Originally posted by OHLC
JK, a little question if you dont mind 
I did a quick search on San Diego, and I am really wondering why you (ex)Echo guys are living there ...
Seems like an extremely expensive place, with real estate prices simply unaffordable and so on.
So, as traders, what the hell are you doing there ?!?
What am I missing with San Diego, what's so great ?
OHLC (obviously too curious about a place half a globe away...)
Prices reflect supply and demand.
Vegas is cheap for a reason.
San Diego is expensive for many reasons, I love the ocean, moderate climate year round, the healthy attitude (one of the traders from Ohio who trades with us is learning Smoking isn't too popular here), THE WALKING SCENERY...-(sorry Uptick for the reminder but they are just everywhere)
Where else can I wake up at 5 am trade for 4 hrs and than go surfing and talk to all the girls in bikinis on the beach year round?
Where else can I live and never get colder than 60 degree (we are talking late at night during a cold winter here) or warmer than 80...(we are talking heat wave)
yeah there is some traffic............but not for trading hrs. nobody is on the freeway that early and when market closes everyone is still at work.
easy to work a second job for someone who wants to learn with Pacific Time...
guys who are making money are going to live in a nice place to live.
following pictures are where some of us live
Jonathan lives in La Jolla
which are some of the upper photos
http://www.beachagent.com/san-diego-beaches.htm
my hometown is Solana Beach(in San Diego county)
I'm closer to the bottom. Part of my condo complex can be seen in the first picture of Solana Beach (on left hand side )
guys who aren't making money will probably live in a crappy area.
Robert Tharp