Hey SF Bay Area locals: when do you expect you'll fly somewhere for fun?
Jul 29, 2020, 12:13 am
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Hey SF Bay Area locals: when do you expect you'll fly somewhere for fun?
It's been over six months since I've been on a plane, and my guess is that I won't get back in one again for any leisure travel until September 2021. (I doubt there will be any work or other reason I'll get on a plane before then.)
How about you?
How about you?
Jul 29, 2020, 11:49 am
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SFO is owned by the City and County of San Francisco. I'm not sure what that means, exactly, on the question of whether you are in SF or San Mateo County when you are at SFO.
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Jul 29, 2020, 12:41 pm
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Jul 29, 2020, 1:51 pm
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Jul 29, 2020, 4:01 pm
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SFO bears the ZIP code 94128, which aligns with the ZIP codes assigned to San Francisco (941XX). So you are in San Francisco for most purposes.
However, there are several exceptions, including but not limited to:
1. Airport businesses are considered operating within San Mateo County. So they have the business licenses for San Mateo County and collecting San Mateo County sales tax.
2. Public transportation is provided by SamTrans instead of Muni, including BART funding.
3. Lawsuits related to SFO, civil and criminal, are filed in San Mateo Superior Court instead San Francisco Superior Court unless Airport Commission is involved. So when a person is arrested in SFO by SFPD, he/she is being processed in San Mateo County.
4. SFO is assigned with an area code of 650, which belongs San Mateo.
Jul 29, 2020, 4:22 pm
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Let's not forget that for the first decades of BART, it didn't serve SFO because San Mateo County didn't want BART. Alameda County was quite happy to have BART, although it requires a shuttle bus to go to OAK.
Jul 29, 2020, 4:55 pm
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Despite having tickets for OAK-OGG on hold for late October I know that trip is basically not going to happen.
Work already told us no travel until at least end of 2020.
I will be shocked if I fly again before Q2 2021 for any reason, and would not be surprised in the least if it doesn't happen until early 2022.
We are all being trained/conditioned to expect a vaccine in 2021. That is certainly within the realm of possibility, but not necessarily anywhere near a guarantee. "Having" a vaccine is not the same as distributing it effectively and based on the piss poor coordination of testing and track/trace, I really do not expect that distribution will be any better coordinated if/when a vaccine is available, particularly if the current federal administration remains in power.
Work already told us no travel until at least end of 2020.
I will be shocked if I fly again before Q2 2021 for any reason, and would not be surprised in the least if it doesn't happen until early 2022.
We are all being trained/conditioned to expect a vaccine in 2021. That is certainly within the realm of possibility, but not necessarily anywhere near a guarantee. "Having" a vaccine is not the same as distributing it effectively and based on the piss poor coordination of testing and track/trace, I really do not expect that distribution will be any better coordinated if/when a vaccine is available, particularly if the current federal administration remains in power.
Jul 29, 2020, 5:12 pm
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EZE ticket for September. I doubt it will happen. If it doesn't cancel, and I'm allowed in the country w/o quarantine, I'll go, wearing the N95 during travels. Staying in own place, and would have some, but not too much, social contact with a handful of friends.
SCL/EZE for late Dec/Jan. I give it 50/50+. I expect that many countries will let us in with very recent test results at that point (similar to AK procedure and what HI is proposing).
HNL in late Jan. I used some of my AS credit and I don't care if it happens, as I can always re-bank the dough.
SCL/EZE for late Dec/Jan. I give it 50/50+. I expect that many countries will let us in with very recent test results at that point (similar to AK procedure and what HI is proposing).
HNL in late Jan. I used some of my AS credit and I don't care if it happens, as I can always re-bank the dough.
Jul 29, 2020, 5:12 pm
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I have Seattle and Orlando weekends booked end of August with Alaska. Will decide a week out if I actually fly them. Helsinki trip end of September is at bigger risk if the EU keeps us out.
Jul 29, 2020, 5:37 pm
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I've found the OAK AirBART train to be very convenient -- especially during commute hours. My wife drops me off at North Berkeley BART, 25 minutes to the Coliseum/Airport station, 10 minutes on AirBART, and I'm walking into the terminal. Back when I flew on airplanes, that is.
Jul 29, 2020, 5:44 pm
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For me it works out to about 20 minutes less travel time from Walnut Creek than SFO, and 80 cents in overall fare less than SFO. Just wish Alaska had more service out of there. About the only time I fly from OAK now is Honolulu, which I think has been pulled from the schedule short-term, as I'll make the trek to SMF for nonstop SEA flights and park on airport for $10 a day. Same thing with Vancouver flights on Alaska.
Jul 29, 2020, 7:15 pm
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It's too bad they didn't put SMF due west of Sacramento, maybe even west of Davis. That would have made it more practical for lots of people in the northern and eastern edges of the Bay Area.
Jul 29, 2020, 7:20 pm
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