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oldlady
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SiReNiTa
but you will have to understand me .... |
Eloquently says it all!
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Bajafun777
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AND tHANK YOU!!!!!!! Later-------------------bajafun777
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SiReNiTa
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well said baja fun!!
we all know every country has it's own problems and stuff to work out but in my mind the richest people are those of us who come home at the end of
the day with a smile on our face knowing that there is going to be people waiting for us with their arms open and that when we open the door and see
their face we feel like the richest people in the world even if we only have 50 cents in our pocket...bravo for those of you who know the feeling and
even I know that love won't buy food and clothes but hey...it remains the most important and valuable thing in my life and i sure hope it is in
everyones!!!
love SiReNiTa!!!!
Live life as well as you can,
don\'t regret the things that once made you smile,
learn from your mistakes,
and thank God for every second he gives you upon this earth.
Visit me at
Http://BajaScents.Scentsy.com.mx
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capn.sharky
In Mexico, you are lucky to have a seat on your toilet. Mexico is Mexico---it has its own charm. |
There is little charm in sitting on a porcelain toilet. It's cold and uncomfortable. This, however, seems to be pervalent in all of Latin America.
Why they remove their toilet seats is beyond comprehension. Initially I thought you were expected to perch over the thing until one irate hotel
manager knocked on my door and reprimanded me for it (the shoes had left scuff marks). No, I was supposed to sit on that cold white ring I was told.
bummer. 
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Skeet/Loreto
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Baajafun777
Avery good Post!, One of the best I have seen.
In the Past few months since I left Loreto and ended up in my Roots in the Texas Panhandle, I have observed the demise of the Small Towns, the moving
of the Young to the Cities and places of commerce.
The breaking up of the Families,both the States and Mexico has cause many Problems.
Love Conquers All:
A Friend in Need is a Friend In Deed;
For those youngones who have been seperated from their Families, Please try to keep some contact,and if unable too, make sure you have some Friends
around.
We Will Survive, It will be difficult for both of our Countries!
"Faith, Hope, and Charity!!
Skeet/Loreto
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shari
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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Since we are on the topic of poddies...I have a little insight into why outhouses are prevalent here. Since there is no sewage system here because of
the law that nothing can be dumped into the ocean..because of the healthy abalone beds here, most folks just have an outhouse...why?
Well, we just had a septic tank built and it cost 13,000 pesos!!! which is more than a piece of land costs, or a car...then another 1,500 for a
toilet!
Toilet paper really screws up the type of septic tanks they build here so ya need to get with the program and remember to put it in the basket.
From what I understand, public toilets don't have seats as they get broken with people standing on them...and are harder to clean and less sanitary.
So...if you are a normal mexican family and by chance you had this kind of dinero...what would you do? Buy a lot or pee inside? It's often a question
of priorities...hmm.... a truck or a bathroom? send my kid to college or a bathroom? they are prohibitively expensive and not a necessity but a
luxury.
When I married Juan and came to live here...we only had an outhouse...no running water...questionable power...but man oh man...a million dollar
location. Little by little we have been able to improve our casa. Remember, there is no credit here...heck hardly anyone has a bank account...sohow
the heck are they gonna build a bathroom which all told costs about your whole season's salary???
You get used to an outhouse...and bucket showers...and if you cant...well, then villages in baja are not for you.
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Skip_Mac
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Thanks for the perspective Sheri and Sirena. I have had a (previous) career searching old gold in old mining districts for new gold resources.
While exploring.. it was an extra spark to look at the outhouses. Many were destroyed by artifact hunters, but the most remote were intact. I have
pictures of one hole outhouses with ship portholes installed, 2, 3, 4 AND many holers.. but with incredible views of 10,000 foot plus snow covered
mountains in the background. Not fun to use if your only toilet paper is snow and you are wearing long underwear and two outer layers.
Can anyone doubt that I prefer the Baja version, even if I have to check for scorpions..
The only sad part is the toilet paper fluttering from the cactus near the tourist impacted areas. That was not a problem in 1974. Progress! Sad,
but Baja survuves.
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gibson
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
There is little charm in sitting on a porcelain toilet. It's cold and uncomfortable. This, however, seems to be pervalent in all of Latin America.
Why they remove their toilet seats is beyond comprehension. Initially I thought you were expected to perch over the thing until one irate hotel
manager knocked on my door and reprimanded me for it (the shoes had left scuff marks). No, I was supposed to sit on that cold white ring I was told.
bummer. |
ooohh waaaaaaaaaaa.
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Bajajack
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Ah, yes good ole
baja, one of the few places left on this earth where, if you claim poverty and ignorance you can crap in the yard and it's perfectly acceptable.
\"take what you can, give nothing back!\"
We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the
American people.\'
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
We can have no \"50-50\" allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.
Theodore Roosevelt
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajajack
baja, one of the few places left on this earth where, if you claim poverty and ignorance you can crap in the yard and it's perfectly acceptable. |
It's Tradition
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