Hi, all. I am visiting my son in San Fran for a couple of days. Is
Brizio's Hot Rods worth stopping by to see? Any metal working things to
see/visit?
Thanks, Bill.

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Hi, all. I am visiting my son in San Fran for a couple of days. Is
Brizio's Hot Rods worth stopping by to see? Any metal working things to
see/visit?
Thanks, Bill.

First of all, to make sure you're not immediately
pegged as a tourist, refer to the city as San
Francisco, SF, or The City. Never San Fran
or Frisco.

My two suggestions are the Jeremiah O'Brien:

http://www.ssjeremiahobrien.org/

And the submarine Pampanito:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pampanito_(SS-38


If you have a day to kill, check out the
Exploratorium:

http://exploratorium.org/

Thanks, Jim. I'll check these out. And from now on, it's SF.
Bill.

I think that I would talk about souped up cars BEFORE I mentioned 'hot
rods' in San Francisco.



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Hi, all. I am visiting my son in San Fran for a couple of days. Is
Brizio's Hot Rods worth stopping by to see? Any metal working things to
see/visit?
Thanks, Bill.

I don't know if you'd want to walk on the Golden Gate bridge naked but
there's a beach next to the old fort under the south end of the bridge
where people skinnydip.

Engineman

You might want to take a walk on the Golden Gate Bridge, too. There's
a frightening amount of steel in that thing which you pretty much miss
if you drive over it. Walking it naked, outside your car, you can
sense a lot more of the grand scale of the beautiful thing, too.
http://goldengatebridge.org/visitors/directions.php

Thanks, Larry. Between you and Jim, I think my son and I will have an
interesting 3 days together.
I guess nobody wants to comment about Brizio's?
Bill.

--Hmmm never heard of it. But you definitely want to check out the
Exploratorium. Also, if you cross the bay the Crucible is worth a look.

--
"Steamboat Ed" Haas : Whatever happened
Hacking the Trailing Edge! : to Porgy Tirebiter?
www.nmpproducts.com
---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On 11 May 2006 16:43:49 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
quickly quoth:

Hi, all. I am visiting my son in San Fran for a couple of days. Is
Brizio's Hot Rods worth stopping by to see? Any metal working things to
see/visit?

I had fun looking at all the rusty metal in Alkatraz Prison while I
was there one time. And I found my "DIE YUPPIE SCUM" t-shirt at a
little store next to the Ghirardelli chocolate factory by the Wharf.
http://www.ghirardellisq.com/ghirardellisq/

I also found the cable car Works to be a really interesting
metal-bearing visit. Don't miss the tour of the Power House / Museum!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Fra...ble_car_system

You might want to take a walk on the Golden Gate Bridge, too. There's
a frightening amount of steel in that thing which you pretty much miss
if you drive over it. Walking it naked, outside your car, . . .

Don't you risk arrest?

Or (worse yet) getting 'rear ended'????

On 11 May 2006 21:26:11 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
quickly quoth:

Thanks, Larry. Between you and Jim, I think my son and I will have an
interesting 3 days together.
I guess nobody wants to comment about Brizio's?

I'm willing to guess that none of us has ever heard of them.

P.S: Take plenty of pics and post 'em on a website when you get back.


--
We either make ourselves happy or miserable.
The amount of work is the same.
-Carlos Castaneda, mystic and author (1925-1998)
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On Fri, 12 May 2006 06:00:55 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
"newsgroups" quickly quoth:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message

You might want to take a walk on the Golden Gate Bridge, too. There's
a frightening amount of steel in that thing which you pretty much miss
if you drive over it. Walking it naked, outside your car, . . .

Don't you risk arrest?

Or (worse yet) getting 'rear ended'????

I should have said "Walking it, without your car around you to shield
you from the massive scale of the place,..."

Oy vay. You literalists. I swear... (Good bit of fun, wot?


--
We either make ourselves happy or miserable.
The amount of work is the same.
-Carlos Castaneda, mystic and author (1925-1998)
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I just checked their website and it says that tomorrow (5/13) is their
annual Shop Party and Open House. I'd never heard of this place but
now I'm glad to see it. I live only about 5 miles away.

FYI, it's in South San Francisco -- that's a different city from San
Francisco, although very close.


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Hi, all. I am visiting my son in San Fran for a couple of days. Is
Brizio's Hot Rods worth stopping by to see? Any metal working things to
see/visit?
Thanks, Bill.

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Hi, all. I am visiting my son in San Fran for a couple of days. Is
Brizio's Hot Rods worth stopping by to see? Any metal working things to
see/visit?

The top of Twin Peaks has a great view of the city if the sun's out. Mt.
Davidson does too (with fewer people), but you'll have to walk up. I always
recommend Zuni's restaurant on Market for a great meal. If you can stand
the Fisherman's Wharf crowds, the Pompanito and the Jeremiah O'Brien are fun
to visit, as is the USS Hornet in Alameda. Castro street and Union street
will give you a couple of views of the culture of SF. You should take a
drive through the Presidio and over to he Marin Headlands and check out the
WWII coastal defense forts in both locations. Fort Point under the GG bridge
is fun.

Enjoy yourself,

Peter

If you will be going as far as the Alameda Naval Air Station, check out
the aircraft carrier Hornet.