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DavidE
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3814
Registered: 12-1-2003
Location: Baja California México
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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A stop sign has a little placard mounted below it with the word "TOTAL" This means a cop is probably nearby and a gringo car better grow cobwebs
before proceeding.
RED LIGHT Look both ways before running it
GREEN LIGHT Speed Limit minimum 50 mph or you'll get rear ended.
AMBER LIGHT Time to red line the tachometer
CURVA PELIGROSA Somebody of note died ignoring a mere curve sign
TOPE A 150 M. Speed bump anywhere from 10 feet to a mile ahead.
DESVIACION Say adios to your new windshield
NO REBASE CON RAYA CONTINUA Elevated risk of head-on collision
CONCEDA CAMBIO SU LUCES Means the left beam dims, the right beam goes bright
ESTE CAMINO NO ES DE ALTA VELOCIADAD Starting line of Mexican 500
SI TOMA NO MANAJE If you drink don't get caught
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Frank
Senior Nomad
Posts: 861
Registered: 6-5-2005
Location: San Diego
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Mood: Is it time to leave yet?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Lee
When the smell of garbage burning gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling. |
That always brings me back to growing up on Guam. So familiar.
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jadams
Junior Nomad
Posts: 63
Registered: 10-5-2010
Location: Campo Delicias / Ramona
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Mood: wish I was at the campo
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you know your in baja when you have a pacifico with breakfast
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DENNIS
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 29510
Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jadams
you know your in baja when you have a pacifico with breakfast |
 My
Pacifico's are breakfast.
SALUD
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acadist
Super Nomad
Posts: 1125
Registered: 3-31-2007
Location: Spanaway,WA
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Mood: Waiting for the Sun
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YKYIB when the journey is almost as fun as the fishing when you get there.
Welcome back Dennis, although we have never actually met I feel I know you (and many of the other characters here). Haven't met a nomad I hven't
liked! May your road to recovery be rapid!
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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DENNIS
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 29510
Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
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| Quote: | Originally posted by acadist
YKYIB when the journey is almost as fun as the fishing when you get there.
Welcome back Dennis, May your road to recovery be rapid! |
Sincere thanks...and I hope so as well.
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captkw
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3850
Registered: 10-19-2010
Location: el charro b.c.s.
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Mood: new dog/missing the old 1
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HOLA AND WELCOME BACK..K&T
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DENNIS
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 29510
Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
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| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
HOLA AND WELCOME BACK..K&T
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thanks, Capt
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boe4fun
Super Nomad
Posts: 1040
Registered: 1-22-2006
Location: Margaritaville
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Mood: Circling the drain........
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You know you're in Baja when you're at the horse races in Bahia Asuncion and the ice cream vendor rolls by selling ice cream to the kids and cervezas
to the adults.
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DavidE
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3814
Registered: 12-1-2003
Location: Baja California México
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Kudos, Dennis. Stay healthy.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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BajaNomad
Super Administrator
Posts: 4994
Registered: 8-1-2002
Location: San Diego, CA
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Mood: INTP-A
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Quote: Originally posted by Oso  | | Quote: | Originally posted by Oso
You know you're in Baja when you can't remember what day it is. |
...and don't care. |
Was looking at some "old" posts here by "Oso". Oso's comments seemed to provide humor with some of the most down-to-earth common sense, especially
for travelers to Baja California. He coined the phrase "pizza insurance" in a May 2005 post here. The above post was his last one here, and is
consistent with some humor I've used at times over the years to describe travel to Baja.
I'm purposely bumping this thread to see if there are more thoughts/comments on "You know you're in Baja when..." today.
For those curious about Pizza Insurance, it's here:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=10601&got...
[Edited on 8-24-2018 by BajaNomad]
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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https://www.regionalinternet.com |
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David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64708
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Mood: Have Baja Fever
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Thank you, Doug!
I know I am in Baja when TIME no longer matters!
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AKgringo
Elite Nomad
Posts: 5998
Registered: 9-20-2014
Location: Anchorage, AK (no mas!)
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Mood: Retireded
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You know when you are in Baja when; You can exchange your dollars for pesos at the gas station, but not at the bank!
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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sancho
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2524
Registered: 10-6-2004
Location: OC So Cal
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I get nostalgic, reading some names of posters in this
thread from 2012, DENNIS miss you, David E
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motoged
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6481
Registered: 7-31-2006
Location: Kamloops, BC
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Mood: Gettin' Better
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You know you are in Baja and think you are in the middle of nowhere....enjoying whatever you are enjoying....and a local walks by....with a rope in
his hand...
Don't believe everything you think....
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Marc
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2802
Registered: 5-15-2010
Location: San Francisco & Palm Springs
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Mood: Waiting
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You know you are in Baja when you don't know what days it is. Oh wait.....that was this morning! Anyhow...Baja here I come Nov 1.
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DocRey
Nomad
Posts: 180
Registered: 2-27-2013
Location: SADM, Playas de T.J./Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Mood: Cautiously Optimistic
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...you hear the squeaking, rattling propane gas truck slowly cruising down the cobblestone calle and the loud shill
voice..."gaaahhhsss...gaaahhhsss..." Getting ever so distant...unless of course you need some.
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JohnGaltSpeaking
Junior Nomad
Posts: 50
Registered: 8-3-2018
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Mood: where have all of the smart people gone?
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the mosquitoes always know you're in BAJA!!!
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AKgringo
Elite Nomad
Posts: 5998
Registered: 9-20-2014
Location: Anchorage, AK (no mas!)
Member Is Offline
Mood: Retireded
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The main drag is shut down for a parade of school age kids celebrating.....well who knows what!
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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SFandH
Elite Nomad
Posts: 7066
Registered: 8-5-2011
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You know you're in Baja
when you can park at the beach,
when you can throw a football at the beach,
when you can play frisbee at the beach,
when you can have a campfire on the beach,
when you can have your dog on the beach,
when you can drink a beer on the beach,
when you can launch your boat from the beach,
when you can pitch a tent and sleep on the beach,
and when you can do all the other things at the beach that will get you busted in Southern California
That's what I like best about Baja, I'm a let's live at, and have fun on, the beach guy.
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