Jan 4, 2022, 11:26 am
Last edit by: GW McLintock
Attendance straw poll
(and obv the COVID situation can shift rapidly, so no need to account for that in the responses, it's just generally understood)
Definite/extremely likely barring something unexpected
Zorak (Thurs-Sun, US Grant)
nomadic.relief (Thurs(late)-Sun, Hotel Republic + US Grant)
krazykanuck (Fri-Sun, Hotel Indigo + Holiday Inn Express)
CoffeeTraveler (Fri-Sun, Andaz)
MSPeconomist (THURSDAY not Friday to Monday booked at the US Grant, might try to switch to Manchester GH if many others are staying there)
GW McLintock (arr Fri night or Sat morn, dep Sun noon, staying with a friend)
Long Train Runnin (arrive Fri evening, dep Sunday redeye, US Grant)
jrl767 and Mrs767 (arrive Tue ~1900, staying w friends in Carlsbad until Sat; will rendezvous w the team in Oceanside on Fri and make our way to SD mid-day Sat; depart Sun ~1900; US Grant)
SFOTerry +1 (arrive Fri, depart Mon; Kimpton Palomar)
GrjApp (Thu-Mon, Hotel Indigo)
arsey00 (Fri-Sat, no hotel)
chrisflyer66 (local)(probably won't go to Oceanside, but interested in SD events
DELee (Fri - Sun, CY SD Central *8651 Spectrum Center Blvd)
CMK10 (Friday Night to Sunday Night, HR Mission Bay)
Probable but can't commit yet
italdesign (not Sunday)
Flying Machine (possible day trip, no lodging planned)
PV_Premier (Sat activity only)
Theoretically interested, but who knows
diburning - Hasn't even begun to look into travel options yet. (Most likely Fri-Sun/Mon)
Middle_Seat Theoretically interested, but who knows
FlyerEC
Not attending
pudgym29
Tentative Event Planning and Interest List
None of this is set in stone, nor is anything mandatory, pick and choose what you like, or even just visit SAN and don't even tell us you were ever there
Friday
Oceanside Day Trip (rail version)
Zorak
nomadic.relief
MSPeconomist
jrl767+1 (via CLD) (maybe +3; friends have met the SuperGs and will fit right in
)
krazykanuck (via LAX)
GrjApp?
ChrisFlyer66?
CoffeeTraveler
Make your way to Oceanside (by consensus, 11:20a Coaster):
629 Coaster 9:20a-10:22a
573 Surfliner 10:01a-10:55a
631 Coaster 11:20a-12:22p
777 Surfliner 12:01p-12:55p
Lunch at Hello Betty
https://www.hellobettyoceanside.com/
211 Mission Ave, Oceanside
Lunch will be somewhere between 12:30-1pm depending which train Coffee Traveler makes it onto after arriving at SAN.
Return to San Diego
580 Surfliner 5:05p-6:04p
644 Coaster 5:16p-6:17p
Probable afternoon beer crawl for those arriving Thurs or early enough on Friday
Friday evening: False Idol Tiki Bar (Reservations confirmed for 12 attendees at 7:00 PM PST) - wear a fun shirt if you like
CoffeeTraveler
Zorak
jrl767 + Mrs767 (tentative)
GW McLintock (tentative) (will show up in hopes of an extra seat at 8ish)
nomadic.relief
GrjApp
Jailer
MSPeconomist (I will be arriving on Thursday)
krazykanuck
SFOTerry +1
Arsey00 (maybe, as I’d have to drive)
ChrisFlyer66 (interested, if you can expand the reservation)
DELee + 1 (add 2nd reservation?)
italdesign
CMK10 (will drop by late, around 9)
Saturday
Oceanside Meetup mark 2 (non-rail version)
Lunch at Hello Betty rooftop terrace
https://www.hellobettyoceanside.com/
211 Mission Ave, Oceanside
SanDiego1K + 1
StartInSanDiego + 1
Jailer
Arsey00
italdesign
jrl767 +1 possible
CMK10
Saturday for those remaining in town
11 am tour of US Grant Hotel (requires sign up with concierge or front desk, limited number of spaces, but also at 10:30 am Sunday), hotel guests only:
MSPeconomist
Zorak
GW
CoffeeTraveler
lunch?
brewery crawl? (details TBD)
dinner likely to be roll-your-own at whatever brewery/pub/restaurant/food trucks we end up at when people get hungry
St Patrick's Day parade & festival http://www.stpatsparade.org/
MSPeconomist (tentative---probably not)
Group dinner?
Arsey00
MSPeconomist (tentative, depending on the plans)
GW
Sunday
Transit Tour hosted by GW McLintock (though possibly Saturday...)
MSPeconomist (tentative, depending on the schedule)
CMK10
(and obv the COVID situation can shift rapidly, so no need to account for that in the responses, it's just generally understood)
Definite/extremely likely barring something unexpected
Zorak (Thurs-Sun, US Grant)
nomadic.relief (Thurs(late)-Sun, Hotel Republic + US Grant)
krazykanuck (Fri-Sun, Hotel Indigo + Holiday Inn Express)
CoffeeTraveler (Fri-Sun, Andaz)
MSPeconomist (THURSDAY not Friday to Monday booked at the US Grant, might try to switch to Manchester GH if many others are staying there)
GW McLintock (arr Fri night or Sat morn, dep Sun noon, staying with a friend)
Long Train Runnin (arrive Fri evening, dep Sunday redeye, US Grant)
jrl767 and Mrs767 (arrive Tue ~1900, staying w friends in Carlsbad until Sat; will rendezvous w the team in Oceanside on Fri and make our way to SD mid-day Sat; depart Sun ~1900; US Grant)
SFOTerry +1 (arrive Fri, depart Mon; Kimpton Palomar)
GrjApp (Thu-Mon, Hotel Indigo)
arsey00 (Fri-Sat, no hotel)
chrisflyer66 (local)(probably won't go to Oceanside, but interested in SD events
DELee (Fri - Sun, CY SD Central *8651 Spectrum Center Blvd)
CMK10 (Friday Night to Sunday Night, HR Mission Bay)
Probable but can't commit yet
italdesign (not Sunday)
Flying Machine (possible day trip, no lodging planned)
PV_Premier (Sat activity only)
Theoretically interested, but who knows
diburning - Hasn't even begun to look into travel options yet. (Most likely Fri-Sun/Mon)
Middle_Seat Theoretically interested, but who knows
FlyerEC
Not attending
pudgym29
Tentative Event Planning and Interest List
None of this is set in stone, nor is anything mandatory, pick and choose what you like, or even just visit SAN and don't even tell us you were ever there
Friday
Oceanside Day Trip (rail version)
Zorak
nomadic.relief
MSPeconomist
jrl767+1 (via CLD) (maybe +3; friends have met the SuperGs and will fit right in
)krazykanuck (via LAX)
GrjApp?
ChrisFlyer66?
CoffeeTraveler
Make your way to Oceanside (by consensus, 11:20a Coaster):
629 Coaster 9:20a-10:22a
573 Surfliner 10:01a-10:55a
631 Coaster 11:20a-12:22p
777 Surfliner 12:01p-12:55p
Lunch at Hello Betty
https://www.hellobettyoceanside.com/
211 Mission Ave, Oceanside
Lunch will be somewhere between 12:30-1pm depending which train Coffee Traveler makes it onto after arriving at SAN.
Return to San Diego
580 Surfliner 5:05p-6:04p
644 Coaster 5:16p-6:17p
Probable afternoon beer crawl for those arriving Thurs or early enough on Friday
Friday evening: False Idol Tiki Bar (Reservations confirmed for 12 attendees at 7:00 PM PST) - wear a fun shirt if you like
CoffeeTraveler
Zorak
nomadic.relief
GrjApp
Jailer
MSPeconomist (I will be arriving on Thursday)
krazykanuck
SFOTerry +1
Arsey00 (maybe, as I’d have to drive)
ChrisFlyer66 (interested, if you can expand the reservation)
DELee + 1 (add 2nd reservation?)
CMK10 (will drop by late, around 9)
Saturday
Oceanside Meetup mark 2 (non-rail version)
Lunch at Hello Betty rooftop terrace
https://www.hellobettyoceanside.com/
211 Mission Ave, Oceanside
SanDiego1K + 1
StartInSanDiego + 1
Jailer
Arsey00
jrl767 +1 possible
CMK10
Saturday for those remaining in town
11 am tour of US Grant Hotel (requires sign up with concierge or front desk, limited number of spaces, but also at 10:30 am Sunday), hotel guests only:
MSPeconomist
Zorak
GW
CoffeeTraveler
lunch?
brewery crawl? (details TBD)
dinner likely to be roll-your-own at whatever brewery/pub/restaurant/food trucks we end up at when people get hungry
St Patrick's Day parade & festival http://www.stpatsparade.org/
MSPeconomist (tentative---probably not)
Group dinner?
Arsey00
MSPeconomist (tentative, depending on the plans)
GW
Sunday
Transit Tour hosted by GW McLintock (though possibly Saturday...)
MSPeconomist (tentative, depending on the schedule)
CMK10
Spring Forward in SAN, March 11-13, 2022
Mar 13, 2022, 4:26 pm
#331
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we had brunch at a little patisserie/bistro on G St, then walked to Fifth Avenue Landing on the south side of the Convention Center where we caught a “ferry” — more accurately, a 30-passenger launch / water taxi — over to Coronado; wandered around for half an hour, got on the return trip, and strolled back to the hotel
Uber is 5 min out; our DL flight leaves a little after 7, so I grabbed a couple of AS mileage tickets to get us thru T2 security and into the Alaska Lounge until ~6
Mrs767 and I really enjoyed seeing everyone, and of course making some new acquaintances
safe travels to all
Uber is 5 min out; our DL flight leaves a little after 7, so I grabbed a couple of AS mileage tickets to get us thru T2 security and into the Alaska Lounge until ~6
Mrs767 and I really enjoyed seeing everyone, and of course making some new acquaintances
safe travels to all
Last edited by jrl767; Mar 13, 2022 at 5:10 pm
Mar 13, 2022, 5:33 pm
#332
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Mar 13, 2022, 5:56 pm
#333
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Mar 13, 2022, 6:00 pm
#334
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Mar 13, 2022, 6:02 pm
#335
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Mar 13, 2022, 9:45 pm
#337
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Well I am back home at a place that is a safe social distance away from California. Thanks to Zorak for organizing a weekend that he admitted was self organized, despite our sometimes insistence to the contrary. Nice to see n.r out of her home country for the first time in two years (hope they let her back in), as well as meet some FT OG's like Jailer. CMK10, it had been far too long. And I'm going to kill the shout outs here because the rest of you I see you often enough, it's until next time. 
A snap I made of CoffeeTraveler who got dragged into being the photographer for this group of randos:
A snap I made of CoffeeTraveler who got dragged into being the photographer for this group of randos:
Last edited by krazykanuck; Mar 13, 2022 at 9:52 pm
Mar 13, 2022, 9:52 pm
#338
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I finally feel like I belong in California.
I just ordered my first "animal style" fries.
Oh and my original flight is delayed 14 hours.
Cheers to the organizers and California for hosting. The 3rd time is definitely a charm.
I just ordered my first "animal style" fries.
Oh and my original flight is delayed 14 hours.
Cheers to the organizers and California for hosting. The 3rd time is definitely a charm.
Mar 13, 2022, 10:22 pm
#339
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: YVR
Posts: 2,120
I made it back without any additional testing ... and I left my country once in 2021, just hadn't been SOUTH in 2 years.
Great to see everyone (and see a couple new faces), hopefully this is the start of regular weekend trips I have a hard time explaining to others again!
Until next time, 🍻
... and I left my country once in 2021, just hadn't been SOUTH in 2 years. Great to see everyone (and see a couple new faces), hopefully this is the start of regular weekend trips I have a hard time explaining to others again!
Until next time, 🍻
Mar 13, 2022, 11:45 pm
#340
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I made it back without any additional testing ... and I left my country once in 2021, just hadn't been SOUTH in 2 years.
Great to see everyone (and see a couple new faces), hopefully this is the start of regular weekend trips I have a hard time explaining to others again!
Until next time, 🍻
... and I left my country once in 2021, just hadn't been SOUTH in 2 years. Great to see everyone (and see a couple new faces), hopefully this is the start of regular weekend trips I have a hard time explaining to others again!
Until next time, 🍻
And, you don't have to tell anyone except us FTers when you travel: Do you ever travel anywhere without telling anyone?
David
Mar 14, 2022, 1:45 am
#341
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flight was fine; arrival “experience” not so much
DL1334 SAN-SEA 13 Mar
- on 2157
- hold in alley between A and S 2200 - 2207
- hold ~10-15 ft short of S7 2207 - 2208
- in 2209
- jetway operator arrived ~2225
- bags delivered 2230
- jetway started moving ~2235
- door opened 2243 — FAs and jetway operator had a conversation about positioning
- deplaning started 2249
Mar 14, 2022, 2:20 am
#342
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Mar 14, 2022, 3:03 am
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I am finally in bed in PDX. We waited nearly 40 minutes for a gate in SJC, and then my connecting flight delay bounced around from 45-75 minutes; we left about an hour late. My bag was the very last one on the carousel, but I got upgraded to an "executive" room with a pull-out couch
My meeting is in five hours. Good night!
-J.
My meeting is in five hours. Good night!
-J.
Mar 14, 2022, 3:24 am
#344
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Hmm, that's definitely what the Priority Pass app says, but they also definitely let us in at 4:xx pm. We left shortly before 7pm, at which time the entrance was closed off with a sign to exit to the right, so they weren't letting anyone new in but they also weren't evicting anyone either (yet, maybe they were about to)