Relo from Boston – urban mom wants it all

[temeculaguy]

[quote=briansd1]Just curious, how much is a taxi ride from Temecula to the airport? Is there a shuttle service that serivices the area? [/quote]

I’ll answer the question, but it’s not a viable option for the OP because her situation requires relatives nearby, plu frequent flyers should be closer to an airport.

But the answer is, most temeculans avoid the San Diego airport. Ontario is easier and I feel it offers better flight selection at lower prices (usually). It’s an international airpiort, yet you can park a few hundred feet from the terminal for less than offsite parking in San Diego. The parking lot walk is akin to parking at costco on a busy day, it’s fantastic, right off the freeway and it’s closer or a tie as far as distance with SD airport, yet there’s very little traffic from home to that airport. Last year I had a friend visit a few times from Buenos Aires and the flights to/from Ontairio were always cheaper and shorter than those using SD’s airport. But there are shuttles, I just dont use them. Ontario’s long term parking is about as close as SD’s short term parking, probably closer. I think it’s $8 or $10 a day to park right in front of the terminal, for a four or five day trip, it’s probably the same or cheaper than a shuttle, but I’m guessing, shuttles add time to my trip and I’m impatient that way.

Regarding the jokes BG, while it was a true story, please do not take my unique form of humor as somethig that needs correcting, the “ad” joke was actually a joke, I thought that would be easy to spot. The childless woman was nearing 40 (an especially dangerous demographic, but I’m always optimistic that exceptions exist).

Personally I thought the red flag/moscow parade joke was the one that you were laughing at, I thought that was hilarious when I made it up.

[bearishgurl]

I know you were joking, TG, but it’s really OK if you (or any other Pigg) has a “dating” ad. It’s a free country! Nothing wrong with it at all 🙂

[briansd1]

One time, I was detoured to Ontario at night because SAN was flogged in.

I was panicked on how to get back to SD…. but thankfully, Southwest Airlines had chartered buses and they were taking everyone with them even though we didn’t fly SWA. That was really nice of them.

Parking right in front of terminal for $8/day is a deal. At SAN, it’s $13 within walking distance of Terminal 2. At LAX it’s $8/day at the Hilton w/ shuttle if you reserve online.

I really wish Southern California airports had trains directly servicing the terminals.

[scaredyclassic]

Dating ads are ok, and I still don’t get why a bunch of neighbors were so creeped out by my door flyers I used to hand out.

[UCGal]

[quote=walterwhite]Dating ads are ok, and I still don’t get why a bunch of neighbors were so creeped out by my door flyers I used to hand out.[/quote]
LOL

[scaredyclassic]

But seriously, I had a longrunning popular personal ad in the la weekly in the 80s that generated a lot of responses and a lot of disappointed women. Perhpas some of us have met before.

[temeculaguy]

[quote=briansd1]

I really wish Southern California airports had trains directly servicing the terminals.[/quote]

Careful what you wish for, JFK in New York has trains, I just used their fancy new trains three weeks ago, the Airtrain. It costs $6 each way, so that’s $12 per person RT, $36 total for three people, it’s probably 4 miles. From there the Long Island RR or the Subway to get to the city, I forget the cost but it felt better because at least you went further. I’m guessing it’s 20 or 30 miles between the airport and the city and the journey will take you 1-3 hours (On a Saturday with track maintenance, it took us 3 hours). So it costs more than parking at the airport here, takes longer, has more variables and you get to haul your luggage up stairs, through turnstiles, through crowds, and a lot farther than any parking lot at our airports, oh joy. The worst part is that it’s like being on an elevator for hours, nobody talks to each other. You are supposed to sit silently and avoid eye contact. I was always so relieved when someone had a touristy accent, like midwesterners, Italians or Brits because at least they talked. We actually met some really nice Italians on holiday waiting 30 minutes for the airtrain to take us four miles. I met countless friendly New Yorkers, in fact it was one of the friendliest places I’ve ever been, shattering my stereotypes and experiences from 20 years ago, it’t just so weird how they all lock up during any form of mass transit. The tube in london is the same, takes too long to the airport and the ettiquette is unfriendly and contradicts the customs above ground. But I guess we do the same thing in elevators and urinals, face front, no talking, it’s just that it’s a shorter experience.

It’s Funny, because it was just three weeks ago when I said the exact opposite as we arrived at our home airport “thank god we don’t have trains to the airport.”

[CA renter]

[quote=walterwhite]But seriously, I had a longrunning popular personal ad in the la weekly in the 80s that generated a lot of responses and a lot of disappointed women. Perhpas some of us have met before.[/quote]

Okay, since the housing bubble is over (or at least most of the Piggs have bought), let’s discuss something more interesting…like your ad in the LA Weekly. 🙂

Tell us all about it, scaredy!

[scaredyclassic]

Later…when our economic troubles have truly passed…perhaps as a bedtime storyvafter we all stay up late listening to Ron pauls state of the unon address in 2015.

[scaredyclassic]

I can tell you that it all came to an abrupt end in 1990 at a party thrown by a girl I met in an ad. I made an obnoxious arguably funny comment to another girl, who smacked me in my then skinny chest, and a few years later the one who smacked me became my wife, after a few years of slobbery passionate inseparableness, the public manifestationof which, including but not limited to excessive public kissing handholding and general entwinement of limbs, was slightly repusiveto friends, family and the general public.

[bearishgurl]

scaredy, I don’t think we’ve met but I just want to know if you had your trademark suspenders, bowtie and “mutton-chops” back then…

[scaredyclassic]

No. I was the dweeby Jew in high top air Jordans, 8 year old tshirt and giant eyeglasses.

[sdrealtor]

TG
Fly into Newark then. I got off the plan was on the Airtran and connected to train to NYC Penn Station. Last time I went, I was in my friends apartment on the Northeast corner of Central Park in less than 60 minutes after my plane landed.

[CA renter]

[quote=walterwhite]I can tell you that it all came to an abrupt end in 1990 at a party thrown by a girl I met in an ad. I made an obnoxious arguably funny comment to another girl, who smacked me in my then skinny chest, and a few years later the one who smacked me became my wife, after a few years of slobbery passionate inseparableness, the public manifestationof which, including but not limited to excessive public kissing handholding and general entwinement of limbs, was slightly repusiveto friends, family and the general public.[/quote]

Awwwwwww!!!! How cute! 🙂

So glad you both met each other, no matter the circumstances. It sounds like you’ve made a wonderful life for yourselves and your young’uns.

[scaredyclassic]

Whenever I see young people who were like me I do kind of feel slightly repulsed now. Why all this contact? Jeez.

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