Category: Misc

Gas up for less

Being raised by my dad who was born in ’29 at the start of the Great Depression and my mom who still tells tales of rationing when she was growing up during WWII, there was no other choice in my household but to be looking for the best deal. Coupon clipping, stockpiling of goods when they were on sale, and saving all rubber bands from the newspapers were a large part of my everyday life.

I abhor wastefulness, and finding a bargain on quality goods truly brings me joy.

So, when my dear friend sent me a link where I can plug in my ZIP code to find the least expensive gas in my area, how could I not share it with my SacRag brethren?

Go retro at Market Square

By now we’ve all seen that UA Market Square is going retro with “Top Gun” and now “The Goonies.” In case the list wasn’t readily available I thought I’d pass it along, courtesy of the same alert reader who got us all excited about ice skating again…

2/16 – Top Gun
2/23 – The Goonies
3/2 – Army of Darkness
3/9 – The Big Lebowski
3/16 – The Fifth Element
3/30 – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
4/6 – Back to the Future
4/13 – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
4/20 – The Godfather
5/4 – Spaceballs
5/11 – Scarface

I’d like to open up the comments box on this entry for answers to the following question: “What retro movie would it take for you to actually consider seeing a movie at UA Market Square?” For me it’s a double feature: “Baron von Munchausen” b/w “The Dark Crystal”…

Right Awn! Friday: “Reddish” is the new rust

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Much like LL Cool J, Right Awn! Friday has become something like a phenomenon. And you know what else? Like P.Diddy back when he was Puff Daddy, we won’t stop because, indeed, we can’t stop.

We’ve weathered the storm, fellow Raggers, and we’re pressing on because gosh darn it, Sacramento, you’ve done good!

Now, unlike R. Kelly, take your keys out of the ignition, and find out who gets the big shout out this week…
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Planning for our future

If you’re the type who watches Metrocable for fun (it’s OK to admit it), you may wish to give input on developing the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) for the next 20+ years. The MTP contains big ticket items such as a beltway from the 99 corridor in the Elk Grove area to 50 in the Rancho area and light rail to the airport.

A series of workshops is beginning soon, put on by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, known as SACOG, (which happens to be my former employer of about 5 1/2 years from ’95-’00.) Click here for dates, locations, and times.

Also take some time to poke around for data, maps, and all other things regional.

Spots are getting hot

Here’s a free wi-fi finder site for Sacramento that utilizes the Google Maps API well. A few may surprise you.

  • Brookfield’s Restaurant
  • Hoppy Brewing Company
  • Sacramento Brewing Company

Know of any other free hot spots not listed here? Feel free to let us know!

We’re only #46 on the top 100 free wireless cities list.

To turn or not to turn

No Turn on Red Sign

29th & J Street Satellite

Getting back to 29th and J again, I’ve had a long standing debate with my friends on the meaning of the “No Turn on Red” sign (see photo) located in between the left turn onto J lane and the continue on to 29th Street lane.

While I am sure I could give my new friends over at the DOT a call to clarify, I thought I’d hassle you folks first. So what say you, Sacramento? In the interest of fun, I’ll refrain from offering up my interpretation of the sign. Also, if I don’t hear from anyone by the end of the day, I’m going to change the title to “To BOOBS! or not to BOOBS!” and see what happens…

Update (11/13/06): The sacbee addressed this very issue in today’s paper.

Update: Because we’re nothing at the Sac Rag if not complete nerds, please to review people’s exhibit B, an edited version of Google’s satellite image of the intersection in question.

And now you know

There has been a malfunctioning pedestrian signal at the southeast corner of L and 30th Street for at least a week. It’s rather dangerous if you don’t pay close attention to the status of the light. Today, an older woman was having difficulty making sense of the faded, flickering hand icon. So I decided to see about reporting this to the appropriate party. Well, I spoke to a very nice gentleman today with the City of Sacramento Department of Transportation. The number is (916) 808-6313. Thought it might come in handy sometime.

iPod, Sacramento, etc.

There’s a lot going these days with the iPod. From lawsuits both good and bad to increases in crime, the portable digital media player has brought Apple the highest revenue and earnings in the company’s history. As a frustrated iPod owner myself (the battery life on the Mini? Come on, last likes 2 hours at best) I thought I’d drop a few “did you know” links for users in the Sacramento area.

There’s an Apple Store at Arden Fair Mall which offers free workshops on using Apple products. And if you sign up here you can reserve a time to meet with someone for a little one on one support (if you’ve ever been to this location you’ll know what a fuster cluck it is, so I’d go this route if I were you).

Apple Sacramento (Elk Grove, really) houses their Operations, Telesales, AppleCare, Service Dist Center groups. Is their outdoor basketball court REALLY that popular? You EG locals might help to shed some light on this.

The real point of this post, however, is to share this site with you…
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