>>San Francisco (where I was born and raised) has 43 hills within its 49 square miles. If you want to get your legs and lungs developed fast or die trying, then I suggest you try our hills! :)
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>That was the most interesting ride in a cap I ever had. Those steep hills that seem to be more than 40 degrees at time really knocked me off.
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>Walter,

I have been in SF a few times, the last time was three years ago with my family. We had a very funny experience, which can describe how steep these hills are. We bought a one day ticket for the cable cars, and rode with them for more than an hour. At one time the cable car had to do an emergency break at the top of one of the hills, and since the top was a flat crossing road, the driver lost the grip of the cable which pulled the car, and was not able to move it. We were told to leave the car since it would take approximately 20 minutes to get it going again, but we stayed there to watch. After about ten minutes a big van came to rescue. This van had a huge metal plate mounted in the front, and it reminded me of the cars the A-team used to build in the series I used to watch with y sons. With the help of this metal plate the driver was able to give the cable car the little push it needed, and the ride could continue.