Southern Migration!!!

Seems like this gringo can migrate this fall. One way. As some on this forum may know, I have been trying to sell my biz in the O.C., and escape the madness that is Southern California. On the same day, today, I shook hands on a deal to sell the last 20 years of my life, and my wife signed her contract to start work at the new IMSS hospital in La Paz!!! By Halloween I shall be sipping Pacificos and watching sunsets from my new home, LA PAZ! Now to get rid of 5 tons of B.S. I shall no longer need or want Adios O.C., Hello BCS!!!

[Edited on 9-18-2010 by bajabass]

Geez. A Mexican wife who is a doctor...... So good. Just please don't rub it in.

Bajabass, Congrats and good luck!

Not that I'm superstitious....but ya mighta held off on the announcement until the ink is dry! The buyer might not have as firm a handshake as you.

There goes 'errrrrrrr, I mean....welcome to the neighborhood!

Congrats!

Congrats

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Originally posted by bajabass Seems like this gringo can migrate this fall. One way. As some on this forum may know, I have been trying to sell my biz in the O.C., and escape the madness that is Southern California. On the same day, today, I shook hands on a deal to sell the last 20 years of my life, and my wife signed her contract to start work at the new IMSS hospital in La Paz!!! By Halloween I shall be sipping Pacificos and watching sunsets from my new home, LA PAZ! Now to get rid of 5 tons of B.S. I shall no longer need or want Adios O.C., Hello BCS!!!

I was so excited typing my post, I missed the flagrant typo, in the first word! Just now saw it. Oh well, seems I don't care! LOL
I've read others post about how quick it seems to happen, when it finally does. This was like a Mike Tyson punch, or bite, Whoa! My wife left to La Paz 3 months ago, and we have not seen each other since. Don't ask about the cell phone bill, I try to forget!
jbcoug and Udo, gracias!chippy, thanks and wecome aboard. This is a great forum!
Cypress, salud! Mi nuevo vida es en BCS! My Spanglish, sorry!

I like happy endings.. yours it movie material... some old bozo meets a beautiful woman Doctor that for some strange reason likes your sorry butt and you get to go drink beer and fish ..... you lucky dog .... my hero bad spelling.. do worry about it!! think I got the "picture"...

Best wishes

[Edited on 9-18-2010 by wessongroup]

Bajahowodd, I spent 50 weekends a year, for two years to catch her! Now I've spent 3 years trying to keep up with her!

Ah Legz, the eternal voice of reason! You are right of course, poop could happen still. A few pointers from you helped more than a little, and I think it is a done deal.
As a matter of fact, the first Tundra bed of essentials for La Paz are heading for La Mision about 10pm tonight!!

La Mision is between Rosarito and Ensenada. If you know where La Fonda is, I am in the ejido above the river just south. Actually the real big stuff is going into storage, but thanks. Mainly fishing gear, a virtual truck load, some tools for car and boat service, and my computer and home electronics. If I run out of time or room, I promise a U2U! Oh, can't forget the wife's warmer clothes and a few boxes of shoes! It is really going to cool off in La Paz this winter!!!

I hope to see you soon Kate. Lunch at Jesse's!!

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Originally posted by bajabass Seems like this gringo can migrate this fall. One way. As some on this forum may know, I have been trying to sell my biz in the O.C., and escape the madness that is Southern California. On the same day, today, I shook hands on a deal to sell the last 20 years of my life, and my wife signed her contract to start work at the new IMSS hospital in La Paz!!! By Halloween I shall be sipping Pacificos and watching sunsets from my new home, LA PAZ! Now to get rid of 5 tons of B.S. I shall no longer need or want Adios O.C., Hello BCS!!! [Edited on 9-18-2010 by bajabass]

Please dont bring anyof that OC PC with you

[Edited on 9-18-2010 by durrelllrobert]

To all who posted on this thread, Gracias Amigos & Amigas! Time to haul another load south! Shari, save some sushi for me, PLEASE! Pompano, you, I, co-pilot, and Dra. BajaBass need to go to Ray's, on me! Wiley, who are you calling a old Bozo and a sorry butt??? NOT, I am the luckiest Bozo around!!
Russ, if you are headed for Laguna, stop by up here in Orange and say hello. Easier than me driving out that road to your house! My wife has family in San Bruno, so I will end up there, hopefully when the jurel are biting north of San Marcos!

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Originally posted by bajabass Seems like this gringo can migrate this fall. One way. As some on this forum may know, I have been trying to sell my biz in the O.C., and escape the madness that is Southern California. On the same day, today, I shook hands on a deal to sell the last 20 years of my life, and my wife signed her contract to start work at the new IMSS hospital in La Paz!!! By Halloween I shall be sipping Pacificos and watching sunsets from my new home, LA PAZ! Now to get rid of 5 tons of B.S. I shall no longer need or want Adios O.C., Hello BCS!!! [Edited on 9-18-2010 by bajabass]

good for you!

now, can you send me a list (privately, of course!) of all of the crap you are trying to unload? throw in some really low prices. you won't need the crap any more so give it to me for a song....

it'll help your karma for marrying a doctor and living in la paz!

Well friends, seems a major SNAFU ( $$$$ ), caused a delay in my migration! Things SEEM to be back on track, with a deal done at the end of November. Traded in the 09 Tundra yesterday, for a much less expensive 06 Tundra 4x4 Double Cab, only 44k miles, and clean! I had a hard time finding a white one, and had to drive to Toyota Of Escondido to get it. My 09 already had 30k on her, and needed new tires. All those trips to La Mision were adding up!
I have not seen Dra. Bajabass for almost 4 1/2 months now, and I'm really looking forward to her visit here for the week before turkey day. Then I fly to La Paz T-Day for 4 days! First time to spend a night in a house I've been paying rent on for 5 months now.
Seems most of my wife's family have had vacations in La Paz now, and 1 sister-in-law has already transferred her nursing job to Cabo. another is in La Paz now, job and apartment hunting. I love my wife's family, but I really hope my family doesn't decide to join us also.
So, 4 days in La Paz, fly home and pick up the not so big check, load the truck and adios!!! With any luck, I'll get to hang the Christmas lights around the house and pool!!!

yea! you get to immigrate and keep your wife. I had to get rid of mine (actually she got rid of me) before I could move to Baja full time
PS: dont bring any of that O.C. PS crap dow here with you.

[Edited on 11-4-2010 by durrelllrobert]

Heck, half of O.C. think I'm looney toons!! The other half KNOWS I am!! LOL
As far as O.C. PC goes, don't hold your breath. The "politically correct" climate is one of many things happily left up here.

I'll stop in and say hello for sure Pescador. I even think I know which house is yours. Pretty hard to not find what you are looking for there! I may just have to stop and fish a day on the way down.

you know Bajabass, "family" in Mexico just as in other latin countries, inlcudes not only bros and sisters, but cousins, second cousins, aunts, uncles and friends who are close enough to be called brother or sister, aunt or uncle or even mom/dad. it just makes life all that much richer, I think you will find.

If you ever visit la bocana, and come t our hosue, I have a bulletin board fiiled with photsos - on the right is les's kids and grandkids and on the left is a gazillion photos of all my relatives. it is amazing to see the difference. and it is not that les is any less close tohis family but we Brazilians are just sooooooooooo much ore involved with each other's lives. In a really good way.

well, let me recant a little, not always so fun , but most of the time YES

good luck with the moola, may it all come together end of November !!

I know what you mean Blanca! I am the oldest of six, plus 2 "adopted" sisters, a dozen nieces and nephews, assorted aunts, uncles, ect. Mrs. Dra Bajabass flies in to TJ on Thursday, for a week. First time I will have seen her in almost 5 months!!! We fly back to La Paz on Thanksgiving, and I return here on Monday the 29th. Then it is just shuttle the remaining stuff to La Mision, and take a looong drive south!!!

Congratulations! Being half nuts is a definite plus to living down here. I couldn't imagine being anywhere else. But I am 7/8 nuts...

So, after almost 7 months, 5 with Dra. Bajabass already in La Paz, I am now UNEMPLOYED!!!! My shop is sold, and for the first time in over 20 years, I won't be the one rolling up the bay doors. NOT!!! I did my last alignment yesterday! On my own truck. A set of leveling Bilstein front shocks, KYB rear shocks, new exhaust system, and 4 new Bridgestone Dueller A/T Revos, and the Tundra is Baja ready!!
2 weeks of shuttling stuff down to La Mision, and I will be in La Paz before Christmas!!! This has been a rough deal, and I want to thank all my Nomad friends for both help and encouragement. Believe me, kind words and deeds have made this an easier row to hoe!! I wonder if the tackle shops are having any good sales???