Is S.F. Really Worth The Cost? C'mon -- Really?

[Joe_Ryder]

To answer the original question... Yes.

A house or a particular car or a used bicycle are worth whatever someone is willing to pay. Since so many people are willing to pay then obviously it's worth it.

[Joe_Ryder]

Originally Posted by Tallysmom

complete with granite and stainless (both things I despise!) and done in a neutral pallette, it's just not acceptable to people.

I thought I was the only one! Granite is for tombstones and stainless is for cafeterias!

[Tallysmom]

Originally Posted by Joe_Ryder

I thought I was the only one! Granite is for tombstones and stainless is for cafeterias!

Stainless is perfect material for restaurants that cook long and hard and then need to be taken apart and scrubbed out at the end of the day.

But it shows EVERYTHING (hence why it's good for industrial uses) and usually takes TWO products to look halfway decent. I use Windex on my stainless at work, then follow up with a stainless polish to match the other polished areas. Polishing does help with small fingerprints -- just rub again... but after a day or so it's no use, so you have to Windex/polish all over.

As to granite -- a few years ago when my mom was here she really wanted to see some new homes, and I walked into the kitchen and got this look on my face which the saleslady mistook as awe. Black granite countertops -- with black appliances! WAY too dark! -- and she went on and on about them and finally I spurted out -- Sorry -- this reminds me of my dad's headstone, and backed out of the kitchen in horror.

Nice to know I'm not alone.

[sonarrat]

Originally Posted by Tallysmom

But it takes urban pioneers to pull these places out of the hole!

I can see buying a little place in a modest but not great neighborhood, fixing it up, volunteering in the schools, getting active in the community, giving your time and energy for the benefit of the town. I'm not going to try that in Ghostown, though.

[blondandfun]

I'm thinking of moving to SF from here in Atlanta. I'm willing to rent for the rest of my life if it means living somewhere rich in arts and where I can grow as a person. When I say grow I mean personality not my wallet like many in the US think.

I can't wait to sell my car and walk by butt off in SF!

If anyone has any contacts in civil engineering I need a job first so shoot me an email>
jefboy28@gmail.com