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iltripp
Apr 20, 2005, 10:02 PM
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I just got an internship for the summer in Pleasanton, Ca. I'm pretty stoked about the idea. I'll probably be there from mid may until mid july.
Any climbers in the city?
Does anyone know where the nearest gym would be?
What's the closest climbing? What's the best climbing?
The only places I'm familiar with in the area are Castle Rock, and Yosemite.
How is the public transportation? I know BART is good in general, but I don't know how extensive it is. Will I be able to easily make my way down to Santa Cruz (I have family there) for the weekend?
I'll be looking for housing while I'm there. Anyone know anyone who wants to rent out a room to a fellow climber? (edit: I'm a pretty good cook)
Any information would help.
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maculated
Apr 20, 2005, 10:12 PM
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Where in Pleasanton?
The closest climbing to you is Mt. Diablo, and as many know, I detest the place, but you can get by.
The closest "gym" is at Sunrise Mtn Sports in Livermore, but the "real" gym is in Fremont - City Beach, I think is what it's called.
Bart's fine for Bay Area, but good luck getting to SC to see fam or climb at Castle on public transportation.
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iltripp
Apr 20, 2005, 10:32 PM
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The job is with Chlorox, but I'm not sure exactly where in Pleasanton they are located.
Thanks for the response.
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davidji
Apr 20, 2005, 10:41 PM
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In reply to: The job is with Chlorox, but I'm not sure exactly where in Pleasanton they are located.
Mt Diablo isn't as bad as Kristin thinks. There's also a gym in Concord. And tons of climbing in the Sierra.
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iltripp
Apr 20, 2005, 10:45 PM
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Oops... yeah.. I might need to remember the spelling.
I'm not sure where the HQ is, but the new nonwoven division that I am working for is in Pleasanton.
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sava6e
Apr 21, 2005, 12:00 AM
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well im in concord and am always looking for peopel to climb with also headin to yose this summer, pinnacles is good as well, as far as santa cruz, hmm do you scuba dive at all cuz i would be willign to head down if i had someone to dive with, other than i dont know of anyway to get to SC without a car.
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iltripp
Apr 21, 2005, 3:49 AM
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Sorry never scuba dived... but, I'll be happy to go out climbing with you sometime...
Does anyone have an idea what I can expect to pay to rent a room from someone for 2 months? The job is paying very well (extremely well for an internship), so I am wondering how much of my pay will be eaten up by Bay Area cost of living.
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dsqrd
Apr 21, 2005, 4:11 AM
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check craigslist (www.craigslist.com) for your best shot at finding a room to rent...
public trans mostly sucks
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sava6e
Apr 21, 2005, 7:50 AM
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ohhh renting a place, well when i had first moved out of my folks place i paid 500 for a room in this shitty house + utilities, 1 bed apt rent for about 1000-1500mo especially in pleasanton might check out livermore and see how prices are out that way.
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