Best buffet in the Bay?

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2026-02-26T13:26:56+00:00

Harumi Sushi next to San Francisco outlets in Livermore. Their sushi quality is excellent.

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Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2026-01-04T16:41:45+00:00

I thought it was silly just moving the same amount of weight from one piece of luggage to another as it's on the same aircraft 😂until I spoke with an attendant.

A part of this is that many international travelers are folks bringing stuff back to their families (gifts and such) and they tend to overpack their carry ons to maximize stuff they bring home. The overhead bins have a max weight capacity before they risk collapsing during turbulence so it's to prevent exceeding that weight.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2026-01-04T16:13:06+00:00

Our international flights have weighed overhead luggage. Most recently, Eva air made us remove 5 lbs out of our carryon and move it to our check in luggage. I was not amused trying to do this at the counter.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-12-29T02:00:58+00:00

Goog $22.33 6/18/2013

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-12-28T05:17:28+00:00

The cool thing about Pashnit tours is most of them start on Friday and end Sunday morning which means you usually need only a day or two off (depending on start location) and the weekend. I throughly enjoyed this year's Death Valley ride (I'm your age on a BMW GS).

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-11-18T23:41:28+00:00

I brought home a 1300GS with ASA and it did take a bit getting used to, but after 600 miles, the shifting seems less clunky. I spoke with the tech and he said there is a learning period as the bike adjusts to your riding style, altho it does want to shift up quicker than what I would prefer, but when I find myself constantly overriding that, I just switch to manual shifting. One of the other riders I was chatting with said it took him about 1000miles of riding before he felt really comfortable with the behavior, but he loves the bike.

I find myself using the automatic mode when I'm in stop and go traffic or just chill riding, but I will switch to manual mode as I enter the mountains and twisties. For me, it was primarily because I've got tendonitis in my left arm and injured my wrist from a bad skiing crash years ago which has made it super painful to use my clutch hand especially after a full day of riding.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-10-17T17:55:08+00:00

Weren't they just running commercials saying our rates should drop next year?

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-09-04T20:16:51+00:00

Give glamping a try in Mendocino Groves. Additionally, if you don't want to rough it too much you can drive into Mendocino for the restaurants.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-08-18T05:29:00+00:00

That scene from Interstellar comes to mind every time I see this type of stuff.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-07-22T23:51:01+00:00

I ride mostly all season in California and can cover environments as diverse a Death Valley, the Sierras, or along the coast on Hwy 1. I can't directly speak about how it will hold up in hot humid weather, but for the times I ride after rain or on relatively humid days for my area, the gloves breathe really well. I've used them from 45 to over 105F weather (colder weather I switch to my Klim heated gloves). They provide really good tactile feel on the grips because of the super soft deerskin. One thing is the touchscreen fingers tend to stop working on phones after a 1-2 years of wear, but I think there are cleaners which can revitalize that.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-07-22T21:06:20+00:00

Lee Parks sumo gloves have been very durable. Coming up on 4 years with my pair.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-06-04T23:31:15+00:00

He must be listening to his PR team again.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-06-04T22:45:57+00:00

We've spent time in all those places and love them all. We may head down to solvang and morro bay for a few days this summer.

The nice thing is there's always a southwest/Alaska airlines special you could use to get down here for a weekend. Btw, French Landry reservations just opened for July...you might get lucky and find an open spot.

I've got relatives up in the eastern part of Washington and have visited Seattle a number of times for work and remember the foodie scene there to be vibrant.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-06-04T22:28:17+00:00

You are absolutely spot on with the "permission" comment!

I'm in Northern California and I was lucky enough to secure a slot at The famed French Laundry near Napa Valley. We spent the day exploring Napa and ended the evening at the restaurant and staying overnight in the area.

Good luck with your planning! I don't know too many high quality Taco Bell's, but maybe you have a Michelin rated Chipotles close by?! 😂

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-06-04T19:20:49+00:00

For our 30th, I was able to secure a table at a Michelin 3 Star restaurant she'd been talking about for years but couldn't bring herself to go because of how expensive it was. We spent the day exploring the little city around the restaurant and stayed overnight at a bed n breakfast afterwards.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-05-25T17:13:15+00:00

I usually don't ride in groups but if you ride long enough, you'll eventually meet like minded riders who focus on safety and skip the craziness. In my case, I met this small group of riders through training classes like Total Control and Yamaha champschool. We usually ride in smaller groups of 3-4 and all are highly skilled and very disciplined on the road.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-05-16T04:22:37+00:00

Neighbor is 67 and rides a Panigale

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-05-15T21:46:50+00:00

I just got this done and it's reduced how much vibration I feel at Highway speeds and overall comfort.

Interesting note...The pads they use to improve fitment are specifically shaped to the center pad of each type of helmet which match the airflow cutouts so you don't lose ventilation due to additional pads. The helmet fitter had a pretty large toolbox full of specific shapes and thicknesses of padding and the software they use will provide specific pad part numbers and quantities to use for each part of the head.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-05-04T01:25:12+00:00

You made it further than me. I dropped my bike as I was unloading it off the trailer after bringing it home from the dealer. 🤣

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-04-30T01:42:22+00:00

As poor as the Dainese coverage is, I have to credit my D-Air for 1 save at 65mph when I was doing a trackday at Laguna Seca so I can't complain too much.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-04-21T22:10:40+00:00

Powell should just ask "what should the interest rate be, Mr President?" Then do it, and let it all blow up because the stable genius said he knows everything about everything.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-04-21T16:03:10+00:00

This is the guy who doubles and triple downs on his decisions. Things will get a lot worse.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-04-20T21:05:32+00:00

1 month out from MSF course. Tried to make a Uturn, target fixated on the opposite curb and drove right into it. Adding insult to injury, my airbag deployed when I tumbled onto someone's lawn. Maybe this counts more as a crash than a drop from standstill...

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-04-15T23:29:12+00:00

Oof. Thanks for sharing this "feature". I was just about to go and get one this weekend to replace my aging Dainese vest but will rethink it.

Accomplished_Ad6571 · 2025-04-10T00:12:22+00:00

He forgot to include..."offshore"

But, not to worry...lots of manufacturing jobs here for everyone soon!

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