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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
This one is a great addition to the board.  |
Yeah...This has been fun. It's really been dead around here lately.
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elizabeth
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| Quote: | Originally posted by loretohousesitter
HI ELIZABETH...
NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHO MAKES UP THE INTERNET RULES SO I GUESS I WILL MAKE ONE UP.....FROM NOW ON TYPING IN LOWER CASE LETTERS IS RUDE AND OFFENSIVE
AND HARD TO READ....NOW ALL OF YOU FOLLOW THE NEW RULE LIKE A HERD OF LEMMINGS BECAUSE SOMEONE SAID SO................LOL.....
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I thought Morgaine explained quite well, and rationally, why caps are a problem. Are you always this rude and arrogant...that you think that a long
time honored protocol that makes it easier for people to read, is something you can ignore or change...or is it this website that brings it out?
When given the choice of believing that someone's behavior is based on just not knowing or based on maliciousness or arrogance, I always start out
assuming it's lack of knowledge or experience. Sometimes I'm wrong.
BTW...I didn't believe the sweeping anecdote for one minute either. Did I miss the part where you answered Bajalou's question?
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longlegsinlapaz
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
Bajalou,
Love first sentence in your signature
Applies to a lot of people. |
Vandenberg, uh oh! Was I included in "a lot of people"?
Actually BOTH of Lou's quotes suit this thread!
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I agree with Dennis-- this is a great thread! I'm wracking my brain trying to come up with a clever contribution.
Housesitter brings to mind a poster from a while back, had some hassles in northern Baja with his rehab clinic or something... who WAS that guy again?
And might the Loreto homeowners come back to find their place taken over by the CULT OF THE CAPLOCKED??
Stay tuned......
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| Quote: | Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
Bajalou,
Love first sentence in your signature
Applies to a lot of people. |
Vandenberg, uh oh! Was I included in "a lot of people"?
Actually BOTH of Lou's quotes suit this thread! |
No wasn't meant for you.
However..... if the shoe fits.........and all that swinging sh*t....
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paula
Housesitter brings to mind a poster from a while back, had some hassles in northern Baja with his rehab clinic or something... who WAS that guy again?
Stay tuned...... |
Doc T and Sackmaster? Oh yeah...That was fun too.
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BMG
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I'm gonna take a wild stab at this and say the answer to the original question is "no".
| Quote: | Originally posted by lingililingili
Any tips or comments would be greatly appreciated. |
We better be careful about what we ask for.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Paula
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Paula
Housesitter brings to mind a poster from a while back, had some hassles in northern Baja with his rehab clinic or something... who WAS that guy again?
Stay tuned...... |
Doc T and Sackmaster? Oh yeah...That was fun too. |
Yup, that's the guy(s)! Thanks, Dennis. Come to think of it Doc T was way wierd, maybe I'm being too hard on the housesitter
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| Quote: | | maybe I'm being too hard on the housesitter |
Paula,
And here for a while I thought it was you.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lingililingili
Anybody?
I have a scenario for you: You hear, through friends, of some people that have a nice little house (nothing fancy) in some wonderful place like New
Zealand, Austrailia, Bora Bora, La Paz, etc. and these folks are looking for someone to just stay in their house and water so they can go off on
vacation somewhere. They are not going to pay you but you are thinking "I've always wanted to go there and hotel, meals in restaurants, etc. would
really run alot." So here is this opportunity. 1) Do you pass it up because you are not getting paid? 2) Would it matter if it were two weeks or two
months?
Never having had or been a house sitter it seems that in alot of cases this would be a mutually beneficial arrangement, if both parties checked out
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back to ingililingili’s questions. I’d hoped for more input before I responded, but as someone else said, the board’s been a little dull lately and
this thread has sparked things up. thanks to those who did respond (to the questions). Natalie Ann, you sound like a housesitter to treasure..
okay, here are my simple (?) answers. remember neither Natalie Ann nor I are looking for a position now, unless, say, you have a ‘nice little house,
(nothing fancy) in a grand arrondissement in Paris....
“if both parties checked out and agreed on things” covers a whole lot, a whopping lot of territory, but assuming that I had had answered to my
complete satisfaction every question I would/could ask of any potential situation/and vice versa for the homeowner I’d say: 1. no, I’d consider it
I might not accept the position but i would consider it. one factor, for example, would be if it is something I can look forward to and plan for or
if is it something I have to turn my life upside down to accomodate the homeowner, in which case, the answer would be, yes, I would turn it down if I
weren’t adequately compensated. another might be, say, is the timing such that no wonder the homeowner doesn't want to be around, ie La Paz in
August and September? 2.. no, but I guess I’d prefer longer if I were headed to another continent or incurring a large expense to get there.
I do think it’s a bit of a stretch to compare Austrailia, New Zealand and Bora Bora to La Paz, or, as I assume we are talking about, Baja Mexico.
apple, oranges, cherries, avocados AND peaches. there are loads of places I would not consider in all of the named sites, including some in Baja,
including housesitterloreto's. someone local, or someone well acquainted with the area, and definitely someone who speaks the language (by the way I
don’t speak French...) and knows local customs, etc is still your best bet for a housesitter. housesitting IS a job and a huge responsibility, not
just a chance for a minivacation.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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Paula
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| Quote: | | Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
maybe I'm being too hard on the housesitter |
Paula,
And here for a while I thought it was you. |
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rhintransit
“if both parties checked out and agreed on things” covers a whole lot, a whopping lot of territory, but assuming that I had had answered to my
complete satisfaction every question I would/could ask of any potential situation/and vice versa for the homeowner |
Maybe not being as thorough as you will cause some problems. We'll see.
| Quote: | Originally posted by rhintransit
is the timing such that no wonder the homeowner doesn't want to be around, ie La Paz in August and September? |
We certainly aren't hiding the fact (to possible housesitters) that we would rather be on our boat in the SF Bay Area during the hot months in Baja,
but lots of people will be around La Paz that entire time period. Seems like it's a matter of finding someone with the desire to be in La Paz during
that time period and wants a cheap place to stay.
| Quote: | Originally posted by rhintransit
I do think it’s a bit of a stretch to compare Austrailia, New Zealand and Bora Bora to La Paz, or, as I assume we are talking about, Baja Mexico.
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Not really, well, maybe Bora Bora. Hard to beat that lagoon. Much of the other 2 countries are, in my mind, less desirable than La Paz.
| Quote: | Originally posted by rhintransit
housesitting IS a job and a huge responsibility, not just a chance for a minivacation. |
AH HA! I think this might be the whole argument! We are not looking at this as if it's a job and we don't want someone in here that is thinking of it
as such. Certainly we expect someone to take care of the place while they're here, but that's mostly clean up after themselves. I believe the house
would be just fine simply locked up but we have found someone to stay in it while we're gone. I guess this story will end in October with.....the rest
of the story!
| Quote: | Originally posted by morgaine7
All is not lost. Some of us are arranging housesitting gigs as a result of this. |
Bora Bora?
I think the world is run by C- students.
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rhintransit
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hi, BMG, those were just MY answers to lingililingili's questions. I certainly didn't mean to present them as any authority on the subject. I
gather you have engaged a housesitter, checked him/her out and vice versa, and that the plans work for you/him or her. as I've said all along,
that's the bottom line and all that counts.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rhintransit
hi, BMG, those were just MY answers to lingililingili's questions. I certainly didn't mean to present them as any authority on the subject. I
gather you have engaged a housesitter, checked him/her out and vice versa, and that the plans work for you/him or her. as I've said all along,
that's the bottom line and all that counts. |
Not sure there is an authority on this subject.
We do appreciate the various opinions on housesitting and it has been an interesting thread.
We are going to have a trial run the next 10 days with the housesitter while we visit with Ana's Dad in CD Obregon.
| Quote: | Originally posted by morgaine7
So we're still on for your place?
I speak fluent French, so you'll have to throw in the airfare, mon vieux. |
Airfare? No way. Start swimming.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Don't know, Nena, but it appears as if the meds ARE NOT WORKING (ooops, caps lock got stuck).
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Natalie Ann
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Whose meds, Bajamigo????
I believe mine are working just fine these last days. 
Nena
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Make me say it..........lo-sitter
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rhintransit
here's something else to consider, contributed by a friend who wishes to remain anonymous.
I cut and pasted his response to reading this thread:
> From what i read here and elsewhere it seems that most
> homeowners think they are doing you (the housesitter) a
> favor by letting you stay in their house “free” or
> “for just paying the utlilities” when just the opposite is
> true..How much is peace of mind worth ? How much is having
> your house maintained worth ? Nice to have someone there
> when a hurricane or chabasco hits huh ? How much is it
> worth to have everything ready when you get there so you
> can enjoy your house and not have 1000 jobs to do ?....
> what is it worth when some Mexican bureauratic FUBAR
> demands immediate attention?
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> Ive been housesitting the same house for 3 yrs and responsibilites include providing 24 hr security,
> checking the solar system adding water to the batterys when necessary and equalizing them
> monthly. I recieve $400 a month ( i just got a raise to $600 a
> month starting in june).. included is tv with all premium
> channels like showtime, hbo, cinemax etc etc , computer
> hookup , all utilities and a quad to use...when the owners
> return i go to a hotel in town which they pay for along
> with food....
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> I also arrange for the maids to come and clean prior to the owners return, I line up plumbers, electricians etc
> when needed, get bids on projects owners want done like
> painting or rock walls etc(and supervise the projects) , i
> start quads, dune buggys , vehicles once a month and have
> them gassed and ready to go when owners arrive , i charge
> batterys on vehicles when needed and put air in
> tires...sometimes i go to town to get diesel , gas or get
> water jugs filled for owners. pick up owners at airport and
> return to airport...For any of these things i am paid extra
> depending on what i think is fair. the owner leaves a
> $500 house kitty for me to pay for maids, gardeners,
> propane etc etc and replentish it on their visits...seems
> like there is always something to do and i keep busy....i
> am not just sitting around 24/7.....If you can afford a home in Mexico you can afford to pay someone to care for it in your absence..
$400 -$600 a month is cheap compared to what it would cost you in the states for peace of mind |
I want and could do your job. Been a Residential remodeling contractor for 20 years. Feel like slowing down, but not ready to retire. When / where
do I start?
OOPS! Now there's a lesson learned. Don't post a reply after only reading the end of a thread. Had not idea I was in colusion with the stuck cap
lock heretic. My bad.
[Edited on 4-16-2008 by Gadget]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by loretohousesitter
HI ELIZABETH...
NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHO MAKES UP THE INTERNET RULES SO I GUESS I WILL MAKE ONE UP.....FROM NOW ON TYPING IN LOWER CASE LETTERS IS RUDE AND OFFENSIVE
AND HARD TO READ....NOW ALL OF YOU FOLLOW THE NEW RULE LIKE A HERD OF LEMMINGS BECAUSE SOMEONE SAID SO................LOL.....
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I thought Morgaine explained quite well, and rationally, why caps are a problem. Are you always this rude and arrogant...that you think that a long
time honored protocol that makes it easier for people to read, is something you can ignore or change...or is it this website that brings it out?
When given the choice of believing that someone's behavior is based on just not knowing or based on maliciousness or arrogance, I always start out
assuming it's lack of knowledge or experience. Sometimes I'm wrong.
BTW...I didn't believe the sweeping anecdote for one minute either. Did I miss the part where you answered Bajalou's question?
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I'm just not reading his posts. It does freak out my eyes.
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
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YES I GET RUDE AND ARROGANT (ALSO BORED) WHEN I HAVE TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION OVER AND OVER TO PEOPLE THAT DONT KNOW HOW TO READ , OR COMPREHEND WHEN
ASKED A QUESTION ? ONCE AGAIN , WHO MAKES UP THE RULES ABOUT CAPS ??? WITH YOUR LOGIC...BILLBOARDS SHOULD BE TINY, SIGNS ON THE SIDES OF BUSSES
SHOULD BE TINY, HOUSE FOR SALE SIGNS SHOULD BE TINY..ETC ETC....THEY ARE BIG BECAUSE THEY ARE EASIER TO READ !!!!! DUH !! I REALLY FEEL SORRY FOR THE
1 OR 2 OF YOU THAT LET OTHER PEOPLE DICTATE TO YOU HOW YOU SHOULD TYPE...NEXT THEY WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO TYPE...BAA-BAA ...SO SAD....
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