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Re: Redwood City, CA?
Originally Posted by Lord Lionheart
(Post 6608367)
I went there once about 20 years ago. The food was shite and the joust was very staged and choreographed. MT definitely earns no points in favor of So Cal
Out of interest, what dare I ask is the clientele? Those who can't afford Merry Old Blighty or got lost en route to Disney down the road. |
Re: Redwood City, CA?
Originally Posted by Kali-forniarrr
(Post 6608286)
Redwood City, games = Sony. There's also the George Lucas place in SF.
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Re: Redwood City, CA?
Originally Posted by Kali-forniarrr
(Post 6608371)
Surely you jest, ha ha? I am somewhat disappointed. I have enviously looked at the place with my face pressed up against the window as we have driven by....
Out of interest, what dare I ask is the clientele? Those who can't afford Merry Old Blighty or got lost en route to Disney down the road. I can't remember it's so long ago. I think I went with my roomate and our respective dates. Maybe he was trying to make me feel at home at the time. I just remember sitting there thinking how shite it all was and how crap the food was. |
Re: Redwood City, CA?
Originally Posted by Kali-forniarrr
(Post 6608286)
There's also the George Lucas place in SF.
But yeah, it's a good little hub all over that area, so the bounce effect is certainly a plus. |
Re: Redwood City, CA?
Originally Posted by Lord Lionheart
(Post 6608377)
I can't remember it's so long ago. I think I went with my roomate and our respective dates. Maybe he was trying to make me feel at home at the time.
I just remember sitting there thinking how shite it all was and how crap the food was. |
Re: Redwood City, CA?
Originally Posted by Lord Lionheart
(Post 6608367)
I went there once about 20 years ago. The food was shite, if I remember correctly it was little Cornish game hens, served on metal platters and no cutlery, you were supposed to rip them apart with your hands so as to totally immerse yourself in the medieval experience. :rolleyes: The joust was very staged and choreographed. MT definitely earns no points in favor of So Cal
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Re: Redwood City, CA?
Originally Posted by Kali-forniarrr
(Post 6608527)
don't hold back on my account. I suppose one could try Burger King on horseback for a similar experience.
Originally Posted by another bloody yank
(Post 6609517)
So the staff hadn't bathed in months and the toilets were buckets set on the floor? :lol:
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Re: Redwood City, CA?
Originally Posted by Lord Lionheart
(Post 6609857)
I did have the urge to pull some buxom serving wenches breasts out and hit someone with an axe
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Re: Redwood City, CA?
hey bob - is it EARS you're looking at? I have many friends over that way... a couple who moved there only 5 months back.
gimme a shout later today. |
Re: Redwood City, CA?
Originally Posted by USBound
(Post 6610759)
hey bob - is it EARS you're looking at? I have many friends over that way... a couple who moved there only 5 months back.
gimme a shout later today. Had a mate move to Midway in Chicago, but the thought of moving all that way for a place that will no doubt go poof in the night is pretty scary and sooner of later they'll have to, I mean they haven't turned a profit since the last century, so not exactly a good run :lol: |
Re: Redwood City, CA?
shudder... Midway is also in the WORST spot for commuting.
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Re: Redwood City, CA?
Originally Posted by Bob
(Post 6607747)
Yeah, that's always a worry, salary might be shit for that neck of the woods, actually is probably won't be hot so it's something I'm looking into.
There's a few studios out there which is a draw and I've a mate that lives in San Fran. The benefits aren't to shabby, but then they usually aren't in the games industry...thing it, it's California...no offense, but that was way, way, way down the list of states I was looking at, on par with Austin, Texas. The peninsula has a range of un-developed hills on one side, and a massive Bay on the other, making for a pleasant setting. The weather is near-perfect. You can head up to the wine country for a nice weekend; drive up or down highway 1 for amazing natural beauty; head to Tahoe for skiing in winter; head to Yosemite or Kings Canyon for beauty; Death Valley for excitement :) ; LA for a dose of consumerism and Disney; to Menodocino for a weekend getaway; Carmel for the same (but at higher cost); and so on ... I just got back from a biz trip to Philadelphia area ... it was HOT, humid; flat; massive thunderstorms piling through (and flights delayed); lousy service in the hotel; could not get a decent espresso drink to save my life. Last time I was there, they were in the middle of a massive snow storm and I could not get to my destination even; power outages due to weather; flight delays; and the same terrible service in the hotels. But it was green (due to rain) and it was cheap (housing). Can't think of much else to recommend it ... |
Re: Redwood City, CA?
Oh, I wouldn't mind a few places in north CA, it's got a good hub and I"ve a few friends out there.
The major cons, well I'm hardly an art director nor a coder, so salary just realistically won't do it and the idea of having to live in a pokey one bedroom flat in a shit hole doesn't appeal to me...neither is the commute in the areas of interest. It's also miles away from the missus family and even further from blighty. I'm also not really into the hot states, which is why CA is down the list with Texas. Can't compare to Phili, because that's just a shit hole on par with Slough.
Originally Posted by Steerpike
(Post 6613723)
Why is CA way down on the list? I mean, if you really don't see CA as a draw, then why would you even consider it, given the well-documented expense? Personally, I love CA and would not live anywhere else (though Austin, Tx is high on my list of 'possible alternatives', given that it is very un-Texas!). Other than the high cost of housing, I can't think of any reason NOT to want to be here - unless you have an irrational fear of 'liberals'! Everyone I know just works hard and enjoys life.
The peninsula has a range of un-developed hills on one side, and a massive Bay on the other, making for a pleasant setting. The weather is near-perfect. You can head up to the wine country for a nice weekend; drive up or down highway 1 for amazing natural beauty; head to Tahoe for skiing in winter; head to Yosemite or Kings Canyon for beauty; Death Valley for excitement :) ; LA for a dose of consumerism and Disney; to Menodocino for a weekend getaway; Carmel for the same (but at higher cost); and so on ... I just got back from a biz trip to Philadelphia area ... it was HOT, humid; flat; massive thunderstorms piling through (and flights delayed); lousy service in the hotel; could not get a decent espresso drink to save my life. Last time I was there, they were in the middle of a massive snow storm and I could not get to my destination even; power outages due to weather; flight delays; and the same terrible service in the hotels. But it was green (due to rain) and it was cheap (housing). Can't think of much else to recommend it ... |
Re: Redwood City, CA?
Originally Posted by Bob
(Post 6617345)
Oh, I wouldn't mind a few places in north CA, it's got a good hub and I"ve a few friends out there.
The major cons, well I'm hardly an art director nor a coder, so salary just realistically won't do it and the idea of having to live in a pokey one bedroom flat in a shit hole doesn't appeal to me...neither is the commute in the areas of interest. It's also miles away from the missus family and even further from blighty. I'm also not really into the hot states, which is why CA is down the list with Texas. Can't compare to Phili, because that's just a shit hole on par with Slough. |
Re: Redwood City, CA?
Originally Posted by Cape Blue
(Post 6617632)
Bob, I don't know where in MA you are, but if you compare Redwood City with Boston on weather.com you might be surprised - I only looked for June, july, Aug & Sept, but RWC is cooler than Boston on average during each of these months.
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