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 love the ocean air and the good food. I was definitely used to the big cities. I was at the time in Portland Oregon so moving to a bigger city wasn't hard for me. I wouldn't be caught dead in a big city right now. Too many crazies.
I grew up in Orange Co So CA back when it still had a lot of agriculture. Not what it is today - a smaller version of LA. So yes, I understand the love of the ocean. The beach was not too far from me and easy to get to. Spent a lot of time in the beach cities of Orange Co growing up and as a young adult. It wasn't until many years later the area and the state took a turn for the worse and I got the hell out. The Dems destroyed the place like they have every other place where they have taken control.
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.
I love the ocean air and the good food. I was definitely used to the big cities. I was at the time in Portland Oregon so moving to a bigger city wasn't hard for me. I wouldn't be caught dead in a big city right now. Too many crazies.
I grew up in Orange Co So CA back when it still had a lot of agriculture. Not what it is today - a smaller version of LA. So yes, I understand the love of the ocean. The beach was not too far from me and easy to get to. Spent a lot of time in the beach cities of Orange Co growing up and as a young adult. It wasn't until many years later the area and the state took a turn for the worse and I got the hell out. The Dems destroyed the place like they have every other place where they have taken control.
Yes. They certainly did a great job on destroying.