You Know You're From San Diego When... (Santa Ana, Escondido: apartment, home)

[SDF]

Dang, this thread may never end... all good though, as this is a good one...

You know you're an SD native (or at least have been here quite awhile), when...

1) you remember when Indian Casino Gambling didn't exist.
2) Tony Gwynn unquestionably is your favorite Baseball Player.
3) You know who Shotgun Tom Kelly is.
4) You remember the pyscho Tank Incident.
5) You know where "Blanca's Bazaar" is located, ("hint: concerts and boxing events, etc)
6) You think Roger Hedgecock is a Dork.
7) You wonder why the city coffers are broke but streets, infrastructure, schools, libraries, etc. still need money (SD is still awesome though...)
8) When you think of Crystal Pier, you immediately think of the "huge storm" in the early 1980's.
9) You remember when Valley Center wasn't even on the proverbial "map".
10) You've been to Tijuana more than once or twice in the past year.
11) You decided to learn Spanish as a second language because in school, you realized that German and French wouldn't be quite as important...

[temeden]

-You don't go to OTL to see the games.
-You remember the Midway Drive-in.
-You went to Temecula Wineries only to end up looking at model homes.

[_Charles_]

Well if you're over 35 - the mention of the old Simon & Simon TV detective series from the 80's gives you pause. And you can visualize Jamison Parker and Gerald McRaney as they looked back then in those respective roles. And you can remember their respective character names in those roles.

[SawgrassSlanger]

Originally Posted by jksouthbay88

I always wanted to do this but I never really had the time to make a long post like this.These are 60 things that say "Your A San Diego Native"If you would like to add one to the list you are free to do so.I know there was a post that was pretty much the same but it wouldn't hurt to add another right?Enjoy!

1.You can spot a tourist a 1/4 of a mile away.
2.It may look nice but the city is pretty much flat broke.
3.You know how to get to the Sports Arena(iPayOne Center) 3 different ways.
4.It takes you less than 30 seconds to buy a trolley ticket at a machine.
5.You know what local athlete sponsors caldera spas.
6.You know that if it's over 95 degs in El Cajon,the news station is at that frozen yogurt place.
7.You might know how to spell our former indoor soccer team name.
8.You hate the Raiders and the Dodgers.
9.You know how to cheat the red light camera system.
10.You have been on the Giant Dipper more times than you could count.
11.Some years you where shorts on Christmas.
12.You can get to the "The World's Biggest Lemon"
13.You know what PPR stands for.
14.You can remember what the East Village looked like 5 years ago.
15.The coaster and the trolley are way diffrent.
16.You know where Carne Asada Fries where introduced.
17.You sometimes call National City "Nasty City"
18.You can name all the major professional athletes from SDSU.
19.You never really pay attention to the weather reports.
20.When the news says gangs the 1st places people think of are SESD,South Bay and Oceanside.
21.You will not get lost in Horton Plaza.
22.You know Chula Vista and Vista are very diffrent.
23.You can "loose it all"if you want to at Blacks Beach.
24.We can have traffic on the 5 when there is no accidents or rush hours.
25.You know what "The Q" is,and know that we had that knickname before Cleveland.
26.You know "The Trolley Don't Wait For Nobody."
27.You thought the Gulls where the s**t!
28.At the end of Coronado you can see all of Downtown SD.
29.You know after 8AM on the summer Holidays there is no parking at the beach cities.
29.You know Legoland is not in San Diego.
30.You know that Knott's Soak City is not in San Diego even though it is called "Knott's Soak City San Diego"
31.You know that in the Winter time Julian is the place to be for that awesome APPLE PIE!
32.You know there is 2 San Diegos.
33.You still call it the Del Mar Fair.
34.You can say Cowles Mountain no problem.
35.You can finish this slogan;"Nobody ___________El Cajon__________!(I-8 to East Main)"
36.You know what former baseball star is there spokesman.
37.You don't look at the trolley map.
38.You know where the "Most South-Westernly"is in the United States is.
39.You know that it seems like 95% of the people here are in love with Giant Pandas.
40.You know what area "The Real World San Diego" was shot in.
41.You plan your day around traffic,not weather.
42.You know where Bill Walton is from and where he went to school.
43.You know how to get to Moonlight Beach.
44.You know that John Colman's favorite day is.
45.You know what news station has a Downtown Studio.
46.You know that San Onore is in San Diego County.
47.Back in 2002 Chula Vista was one of the fastest growing cities in America.
48.I'm pretty sure you know what TJ stands for.
49.You know what year the San Ysidro McDonald's massacre happened.
50.You know that the 2 "Valley Malls" are very different.
51.You can spell "Shamu" with no problem.
52.You know about"Highway 5 on Mission Bay Drive"
53.You can correctly pronounce Tierrasanta, La Jolla, Rancho Penasquitos, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, Jamacha, Jamul, Cuyamaca, and El Cajon.
54.Your in love with the Fish Taco.
55.We have 4 mega-regions;North County,South Bay,East County and City.
56.You laugh at the people on the Old Town Trolley Tours bus.
57.You have been to an event called "Sandcastles"
58.You know that this really isn't America's Finest City.
59.You know what place has it's Own Finance Company and is open Til'10 or Midnight.
60.You might think that the San Diego Tank Chase was one of the oddest events in the history of the county.

whats the phrase nobody_____el cajon____! ????????????

[jkoz]

-When there was ATV riding at I-805 and Palm in S. San Diego
-When there was no I-805
-When "ranchers" would come into downtown Chula Vista on Saturday afternoons after working at the "ranch" (Now Eastlake!)

[jksouthbay88]

Originally Posted by SawgrassSlanger

whats the phrase nobody_____el cajon____! ????????????

Nobody beats El Cajon Ford.
The Tony Gwyn slogan.

[RD5050]

1. A skateboard is your primary means of transportation

2. Wave heights at PB are the most important thing on your mind

3. You know the location of at least 10 Roberto's

4. You don't immediately think of "Taco Bell" when going out for Mexican food

5. You look forward to "cloudy" days

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[Navych1ck]

You know what it means when two guys are walking together in Hillcrest.
You still call the San Diego County Fair the 'Del Mar fair.'
You don't measure distance in miles, but in the amount of time it takes you to get there.
You know what the 'Merge' is, and will plan your entire day around not being in it at Rush Hour.
When you know when to avoid Stadium hill.
The weather is makes fun of other parts of the country's weather more than it predicts it.
You know what micro-climates are.
You know what the Santa Ana's are, and that they have nothing to do with the city of Santa Ana.
Every street is in Spanish, or is Spanish related, and you're suprised when other's cities aren't the same.
When you're visiting another part of the country and your friends take you out to dinner to a 'really good mexican food place' and you're not impressed.
Your idea of a white christmas is the sand at the beach.
Your high school has a surf team.
Your house is worth more than some small countries.
You have a favorite - the WAP or the Zoo.
Your house has no air conditioning, and you don't think it's wierd.
You live on, near, or are surrounded by hills.
If the menu doesn't have California Burritos on it, forget it - it's not real mexican food.
You tell non-San Diegans how good fish tacos are, and they think you're disgusting.
You remember when living on Euclid ment you lived in a good part of town.

[Suzer]

Especially for women, and on a darker note ...

You'll get a shiver down your spine from the name "Craig Peyer", and you may not want to pull over when directed to do so by law enforcement.

You may remember what campus organization became known as "The Rape Fraternity" at San Diego State, and the particular crime that made this frat notorious.

[Kasey77]

Your grandfather reminds you that Mission Valley used to be a dairy farm. And you know ancestors of peope who streets are named after. Marron in Oceanside. This family owned a tremendous amount of land from the coast all the way inland. The father died and the mother owed $1,400 in back taxes. She lost it for $1,400. Can you imagine?