[K6NCG] Field Daze

[petevanp at pacbell.net]

Hi Tom,
Sorry to be late getting back to you about lodging.
If I were coming to town, having lived here for the last 20 years, I would 
not stay in San Francisco for a variety of reasons.  Hotel rates, traffic 
congestion, and cost of parking being the main reasons.  I think you would 
be better off staying in the East Bay area somewhere, though the congestion 
is just as bad, but I think the rates would be a little better.  The down 
side is that it costs $4 to cross the bridge to TI, but the return trip is 
free.  If you stay in the City and only go to TI and back to the City there 
is no toll.
I just ran through my favorite Internet travel site (www.kayak.com) and 
centered the search on Emeryville and got a bunch of possibilities for 
hotels ranging from $49-217 a nite.  Rental cars are averaging about 
$30/day.  Lots to choose from!

I would not stay in Richmond or Oakland citycenter, though the area around 
the Oakland airport is pretty good.

The Oakland airport is often overlooked as a place to fly in and out of. 
There may be fewer options there but it is definitely less crowded and often 
the flights are a little cheaper than SFO.  San Jose is also worth checking 
out for getting in and out of the bay area.


feel free to give me a call if I can help you with deciding what areas are 
good to stay and where to stay away from.

...pete...
WA6UDU
TI 1963-64 (then WA9DTY)
510 932-3274(c)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TC Dailey" <daileyservices at qwest.net>
To: "Discussion of K6NCG" <k6ncg at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:15 AM
Subject: [K6NCG] Field Daze


Des'

You're the keeper of the fire, buddy.  Nice to know the recent history of 
the place.  I wonder if you or a friend has a digi-cam, and would be willing 
to take a few shots of the places we recall?  I especially wonder if the 
"World Fountain" is still in place, as it was often a navigational-marker 
for me, when the really heavy fog would be in, and I was trying to find my 
way back to the barracks. - not kidding!

Also, are any of the old wooden barracks or the former chow-hall remaining? 
How about any of the former classroom buildings?  (that's the first place I 
saw one of the INfamous clocks, running backwards (the field-coil of the 
clock is inverted over the enclosed-sealed "works", and the clock runs 
backwards)  I recall ET1 Thibadoux (Tibb-a-dough) NOT finding that funny, as 
we sat there attempting to absorb multivibrator theory.

It's always amazed me (personally), why I didn't stop by the shack, when I 
passed through again in '67, on my way to Guam Island (and further)?  Lots 
of things going through my head at the time, I guess (or maybe NOTHING)... 
then again in '69 - who knows?

Any ideas on LESS EXPENSIVE accomodations for those of us who would be 
flying in?  I know that SFRAN is not the cheapest place to stay... my cry 
that "I'm a Native - can't you help me?"... just don't seem to work.

Tom - WØEAJ
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