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wessongroup
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mcfez ... just a question...
What kind of "breeze" ya get down your way... noted a bit of "flag form" on your trees in the front of the house ...
Really liked you first one... down to basic's.... and would appear you and yours were able to make out just fine...
Do many have the ability to use "swamp coolers" or are they ruled out due to water and power ... always thought they did a pretty good job in dry
climates.. overall ... or do you get some of that humidity that some get down to the South a bit ..
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David K
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Bahia de los Angeles is right in the center of so much and such great things to see and do in Baja!
See my 'Baja Tours' web page for photos of some of the area's sites...
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wessongroup
mcfez ... just a question...
What kind of "breeze" ya get down your way... noted a bit of "flag form" on your trees in the front of the house ...
Really liked you first one... down to basic's.... and would appear you and yours were able to make out just fine...
Do many have the ability to use "swamp coolers" or are they ruled out due to water and power ... always thought they did a pretty good job in dry
climates.. overall ... or do you get some of that humidity that some get down to the South a bit .. |
Oh...we get breezes for sure. There is however very strong winds at times. Most folks build their outdoor sitting area on the south side of there
house, so that the house itself offers some relief.
I however, have densely lined our property (240 x 600 'something") with Palo Verde trees and a few other species. These trees will keep the wind
out, dust, and afternoon sun. The house has it's own set of surround trees for cooling. The interior of the lot is planted with over 100 of Cactus,
Elephant trees and various other shrubs. I expect the house and the surrounding land to be 20% cooler in the summer.
We are on the grid now, and recently our Campos acquired water from the city's main. Before that.....limited options to cool down. Plant a few large
trees surround your house (if you have someone to water twice a week), paint your house white (best sunlight reflection), foam the roof. The trees
around a house is priceless! Good ref books on energy ideas for desert homes are avail at any decent on line book store.
Swap coolers....I may be dead wrong now....I dont think they work very well where there is high humility such as the Sea of Cortez.
You are most welcomed to visted our home down there to grab some ideas. On landscaping.....contact me and I be happy to draw out a design for your
house....piped in water or not. Oh...and I'll charge you one bottle of Coke for these fine services 
[Edited on 1-28-2011 by mcfez]
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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wessongroup
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Yes your right on the humidity ..... thought maybe you were high enough not to get to much in your location...
Only on that side on time in the spring in 1970....
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wessongroup
Yes your right on the humidity ..... thought maybe you were high enough not to get to much in your location...
Only on that side on time in the spring in 1970.... |
Wiley....
You ever get a whole bunch of Pictures of Baja from me last December? If not....check your spam box for either:
deno@kissmygrass.com
or
deno@gigo.com
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by soulpatch
I have a pic of our first and only, so far, place in Bahia de Los Angeles but I can't upload from Picasa to here due to my limited brain capacity.
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Frank, check u2u...
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24baja
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| Quote: | Originally posted by soulpatch
I have a pic of our first and only, so far, place in Bahia de Los Angeles but I can't upload from Picasa to here due to my limited brain capacity.
Got it! It is the trailer on the left behind the tent.....ghetto, I know, but it is our little ghetto.....
I would like to say it is a work in progress but, in actuality, it is very Mexican......completely stalled due to this crappy economy.
We love it, though.
Ghetto....buddy you are on the beach, make it what you want and enjoy your relaxation space!! I would live in a tent, box, under the stars, whatever
ti takes to be in BOLA. It is so comforting and relaxing. When you break over the top and see the sea with the Ochre colored islands in the dynamic
blue....well it still brings tears to my eyes every time I see it. I am so excited we will be there 26 days for a 10 day stay.....woot woot!
Where is your home located?
Connie
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woody with a view
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yeah, all you's trailer trash Nomadic souls complaining about how your "spread" isn't living up to your expectations.........
save it for someone else! i'm 20 years away form "the dream."
unless i hit the lotto.....
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Cypress
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Go for it!
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24baja
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
yeah, all you's trailer trash Nomadic souls complaining about how your "spread" isn't living up to your expectations.........
save it for someone else! i'm 20 years away form "the dream."
unless i hit the lotto..... |
Well, at least you have a shot at the dream.....we have 5 years to reality......woohoo
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Jim/Liisa
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Still under constuction...
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Jim/Liisa
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Still under construction...
Can't seem to post the pictures?
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bajafam
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Can't wait to post to this thread....in August we will be driving our "first Baja home" down to Bahia Asuncion, where she will live out her days and
we will be cozy until our little casita by the sea is built.
"She" is a 1967 Superior Motorcoach :0) and I will have to take a picture of her in our yard, and then again when she makes it to her retirement
villa!!
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CortezBlue
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Fezzy Wig, where is your house, Pete's??
If so I am down there all the time drinking Tecate's with Juan 1 and Juan 2
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CortezBlue
Fezzy Wig, where is your house, Pete's??
If so I am down there all the time drinking Tecate's with Juan 1 and Juan 2 |
CortezBluesie...:-)
I am down the road by the tower (off the highway in the edido). Campos Ocotilio
You at the outside bar or in the restaurant? I will be there in 6 weeks. Hey...the old cigar chomper still alive at the front office?
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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CortezBlue
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Normally after our 6 plus hour drive from Phoenix we stop at Pete's for some dinner. If it is nice, we are outside, otherwise we are indoors. Never
go to the front office as I live just down the beach at PDO. If we have friends down we drive down the beach to party at pete's and then sneak home
via the beach as well.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Jim/Liisa
Still under construction...
Can't seem to post the pictures? |
Here are the two methods:
There are two methods... One is direct onto Nomad from your PC files, using the 'Browse' button under the normal posting box... In that case you can
only post one photo per post AND it MUST be UNDER 50 kb. in file size. Since this is smaller than most all photos you have on you PC, you need to make
a duplicate file with the photo size REDUCED to under 50 kb.
*The BETTER way to show your photos is to hot link to them stored on another website... such as Photobucket.com. It is free (to a certain limit) and
has an automatic resizing service... In this case, Nomad requests photos to not exceed 800 pixels in width.
On Photobucket, to upload from your PC,
1) click the red button 'Upload now'.
2) In the next window you see, at the bottom of the big box, in small blue letters, click: Customize your upload options
3) In the pop up see these choices (and more to resize to):
100x75
160x120
320x240
640x480
800x600
1024x768 ...
>>Pick 640x480 for most photos... this is the selection refered to as 'Large'.
>>Pick 800x600 for maps or max. detail images max. size to fit on 15" screens.
[note: this doesn't affect your photos on your PC, just sizes them for perfect message board viewing on any PC]
4) Select photos (press Select Photos button) from your PC to resize and store on Photobucket. You can have multiple files on Photobucket to organize
them.
Now, to put on Nomad!
1) Place your mouse arrow over the photo (in your Photobucket album) you want and get a small pop up with some codes for linking them to various
media.
See the one called 'IMG code'? Click your mouse on it to copy it... It will confirm 'copied'.
2) On the Nomad posting box, paste that code.
You can have text above or below the image link... have several images perhaps a dozen max... and then do a reply post to add more... so as to not
have too many on a single frame.
The photo url begins with http:// and ends with .jpg (usually) and the IMG code puts your photos url between the tags [img] and [/img]
If your photo is already on a web site, you can click this icon located above where you type onto Nomad (not quick reply):
 and just put in the image url, and the tags are automatically added on to show your photo here.
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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by soulpatch
Our place is in Camp Gecko about 4 miles south of town before you get to the airstrip.
We do love it there.
It is a dream....we are actually going to partner up with a friend shortly and then, in two years, we are headed south to La Paz permanently to raise
our family....
Woohoo!
We will keep the Bola place because we have some great friends there and that way we can meet in the middle when they travel down....
Life is gonna get better and better. |
Is BOLA any cooler in summer compared to La Paz?
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fandango
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jim/liisa
keep trying!!! you've almost got it.
sbwontoo
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bajaking76
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Jim/Liisa
Thankyou David.
Still under constuction...
[img]http://C:\Users\Conover\DesktopCasa4.jpg.[/img]
[Edited on 02-05-2011 by Jim/Liisa]
[img]http://C\Users\Conover\Desktop\Casa5.jpg[/img]
[Edited on 02-05-2011 by Jim/Liisa]
[Edited on 02-05-2011 by Jim/Liisa] |
Hi Jim/Liisa,
You'll need to post the images on the web...they wont display when the path is your computer's C drive...try uploading them to PhotoBucket or flickr
then paste the path from there into you post....Saludos!
BaJaKiNg....
\"That\'s my thing, that\'s what I do\"
\"Gene Police: You!! Out Of The Pool!\"
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