rhintransit
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Strike closing road south of Loreto
have heard of this but never experienced it.
11am today, all Hwy 1 (and side) traffic blocked north and south at the airport turn off south of Loreto.
was told it would last another 2-3 hrs.
hopefully by the time you're reading this it will be gone.
huge beer tent covering most of road with lots of people below it. I think it had something to do with 'enough promises' and ISSSTE, but am not sure.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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rhintransit
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road now open
4pm
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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ncampion
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Got handed the following flyer while driving through town yesterday. Need a better translation than I can do, but has something to do with ISSSTE and
ambulance service - I think
A LA DERECHOHABIENCIA DE ISSSTE
A LA SOCIEDAD LORETANA EN GENERAL
UNA VEZ MAs ESTAMOS ANTE LA AMENAZA DEL QUE REPRESENTA LA MALA VOLUNTAD DE LA AUTORIDAD
DEL ISSSTE EN EL ESTADO, EL VIERNES PASADO EL DELEGADO ESTATAL GIRO INSTRUCCIONES PARA QUE SE
LLEVARAN A CD. CONSTITUCION UNA DE LAS AMBULANCIAS QUE SE ENCUENTRAN A NUESTRO SERVICIO,
DE IGUAL MANERA EN UNA REUNION CELEBRADA ESE MISMO DrA, DESCONOCIO LOS ACUERDOS
TOMADOS CON LA INSTITUCION, DESPROTEGIENDO CON ESTAS ACCIONES A TODO EL PUEBLO DE LORETO.
PARA INFORMARTE CON MAs DETALlE DE ESTO Y DEL INCUMPUMIENTO DE LOS COMPROMISOS
CONTRAfDOS CON EL ISSSTE, Asf COMO LAS ACCIONES A EMPRENDER, REQUERIMOS TU PRESENCIA El
JUEVES 3 DE OCTUBRE A LAS 8:00 DE LA MANANA FRENTE A LA CLfNICA DEL ISSSTE.
POR SERVICIOS MEDICOS DIGNOS Y DE CAUDAD
COMITE DE LUCHA
UNIDOS POR LORETO
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Bajahowodd
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Just wondering whether this was North or South of the airport turnoff. Curious because of the rumors that the Villa folks have been considering
Shuttering their place at Ensenada Blanca. In essence, could visitors to the Villa property get to the airport?
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Loretana
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Just wondering whether this was North or South of the airport turnoff. Curious because of the rumors that the Villa folks have been considering
Shuttering their place at Ensenada Blanca. In essence, could visitors to the Villa property get to the airport? |
What visitors? 
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ncampion
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It was North of the airport road. E. Blanca visitors(?) could get to the airport, but poeple from town could not. Also travel between town and
Loreto Bay was shut down.
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bajario
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Maybe it was a celebration for Loreto Bay being bought by Carlos Slim. Got to love a protest with a beer tent.
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DavidE
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Carlos Slim needs a lead supplement to his diet.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Loretana
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Personally, I hope that Carlos Slim remains in good health, DavidE.
I can't in my wildest dreams see how Carlos Slim's company buying Homex could be bad for Loreto.
On another note, to get back to the original post, the "United Fight for Loreto Committee" is upset because a BCS State "Delegado" wants to send one
of the ambulances in service in Loreto down to Ciudad Constitucion.
They're (the ISSSTE employees) also probably peeed off because they haven't been paid in months. 
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Loretana
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Just wondering whether this was North or South of the airport turnoff. Curious because of the rumors that the Villa folks have been considering
Shuttering their place at Ensenada Blanca. In essence, could visitors to the Villa property get to the airport? |
What visitors? |
 I always wondered if the Villa folks were visionaries or money launderers.
That said, the reassignment of an ambulance might actually be based upon usage and need. That;s an interesting story.
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Bajahowodd
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And I do agree that Slim buying the Loreto Bay project is probably the best news there has been in years. It simply means that there is a whole lotta
money behind it now.
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Paula
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Loretana
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Just wondering whether this was North or South of the airport turnoff. Curious because of the rumors that the Villa folks have been considering
Shuttering their place at Ensenada Blanca. In essence, could visitors to the Villa property get to the airport? |
What visitors? |
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chuckie
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David E is an idiot....almost none of his ravings have any basis in fact....
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
Carlos Slim needs a lead supplement to his diet. |
You have any dealings with TelMex before Slim got ahold of
it? I'd be curious about a comparison...
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As with so many Mexican nationalized industries, Telmex was not in the business of upgrading for the future. It was land lines in the home, and about
a Jillion payphones everywhere. Pemex has long suffered from the same Mexican pride that forbad outside interest or competition. Slim paid a crapload
of dinero for it. I won't defend him, but Telmex is a much better carrier than when he bought it. Certainly not as it might be be if there was more
competition.
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SFandH
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
I won't defend him, but Telmex is a much better carrier than when he bought it. Certainly not as it might be be if there was more competition.
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I'm thinking that an industry can't go from a government monopoly to a free market with multiple players competing in one fell swoop. Slim has played
his role in the privatization process well. Evolution.
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Bajahowodd
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It is still about stifling competition. Perhaps not as bad as a few years ago, but it still exists. One need only compare the competitive atmosphere
in the US with Mexico to understand this. Admittedly, most of the kerfuffle is about the cell phone thingy.
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