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Friday, September 10, 2010 - #882

COMING UP.............
 

Sep  17  Fri  A.L.M.A. Book store open 10am-12pm.  HighwayOne Storage behind Cactus Restaurant.

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Is anyone flying from San Jose to Vancouver BC in the next couple weeks who would be willing to help a sweet dog get to her new home?
We will provide the crate and cover her travel costs but she will need someone to see her through customs. Her new owners will be waiting for her at the airport in Vancouver.
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Pam 141-0837
info@amigosdeanimales.org
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If anyone is driving south to LB, going through Orange County, Ca. in the next week or so and can bring some cargo, approx. 1 square meter down, please call Scott Zimmerman at (714) 623-8330 or kidcabo@earthlink.net.  I am driving down in a month but would like this package brought down earlier. Gracias, Scott
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East Cape Community Urgent Care Clinic, Donotario AC, is in need of Donations
We have launched the Children’s Dental School Program and Medical Clinic Diabetic Program this year with great success. We are in desperate need of toothbrushes, sample size toothpaste, dental floss, Insulin Syringes, One Touch Ultra Glucometers and One Touch Ultra Test strips, small stuffed animals ( beanie babies are best) AND of course $$$ Monetary donations for other medical issues and medication. Over the summer we were able to provide free treatment to over 200 children in the Dental Clinic and in the Medical Clinic screened and assisted 100 Diabetics. Now with the new school season we are running low on these donations generously provided by our community last season. When making the trip to the East Cape for the fall/winter months, if you would please help with these much needed supplies. Drop off points are East Cape Community Dental clinic located in #1 Plaza de Pueblo and Medical Clinic located within Amerimed Clinic Los Barriles. Our goal is to reach out to even more children and Diabetics to assist with their care. As always, we appreciate your generosity and have a safe trip.
Muchas Gracias
Charlene D. Wenger RN, ARNP
Founder East Cape Community Urgent Care Clinic, Donotario AC
Medical 141-0797 Dental 141-0375

Administrator, Amerimed Clinic Los Barriles
Liaison www.hospitals-amerimed.com
Ph: 624-141-0797 email: cwenger@amerimed-hospitals.com

Medical Specialists Resources / International Health Insurance BUPA and BEST DOCORS / SKYMED International Flight Plans / Medicare / Tricare AND Veterans Benefits.

East Cape Ambulance, Corp. Clinic 141-0797 cell 624-157-0081
email: retyer@aol.com 
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Septiembre 2010
Cabo Kidz Museo AC Evento
Taller de Snorkel / Snorkeling Workshop
para familias y niños / for families and kids
Domingo/Sunday el dia 26 de Sept.
Aprenda snorkel y que tipos de peces y plantas hay en el mar /
Learn to snorkel and about the fish and plants of the sea!

Pre-inscripcion se requiere / Pre-registration required
Reserva tu espacio hoy! / Reserve your space today.

Contactenos para mas informacion/ Contact us for more information
cabokidzmuseo@yahoo.com  o info@cabokidz.com
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MEDIVAC DISCUSSION

a. I suggest that the person inquiring about MEDIVAC to Canada should contact MEDJET ASSIST @ www.medjet.com  or call them toll free 1-800-527-7478. Their coverage is very broad. I have subscribed to their system for years and fortunately have not had occasion to use it, but I know three families who have and are very pleased with their service.

PET DISCUSSION

a. To answer Maurice: I believe the person that posted about changes coming into Baja with pets was flying. We drive back and forth. For the last 5 yrs, coming and going, no one has ever asked to see papers for our dog(s). But it is wise to carry them.
lromeosmom@yahoo.com
 
b. To all Ponyland pet lovers with inquiring minds:
The email posting we sent along from the Mexican Consulate in Portland, OR was just that, no more. For further information regarding our circumstances:

1. We fly and drive but we were referring to flying in this exchange

2. We travel with our cat

3. We had a rabies certificate that was good from 2008 to 2011 that the man at the airport (at security) would not accept it, stating it had to be every year in MX...but...when we offered him $20 instead of having to be detained and a local vet called and having them come to the airport to do whatever they wanted them to do (this changes all the time), he took it and we went on our way. We do not encourage or like to result to bribery but considering the alternatives.....

It has become increasingly difficult to travel with our cat because as soon as we think we have her papers in order, we run in to laws or regs that have changed or are interpreted differently by someone....rather they be Mexican or American. They seem to continuously change... Food in the carrier...food out of the carrier (American customs), etc. This trip, we will have a one year vaccination document for rabies, a health certificate that has been issued within 72 hours and food in the pocket of the carrier.
Chris and Debbie Llewellyn
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ELECTRIC METER DISCUSSION

Regarding this new miracle device that's going to save you big $$$ on your light bill:

The hype being presented about this new device that's being promoted as a money saver is both true and false. In reality, the energy delivered to your house consists of two components--watt-hours and var-hours. Watts (real power) is the power that does work; i.e., the power that makes your appliances run, and is what you pay for in kilowatt-hours. Vars (volt-amperes reactive) provides magnetizing current to those devices, e.g. motors, which require it, and it is free--you don't pay for it. The combination of these two is called volt-amperes. Ideally, for both you and the power company, volt amperes should equal watts (which means the vars equal zero). Why? Because vars pull current, and current produces line losses in the form of heat (heating up your wiring), and you pay for these heat losses. And these losses go up as the square of the current.

What these "new" devices do is correct the power factor (pf) of your load (appliances) to one (unity pf). Power factor is a measure of how much real power (watts) is used compared to the reactive power (vars) used. Pf = 1 means the load consumes pure watt-hours; pf = 0 means the load consumes pure var-hours. E.g., if you have an air conditioner (a/c) that pulls 10 amps at 0.8 pf, only about 8 amps is consumed by the air conditioner (which you pay for). But the a/c draws 10 amps, and you pay for the heat losses produced by all 10 amps (instead of 8 amps) in the wires from the electric meter to the a/c. What these "new" devices do is correct the pf to unity pf at the appliance; which in this example would drop the a/c amps draw from 10 amps to 8 amps, and thereby save you 2 amps worth of line (heat) losses. (Watts lost (which you pay for) equals the amps squared times the resistance of the wires from the meter to the appliance. Assuming you have a total of 1 ohm resistance in the wiring to the meter, your total losses in this case are 10 x 10 x 1 = 100 watts. If the a/c is used 10 hours/day, you will be paying for 1000 watt-hours per day in line losses. This amounts to about 30,000 watt-hours (30 kwh) per month; at 20 cents/kwh you'll be paying about $6/month just to heat your wiring to the a/c. If you install this "new" device to get unity pf, you reduce the current draw by 2 amps, and save about $2/mo. in wiring heat losses to the a/c. If you have 4 similar devices, you'll save about eight bucks a month by installing these "new" devices.)

Some appliances--in particular old appliances--have low power factors; most modern appliances have high power factors. If your appliance has a high power factor, 0.9 or above, you don't need pf correction; unless you have a very long line from the meter to the house, or they used too small wires, or both (worst case), any of which increases the resistance. The losses are proportional to the resistance, so if you double the resistance, the losses double; triple the resistance, the losses triple; etc. Also, the resistance goes down as the wire size goes up; so, the bigger the wire the better. If you have low pf (0.7 or below) appliances, pf correction will definitely help. The trick is, before you buy anything, to measure the pf of each of your appliances, and measure the round trip resistance of the line from the meter to your house (Line 1 to neutral, Line 2 to neutral, and Line 1 to Line 2). Line 1 to Line 2 should be a little less ohms than Line 1 or 2 to neutral. This will tell you where you're at, and you can calculate whether or not correcting your appliances' pf will save you enough bucks to pay for the pf correction devices.

There is a device on the market, available on line, called the Kill a Watt. It plugs directly in to the electrical outlet, and the appliance plugs in to the Kill a Watt meter. The display can be selected to show volts, amps, watts, vars, pf, and kwh, and will give you an accurate reading of how much power your appliance is using. Unfortunately, this meter is only available for 120 vac devices, not 240 volts. 240-volt appliance pf must be calculated from the nameplate data, if they give you enough data. You need volts (v), amps (a), watts (w), & volt-amps (va). If all the nameplate has is volts and amps, you can't calculate pf.

pf = watts divided by volt-amps, or pf = watts divided by volts divided by amps.

The bottom line is find out what you've got first before you go off and buy expensive devices which may only save you pennies/month.
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SPAM DISCUSSION

I read this on the Gmail forum, Cheryl
The more your e-mail address gets harvested by spammers, the more spam you will receive. There's no way to get off a spammer's list once you've been added/harvested. Of course you should never reply to spam or use any "unsubscribe" links in spam. All that does it confirm your e-mail address as not only valid, but as belonging to someone who reads the spam. And if the header is forged (as it often is) then responding to the spam will just annoy some innocent person.
Also, please use the subject line wisely. It gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling when the subject matter is up close and personal. Unique words like BPE, Not Wanted, East Cape, Baja,  etc. Words that only pertain to us and this newsletter. Also, be sure all your info is in the body of the email because all I do is copy and paste. Thanks, Cheryl
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AIRPORT: Let me know if you get a ride so I can remove your notice.

QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

RIDES FOR PEOPLE, STUFF and CARAVANS

WANTED (Repeats no sooner than one week)

a. Does anyone in BPE land/LB know where I can rent a small office space at a decent price?
I'm an IT guy and would like to work remote during the winter. Must have data communications available and must be faster than dial-up. Must have access to a restroom and power. Looking to rent periodically on a weekly basis from Dec to May. Please shoot me an e-mail if you know of any possibilities.
Thx, Keith keith_allen53@yahoo.com

NOT WANTED (Repeats no sooner than one week)

a. 29 ft California Boat. 900 hours on 350 caterpillar engine. This boat is in excellent condition with a double axle trailer and full cover.
2 helms with 4 seats on a fly bridge and two bimini tops for shade. The large bait well spills over into the fish storage box.
List of equipment:
fighting chair, outriggers, automatic oil change system, electric anchor and wench and two separate fuel tanks holding 100 gallons each of diesel fuel.
Lots of Rod holders.
Full electronics include:
auto pilot, GPS, dept finder, VHF radio and stereo.
This boat was completely redone by Art Shilling in San Diego.
Call or email for more information and pictures.
141-0189
602-364-9536
ertdd2000@aol.com 

RESTAURANT and ENTERTAINMENT

a. Tuesday the 14th all the way from Hawaii live acoustic guitar at Loco Ricos Bar and Grill and for all the happy hour people we started happy hour all week from 3 to 6 in the afternoon saludos.

BAJABIZ - You may repeat your ad every TWO weeks. Please, no sooner

a. www.magdalenaadventures.com  Hi, I just want to let all the readers to know that we are now open for business .We provide a unique bed &breakfast experience, we also provide an all inclusive tour business, fishing, the Bay or outside, eco-kayak photography, surfing San Lazaro, dove and quail hunting, and much more. We offer big discounts until Nov 1. If you want to experience Magdalena Bay, please give us a try. Thanks, Steven Richter 613-100-5614

REAL ESTATE - You may repeat your ad every TWO weeks. Please, no sooner.
                   All ads are subject to editing. 50 words or less...that's about 10 words per linex5lines.

a. Really great deal on a beach front studio at Villas de Cortez. Priced well below market at just $159,000 fully furnished and ready to rent or enjoy yourself. See www.CaboRealty.com  or call Jay West at 877-909-CABO (2226) or Gary for appointment at 624-122-0373. Come enjoy the full moon on the Sea of Cortez!

b. Buena Vista Beach Front For Sale. One of a kind beach front lot (~1600 m2) back on the market. Classic beach home included in the price of $825,000. Best swimming beach in East Cape. See www.CaboRealty.com  or call Jay West at 877-909-CABO (2226) or Gary for appointment at 624-122-0373.

c. We have two homes in Los Barriles for rent; a one-bedroom and a two-bedroom. The smaller home is also for sale. See these in detail at www.vrbo.com  homes are #243141 and #291512. Enjoy ! –Robert & Jessie

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