What do you do if it rains?

[hobie16]

I rode out Loma Prieta in a building built on fill in the Port of Redwood City. The buildings went through three years of settling in 15 seconds.

My parents lived in Watsonville. The could see the epicenter from their back yard.

[darph nader]

Best place to be when it rains,Kwajalein. Like walking in a 'warm' shower. Bathing shorts,t-shirt,sandals (mandatory) and a cooler. Pure Nirvana.

[Tinker Bell]

The same thing happens at GMR. If people don't move from the exit, we have to light-load the vehicles (or eventually get to the point of not loading at all).

Is like you are talking to the wall. They see you, you know they can hear you, and yet refuse to do anything you tell them too. I kid you not when outside work someone comments on how the kids don't follow their instructions the first thing out of my mouth is to put them on the spot and ask them if they follow directions. Because don't expect junior to follow your directions if you can't do it either.

Today I had a group of Brazilians that refused to do what I instructed them. I stopped them from seeing the character until they follow instructions. It seems to be the only way to get them to do as I asked. The most amazing part is that it was for their benefit! People have such brilliant ways to suck...

[Main Streeter]

My dad got stuck in Santa Cruz for three days because Highways 17 and 1 both closed

Highway 17 (Blood Alley) is almost worse than a quake! Absolutely freaked me out the first few times I had to drive 17 to Felton/Ben Lomond. 17 puts the Fear back into driving. :( LadySiren, sounds like you went to Cal? GO BEARS!

[LadySiren]

Highway 17 (Blood Alley) is almost worse than a quake! Absolutely freaked me out the first few times I had to drive 17 to Felton/Ben Lomond. 17 puts the Fear back into driving. :( LadySiren, sounds like you went to Cal? GO BEARS!

LOL, nope...I'm a lifelong Bears fan, though (Cal all the way, never those goody two-shoes over at Stanford). I went to CSU East Bay, affectionately known as the armpit of the California university system.

It actually wasn't that bad - it was a very small school with a great political science department. I got accepted at San Jose and San Diego but decided that SJ was too big and SD...well, I'd be majoring in beer bonging and beach volleyball. CSU Hayward (now "East Bay", blech) was small, my dad worked there at one point, and was just moving from a commuter to a residency school. My class was the first ones to try out their new "Pioneer Heights" on-campus apartments, which were built and furnished by the school.

So, my first day in the new apartment with my roomies, we're just goofing around, getting to know one another. The apartments were came completely furnished, including beds, desks, couches, TV stand, and dining and coffee tables. For some reason that I can't recall, we ended up looking at the underside of our couch. Stamped on the underside of our couch is the following: "This couch made by inmate number xxxxxx. / San Quentin State Prison".

Yep, all of our furniture was made by inmates. We used to joke that we had to be careful sitting down on couches at Pioneer Heights because you never knew if there was a file buried inside the cushions. :p:

[DragonFox98]

I'm with Mayo - I'll take a Blizzard. I lived through three of them this winter alone. Sooooo much fun!!! I lived in NH for 13 years so I know how to prepare for a winter storm....I think it's funny that down here everyone forgets they need milk and bread until the day before the storm hits! :) I just shop like normal and, if there's a winter weather forecasted for about a week out, I'll pick up a little extra and put it in the freezer. I can grill if I need to (if we loose power) and we have plenty of bread, peanut butter, and water to last quite a while shoud anything happen.

[hobie16]

Highway 17 (Blood Alley) is almost worse than a quake!

17 is a great driver's road. The off camber, blind corners, inches from eating it on the steel dividers, the fog soaked pavement, driving blind through the clouds.

LOL, nope...I'm a lifelong Bears fan, though (Cal all the way, never those goody two-shoes over at Stanford). I went to CSU East Bay, affectionately known as the armpit of the California university system.

I lived a mile from Stanford before moving to Maui. The best Big Game ever was when the Stanford trombone player got leveled by the Cal player.

My wife graduated from Hayward. Your description helps explain a lot about her strange quirks.

[LadySiren]

17 is a great driver's road. The off camber, blind corners, inches from eating it on the steel dividers, the fog soaked pavement, driving blind through the clouds.

I lived a mile from Stanford before moving to Maui. The best Big Game ever was when the Stanford trombone player got leveled by the Cal player.

My wife graduated from Hayward. Your description helps explain a lot about her strange quirks.

I love 17, personally. It's gorgeous - beautiful scenery, great curves if you have a car that can handle it. Sadly, my near 400-lb. dad (hey, he was Hawaiian...) insisted on driving his Ghia along 17 for oh, 10 years or so, before changing over to a Mustang. The poor little thing actually blew up on the side of the road, probably from exhaustion.

OMG...you're talking about The Play. I swear I still laugh every time I see or think about that game. Watching the Stanford band get mowed down by the football players is hysterical. I'm probably a sadist but it's just too funny not to laugh at. My dad was part of the football program at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, so we always watched a lot of football at home. I remember watching this live and laughing my head off at the Stanford weenies looking shocked.

CSU Hayward wasn't a bad school; I actually have great memories from my time there. I was a Greek - we had so few sororities and fraternities, it was laughable. Greek Week was always tiny, LOL. Still managed to put away so much beer that the local stores had to stockpile it. :D:

[Main Streeter]

Stamped on the underside of our couch is the following: "This couch made by inmate number xxxxxx. / San Quentin State Prison".
Yep, all of our furniture was made by inmates.

Nothing wrong with giving S Q inmates a job. Better than many Ca. OPENLY hires. :mad: Cabrillo College, oh, I remember it well...the times I could find it.

[Zazu]

I love 17, personally. It's gorgeous - beautiful scenery, great curves if you have a car that can handle it. Sadly, my near 400-lb. dad (hey, he was Hawaiian...) insisted on driving his Ghia along 17 for oh, 10 years or so, before changing over to a Mustang. The poor little thing actually blew up on the side of the road, probably from exhaustion.

Hwy 17 is okay, I suppose, if you're in a hurry.

Personally, I'd much rather take my time and use Hwy 9. Much better scenery, and the road geometry is a lot better!

Not like that's saying much.