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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
I should know better than to engage in mischief with these multi- personality trolls, |
And....that's the WHY. I knew you knew.
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Thanks woosh. I appreciate the level headed viewpoint. My family has had a house in Baja Norte for 50 years. We all still go down, just not as much,
and we are always vigilant. It has been a few years since I had the oppurtunity or desire to hand make a map for friends on how to get to Puerto Nuevo
or La Fonda or elsewhere, these days if someone is up for the adventure they can ride along with me and I know it will be good times. Things are not
the same but once you get on the porch overlooking the ocean with a cold beverage in hand it's still glorius. Keep on keeping on.
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by elgatoloco
Thanks woosh. I appreciate the level headed viewpoint. My family has had a house in Baja Norte for 50 years. We all still go down, just not as much,
and we are always vigilant. It has been a few years since I had the oppurtunity or desire to hand make a map for friends on how to get to Puerto Nuevo
or La Fonda or elsewhere, these days if someone is up for the adventure they can ride along with me and I know it will be good times. Things are not
the same but once you get on the porch overlooking the ocean with a cold beverage in hand it's still glorius. Keep on keeping on.
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Thanks. I do hope Mexico get's this under control so we can have nothing to gripe about but warm beer and clouds at sunset. My Yankee friends with
kids have stopped coming down entirely. My family NOB got to see the Baja I wanted them to see. They all truly loved it, but are not in a hurry to
return. My family from Torreon now comes here to stay more often for some reason. My old surf buds still don't give a day trip visit here a second
thought. Everyone has their own comfort levels but it is all very sad for everyone. The narcos had no right to steal the lives of the Mexican people.
None. It must be hard to have 50 years invested in Mexico and see recent events take the hopes of a whole generation away though.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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elgatoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by elgatoloco
Thanks woosh. I appreciate the level headed viewpoint. My family has had a house in Baja Norte for 50 years. We all still go down, just not as much,
and we are always vigilant. It has been a few years since I had the oppurtunity or desire to hand make a map for friends on how to get to Puerto Nuevo
or La Fonda or elsewhere, these days if someone is up for the adventure they can ride along with me and I know it will be good times. Things are not
the same but once you get on the porch overlooking the ocean with a cold beverage in hand it's still glorius. Keep on keeping on.
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Thanks. I do hope Mexico get's this under control so we can have nothing to gripe about but warm beer and clouds at sunset. My Yankee friends with
kids have stopped coming down entirely. My family NOB got to see the Baja I wanted them to see. They all truly loved it, but are not in a hurry to
return. My family from Torreon now comes here to stay more often for some reason. My old surf buds still don't give a day trip visit here a second
thought. Everyone has their own comfort levels but it is all very sad for everyone. The narcos had no right to steal the lives of the Mexican people.
None. It must be hard to have 50 years invested in Mexico and see recent events take the hopes of a whole generation away though.
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We feel badly for the Mexican people who own the taco stands,restaurants,mercados and the like that we have frequented over the years. We still get to
head home at the end of the weekend. We always thought we would lose the house to the ocean as it sits 20 feet above the sand. It's still there and we
will we still enjoy it. It is different though. My folks bought the place for all of $1,200.00 for gosh sakes. We consider ourselves to be very very
fortunate for all the great experiences over the last five decades. Hopefully we can continue.
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JoeJustJoe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Woooosh......You KNOW why. Jizz Joe thinks he know why, but he doesn't know squat....about me or anything else. He wallows in pimp
mentality. |
Well, they do what they do. I should know better than to engage in mischief with these multi- personality trolls, but the people of Egypt have (for
today) inspired me to challenge the ugly obstacles to change within Mexico. |
I'll have you know I only use one handle here, and it's Joe, Just Joe. It's you Woooosh who engages in multi-personality trolls and I have called you
out for it too. But you seem to only care about # number 1. You will never go to bat for someone else. Lessons from your grandfather I suppose.
Dennis is a self-righteous blowhard who once threatened to quit the site if I was allowed to still post. Well I'm still here, and Dennis hasn't
carried through on his promise of depriving other Nomad members of his presence and posts. Since I been here Dennis has been flinging false
allegations about me starting with that I'm Mexicorn and ending my name is Garcia who thinks like a pimp. Lucky I'm in a good mood today, and don't
feel like insulting anybody back today.
Whooosh Mexicans aren't hiding in their houses out of fear of the Mexican cartels. You yourself admitted again that you don't feel Mexico is that
dangerous and it's within your comfort zone. Make up your mind?
Whooosh wrote:
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Gringo Gazette got run out of town for telling the truth and no one has dared to replace it- well, except Maggie perhaps.
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I'm having trouble respecting your views if you held the "Gringo Gazette" in high regard. Thank God they ran that crazy women out of town! Maggie
isn't too far behind her in the insane department, and the degree of "alarmist" stories. But I still like Maggie and have a thing for her.
[Edited on 1-29-2011 by JoeJustJoe]
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DENNIS
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But I still like Maggie and have a thing for her. |
I like her too, but I'll stop short of having a "thing" for her. Maybe you could get her a job at Adelita's. 
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by JoeJustJoe
But I still like Maggie and have a thing for her. |
I like her too, but I'll stop short of having a "thing" for her. Maybe you could get her a job at Adelita's. |
Magge's da bomb. You should try the recipes she throws in once in a while. She is the sole source of Rosarito news in English and it takes a lot to
do that day after day with all the haters after her. I've never met her, but we have a mutual friend who makes sure we play nice together. 
Is there no end to the word twisting this Jizz Joe does? I have not said I feel Mexico is safe now, just that the current level of crime is within my
own comfort level. We've been through two kidnap attempts, a stolen truck and an armed carjack attempt- and I'm still not out of my comfort zone
here. I'm a Ct Yankee, and a revolutionary family... not sure I know how to run and too old to die young anyways. And there I go playing with the
rabid troll again... I do know better, but calling Joe out on his lies and distortions is just so easy.
I'm not a tourist visiting San Diego from Kansas who reads "Baja Beckons- It's safe and it's close" and thinks he'll just pile the family into the
rental car and head down here for some lobster. That's the people I worry about- the ones who don't know to be vigilant and watch their backs. The
only way tourists can determine their own comfort level is to have access to the truth. It's that simple.
[Edited on 1-29-2011 by Woooosh]
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by krafty
The leak has been fixed-I just think your negativity does not help ANYTHING |
Hey Krafty- Rosarito Norte to Playas is closed for yet another week. They are telling people to not even touch the sand now. Yup- all fixed. This
is a Public Serice Announcement only- nothing negative intended. If you and Joe are both Mexicans you can go clamming. (Non Mexicans aren't permitted
to take clams or shellfish). If not build a sand castle and pour your "cold beverage" on yourself as a disinfectant. 
http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/28012...
[Edited on 1-29-2011 by Woooosh]
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JoeJustJoe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by JoeJustJoe
But I still like Maggie and have a thing for her. |
I like her too, but I'll stop short of having a "thing" for her. Maybe you could get her a job at Adelita's. |
Magge's da bomb. You should try the recipes she throws in once in a while. She is the sole source of Rosarito news in English and it takes a lot to
do that day after day with all the haters after her. I've never met her, but we have a mutual friend who makes sure we play nice together.
Is there no end to the word twisting this Jizz Joe does? I have not said I feel Mexico is safe now, just that the current level of crime is within my
own comfort level. We've been through two kidnap attempts, a stolen truck and an armed carjack attempt- and I'm still not out of my comfort zone
here. I'm a Ct Yankee, and a revolutionary family... not sure I know how to run and too old to die young anyways. And there I go playing with the
rabid troll again... I do know better, but calling Joe out on his lies and distortions is just so easy.
I'm not a tourist visiting San Diego from Kansas who reads "Baja Beckons- It's safe and it's close" and thinks he'll just pile the family into the
rental car and head down here for some lobster. That's the people I worry about- the ones who don't know to be vigilant and watch their backs. The
only way tourists can determine their own comfort level is to have access to the truth. It's that simple.
[Edited on 1-29-2011 by Woooosh] |
Oh excuse me for misunderstanding you Woooosh and I doubt anybody could fault me because it's a little confusing. Because on one hand you're in
hysterics about the danger in Mexico or rather the Baja area, but at the same time you are personally not scared.
So let me get this straight Woooosh Your only concern for the blind tourists from places like Kansas who come to Baja to eat a nice lobster dinner and
see a few sights, but are oblivious to the dead bodies all over the Baja area along with a few bodies hanging from bridges. Damn news blackouts not
letting Dorothy and toto see the dangers of cartel violence! Oh yeah you're also concerned of the Mexican locals in the grips over fear of cartel
violence and spend their days peaking out the window and not daring to go outside.
But you Whooosh are some type of tough guy in the mold of Mr Bill, and you are a Ct Yankee from a revolutionary family who has faced kidnappings,
stolen trucks, and even armed carjackings, but they could do the worst to you, and you still aren't out of your comfort zone?
Damn Whooosh you sound like you're ready to take on the drug cartels at high noon at the Mexican O.K. Corral. Bring Them On!
My feats of facing danger pale in comparison. Lets see a little over a year ago two Rothweilers attacked me and my little Terrier/ Poodle mix, but we
fought them off till help came. Could you believe the dog's own didn't even say he was sorry? I got him in big trouble. I had three cars stolen in my
life time, and once my daughter's ex boyfriend now a convicted felon for attempted murder wanted to see my daughter in the middle of the night, and he
tried to exchange insults with me, and when my insults were better he wanted to engage me, but before that could happen the cops came and took him
away. Later the next day I found his weapon he threw away that could have dented my head pretty good, and now even a liberal like me has a gun now.
Rarely do things happen to me when I visit Mexico. After hearing all these war stories about Mexico. I often tell myself how did I manage to make it
back alive or without incident? These stories tend to instill fear in others, but when you are actually in Mexico. It's not scary at all. It's the
same as it's always been.
Things happen everywhere, and when I visit Mexico I don't see fear on anybody's face. Life goes on. Most people in the US have heard of the cartel
violence, and most keep away from the Baja area, because of he few stories they heard. There is no need to shock them over and over again about the
same type of stories about drug cartel violence.
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JOe, not understanding.... NOW there is something of an understatement....
And JOe, ya don't live there.... so any "thoughts" you may have about crime in Rosarito is a little removed from reality...
As for me, and the City of Rosarito... lived the last year in El Pescador and used Rosarito all the time for auto repair, and for shopping for food...
was in traffic by McDonalds when some guy was offed, cars pulled up blocked his movement, then a guy gets out and "click bang".... was sitting about
150 yards from where they shot the new commander of the police for Rosarito Municipality ... last year with AK-47s .. they just peeled out going south
and then jumped on RD 2000 to get back to TJ as quickly as possible... aaahhhhh they never caught the two guys... then new Commander was given a nice
"salute" on his way out... two dug busts plus a bust on smuggling people too... right where we were living, I could watch divers going for "packages"
in the morning going which would be going North... to Popotola along with the people.. after 8 or 9 months ... the bi-weekly visits by the truck load
of troops with body armor and with rifles "locked and loaded".. stopped.. and then we had permanent walk through's on a daily basis .....
And, I wasn't scared once the whole time spent in Baja... it, "life" in Baja... has always has been a hard ... Baja is beautiful, but, like the
bougainvillea .... with thorns ... well at least for the past 60 years or so that I'm aware of....
And JOe, it's not all that hard... try a little harder..
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Woooosh
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I didn't know Joe wasn't living down here either Wiley. I don't know how people living far away can judge and question what you and I see with our
eyes. Don't blame Joe for not knowing the current situation. There is no way to find out the truth unless we (and Maggie) tell it. I think most
people find it hard to believe people like you and me would stay here if things are really this bad. You Wiley were wise to not dive into buying a
house here last year and are now headed back north. But for me, I made the decision to live out my life and die here before the violence came.
Thankfully we built a very secure cement block house and our large Mexican family is always present. We don't stand out as non-Mexicans and the local
cholos know we "are not alone" as they say down here.
And yes Joe, I am actually going to die here although my CT Yankee family hopes it is from natural causes. When we built this house in Rosarito, I
interred the ashes of my parents in the pool fountains because they loved the Mexico they saw here in 1995, the Puerto Nuevo lobster dinners and
putzing around the artisan shops of Popotla in Rosarito. They would still be happy I live here now with our big Mexican family around me, but sad for
us at the same time. We all thought I was ahead of the curve and that Rosarito would grow and thrive. I did too until 2008 or so. I din't put all my
eggs in one basket so I still have a home stateside, but home is where your family and the love is- not necessarily where you feel safe.
I won't kid you, my Mexican family was not all that supportive at first. Like most Mexicans they were tired of fighting a system stacked against
them. They watch me fight for the beach for their people, and for access for the disabled and at fist were critical that I was just throwing my money
away. But now they see it differently. I overheard my sister-in-law telling a neighbor how much joy she got watching the disabled people use the
beach we fight to protect. I think they understand this CT Yankee gabacho now and are proud of what the whole family is doing to make one aspect of
Rosarito better for everyone- even with all the bad things happening around us. So I am here, in my comfort zone and not leaving- even after I am
dust in the wind.
Why do you hate that so much?
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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krafty
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thanks for the heads up Woooosh re: the water-and I will stay away from the clams for awhile.
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by krafty
thanks for the heads up Woooosh re: the water-and I will stay away from the clams for awhile. |
Ok Krafty- Didn't mean to thrash on you so hard and let's both not feed the trolls going forward.
The clams are still fine if you cook them completely. I usually stuff and bake a dozen or so every Saturday. Sometimes I get them from Popotla, but
ofter the neighbors will dig some out front of the house for me.
Woooosh Baked Clams: (CT Yankee style)
one pound bacon, one large yellow onion and three large Jalapenos- all chopped fine. Fry the bacon, onions and pepper until soft. Put the clams in
the freezer a half hour or so- they will open a bit on their own. Open the clams with a knife, cutting through the muscles. Rinse them carefully of
sand while still in the opened shell. Removed all the clam meat and muscle and reserve the clam juice. Chop the clam meat. Take the bacon mixture
out of the pan, add four tablespoons of butter and fry the clams in the butter/bacon fat. Once the clams are cooked add the bacon, onion and pepper
mix back into the clams. Add the clam juice, one beaten egg, and a teaspoon of Old Bay. Toast a couple English Muffins and then put them in a food
processor to make bread crumbs. Mix the crumbs into the other ingredients. Scoop the mixture into the half clam shells and wrap each one in foil.
Bake for 30 minutes at 350.
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Boy that sounds delish-will try it-I grew up on the GreatSouth Bay in New York and we used to go dig steamers a couple times a week-we would have a
bucket full in about 2 minutes-I fear those days are gone-do you ever buy them at Commercial or Vinces? I always have a concern as to how long they
have been hanging around-
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wessongroup
JOe, not understanding.... NOW there is something of an understatement....
And JOe, ya don't live there.... so any "thoughts" you may have about crime in Rosarito is a little removed from reality...
As for me, and the City of Rosarito... lived the last year in El Pescador and used Rosarito all the time for auto repair, and for shopping for food...
was in traffic by McDonalds when some guy was offed, cars pulled up blocked his movement, then a guy gets out and "click bang".... was sitting about
150 yards from where they shot the new commander of the police for Rosarito Municipality ... last year with AK-47s .. they just peeled out going south
and then jumped on RD 2000 to get back to TJ as quickly as possible... aaahhhhh they never caught the two guys... then new Commander was given a nice
"salute" on his way out... two dug busts plus a bust on smuggling people too... right where we were living, I could watch divers going for "packages"
in the morning going which would be going North... to Popotola along with the people.. after 8 or 9 months ... the bi-weekly visits by the truck load
of troops with body armor and with rifles "locked and loaded".. stopped.. and then we had permanent walk through's on a daily basis .....
And, I wasn't scared once the whole time spent in Baja... it, "life" in Baja... has always has been a hard ... Baja is beautiful, but, like the
bougainvillea .... with thorns ... well at least for the past 60 years or so that I'm aware of....
And JOe, it's not all that hard... try a little harder.. |
I use to rent a place in Rosarito Beach, but we weren't using it enough, and when my kids reached their teen years we got rid of the place, and there
were a few other reasons.
But since then I have been going to Tijuana for years after work, and I hang out in the worst areas of the city, and I walk around likes Tijuana is
Disneyland. In fact during the Rhon's rein I use to see gringos get shaken down for bribes all the time, and just use to walk by shaking my head.
I don't buy the part that Whooosh is just concerned for others. Whooosh doesn't even defend fellow Nomad members who come under attack online from
his Friend Fulano. Maggie for weeks was upset at Whooosh for not defending her against Baja members who bashed her here.
My feelings if it's that bad living in Baja for Whooosh, Maggie, and a few others is move back to the USA. It's that simple. Otherwise I think they
are just whining hypocrites.
Mexico is not that dangerous for the average Mexican or American expats.
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by krafty
Boy that sounds delish-will try it-I grew up on the GreatSouth Bay in New York and we used to go dig steamers a couple times a week-we would have a
bucket full in about 2 minutes-I fear those days are gone-do you ever buy them at Commercial or Vinces? I always have a concern as to how long they
have been hanging around- |
I used to buy at Vince's and no doubt they are fresh. But why pay retail? Venture down to the sand at Popotla and get them fresh and cheap. The
fisherman clean the fish and lay them out on tables, along with the clams, abalone and few "monstros" (king crab). You need to be early to get the
big King Crabs ($5!!) - I'm usually too late...
Yeah, we used to clam on the CT shore too. Steamers, Quohogs, Cherry Stones and razor clams while always being careful not to step on a horseshoe
crab. We always ate the cherry stones raw with a little horseradish and ketchup. What I really miss are the whole belly fried clams that you need
the steamers for. Can't find those soft-shelled clams here.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wessongroup
JOe, not understanding.... NOW there is something of an understatement....
And JOe, ya don't live there.... so any "thoughts" you may have about crime in Rosarito is a little removed from reality...
As for me, and the City of Rosarito... lived the last year in El Pescador and used Rosarito all the time for auto repair, and for shopping for food...
was in traffic by McDonalds when some guy was offed, cars pulled up blocked his movement, then a guy gets out and "click bang".... was sitting about
150 yards from where they shot the new commander of the police for Rosarito Municipality ... last year with AK-47s .. they just peeled out going south
and then jumped on RD 2000 to get back to TJ as quickly as possible... aaahhhhh they never caught the two guys... then new Commander was given a nice
"salute" on his way out... two dug busts plus a bust on smuggling people too... right where we were living, I could watch divers going for "packages"
in the morning going which would be going North... to Popotola along with the people.. after 8 or 9 months ... the bi-weekly visits by the truck load
of troops with body armor and with rifles "locked and loaded".. stopped.. and then we had permanent walk through's on a daily basis .....
And, I wasn't scared once the whole time spent in Baja... it, "life" in Baja... has always has been a hard ... Baja is beautiful, but, like the
bougainvillea .... with thorns ... well at least for the past 60 years or so that I'm aware of....
And JOe, it's not all that hard... try a little harder.. |
I use to rent a place in Rosarito Beach, but we weren't using it enough, and when my kids reached their teen years we got rid of the place, and there
were a few other reasons.
But since then I have been going to Tijuana for years after work, and I hang out in the worst areas of the city, and I walk around likes Tijuana is
Disneyland. In fact during the Rhon's rein I use to see gringos get shaken down for bribes all the time, and just use to walk by shaking my head.
I don't buy the part that Whooosh is just concerned for others. Whooosh doesn't even defend fellow Nomad members who come under attack online from
his Friend Fulano. Maggie for weeks was upset at Whooosh for not defending her against Baja members who bashed her here.
My feelings if it's that bad living in Baja for Whooosh, Maggie, and a few others is move back to the USA. It's that simple. Otherwise I think they
are just whining hypocrites.
Mexico is not that dangerous for the average Mexican or American expats. |
Seems like your meds are doing better today. Welcome back. My last post says it all... home is where your family is, not where you feel safe. I'm
backed into a corner I designed on my own. Would I do it again today. nope.
It did take Maggie a while to understand I felt she didn't need my help defending herself. She is one tough cookie and was doing battle with Nomads
years before I came along. Bloggers are out there in their own world imho. BajaNomads is a community message board, it is much more civil, and I use
different rules. I really like the variety of Fulano's posts but too many people post comments there as "anonymous" and I don't pay attention to what
people say if they don't want their name on it. It's hard to tell who is who over there- let alone stick your neck out for someone. Bloggers choose
which comments they put up- so you are never 100% sure you have the whole story and you could easily fall into a troll-trap.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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JoeJustJoe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by JoeJustJoe
| Quote: | Originally posted by wessongroup
JOe, not understanding.... NOW there is something of an understatement....
And JOe, ya don't live there.... so any "thoughts" you may have about crime in Rosarito is a little removed from reality...
As for me, and the City of Rosarito... lived the last year in El Pescador and used Rosarito all the time for auto repair, and for shopping for food...
was in traffic by McDonalds when some guy was offed, cars pulled up blocked his movement, then a guy gets out and "click bang".... was sitting about
150 yards from where they shot the new commander of the police for Rosarito Municipality ... last year with AK-47s .. they just peeled out going south
and then jumped on RD 2000 to get back to TJ as quickly as possible... aaahhhhh they never caught the two guys... then new Commander was given a nice
"salute" on his way out... two dug busts plus a bust on smuggling people too... right where we were living, I could watch divers going for "packages"
in the morning going which would be going North... to Popotola along with the people.. after 8 or 9 months ... the bi-weekly visits by the truck load
of troops with body armor and with rifles "locked and loaded".. stopped.. and then we had permanent walk through's on a daily basis .....
And, I wasn't scared once the whole time spent in Baja... it, "life" in Baja... has always has been a hard ... Baja is beautiful, but, like the
bougainvillea .... with thorns ... well at least for the past 60 years or so that I'm aware of....
And JOe, it's not all that hard... try a little harder.. |
I use to rent a place in Rosarito Beach, but we weren't using it enough, and when my kids reached their teen years we got rid of the place, and there
were a few other reasons.
But since then I have been going to Tijuana for years after work, and I hang out in the worst areas of the city, and I walk around likes Tijuana is
Disneyland. In fact during the Rhon's rein I use to see gringos get shaken down for bribes all the time, and just use to walk by shaking my head.
I don't buy the part that Whooosh is just concerned for others. Whooosh doesn't even defend fellow Nomad members who come under attack online from
his Friend Fulano. Maggie for weeks was upset at Whooosh for not defending her against Baja members who bashed her here.
My feelings if it's that bad living in Baja for Whooosh, Maggie, and a few others is move back to the USA. It's that simple. Otherwise I think they
are just whining hypocrites.
Mexico is not that dangerous for the average Mexican or American expats. |
Seems like your meds are doing better today. Welcome back. My last post says it all... home is where your family is, not where you feel safe. I'm
backed into a corner I designed on my own. Would I do it again today. nope.
It did take Maggie a while to understand I felt she didn't need my help defending herself. She is one tough cookie and was doing battle with Nomads
years before I came along. Bloggers are out there in their own world imho. BajaNomads is a community message board, it is much more civil, and I use
different rules. I really like the variety of Fulano's posts but too many people post comments there as "anonymous" and I don't pay attention to what
people say if they don't want their name on it. It's hard to tell who is who over there- let alone stick your neck out for someone. Bloggers choose
which comments they put up- so you are never 100% sure you have the whole story and you could easily fall into a troll-trap. |
Maggie can take care of herself and she swears like a drunken sailor. But she is banned from this site, and she was looking for you Whooosh for a
little support from the arrows of current Nomad members, but you were nowhere to be found Whooosh. Not that you owe Maggie anything, but I understood
her frustrations about you.....her friend. Later she forgave you when you apologized.
I don't have a problem with Maggie because she is posting what she really believes, although I consider her an "Alarmist." and probably frustrated in
other parts of her life.
I do have problems with your other friend Whooosh. Fulano's blog is pure hate. It's anti-Mexico, anti-Mexican, anti-Muslim, and anti-Baja Nomad. The
guy spends his waking hours searching the internet about violent stories about Mexico in a vain attempt to keep others from traveling to Mexico. Now I
could see covering stories in the Baja area, but this guy looks for stories even a thousand miles away, and then puts then in the blog to increase the
so-called level of danger. That would be like me having a blog covering San Diego, and reporting all violence in San Diego, and even including
muggings from NYC, Detroit, Compton and all the cities with violence.
It's nothing but bash bash bash! Then you have the non stop racism on that blog. Where you'll see statement like Mexico is a country run by people
with a 6th grade education, and then some ex banned Nomad members chime in with the really KKK type racist posts, and then here comes Whooosh
legitimizing that blog with well thought out comments about the current situation in Mexico.
Then there is the non stop attacks on Nomad members. Having opinions on others is fine, even if it's a negative opinion, but the 'outing' of personal
information goes beyond pale, but it doesn't seem to bother Whooosh in the least.
Whooosh do you know what a hate site is? In case you don't take a look at this one "Vanguard" news. Guess what? They sometimes even have interesting
stories, but it's a hate site, and deserves no support.
http://www.vnnforum.com/index.php?s=850753e482f403618b63d153...
[Edited on 1-29-2011 by JoeJustJoe]
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wessongroup
Platinum Nomad
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Registered: 8-9-2009
Location: Mission Viejo
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Maggie is ok in my book, has provided me with factual information on a number of occasions...
Just don't know where she gets the time... to write all ....
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captkw
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Posts: 3850
Registered: 10-19-2010
Location: el charro b.c.s.
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Mood: new dog/missing the old 1
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CLAM"S,#$%^&&^% did sombody say CLAM"S I like the pink one's!! 00ppss! I better sit down the tequila double ooopppss' that's pink
taco's
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