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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Osprey
Osoflojo is right on spot. The powers that be have designed Los Cabos to attract a weather catastrophy -- they have made the place almost unfixable in
some areas. If they don't move about 12,000 people in the arroyo near Santa Anita out of harm's way in the next 60 days they could have a killer
situation there. There is no way to prepare for some kinds of rain/wind combo -- storms like Juliette can stall for days (almost destroying Todos
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Sober words indeed ....
I have friends up the hill who own a panga , and I have asked them to park the trailer with the panga in my front courtyard .... that way I will be
able to get out if the water rises too much 
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Osprey
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In this little village all the panga/boat owners put the drain plugs in -- hoping the rain will fill the boat, keep it on the ground/trailer. Once our
local pangeros pulled my boat up the beach to safety, to nest with them, sent me home for the plug. They didn't want my boat blowing around to wreck
theirs. It's in my yard now and after storms I just use the water in it to water the plants, save the pila for the house.
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CaboRon
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Do you need to shut off the gas ????
Do you need to shut off water ????
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Osprey
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Ron, too many variables. What color is a bicycle?
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CaboRon
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Ron, too many variables. What color is a bicycle? |
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rob
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We put stainless steel eye bolts into the walls on each side of the windows. Put in cut-to-window 1/2" plywood (I varnished it to keep water out) and
a steel bar through the bolt holes to keep the plywood in place (actually the hurricane helps - it presses the plywood against the window frame).
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Al G
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rob
We put stainless steel eye bolts into the walls on each side of the windows. Put in cut-to-window 1/2" plywood (I varnished it to keep water out) and
a steel bar through the bolt holes to keep the plywood in place (actually the hurricane helps - it presses the plywood against the window frame).
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I don't know as I cannot see it, but if your plywood is loose I would think with all the negative and positive pressures...That plywood would sound
like a a Indian on the warpath beating a drum...
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rob
We put stainless steel eye bolts into the walls on each side of the windows. Put in cut-to-window 1/2" plywood (I varnished it to keep water out) and
a steel bar through the bolt holes to keep the plywood in place (actually the hurricane helps - it presses the plywood against the window frame).
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There are some very fine ideas here if you own your own casa .... what about those of us (and there are many) who are renters and are reluctant to
finance upgrades to the property ?
CaboRon
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Cypress
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Baja storms are light weights compared to the big ones that roll up from way across the Atlantic with winds in excess of 200MPH, but they're bad
enough if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time. Have drinking water, food, etc. for at least a week or two. Keep clear of arroyos. Been thru
more than a few of the big ones, at least down in Baja you won't have to be dodging falling trees etc.
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Osprey
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What in the hell are you talking about? We don't have big, devastating hurricanes in the Pacific? We don't have trees in Baja California? Your
messages make no sense to me. What's the roll bounce mean when you simply post a name and that little moving ball? What are you drinking and why are
you drinking it all day?
[Edited on 7-14-2008 by Osprey]
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Cypress
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Beer! And I like it. Follow the moving ball.You've got to keep your eye on the
ball.:tumble on't believe the eastern Pacific has seen the likes of Katrina or
Camille. Agree with you about the trees, have seen some big ones down in Baja. Ancient olive trees down around Comondu and San Javier, also those huge trees around
the plaza in San Ignacio. Doubt if they've been put to the test of a 200MPH wind, hope they never are.
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Osprey
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As I pointed out, many of our hurricanes in the Eastern Pacific have tornados in and around the eye-wall where wind speeds of over 200 MPH are clocked
in catagory one storms. Why don't you have a big bowl of those little smiley things to clear your head -- they don't hold any special meaning for a
lot of us and they don't really work to enhance your attempts at communication. If you knew about the big, ancient trees, why did you say what you did
about "not having to worry about trees blowing around?". Eventually you'll say something I understand and now I'm convinced I won't like it much.
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