Living in San Francisco is a blessing, but this gorgeous city can be tough. Rents are sky-high, public transportation is dicey at best, and this town is so small, running into an ex is guaranteed. But every once in awhile, a San Franciscan gets impossibly lucky. Here are 15 miraculous occurrences that can only be chalked up to a gift from the SF gods (or goddesses):
1. Your muni arrives as scheduled, you are able to board without assault, and you find a clean, available seat.
2. You find a non-metered parking space during a major community event in any one of the following neighborhoods: Mission, Chinatown, North Beach, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Downtown, or SoMa.
3. You discover that you have absolutely no friends in common with an internet date.
4. There is no line for the ladies' room at AT&T Park.
5. You were able to use the Munchery first-time user coupon multiple times. (Just kidding, Munchery! No one's ever done that.)
6. You have a rent-controlled Mission apartment and a laid-back landlord that lives out of town.
7. When your family comes to visit and you want to show them how great San Francisco is, the sun is actually shining and the city meets expectations of what California is "supposed" to look like.
8. You find a reservation for State Bird Provisions on Open Table.
9. You take a daytrip to wine country and experience no traffic getting onto the Golden Gate Bridge.
10. That one time there was no line at Blue Bottle.
11. You were able to find a sidewalk seat for the Chinese New Year Parade or SF Pride.
12. You become real-life, personal friends with a San Francisco Giant.
13. You jay-walked across Market Street and survived.
14. You're late for a flight out of SFO or the Oakland Airport and there's no line at security. (We have never seen this with our own eyes but have heard lore.)
15. You meet someone who claims to be an angel investor and they readily agree to fund your dumb app idea. And then they actually fund your dumb app idea!
How many San Francisco rites of passage have you completed? Take the quiz!