Really?
I lived on Chestnut Street, part way up Telegraph Hill. I was so close to Fisherman's Wharf I could hear the walruses barking at night when I had the windows open.
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(Katiebee, et al. has no period after et, but it does have one after al., and et al. is incorrect grammar given the way you used it. You meant etc., I believe. Et al. always refers to additional people, not additional items. Payback for jumping on my first post on the board!
Der ist grammer Nazis everywhere, ja?