More Fun Foibles From Frisco

I know I did a pitiful job of relaying to you the things going on in San Francisco the week I was there. I was working on my boy's laptop, and I don't type so good on it. Plus, I was trying to rush and get out and see the city. We stayed on the Wharf, could see the Golden Gate bridge out of our window, Alcatraz was directly in front of the hotel, and the cable car's embarcadi and finissimo was across the street from us.

Okay, so you've never been to Frisco, or maybe you have. This was my first time on the West Coast and I did not surf this time, but did take the elevator up to the top of Coit Tower (see photo) which gave me a birds-eye view of the city and bay. There are many, many touristimos everywhere and most did not speak my native tongue of Americanese. GB Shaw hinted in his play Pygmalion that Americans haven't spoken it [English] for years.

So, before you fall dead asleep from reading my post, I offer to you, reader of House Calls, this top-ten list absolutely free simply for the reading. These ten items are tax free, except in the state of California in which case you will be charged the local currency in that state of ten pesos per item listed. Here goes nothing.

10. I only saw one identifiable gay person the entire week in SF.

9. It's tough for 2 people to eat in a SF restaurant for less than $50, including lunch menus.

8. It cost 60 bucks for 4 folks to ride to the airport in a shuttle van packed like sardines.

7. The wind always blows in the Wharf area and will chill your bones.

6. People walk, skate, ride bikes and jog across the Golden Gate bridge.

5. The cable cars are both practical transportation and the most fun thing to do in SF.

4. Everyone in SF appears thin and fit, probably from walking the hills, which are everywhere.

3. Barnes & Nobles still lets you read their books for free, even in SF.

2. Tax in SF is 8.5% on the dollar. Ouch.

1. You can't throw a rock far without hitting a street person/busker/mime/etc.