Re:The San Francisco Exodus
by ngoel36 on Monday October 14, 2013 @03:42PM
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Live in Oakland, take the BART....
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Seriously, a train comes literally every 15 minutes and takes 15 minutes to get to the Mission. If you get stuck there after 12:30 it's only a $50 cab ride bike across the bridge.
Re:The San Francisco Exodus
by sbierwagen on Monday October 14, 2013 @06:09PM
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Only $50?
Yep. Lived on 14th and Lakeside all of last year. I have been stranded in SF multiple times. The trick is to not take Uber and pay cash.
Furthermore, unless you get stuck out multiple times a week half the rent cost still puts you way ahead. I was paying $1200 with parking for 800 sq ft and a dishwasher right on Lake Merritt. I never felt in danger there.
Living in Emeryville on San Pablo was another story... That was only $600 though ha.
Furthermore, unless you get stuck out multiple times a week half the rent cost still puts you way ahead.
QFT. The thousand-plus dollar difference in rent buys a heck of a lot of "I got stranded" Uber/Taxi rides.
Unless you need that rent difference because you make less money than a programmer.