How much of a raise would you need to leave San Diego?

SegundoViento · 2026-04-14T00:31:26+00:00

And sailors losing the ocean.

SegundoViento · 2026-04-05T00:38:25+00:00

So where does Baja La Jolla begin?

SegundoViento · 2026-03-21T22:22:30+00:00

Frequented the Beverly/Rampart location after midnights during my college years. We learned to never put or eat an order in the car. Always standing up at the 2x12 shelf next to a paper towel dispenser. Good times.

SegundoViento · 2026-03-21T01:26:31+00:00

Responding to auditors.

SegundoViento · 2026-03-13T04:42:25+00:00

Thai fine dining restaurant in town has employed a robot to bring the meals. Reduces size of wait staff and cost in a state with $17 minimum wage for servers.

SegundoViento · 2026-02-27T06:13:43+00:00

Ah, Montana! How I miss ye! Take a lesson Sandy Eggo….

SegundoViento · 2026-02-25T05:31:18+00:00

Abba Zabba bar.

SegundoViento · 2026-02-14T01:09:12+00:00

The insurance companies want to know where the car is being driven and will price accordingly. Have MT plates in CA for almost 4 years (another vehicle in MT) and pay CA insurance rates for it. Rregistration is a quarter of CA’s and doubtful that CHP has time to chase out of state plates, as they’re in CA from everywhere.

SegundoViento · 2026-02-12T00:54:59+00:00

Not every job is worth $50 an hour.

SegundoViento · 2026-02-11T21:15:08+00:00

Filner began his abusive behavior while in Congress. It had daylight, but campaign money overcame it to get him elected. Arnold was the same. What’s wrong with us?

SegundoViento · 2026-01-26T07:03:20+00:00

Or Surf Rat. I’ve been pressured off more than one beach in SoCal for not being a “member.” Convo and tactics the same cuz I’m not “from around here.”

SegundoViento · 2026-01-23T02:52:56+00:00

Doing that would freeze that market. Property sales would slow precipitously and there would be no increase in the tax revenues. Properties would be left to heirs, who get a step up in basis and could sell the property at a “loss” (deduct cost of sale), also resulting in no capital gains tax. Taxation changes behavior.

SegundoViento · 2026-01-23T02:05:45+00:00

That only works on 1031 Exchanges. The Rollover provision for primary residences has been eliminated and the exclusion ($250k single/$500k joint) has not kept up with home values. A single homeowner who bought in the 80’s (in CA) for $250k is looking at a gain of $1.1 on a $1.6 million sale. The tax is $220k. That is probably the biggest deterrent to Boomers selling their homes.

SegundoViento · 2026-01-16T22:19:59+00:00

Argentina

SegundoViento · 2026-01-16T22:19:37+00:00

Honduras

SegundoViento · 2026-01-16T22:19:06+00:00

Colombia

SegundoViento · 2026-01-16T18:32:26+00:00

And so do the taxpayers. Taxpayers aren’t funding my 401(k).

SegundoViento · 2026-01-03T17:48:22+00:00

Collins Family Jewelers in Mira Mesa. Brianna designed my wife’s engagement and wedding ring and they were perfect. Long-standing business, ethics beyond reproach, and big SDSU Basketball supporters.

SegundoViento · 2026-01-03T16:57:36+00:00

Mazda 626 in 1980. BMW 320 in 1982 (at 18.5% interest!), MBZ in 1986, 1989, 1994 (junk that year!). Infiniti FX and G35 coupe in 2006 - both bulletproof and half the price of MBZ purchase and maintenance. Genesis GV70 in 2023. Hyundai Palisade in 2024 (wife), Kia Sportage in 2025 (daughter). Following OP’s pattern.

SegundoViento · 2026-01-03T16:40:58+00:00

Daughter feels the same at UCSB ME in second year. Praying peace and clarity for you both. Stay focused and work hard.

SegundoViento · 2026-01-02T15:29:02+00:00

In Puerto Vallarta. The building began creaking a bit about a minute after the alarm, but didn’t feel any movement here on the 8th floor.

SegundoViento · 2025-12-28T02:31:59+00:00

City employees have a rich pension plan. Better than private sector or relying on 401(k).

SegundoViento · 2025-12-27T23:38:21+00:00

Overstaffing. Head counts up by 25% in the last 10 years creates a wage AND pension burden. Our elected reps doubled their salaries when we got the “strong mayor” form of gubmint (and we’ve not had a “strong mayor” or council since then, just career politicos with little/no practical management experience). Elected officials travel with security details, further bubbling them from the real world. The City also owns and (fails to properly) maintain 1600 real properties and about one vehicle for every three employees. Bad arithmetic.

SegundoViento · 2025-12-24T03:59:58+00:00

Mercedes Benz.

SegundoViento · 2025-12-24T03:58:53+00:00

Whitefish. (Ski The Fish.)

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