The fog horn at Nash Point, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Image: Simon Rowe/Flickr
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You can hear the call-and-response of at least four fog horns blanketing the Bay Area in this recording from a foggy night in August 1987.
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It's easy to get swept away by the salty romance of the horn. And that's the thing: a good many of us have maybe never even heard one go off in real life, and yet we are familiar with the moan. It is the stuff of tall tales, cloudy pasts, and hotlines.Seriously: If you're jonesing to listen to the Bay's fog horns in real-time, just dial (415) 202-3809, the unofficial San Francisco fog horn hotline, and have at it. Just make sure it's a foggy day. As of this writing, the hotline went straight to adult contemporary holding music.