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They could clean the bathroom up if they really wanted to. Simple. Come on..... |
You have GOT to be kidding????? Have you EVER tried to keep a public bathroom clean in Mexico??? It is a process that would be a full time job. I
know because I did it for about a year, in the States-------very frustrating job, believe me. (Jack-in-Box in Imperial Beach)
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I understand how hard it can be, but it IS done at some other Pemex's. I do gas station compliance in the states, and some stations are consistently
clean while others are not. The difference is usually ownership. If they make it a priority and care, stuff gets clean. I know- there are crazy
people who will literally chit on the wall just for fun - I've seen it, but that's not the norm.
I'd guess the station in El Rosario has a very high thruput (gallons sold each month), bringing in a decent amount of cash. A little more effort
would please some of his customers. Me, I take chits on the side of the road.
OT: he should build a convenience store on site. The US model of gas and c store is the only thing keeping owners in business NOB. Very few make
money off the gas. They make it on skittles, taki's, and cigarettes.
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Oh, and don't take my replies as being anything more than suggestion/observations. I don't give a crap about Baja bathrooms. I'm not complaining and
I dont expect clean restrooms in Mexico. It'd be nice, but I come to Baja just to take craps in the desert.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
Oh, and don't take my replies as being anything more than suggestion/observations. I don't give a crap about Baja bathrooms. I'm not complaining and
I dont expect clean restrooms in Mexico. It'd be nice, but I come to Baja just to take craps in the desert. |
Here you go, desert crapper....
http://youtu.be/naikFCHPtlY
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
I do gas station compliance in the states, and some stations are consistently clean while others are not. The difference is usually ownership.
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yes, some owners have pride and some don't - and in some cases competition makes caring or uncaring owners act. as it is, i keep hearing great things
about the motel and appalling things about the gas station rest rooms,... makes me wonder about cleanliness of nonpublic areas at motel.
i am thinking that in this case, only pemex in town, so the owner does not need to compete and he can bank extra $10/day by leaving bathrooms filthy.
if there were 2 pemexes in town selling gas at same price, the owner probably would have competition and would probably maintain banos.
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The further south you go in the USA, the nastier the restrooms, hotel rooms, and the roadsides.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
I do gas station compliance in the states, and some stations are consistently clean while others are not. The difference is usually ownership.
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yes, some owners have pride and some don't - and in some cases competition makes caring or uncaring owners act. as it is, i keep hearing great things
about the motel and appalling things about the gas station rest rooms,... makes me wonder about cleanliness of nonpublic areas at motel.
i am thinking that in this case, only pemex in town, so the owner does not need to compete and he can bank extra $10/day by leaving bathrooms filthy.
if there were 2 pemexes in town selling gas at same price, the owner probably would have competition and would probably maintain banos. [/quote
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
The further south you go in the USA, the nastier the restrooms, hotel rooms, and the roadsides. |
Oh----My-----Gawd-------------the truth!!!!! (you are so racist, so zenophobic, so--so--so, something typical of a righty!!!) 
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Yep, That's me.
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Ateo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
Oh, and don't take my replies as being anything more than suggestion/observations. I don't give a crap about Baja bathrooms. I'm not complaining and
I dont expect clean restrooms in Mexico. It'd be nice, but I come to Baja just to take craps in the desert. |
Here you go, desert crapper....
http://youtu.be/naikFCHPtlY |
Funny! I'll watch for Donkeys.
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
The further south you go in the USA, the nastier the restrooms, hotel rooms, and the roadsides. |
Key West???
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On Topic/Off Topic: When I went by Baja Cactus Gas Station last week, the banos appeared to be in the process of a remodel. Just an FYI...........
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
On Topic/Off Topic: When I went by Baja Cactus Gas Station last week, the banos appeared to be in the process of a remodel. Just an FYI...........
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Getting the permission from Pemex has taken years... Antonio owns the business, but in a socialist monoply (Pemex) the government controls how you
operate your business and what you can and cannot do.
The AM/PM type store with a fast food (tacos) inside has been planned since 2004... If people return to Mexico to vacation again, then it may become a
reality. Nobody has $$$ like they did before ... well, you know!
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We stopped in there on both our south and northbound legs, and both times the attendant made a show of zeroing the pumps, making sure I had seen it. I
patted him on the back and thanked him.
The only available restrooms were next door in the hotel.
I should have asked this before we went, but is it standard to tip attendants? I did have a guy, with no uniform on, clean my windows in GN, he did a
good job, and I gave him a tip. I assumed that he was working on "spec", unlike the uniformed attendants.
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I give the equivalent of $2 or $3 at each fillup since the wages earned are so low for these service attendants.
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Would always tip the guys... with a "Lincoln" .. they make about 100 peso's a day on salary ... it's been over a year since down ... maybe they make
more now...
I think I would be begging too ...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
On Topic/Off Topic: When I went by Baja Cactus Gas Station last week, the banos appeared to be in the process of a remodel. Just an FYI...........
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Sounds like they are being remodeled on Baja time...
They were working on the bathrooms, placing concrete for new floors, when we passed through in the first week of November! They had two outhouses set
up on the uphill side of the wall of the Pemex compound.
maybe ready by the next trip...., next year ....., next decade..? Or, just keep using the outhouses! 
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Sounds like Off Topics here
Everyone is talking about crapola
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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My usual tip is 10 pesos for fill-up and front window. A little more if back window is cleaned.
BTW...The restrooms were still worked on in December/January.
Udo
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BAJA CACTUS PEMEX, EL ROSARIO
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"Oh, and by the way, Antonio's Pemex's bano is not a reflection of his business there or at the hotel." - Lee
Really? 'Splain that, please.
My experience down and up the peninsula, is that by and ;arge, the newer station, where the franchisees are making more money from their convenience
stores are almost always clean and well stocked.
That said, it wasn't all that long ago when public restrooms in Mexico, including those at the airports, did not even have toilet seats.
But, in today's world, I really have to wonder why someone running a business that includes a very popular hotel/ Motel next door is unable to invest
in a few bucks a day to have toilet paper????
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