SFist: Carmel Hell: 71 Miles' Midsummer Travel Tip/Warning

guest

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:09:06 -0800

Worst job ever: any kid who grew up there can attest to how horribly evil the Pebble Beach Company is. Who hasn't worked at some event or as a caddy, then swore to never do it again? As far as those laws go: absolutely true. Nothing is more awesome and ridiculous than the police log in the Carmel Pine Cone.

guest

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:08:33 -0800

guest

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:05:47 -0800

rroseselavy

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:03:41 -0800

I got in my first-and-only travelling spat with my husband in Carmel, over whether or not it was obcene to spend $300 on a handbag at Coach. Unstereotypically, I was on the pro-obcene side. [That translates to a $900 handbag in today's handbag dollars. Full disclosure: I now have two Coach handbags.] But I still hate Carmel.

guest

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:16:51 -0800

OK, 10 points for referencing "play Misty for me"! that is a camp classic.

guest

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:57:50 -0800

re: comment 1 grew up in carmel - one of my first jobs was at cafe cardinale downtown. still holds for worst job ever (and worst boss ever). it always blew my mind that it was a tourist attraction. even as an adult now i cannot understand it. like paying $9 to drive around in pebble beach. blah!

Brock Keeling

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:47:37 -0800

There's a Target in Serramonte; there's no hate involved in the decision.

antfaber

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:16:18 -0800

You could take MUNI to the In-n-Out at Fisherman's Wharf, or do you hate tourists more than suburbanites?

Grrg

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:33:06 -0800

Oh and also: it's always worth reading John King's take on the subject. Although in this case he goes too easy 'em.

Grrg

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:09:14 -0800

Having grown up on the Monterey Peninsula, and having had my very first retail job in Carmel-by-the-Sea (that's its official name, people!) I can confirm that everything he says about the twee cesspool of nasty old ladies, nasty tourists, and horrible, horrible, horrible "art" is 100% true.