Flashing forward to the next week after Thanksgiving... After arriving at the Adelaide hostel I had gotten an email from my friend Vicky in response to me telling her I was in town. I had heard that she had fallen on some hard times herself and was sort of moving about. I wanted to see her but to also ask her if she knew a good SRO to stay at or had any tips. She ended up writing me back right away and said she was actually staying at the Adelaide that night as well. It was very ironic since the first time we met it was through a hostel. Many many years ago when I arrived in San Francisco for the first time I stayed at this hostel on Folsom Street and we were roommates. Vicky is from England and has a strong, tough British accent and can hold her own. She likes Metallica and remember her saying that her favorite band was Stiff Little Fingers. Never had I in a million years imagined that we would be meeting again in a hostel over 10 years later. But we met up that night and had a few beers in the Tenderloin. One being at the Gangway. Some places never change.