JZ
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Is TMO a term you have heard in Baja or Mexico?
My MX friends from Sonora say it often. First time I heard it was about 7-8 years ago in Bay of LA.
Crashed my bike near La Gringa. Nothing bad, just busted the clutch lever. We didn't have a spare. We were mid trip, maybe 5 days into a 10 day
trip. So not good.
My MX friend looked at it, walked to the bed of the truck and pulled out the tool box. He returned to the bike, took off the remnants of the clutch
lever, and attached small vise grip pliers to the numb.
Then he looks at me and says, TMO. Was able to ride the bike for the next 4 days of our trip using the wise grip as a clutch lever.
[Edited on 6-25-2023 by JZ]
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chatolj
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We have used TMD over the years, but never of TMO.
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JZ
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What does the D stand for?
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chatolj
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pauldavidmena
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I've heard "TMI", as in "Too Much Information," but that doesn't fit here.
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surabi
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According to Google, TMO is text talk for Take me Out. Have never heard anyone use it anywhere in speech.
It isn't clear whether JZ is asking what it means, in which case I can't understand why he wouldn't just ask his buddies who use it, or just asking if
anyone else has heard someone use it.
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Don Pisto
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Typical Mexican Operation....
there's only two things in life but I forget what they are........
John Hiatt
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JZ
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Ding, ding, ding!
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JZ
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Point where I suggested it was common?
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So if the phrase was in Spanish, it would be OTM? (Operation tipico Mexicano)
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Ak,
After working off and on in Mexico for a few decades. We used “HiTec, LowTec, Aztec.
HiTec: Concrete Pump
LowTec: yard, arm pulley, 5 gal pail
Aztec: 2’ wide ramp w/o rails to the 2nd or 3rd level and guys with 5 gal pails on their shoulders.
When I started working in Mexico City they poured concrete the 3rd way!
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Quote: Originally posted by RFClark  | Ak,
After working off and on in Mexico for a few decades. We used “HiTec, LowTec, Aztec.
HiTec: Concrete Pump
LowTec: yard, arm pulley, 5 gal pail
Aztec: 2’ wide ramp w/o rails to the 2nd or 3rd level and guys with 5 gal pails on their shoulders.
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A group of 7-8 guys just poured the roof of the house they're building behind me using method #3 -Aztec. They did the detached garage the week
previous using the same method.
[Edited on 6-28-2023 by BajaParrothead]
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BP,
We mixed and poured all our concrete on-site and used method 2. Containers are easy to add an arm to. The contractors all use a pump, yard mix and
10-12 guys. Cost plus 10 or 20% is a wonder to behold!
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