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Skeet/Loreto
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Thanks David for Posting the Photo of my old Friend!!
Sure hope nobody got hurt. Know this will have effect on the zoo as it operates on slim Funds.
Met "ole Leo" when he was left by his former owner in Loreto.. The guy just parked him in a Truck in a Cage and went fishing. someone tried to get
Tippy Hedrin to take him to the States but the Mexican Govt. would not agree. I would go walking every morning and stop and talk to him.
Fed him Fish several times.
Hope all is well.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by baja Steve
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Yes, any new news about the fire?
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LB
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Santiago has the only high school in the Easts Cape area! Does anyone know
if it made it. Glad the kids are all safe.
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oldjack
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Anybody have an update and/or photos of the town....
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Terry28
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Gee guys..most folks seem more concerned about the animals rather than the people who live there. Priorities???
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
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YARDSAIL
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THE FIRE IN SANTIAGO BURNED UP A LOT OF THE PALMS IN THE CENTER OF TOWN AND 3 HOUSES....IT WILL KILL A LOT OF OLD PALM TREES AND FRUIT TREES.... THE
ZOO WAS NOT INVOLVED, NEITHER WAS THE SCHOOL.... IT IS A MESS THOUGH....
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Bill Collector
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The firemen were still on the job this morning. There are some small fires around the burned area, very small fires. The town looks good, the people
were out cleaning up the area. Glad there were no injuries to report. Trees we can replace, people we can't
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rpleger
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Good news about the fire and the Zoo...Thank you for the update...
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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dtbushpilot
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The FEMA trailers should be on their way down .....dt
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jeans
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Thank you to Natalie Ann who emailed me this link. I hope that the report of the zoo being spared is accurate. Yes...I and others, tried to help the
zoo. Sadly, few months after we brought the vets in to operate on the lion's paw, things fell apart with the management down there. (that's the short
story). It makes me sad every time I think about it.
Santiago is a lush little village, I remember seeing fields of fruit trees. It almost seems like you step back in time when you drive into the square.
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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David K
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When you feel enough time has passed, we would like to hear the 'long story'! It was just over 7 years ago when the plight of the lion and his friends
was made known, thanks to you!!
I have been to the Santiago zoo twice, and on the surface thought it a very nice park... but had no clue about the needs of African animals and they
were getting none or very little. Too bad the Tijuana zoo couldn't arrange a transfer...
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mulegemichael
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we were at the zoo last week and many many of the animals are gone now...the bear is gone..the snake pit is almost empty...the billy goat that was
always tied up in the back is gone...most of the deer are gone...sad
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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BAHALOU
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bill Collector
The firemen were still on the job this morning. There are some small fires around the burned area, very small fires. The town looks good, the people
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BAHALOU
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It is unfortunate that these things have to happen, that is why the government needs to start cracking down on tax evaders and start collecting more
tax money from homeowners on there properties, then perhaps some of these disasters can be responded to more quickly and be taken care of...
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BAHALOU
It is unfortunate that these things have to happen, that is why the government needs to start cracking down on tax evaders and start collecting more
tax money from homeowners on there properties, then perhaps some of these disasters can be responded to more quickly and be taken care of...
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That's quite an interesting observation!
So, in Mexico... faster response time is directly related to tax collecting, and not the motivation of firefighters?
Do you really think if the government gets more money, that additional amount will go just to fire equipment and personal... or just a trickle, if
any?
I sure hope you are right!!!
Anybody who has lived in the area for any time have any input... 'Eli', maybe?
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BAHALOU
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It seems to work here in the states.
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BajaGringo
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I take it that you haven't lived down in Mexico for very long???
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David K
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Since he said "here in the states", I am going to guess he doesn't live in Mexico at all... or knows the system very well!
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BajaGringo
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Actually it is something you will find throughout Latin America, not just Mexico...
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tripledigitken
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When I first heard of this fire I thought of the Palomar Hotel. It sounds like it was spared, I hope so. That place has a storied past.
Very quaint little community I sure want to go back and visit. Hope the damage was minimal to life and property.
Ken
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