Moving to Bay Area...
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live in san carlos and take the train to the city, south city, daily city, and san bruno suck and so do all the people that live in those city's lol
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I lived downtown SF for 6.5 years. If you value quiet, sleeping with the windows open, sleeping a little late some days and not being awoken by whatever ******* is outside doing something at 7am, not walking your dog over broken car window glass, etc, stay the hell out of downtown.
Downtown SF is a ****hole to live in unless you consider the above fine quality of life.
Downtown SF is a ****hole to live in unless you consider the above fine quality of life.
I think that's the tradeoff in living in the bustling parts of any major metropolitan city in America: sacrifice comfort for convenience.
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Overbear, don't you think you're being a little oversensitive?
I don't think the OP was being blatantly homophobic in his post, perhaps just a little ignorant (not necessarily his fault either as we have a very unique culture here in the SF Bay Area that many outside of the region don't understand).
In attacking the OP, aren't you becoming the very thing that you disdain so much? -- namely, the bigot that jumps to conclusions?
I understand where you're coming from, but the worst thing that any of us minorities can do is to become that which we hate, right?
Unlike many other BAIC'ers, I think that you can be reasonable in your own way, that's why I took the time to post this.
I don't think the OP was being blatantly homophobic in his post, perhaps just a little ignorant (not necessarily his fault either as we have a very unique culture here in the SF Bay Area that many outside of the region don't understand).
In attacking the OP, aren't you becoming the very thing that you disdain so much? -- namely, the bigot that jumps to conclusions?
I understand where you're coming from, but the worst thing that any of us minorities can do is to become that which we hate, right?
Unlike many other BAIC'ers, I think that you can be reasonable in your own way, that's why I took the time to post this.
Umm, okay. I kinda meant the "not wanting to live anywhere near Castro" as a joke. I don't have a problem with homosexuals. In fact, I actually feel that gay marriage should be legal in all 50 states. To each his/her own.
I'll admit, my OP comment regarding Castro could come off as offensive, but I didn't think it was that bad. I'm not from NorCal, nor do I know much about it...I just hear jokes about the Castro area and SF being heavily populated with gays all the time that I expected someone to joke on here and advise that I live in Castro.
Sorry for hurting your feelings.
But I guess I'm just a bigoted-asshat-azzhole that doesn't know any better.
I'll admit, my OP comment regarding Castro could come off as offensive, but I didn't think it was that bad. I'm not from NorCal, nor do I know much about it...I just hear jokes about the Castro area and SF being heavily populated with gays all the time that I expected someone to joke on here and advise that I live in Castro.
Sorry for hurting your feelings.
But I guess I'm just a bigoted-asshat-azzhole that doesn't know any better.
OP: take a look in san leandro, and that area. You can get good apartments and houses in the area for rent well under what most areas are. Its a pretty safe area, low crime, and BART is just a 20-30 minute ride into the city.
Here you go. Great area, quiet, and close enough to downtown to get there in 10 min by motorcycle, 15 by bike, and no more than 20 by bus.
1500 w/garage.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/apa/1792630180.html
1500 w/garage.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/apa/1792630180.html
OP check your PM box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
those points are for defecting!!!
overbear ATTACK !!!!!
but in all seriousness you will get good advice from these guys .......... including staying in so cal
those points are for defecting!!!
overbear ATTACK !!!!!
but in all seriousness you will get good advice from these guys .......... including staying in so cal
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in between san mateo and burlingame is this ****ty construction area where the speed limit is 55mph and people slow down to ridiculous speeds (because of uneven pavement and curving roads), causing fat traffic for no good reason. that construction has been going on for years.
You could always get a prius and carpool stickers and keep out of traffic that way.... (did I just say that? F*** Prius'...
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Yes, the bay area in different areas gets pretty ghetto and dangerous. In any case, it's a great city, with a lot of nutty stuff compared to the rest of the world (seriously). Besides more gays, the city is the one that is most liberal and changes things. Taxes are high, etc. So be prepared to pay $$ for simple things. I know in San Mateo a buddy on here pays for cable, and gets taxed by the city even more, cuz it pays for wifi around the city. Little things like that all add up, enjoy your stay. I'm not much of a city dude myself, but not much of a ranchy kinda guy either. I enjoy my stay in the east bay.
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Here you go. Great area, quiet, and close enough to downtown to get there in 10 min by motorcycle, 15 by bike, and no more than 20 by bus.
1500 w/garage.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/apa/1792630180.html
1500 w/garage.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/apa/1792630180.html
Yeah guys, I know the Bay Area is very different from many other places. I know I'm gonna be pinchin pennies for a while, and I know I'm gonna have to adjust to being around a more diverse group of people. I'm not exactly very liberal in most of my views and beliefs too, so I guess I'll just have to keep my mouth shut most of the time when I first get up there.
Whatever I gotta do for this job...one I've been applying for for about a year now.
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Oh WOW, near downtown, pretty nice looking, AND a garage? For $1500? Not bad!
Yeah guys, I know the Bay Area is very different from many other places. I know I'm gonna be pinchin pennies for a while, and I know I'm gonna have to adjust to being around a more diverse group of people. I'm not exactly very liberal in most of my views and beliefs too, so I guess I'll just have to keep my mouth shut most of the time when I first get up there. Whatever I gotta do for this job...one I've been applying for for about a year now.
Yeah guys, I know the Bay Area is very different from many other places. I know I'm gonna be pinchin pennies for a while, and I know I'm gonna have to adjust to being around a more diverse group of people. I'm not exactly very liberal in most of my views and beliefs too, so I guess I'll just have to keep my mouth shut most of the time when I first get up there.
Whatever I gotta do for this job...one I've been applying for for about a year now.
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Hey man, that Google Padmapper site in INSANE.
I've never heard of it until you mentioned it, and it is purely genius.
When I first looked at it I didn't know it was directly linked with CL.
It's such a pain to search apt's on CL when I don't know the names of areas in SF. With this site I can filter price/amenities/garages/etc. and then just pick according to location on the map in relation to my where my place of employment is located. Friggin AWESOME!
I've found so many places that I like in downtown and in DC/SSF with this site.
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I used to live pretty close to that on Parker between Turk and Anza - the USF/Panhandle area is pretty decent. It's by no means fancy, but you'd be hard pressed to find a more convenient, centrally-located neighborhood. That place is right next to Geary and Masonic, so you've got Trader Joes and Safeway nearby. Plus, being close to Geary can be beneficial in getting you both downtown and out to the beach in a reasonable timeframe. Just south of there is Haight street, just northwest is Clement street which has tons of awesome food and cool stores. If you need area restaurant recommendations, let me know! And yeah - $1500 is a very good deal for a 1BR with a garage inside city limits.
Cool, thanks!
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Ah, I see. Good to know.
Hey man, that Google Padmapper site in INSANE.
I've never heard of it until you mentioned it, and it is purely genius.
When I first looked at it I didn't know it was directly linked with CL.
It's such a pain to search apt's on CL when I don't know the names of areas in SF. With this site I can filter price/amenities/garages/etc. and then just pick according to location on the map in relation to my where my place of employment is located. Friggin AWESOME!
I've found so many places that I like in downtown and in DC/SSF with this site.
Hey man, that Google Padmapper site in INSANE.
I've never heard of it until you mentioned it, and it is purely genius.
When I first looked at it I didn't know it was directly linked with CL.
It's such a pain to search apt's on CL when I don't know the names of areas in SF. With this site I can filter price/amenities/garages/etc. and then just pick according to location on the map in relation to my where my place of employment is located. Friggin AWESOME!
I've found so many places that I like in downtown and in DC/SSF with this site.