> Hi List,
>
> Is anyone from San Diego by any chance? I am just settling down here, and
> was wondering if there are any good tool and component shops over here or
> nearby?
>
> Also any kind of information would be much appreciated which is not
> necessarily related to electronics (things to see, places to avoid, good
> restaurants etc)
>
> Many thanks,
> Tamas
> --
> int main() { char *a,*s,*q; printf(s="int main() { char *a,*s,*q;
> printf(s=%s%s%s, q=%s%s%s%s,s,q,q,a=%s%s%s%s,q,q,q,a,a,q); }",
> q="\"",s,q,q,a="\\",q,q,q,a,a,q); }

> Hi Tamas,
>
>
>
> I’m actually relatively new to the San Diego area myself so I was going to
> see if we had any native San Diegans who wanted to comment before me but I
> see not. So I’ll take a crack at it. I moved to North County from MN about
> two and a half years ago. The company I work for is based out of Vista. I
> briefly lived just north of San Diego County when I moved here; I've been
> in Oceanside now for almost 2 years, and am currently looking for places in
> the San Marcos area. My sister recently moved from LA to the South Park
> neighborhood of SD. I’m about 45 minutes – 1 hour north of her and she’s
> pretty darn close to the heart of SD.
>
>
>
> The best electronics component shop I’ve found by far is Fry’s Electronics.
> I’m a regular at the one in San Marcos; there is one in SD proper as well.
> For tools beyond Fry’s scope there is Harbor Freight, Sears, a few
> independent shops and Matco/Snap-On/Mac, etc tool trucks all over.
>
>
>
> Here’s the “standard” list of places to see (in no particular order):
>
> ·         Old Town
> ·         Sea World
> ·         Gaslamp Quarter
> ·         Coronado Island
> ·         San Diego Zoo
> ·         USS Midway
> ·         La Jolla
> ·         Beaches – Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach
> ·         Legoland (preferably if you’ve got kids)
> ·         Torrey Pines if you’re into golf
>
>
>
> Surfing is obviously a very popular thing to do; there are more beaches
> than I could list. If you like Mexican food you will probably be in heaven.
> Fish tacos are amazing! If you’re looking for a good intro to the fish taco
> I would recommend Rubio’s, several locations. Often you find the best food
> at little stands during street fairs (oh there’s a lot of those too). Disc
> golfing is also popular, courses abound.
>
>
>
> The Chargers are the dominant sports team, the Padres are popular as well..
> Since there is no local professional basketball team the Lakers are mostly
> the adopted team although college basketball if important here too. If
> you’re a hockey fan like me, well good luck to you!
>
>
>
> The Spanish language influence is big. Having a good understanding of it
> can only improve the quality of your stay. It is absolutely not necessary
> however; this isn’t Montreal or anything like that. Everyone speaks English
> but you will find yourself picking up some Español without even trying.
> Most people will strongly encourage you to NOT go to Tijuana these days.
>
>
>
> There was also the recent South Park television show episode which
> culminated in one of the characters making a brief trip to SD. Please don’t
> think the activities detailed therein are indicative of normal San Diegans.
> The show did a great job of nailing all the main SD attractions though.
>
> http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82452372/
>
>
>
> Enjoy the weather! :)
>
>
>
> - cp
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Tamas Rudnai <tamas.rudnaiKILLspamgmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi List,
> >
> > Is anyone from San Diego by any chance? I am just settling down here, and
> > was wondering if there are any good tool and component shops over here or
> > nearby?
> >
> > Also any kind of information would be much appreciated which is not
> > necessarily related to electronics (things to see, places to avoid, good
> > restaurants etc)
> >
> > Many thanks,
> > Tamas
> > --
> > int main() { char *a,*s,*q; printf(s="int main() { char *a,*s,*q;
> > printf(s=%s%s%s, q=%s%s%s%s,s,q,q,a=%s%s%s%s,q,q,q,a,a,q); }",
> > q="\"",s,q,q,a="\\",q,q,q,a,a,q); }

>Hi Chris,
>
>Thanks you very much for the detailed info -- in the meanwhile I got some
>advise off-list, but you have added more to that. I have heard of USS
>Midway already and seen it from outside when was driving around downtown.
>Is it worth to go onboard and have a look around?
>
>That South Park episode is very funny :-)
>
>Tamas
>
>
>
>On 25 May 2012 10:19, Chris Pearson <christopherpatrickpearsonspam_OUTgmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Tamas,
>>
>>
>>
>> I’m actually relatively new to the San Diego area myself so I was going to
>> see if we had any native San Diegans who wanted to comment before me but I
>> see not. So I’ll take a crack at it. I moved to North County from MN about
>> two and a half years ago. The company I work for is based out of Vista. I
>> briefly lived just north of San Diego County when I moved here; I've been
>> in Oceanside now for almost 2 years, and am currently looking for places in
>> the San Marcos area. My sister recently moved from LA to the South Park
>> neighborhood of SD. I’m about 45 minutes – 1 hour north of her and she’s
>> pretty darn close to the heart of SD.
>>
>>
>>
>> The best electronics component shop I’ve found by far is Fry’s Electronics.
>> I’m a regular at the one in San Marcos; there is one in SD proper as well.
>> For tools beyond Fry’s scope there is Harbor Freight, Sears, a few
>> independent shops and Matco/Snap-On/Mac, etc tool trucks all over.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here’s the “standard” list of places to see (in no particular order):
>>
>> ·         Old Town
>> ·         Sea World
>> ·         Gaslamp Quarter
>> ·         Coronado Island
>> ·         San Diego Zoo
>> ·         USS Midway
>> ·         La Jolla
>> ·         Beaches – Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach
>> ·         Legoland (preferably if you’ve got kids)
>> ·         Torrey Pines if you’re into golf
>>
>>
>>
>> Surfing is obviously a very popular thing to do; there are more beaches
>> than I could list. If you like Mexican food you will probably be in heaven.
>> Fish tacos are amazing! If you’re looking for a good intro to the fish taco
>> I would recommend Rubio’s, several locations. Often you find the best food
>> at little stands during street fairs (oh there’s a lot of those too). Disc
>> golfing is also popular, courses abound.
>>
>>
>>
>> The Chargers are the dominant sports team, the Padres are popular as well.
>> Since there is no local professional basketball team the Lakers are mostly
>> the adopted team although college basketball if important here too. If
>> you’re a hockey fan like me, well good luck to you!
>>
>>
>>
>> The Spanish language influence is big. Having a good understanding of it
>> can only improve the quality of your stay. It is absolutely not necessary
>> however; this isn’t Montreal or anything like that. Everyone speaks English
>> but you will find yourself picking up some Español without even trying.
>> Most people will strongly encourage you to NOT go to Tijuana these days.
>>
>>
>>
>> There was also the recent South Park television show episode which
>> culminated in one of the characters making a brief trip to SD. Please don’t
>> think the activities detailed therein are indicative of normal San Diegans.
>> The show did a great job of nailing all the main SD attractions though.
>>
>> www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82452372/
>>
>>
>>
>> Enjoy the weather! :)
>>
>>
>>
>> - cp
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Tamas Rudnai <@spam@tamas.rudnaiKILLspamgmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > Hi List,
>> >
>> > Is anyone from San Diego by any chance? I am just settling down here, and
>> > was wondering if there are any good tool and component shops over here or
>> > nearby?
>> >
>> > Also any kind of information would be much appreciated which is not
>> > necessarily related to electronics (things to see, places to avoid, good
>> > restaurants etc)
>> >
>> > Many thanks,
>> > Tamas
>> > --
>> > int main() { char *a,*s,*q; printf(s="int main() { char *a,*s,*q;
>> > printf(s=%s%s%s, q=%s%s%s%s,s,q,q,a=%s%s%s%s,q,q,q,a,a,q); }",
>> > q="\"",s,q,q,a="\\",q,q,q,a,a,q); }
>> > --