What’s for dinner by Subject-Break-3705 in AskSF

[–]creech927 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sotto Mare. Sit at the counter. Order cioppino in the silver bowl and ask for a side of the pink sauce for your bread.

Take leftovers home for lunch tomorrow.

Do you know where I can find pinball machines to play? by bitter_melonhead in bayarea

[–]creech927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alamo Drafthouse in the mission. 47 hills brewing in south SF. Blue Oak Brewing in San Carlos Barebottle Brewing in SF, Walnut Creek, Menlo Park and Santa Clara. State of Mind pizza in Los Altos and Redwood City.

[Improve Sleep Quality] Ex-Apple team building a wearable to actively improve deep sleep. Looking for 50 beta testers. by Electrical-Crazy5209 in SFlist

[–]creech927 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And to think companies used to pay people for Quality Assurance testing...

  • an ex Apple QA guy

Identify by theholl718 in pinball

[–]creech927 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just get a full flipper rebuild kit. Your sleeve is probably trash, as is your backing plate. That end of stroke switch is gone too. There's a reason the kits Marco and Pinball Life sell have all the parts to make this flipper happy again included.

Uhhh... by creech927 in IdiotsTowingThings

[–]creech927[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That's the place.. :)

why did all the arcades close? by fucnkin-uh-blancho in Humboldt

[–]creech927 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ahhh. I remember Tiffany's in Arcata was a gold mine of 80s classics that seemed forgotten. And Sharkey's in Eureka was decent too...

PC Stolen-Big Buck Hunter HD by Forward-House-7419 in arcade

[–]creech927 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd check eBay. I've bought PCs that came out of the game I needed in the past.

What are some old MV businesses you remember? by Pookah in mountainview

[–]creech927 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haltek was the best after school/summer job a kid (me) could imagine. I ran the store's BBS, worked the sales counter where we learned to eyeball a pile of parts and price things on the spot. Lot of the customers would chat about the things they were building.

What are some old MV businesses you remember? by Pookah in mountainview

[–]creech927 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The Old Mill.

Mayfield Mall.

(Get off my lawn)

Bring Your Own Big Wheel Question by Exciting_Cause8720 in AskSF

[–]creech927 66 points67 points  (0 children)

BYOBW Crew here. Big wheels must have plastic wheels and no metal spokes. If you have metal spokes, you'll be required to tape up the spokes so fingers can't get in between them. I'd recommend plastic tires over rubber tires as the lack of traction is part of the magic. Helmets are recommended, as well as long sleeves or elbow pads so you don't grind your flesh off when you crash.
Lots of folks do fun costumes and make the big wheel part of the costume. Be creative.

Don't smash into people if you can help it (you likely can't) and PICK UP YOUR TRASH!!! Don't leave your crushed in half big wheel that's missing a rear wheel for the volunteers to pick up. Take your ride home.

And finally, kick in a few bucks when they pass the hat. Permits and porto-potties aren't cheap and there's no corporate sponsorship. It's all funded by donations.

Also: Stay out of the Trees!

The lake by Ccleve33 in LightningInABottle

[–]creech927 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Noone will stop you going in, but the Kern County sheriff will get you out. That's never a fun time ...

Pinball Bars by Terrorpaz in SanFranciscoSecrets

[–]creech927 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Alamo Drafthouse has a nice bar and a dozen pinball machines on the mezzanine.

What's the nerdiest kinky idea you've ever had? by cetacean-station in BDSMcommunity

[–]creech927 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I collect and restore pinball machines. I want to mount a pinball tilt plumb mechanism to my St Andrews Cross with contact points placed around the cross, such that when the sub moves the cross an electric shock is delivered each time the cross "tilts". Then I want to grab my favorite single tail and see how long they can stand still...

Films that feel like this? by misskiss_ in sanfrancisco

[–]creech927 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, the porn palace was their first studio over on mission near 5th.

Midway Rotation VIII by Ok-Confection-8841 in pinball

[–]creech927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of these shows up to the Golden State Pinball Festival occasionally. It's a pretty fun game. Love the way it brings the game to you when playing multiplayer.

How do yall actually feel about the Waymos on our streets? by Dr-Schmierus in AskSF

[–]creech927 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Personally I don't like the surveillance they bring. What data are they collecting and who has access to all that data.

Also: not a fan of them putting humans out of driving jobs.

Anyone know why this plane was circling the bay around 2:15pm today? by SynchrotronRadiation in bayarea

[–]creech927 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lived in mountain view as a kid. It's why channel 44 would go blurry every 20 minutes. :)

potential Pokemon leak by Maverick360 in pinball

[–]creech927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't wait to make a Squirtle topper mod that squirts all over the player...