karenintx
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No More Green Angels in BCS
Say it ain't so...
https://californiahoy.net/2020/06/17/sacaron-de-circulacion-...
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tiotomasbcs
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Huge cuts in gov't spending...I'm sure glad Hwy 5 has been completed and the big Hill outa Santo Tomas Valley and all those pot holes near Catavina
et cetera!! Until the next storms come along !!
[Edited on 6-18-2020 by tiotomasbcs]
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David K
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Calling private enterprise... Opportunity is alive!
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thebajarunner
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Ah yes, the Green Angels
Always somehow reassuring to see them parked alongside the road.
Generally parked alone, having a snack or a cool sip
In 49+ years of trekking up and down the Mex 1 I can truthfully say that I can never remember seeing them actually helping someone.
But hey, great to know that they were on the job and ready to assist.
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pacificobob
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I've seen them assisting folks road side countless times.
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David K
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In 1974 at Cataviña:
In 2004, pushing a truck, east of Ensenada:
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geraldalexander7
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Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner  |
In 49+ years of trekking up and down the Mex 1 I can truthfully say that I can never remember seeing them actually helping someone.
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3 years back I was driving my 95’ Suburban from La Paz to PTO San Carlos and the fan belt on my truck broke. One of the Angels pushed me with a tire
between our bumpers 30 miles to Las Pocitas.....
I was sooo grateful!
Facebook.com/Gerald Beltran
Casas & Condos for rent in La Paz...$100US per/month.....Daily & weekly rates also.
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Barry A.
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| Quote: Originally posted by lencho |
According to that article I linked above, "These [austerity] measures imply that the [federal] government will go into hibernation from now till
December."
So how do you think private enterprise can step in here? |
In a Democracy, whenever there is a vacuum (no "Green Angels") Private-Enterprise inevitably steps in to fill it-----for a price and profit. Someone
will figure it out if feasible.
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honda tom
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had a guy in a bread truck push me 60 plus miles or so one time with a tire between our bumpers..... he was very happy with th 40 dollars i gave
him..... i think everyone will be fine
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by Barry A. | | Quote: Originally posted by lencho |
According to that article I linked above, "These [austerity] measures imply that the [federal] government will go into hibernation from now till
December."
So how do you think private enterprise can step in here? |
In a Democracy, whenever there is a vacuum (no "Green Angels") Private-Enterprise inevitably steps in to fill it-----for a price and profit. Someone
will figure it out if feasible.
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Bullchit.
If you break down in remote baja, you got 2 options: (1) flag down help from a passing motorist, or a lift to next town, or (2) hang out waiting for
private enterprise to fill the vacuum and someone will stop and rob you after sundown.
Doubtful you will find private-enterprise good Samaritans roaming the Baja roads looking for tourists to save for a fee.
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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paranewbi
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | | Quote: Originally posted by Barry A. | | Quote: Originally posted by lencho |
According to that article I linked above, "These [austerity] measures imply that the [federal] government will go into hibernation from now till
December."
So how do you think private enterprise can step in here? |
In a Democracy, whenever there is a vacuum (no "Green Angels") Private-Enterprise inevitably steps in to fill it-----for a price and profit. Someone
will figure it out if feasible.
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Bullchit.
If you break down in remote baja, you got 2 options: (1) flag down help from a passing motorist, or a lift to next town, or (2) hang out waiting for
private enterprise to fill the vacuum and someone will stop and rob you after sundown.
Doubtful you will find private-enterprise good Samaritans roaming the Baja roads looking for tourists to save for a fee. |
Yea, if private enterprise was a solution...you would find people selling gas out of barrels in between those long distant gas stations. Sheesh!
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David K
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LOL...
Barry A. and paranewbi understand reality... Good replies, and to that I can't add anything more! 
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SFandH
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Cruising the highway all day burning up gasoline looking for broken down motorists to help is certainly a money-losing proposition.
Sitting on your butt all day hoping to sell 5 gallons of gas now and then might bring in a few dollars once-in-awhile.
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wilderone
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In the good ole days of traveling Baja, when everybody used to wave at each other, it was an unwritten rule to stop and inquire if you saw a vehicle
on the side of the road and ask if they needed help. I've helped, I've received help. Last time I received help (limping on Mex. 1 with a flat tire,
trying to get to a spot to pull off), a gringo in a shiny white truck drove past about 60 mph without giving me a glance. Second car that came along
was a local, with wife and child. They slowly drove by, took in the situation, stopped on the side of the road ahead and asked if I needed help - and
changed my tire. Turned out I had no jack (when did that happen?) - I was so grateful he came along. I think all Baja travelers can step up in some
way to fill the Green Angel void.
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MrBillM
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The Price of Free Enterprise
The skeptics have it right on this one.
It's absurd to think that a free-enterprise (profitable) equivalent to the Green Angels could be provided at a cost affordable to
those needing the service.
That said, in the past, there has been a private insurance option available providing roadside assistance insurance for travelers between
Mexicali and San Felipe. I once (years ago in August) stopped just north of Laguna Salada to assist a motorist who made
the error of "thinking" that his oil pan would clear a roadside rock. Having never traveled in Baja before, he (wisely, as it turns out) bought the
additional insurance.
I assume, though, that it's unlikely most would take advantage of said insurance if still available.
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Hook
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| Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | Cruising the highway all day burning up gasoline looking for broken down motorists to help is certainly a money-losing proposition.
Sitting on your butt all day hoping to sell 5 gallons of gas now and then might bring in a few dollars once-in-awhile.
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Bingo!
The time of the Green Angel has probably passed. Once upon a time, the highway was little traveled, and a passing car might take an hour or two. Not
so, anymore.
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Don Pisto
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hey they're back! part time anyway....
http://www.californiahoyusa.com/2020/06/good-news-green-ange...
there's only two things in life but I forget what they are........
John Hiatt
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del mar
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we'll take any good news we can get!
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