On 12/12/2011 12:58 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:38:36 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> The first time I was in the bay area, I got lost and couldn't find my
>> way back to San Mateo, and then my car ran out of gas. Of course, I
>> didn't have any money so I walked down the hill to a bank which cashed
>> my Hawaiian Electric refund check which was the only funds I had. I
>> think it was for 7 bucks or so. This allowed me to buy a gallon of gas.
>> What are the chances that a bank would cash a out of state utility
>> check? Kinda slim, I guess.
>>
>> On this rock, we only have two directions - towards the mountain and
>> towards the sea. Mauka and makai. On the mainland, I can't even tell
>> where the ocean is. That's the breaks.
>
> I understand. I get lost in the East Bay too, and that's why I wanted
> GPS. Fortunately, SF is kinda like being on an island. You hit water
> on three sides and the street signs used to change colors when you
> left the city and county of San Francisco. They don't do that
> anymore, so I don't know what I'd do if I was just learning my way
> around now.
>

My guess is that learning your way around the bay area is 4X harder than
it is on this rock. What a great time we had there though. My wife used
to live in the Presidio.

We lived in San Bruno and had a rocking time - literally. You guys
really know how to throw an earthquake. Ours suck. :-)