Yeah, lol. Manhattan Beach. No idea where i came up with Huntington Beach... Not sure I've ever been there.

 

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The Huntington Beach thing.

 

I got my Masters degree on the road.
VR headsets are cool.
I bid around ballgames in the summer (single A through MLB).
I save my favorite shows on streaming services for when I need them… ie I-95 layover with nothing better to do.
I get that it can be boring, though.

 

I don't want to run afoul of any forum rules so I'll omit a relevant meme, but my first thought on seeing this thread title was Lester Burnham in the shower. 😂



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Pretty much hits the point about why you want to negotiate for hotels in decent locations: downtown, near activities and areas of interest.

I never get bored. And if I did, that’d be on me.

 

When I was at the regionals pretty much all I did was workout and play video games on my laptop on overnights. Now I’ll go a month or two without even cracking open my laptop on an overnight.

 

[QUOTE=ETFtwpD;3480095]I walk everywhere as well. I’ve walked from LGA to Times Square and back, LAX to Huntington Beach and back, PHL to downtown Delaware River and back. Lots of other big 10-20 mile walks all over the country. Walked from SJU to Old San Juan and back. MIA downtown to South Beach and back.

The perspective that you gain on a location and otherwise is great, and it burns 4-6 hours. The only time I ever got moderately nervous was getting back later than planned in Philly, but that was also due to having to play a little Frogger on the expressway to get back to the hotel./QUOTE]

I love long walks/hikes and usually try to keep the pace up to get some decent exercise. You're certainly right about gaining perspective on an area. That said, I think we diverge on what makes us moderately nervous. 🤣

In some areas the safety warnings seem overblown (especially daytime), but other areas definitely deserve the rep. For example, I'm not sure how far I'd want to walk from the CAE Phoenix sims. 😂

 

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On a long overnight I have zero issue paying for an Uber to go out. That or I’ll rent a car and go explore, and if the crew is cool I’ll invite them along. If they aren’t? See ya tomorrow. There’s things to do everywhere, you just got to find it. And if the crew is good? It’s not so much where you are but who you’re with instead.

explore parks, museums, zoos, putt putt golf, go karts, art shows, hiking trails, monuments, top golf is a fav, comedy shows, casinos, bars, canoeing / kayaking, beach, swimming, go watch a game at a stadium or sports bar with the crew, Christmas villages / festivals, haunted houses in October, beers in the pool area if it’s decent out… the list goes on and on. If you can’t figure out anything to do, chances you’re just as boring outside of work. Hell my go to is “I’m gonna go get tacos & margaritas. I’ll be down in 15. Anyone wanna come? Cool.. if not, van times at :____ and I’ll see you then”

from there we figure out other things to do. This job is as fun or miserable as you make it.

 

Long overnights usually include a long walk if the area is interesting or a workout to burn off the calories I may very well put in while socializing with the crew at dinner with 🍺 or other drinks. Time really accelerates after a couple of beers and some areas have nice places for day drinking- think baseball games, especially minor league since the prices tend to be a step or two below major league beer prices. I have a Kindle, a Switch, and a personal tablet to help kill some time if nothing is around or my crew is lame. It is pretty easy to Google what to do in __________ and find some truly interesting things you either never heard of or would have never thought to do.