jrbaja
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Baja Message Boards
It has come to my attention that there occasionally have been some inaccurate or unresearched postings on the message boards which cause arguments.
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This is bad because, so many people read them, interpret them in their own way, and then talk to others about them with wrong information.
This is how rumors get embellished and spread.
I try to know of what I speak when I post something and don't post when I don't. When someone calls me on being wrong about something, I look back
to see what was said and either back up my statements with facts or realize I have made a mistake and apologize for doing so.
I don't double talk, delete my posts, or try to lie my way out of whatever I said that was wrong in the first place.. Everybody makes mistakes, no
sense being ashamed about it.
I do not correct people to make them look bad. That is purely a gringo thing.
I do it because I think correct information is very important.
And, for all the "stuff" I give to certain people on here, I certainly expect to get called on almost everything I say .
The difference is, I don't take it personally whether "some o dem" mean it that way or not. That's their problem.
If you have something to say on here, or advice to give, it is always great to hear it. As long as it is true and can be backed up with facts.
Otherwise, don't just guess at stuff because it really can confuse matters for a lot of people.
And, you will be called on it !
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Marie-Rose
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I quess that's why I read alot and post very little!! One of these days I might become a "super nomad"!!!!
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jrbaja
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Now that's really something
to work towards !
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Bruce R Leech
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this is something we all should read and try to live by why is it that so many of us cant say I don't Know.some people just make up an answer instead
and that is where the trouble starts.
Rumors kill .
But when you outlaw rumors only outlaws will have rumors so what are you going to do.
Bruce R Leech Mulege Baja:
no:      :moon:
[Edited on 10-30-2004 by Bruce R Leech]
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David K
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The title of this thread sounds like it is a list of Baja message boards... So, if anyone is curious... here is a few I have listed on my web site: http://vivabaja.com/davidsmessage.html (the Mexonline link is dead, at the moment)
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Bruce R Leech
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we have the Baja Nomad we don't need anything else.
Once you have the best to hell with the rest.
Bruce R Leech Mulege Baja
[Edited on 10-30-2004 by Bruce R Leech]
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RandyMacSC/SO
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Route of all evil: Assumptions without the facts?
In general: Assume your assumptions are wrong without first knowing the facts. If you spend the time to gather the facts first, before making false
assumptions and rushing to conclusions, you'll probably get along better with people around you.
Said another way:
A potentially serious impediment to building good relationships is making false assumptions. If one acts on false assumptions as though they?re true,
you may find yourself faced with flawed or failed relationships.
My father always told me:
There are three sides to every coin. The two faces and the rough edge. It's the rough edge that can be a slippery slope.
RandyMac
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Ole' Irish saying (Gaelic): 'Go neirigh an bothar leat, go mbeidh an gaoth choiche sa droim agat, is go mbeidh tu thuas ar neamh leath-uair roimh is
eol don diabhal go bhuil tu marbh'.... OR 'May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind always be at your back, and May you be in Heaven a half hour
before the Devil knows you're dead'
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jrbaja
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Sheesh
I'd forgotten all about these threads that Bruce is bringing up.
Hey Bruce, ever ask a Mexican for directions ?
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Bruce R Leech
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detailed directions to nowhere
yea isn't that funny they will never say that don't know they will always give you detailed directions to nowhere.
I just Love Mexico . but when I get lost I could just scream, and usually do.
Bruce R Leech Mulege Baja
p.s. there is life in them there old threads
[Edited on 10-30-2004 by Bruce R Leech]
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RandyMacSC/SO
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The infamous Mexican hand directions...
Gotta love it that people are so helpful in Mexico.
RandyMac
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Ole' Irish saying (Gaelic): 'Go neirigh an bothar leat, go mbeidh an gaoth choiche sa droim agat, is go mbeidh tu thuas ar neamh leath-uair roimh is
eol don diabhal go bhuil tu marbh'.... OR 'May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind always be at your back, and May you be in Heaven a half hour
before the Devil knows you're dead'
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jrbaja
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Speakin of life left,
Randy, good to see yours active again. I'm pretty sure it's safe to say that we ALL missed you!
Hope we can hook up when you get down here.
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jrbaja
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Line one
Pretty much covers it. Hola Magda.
Now I see why El HoseA won't let you drive. Have you seen the price of gas these days?
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I'm getting my hiking camping gear ready...
| Quote: | Originally posted by jrbaja
Randy, good to see yours active again. I'm pretty sure it's safe to say that we ALL missed you!
Hope we can hook up when you get down here. |
and burning some music cds. Just ordering 2 Ray Lynch CDs for the trip. Like to listen to Ray Lynch and Lorenna McKennitt CDs while I'm in remote
areas.
Look forward to meeting you in person JR.
The directions cartoon is a repost of one I did back in late April or May.
I'm trying to see if I can head out sooner.
RandyMac
[Edited on 10-30-2004 by RandyMac]
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Ole' Irish saying (Gaelic): 'Go neirigh an bothar leat, go mbeidh an gaoth choiche sa droim agat, is go mbeidh tu thuas ar neamh leath-uair roimh is
eol don diabhal go bhuil tu marbh'.... OR 'May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind always be at your back, and May you be in Heaven a half hour
before the Devil knows you're dead'
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jrbaja
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Randy
If you can manage to head out sooner, I highly recommend hooking up with Frizkie.
She is a nurse for one thing and makes a mean marguerita and chowder as well!
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TMW
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Some people thing they know everything. Well I'm here to say they don't not yet. Not until they read this.
SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."
There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise it will digest itself.
.............Now you know everything
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Bruce R Leech
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Hose A
Here is one moor for ya
Yo no Fui
Bruce R Leech Mulege Baja
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jrbaja
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And I was just wondering
what the people in Bakersfield do.
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bajalera
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Cool list, TW--thanks!
bajalera
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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