There are three Home Despots out in the San Diego area.
There is at least one Lowe's, it's by Qualcomm Stadium.
There are at least six Ace Hardware stores in the area.
There are no less than ten True Value Hardware stores in the San Diego area.
Then there are lots of independent ma and pa shops that sell wrenches.

Phil Forrest

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1972 220D "Trudy," named by a friend.

"The 220D sounds good... I suspect it is the only car that you need a calendar for, rather than a stopwatch, when doing acceleration tests."
Tom Abrahamsson