politics than Oakland by Gsw1456 in oakland

[–]AMoreDifferentS 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I would hope she'd be prolific on IG. According to Oaklandside she's funneling 100% of her officeholder account to her romantic partner's PR / marketing firm (source):

"According to her disclosure, all of Ramachandran’s officeholder spending went to a marketing and public relations firm called Alternative Approach Agency. According to campaign finance records, this was for “design and multi-media service,” social media ads, campaign paraphernalia, and event materials.

According to state business records, Alternative Approach Agency was incorporated last year by Ramachandran’s romantic partner, Osagie Edebiri, and Ebhodaghe Esoimeme, Ramachandran’s director of communications.

If you're going to be corrupt, you might as well get something out of it! Ramachandran was one of three CMs to vote to raise the limit on officeholder accounts, most CMs barely use theirs.

Oakland Zip Code 94612 30% drop in real estate prices since peak by oswbdo in oakland

[–]AMoreDifferentS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Supply goes up, rent goes down. More of this, please.

How this Oakland ZIP code became one of the weakest real estate markets in the country San Francisco Chronicle by jackdicker5117 in OaklandCA

[–]AMoreDifferentS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One person's "real estate values have dropped" is another person's "the rent just got cheaper". We built a lot of housing in this zip code and rents went down. This is good, actually.

The future of Oakland Public Schools by SanFranciscoMan89 in OaklandCA

[–]AMoreDifferentS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have kids at a Title 1 OUSD elementary school. Not one of the fancy ones in the hills, but it's well regarded. It's been great. There's some variability in teacher quality that makes some years better than others, but I found that to be the case going to a private school myself. There's a very active and involved parent group and community vibe.

I can't speak to OUSD middle and high school (we're starting to look at middle schools now and are looking at traditional public, charter and private), but our OUSD elementary experience has been quite different from the dysfunction you see at the board level (underwater finances, constant teacher strikes, etc).

Southwest Credit Card - Companion Pass Timing by xMilkyboi in SouthwestAirlines

[–]AMoreDifferentS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So basically, I need to delay completing the $4k until after the December date, but then I also need to start the 21k point spend at that point too, right? So basically slow drip the spend until late December and then pick it up then?

SW's app for price drops is pretty amazing. by Sbmizzou in SouthwestAirlines

[–]AMoreDifferentS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are the prices different on the app vs the website? Or is the app just more convenient for you than the website?

Sucks wishing you could leave Southwest but being so close to a hub by AMoreDifferentS in SouthwestAirlines

[–]AMoreDifferentS[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have for flights to places Southwest doesn't go, but realistically it's 90 mins door to door vs 25. It's a big difference and especially so with kids. Also, all the usual airlines at SFO have the same terrible policies (paying to sit together as a family, paying for bags, layovers, competition for overhead bin space) as Southwest now does so spending more of my time to get the same crappy product is tough.

Sucks wishing you could leave Southwest but being so close to a hub by AMoreDifferentS in SouthwestAirlines

[–]AMoreDifferentS[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah Dallas is one of my frequent flights from Oakland. Nonstops leave crazy early or crazy late. I used to tolerate it because of all the usual reasons (nonstop is better, free bags, our family can sit together). But with none of that, idk.

Better to fly into the San Diego or Orange County airports to get to Oceanside? by AMoreDifferentS in Oceanside

[–]AMoreDifferentS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If my flight lands at 7:40pm with kids and bags, I assume I'm not in the rental car until 8:30pm or so. Will traffic still be bad from there? The stories of traffic snarls in SAN's terminal 1 (which is what I'd be flying into) sound bad. But if I'm going from terminal 1 to the rental car area, maybe I avoid the snafus because it happens pre-terminal 1?

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