off: Re: going to california

[Keith Barton]

"Allan T. Grohe, Jr." wrote:

> Hi all---
>
> I'm packing up my apartment, life, and fiancee, and moving to the
> Sunnyvale, CA, area (southern San Francisco bay region) for around
> the beginning of December.  I'd like to pick your brains about the
> greater SanFran area, including:
>
> - good music stores to sate my HW/PTree/BSYBE fix

Amoeba Records on Haight - one of the best record shops I've ever visited.

> - good places to look to live (I'll be in temp housing for 2 months)
>   that are not insanely expensive (I'm already planning on $2000/month
>   for rent, but I don't like it!)

Berkeley's nice and laid back.

> - what do first time movers to SF, CA need to know/do (car emissions?
>   registrations? licenses? etc.)?

Make sure your front wheels are turned into the curb when you park on a hill
otherwise you'll get a fine! (seriously)

> - I'll probably move out in part, then moving my fiancee out next
>   year; what are the types of clothes I need there for winter (vs.
>   in Kansas City, which gets fairly cold)

So does SF!


Keef