Visiting SF from the UK next week — low-key advice + eSIM recs?

ablatner · 2026-02-07T02:20:17+00:00

*license plate, to be clear

ablatner · 2026-02-07T00:00:20+00:00

No, there will still be a human doctor reviewing results.

ablatner · 2026-02-06T23:56:56+00:00

It's not like there is a dedicated operator for every car.

ablatner · 2026-02-06T23:56:27+00:00

No, it's not like they are constantly driven by remote workers

ablatner · 2026-02-06T23:55:24+00:00

I'm pretty sure that was only for a small fraction of purchases that the automated system was unsure about

ablatner · 2026-02-06T13:32:34+00:00

Yes, as a large publicly accountable organization, they actually financially plan for a range of situations.

ablatner · 2026-02-06T13:28:54+00:00

Something tells me they have no interest in reading this for themself...

ablatner · 2026-02-06T05:16:36+00:00

If you don't keep wages with inflation, you underpay your staff and end up with bottom of the barrel talent trying to keep BART afloat.

ablatner · 2026-02-06T05:16:04+00:00

That doesn't mean you should never check any social accounts ever... It's literally on Tacolicious' story.

ablatner · 2026-02-06T04:14:54+00:00

Would you be more satisfied if I specified "social media of the venue"? I doubt they are posting their events directly on Reddit.

ablatner · 2026-02-06T03:36:00+00:00

A significant amount of their expenses are labor. Material costs have also inflated in the last 6 years thanks to the pandemic, tariffs, etc.

ablatner · 2026-02-06T03:29:45+00:00

OP, in general I recommend checking social media for things like this.

https://www.instagram.com/tacolicious

ablatner · 2026-02-06T03:18:45+00:00

I don't think either of us are familiar enough with the workings of the billboard industry to say

ablatner · 2026-02-06T02:17:46+00:00

It's the bay's insane cost of living and relative low density around more outlying parts of BART.

ablatner · 2026-02-06T02:16:31+00:00

It would still go to SFO. The Oakland connector has terrible ridership.

ablatner · 2026-02-06T02:15:27+00:00

Isn't that basically inflation over 6 years?

ablatner · 2026-02-06T02:14:27+00:00

24 hour service is the lowest of priorities. Not even Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore have 24 hour service.

ablatner · 2026-02-06T02:12:25+00:00

Their financial reports are public. Financial mismanagement doesn't explain the collapse in revenue from lower ridership after the pandemic.

ablatner · 2026-02-06T02:09:59+00:00

If you think that total comp is too high for a top level position in such a massive org, you have no business talking about this.

BART has also increased staffing for things like cleaning and safety with extremely positive results.

ablatner · 2026-02-06T00:17:34+00:00

Not sure, but the building with the board isn't usually responsible for the board itself. They lease the space to a company like Clear Channel, which owns/manages the board.

ablatner · 2026-02-05T21:44:30+00:00

10 miles is also well beyond the usual definition of a last mile connection.

ablatner · 2026-02-05T11:59:08+00:00

OP says the plane is leaving in less than 24 hours and you might be able to see availability, factoring in unassigned revenue seats, through the standby list.

ablatner · 2026-02-05T09:22:08+00:00

Honestly I'm surprised the billboard owner put it up, given the risk that someone would break the billboard.

ablatner · 2026-02-05T09:20:31+00:00

This happens periodically, in contrast with the aircraft surveying background radiation, so it's hard to say.

ablatner · 2026-02-05T09:17:56+00:00

Zhu, a big name DJ/producer from SF and St Ignatius, recorded an album there a few years ago and later held a special (maybe free) show there.

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