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Sharksbaja
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Baja Wussies stay home!
Has Baja become:
Scary, frightening, dangerous? 
Friendly, welcoming, relaxing? 
It's a struggle, listen to your inner-self. Don't take our word for it! Last thang we need is a bunch of scared old ladies running around Baja. Gives
us all a bad rep.
Remember " Baja lesson #1" and have a good one.
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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Osprey
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Right on Sharks! As we used to say in the olden days "Better to have flunked your Wasserman than never to have loved at all."
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Mango
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Location: Alta California &/or Mexicali
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Life is the leading cause of death. That being said, it does taste better with lime. Enjoy what you got when you got it, don't let it sit around and
get flat, there might not be another one in the cooler.
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Phil S
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Mood: After 34 years. Still in love w/ my wife
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The world is not full of woosies. There are those who choose to NOT surf. Kayak, fish, Scuba, snorkel, drive narrow gravel streambeds & arroyos.
Trample through trails lined with rattlesnakes. Maybe they prefer a camera in their hands. Perhaps just swimming along the coastline. Or even just
sunbathing. Or perhaps they enjoy the friendship of their fellow campers. The world is not full of over overzelous adventurers, who "look forward" to
every adventure around 'every corner'. Those that 'proceed with caution' in their trips to Baja I can't blame for their being concerned with what
seems to be more criminal activities these days in Baja. IF it is too much for them, they should have the right to make their decision without
criticism.
Different strokes for different folks. If they choose not to come down anymore, there still is Grand Canyon. Teton. Yellowstone, Yosemite, etc.
Never a dull time for even those that are just laid back, and don't want the risk.
Viva la "long life" without termoil!!!!!!
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edinnopolo
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Osprey,
are these from the Wasserman test era 
Blessed be the flexible for they shall not bend out of shape.
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Sharksbaja
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Ed, your avatar says it all!
Phil, it's clear you know the difference.
Some of those "woosies" would be just as happy at a Day's Inn in Anahiem tho it could be mo dangerous!
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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Al G
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Location: Todos Santos/Full time for now...
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Mood: Wondering what is next???
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Hey...watch who your calling a woossie...I can get lost with the best...
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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Sharksbaja
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Yep, it's a big town!!! I just thought all the lost folks in Mulege ended up at the Jungla.
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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Nicole
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Location: Kitimat, BC, Canada
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I always find it amusing to read posts like this...
I live in an EXTREMELY safe corner of the world and am very happy to do so except for the five months of winter when it is dark and dreary... not to
mention down right cold!!!
I must say that Baja is an amazing place - full of wonder and delightfully friendly people, both from there and away. Whenever I hear of "danger" in
Baja it mostly makes me sad because I think that the majority of people there and the majority of destinations are peaceful and welcoming. However, I
think it is important to be aware of current danger "hotspots" and the best method I have found is for fellow Nomads to share their personal
experiences.
I would hope that in doing so it would be received with thanks and used to limit exposure to potential harm. I am sure that everyone will agree that
it is just plain foolish to run towards danger on purpose. Strategy is important. I will not avoid driving down with my 2-year-old daughter but always
welcome advice on which is the safest and most pleasant route. Fear is a limiting thing, I would agree, but so is recklessness. Let's try striking a
happy medium where possible. 
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tripledigitken
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Well said Nicole.
It's all about "strateedrgery"!
Ken
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Sharksbaja
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What should be believed?
Canadians I worry about. Maybe because it's really hard for some to understand(me too) all the violence down south and I don't just mean Baja. They
aren't suppose to have guns down there. That's part of the problem. Not a whole lot of deterrent at street level, unless of course you break the law
and own a gun. I think gun reform could be the answer.
There IS valuable news and experience here. I hesitate to believe all of it though. After all, sensationalists exist in many public forums. They get
off on scaring, intimidating or otherwise frightening people. This is a good avenue for them. Many times these reports are unsubstantiated but a
reader may find it easy to accept and believe. Once you plant a seed it's hard to erase in yer brain. True?
I'd just like people to understand that according to the "ComptonNomad" forum
this land to the south is relatively safe.
My point was obvious to some, save a few. Don't believe everything you hear or see. Just like the first two lines in this thread. That was the
point. Thanks Nicole for taking the time to think.
Yep, common sense might just save yer butt sometime.
[Edited on 10-9-2007 by Sharksbaja]
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
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Frank
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The seed has been planted concerning the very northern end of Baja. I've been having a hard time justifing a few quick weekend getaways lately.
We would get a few days off and pop across the border for a quick overnight stay, just to relax. Now it seems the BS of extra security for the gringo
truck {all I own, sorry} and everything else makes it not worth the hassle. I wish they would get there act together in Baja Norte, so I could spend
some tourist dollars.
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RonnieRockCod
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Osprey, I'm not sure there are many Nomads who are old enough, or lived enough, to know the meaning of a Wasserman Test. RRC.
[Edited on 10-10-2007 by RonnieRockCod]
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Bob and Susan
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Location: Mulege BCS on the BAY
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August von Wasserman, a German bacteriologist, developed a test to diagnose syphilis.
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Eli
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Sharkes, I got to admit to having had a totally different take on what your bi line read, Baja woosies stay home. I thought, yeah, I am a woosie and
it is really time for me to go home to Baja.
It is going North of the boarder that gives me the real woosies, it is really scary up there ya know.
Ah well, oh silly me!
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Minnow
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Eli
Sharkes, I got to admit to having had a totally different take on what your bi line read, Baja woosies stay home. I thought, yeah, I am a woosie and
it is really time for me to go home to Baja.
It is going North of the boarder that gives me the real woosies, it is really scary up there ya know.
Ah well, oh silly me! |
Sara, nice to read a different perspective. You are so right. The US is a downright scary place.
Proud husband of a legal immigrant.
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Eli
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Yeah, Minnow, I don't get it. I guess it is all where one is coming from, I am always amazed to read someone from a large U.S. city worrying about
carjacking or any violence anywhere in Baja.
In all my years of traveling South of the boarder, the only time I ever got ripped off in a scary sort of way, as in someone entered into my room at
a Travel Lodge in San Isidro Ca. and taking all my luggage while I was sleeping right next to it, yikes! It was in 1988, and I remember deciding to
pay the extra bucks to sleep on the North side of the boarder because it would be safer. Oh well, silly me, when I told that story to my dad, he just
chuckled and shook his head, he had done the same thing, been ripped off having had his car broken into at the same Motel many years before.
I donno, I am sure there are many, many people comfortable as all gidout with the helicopters flying over their head in Echo Park L.A. for example.
Which by the way, I think if I were to try to live in L.A., that is most likly the niegborhood I would pick, it is real pretty, totally urban and
reminds me of Mexico City, which I do like in small doses, but I really don't wanna go North anyway, home is Baja.
Just give me an isolated Baja beach with the full moon hitting the water at midnight and I am happy camper.
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BajaDave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Eli
Just give me an isolated Baja beach with the full moon hitting the water at midnight and I am happy camper. |
That's what I'm talking about! Here's how that looks from my place, which I hope to get back to soon.
[Edited on 10-11-2007 by BajaDave]
[Edited on 10-11-2007 by BajaDave]
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Sallysouth
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Location: Capo Beach
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Hey Sara, That is kinda funny that you interprted the word "woosies" the way you did.Shows how much of a "Mexican" you really are! I am pretty sure
the word was originally meant to be pronounced "wussies".Now I could be wrong but i sure don't think so!And you know that "wussies are supposed to be
a kind of fraidy -cat, not able to handle tough situations,etc.( I did not look that up).That ,for sure ,my friend, does NOT include you!!!! I will be coming your way soon and will give you a call. No Wussies
here!!!!:smug original post was spelled 'woosies')
[Edited on 10-11-2007 by Sallysouth]
Happiness is just a Baja memory away...
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Sharksbaja
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Can girls be wussies? I sure hope so!
They know who they are.
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
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Viva Mulege!
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