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Cypress
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motoged, Appreciate your humor and the pictures. Your eyes are glowing in the
dark!  Can see that you're not guilty of wasting beer.
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motoged
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajazz
I'm in an obvious minority position on this one, but in view of the fact that two Americans actually were held hostage in a hospital at Cabo San Lucas
recently, were not supported in any way by the Consulate, and were released only when they were forced by hospital administrators, medical doctors and
thugs posing as police to max out their credit cards, I don't think this post is particularly funny. It is particularly disturbing that our Consulate
ignored the plight of the young women. See the August 4th edition of the Gringo Gazette for the sordid details.
Always, in this forum or any other, snark should be clearly labeled as such so those of us who don't appreciate it will not waste time reading it.
While I appreciate levity as much as the next guy or gal, I find most snark to be more ham-handed than funny. It is a writing skill best left to
those capable of handling it well, writers on the order of Nora Ephron or the late Peter DeVries, for example. |
BJ,
Thanks for sharing....you may not be in a minority position as hundreds of folks have read my missive and only a half-dozen or so have taken the time
to reply....mostly folks with some sense of humour trickling through their veins or so desperate to see their name on the 'net, they bothered to
comment.
Too bad the women didn't have traveller's health insurance, too bad consulate personnel appear to not be of much help (have you written to them to
share your disdain for their lack of support?), and it is also unfortunate you limit your snark reading to only two authors....I don't pretend to be a
literary snob, so I read all sorts of stuff and sort it out as I go.
Being such an astute literary buff, I am surprised that you had to waste so much time reading my lampooning to realize that it was a humorous
piece....
I have had personal experiences in Baja that were directly disturbing to me, so I can relate to the downside of situations such as what those women
apparently experienced, so my empathy potential is "on".....my gesture at humour was a response to a previous thread where I reacted to an American's
attack on Canadians as being cheap whiners....maybe you missed that connection....I believe it might be considered a "truncated oblique reference".
Be aware that in the future, you may also not find some of my posts entertaining or informative....save some time and don't bother reading anything I
post....no worries about that at this end.
Have a nice day
Don't believe everything you think....
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Bajagypsy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
Yep, some foolish behaviour wasting that beer
....but the good thing here is that folks enjoyed the humor, and that was my sole intent.
So, it's okay for this thread to be hijacked into a beer-wasting forum.... Such indignity shall not be tolerated.
Northern Cal is ours now? Great news....now if they could just shorten the drive...:
My first taste of a type of beer that I prefer (amber ale) was in Westport, just north of Fort Bragg. The beer was Anchor Steam, the year was 1974,
and the establishment was a two-story clapboard hotel dating back to when they logged redwood like it was corn....the bar had a beautifully elbow-worn
redwood counter top....the name of the place at that time was "Cobweb Palace" and was run by a hippy vet (I knew he was a hippy because he had long
hair, and I knew he was a vet because he didn't want to talk about it.....) and they let me, my wife, and one-year old use a room upstairs (one of
only several) despite suffering from a low water table (redwood logging changed the water table they said)....
Any way, the point here is the beers at the top of the list to not waste are Dos Equis amber, Buena Noche, Indio, Negro Modello....have I missed a
good Mexican amber ale???
PS. I don't really think that guy pouring beer over himself is a Canadian....I just said that in my usual Canadian self-deprecating style....
Here I am at La Hacienda after a few Tecate....
and after coconut shrimp dinner and a few while at La Playa (the fishing village just east of San Jose del Cabo)...
While staying at this gem of a hotel (great place despite the havoc being created by the new marina)...
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We always stay at that hotel when in SJC, great price, nice people, and close to the beach!
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bajalera
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I tried disguising myself as a Canadian once but couldn't manage to say "about" authentically and had to give it up.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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DrTom
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajazz
I'm in an obvious minority position on this one, but in view of the fact that two Americans actually were held hostage in a hospital at Cabo San Lucas
recently, were not supported in any way by the Consulate, and were released only when they were forced by hospital administrators, medical doctors and
thugs posing as police to max out their credit cards, I don't think this post is particularly funny. It is particularly disturbing that our Consulate
ignored the plight of the young women. See the August 4th edition of the Gringo Gazette for the sordid details.
Always, in this forum or any other, snark should be clearly labeled as such so those of us who don't appreciate it will not waste time reading it.
While I appreciate levity as much as the next guy or gal, I find most snark to be more ham-handed than funny. It is a writing skill best left to
those capable of handling it well, writers on the order of Nora Ephron or the late Peter DeVries, for example. |
BJ,
Thanks for sharing....you may not be in a minority position as hundreds of folks have read my missive and only a half-dozen or so have taken the time
to reply....mostly folks with some sense of humour trickling through their veins or so desperate to see their name on the 'net, they bothered to
comment.
Too bad the women didn't have traveller's health insurance, too bad consulate personnel appear to not be of much help (have you written to them to
share your disdain for their lack of support?), and it is also unfortunate you limit your snark reading to only two authors....I don't pretend to be a
literary snob, so I read all sorts of stuff and sort it out as I go.
Being such an astute literary buff, I am surprised that you had to waste so much time reading my lampooning to realize that it was a humorous
piece....
I have had personal experiences in Baja that were directly disturbing to me, so I can relate to the downside of situations such as what those women
apparently experienced, so my empathy potential is "on".....my gesture at humour was a response to a previous thread where I reacted to an American's
attack on Canadians as being cheap whiners....maybe you missed that connection....I believe it might be considered a "truncated oblique reference".
Be aware that in the future, you may also not find some of my posts entertaining or informative....save some time and don't bother reading anything I
post....no worries about that at this end.
Have a nice day
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Actually, in the interest of journalistic integrity, i am a canadian, and have made a conscious choice to become one, as opposed to those who became
canadians by virtue of their mothers gestation period and gps coordinates. 
Just keepin it real dog.....
[Edited on 8-21-2008 by DrTom]
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motoged
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DrTom
Actually, in the interest of journalistic integrity, i am a canadian, and have made a conscious choice to become one, as opposed to those who became
canadians by virtue of their mothers gestation period and gps coordinates.
Just keepin it real dog.....
[Edited on 8-21-2008 by DrTom] |
Doc,
Welcome to the fold....as you know, we are generally a good bunch....aside from those cheap S.o.B.'s
Don't believe everything you think....
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DrTom
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hey thanks! cant beat that free healthcare and no cap gains on the sale of the house! 
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motoged
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Doc,
You know the health care isn't really free...you likely pay provincial medical services cost monthly (I do in BC and , as a single person, it is
$54.00/month)....I pay for prescriptions, emergency room fee.....and have to buy private extended health to cover other stuff....the surgery and stuff
is covered....nicer hospital room costs more....
Yep, a good system if we can continue to afford it as we boomers are starting to need knee replacements. etc...
Don't believe everything you think....
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Bajagypsy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
Doc,
You know the health care isn't really free...you likely pay provincial medical services cost monthly (I do in BC and , as a single person, it is
$54.00/month)....I pay for prescriptions, emergency room fee.....and have to buy private extended health to cover other stuff....the surgery and stuff
is covered....nicer hospital room costs more....
Yep, a good system if we can continue to afford it as we boomers are starting to need knee replacements. etc... |
In Saskatchewan you don't have to pay for dr visit or ER room visits, you do hve to pay for prescriptions, and we don't have any sort of fee
associated with anything.
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Pacifico
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
i don't like the way the guy in the cowboy hat is looking at you...
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Woody,
That's not me
....it's a picture of some other yahoo on the wall in the restaurant area at Bahia de San Francisquito.....probably a Canadian using what Corona is
best suited for....
Motoged, I knew I recognized those pictures! Haven't seen them in a while since all the pics were taken down in the restaurant at San Fran. Looks like
he was definitely enjoying himself! Wasting beer is not a crime as long as it is in the name of having fun!!!
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
Yep, a good system if we can continue to afford it as we boomers are starting to need knee replacements. etc... |
And when you do get diagnosed needing hip/ knee replacement surgery, better be prepared to invest in a good pair of crutches, maybe even a wheelchair,
because it may be a while before they get to you.
Better half is a Canuck with lots of family in Western Canada, so we get first hand info.
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