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Alan
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I just can't thank all of you enough! You are very special people. After 30 years in the fire service it feels very strange to be on the receiving
end. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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longlegsinlapaz
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PS....Jim has hired an armed security guard to patrol the premises at night! I KNEW I'd forgotten SOMETHING!
Alan...da nada, da nada, da nada!
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tripledigitken
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longlegsinlapaz,
You are a class act!
Ken
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CaboRon
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Location: The Valley of the Moon
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Longlegs,
Keep up the great work !
- CaboRon
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Roberto
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
Mid to late 90's, some even more recent. Not surprisingly, they sell them at... INEGI. 
--Larry |
Those are the ones I have. When you said recent, you got my hopes up.
Of course, those maps are based (mostly) on very old surveys, so the publication date doesn't mean too much. I was hoping that there had been a new
survey(s).
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bajajudy
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They also have the maps on cd. Not cheap but great to use in a laptop on or off the road.
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longlegsinlapaz
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
longlegsinlapaz,
You are a class act!
Ken |
Thank you Ken....sincerely appreciated!
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todostim
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Registered: 9-13-2007
Location: Leucadia, CA
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We just got our call from Jim & Gloria! How tragic. We've been keeping our cars there for over 12 yrs.
Unfortunately our Suzuki Sidekick has been sitting there now for over a week. Jim & Olga have some guys who will clean the car up, drain and
replace the fluids, and get it running (hopefully) for $450. Has anyone done this.? Were you happy with the results? We have Mexican Insurance thru
Lewis & Lewis (I forget the Mex Ins. Co. name.) but all the papers are/were in the glove box. We would love to hear what others are experiencing.
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comitan
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Registered: 3-27-2004
Location: La Paz
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I personally know 2 of the mechanics working on the vehicles and I can assure you that they will do a good job. As an update Jim & Glorias house
is emptied and cleaned ready for new paneling and everything that was ruined, they started cleaning up the yard today.
wiley
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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longlegsinlapaz
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A LOT of the vehicles there have had this done....some owners were local or happened to be here, many aren't local, but by contacting
their insurance companies, the agents have authorized towing to mechanics to have the work done. Now they're trying to get the work done there in the
yard when it's feasible. The cost has ranged in the neighborhood of $500 (equiv USD)....but will differ depending on the condition of each individual
vehicle....obviously a car that had water over the seats inside will take more time & labor to clean the mud off the floorboards AND the seats
than one which got less water/mud inside. Same on the what the mechanics find from vehicle to vehicle under the hood & in the gas tank.
My personal side note....Call me Pollyanna ....but I was truly amazed to discover
how many of the vehicles stored do NOT have insurance!! I guess people who can afford 5th wheels, large trailers or bus-sized motor homes can
easily afford to replace them There is a reason for insurance & this past week, unfortunately, I believe that reason hit
quite close to home for many many people!
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Keri
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Long legs you are FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You deserve a million gold stars. Thanks so much for all your help. You are an angel,k
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longlegsinlapaz
Super Nomad
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Steve: check your U2U
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capitolkat
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Above and beyond
Long Legs-- Kudos to you for your selfless devotion to others. As a lifelong Rotarian I know the motto " Service above Self" is admirable in the
people we know. I'm glad you're in La Paz- where we'll be retiring in about 15+ months.
Thanks for this labor of love-- Norm
Life is too short to drink bad wine
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ionaroad
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flood at La Paz mine storage I have a Suburban and 22t. trailer that I need some inside pictures. They have the keys at the office. Also may need
some clean up work done. I am in Idaho and not going to be there for 2 more months.
| Quote: | Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
Norm, what kind of help are you asking for here?? Physical labor to help get things cleaned up?? Emotional support?? I heard that
the place is a real mess & know several people who had all their possessions stored there & most if not all is destroyed...including large
travel trailers & vehicles. +4' of mud inside the units!! I sincerely doubt that all who have/had things in storage there know yet of their
losses. I have heard that Jim carried insurance, but am not clear if that insurance was just on his property, or on the possessions of his customers.
And I did hear that Jim sustained a multiple break in an arm in his attempts to minimize the property losses that were incurred due to the dam being
opened. Evidently the powers that be don't understand the wisdom of a slow/gradual release!!!!
Since you seem to have more information than I do, it might be wise to say specifically what kind of help is needed. I tired to get out there
yesterday & couldn't get into the storage lot, and I know others who have 4-WD did get down there, but the major devastation overwhelmed them
& they left.
There was a posting on the Henriette thread that mentioned the arroyo in Fidipaz was running wide & deep & that it was an intentional release
of the water in the dam, not a break!! Evivdently the State Police were notified & closed the hwy at that point prior to the release. That
arroyo & the area where the storage unit is near the airport is quite a distance apart...I'd say 3-4 miles...but all downhill from the mountains,
so I guess it is conceivable! I'm amazed that both these areas were effected so badly by the release of the dam.
This is kinda disjointed, but if you could give some feedback on specifics of what would be helpful to Jim & Gloria & the rest of the people
who had things stored there, it might be easier to organize efforts, rather than just having people show up there blind. |
[Edited on 9-17-2007 by ionaroad]
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longlegsinlapaz
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ionaroad
Two ships passing in the night....Check your e-mail for pics of your
Suburban....NOW. You'll have to wait until Tuesday afternoon/evening before you can get a status & interior pics on your
trailer...since you just confirmed the pics I sent are your trailer.
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bajadock
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LLILP(as well as others)
Nice service you are providing for your fellow nomads. I's why so many of us depend on baja nomad for solid news. Good Job!
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longlegsinlapaz
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The e-mail for the storage units is: storagemx@yahoo.com
and the phone is 52(612) 124-6504. They are still accepting new business. I'm finally posting for the world to see rather than continue to to U2U
the information....with Jim's knowledge & approval.
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bajajazz
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Registered: 12-18-2006
Location: La Paz, BCS, Mexico
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Is there or is there not a dam somewhere around San Pedro that drains into the arroyos near the La Paz airport?
In view of the fact that another storm is on the way it would be helpful to have an accurate reading of this situation.
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oldlady
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Jazz,
Since the wall collapsed and, having dug out what we and some others had stored there, IMHO any significant precip is likely to flood the low lying
storage area again, dam or no dam.
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longlegsinlapaz
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I think that predominant general local consensus is that it was simply an abundance of water that built up in the low ditches between the highway
& along the back wall facing the airport; with little or no outlet....the irresistible force meets the unmovable object theory! Neither the
airport, nor the areas farthest from the highway sustained the kind of devastation that the storage yard did. I personally now believe it was merely
"the luck of the draw" in low land. A lot of people have searched GoogleEarth
& other online maps searching for a dam near San Pedro....in vain!
PS...In other words....I totally agree with oldlady (who I wish would change her on-line name!)
[Edited on 9-19-2007 by longlegsinlapaz]
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