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Don Pisto
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Yacht fire & fuel spill close Playa Balandra
good job volunteers!
https://mexico.detailzero.com/news/103663/In-BCS-Balandra-be...
[Edited on 9-4-2022 by BajaNomad]
there's only two things in life but I forget what they are........
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monoloco
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The sunken yacht may be denied insurance coverage because it was operating as an illegal charter.
https://www.elsudcaliforniano.com.mx/local/exigen-investigar...
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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BajaBlanca
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That is so sad, such a gorgeous beach.
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4x4abc
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I remember the time when I moved to the next beach when I saw more than 3 people at Balandra
then the city advertised its beautiful daughter to the world
they truly soiled her
some summers the beach was closed due to too much caca in the water
so the number of people arriving by car was limited
people lined up at 6 to get in at 8 (if they were lucky)
but there is a loophole
the number of boats is not regulated
you hire a panga and go to Balandra any time you want
and, you guessed it, too may boats will be the new problem
well, one of the illegal charters burned
there are still people who say tourism is good
Harald Pietschmann
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AKgringo
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I have never spent any time in Baja Sur during the summer, but I did visit Balandera just before the pandemic started in Jan 2020.
It was crowded enough that I did not want to stay, but I did eat there and looked around a bit. I could be wrong, but it appeared to me that the
entire crowd was local people.
I really did not pay much attention to the boats in the bay.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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4x4abc
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nothing in La Paz is done right
the sunken yacht was pulled up to remove the source of contamination
but they lost the boat and it sank again
now in much deeper water
yesterday a historic picture of the first kiosk on the Malecon was published
somehow they "forgot" to build stairs to first floor
musicians had to climb a ladder to play on the platform
this image perfectly characterizes La Paz - they can't get anything right
Harald Pietschmann
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Balandra Yatcht Removal Gone Wrong
Due to weather and other problems the yacht that sunk at Balandra was raised and towed 2.5 km North before it had to be cut loose again. It is now
back on the bottom.
https://www.bcsnoticias.mx/pierden-restos-del-yate-incendiad...
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AKgringo
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Interesting translation! It refers to the damage caused by leaking fuel from the sunken yacht as a "natural disaster".
I guess that puts it in the same status as earthquakes, tidal waves and tropical storms!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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willardguy
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memories of the Salvatierra!
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willardguy
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Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  | nothing in La Paz is done right
the sunken yacht was pulled up to remove the source of contamination
but they lost the boat and it sank again
now in much deeper water
yesterday a historic picture of the first kiosk on the Malecon was published
somehow they "forgot" to build stairs to first floor
musicians had to climb a ladder to play on the platform
this image perfectly characterizes La Paz - they can't get anything right
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BUT...they have the prettiest girls in ALL of baja!
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc | nothing in La Paz is done right
this image perfectly characterizes La Paz - they can't get anything right
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Why do you refer to “they?” You live there, so you are part of the they. You should say “we can’t get anything right.”
It takes a village….
[Edited on 9-2-2022 by mtgoat666]
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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SFandH
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| Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo | Interesting translation! It refers to the damage caused by leaking fuel from the sunken yacht as a "natural disaster".
I guess that puts it in the same status as earthquakes, tidal waves and tropical storms! |
Well, you know what was meant. Language translation is difficult, consider translating this simple sentence:
"Mary had a little lamb."
There are a couple of ways you could go with that. 
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AKgringo
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I suppose they could have meant that it was "disastrous to nature"? 
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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SFandH
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bingo
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RFClark
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SF&H
English has a few ambiguities like that as well. I always wondered what it is that lives in a Fallout Shelter, since the homeless live in a homeless
shelter.
[Edited on 9-3-2022 by RFClark]
[Edited on 9-3-2022 by RFClark]
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SFandH
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I remember a Japanese couple in the local 7-11 looking at a 6-pack of light dark beer.
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vacaenbaja
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I used to play LEAD guitar in a metal band but it got too heavy for me
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AKgringo
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I was a lightweight, all I could handle was air guitar. 
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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RFClark
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FS&H,
The Scout version of that “Mary” rhyme pinpoints the ambiguity.
They add, “the lamb turned out to be a Ram and ——-“ you can guess the rest!
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thebajarunner
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This thread sank faster than the yacht
If anyone has real news on the sinking let us know
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