When is it over? America's Cup was an amazing experience, human skill and technology in conjunction with the forces of the bay, free for the most part, big screens, bleachers, no "bad seats", interactive activities, science, technology, sailing team members who would teach children and adults about the parts and movement of 45 and 72 ft catamaran, yet you could count the few spectators at the events.
Superbowl, 1 million people and countless closed streets and traffic jams in San Francisco, which already has an excess of 30,000 out of town Uber drivers, all for an event taking place in a city over 1hr away that most people can't afford to attend? Bring on February 8.
Superbowl, 1 million people and countless closed streets and traffic jams in San Francisco, which already has an excess of 30,000 out of town Uber drivers, all for an event taking place in a city over 1hr away that most people can't afford to attend? Bring on February 8.
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"a San Francisco Super Bowl experience"?
How about leaving town for a few days and sparing yourself the angst?
How about leaving town for a few days and sparing yourself the angst?
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The best Super Bowl advice: stop caring about the Super Bowl. I have watched precisely two of the last 10 (the two the Giants were in, because I had a rooting interest, and they rewarded me by winning both), and yet I am still a living, breathing human being. There are already enough opportunities for corporate self-congratulation on the other 364 (and in a leap year such as this, 365) days of the year. Buying into the biggest pat-ourselves-on-the-back-fest of the year holds no possible reward for me.
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...except when your team plays. How convenient that you can take part in it when you have a selfish interest, yet condemn it and others when the Giants fail. Your advice should say "Act and speak like you are better than others, except when you need something"
Take your darn trophy,
hurry, the fog might rust it.
The traffic too, please.
hurry, the fog might rust it.
The traffic too, please.
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The key unstated point is that Santa Clara is a long way from SF and there is no good way to get from A to B on an efficient basis. In any traffic this is a 90-120 minute drive bumper to bumper, and the old time CalTrain, with the transfers at both ends, is as slow. SF is a real city, good and bad, while everything south to the stadium is an endless suburb though with interesting bits such as Stanford and etc. As busy and business-oriented as is Silicon Valley, it is grossly underserved with hotel rooms of all quality levels.
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I think your guide points are considerably off point. First of all, I live in the Bay Area, grew up here, went to school here, etc. A drive from San Francisco to Santa Clara between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm takes about 50-60 minutes. There is always BART for back and forth traffic all day long and into the evening. This would take about 50-60 minutes as well. There are hotels everywhere of all levels. People who are going to a Super Bowl game, considering the exorbitant price of tickets, would probably not be so concerned about accommodation rates. The Super Bowl has become America's equivalent in spectacle of God's creation of the universe. What this says about us as a people, I leave to philosophers and kings. Me, I think I will drive west to the ocean that Sunday, come rain or come shine.
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EVERY DAY at the beach is great! I'll be at Stinson Beach. And I won't let my son play football. They lied about concussions!
There are plenty of sheep in America to sustain this ridiculousness. Meanwhile, the city of San Francisco will be out $4.5 million in unrecuperable expenses. Barnum sure was right!
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I attended the 2001 super bowl when my Giants lost to the Ravens. I got tickets in the lottery as a Giants season ticket holder (nose bleeds, but they do reward some old fans). The atmosphere at the Super Bowl sucks. 70,000 people taking selfies and calling friends to tell them they are there, and maybe a 1,000 people who care about the game. The cheering you hear on tv is piped in and fake. Scratch the SB off your bucket lists, and if you like football, add a conference championship game to the list.
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Not El Farolito! Go to La Taqueria. The continuing debate in SF!
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Does the NFL experience include a concussion, knee surgery, painkiller addiction, submission to a billionaire and picking taxpayer pockets? I hope so, let's make it real...
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Super Bowl is the ultimate corporate event. The San Jose airport announced that it has ran out of spots (150-170) for visiting private jets due to the Super Bowl. This article tries to make it seem like the event is within the reach of everyday folks. It is not.
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No way can 150-170 private jets fit in San Jose airport. Indeed, Google Air's new hangars are still under construction there along De La Cruz Blvd., I noticed last week. There are usually 20-25 private jets based at the airport. I suspect many more are at Hayward Exec Airport.
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Good luck with that. Add 30 minutes, and much longer if between 3-7 pm's carpool lanes.