Reply #23: Thanks, POE. [View All]

[Blue_In_AK]

Actually, I lived in the Bay Area for some time, too, back in the late '60s, early '70s, so I'm pretty familiar with it. We go down there for our physicals every year in Oakland. My husband is a retired marine engineer, and his union, MEBA, pays for our plane fare down and 100% of the cost of the physical. (YEA, UNION!!)

As for LA, one of my daughters and her family live in Marina del Rey, so we'll be visiting them for the second half of the trip. We have a new granddaughter who we haven't met, and the two-year-old is always fun.