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LT Barclay

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8. I don't know how it would compare with inflation, but I took my wife on a whale watching excursion out of SF in 2001 and

Reply to Buddyzbuddy (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 11:33 PM

Apr 27

it was $65 apiece. Not cheap, but not out of this world. I looked up the same trip (Farallon Islands excursion) and it was $225 apiece in 2021. We took a 2 hour trip out of Monterey Bay for $35 apiece.
A lunch of fish sandwith, fries and a drink for 4 was $100.
I have read the tech takeover has been responsible. Embarcadero Dr. from Alameda to Jack London Square in Oakland, is now a homeless encampment.
Sadly I think it is just a preview for the rest of us if Trump and his annointed heir to the throne stay in power.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] YoshidaYui Apr 27 OP

Someone forgot to tell the San Francisco Chronicle. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 27 #1

Good catch . This guy seems like a real piece of work. sl8 Apr 27 #4

💔💔💔 ultralite001 Apr 27 #2

How truly sad. I had not realized just how empty the Fishermans Wharf area has become. alwaysinasnit Apr 27 #3

It was a tourist trap, folks. And the restaurant food was mediocre at best. Auggie Apr 27 #5

The Pandemic didn't help AND NEITHER HAS TRUMP.... YoshidaYui Apr 27 #6

Property prices skyrocketed when tech bros moved in. Buddyzbuddy Apr 27 #7

I don't know how it would compare with inflation, but I took my wife on a whale watching excursion out of SF in 2001 and LT Barclay Apr 27 #8

I fear you may be right. Buddyzbuddy Apr 28 #9

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