Originally Posted by Kevy Baby (Post 194798)

Have you* ever had a regular (read: not Krispy Kreme) fresh and warm out of the oven? When I do the MS Walk (up at 3:30 in the morning), it is a special treat!





* And by "you," I mean the general you**, not specifically Morrrigoon





"" And by "general you," I mean the LoT population in general; not General You

Originally Posted by Mousey Girl (Post 194792)

Gee...if Fresno is Swanky, what does that make Bakersfield?


nm. I don't want to know.

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight (Post 194734)

Wow, I didn't realize Dunkin was 100% gone from SoCal, but that seems to be the case. They used to be pretty common, though nothing like they've become in the eastern half of the county.

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight (Post 194776)

Err, Chicago has a LOT of Dunkins.

Originally Posted by Alex (Post 194780)

Fresno, CA
# of Starbucks: 27
# of Dunkin Donuts: 0

Result? Mathematical proof that Fresno, California, is in a first place tie for swankiest place on earth.

Originally Posted by Morrigoon (Post 194791)

You mean I'm not the only fan of old bank buildings? Yay! I love the murals they all seem to have. I think those buildings are worth preserving, for the art if not the history.

Originally Posted by Moonliner (Post 194747)

Oh great.

You get DLR, Universal, In-and-out, Jack-in-the-box and Sunsets over the ocean.

Originally Posted by JWBear (Post 194829)

I first read that as "Chicago has a LOT of drunks." :eek:

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd (Post 194857)

Yeah, but not in that order. I mean, I'd have to leave my apartment at like, what, 4:30 in the afternoon, swing around the corner to the Jack-in-the-Box, drive the 6 or 7 minutes to Universal to pick up CoasterMatt, go up Barham to Mulholland to watch this "sunset over the ocean" thing, go back down the hill to the freeway and Disneyland by 6.

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Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd (Post 194867)

Blerg. Edited to fix the map.

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd (Post 194857)

Yeah, but not in that order. I mean, I'd have to leave my apartment at like, what, 4:30 in the afternoon, swing around the corner to the Jack-in-the-Box, drive the 6 or 7 minutes to Universal to pick up CoasterMatt, go up Barham to Mulholland to watch this "sunset over the ocean" thing, go back down the hill to the freeway and Disneyland by 6.

Originally Posted by Googlemap

36.9 mi – about 44 mins
up to 2 hours 10 mins in traffic