THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015 - #2267
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June 2015
11 Th Karaoke Vagos Bar in the Plaza
13 Sa Garage Sale Looney Loop 9am Please
-- NO early birds.
14 Su Moving Sale 8am-12pm. Agua de la Costa,
beach side, taupe colored wall with white cap. John 142-8111
18-23 Fish With Me Tournament
Hotel Playa del Sol
www.fishwithme.com
19 Fr Book Store open 9am to 11am.
HighwayOne Storage up by new Pemex. Supports spay &
neuter programs.
21 Su June Solstice
21 Su Father's Day Mexico
and US
EVERY FRIDAY.....
8:00am-9:15
Yoga w/Tehroma every Tues & Fri.
8am-9:15 Sukhasana Studio
romalask@prodigy.net.mx
8:30-9:30 AA Meeting see
http://aabajamexico.webs.com/
Hot line 505.312.5718
10-11:15 Beginner Spanish at
Healing Winds Holistic Center.
spanishinlb@hotmail.com
Vago's Bar -
Live DJ - starts 7pm
Green's Restaurant at the
curve north LB. BBQ Ribs
Valentina escaped on Monday afternoon from her
foster mom's house near the Bypass rd an d the highway. If you have
seen her please call 624-132-4636. She is due to go north on the
13th.
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Lost my big set of keys around the end of May. Gold spruce goose key
fob. Reeseanddieter@aol.com
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Dr. Mauricio Mercado Internist, will be at the IMR
clinic in Los Barriles, Jun 20 ,from 10 am. to noon. Contact 624 124
8512
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The following article was published 1-1-2015 and
repeated today on Mexico News Daily.
Did you know this? I didn't!
Mexico News Daily | Thursday, January 1, 2015
It will cost more to gas up today, but less to make some phone
calls.
Effective today, there is no such thing as a long-distance charge
for telephone calls within Mexico, from either fixed-line or
cellular phones. Elimination of the charge came with federal
telecommunications reforms.
Mexico’s dominant player in the telephone business took the new
rules a step further this week by eliminating international
long-distance charges as well. Carlos Slim’s Telmex made changes to
its telephone and internet packages by dropping tariffs on worldwide
long-distance calling.
It also included its video-on-demand service, ClaroVideo, as part of
the packages, without additional cost. Those changes also take
effect today.
Gas and diesel fuel went up today by 3%, based on the projected
inflation rate. It will be the only increase this year.
Source: CNNExpansion (sp)
- See more at:
http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/no-additional-cost-long-distance/?utm_source=Mexico+News+Daily&utm_campaign=778d66d8ac-Anniversary+%234&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f1536a3787-778d66d8ac-347994273#sthash.tJP6v161.dpuf
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The chiropractor, Dr. Robert Smith, will be here
Saturday, June 13, Plaza del Pueblo from 8am to 1
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Moving Sale...Sunday, June 14, 8am - 12
Agua de la Costa, Km7, Beachside of road, taupe wall with white cap.
Call John for details 142-8111
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Cafe Encinalito on Costa Brava is open! Iced
beverages and frozen mango treats! Open Monday-Saturday.
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Hello Cheryl & Dave..... from Harriett and Ben
Not all went well on this trip.......
Harriet's story....... Day 2 on the road in Baja... about 30 miles
out of El Rosario we drove over a very bad bridge approach. The
impact broke the u-bolts on our car trailer. The ones that broke
were on the front left axle which allowed the axle to swing into the
back axle tire!!! Ugh!! Ben pulled over as far as he could onto a
non-existent parking spot...half on the road still. We looked at the
damage; one tire completely shredded, and the other side out of
line. Ben decided to walk up the road 50 yards, and found a spot
that was wider, but how to get the trailer there? In the meantime, I
was flagging traffic with one of our red dog blankets, and soon, a
south bound Mexican car stopped, saw the problem, and said he'd tell
his friend, who was just 5 minutes away. Thank goodness! In the mean
time, we off-loaded the Model A to lighten the trailer, and by the
time we'd moved the A up to the parking spot, our Mexican super-hero
showed up! They are so clever and "make-do" with what you have. He
agreed it would be good to move the trailer, and pointed to the
come-along that we use to tie down the Model A when on the trailer.
We had a spare, so used that one to straighten out the axle (pulling
it forward to align it), and then driving very slowly to the wider
parking spot. He then asked about the u-bolts and plates, and if we
had recovered them. Nope. We didn't have them. He told us he would
go back to his shop and get the necessary tools, and we noticed him
driving very slow near the bridge. When he returned, it was in a
different truck with a compressor in back so he could use his air
tools. Ben had jacked up the trailer with our handy (big) Jack, and
our llantera guy had a new very large U-bolt to replace the two
broken ones. He'd found the metal plate from the trailer by the
bridge, so he knew how big to make the replacement. He took off the
shredded tire, put on the make-do u bolt, and put on our spare. Then
when he was ready to move his little truck so we could reload the
Model A, it wouldn't start....so, we helped him push it down the
road! It still didn't start, so he told Ben no problem, he could do
it, and got under the hood to tweak it just to right (all in the
wrong lane of traffic!) Anyhow, he got it started, reversed back to
where we were, and watched us load the A back on on the trailer. He
was very impressed with our old car, and was a pleasure to work
with! So... manana we'll be visiting the tire store her in El
Rosario to try and find another spare, and then on to San Quintin to
repair the trailer. Good thing we're not on a strict time-line. PS.
I got to practice my Spanish again today, as our hero spoke no
English!
Traveling Baja is always an adventure!! We've had flat tires before,
but never this experience!
Part 2.......
Hallelujah!!! This morning we went to San Borja Llantera here in El
Rosario, which was recommended by our fix-it Angel on the road. He
had all the tires we needed. (Note by Ben: These tires are NOT
available in Baja. I tried to by new tires about a year ago at one
of the large tire shops in La Paz. They did not have them, and said
that they could not order them from the USA. This tire shop had 5
new tires, which were exactly what I needed.) He mounted them under
cover of their shop, since it was raining pretty good by then. Then
Ben asked where in San Quintin we should go to replace the u bolts.
He said...go to Oscar, right here in town! Oscar came over, checked
it out, and said yes, he could do it. Then he sent over his
assistant to measure, and that guy was so enamored with our woody, I
was thinking the work would never get done! We drove the 150 feet to
his "shop" (piles of equipment under a pepper tree, ) unhooked the
trailer, and went to breakfast.. He hopes to be done shortly!!!
Hooray. Looks like we'll cross the border today after all, just a
bit later than we planned originally!
Praise God for His amazingly perfect answers to prayers.
Pictures to follow, when I can get them downloaded.
You can see the original facebook posts and pictures at
https://www.facebook.com/harriet.purkey?fref=nf&pnref=story
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Road Report for Northern Baja:
We left San Diego at 6am yesterday, Tuesday, and arrived Santa
Rosalia a couple hours after it got dark....because we had to wait a
couple hours in San Ignacio for a local to transport our car across
5' deep arroyo waters.
Beautiful drive, assisted (wasn't as hot) by the could cover most of
the way. We leave this morning and should arrive the LB area layer
this afternoon.
Just wanted to provide some feedback, in case you guys wanted to
post those road conditions at least for the northern part of Baja.
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ANSWERS - DISCUSSIONS-
Electricity Discussion:
1)
Bill’s computer was killed.......... Kinda strange, as we do have a
“voltage controller” on our breaker box.............but I know
nothing about electricity. ”What electronics were destroyed?
What can we do to protect our appliances, modems, electronics, for
next time?”
(send answers to
bajaponyexpress3@gmail.com )
QUESTIONS
- Please share your answers
a.
Question: Did anyone else, besides three of us, see the meteorite, a
few evenings before full moon - neon green changing to bright white
light, seemingly close enough to splash down in the Bay of Palms?
kay.mundt@gmail.com
b. Does anyone in the East Cape/Los Barriles area happen to
have a commercial type or semi-heavy duty shaved ice machine they
would be willing to rent out for a few days? It would be needed
later this month, around June 24-27. If so, please contact
Shannon@vanwormerresorts.com.
c. Looking for someone who has used a flatbed to move a
trailer lup or down the Baja! If anyone has used a person or
service, please call David at (310) 592-0139 or Janel at
janelinmex@yahoo.com
d. Who can make me some nice brochures ?
tanyagosurf@yahoo.com
AIRPORT
-
Please use the format
below........ And yes, we'll all chip in for gas or chips and
drinks!
Example, a 2pm flight should say, leave LB 11am or sooner. YOU pick
the time to leave. Send a note when you get a ride so
the request can be removed.
NEED RIDE FROM EAST CAPE TO AIRPORT
Jun 13 Sa Leave 12 noon or sooner. Gaylekeh@sbcglobal.net.
Gayle at 142-8057
RIDE OFFERED - none
RIDE NEEDED - none
NEED RIDE FROM
AIRPORT TO EAST CAPE - none
RESTAURANT & ENTERTAINMENT
- subject to editing to keep
it short! Subject to editing!
Restaurants... If you advertise more than once a week then your
ad's must be 3 lines or shorter. Weekly ads about 5/6 lines
unless there is a good reason!
a. El Gecko Beach Club Restaurant is open Monday to Saturday
at 2pm. Closed on Sunday.
Friday and Saturday 6:30 pm to 9:30pm live music by the Mango Bank.]
Happy Hour from 4pm to 6pm daily
WANTED -
Repeats in one week
a.
Wanted: a dolly. kay.mundt@gmail.com
b.
Roll away twin bed needed for June 23 - July 8. Will rent or buy it.
Call Dina at 1410189 or
ertdd2000@aol.com
NOT WANTED -
THREE LINE LIMIT!! Repeats in one week. All Coconuts are US in
origin.
Subject to editing.
(Bad words: sell, money, $, dollars, pesos) -
Keep it short! Sorry,
no photos. Use Craig's list and include link.
a. Not wanted: stone age “Pro-2021 Programmable Scanner, AM/FM
Monitor Receiver, etc” Free
kay.mundt@gmail.com
b.
Not wanted. Hurricane window protection panels. Various sizes from
7'5" x 4', 6'11" by 4'5" and 4' by 4'. Ten panels total. Contact
Holly at cell 624-154-5521.
REAL ESTATE -
For Sale, For Rent, House-sitting.
Repeats in ONE week. 5 lines/10-15words per line/50 words total.
Subject to editing. (If you are a buyer and you "saw it first" on the BPE
please let me know so I can obtain my finders fee. Thank you,
Cheryl)
a. Rental Wanted: Male looking to caretake
house or apartment from Dec. 1, 2015 through April 30th, 2016. I
have handyman skills and very good local references. Please contact
me, Jerry Boswell, at
gboswell5275@msn.com
b. For Rent: Rental: reduced Summer
rates! 3B/r,3Bth luxury home 5 min N of central L/B. Sea and Mtn
views from quiet, secure gringo neighborhood. 5-10 min walk to sandy
North beach. All appliances, roof terrace, large 2nd floor balcony
w/ gas barB-Q, outdoor dinning. Cool, shaded ground floor terraces
w/ central seating and fountain. Large enclosed landscaped yard
includes lawn and fruit and shade trees. Gated parking, A/C, wi-fi,
Dish network.
gaaredwards@yahoo.com
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