4baja
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bajacactus
what happend to your station on sunday? no power or no gas i suspect. ended up draining the gas out of our atvs to get north. another great trip with
perfect weather. will post a report on the fishing section later. allso for those of you with places in bola there have been many break inns recently
so you may want to check up on yopur places.
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BajaVida
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very disconcerting
the last time I remember that station being down was in January 1979 when we had to drive through the river crossing the road south of El Rosario with
4 people in a 1968 Ford Falcon running on av gas
No se apure y dure.
Don\'t hurry and you\'ll last longer.
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Taco de Baja
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No Gas
That's why I ALWAYS have 5 -10 gallons in a jerry can (dependent on travel location) . Thus, I can get to the next sation, or the US, if needed. 
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synch
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Spare fuel can
I don't have the ability to carry a spare fuel container outside my car, but I know it is prudent to carry spare fuel in Baja.
Can you recommend a good fuel container that will carry 5-10 gallons without letting fumes get everywhere inside my car/SUV?
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BajaCactus
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Sorry...
Hi 4baja....
You are right... last friday the CFE (Federal Commision of Electricity) which is responsible for supplying electricity all over Mexico, decided to
make some changes on the high voltage lines running just in front of the gas station, so we began running our generator to continue working...
however, somehow these guys made a mistake while working and a HUGE voltage spike came into our gas station starting a fire inside our offices and
burning some of the electrical equipment.
Fortunately, our safety measures came on inmediately and shutted down ALL THE GAS STATION.... this was at 5:30 pm...our generator was damage and the
lines coming from CFE where burned...so we had no power....
We inmediately started working, very hard, to restore power and by 9:30pm we where in bussines again... 4 hours later...
Sunday, we had to shut down for about an hour to make some final repairs...
We are very sorry for any incovenience we have may caused you 4Baja.... first time in 10 years we where closed... and it was not even our fault...
By the way... the CFE came by and looking at the problem they have caused only said...."sorry"....
We hope this never happens again...
[Edited on 10-11-2004 by BajaCactus]
BajaCactus
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Taco de Baja
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If you want a can that wont leak, it hard to beat NATO cans
http://www.expeditionexchange.com/wedco/
or
http://www.britishpacific.com/offroad/jerryCans.html
or search for them on the web
The main trouble with fuel cans these days, if you live in CA anyway, is the new CARB requirements that have a VERY LAME spout that is difficult to
use to refuel a gas tank on a car/truck.
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Paulina
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| Quote: | | " allso for those of you with places in bola there have been many break inns recently so you may want to check up on yopur places. |
Steve,
Can you be more specific regarding the break ins? Thank you.
We are eagerly awaiting your trip report.
P y D
[Edited on 11-10-2004 by Paulina]
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Roberto
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break inns
Apparently, this boils down to a boom box stolen at a property between town and Gecko. Steve, in the future, could you refrain from ringing alarm
bells without providing ALL the information you have? Posting the way you did is totally lame  .
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LaTijereta
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Antonio
You said you have not been closed in 10 years But I remember about 3 years
back you you closed about 8pm on Christmas eve, and were closed in the morning when I got up heading south I was able to get gas at Catavina at the La Pinta...That was close
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4baja
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sorry you took it that way roberto but those who had the problem ask me to not post there names as they have not as yet reported it to the police. if
you think that that is lame then you have a different problem with your self. i,m just letting people know that if there is any body they can call to
check on there place then they should do so. it was along the beach to the north of us and a few places at la mona got hit. next time i wont
bother!!!
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Roberto
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Calmate, Steve.
What was lame was posting just enough information to worry people who have something to lose. It is not necessary to post the names of the people that
were hit, but maybe the areas that were, and the kind of losses would provide enough information to not leave all of totally wondering. Put yourself
on the receiving end and I think you will see my point.
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BajaCactus
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mmmm.....
La Tijereta... you might be right... frankly I do not remember... however there was one christmas, some years ago... I do not remember which one...
that the guy covering the night shift (10:00 pm- 6:00 am) had an emergency and closed without telling anyone....we did not have shift managers back
then and we did not know until next day.... I believe that is the one La Tijereta... WOW!!!... you have great memory...!!!.....
Right now, we have almost avery base covered, so we do not have to close at anytime....and our Baja lovers friends can travel thru there without
worries...
Even this last weekend situation, allowed us to repair things in a way that if something similar happens again, hopefully it will not hurt the
operation of the gas station....
Grover... you are right... those CFE guys are something.... they came, look around, said "sorry", and they continue on their way.... we already filed
a complaint but I do not believe it will go very far...
Anyhow... right now we are ready and fully operational again...!!!
BajaCactus
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4baja
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right on cactus, no foul here an i'm leaving for the baja 1000 next month with a couple buddies so we will have xtra fuel for the road.
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