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Patrick says

Nope, you're still on!

You know what @Patrick - I think they over-charged us, I bet the gratuity was already included and we all missed it. I had 2 beers ($20) and a burger ($15) and I think I consumed the most. The bill seemed high, like was it $150?

I'm going to have to find a hole in the wall near where you live.

The tip was definitely in the bill, and I looked to be sure of it. We didn't add any tip on above that.

The bill was about $150 because the dishes were all ~$20 and the beers were ~$10.

If we go there again, it should be during happy hour, Monday - Friday from 4pm - 7pm.

Patrick says

The tip was definitely in the bill,

I hate it when they do that. I'm glad you caught it. When the "tip" is included in the bill, they get that, no more and no less.

Patrick says

If we go there again, it should be during happy hour, Monday - Friday from 4pm - 7pm.

Hmm, I'll try to find a dive somewhere nearby, despite the fact I doubt people have my penchant for such places. I go to a place called The Blue Max every now and then, there's a steak shop next door. It's filled with regulars. Kind of sick of white collar people. I don't mind them, but I prefer low key places.

BTW - although I didn't get it, I would highly recommend the nachos with steak. My friend ordered the wrong thing, I'm used to eating veggie burgers so we traded, but his (my) dish was excellent. It wasn't an impossible burger, a VEGGIE burger, it's rare you can get good ones, but I have had them. Not meat, but still, awesome.

richwicks says

The bill seemed high, like was it $150?

That is not too far off in South Walton and Panama City Beach price range such as places like The Pearl, Schooners, Shuckums, Christo's or Dat Cajun Place.

For $10 a beer, what did you get ? draft or bottle ? Craft beer, Heineken, or Becks ?

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I had a Green Flash for $9 and a Sierra Nevada for $7.

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richwicks says

The bill seemed high, like was it $150?

That is not too far off in South Walton and Panama City Beach price range such as places like The Pearl, Schooners, Shuckums, Christo's or Dat Cajun Place.

For $10 a beer, what did you get ? draft or bottle ? Craft beer, Heineken, or Becks ?

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Craft beer. Haha, I know it's over-priced here. When you go out, you're mostly paying for the rent of the place.

Where I grew up, you can have a pretty good night out for $30.

20 years ago this place was exotic, have you ever had Ethiopian food? I have. Sri Lankan? It's great. BUT... What has happened is that this place is no longer special. People branched out. I can get good Ethiopian food in Rochester NY now. Watertown NY has breweries that are great, easily matches places here now. Silly Con Valley kind of was ahead of it's time, but there's no innovation anymore, not in technology or culture or food or anything. We're just degenerates now in a very expensive place to live.

The GOOD PARTS of this area have spread out, now your job is to protect against the BAD parts. All the good parts of this place spread quickly and far and wide, and to your benefit.

If you seek out an Ethiopian place - look up how to eat it on Youtube or something. It's all finger food. The bread should have a sour taste like sour dough bread, and if its flavorless, it's not a great place. It's similar to Indian food, and should be similarly flavorful - but different spices. I've had bad Ethiopian, but I've never had bad Sri Lankan, so I can't help you there with what is "bad".

If I stayed in Northern NY, I would be experiencing a LOT of stuff that I experienced 20 years ago for the first time, now. This place used to be really cool, weird (in a good way! Honestly that existed!) 20 years ago. Now it's corporate, stale, dying. I never see kids out with families here, there are a lot of liberal NPC's here, we pretty much don't need to exist now. You have the most powerful communication and research tool EVER made by mankind, we finished this in 2005 or so, we had to congregate to make it, we made it, we're obsolete.

Do you need or want a faster computer? A "better" phone? Tablet? A bigger and better higher resolution computer monitor or television screen? Need a better video game system with better graphics? We can POSSIBLY improve upon it, but why? What's the point? What we're doing now is social engineering, censorship, propaganda, blah blah blah blah - it will fail, and it should fail. I am so happy to see competitors to the corporations that sold out to a criminal government. Love it.

Anyone interested in meeting up tonight at the same place, The Patio in Palo Alto?

If we do, it should be inside where it's quieter.

I suggest tonight because they have a happy hour starting at 4pm with good prices.

richwicks says

Craft beer. Haha, I know it's over-priced here. When you go out, you're mostly paying for the rent of the place.

Most of US craft beer is pure shit compared to German run-of-the-mill pilsners, exports, lagers or hefeweizens. I prefer larger US breweries, not as big as crap like bud, local is fine, but they need to have a real industry style brewery. Shipyard is great, lagunitas has some decent, allagash, but when I hear small craft beer, esp. IPAs, it's mostly crap though we will keep trying.

Too bad you can't, as a group, find open houses to go to, just to eat up any snacks served, and than leave after criticizing the place.

zzyzzx says

Too bad you can't, as a group, find open houses to go to, just to eat up any snacks served, and than leave after criticizing the place.

During the SF heydays where realtards would insist you literally must overbid by 20% to not offend the seller we used to go to Sunday open houses after long walks/hikes and take a test dump in the bathroom. Gotta check that plumbing

mell says

we used to go to Sunday open houses after long walks/hikes and take a test dump in the bathroom. Gotta check that plumbing

That implies that you flushed.

Anyone interested in another patrick.net meetup, say this weekend?

I'm between multiple medical and various minor surgical appointments from never having gone during fake Covid.

Also, you will have to select a site with blue roof in case of DEW. Ophrah Blue to offset the 666 frequency.

Patrick says

Anyone interested in another patrick.net meetup, say this weekend?

Illinois boys need more notice. For that reason I'm out. Might do San Diego for Spring Break '24, but I'm out on CA for the foreseeable future. Definitely not Bay Area for sure. And not this weekend.

They are building 5G towers all around Tri Valley. We saw our first 'disguised' 5G array in backlit artificial tree along 680 South near Fremont. They look like hanging vampire booths.

Have fun and don't forget the tin foil.

Patrick says

Anyone interested in another patrick.net meetup, say this weekend?

You know I'm up for it.

Anybody else interested with meeting up in person?

I doubt Patrick just wants to meet up with me.

richwicks says

Patrick says

Anyone interested in another patrick.net meetup, say this weekend?

You know I'm up for it.

So @Patrick, is this happening or cancelled due to lack of interest?

Want to meet up for coffee? I sent you an email.

Patrick says

Want to meet up for coffee? I sent you an email.

Yeah, sure. I have plenty to complain about. Maybe we can make a scene by destroying the narrative.

If addressed to me, try again. My mail has been going schizo lately. Some Patnet stuff goes in the junk mail with toenail fungus ads, and I have no understanding why.

If not, and it is to the ShadowPatters then never mind!

Ceffer says

If addressed to me, try again. My mail has been going schizo lately. Some Patnet stuff goes in the junk mail with toenail fungus ads, and I have no understanding why.

If not, and it is to the ShadowPatters then never mind!

@Patrick sent mail to me. I'm unoffended if you have placed me on ignore.

@ad - we're meeting up for coffee in Menlo Park if you want to come with. Patrick can send you email or you can send him email.

Patrick says

Anyone interested in another patrick.net meetup, say this weekend?

Saturday or Sunday evening will work for me. Saturday morning I’ll be at Menlo Forum.

@Undoctored We were thinking Sunday morning at a cafe, but maybe we should do it after Menlo Forum tomorrow since that would save you a trip.

What time do you think Menlo Forum would be over?

@richwicks

Patrick says

Undoctored We were thinking Sunday morning at a cafe, but maybe we should do it after Menlo Forum tomorrow since that would save you a trip.

What time do you think Menlo Forum would be over?

richwicks

I'm free to do it whenever. Just tell me when and where.

Patrick says

Undoctored We were thinking Sunday morning at a cafe, but maybe we should do it after Menlo Forum tomorrow since that would save you a trip.

What time do you think Menlo Forum would be over?

richwicks

Sunday morning would actually be better for me. I’m busy Saturday afternoon. Also I like the idea of two days in a row meeting with like minded souls. And Menlo Park isn’t much of a trip from my home in Mountain View.

@Undoctored sent you an email. Sunday morning it is.

Undoctored says

Saturday or Sunday evening will work for me. Saturday morning I’ll be at Menlo Forum.

I appreciate that. I can meet next time if it is in the Florida panhandle, preferably the Schooners or Dat Cajun Place in Panama City Beach.

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Undoctored says

Saturday or Sunday evening will work for me. Saturday morning I’ll be at Menlo Forum.

I appreciate that. I can meet next time if it is in the Florida panhandle, preferably the Schooners or Dat Cajun Place in Panama City Beach.

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Panhandle>Bay Area. So I'm with Ad on that. Beaches/sand blow away anything in CA. I know it's $$ but would be interesting/fun to meet up somewhere else than CA. Would take some planning. I'm open to a meetup, just central CA is not in the cards for the next 5 years. You cats have your fun, but until it's east of the Mississippi I'm probably out for a while. I'd do CO or MT though as well. 4 hour flights suck.

I'll try to make it next time again. In SF today, but then back to wine country. Have fun!

@WookieMan I have been interested in visiting Florida sometime in the winter. Let us know when you're going there.