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turtleandtoad
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Oso,
Yeah, I checked my own website to confirm it. I was there on 3/7/05 and I'm pretty sure that the pumps were fairly accurate. They could have been off
by as much as a liter, but no more than that. I also gassed my toad up at the same station a couple of days later (when I went back to check out the
village) and again it looked like the liter count was right.
There was a lot of work going on at the station, painting, repairing, fixing the toilets, landscaping, etc when I was there so maybe it changed hands.
When were you there last?
I also was warned about Villa Jesus Maria so I didn't even think about stopping there.
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John M
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Camalu Pemex
About half way through town, on the west side of highway one....very clean, sure seems to be honest. Only downside is that if you fill up there, by
the time you get to El Roasrio you'd want to top off and need but a couple of gallons, but you don't dare pass up El Rosario with uncertainties at
Catavina.
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capn.sharky
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Insurgentes is pretty good. Santa Rosalia sucks. I don't even like the town.
But remember this---the very worse gas station in Mexico right now is a hell of a lot better than any gas station in California. They are all ripping
us off.
If there is no fishing in heaven, I am not going
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Sharksbaja
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You hit the nail on the head Capn'! In both cases!
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BajaCactus
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Thanks...
Thank you all for your nice comments about our BajaCactus Gas Station in El Rosario...I will pass along your feelings to my staff.
Bob and Susan... you are absolutely right about our restrooms...I agree.
No repairs can be done to them without tearing down part of the walls due to some faulty piping installations several years ago...and we need Pemex
approval to work inside the gas station premises, and those permits take months.
However, our restrooms are not what I wished for, so about 10 months ago instead of filling permits for a repair, I enter blueprints for some new,
improved, bigger and nicer restrooms... we are still waiting for Pemex approval (you know bureacrats).
As soon as they are approved we are beginning construction of the new restrooms... I cannot wait for them to be finish... We made a very nice
design...
In the meantime guys... sorry... there is nothing I can do about them... however, if any of you girls need to use a restroom when passing thru El
Rosario, feel free to use our guest restroom at the lobby motel.
Antonio M.
BajaCactus
"Where Baja is so much more than a dream..."
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Eli
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Hands down the worst to me would for sure be Los Barriles.
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comitan
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For me the worst St Rosalia getting taken when I thought I couldn't.
Best the Pemex going into Manenedro with the am/pm there 4 in the Morning the attendent sleeping on sidewalk in front but open hot coffee and fresh
roll very special!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Bob and Susan
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Antonio...your place is well run and your employees VERY professional...
Since we travel the road often we will take you up on the offer of the hotel restrooms....if needed.
Thanks and keep up the good work for your community
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Oso
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Antonio, can us guys just walk around back of the station?
This reminds me of THE classic bi-lingual Chicano joke:
I don't know how many here are old enough to remember El Chamizal, but this was a piece of land on the border that reverted to Mexico when the Rio
Bravo (Rio Grande to gringos) changed course. This was during the term of Lyndon Baines Johnson and, I believe, Gustavo Diaz Ordaz.
There was a ceremony, sometime in mid-winter, to celebrate the handover, with mariachis, libations and long-winded speeches in Spanish and English.
After awhile, LBJ felt the call and whispered to Sen. Montoya of New Mexico, "Senator, where can a man take a leak around here?" Montoya looked
around and said, "Well, Mr. President, there's a big chamiza (creosote bush) over there. As a matter of fact, I have to go too." So, the two pols
slipped away and unzipped behind the bush. Just then, a blast of icy wind came up. LBJ shivered and remarked, "Pretty chilly!" Montoya replied,
"Oh, thank you!"
BTW, There is one good reason to stop at VJM even if you don't need gas- The "tamale lady".
[Edited on 9-14-2005 by Oso]
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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David K
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The bathroom is in the lobby/office, behind the door, left side of counter/desk. See Hugo Lopez' four part art in the lobby (Spanish landing on a Baja
beach with natives looking on)... Replaced the boojum painting that was sold at the festival...
[Edited on 9-14-2005 by David K]
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David K
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One of the other parts...
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rts551
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Antonio
On the way to Punta Abreojos,
Always fill up at your station - quick, honest and polite.
Stay in the motel when the time is right - and really enjoy it.
KEEP IT UP.
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Al G
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| Quote: | Originally posted by comitan
For me the worst St Rosalia getting taken when I thought I couldn't.
Best the Pemex going into Manenedro with the am/pm there 4 in the Morning the attendent sleeping on sidewalk in front but open hot coffee and fresh
roll very special!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Thanks comitan,
A place worth remembering!
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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Oso
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Al G
| Quote: | Originally posted by comitan
For me the worst St Rosalia getting taken when I thought I couldn't.
Best the Pemex going into Manenedro with the am/pm there 4 in the Morning the attendent sleeping on sidewalk in front but open hot coffee and fresh
roll very special!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Thanks comitan,
A place worth remembering! |
Yeah, always remember Manenedro, wherever the hell that is.
[Edited on 9-14-2005 by Oso]
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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comitan
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Oso
Even if we had a spell check it still wouldn't be right. And I'll bet everyone knew where I was talking about, even if they couldn't pronounce it.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Oso
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Of course, and I know I'm being a Peedant, but I just get so frustrated by people who profess to have so many years in Baja and they still say "Guerro
Negro". Chichis trais, can't you try just a little to get it right?
Guerrero Negro
Puertecitos
ahh, there's just too many. Fuggitaboutit.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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Al G
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Well I thought it was just outside of Ensenada, but if you know tell me!!!Please
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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David K
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MANEADERO
Should 'Baja Spell Checker' return???
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Al G
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Beside that
What the hell is a "e" or "a" between friends
[Edited on 9-14-2005 by Al G]
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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Al G
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
MANEADERO
Should 'Baja Spell Checker' return??? |
We Have a spell checker?   
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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