I can totally attest to feeling confined and inconvenienced. I live in Nob Hill, right at the top, and it is very confining because all the commercial areas are

I can totally attest to feeling confined and inconvenienced. I live in Nob Hill, right at the top, and it is very confining because all the commercial areas are at the bottom of the hill (Polk Gulch, Downtown, North Beach, Chinatown). This means that even running to the corner store involves going all the way down the hill and back up. Plus, as someone who bicycles most places, I am happy that I'm capable of biking all the way up without stopping, but it gets sooooo old and contrary to what you may think, it never gets any easier. There is nothing worse than going to the gym, getting in a good workout and then having to deal with that bullshit hill just to get to your bed.