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BMG
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Shocking photos of the La Paz Carnaval.
The malecon was a maze of extension cords during Carnaval but walking through sidewalk hazards is second nature to most residents. What surprised me
was that apparently no one was electrocuted during the event.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Steve&Debby
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Looks all to code,Mexican code
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longlegsinlapaz
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Where are the meters showing how much they used?? OMG!! Guess what OUR bills are going to look like next billing cycle!
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oxxo
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Looks lke one of my wiring jobs. I use the Better Homes and Garden wiring book.
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msawin
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I think 110 is over-rated.
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by msawin
I think 110 is over-rated. |
Actually, we get 135v or 0v normally here at the house.
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Paula
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Now that's some HOT stuff, BMG!
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Barry A.
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------looks like my Uncle's ranch-------------wooooo haaaaa!!!
Loved the one with the two bare wires stuck in the dangling wall outlet---------
Barry
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Iflyfish
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What's the problem?
Iflyfish
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Bajahowodd
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Seems normal to me. Actually, with no exposed copper, it looks like an upgrade.
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vgabndo
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That is some pretty strong competition for the folks in San Javier. At THAT fiesta I was most impressed by all the wires crossing the street crushed
the thousands of strollers between the smashed beer cans and the cobblestones. 
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Iflyfish
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I may have told this story. We had a Neurofeedback clinic outside of Queretaro, about $20,000 worth of sensitive electronic equipment, well protected
with massive surge protectors, one day blew up! BAM! Went to look for the cause, no ground wire connected at the main source, wire hanging unattached
over the post, "act of god" claimed, this at a PREMIER conference facility. Sometimes I just have to shake my head and wonder.
I have seen major office buildings with their telephone wires twisted together on the side of the building like the twisties one uses to close a loaf
of bread. Jaw dropping amazing.
One need to remind oneself that these things represent differences, only differences, that and/or sometimes go mad!
Great photos.
Iflyfish
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BajaDove
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What bare wires? That's the adapter.
If its not where it is, its where it isn\'t.
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Seems normal to me. Actually, with no exposed copper, it looks like an upgrade. |
Only a few spots where the copper was exposed.
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k-rico
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You go to "carnalaval" and take photos of electrical wires?? 
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
What's the problem?
Iflyfish |
You
sound like my uncle! I remember him powering his old service-station-type gasoline pump with old recovered telephone line laying on the ground beside
the access road over a distance of at least 400 yards, and it was that way for at least 40 years with no apparent problems----copper showing thru in
many places. We routinely drove over the line-------no OSHA there.
-----and my uncle was an Engineer. Go figure-------we often, and especially lately, make mountains out of molehills! 
Barry
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
You go to "carnalaval" and take photos of electrical wires??
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Of course I do, doesn't everyone?
I seem to get myself in trouble when I stray from wiring and/or plumbing photos.
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Leo
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OK that puts it in balance
The grass is always greener....
and so, there is always a better spot in Baja
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Woooosh
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Love the clamato!
My brother in law was electrocuted messing with wires like these.
A gringo nephew who works for the power company stateside almost had a coronory when he saw the power line abuses in Mexico. He really couldn't
believe his eyes. It looked normal for us too.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
Love the clamato! |
Which brings up another thing.
Is Clamato pronounced in English with the 2nd 'a' like may or ma?
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