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Bajahowodd
Elite Nomad
Posts: 9274
Registered: 12-15-2008
Location: Disneyland Adjacent and anywhere in Baja
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It's Jerryjust being Jerry!
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Heather
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Posts: 370
Registered: 10-31-2002
Location: National City, CA
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The only problem that I found at our camper this summer was the smell of rodents (mice I hope) in one of the closets! Wouldn't you know it, the
fumigators were passing by the next day and for only 400 pesos...we let them do their spraying as long as they included the "pellets" for the mice!
The pellets dry the mice from the inside so they just turn to dust, not rotting flesh (or so they said)!
Whatever Jerry is up to, I agree with Paulina, always expect something!
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Phil C
Senior Nomad
Posts: 564
Registered: 3-27-2004
Location: N. San Diego County/ Loreto Centro/Lopez Mateos
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I still don't know where everybody is, except Woody of course, he's in "his own little world"  I
guess it's hot everywhere......
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shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13049
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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saturday we went to Doņa Maria's 100th birthday party in San Ignacio...we decided to get there later in the afternoon....when we stepped out of the
truck...Oh My Friggin Goddess....it was like someone stuffed me in an oven...just unbelievably hot...we greeted everyone...stayed for a bit then ran
down to the river and stayed in a good long while. I just cant imagine how people live in that with no air conditioning!!!
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DanO
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Posts: 1923
Registered: 8-26-2003
Location: Not far from the Pacific
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As Roseanne Roseannadanna used to say, "its always something . . . if it's not one thing, it's another." Here's a few of my own, in no particular
order:
1. Outside patio and living room floor are at same grade, but sliding glass doors separating them are installed slightly below grade and drain holes
on patio are installed slightly above grade. Result? Patio drains into living room, making living room a fun watersports area during rain. Fix?
Cut new drain holes below grade of patio and reinstall sliding glass doors above grade and with sills to prevent water migration.
2. Electrical to outlets is wired not in proper circuits or with proper conduit, but in "spiders" of plain stranded wire embedded in tile floor and
brick walls, and cabinet maker then screws cabinets to the walls with long bolts. Result? A short has occurred somewhere one of the dozens of
cabinets has been screwed in, disabling all of the outlets for entire house. Fix? Cut grooves in tile floor, cut out cabinet backs and gouge holes
in brick walls to lay in new romex to save and connect most of the existing outlets. Tile floors still not re-grouted.
3. Much of the exterior copper plumbing is installed above ground, running along footings of house. Result? It gets stolen by unknown tweakers.
Fix? Buy copper plumbing again and pay extra to have it buried like it should have been in the first place.
4. Wood stove in bedroom is installed with vent pipe going through hole in tile roof without proper. Instead, vent pipe is sealed to edges of hole
in tile roof with asphalt roofing compound. Result? On first ignition (on a freezing night in January), roofing compound melts, drips down pipe into
bedroom, fills room with toxic smoke and nearly ignites, almost destroying house. Fix? Spend the night with the windows open and then spend a few
bucks to buy the proper flashing.
5. (This is my favorite.) Septic system vent pipe outside of bathroom appears to go up through roof, but in fact does not, just ending right at roof
and allowing sewer gasses to vent into bathroom window instead of above the roof line. Result? Duh. Bathroom smells like rotting poop. Fix? Drill
hole through roof and extend vent pipe to properly vent gasses.
There's more, but you get the idea.
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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wakemall
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Posts: 183
Registered: 7-17-2006
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Plan ahead on your next visit. Prepare everything expecting the worse upon your return. Depart knowing something will change the course of your
return...... I have used numerous comments and solutions from this forum to save my return problems. If you visit Baja Sur in July or later expect
the heat, humidity, and possible rain.
I always have a negative balance on my power bill. That (three) AC unit must absolutely go on for my wide body. I already experianced the power
being off on a late September visit (drove and arrived on a Sunday). The heat and humidity is terrible.
Cover ALL drain holes... Even the sink overflow holes. I stuff foil in all the holes. The roaches love to come through them. I have been brushing
my teeth upstairs and a set of roach antennas will pop out of the little overflow drain. Use some simple vegetable oil on the pee traps to avoid the
water evaporating on long departures. Although I have a pretty good door seal, I still spray poisen around the whole perimeter. I also run some bug
bombs when I leave. Although I have not been able to find any in Loreto on my last two visits.
I also take all my pasta, rice, and spices and put them in the freezer. The humidity ruins them. Another reason to keep the power on.
These are all a result of Nomads providing solutions to similiar questions.
I also put out sticky traps. Two in the kitchen. One down stairs next to the sofas and one in each bedroom upstairs. I have never caught a rodent
but have caught some bugs.
I think the roaches might be coming through the AC units. I have a deffusor type downstairs and wall units upstairs. I have not figured out how to
stop that yet? I tried spray around the units but I do not think that works. Everytime I start them I can hear the fans grinding them up...... This
will be another Nomad solution.................
Oh, fill all exterior holes with foam!!!
I do not think there is anyway to keep roaches out of your casa other than poisen. I look forward to the responses.
By the way, the Dorado bite in Loreto last week was wide open! Go north and you will find thousands of Dorado. The biggest I saw was 50.10 on the
scale.
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