I was there in the early eighties. I was not very impressed. Then again, I never have been attracted to any big cities. Too many people and too congested. I prefer more space.
No it wasn't. I was stopped at a red light on one of the steepest hills in the downtown area of the city. The light changed before I could get through the intersection. Then a huge truck stopped behind me almost right on my rear bumper. I managed to get through the intersection without much rollback - in fact, none at all. I was driving a bit of a muscle car at the time so it had some power and weight to it. Despite the weight, the car was still pretty quick off the line. The experience there made me realize that driving a stick in the heart of SF was not a good choice.
I didn't particularly like the place so I wasn't there long. Too many bums and the downtown was dirtier than I had envisioned. I got food poisoning my second day there from a well known restaurant and spent several days trying to recover. My trip was pretty much a bust. Been back a couple times since then and can't say my opinion of the place has changed much.
To be honest, I haven't been in any major city that overall impressed me. SF, LA, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Memphis, etc. Just too noisy and too many crazy people for my liking. A person has to like being in the chaos of that kind of environment. That's okay. It's just not me.
I was there in the early eighties. I was not very impressed. Then again, I never have been attracted to any big cities. Too many people and too congested. I prefer more space.
I like the topography.
I was driving a stick at the time. Not a good choice in SF.
I was always walking. Stick is definitely not good.
No it wasn't. I was stopped at a red light on one of the steepest hills in the downtown area of the city. The light changed before I could get through the intersection. Then a huge truck stopped behind me almost right on my rear bumper. I managed to get through the intersection without much rollback - in fact, none at all. I was driving a bit of a muscle car at the time so it had some power and weight to it. Despite the weight, the car was still pretty quick off the line. The experience there made me realize that driving a stick in the heart of SF was not a good choice.
I didn't particularly like the place so I wasn't there long. Too many bums and the downtown was dirtier than I had envisioned. I got food poisoning my second day there from a well known restaurant and spent several days trying to recover. My trip was pretty much a bust. Been back a couple times since then and can't say my opinion of the place has changed much.
To be honest, I haven't been in any major city that overall impressed me. SF, LA, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Memphis, etc. Just too noisy and too many crazy people for my liking. A person has to like being in the chaos of that kind of environment. That's okay. It's just not me.