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Woooosh
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Beautiful, hot Friday in Rosarito Beach with neighbors out enjoying the view from the Disabled Beach Access point
It is going to be an amazing weekend in Baja! A Santa Ana is coming through with a moderate off-shore breeze and temps into the 80's. Not much surf
to speak of though maybe 3 feet. Great shape though.
These neighbors took advantage of the relatively cool morning and wheeled over and then out on the Disable Beach Access to enjoy the views. Hopefully
we'll be able to get a ramp installed- but no one is complaining! Enjoy the weekend.
\"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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Udo
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In a couple of years, I will need one of those ramps
Udo
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Cypress
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Woooosh, Is that you in the chair?
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Woooosh, Is that you in the chair? |
Yep....that's Woooosh and Maggie's pushing him toward the water ala Johnny Udo in "Kiss of Death."
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Woooosh, Is that you in the chair? |
Yep....that's Woooosh and Maggie's pushing him toward the water ala Johnny Udo in "Kiss of Death." |
Maggie would have found away to get the wheelchair over the rocks into the water if I was in it. For sure!
\"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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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Woooosh, Is that you in the chair? |
I don't really think you believe being disabled is funny. It is especially difficult in Mexico. Maybe in your "next lifetime" you will get to find
out (check with the wifey).
\"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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mtgoat666
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do your neighbors know you are spying on them?
seems kind of creepy all that surveillance you are doing!
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
do your neighbors know you are spying on them?
seems kind of creepy all that surveillance you are doing! |
I don't think so at all. There are posted signs about the cameras recording ALL activities. The highest mounted camera is an IP PTZ camera the
Rosarito Police is able to watch and control. Three other neighbors have the same camera set up so we all watch the area together. Between the three
of us we have the area covered. It's the best way to deter crime. Isn't this pretty common on every street corner in the USA and Europe now too?
Honest people don't mind the cameras and people intentionally park in front of our house because the cameras are there.
Admittedly my 540x Zoom is strong. It can read the label on your shirt from down the block. My casino background helped me set the system up. I
don't really sit in front of the system much- it's programmed and automated. I do black out (mask) the windows of neighbors. The computers track and
notify me of anything out of the ordinary. If not for the daily haze from the beach salt on the camera dome- it could do facial recognition too.
For these two pictures I just opened the door and used my tiny CoolPix Nikon camera- not the system. That's creepy to you too I suppose.
[Edited on 3-9-2012 by Woooosh]
\"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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Oso
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Woooosh, Is that you in the chair? |
I don't really think you believe being disabled is funny. It is especially difficult in Mexico. Maybe in your "next lifetime" you will get to find
out (check with the wifey).
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True. I've particulary noticed how uneven the sidewalks are. Must be very difficult for wheelchairs to navigate.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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BajaBlanca
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sad scenario ... no matter how you look at it.
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captkw
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HOLA< since we are disabled in some way or another and my father had pollilo,trying to make fun/smear of another person's situwation,,is not a good
sign of a great human!!! and yes,,I spell,,muy malo...butt,I thimk,you get my drift...K&T
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BajaGringo
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That's really cool Woooosh! For those of us who have family members in a wheelchair your efforts are sincerely appreciated and I applaud your
perseverance...
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Ateo
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Nice looking left in that first picture. That is the wave I'm talking about for the non surfers.
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
That's really cool Woooosh! For those of us who have family members in a wheelchair your efforts are sincerely appreciated and I applaud your
perseverance... |
That was an INCREDIBLY generous donation you made today Ron. You are an amazing man and I assure you every penny will go towards the project. Just
amazing! Craig
Why is there no icon for standing ovation?!
http://www.woooosh.com/disabled_beach_access_and_fitness_tra...
[Edited on 3-10-2012 by Woooosh]
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
Nice looking left in that first picture. That is the wave I'm talking about for the non surfers. |
yup- A nice longboard on it would be fun. I do have to drop 20 pounds or wait until whaling season is over before I head out. Wouldn't want to confuse
the whales migrating north that I was part of their pod! LOL
\"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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angels4
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I have been reading your Woooosh Blog and it is very impressive. Keep up the good work Craig! I'll pitch in too. Have a great weekend!
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by angels4
I have been reading your Woooosh Blog and it is very impressive. Keep up the good work Craig! I'll pitch in too. Have a great weekend! |
Indeed you did! Another wonderful unexpected surprise from a fellow Nomad. I'm absolutely floored, but nomads have always been so willing to help
improve Meixco. I hope that spirit of the Nomad clan never goes away. Thanks Angels4! You rock!
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
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mcfez
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Anyone that supports the local Baja community is a great member of the human race. This is a good idea here woosh. I do have a question although
I went to your donation website...and did not find one word about the funding to be used for the handicap. There is no access showing in your diagrams
and pictures...as well. What gives? Oversight?
We have been working for four years to protect the beach from illegal developers. We have legally secured 800 square meters of beach for recreational
use and we are ready to begin construction on a project for the people.
Everyone needs to get outside and exercise more. A Beach Fitness trail allows people to try one station or all nine- and at any fitness level.
It will be a good stand-alone workout, or beach running enthusiasts can add the Beach Fitness Trail it to their warm -up or cool-down routines.
Rosarito Beach Activity Trail Fund
The Beach area is protected from development in Mexico through the issuance of Federal Land Titles or Concessions. Anyone can apply for a title,
but the people who live in front of the beach get "first dibs". That has not stopped squatters from delaying plans to create a beach version of the
popular "Fitness Trail" concept on the concession.
100% of donations will be used for concession fees and building a 9 station Beach Fitness Trail from wood, cement, and signage.
If you're tired of seeing this old white man get beat up to protect beach access for the disabled of Mexico- donate. Thanks.
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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vgabndo
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Whoosh...what a great thing to do! Kudos!
My first thought was fix the chair not the curbs. When this image popped-up (considering all your security) I had to stick it in.
There are wonderful alternatives to immobility now, with improved access, even more possibilities for those who can afford it.
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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wessongroup
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Could have used one where we were renting ... was a drop of about 4' to the rocks and sand, from the last step .... tried it once ... the wife had one
hell of a time getting me back up ...
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