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important distinction

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 16:40 (six years ago) link

we should probably check out who's living there before we make a decision in either direction

mh, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:04 (six years ago) link

there is literally no reason to stay in the Sunset, anywhere past like 19th st is just rows of houses

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, July 26, 2017 9:20 AM (two hours ago)

unless you want to ... go to the beach? see the ocean? It's very pretty.

Driving and parking in SF isn't that bad, I do it on the regular. Cars are awesome!

sarahell, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 18:32 (six years ago) link

I was just in town a month ago for the first time in years and it seemed like half the cars on the street were ride-service

hate this fucking shit so much

you don't need a car for this city, the only reason I have one is cuz kids/grocery shopping

Man this is like the ultimate SF sentiment encapsulated.

Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 18:35 (six years ago) link

hahahah! I think all the ubers and lyfts make the traffic worse, and it was better before -- like if you wanted to go somewhere by car, you had to think about whether it was really worth dealing with the parking and traffic. Now, that's someone else's problem, and it's double parked ubers for miles.

sarahell, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 18:42 (six years ago) link

^^^

unless you want to ... go to the beach? see the ocean? It's very pretty.

I like Ocean Beach and go there all the time (was just at Land's End last weekend), but that doesn't mean I would recommend living or staying there for a visit

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 18:43 (six years ago) link

it's like staying in the suburbs, but you don't have to pay bridge toll to get into town! It's kinda pleasant.

sarahell, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 18:46 (six years ago) link

also the sun never shines

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 18:50 (six years ago) link

not true at all

sarahell, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 18:54 (six years ago) link

I remember it being one of the hottest days of the year, sun completely blazing in all directions, heading down to the beach and getting off the Muni to freezing damp fog

kinder, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link

I really miss SF though

kinder, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 20:30 (six years ago) link

I like the outer sunset and richmond. If i were to ever move to SF (I never will) I wouldn't mind living out there, I like the ocean, the fog, the lack of sunlight, the relative lack of crowdedness. but living in west berkeley near Oakland I'm honestly probably closer to downtown SF than if I lived out there. it takes me 25 minutes to get to work.

akm, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 20:38 (six years ago) link

yes to what sarah said. it is like living in the suburbs! also the houses are quaint. those are some of the only places in SF that still feel like the SF of 30 years ago.

akm, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 20:39 (six years ago) link

you except for the fact that the houses still cost 2.5 million dollars.

akm, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 20:39 (six years ago) link

xp, always best to take a sweater or fleece when traveling around SF. I do think the weather here is great, though, sun or fog. You can walk for hours around the city and not feel uncomfortable. I was in NY last week and it was so hot and humid it was unbearable to be out in the sun for any significant length of time

Dan S, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 20:40 (six years ago) link

You can walk for hours around the city and not feel uncomfortable.

except when it's pouring pissing rain

sarahell, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 20:52 (six years ago) link

but it never rains in the Bay Area!
They told me the day I arrived in a hurricane

kinder, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 20:54 (six years ago) link

yes, it's 100% why I like the 6 months from mid April to mid October so much more than the other 6 months!

Dan S, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 21:02 (six years ago) link

it is DAN

akm, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 21:18 (six years ago) link

Fun to see in the Westin St. Francis lobby - there are hotel photos Ansel Adams took for hire for the hotel's architects in the 1930s.

Eazy, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 21:25 (six years ago) link

that's an incredible hotel

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 21:29 (six years ago) link

I didn't actually want to kill all the people there

Given that my sis lives in the Inner Sunset, I appreciate the clarification.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 22:33 (six years ago) link

Westin St Francis is where that Fatty Arbuckle party with the dead hooker went down. The rooms are small af unless you're $$$$.

kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 22:39 (six years ago) link

Presumably he was

jk rowling obituary thread (darraghmac), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 22:49 (six years ago) link

St. Francis also traditionally where GOP presidents stay when in SF (Democrats stay at the Fairmont)

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 23:16 (six years ago) link

also your police department is better at avoiding get caught having sex with underage women

― sarahell, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 2:18 PM (yesterday)

on the other hand ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/SF-Police-officer-arrested-on-child-pornography-11438413.php

sarahell, Thursday, 27 July 2017 06:27 (six years ago) link

On my visits I've stayed at the Stanyan Park (in the Haight but not necessarily of it - oriented more toward GG Park). And, as a splurge, the Sir Francis Drake (fun bar in the sky).

okapi paste (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 27 July 2017 11:32 (six years ago) link


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