Comments on: #17: the san francisco “conversation”

By: Chloe

Chloe — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:15:16 +0000

Hi, Richard,

Ah, the “conversation.” Even now I find myself not asking very often, because I am one of the fortunate who moved into my apartment not long before the dot com boom hit. Only with those I know have similar circumstances as mine do I bring up the amount we pay. We don’t exactly brag, in fact keep it kind of quiet when there are others around us not as lucky, but we do thank our lucky stars for having landed in the right place at the right time.

If you still have not had the opportunity to visit Paris, you really must go! I went for a week (as part of a 3 week vacation in Europe), alone, and enjoyed every single day! It really is an amazing city. The subway system is more reliable than ours (sorry MUNI! Love you, but improvement is needed!), the parks are fabulous, the people are wonderful, the bars are friendly (well, actually, I only went to a couple, one repeatedly near the “red light” district – but that’s a long story), and the sites are undescribeable. I hope if you haven’t already that you get there soon.

Chloe

By: Duprost.

Duprost. — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:08:00 +0000

Duprost….

Duprost….

By: richard

richard — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:50:24 +0000

i’ve never been to paris, and therefore have always taken those comparisons with a grain of salt. if you say, so, i’m happy to accept. :) viellen dank dafuer!

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:49:46 +0000

Hi Richard, I just discovered sparkletack, and am enjoying the blend of historical tidbits and modern views of SF. Nicht schlecht! I’ve been to San Francisco often, and it’s my 2nd favourite city… after my home base of Paris. In fact, there are many similarities between the two cities – ie. the street recycling you mention in sparkletack #1 is trÃ¨s Paris!

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:49:20 +0000

Best one yet Richard.

Quality content and quality delivery

Great stuff

By: richard

richard — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:49:05 +0000

thanks, mark… i’ve got a couple of australian friends who sing the praises of sydney to me on a regular basis… i’ll make a pilgrimage sooner or later. (30 times? THAT is impressive…)

By: Retrosurfer

Retrosurfer — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:48:44 +0000

What a great podcast series thanks!
As for today’s episode, guilty as charged. A survivor of the 1990′s dot con and 30 time visitor to San Francisco it is great to have an insiders view of your wonderful city. It is my favourite city next to my home town of Sydney.
I’m there again in a few weeks and I will be brushing up on my real estate spiel. Did I tell you about the cost of housing in Sydney ….
Mark

By: richard

richard — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:48:26 +0000

hi john… yeah, she was quick! so, what do i do besides complaining? :) among other things i run a small graphic design company… that’s the way the rent gets paid.

By: John Stone

John Stone — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:48:08 +0000

Ahhhh rats Monika got it…….

This podcast is the best….

If I could ask a question Richard…what do you do for a living, besides talk about housing costs in San Francisco?

John

By: richard

richard — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:47:51 +0000

hi monika, ganz genau — du hast es vÃ¶llig recht! did you know that you can see the path of that faultline from an airplane? there are places in california that you can actually stand IN it. crazy… bitte schreib mir wie das Podcast dir gefallen hat, nachdem du es “in Ruhe” zugehÃ¶rt hast! :)

posted by: richard – sparkletack on Fri, 7/15 10:35 AM EDT

By: Monika

Monika — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:47:16 +0000

Hi Richard,
Dein neuer Podcast hat mich direkt auf der Arbeit “erwischt” :-) – Du bist aber frÃ¼h dran!!
The answer to your question is: San Andreas Fault

Regards from Monika

P.S. Ich muss mir Deinen Podcast zu Hause noch mal in Ruhe anhÃ¶ren