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mtgoat666
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I see these posts where people are gifting to coco beer and womens panties. Y’all should give him a SPOT or garmin satellite emergency device. He
doesnt need more beer and panties, he needs a help line.
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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David K
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Garmin's inReach devices are better as it uses Iridium satellites, 100%
coverage. Spot is 'spotty' and much more difficult to email with.
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AKgringo
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I take Coco things he can eat that don't need refrigeration, and things he can sell, like beer and sodas. I don't think he drinks much beer these
days, but it is what a lot of people want to buy when they stop there.
What is that phrase.....A monkey can't sell bananas?
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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baja Steve
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I have known Coco for many many years and worked with him through both amputations. He is diabetic so when bring food to him try to make it low sugar
and at the same time healthy, caned fish and meats along with vegetables. I try to make sure he a warm jacket for the winter along with other
appropriate warm clothes.
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LancairDriver
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 Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  | | I see these posts where people are gifting to coco beer and womens panties. Y’all should give him a SPOT or garmin satellite emergency device. He
doesnt need more beer and panties, he needs a help line. |
It seems he can sell the beer as well as drink it. I suggested a while back that he could sell some of his panty collection as Covid masks during
this epidemic, so he could probably use more of both. A satellite location aid would also be very helpful in his situation. I am going to upgrade from
my vintage Spot unit so I will drop it off next time I’m down that way if he doesn’t have anything else by then.
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Maderita
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There are some challenges as to how a SPOT or inReach device will work for him. It will requires subscription fees, and probably someone to manage the
account and donate the ongoing fees. It must be kept charged and on his person and/or vehicle. Requires literacy to use text functions. Requires some
tech savvy to figure out how to operate. Will need an operation manual in a language in which he is literate, or personal instruction. If just for
dire emergencies and the SOS button, then just some basic instruction.
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TMW
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You can use rechargeable batteries in Spot but I never have.I use Lithium batteries and they seem to last a long time. I'm not sure what Coco's
ability is on typing a message. I'm also not familiar with the new Spot devices. My Spot sends the regular I'm OK with the GPS coordinates in an
email. It also has a need help button and a SOS button. The InReach type devices have more features that allow typing messages but I'm not sure if
that isn't making it more complicated for Coco.
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David K
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The newer Spot devices have the email ability too, but it is far more difficult to use than the inReach email exchange. At least for the receiving
end.
The problem with the original Spot is that all you can send is three pre-selected messages and no way to elaborate as to what you need.
The inReach (DeLorme, then Garmin) allows you to have two-way communication so you can describe what you need or just chat. It sends to email or phone
text, anywhere in the world. It also allows your friends or family to see where you are and follow you (if you want) on a live (almost live) map of
your location. I chatted with several Nomad friends and my wife during my 8 Baja research trips. TMW, StuckSucks, Baja Geoff, and BajaNomad could see
where I was and send me messages. StuckSucks saw that I was on a dead-end road (by mistake) and let me know! LOL
When traveling solo, it is a relief to know you are not really alone when your family and friends are seeing your location and chatting with you.
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David K
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Recently (Baja legend) Coco's truck transmission gave out causing him to crawl on his hands and stumps back about 1.5 miles to his house.
Luckily my wife and I happened by the next AM and helped him tow his truck back to his house before it got stripped and burned, which happens quickly
to abandoned vehicles. He has no phone or other means of communication at his house. Knowing he needed a transmission, a group of us went to his place
with a truck and car hauler. We checked out the truck and found numerous other problems present or waiting to happen. We had a mechanic in the group
to help with the assessment and it was clear that this truck was beyond repair. Since the new road went through he has very little business.
In Coco's situation he needs a dependable vehicle not only for everyday supplies but for medical visits to Ensenada .
We are raising money to purchase Coco a better vehicle so he won't be left in that situation again.
Coco and all involved will be very appreciative if we can make this happen.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/cocos-corner-vehicle?utm_source=f...
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PaulW
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Doesn't Coco have mods to drive the truck? Seems a better solution is a new or rebuild trans. Probably many times less costly that a replacement
truck?
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David K
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Here is one Facebook reply on why fixing the tranny isn't enough:
"... it needs so much more than that. Tire on one side is cambered out about 10 degrees. Torsion bar is completely missing on one side so suspension
is down on the bumps. Front axles are out on the ground. All tires are bald. That's in just a 5 min inspection."
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PaulW
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yup, get a better truck and eat the cost of the handicap controls.
Sometimes the cheapest truck is not a good deal. I guess that is what he had?
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AKgringo
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My brother was a paraplegic, and his hand controls were transferred easily to several different vehicles over the years. What ever truck Coco winds
up with, it should be a tough, basic truck that requires a minimum of maintenance.
I can't see the need for four wheel drive to get to and from the city, and he shouldn't let others take his truck where he doesn't need to go. Good
tires, good shocks, and alignment would be more important, and should last him for years!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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David K
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I read that they will shop for a truck in Ensenada. 2WD, 4 or 6 cyl. The pickup bed only needs to serve Coco for a place to sleep when he goes to see
his doctor in Ensenada and to transport a 55 gallon drum of water.
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norte
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The RAM sure did not last long. Makes me wonder if any truck will.
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thebajarunner
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He is no longer in a "remote" area.....
Paved highway is just minutes away
No way does he need 4 wheel drive!
Classic overkill for nearly everyone, and especially for him
And, as I recall, lending a vehicle a couple years ago ended in his pal having a fatal crash, and getting Coco all kinds of exposure, not to mention
losing his vehicle.
He is pretty kind hearted, sometimes hard to say no....
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TMW
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He needs to say no more often. He needs to learn who he can trust and who he can't.
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