I’ll see ya and raise ya. I left over 25 years ago and never had the slightest desire to return but I am currently stuck here taking care of my older parents. It is utterly unchanged from the 70’s except for being more congested and meaner. I’ve never lived in an area I disliked more.
Ah, I see you are taking care of your parents.
Where are you stuck. I was by Stonestown and I must say it was nice to walk to the stores. I had some nice walks in nice neighborhoods. That said...
Traffic congestion was intolerable. The level of rude driving was insane. Pedestrians blocked the streets. Bike riders rode as if suicidal. People turned left from the right lane, stopped and backed up in the middle of streets.
I was constantly getting tickets. I even got one in front of my place for parking in a neighbors driveway.
We paid millions to beautify parks that droves of drug-addicted homeless took over and the children are afraid to walk there or play their.
Market street is a sordid dung-heap of filth. After visiting NYC in 2002 and seeing how clean it was, Market looked even more seedy.
I could never enjoy the beach or Golden Gate Park due to the massive crowds of weekenders. Puke.
The worst though, were the libtards. They are insane. Anti-war protesters didn’t know what they were protesting. If I see another pair of naked-butt chap wearing men kiss again, I will scream. They voted to BAN my handguns and that was really the last straw that caused me to leave, even though years of good work on the SF bay bridge still remained to be done. Not worth putting up with all that crap.
Ack! I better stop. I am having flashbacks!
Thank goodness for my stupid cowpie valley town of Yuba City, north of Sacramento. This godforsaken place has nothing to offer, but it lacks everything I hate about the bay area as well. A worthy trade. I’ll take this garbage little backwater any day. At least I am not filled with stress and hate on a daily basis.