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Tommy CUlt
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Norris..dont talk to me about continents lol....SFC is a hmmm...14 hour flight for me - and that is AFTER i fly for 4 hours to Sydney.
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Zak Claxton
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45 minute flight for me. 
They just barely have time to serve beverages to the passengers between takeoff and landing.
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BabbleGrabble
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There's actually a chance you could beat me in a race to the club, Zak ... you up for the challenge?
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Zak Claxton
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| BabbleGrabble wrote: | | There's actually a chance you could beat me in a race to the club, Zak ... you up for the challenge? |
Ha ha... well, as you know Babble, that's 45 minutes of flying... sandwiched between driving to LAX, getting through security, getting on and off a plane, getting from SFO to the club.
So my 45 minutes just became three and a half hours. 
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BabbleGrabble
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Keep in mind, though, I have Bay Area traffic to contend with. 
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Zak Claxton
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| BabbleGrabble wrote: | | Keep in mind, though, I have Bay Area traffic to contend with. |
Man, don't think I would discount that fact at all.
You and I live in two of the crappiest traffic areas of the entire planet. If there's one thing about which both SoCal and NoCal folks can show sympathy toward each other, it's being stuck in traffic.
Anyway, back on topic: I think this gig will be incredibly fun for you. Once you get there, that is.
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Tommy CUlt
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Zak - you can drive there in less than 3 1/2 hours....probably even the coast highway lol......I have made that trip a number of times - cept...I usually like to stop in Monterey....and if I have golf clubs in the car .....it takes longer to get to SFC LOL
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Zak Claxton
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| Tommy CUlt wrote: | | Zak - you can drive there in less than 3 1/2 hours.... |
Tommy, my friend, that's 400 miles, door to door. On a day with no traffic at all (as if), that's six hours. On a real day, including getting out of LA and into SF, it's more like eight hours.
I'd fly, thanks anyway. 
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ticious
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Tommy, my friend, that's 400 miles, door to door. On a day with no traffic at all (as if), that's six hours. On a real day, including getting out of LA and into SF, it's more like eight hours.[/quote]
Hmm, add time to drive to LAX, time to drive from SFO, time to park, get a rental car (or taxi), time to get through security, sit around waiting at the gate, board the plane (and wait for everyone else to store their crap that they shoulda checked), time to deplane while all those same folks pull their crap that they shoulda checked back out, it sounds pretty close to a wash to me (considering most of that traffic is IN the LA and SF areas and not in between). But it's been nearly 15 years since I lived out there and had to make that trip.
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BabbleGrabble
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Highway 1 along the coast probably adds another 100 miles to the trip, along with another couple hours at least to compensate for a two-lane narrow twist along harrowing cliffs that drop 300 feet to the rocky shore, not to mention getting stuck behind that terrified driver who won't push it beyond 25 MPH. Beautiful drive, though - talk about scenery! Wow!
Unfortunately, time usually dictates a beeline to I5 (or LAX of course).
ETA - sorry, didn't see your post, Tish, before posting.
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