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dianaji
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Blocks of ice
Just bought a new larger cooler. Seems i never bring enough ice and wonder if i can buy it in rosarito or further south...if so, where?
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Well, your five minutes are ticking................I just couldn't resist.
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Seriously, there must be dozens of places south of Rosarito that carry block ice. Even our OXXOs and EXTRAs carry them over here on the mainland. You
can get it in raw or purified ice form. There is an ice house in San Quintin, Mulege, Loreto, Guerrero Negro, and so on. EVERY major and minor city
will have them.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
Well, your five minutes are ticking................I just couldn't resist. |
what does this mean? can u be helpful?
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Hook
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You mean, more helpful than my second post? Not me. But someone can.
No comment on the first one.....................
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dianaji
| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
Well, your five minutes are ticking................I just couldn't resist. |
what does this mean? can u be helpful? |
Diana, this is on the bottom of all your posts:
"He/she who asks a question is a fool for 5 minutes. He/she who never asks a question is a fool forever.
Confucious (amended quote)
diana"
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dianaji
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thanks for seriously! that's what i wanted to hear. i have never bought block ice even in the states, even tho they have ice houses.
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oh, i get it now! thanks for clarifying, dk. sometimes i am slow...however, not too often!
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Gee. I thought you had a place down there that had, like, electricity. Why would you need block ice if you are only going to your place in Rosarito?
Just asking.
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no, it's la mision, and it has the poles up since february, however, still no electricity...seems the contractor took off with the $$$...however, we
are still working on having it working. now, if u can help with that!!!
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Diana- you might want to try dry ice for longer periods. They sell it at Smart & Final STATESIDE.
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they have smart and final in rosarito...do u think they have it there? i have never bought ice, so was unaware of this. thanks so much for this
info.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
You can get it in raw or purified ice form. |
Another post referenced not ingesting the free ice you get at the beer stores. (I must have missed that in the guide books before our first trip.)
Does Hook's post reference the same thing that there is purified and dirty ice?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNuts
| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
You can get it in raw or purified ice form. |
Another post referenced not ingesting the free ice you get at the beer stores. (I must have missed that in the guide books before our first trip.)
Does Hook's post reference the same thing that there is purified and dirty ice? |
Absolutely, there is dirty ice in Mexico. But every bag/block of purified ice I have seen is always labeled as such. The dirty ice is what you see
being dispensed at the large ice houses in huge blocks. It's the ice that fishermen use to keep their catch cold. It's the ice that beer houses use to
chill beers and give away.
Actually, the odds that you would get sick from ingesting even this dirty ice are probably pretty low. The municipal water over here has a chlorine
content that is about 3 times what the EPA in the US recommends.
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So true. Decades ago, the water was very toxic. But today, in almost every major municipality, tap water is safe. Most of the warnings that get people
to buy bottled water are more about the fact that whether you go to Ensenada or Enid, OK, the change in the water can cause a certain amount of
gastrointestinal discomfort.
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thanks, howodd and hook, I was leaning that direction. Any time there's a major change in the diet it affects all the parts.
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I'm way South of you but use to be any place selling cubes sold blocks too. Shouldn't be a problem where you're headed. Good luck with your power.
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Ice House In Ensenada I Use
| Quote: | Originally posted by dianaji
Just bought a new larger cooler. Seems i never bring enough ice and wonder if i can buy it in rosarito or further south...if so, where?
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I buy my block ice in Ensenada from an ice house east of the "Three Heads Plaza".
To get there turn left at the street directly in front of the "Three Heads Plaza" and head east about 10 blocks. On the right there is a big red
building with a loading dock in front. They may require a minimum purchase. Last time I was there I bought about 150 kilos of ice for nominal pesos.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dianaji
thanks for seriously! that's what i wanted to hear. i have never bought block ice even in the states, even tho they have ice houses.
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I have never done stairs. My house had them but I couldn't figure out how to use them.
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Smart & Final in Mexico does not carry dry ice, that's why I specified stateside...but dry ice lasts longer. Good for keeping things frozen, too.
[Edited on 8-21-2009 by bajabound2005]
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