Oh sure; you dont get any attitude from the San Franciscans when your visiting?! Somebody didnt tell that to the people I was around, and I blend in perfectly; I have long hair for crap's sake!!! I mean, forget about trying to drive through the city; raging, arrogant, defiantly (as in "in-your-face-deliberately-trying-to-make-you-uncomfortable" style) homosexual pedestrians who know they have right of way just stroll leisurely out in front of you after youve been waiting for TWO green lights!!!! AARRRGGGHHH!!!! No, SF is one place I myself, as counter-inuitively non-homosexual in despite of my appearance and my associations with homosexual friends, try to avoid at great lengths. Our Chinese friends often compell us to venture in to China Town and explore the "incredible bargains" she so adamantly insists is worth the trip, and every time its hell-in-a-hand basket to try and move about the city without the police staring me down or a couple of gay guys snickering at me through my open window! Its like Ive been branded by the homosexual community as a pathetic half-breed, meanwhile I cant go into a garage (the professional kind) without getting these looks that make me recall Easy Rider...
Lord, stay in Carson; muuuuuuuuch safer!
I will say, though, that the warf is worth all that trauma, and more! But seriously, never drive any vehicle with a manual transmission, a wheel-base of greater than 200 inches, or one that doesnt have a siren on it! Just dont drive there, ever. Take the train; support a struggling public transportations system that is actually fun to ride!