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Gypsy Jan
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Maybe This Story Will Be Helpful
Last weekend, there was an attempted break-in at one of our neighbor's homes.
The home is vacant 99% of the time, but, as luck would have it, the owners were home. They heard the activity and called for help.
The guys were caught.
Like Wooosh, my comprehension of spoken Spanish is about only 70%, but this is what I understood from the conversation when a friend who told us about
it.
The guys said that because the house had no cars outside, they thought is was empty. They passed on our house and others nearby because of cars and
noisy dogs.
[Edited on 10-28-2011 by Gypsy Jan]
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mengano
An elderly man in his 70's, known only as "Jerry" to this neighbors, was found dead in his home in Cañon San Carlos in Ensenada on Wednesday. He was
tied-up hand and foot. The man had been dead for several days before his body was found by a cleaning person.
http://www.ensenada.net/noticias/nota.php?id=22438 |
And where in that article does it say he was an American and his name is Jerry??? |
http://ensenada.net/noticias/nota.php?id=22446]
Posted October 28, 2011
by Elizabeth Vargas
Zone's Attorney, confirmed that an American was the man whose body was found inside his home in San Carlos killed on Thursday night.
According to official reports the deceased was identified as Gary Barlow Louis, 65 years old.
The body was inside a room, next to the bed in the right lateral decubitus position, had their hands tied behind them and was in a state of
decomposition.
Forensic Medical Service personnel moved the body to Semefo facilities to make it law necropsy.
Bob Durrell
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drzura
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Yeah...... Mexico has pretty much become nothing more than a schit hole these days...
[Edited on 10-30-2011 by drzura]
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krafty
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OLD GRINGO? 65 is not old!
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DENNIS
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This was posted on the Punta Banda Bulletin Board yesterday:
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"ANOTHER CHILLING REMINDER TO BE VIGILANT AND KEEP YOUR DOORS LOCKED"
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As reported in Ensenada.net in a later article [for which I don't have a link as
yet] the victim is a morning regular at Paty's coffee shop in La Joya. His
name...Gary.
This saddens all who enjoyed his company....especially, me. He was a man of the
land, a farmer in the states, and he would occasionally call on me for computer
contact assistance and other things.
He will be missed.
PS.....Gary did everything we advise not to do as far as safety is concerned.
He seldom locked his doors and he did what has sadly become a detriment to
health and safety....he trusted people.
How times have changed.
[moderator's note: link is here: http://ensenada.net/noticias/nota.php?id=22446]
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norte
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I wonder if people will continue to stick the head in the sand on how dangerous Baja really is?
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wessongroup
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| Quote: | Originally posted by krafty
OLD GRINGO? 65 is not old! |
Ditto's ... 
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drzura
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| Quote: | Originally posted by norte
I wonder if people will continue to stick the head in the sand on how dangerous Baja really is? |
Pretty much so. Well..........until something happens to them directly.
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jakecard
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| Quote: | Originally posted by drzura
Yeah...... Mexico has pretty much become nothing more than a schit hole these days... |
Unlike the United States?
Jake
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
This was posted on the Punta Banda Bulletin Board yesterday:
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"ANOTHER CHILLING REMINDER TO BE VIGILANT AND KEEP YOUR DOORS LOCKED"
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As reported in Ensenada.net in a later article [for which I don't have a link as
yet] the victim is a morning regular at Paty's coffee shop in La Joya. His
name...Gary.
This saddens all who enjoyed his company....especially, me. He was a man of the
land, a farmer in the states, and he would occasionally call on me for computer
contact assistance and other things.
He will be missed.
PS.....Gary did everything we advise not to do as far as safety is concerned.
He seldom locked his doors and he did what has sadly become a detriment to
health and safety....he trusted people.
How times have changed.
[moderator's note: link is here: http://ensenada.net/noticias/nota.php?id=22446] |
Damn Dennis, these incidents hit closer to home each time. Be vigilant my friend.
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drzura
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jakecard
| Quote: | Originally posted by drzura
Yeah...... Mexico has pretty much become nothing more than a schit hole these days... |
Unlike the United States?
Jake |
Naw..... It's more pronounced in Mexico nowadays (headless bodies dangling from bridges, Casino's being caught on fire, grenades being thrown in
bars). Its so sad because Mexico is such a pretty place.
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Ateo
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Happens every day around the world. Chill out and live life before you die. Go outside and have fun today.
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drzura
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
Happens every day around the world. Chill out and live life before you die. Go outside and have fun today. |
True.... You do have to get outside and enjoy life. Part of the enjoying life part is about feeling safe. Can anyone be totally safe... no. Just
have to be more aware of you surroundings. Will it stop me from going to Baja?.....NO.....
My mom had an idea of living in Baja when she retires. She wanted to stay at my lot in the San Lucas Cove area. With her being single, I do not think
that would be a good idea with all this crap going on.
[Edited on 10-30-2011 by drzura]
[Edited on 10-30-2011 by drzura]
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jakecard
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One nomad said in a different thread recently that he couldn't wait to get out of California because of the violence.
That Mexico is a pretty place has no relevance to murder. The U.S. is a pretty place too, but mass murders are a fact of life here as well---Fort
Hood, Virginia Tech., Phoenix?
All perspective, I reckon.
Jake
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by norte
I wonder if people will continue to stick the head in the sand on how dangerous Baja really is? |
Sure they will. That will be facilitated by the American 60 day memory span.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
Happens every day around the world. Chill out and live life before you die. Go outside and have fun today. |
GEE....thanks for telling me how to handle my grief. Gary was a friend of mine, and this whole thing disturbs me a lot, but thanks for telling me how
I should equate this on the big world scale.
Yeah....I feel a lot better now.
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Ateo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
Happens every day around the world. Chill out and live life before you die. Go outside and have fun today. |
GEE....thanks for telling me how to handle my grief. Gary was a friend of mine, and this whole thing disturbs me a lot, but thanks for telling me how
I should equate this on the big world scale.
Yeah....I feel a lot better now. |
I wasn't telling you how to grieve Dennis. I was trying to put things in perspective. The headline made it sound like gringos get killed every day
all day throughout Ensenada. I'm sorry your friend was killed. I was just disagreeing with the fear and Baja violence hype on this thread.
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sanquintinsince73
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Dennis, there is nothing I can say or anything I can do, but I am so sorry for the loss of your friend. When you can, please convey our condolences to
his family.
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Ateo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by drzura
| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
Happens every day around the world. Chill out and live life before you die. Go outside and have fun today. |
True.... You do have to get outside and enjoy life. Part of the enjoying life part is about feeling safe. Can anyone be totally safe... no. Just
have to be more aware of you surroundings. Will it stop me from going to Baja?.....NO.....
My mom had an idea of living in Baja when she retires. She wanted to stay at my lot in the San Lucas Cove area. With her being single, I do not think
that would be a good idea with all this crap going on.
[Edited on 10-30-2011 by drzura]
[Edited on 10-30-2011 by drzura] |
I completely disagree about violence in Baja. I think it's mostly hype.
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BajaBlanca
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the crime in la bocana is the least I have seen anywhere. in my life. it is such a small town. we are a community of 651 people. ditto for punta
abreojos. the only crime to speak of is petty theft - a kid who is on drugs and steals from his mom and dad (who turn him or her in), a kid who
"borrows" a neighbor's car, typical youngster stuff.
the one VERY SERIOUS criminal act in 5 years that La Bocana did have involved 2 Americans being brutally attacked......and was (rumor has it) drug
related. It was horrible, nonetheless, and the whole town got together to figure out how to never let it happen again (the perpetrators were never
found/arrested...true Baja politics).
when I think of moving elsewhere, I honestly cannot think of anywhere in the whole world where I would feel safer and that is one reason we are here.
not to mention that it is gorgeous. not to mention that our Mexican neighbors are kind and friendly. not to mention that the fishing is some of the
best on the peninsula. but really, without safety, all the above is useless.
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