Cool Epic. We will talk over the weekend and work something out.

My head, she is a sieve, so she may need reminding.

Is it too late to express a desire to attend the Winchester House on Saturday? I'll happily chip in for car rental $$.

I'm sure we can add more folks to Winchester House, so you and Smonster are more than welcome. If we end up needing more than two cars we can work that out Friday night and we'll pool a little cash and either rent a van or rent two cars. The more the merrier in my book.

OK, my thinking on picking people on Thursday, the SFO run?

Anne and DX arrive within 15 minutes of each other, noon to noon-fifteenish. The Jeeveses arrrive shortly after one.

My thinking is, bet you all at one swell foop and bring you into the City. Then I can take a breather, and maybe do another airport run a bit later in the day.

OH! Nearly forgot.

For those doing WInchester House: about two blocks closer to El Camino Real, go hit the Flames Cafe. The desserts you see in the display case when you walk in don't look real, but are.

Just bring insulin. A lot of insulin.

Are there any people arriving mid-morning ish on Friday at SFO? If so, I can swing by and pick them up on my way into the city.

Perkins, Theodosia is getting into SFO around ten to eleven Friday morning. I'm betting she'd love a ride. I can't commit to picking anyone up Friday, because hopefully I'll be dealing with the van I'm renting, and getting it back to the City.

I'm sure we can add more folks to Winchester House, so you and Smonster are more than welcome. If we end up needing more than two cars we can work that out Friday night and we'll pool a little cash and either rent a van or rent two cars. The more the merrier in my book.

Somebody explain this Winchester House thing to me (It's a haunted house or something? What's the ticket price? When are people going?) because I may be able to borrow my uncle's car, which would help everyone.

P-C,

Check here.

P-C, this is what the site says:

In 1884, a wealthy widow named Sarah L. Winchester began a construction project of such magnitude that it was to occupy the lives of carpenters and craftsmen until her death thirty-eight years later. The Victorian mansion, designed and built by the Winchester Rifle heiress, is filled with so many unexplained oddities, that it has come to be known as the Winchester Mystery House.

Sarah Winchester built a home that is an architectural marvel. Unlike most homes of its era, this 160-room Victorian mansion had modern heating and sewer systems, gas lights that operated by pressing a button, three working elevators, and 47 fireplaces. From rambling roofs and exquisite hand inlaid parquet floors to the gold and silver chandeliers and Tiffany art glass windows, you will be impressed by the staggering amount of creativity, energy, and expense poured into each and every detail.

There's a lot of speculation about why she was compelled to keep building, and there are stairs to nowhere (or the ceiling), doors that open out to nothing, weird rooms, etc. Several laborers died over teh years, I think, and there are rumors that it's haunted.

It's $21.95 for the Mansion Tour, and $26.95 for the Grand Tour, which includes behind-the-scenes stuff. I'm voting regular mansion tour, but we can always do our own thing and meet up after, I guess.

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Your typical rich-widow-wracked-by-guilt-over-dead-husband's -wealth-by-dealing-death-so-she-makes-a-house-with-bizzare -layout-to-confuse-spirits-of-those-who-died-by-her-husband's-products sort of house... I think.