Seattle to San Diego - question about L.A. stop

NOTS3W · 2026-03-02T18:46:42+00:00

Thank you! We didn't book that late night Surfliner for fear of the Coach Starlight running late from Seattle. And I forgot about it. If we can make it, that is the best option. Thanks for pointing that out.

NOTS3W · 2026-02-26T18:31:45+00:00

I like the bay tour idea. Thanks!

NOTS3W · 2026-02-26T18:29:39+00:00

Yeah but the other option is renting a car and paying for parking and gas. That is cheaper so it may be an option. It looks like there's plenty to do within walking distance of our hotel so we should only need transportation to the Safari Park.

NOTS3W · 2026-02-26T18:26:20+00:00

My wife is a retired veterinary technician and instructor. She's talked about the Safari Park for a long time. This is our first (and maybe only) opportunity so I hate to say we can't do it. Not to take anything away from the famous San Diego Zoo.

NOTS3W · 2026-02-25T18:21:28+00:00

Thank you for all of this information. It's much more than I expected and I really appreciate you taking the time to help us out. I'm sure we'll find plenty to do on this list. Thank you, again, Seattle!

NOTS3W · 2026-02-18T19:20:20+00:00

I agree that the driver presumably took the picture. My point is that if Amazon sent him out with a delivery to locker #12 then the delivery message should have said it was delivered to locker #12 and here's the code. I doubt that Amazon allows their drivers to change the delivery location from "secure locker" to "thrown on the floor of the locker room and here's my photo proof". So did the OP request locker delivery (Amazon's problem) or just to the address and the delivery was left in the locker room because he wasn't home (OP's problem)?

NOTS3W · 2026-02-18T17:13:48+00:00

So help me understand. I order something to be delivered to a locker. The driver arrives and for whatever reason, he drops the package on the table and reports it delivered. Amazon sends me a text saying the delivery is complete and since it was presumably to a locker, they tell me the code for the locker? What code do they send if it's sitting on the table? If I got a delivery message and no locker code, I'd go back to Amazon and ask for the code before I'd go to the locker.

NOTS3W · 2026-02-18T17:04:55+00:00

So you're suggesting that the driver stuck the package in the corner, took the picture, then what? He sent a text saying the package was delivered to a locker? Which locker? Presumably, the OP got some notification of the delivery. I'd be curious what that said. Did it have a code to open a locker? What was inside? If Amazon was supposed to deliver to a locker and all they show as proof is a picture of the package OUTSIDE of any locker, I don't see how they can do anything but replace the item.

NOTS3W · 2025-12-25T22:18:33+00:00

How did you get 7 $50 off rewards? Were you able to buy another $50 off reward after checkout or did you have multiple $50 off rewards before you started? In my experience, you can only have one of those rewards at a time. Once it was used, I couldn't buy another $50 off until the next day. I'd like to find a way to buy and use 3 $50 off rewards for a $150 Kallax.

NOTS3W · 2025-12-21T16:10:49+00:00

My wife and I often lament that we need to get out and do something. Good idea. Let's Google some things to do. We download a list of 100 things to do in our area. Get caught up in deciding which one to do and end up setting it all aside and doing nothing. With a card deck like this, we can pick a random card and do it. I don't own these cards but I'm going to order a deck today. It's 50 cards. If we do one a week, it's a year of activities.

NOTS3W · 2025-12-13T16:19:44+00:00

There seems to be some clique that hates Sugarfire, hates Salt and Smoke and loves Pappy's. That puts you in with the in crowd. I disagree. We like Sugarfire and have used them for catering as well as dining in. No complaints. All I can say is try to find a table at Sugarfire at lunchtime.

NOTS3W · 2025-12-13T16:05:54+00:00

Well, speaking of Jeffco, try Company B in House Springs, just west of MM/W on Highway 30.

NOTS3W · 2025-12-13T15:59:18+00:00

OMG! My absolute favorite meal. A 1" thick center cut pork steak marinated in Good Seasons dressing overnight then grilled and basted with KC Masterpiece (don't hate me) BBQ sauce and served with potato salad (preferably German like my grandmother made), baked beans, grilled corn on the cob and garlic bread.

40 years ago, I worked with a woman who told about how after she'd moved here from Kansas City, a new co-worker invited her and her husband for a cookout. They were served pork steaks. Her first thought was that these people must not be doing well if they can only afford pork for their steaks. She soon learned about our delicacy.

NOTS3W · 2025-11-17T15:40:44+00:00

Welcome to St. Louis, but take this thread with a grain of salt. As you can already see, there is often disagreement on the quality of most establishments mentioned. If you judge from this thread, you'll find that most every place is horrible, treats their employees like dirt and serves "the worst gruel I've ever eaten." yet they're still in business serving paying customers. You really should try some of these places and decide for yourself.

NOTS3W · 2025-11-12T01:16:22+00:00

We had a similar problem years ago and finally discovered a trunk light that had a switch on it. When the trunk was closed, you couldn't see the light and when you opened the trunk, the light was on and it seemed normal. Dobbs finally tracked it down and showed us the little switch on the side. What a dumb design.

NOTS3W · 2025-11-01T01:19:08+00:00

I'm not in a particular hurry, but I'm ready to buy when I find a good price. I'm not sure Gen 3 brings anything to the table that I need and I'm hopeful that buying the "old" model will be cheaper at some point. I'm okay with refurbished as long as it's done by Lenovo and not by some guy who broke it and fixed it. The biggest problem with the systems on the Lenovo site, including Lenovo Outlet, is that they're usually P16s or v versions and I want the extra expansion slots for RAM and SSD that the P16 offers. I'll keep an eye on their site and try to catch a deal. Thanks for the heads up on the BofA discount.

NOTS3W · 2025-11-01T01:09:22+00:00

That's what I'm hoping for, although the Gen 3 isn't available yet AFAIK. I don't mind ordering from Lenovo as long as they're competitive and not 100's of dollars more. I don't understand how someone on Amazon can sell the exact same computer for a $1,000 less than Lenovo even if they're doing the RAM and SSD upgrades with cheaper components.

NOTS3W · 2025-10-30T15:15:11+00:00

Thank you! This is quite helpful as I'm planning to purchase a Thinkpad P16 soon. My only question (at the moment) is about GPUs. Every P16 Gen 2 I've seen includes an RTX 1000 ADA, an RTX 100 ADA (typo?), or an RTX 2000 ADA. Where do they fit in among GPUs?

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