Originally Posted by DJ The Kid (Post 17957823)

Well, you'll love it here in SF!

Originally Posted by dyna mo (Post 17957830)

alameda is a long way from san francisco.


(j/k sarah) :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash (Post 17957901)

I know :) I have already sussed several paths to downtown SF from the house. Personally, the ferry right across is pretty neat and it means I don't have to go to Oakland for the BART.

Originally Posted by dyna mo (Post 17957937)

there's an outside bar/restaurant at that alameda ferry landing that's a total blast!

Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash (Post 17958277)

Good tip...I will have to check it out.

Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude (Post 17958292)

One of my favorite Tiki Bar Lounges is in Alameda:

Forbidden Island

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/imager...ood-island.JPG

Lemme know if you want to go sometime...the first Mai Tai is on me! :)

ADG

Originally Posted by F-U-Jimmy (Post 17958309)

You will miss the Curry's ?

Originally Posted by Si (Post 17958735)

Moving from an overpriced place to another overpriced place shouldn't be too much of a culture shock at all :upsidedow.

The only shock you might get you don't get in London is the odd earthquake :)

Originally Posted by Ross (Post 17957386)

Good luck Sarah, I don't think you'll find it as hard as you think. Living in Scotland all my life till I was 25 then 3 different places in the last 2.5 years, I have adjusted to each place pretty well.

Originally Posted by Si (Post 17958735)

Moving from an overpriced place to another overpriced place shouldn't be too much of a culture shock at all :upsidedow.

The only shock you might get you don't get in London is the odd earthquake :)

Originally Posted by borked (Post 17957786)

Best of luck with the transition back to 'that' way of life:winkwink:

Just out of curiosity, how does this kind of turmoil affect pension benefits? None of us are getting any younger and I know that the bullshit thing called the EU purports to allow "transition of pension contributions from member state to member state" but in reality, that's bullshit - 10 years of contribs in the UK == 3 years contribs in France. So how does the moving back to the US affect you in that area?

I know most UK have private pensions, and US too, but are they flexible like that or will you end up with 20GBP here and 20USD there per month etc when the time comes....

Originally Posted by PR_Glen (Post 17957843)

he says that but what he isn't saying is he still wears a kilt daily...

makes for a frosty winter!

Originally Posted by matrixfred (Post 17959386)

Welcome back! But be cautious! If you're a smoker, do not order a pack as an English person would in San Francisco, keep it American!:

...'fags' are a very different thing in SF!

Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash (Post 17958588)

Probably but San Fran isn't exactly short of foodie spots.

Originally Posted by Profits of Doom (Post 17960010)

I was just in San Francisco for the first time a month or so ago and fell in love with it. I stayed in San Bruno and their little downtown area had so many restaurant choices it took me an hour walking up and down the street trying to decide. I finally settled on the most authentic Korean BBQ I've ever seen and it was fantastic. I can seriously see myself moving there in the next year or so...

Originally Posted by CaptainHowdy (Post 17964069)

Congrats on "coming out" ...

Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash (Post 17958588)

Probably but San Fran isn't exactly short of foodie spots.

Originally Posted by Kimmykim (Post 17964841)

Not to worry, we had great vindaloo in Oakland for lunch today, about 10 minutes off the island. My neighbor is a bona fide Cockney, so he's got the scoop on the decent curry houses in the area.