Common sense isn't.
This is a digital composite of two photos from the same location. We were almost to the top of the hill, at Hyde and Lombard (OpenStreetMap), before going down the famous curvy street, after waiting in bumper to bumper traffic going up the steep hill.
I
highlyno longer recommend the Cable Car Gripman's simulator (Shockwave required), but a visit to the Cable Car Museum is recommended.
Here is the view going down Lombard Street. The small signs along the road say "Keep off Walls and Roadway." Presumably these signs are directed at pedestrians (although we wouldn't want cars on the walls, either).
The cable cars are still turned around by people power.
At one time there was a big controversy over the big French Connection UK sign on the wall of a building in San Francisco. The sign says "san francisco's first fcuk." Now they're all over town on the cable cars.
Quote of the moment |
Since we have a natural compassion in us, and that compassion has to manifest itself, it might be good to awaken it. Violence done to an innocent person, for example, can make us indignant, scandalize us, and in so doing help us to discover our compassion. By its very violence, television might keep us in a state of alert. However, it is very dangerous if violence leads to indifference. Thus, a central point of our teaching is how to reach nonattachment without falling into indifference. |
~ The Path to Tranquility, September 11, 14th Dalai Lama ~ |
Common sense isn't.
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