Never been a fan of LA
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wrote on 20 Aug 2022, 14:40 last edited by
LA is a pit. The whole damn area. I've always said I don't know when the end of the world will be, but it will start in Los Angeles.
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wrote on 20 Aug 2022, 16:00 last edited by
This morning I got my smog check for my car's registration. First time since I bought this car in 2013. They only make you check older cars. Here is some classic bay area scenery, in the waiting room of the smog check place.
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wrote on 20 Aug 2022, 16:40 last edited by
In 2019, Mrs. George and I were going to do a West-Coast loop. Chicago to LA on the Southwest Chief for a couple of days, up the coast to San Francisco for a couple of days, and then back home on the California Zephyr.
We started talking about what to do in Los Angeles, and, frankly, I couldn't come up with anything I'd like to do.
We ended going to Denver instead.
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This morning I got my smog check for my car's registration. First time since I bought this car in 2013. They only make you check older cars. Here is some classic bay area scenery, in the waiting room of the smog check place.
wrote on 20 Aug 2022, 18:49 last edited by@Horace said in Never been a fan of LA:
This morning I got my smog check for my car's registration. First time since I bought this car in 2013. They only make you check older cars. Here is some classic bay area scenery, in the waiting room of the smog check place.
Wow, that is pretty ugly for a California mechanic's waiting room.
Here is a picture of the waiting room at my mechanic here in Virginia.
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@Horace said in Never been a fan of LA:
This morning I got my smog check for my car's registration. First time since I bought this car in 2013. They only make you check older cars. Here is some classic bay area scenery, in the waiting room of the smog check place.
Wow, that is pretty ugly for a California mechanic's waiting room.
Here is a picture of the waiting room at my mechanic here in Virginia.
wrote on 20 Aug 2022, 19:07 last edited by@Copper said in Never been a fan of LA:
@Horace said in Never been a fan of LA:
This morning I got my smog check for my car's registration. First time since I bought this car in 2013. They only make you check older cars. Here is some classic bay area scenery, in the waiting room of the smog check place.
Wow, that is pretty ugly for a California mechanic's waiting room.
Here is a picture of the waiting room at my mechanic here in Virginia.
I'm just a little surprised when these places have upholstered dumpster-sourced furniture with 50 years of accumulated dust, when they could get some new plastic chairs for $50.
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@Copper said in Never been a fan of LA:
@Horace said in Never been a fan of LA:
This morning I got my smog check for my car's registration. First time since I bought this car in 2013. They only make you check older cars. Here is some classic bay area scenery, in the waiting room of the smog check place.
Wow, that is pretty ugly for a California mechanic's waiting room.
Here is a picture of the waiting room at my mechanic here in Virginia.
I'm just a little surprised when these places have upholstered dumpster-sourced furniture with 50 years of accumulated dust, when they could get some new plastic chairs for $50.
wrote on 20 Aug 2022, 19:19 last edited by@Horace said in Never been a fan of LA:
@Copper said in Never been a fan of LA:
@Horace said in Never been a fan of LA:
Copper goes to the Trump Garage.
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@Horace said in Never been a fan of LA:
This morning I got my smog check for my car's registration. First time since I bought this car in 2013. They only make you check older cars. Here is some classic bay area scenery, in the waiting room of the smog check place.
Wow, that is pretty ugly for a California mechanic's waiting room.
Here is a picture of the waiting room at my mechanic here in Virginia.
wrote on 20 Aug 2022, 20:53 last edited by@Copper said in Never been a fan of LA:
@Horace said in Never been a fan of LA:
This morning I got my smog check for my car's registration. First time since I bought this car in 2013. They only make you check older cars. Here is some classic bay area scenery, in the waiting room of the smog check place.
Wow, that is pretty ugly for a California mechanic's waiting room.
Here is a picture of the waiting room at my mechanic here in Virginia.
Wait, you’re still bringing your vehicle to Herndon-Reston Transmission for service?
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@Copper said in Never been a fan of LA:
@Horace said in Never been a fan of LA:
This morning I got my smog check for my car's registration. First time since I bought this car in 2013. They only make you check older cars. Here is some classic bay area scenery, in the waiting room of the smog check place.
Wow, that is pretty ugly for a California mechanic's waiting room.
Here is a picture of the waiting room at my mechanic here in Virginia.
Wait, you’re still bringing your vehicle to Herndon-Reston Transmission for service?
wrote on 20 Aug 2022, 20:58 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in Never been a fan of LA:
Wait, you’re still bringing your vehicle to Herndon-Reston Transmission for service?
He has an extended warranty.
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This morning I got my smog check for my car's registration. First time since I bought this car in 2013. They only make you check older cars. Here is some classic bay area scenery, in the waiting room of the smog check place.
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@Horace the recliner - it is a recliner, right? - in the corner is a nice touch.
Also, tell me about the stains on the blue plastic chair. There was no odor, was there?
wrote on 20 Aug 2022, 21:16 last edited by@George-K said in Never been a fan of LA:
@Horace the recliner - it is a recliner, right? - in the corner is a nice touch.
Also, tell me about the stains on the blue plastic chair. There was no odor, was there?
I should have included more of the other recliner in the other corner. I think it was the worst of the bunch. The whole place had an estate sale attic feel. It didn't smell bad though. And the proprietor was nice. Good experience, would go again.
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@George-K said in Never been a fan of LA:
@Horace the recliner - it is a recliner, right? - in the corner is a nice touch.
Also, tell me about the stains on the blue plastic chair. There was no odor, was there?
I should have included more of the other recliner in the other corner. I think it was the worst of the bunch. The whole place had an estate sale attic feel. It didn't smell bad though. And the proprietor was nice. Good experience, would go again.
wrote on 20 Aug 2022, 21:33 last edited by@Horace said in Never been a fan of LA:
Good experience, would go again.
With any small amount of luck, you'll be in Texas by the time it's necessary, and I don't think it'll be an issue.
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wrote on 22 Aug 2022, 15:34 last edited by
I have to say I didn’t see much in the way of homeless encampments. A couple small ones. On my last visit (2020) I saw a lot more.
Even Venice Beach had few to none. I was pleasantly surprised.
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wrote on 22 Aug 2022, 23:54 last edited by jon-nyc
What’s worse than LA? Flying home from LA during summer vacation season.
I left the hotel this morning at 6am local time, it’s 8pm and I’m still waiting for my bags at EWR.
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What’s worse than LA? Flying home from LA during summer vacation season.
I left the hotel this morning at 6am local time, it’s 8pm and I’m still waiting for my bags at EWR.
wrote on 23 Aug 2022, 07:33 last edited by
