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lizard lips
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Damn, New Costco in Ensenada
Just drove south of Ensenada this afternoon and saw the sign of the new Costco coming. They are already working on the foundation. The reason I moved
here 17 years ago was to get away fron all of this s*^t. DAMN IT
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Bruce R Leech
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you need to go further south.
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Nikon
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You may work thru your lunch break and take off 30 minutes early to see the chaplain.
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lizard lips
Just drove south of Ensenada this afternoon and saw the sign of the new Costco coming. They are already working on the foundation. The reason I moved
here 17 years ago was to get away fron all of this s*^t. DAMN IT
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Just close your eyes as you drive past. You won't have to look at it.
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Sharksbaja
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can I come mommy?
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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JESSE
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
you need to go further south. |
No matter how south it is, if theres a profit to be made, the big corporations will be there.
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Sharksbaja
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sqeeze em out.....
it's the old squeeze play. Had baja been located in some "non-corporate" region of the world change would be of a different sort quite possibly. The
proximity coupled with the trade agreements plus the change in foreign ownership laws allowed them to squirt right in. And put the squeeze on all the
local merchants. I hope Mexico is less inclined to make that switch and thereby forestalling their growth. Yeah, sure!
So, is the Mexican cost of goods that similar to the U.S. as to install stores with a locally competitive retail price, relatively speaking.
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
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lizard lips
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I know, I know, progress is a real b-tch and all the complaining in the world wont change anything but when my family moved from L.A. to Anaheim back
in the late 50ies there was nothing but strawberry fields and orange groves all the way to San Diego and even San Diego was still a very small city. I
dont like what I see with change. Who does'nt want the way it "use to be" always. I miss those days when we went into the strawbeery fields after the
pickers were done and picked to our hearts content and the rotten ones we would throw at each other. Our doors were unlocked at night. We would play
baseball in the street until we could'nt see the ball any more when the sun went down. I would walk to school at 7 years old and my parents were not
concerened about any abductions or molestations! I drive my son to school--I go overboard about making sure the house is locked up tight at night--I
dont let my son play in the street during the day because of people racing up and down the street and the abductions.I moved to Baja to get away from
all of this but this place has now experienced the things I left So. Cal for. I dont like change!!! So maybe I will move down to Leech land and be
human again. This is what my post was really about. Baja is changing very fast, faster than I want it to.........
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Capt. George
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Montauk Point, NY, Cape Cod, MA, Hatteras, NC, Chareston, RI
Belize, CA, Bahamas, Indian River, FL. The Beautiful Florida Keys.....and on and on...all the places "progress" has chased me from......I still have
a home in the Keys, 185 ft canal front, so what? too many people.....wanting to change the Keys into what they left...I just don't get it.....
Just too many people! Live for Baja today, it's still the one of the last frontiers......like the states though, too many people wanting to change
these little pueblos into San Diego......take a look at Los Barrilles!
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Bruce R Leech
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lizard lips
I know, I know, progress is a real b-tch and all the complaining in the world wont change anything but when my family moved from L.A. to Anaheim back
in the late 50ies there was nothing but strawberry fields and orange groves all the way to San Diego and even San Diego was still a very small city. I
dont like what I see with change. Who does'nt want the way it "use to be" always. I miss those days when we went into the strawbeery fields after the
pickers were done and picked to our hearts content and the rotten ones we would throw at each other. Our doors were unlocked at night. We would play
baseball in the street until we could'nt see the ball any more when the sun went down. I would walk to school at 7 years old and my parents were not
concerened about any abductions or molestations! I drive my son to school--I go overboard about making sure the house is locked up tight at night--I
dont let my son play in the street during the day because of people racing up and down the street and the abductions.I moved to Baja to get away from
all of this but this place has now experienced the things I left So. Cal for. I dont like change!!! So maybe I will move down to Leech land and be
human again. This is what my post was really about. Baja is changing very fast, faster than I want it to......... |
Mr. Lips I agree with what you are saying but unfortunately even Her in Mulege we now have the same problems . in the last 15 years our town has
changed . we now need to lock our house even if we are going to the store across the street . Drugs Finlay came to Mulege and now we have all the
things drugs bring with them. thieves Prostitution Murder, robbery etc.etc. it even seams worse because the town is so small that you know every one
involved.it seams there is No place to go to git away from it.
Bruce R Leech
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Skeet/Loreto
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Oh! My Loreto!!
As I set in my Home on the rim of Timber Creek Canyon in the Great Panhandle Of Texas my dreams are often of the Sea Of cortez and Rancho Sonrisa in
Loreto.
There are still some good places in Baja, you will just have to look a little further, say North of Guerrero Negro for about 200 miles or South of
Loreto and East of Cuidad Constitution.
For those that do not have to have all of the comforts of Home there are many Places of isolation but keep in mind that if you are Running, or
Escaping that it is from "Yourself"!
Try Tambabechie!!
Skeet/Loreto
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Phil S
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Yesturday I attended a meeting in Nopolo sponsored by Loreto Bay for the homeowners already here. David Butterfield & Jim Grogan were there.
They introduced a Mexican gentleman, name I can't remember. He talked about what is happening on the whole of Baja. In our area of Loreto, he said
that large parcels of land are being bought and gave as an example as Nopolo. Then a development just north of Skeets old place that will include a
marina sometime for their development, that probably has 15 homes built already, and several in construction. He then referred to another very large
parcel north of that from the highway down to the beaches. Then said that another large parcel known as San Bruno further north has been sold
recently, and development is coming, as the Canadian & American retirees are looking for "in the sun" locations to relocate, or at least have
winter homes. So lizard lips, it just isn't Ensenada that's growing also. Maybe San Javier will be saved from this, or maybe Comondu. That might be
where you'll have to end up moving, and others like you who feel the same. But then if you and others move there, what will happen to their towns
then? Their talk is impressive regarding sewage & water consumption and retension. Extensive review has been done to capture some of the mountain
streams into water holding projects to be sent to the Loreto area. I'm impressed with the extensive research they have done so far, including the
preservation of "natural habitat". So "sustainable living" if it is done right hopefully for all this increased construction, won't impact the
environment as much as using the LA area mentality of construction. And Im convinced this group of Loreto Bay has the right intentions.
[Edited on 4-7-2005 by Phil S]
[Edited on 4-7-2005 by Phil S]
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Bruce R Leech
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
As I set in my Home on the rim of Timber Creek Canyon in the Great Panhandle Of Texas my dreams are often of the Sea Of cortez and Rancho Sonrisa in
Loreto.
There are still some good places in Baja, you will just have to look a little further, say North of Guerrero Negro for about 200 miles or South of
Loreto and East of Cuidad Constitution.
For those that do not have to have all of the comforts of Home there are many Places of isolation but keep in mind that if you are Running, or
Escaping that it is from "Yourself"!
Try Tambabechie!!
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Yes but then it is a long way to the Costco.
Bruce R Leech
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bajalou
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
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Yes but then it is a long way to the Costco. |
We worked a couple summers ago as "Workampers", living in our RV and working at a RV park. In the adds that come out for these jobs several include
"Only ____min. from Walmart" Seems for some this is the deciding factor on where to live/stay.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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bajaruby
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Bruce R Leech, you crack me up. Spit all over my computer
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DanO
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Counterpoint
Since it's inexorable, why not make the best of it? I can do there what I do at Costco here -- get comfy in front of one of the big screens and watch
a game while my wife shops. They'll have lots of free food samples to fill up on, and when the wife's ready to leave, I can make that impulse
purchase of something really weird, like an inflatable kayak or a pallet of barbecue sauce.
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Cincodemayo
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Phil...Is my Casa Chica done yet?
Don\'t get mad...
Get EVEN.
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DanO
I can do there what I do at Costco here -- get comfy in front of one of the big screens and watch a game while my wife shops.
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I didn't know you was a soccer fan.
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Skeet/Loreto
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Phil
Thanks for the good report on Loreto, Phil I could see this coming several years ago, that is one of the several reasons that we sold out and left
Loreto.
If you remembr from previous Posts I read Ray Cannons"Sea Of Cortez' and have not been the same since my first trip in Oct. 1968.
However my attention was to the People and the Sea not to the Land.
There are some among the many Nomads that could if they so desired get the right kind of Boat and sail the Sea as the Mexicans did many years ago.
There are still coves and Islands that are not much visited by Local fisherman that are excellent places to Hide for years.
If there are any Adventuers , go for it!!I would suggest a 4wd Trip out of Constitution just to see what the Coast looks like from above.
Skeet/Loreto
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DanO
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Soccer
NFL Football it ain't, but it'll do. I'll watch pretty much any sport they put on ESPN, FSN, FSW, etc. Especially the weird ones they show late at
night like semi-truck racing on formula one tracks (EXCELLENT crashes), timber sports (Log rollin'? Sharp axes? Souped up chainsaws? Hell yeah!),
the highland games (where are the Three Stooges when you need them?), even curling (although I have no frickin' idea what the hell it's all about --
maybe a Canadian can shed some light). There are, however, a few events that I'll usually switch off:
Figure skating. My only interest in this sport is watching people fall down (many auto racing fans watch races for the crashes). No falling makes me
bored.
Gymnastics. Same reason as figure skating. Plus they're all really short.
Cheerleading competition. I don't know anyone who actually watches this.
Synchronized swimming. I didn't like Esther Williams movies as a kid either.
Marathons. Very exciting, if you like watching paint dry.
The Lakers. Used to be I wouldn't watch the Clippers, but times have changed.
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