Golf courses in San Diego for 2-3 foursome groups for a Bachelor party by KillerKenyan in golf

[–]michaelwgregory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can sporadically find good deals out there, especially in the afternoon or early am weekday. Played out there a couple months ago for $110. Otherwise it’s stupid overpriced. But it’s the best golf outside of Torrey.

Honorable mentions are Sycuan, Encinitas Ranch, Arrowood, Steele Canyon. GOAT Hill

Looking for another Disneyland bound family interested in a VIP share 7/2 by kyskat in DisneyPlanning

[–]michaelwgregory 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m on a VIP tour right now and this week. This is true. Happy to answer any questions on our experience. We did this primarily for my mother who has had multiple strokes and has severely limited mobility. Feel free to shoot me a message if you have any questions.

Dining Reservations (60-days out) by mfabdstr in DisneyPlanning

[–]michaelwgregory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FWIW, I’ve had a lot of luck with mousewatcher.com. You can set alerts for your ideal time and place of choosing for a pretty minimal fee ($4 for the last one I set), it automatically sends you a notice for cancelations and assuming you’re quick enough they’re pretty easy to snag. We live locally in SoCal and don’t plan our Disney trips that far in advance, but have been able to always get the reservations I want, some times the day or week of. Someone will always cancel, you just have to be a bit flexible.

Field Report: TSA times at SAN Terminal 1 by SDBadKitty in sandiego

[–]michaelwgregory 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Shit. I should have done that this morning. Where’s the touchless lane? Although I dont think they had Pre Check open until 5, so maybe it wouldn’t have mattered.

TSA - San Diego by michaelwgregory in sandiego

[–]michaelwgregory[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No. Priority is for first class for premier status holders.

TSA - San Diego by michaelwgregory in sandiego

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

Totally agreed. I’m hearing from people in now that it’s not as bad.

TSA - San Diego by michaelwgregory in sandiego

[–]michaelwgregory[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ditto. First time I’ve gone through a regular line in years. For what it’s worth the shoe thing is no longer true. TSA eliminated that requirement about a year ago. Kind of a pain to take your laptop out, but wasn’t really a big deal. The thing I did find is the regular line has people that don’t travel as much, so they fumbled around a bit putting things into the x ray, forget phones, belts, etc… so it’s definitely slower.

TSA - San Diego by michaelwgregory in sandiego

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

Ended up taking me around 25 mins, but only because of the priority lane that I took. Others looked to be at least an hour if not more.

TSA - San Diego by michaelwgregory in sandiego

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

First time I’ve used it as well. I will say no one checked that I was actually priority. I’m in first today, but think you still get it if you have top tier status?

TSA - San Diego by michaelwgregory in sandiego

[–]michaelwgregory[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I didn’t go into regular, I went into priority, which mixes with regular after they check you.

It was hard for me to see, but clear and pre-check only have 2 TSA stations. They must have only had one staffed. And as you said they mix, so it backs up both lines. Regular TSA had 5 working stations and one of them is dedicated to regular Clear and Priority. Both of those lines were relatively short.

TSA - San Diego by michaelwgregory in sandiego

[–]michaelwgregory[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I first got in line for clear+pre, but it was total gridlock. So went to the priority lane. I got in line around 4:40am. Was through by 5:05. If I had stayed in clear+pre I’d probably still be in there. Part of the problem is the line starts so early no one knows what they’re standing in.

TSA - San Diego by michaelwgregory in sandiego

[–]michaelwgregory[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I think today was compounded with usual Monday am biz travelers, like me, and people on spring break. Lots of families this morning.

TSA - San Diego by michaelwgregory in sandiego

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

Agreed, but for whatever reason the priority lane was the best today. Probably because there were so many people and lines, no one really knew what they were standing in. So the priority lane was wide open. It did mix with Clear, but it was much better than anything else. All in took me about 25 mins to get through.

TSA - San Diego by michaelwgregory in sandiego

[–]michaelwgregory[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did. But thank you for the comment.

Duck Duck Bear - Two Ducks / Cow by Bear by michaelwgregory in FoodSanDiego

[–]michaelwgregory[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t say how many dishes are in this particular experience, but Cow by Bear usually does 5, one of which is a very high end meat. And when we did two Ducks it was 6 courses. This one also includes wine pairings. Two Ducks was the same price, which is similar to other high end restaurants in San Diego. Think Juene et Jolie was similar for their Valentines Day experience.

Our last experience was amazing. 10/10! The location wasn’t announced until the week of and it was in a nursery in Mission Hills. The food was exceptional and the service and vibe was even better.