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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Islandbuilder
It's an interesting quirk of human nature that we continue to seek "perfect" community, in the face of thousands of years of human history showing
that we just can't live together in anything resembling perfect peace.
I no longer expect to find a community in which there is no friction or disagreement. If I ever DID find one, I would just mess it up by moving into
it!
All we can hope for is that we express our disagreements in respectful ways, and usually, that respect is born of shared life experience. And that, my
friends, is more likely to happen in the fishbowl existence of a small village than it is in the anonymity of urban life.
It is my experience that the folks who have dominant personalites struggle with others wired the same way. Small towns, especially those which are
remote and essentially a "closed system" are especially difficult for some, because there is no safe place to vent and we deal with the folks we may
be in conflict with on a daily basis. That's small towns everywhere, not just in Baja.
It takes some specific personal wiring to make it work, and for most of us, the only way to find out if we can do it, is to jump in and try. After
living on a small island for almost 25 years, I am small town to the core, and I'm pretty sure I can be happy in a place like BA. But, if you're
coming from a large town, where your connections with others are based more on shared interests and activities, or on world views and politics, you
should rent in a small place for a while to see if it's right for you. |
What he said...
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BajaNomad
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Islandbuilder
Please don't fight in front of the kids. |
Yeah... ^^^^^^^^ What he said! ^^^^^^^^^
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
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Nan&D
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We're not going nowhere, unless maybe camping at San Roque
New Year's eve bash at our place. Old friends and new, come on over!
Nan
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woody with a view
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i'll apologize to the new folks who haven't developed calluses yet. i'll also defend a friend (or any of you i don't know) if some retard tosses a
bomb in your direction without any reason.
now i'll go away....
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dtbushpilot
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What woody said......dt
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Islandbuilder
I no longer expect to find a community in which there is no friction or disagreement. If I ever DID find one, I would just mess it up by moving into
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You'll have no problems here:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LwT-evCQYIE/TMyoj1tBsCI/AAAAAAAAAB...
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Bicho
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IT SEEMS LIKE ....This has nothing to do with either Shari or David K... once again!
More like it's about two sets of folks who want to sell properties and whether someone is under cutting the other's price or whether someone is trying
to get one up on the other by intimidation and innuendo ....skillful manipulation?? Powerful statements about rules in Mexico by some who actually may
not know what they are talking about...followed by BS that never gets erased by juvenile nicey-nicey.
Me thinks there are less public ways to access information than this forum..
..look before you leap...check before you speak
It has been suggested that there are many observers of this forum on the Mexico side ...perhaps the capital gains police in the US are also lurkers
and who knows??? some folks may end up in the soup while busy distracted by trying to control others!
Living in Baja is a crap-shoot...get in or get out! Love it or leave it...Live and let live....
[Edited on 12-27-2011 by Bicho]
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Islandbuilder
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Dennis, I'm sure I can find a way to mess up even THAT pristine neighborhood. Looks like a tough set of Deed Restrictions!
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Mula
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the exodus'
I think people who have invested and built are now done with that aspect of their lives and ready to move on to other things.
The type of people Baja attracts are generally the adventurous types and too much of one thing gets boring, . . . .time to move on.
And we wish them well in their new adventures!
Growing - always - is what keeps us alive and strong.
There's an exodus in San Nicolas, too, with 3 or 4 places up for sale now.
The road in and out, the off the grid living and the years take a toll.
Just saying . . . .
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absinvestor
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KaceyJ- We considered purchasing a home in Asuncion but didn't for the following reasons: 1. Prices seemed high compared to other parts of Baja.2.
Tough ride to major shopping. 3. We didn't get the small town feeling when communicating with a several different groups of teenagers (Nothing
negative here- guess we got spoiled by the super respect shown by teenagers in some other BajaSur towns.)4. Minimal shopping. 5. Weather a little
chilly - we previously lived in Punta Banda which is near Ensenada. We had hoped that as we moved south (even on the Pacific side) that the weather
would be warmer.(We loved Punta Banda but prefer much warmer weather and water temps.) We only spent a couple of weeks in Asuncion so we are far from
experts. In my opinion Asuncion is beautiful and well worth a visit to explore on your own.
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KaceyJ
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| Quote: | Originally posted by absinvestor
KaceyJ- We considered purchasing a home in Asuncion but didn't for the following reasons: 1. Prices seemed high compared to other parts of Baja.2.
Tough ride to major shopping. 3. We didn't get the small town feeling when communicating with a several different groups of teenagers (Nothing
negative here- guess we got spoiled by the super respect shown by teenagers in some other BajaSur towns.)4. Minimal shopping. 5. Weather a little
chilly - we previously lived in Punta Banda which is near Ensenada. We had hoped that as we moved south (even on the Pacific side) that the weather
would be warmer.(We loved Punta Banda but prefer much warmer weather and water temps.) We only spent a couple of weeks in Asuncion so we are far from
experts. In my opinion Asuncion is beautiful and well worth a visit to explore on your own. |
Thanks absinvestor, you bring up some good points. I have briefly visited BA to help with a delivery.
This is the kind of material I was looking for. One thing about the peninsula is that you can pick and choose from a wide variety of climates which is
of course an important criteria in selecting a new location.
We are currently considering some different areas and all have their plus and minuses.
BA (+'s ), remoteness, small berg , one day drive to border.
TS-pescadero (+'s) temperate climate
E. cape (+'s) warm water
Boquete (coffee!)
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baronvonbob
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| Quote: | Originally posted by KaceyJ
| Quote: | Originally posted by absinvestor
KaceyJ- We considered purchasing a home in Asuncion but didn't for the following reasons: 1. Prices seemed high compared to other parts of Baja.2.
Tough ride to major shopping. 3. We didn't get the small town feeling when communicating with a several different groups of teenagers (Nothing
negative here- guess we got spoiled by the super respect shown by teenagers in some other BajaSur towns.)4. Minimal shopping. 5. Weather a little
chilly - we previously lived in Punta Banda which is near Ensenada. We had hoped that as we moved south (even on the Pacific side) that the weather
would be warmer.(We loved Punta Banda but prefer much warmer weather and water temps.) We only spent a couple of weeks in Asuncion so we are far from
experts. In my opinion Asuncion is beautiful and well worth a visit to explore on your own. |
Thanks absinvestor, you bring up some good points. I have briefly visited BA to help with a delivery.
This is the kind of material I was looking for. One thing about the peninsula is that you can pick and choose from a wide variety of climates which is
of course an important criteria in selecting a new location.
We are currently considering some different areas and all have their plus and minuses.
BA (+'s ), remoteness, small berg , one day drive to border.
TS-pescadero (+'s) temperate climate
E. cape (+'s) warm water
Boquete (coffee!) |
San Quintin?
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KaceyJ
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San Quintin
I like San Quintin bob
Other than being a big dusty bustling ag center and the sinaloans moved in, it has about everything you could need. Shopping, materials, restaurants,
good fishing, climate like SanDiego, reasonable prices & 4-5 hours drive from the border. There's lots of exploring opportunites nearby and they
have their own oyster farm. Out on the coast is near ideal.
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baronvonbob
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| Quote: | Originally posted by KaceyJ
I like San Quintin bob
Other than being a big dusty bustling ag center and the sinaloans moved in, it has about everything you could need. Shopping, materials, restaurants,
good fishing, climate like SanDiego, reasonable prices & 4-5 hours drive from the border. There's lots of exploring opportunites nearby and they
have their own oyster farm. Out on the coast is near ideal. |
Have a place there if interested! U2 me
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redmesa
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We have several properties in B.A. for 4 years and continue to love the place. To answer the original questions: !) It seems that there has been
an influx of Gringos and so, of course, there will be those that want to change their minds or move on. 2) It is a small town so it is a place for
personal differences that seem inordinately large. 3) B.A. is inconviennt if you want to be near a major service area, true! 4) Hardly any Gringos
live there full time and just a few of us are partial timers. 5) In my mind there is never a place with too many Canadians. 6) As far as I know
there is next to no crime but as anywhere it could happen. 7) The coops are why B.A. is a stable and livable community. They are a tremendous asset.
8) Hmm Beer...What a silly concern...never noticed any beer shortage unless you want Canadian.
There is nothing special about B.A. and yet to me it is special. Most of us would not even know about Bahia Asucion without Shari and Juan. They
are not saints nor saviours but I count them as friends and that is the most important thing to me.
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