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Down by the wharf on the far side of Pier 45 the USS Pampanito is moored - in case you want to check out (hours/directions) a WWII Balao class Fleet submarine circa 1945…
I think it’s one of the more cool things to do in a one-party anti-war socialist city-state.
Comment by DirtCrashr — February 25, 2008 @ 2:37 pm
I stayed at the Hilton when the earthquake hit in 1989. It was a big telecom convention - as you’re a DC guy - US Telecom. I was on the 18th floor, ready to watch the world series and the whole room started shaking and then swaying. I thought it was the big one. My wife was on a cable car coming down Powell St. when it started rocking and derailed. It was at least an hour of worry before we connected at AT&T’s hospitality suite. The things you remember…
Comment by flashman — February 25, 2008 @ 9:54 pm
Flasman - whoa! It was The Pretty-Big one, and a reminder that things aren’t as they seem. I was at a Safeway down the peninsula watching cars in the parking lot do the hula dance.
Comment by DirtCrashr — February 25, 2008 @ 10:36 pm
What a screwed up city. But what a fucking great one, too!
Comment by Zooomabooma — February 26, 2008 @ 1:29 pm