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pangamadness
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I was at the north station.
I like the town but I will do everything in my power not to buy fuel in that town! No mater how many new stations they build.
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bajalera
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Thanks, Pescador. It'll be interesting to see what effect the new place has.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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craiggers
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Que es "Cualli"
Pardon my ignorance but what does "cualli" mean? It wasn't in my spanish /english dictionary.
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Bob and Susan
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Pemex is independent from the government...
60% of what Pemex earns goes to the government (IRS)...
40% pays for production and distribution
The rest…(a very small amount) to the gas station owner.
Lets do the math 60% + 40% = 100%
Not much left for an owner
EVERY gas station in Mexico is privately owned...
Pemex supplies fuel…
The owner buys ALL gas and fronts the money for the operation of the station…
He has a franchise.
Currently Pemex stations have a bad national image.
To market and restore the image
Pemex is requiring stations to upgrade equipment.
Gas stations are now inspected by Pemex or the government (IRS).
For those stations who upgrade…
Pemex gives a sign...
They become Cualli gas stations...
Cualli means “BEST quality”.
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Pescador
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Our friend, Antonio, at El Rosario, had one of the first Qualli designations and we all know how good that station is run. Since we have had some
problems with the old stations in Santa Rosalia, we were excited to see that we were getting a new Qualli Station. As you travel in Mexico, you see
more and more stations with a Qualli sign you are at least getting some kind of an indication that they are striving to do a better job.
With that said, I also feel that I used to spend too much time worrying over the issue of whether I was pumped 5 gallons and paid for 5 1/2, or if I
was not on my toes, that someone may have shortchanged me a few pesos, but I have come to the realization that the only thing I can do about any of
this is to be on my toes and stay aware of the transactions but if a dishonest owner was going to play with pump delivery amounts, that was not
something that I could change and I refused to allow it to change my attitude of enjoying everything else about my Mexico experience.
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Oso
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| Quote: | Originally posted by craiggers
Pardon my ignorance but what does "cualli" mean? It wasn't in my spanish /english dictionary. |
That's because it's not Spanish. It's Nahuatl, means "good", adj. or adv.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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ePBWhiz
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I agree
| Quote: | Originally posted by losfrailes
Another thing! This thread was started just to let people know that there is a better gas station open in Santa Rosalia now. Not a thread to
encourage rants about the problem with PEMEX in Santa Rosalia.
Enjoy the fact that there is an alternative here now that you can use!
I, for one, am a little concerned that no matter what kind of thread is started on this site, that someone has to come in with some kind of negative
comments regarding the subject.
I would think there was more to life than to trash whatever comes out here???
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Amen to that!! Let's get on with it and talk about all the cool stuff in Baja instead!!
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