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[jay]

In San Diego now, checked in... got a rental and picked up Pat and the kids, who were stranded outdoors for 2 hrs. Tomorrow I drive back up to LA to get the van.
Turns out that the dealer in October did an incomplete job... replaced the blown fuse, but not the bad fuel pump. So the pump seized again and blew the fuse again. Grrr. So Ford is paying again for the same problem because Towne Ford in Redwood City was either cheap or incompetent...

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[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

Thanks for letting me know you're there safely. And I'm glad that the problem is one that Ford will be paying for, rather than you. I understand from cyan_blue that you will be shuffling around the trip components, but able to see trains and echidnas.

*big, gentle, hugs*

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

*hug* back... we'll do trains today, zoo tomorrow to allow me to take off for LA after lunch (to retrieve the van, I couldn't get it on the way back Saturday).

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

I am glad that there is a plan that is succeeding

[klrmn.livejournal.com]

it is somewhat humorous. i had my 60K service done at that ford dealership, while i was visiting my sister 3.5 years ago. for 2.5 years they insisted upon calling me regularly to tell me i was due for an oil change. one time when they actually caught me live, i told them they could take me off their list, since i live in GA, not CA. 'course, not 6 months after *that* i'm living in CA and working near that dealership.

[nolly.livejournal.com]

Welcome to town, again :)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Hi there! Any suggestions wrt non-Mexican kid-friendly restaurants? cyan_blue will have the kids this afternoon, while patgreene and I run back to Pasadena to get my minivan... then back by dinnertime. We're in El Cajon, but willing to go downtown... you'd be welcome to join us, if you're willing to risk being around kids recovering from various colds and such. :)

[nolly.livejournal.com]

Hey, I live in El Cajon! For some reason, the places I"m most familiar with are either 24-hour or vegan/vegetarian.

Tyler's Taste of Texas, is good, if you like fried -- Wednesdays and Fridays are all you can eat catfish, and it's 24/7.

The usual chains abound -- name a favorite, and I probably know where the nearest is.

There's a new pizza place in the mall (Parkway Plaza), plus the usual food court stuff, and a few less-standard options, like the two crepe places.

Farther afield, Studio Diner is good (and also 24-hour); Sipz is tasty vegan/vegetarian Asian/fusion, with excellent chocolate-chip cookies.

Going beyond kid-friendly to kid/family-oriented, there's The Boardwalk, with a pizza buffet; I've never eaten there, but they have an arcade, bowling, billiards, etc. There's also a Boomers -- arcade, mini-golf, that sort of thing.

There's some sushi places I like, and one I've been meaning to try, but I'm not sure how kid-friendly those are.

I'm free around 8 tonight, which may be too late for you, and around 7 tomorrow, if you're still in town. Depending on when he gets in (plans not finalized), I may have toddashi with me.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

we're on our way from LA with the car and should be back at 8... had pizza last night... staying at a motel near 2nd on Main. Two kids are vegetarian now. Diner sounds best to me :)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

going to studio diner at 8:30... ,maybe see you guys. My old phone no. for you doesn't work...