Does anyone swim in Sam Rayburn Lake? -

After seeing those pics of huge alligator gar caught on the lake, I would be iffy from even sticking my toes in the lake for a second.

Of course they do. Gars do NOT eat people. They re a pretty passive breed of fish.

Can anybody recommend me nice places to visit in New England? -

I need to be in Albany (NY) on March 30, 2010. I want to take advantage of that trip and travel through New England. I would like to start in Boston and drive south to New York. I am aware that the time of the year may not be the best one but I would appreciate anybody recommending possible destinations. I have around 12 days and would like to spend some time in Boston and New York as well. Any advice will be appreciated.

Prudential Center, State House, Quincy Market a duck tour which will take you all around to the hot spots.

What is the weather supposed to be like in Helen this weekend? -

in Helen in the mountains?

Hot, very hot.....and totally dark. Oh wait.....you said Hel-EN.....you should just weather.com it.BTW, Helen GA is a boring hole in the wall place to visit. Hope you like German food and cuckoo clocks.

Lava beds Questions??????? -

what hotel are near lava beds?how many miles does it take to get there from sacremento? what food do they provide there?Any other websites that can answer all tat none that i went to worked

Here is a link to the official NPS website.It looks like Tulelake would have the closest accommodations.Their do not appear to be any sort of services in the park.It looks to be about a 6 hour drive from Sacramento in good weather. Double that if it is snowing.http://www.nps.gov/labe/index.htm

What to do on Monday night in San Francisco? -

Monday night is our last night in San Francisco and I was wondering if there are any good bars/clubs to go to (straight that is) that aren t empty. I went to starlight room and that was pretty cool on Saturday, but I don t know about mondays. Are there any bars with a nice dance scence? I appreciate any tips. Thanks!

not really, mon/tue are pretty dead in SF. and anywhere else really. just have a nice dinner and smoke some weed and relax, maybe see a movie.

cant go wrong with a comedy club...or it seems to be clear out tonight...find a reaaaaaaaaly tall building that has a restaurant on top...... i always had fun sneaking into places im not suppose to be....like roof tops of hotels...but those tend to now be locked....Right now i say...shopping downtown if you like to be around people.....Or just a movie....Not TWLIGHT New Mooon..unless you like realllly slow movies..that are very girly...... Or you could go just to hit on all the girls their....

How bad would traffic be from either San Diego or LA to San Jose the Sunday after Thanksgiving? -

My fiance and I have family in both LA and San Diego who we wanted to visit over the holiday. We were thinking of driving back from either SD or LA back to San Jose the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Is this a big mistake? I expect there would be traffic but I don t know how horrible it would actually be. Can anyone comment from their experience? Thanks!

I want to second what the others have said, but add a few tidbits. Heading north from LA that Sunday is ugly, but doable. Of course, that depends on where in LA you are actually coming from.San Diego is another matter entirely, but there is a way if absolutely necessary. First, make darn sure you have a current California map with you. When you leave SD, go north on I-15, not I-5. This road will be ugly too, but not nearly as bad. This is the critical part: stay on I-15 all the way through the Riverside/SB area, and all the way up the hill into the desert. Eventually you will hit the fair sized town of Hesperia. One of the first exits will be for highway 395 north. Take it. You will be stuck in town traffic for 3-4 miles, but just be patient, and think about how bad LA traffic is. Once out of town you go up to highway 58. Take that going west. After going past Edwards AFB then a couple of hours of a pretty mountain freeway driving, you will come out in Bakersfield. At that point you need to find a news/traffic station, but I would probably recommend highway 99 north to 126 west. Which will then get you home. This was isn t perfect, but you are going around 80% of the really bad traffic. HTH

I have made the drive from Southern California to San Jose every year for 20+ years, and the one thing I can say is DO NOT try to do it on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Took me 14 hours one year because of one accident. You can avoid some of it if you travel very late at night (like afte midnight). Seriously, if you can take Monday off and go to San Jose on MOnday, you ll be much happier. Or leave after midnight on Saturday night and get to San Jose on Sunday morning before all the traffic hits.

I drove from LA to SD last thatnksgiving at about 1200 am and it was horrible. All the lanes in both directions were pretty packed. And that was at midnight. The thanksgiving before we went from LA to SF, traffic was heavy but not unmanageable. I d say that if you avoid Wednesday and Sunday it shouldn t be too bad, just realize its going to be busy just relax

The ONLY time traffic is not bad from San Diego to LA is at 2 in the morning. I hate Los Angeles traffic, but you do what you have to do.

Los Angeles will be a parking lot.

What Should I Do At The Beach? -

I m going to the beach tomorrow morning, but I don t know what I should do this weekend. My friend is coming up with me too. And, we can t drive yet. And we are young. So, what should we do? I just would like something to do. Haha!

Walk, tan, hag out, talk, swim... If you can t find anything to do, then you have issues. It s a beach!

so much to do . Go along and talking with your friends at the beach , build castles sand , eat seafood , sun bath ,....

here is a page with links to beaches,cafes,the pier,etc: http://los-angeles-photos.com/2.html