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Saturday, July 11, 2009 - #613

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A.L.M.A. Humanitaria, A.C. ( Animal Lover's of Mexico) will meet this coming Tuesday.

When : Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Where : Front patio at The Rancho Buena Vista

Time : 9:30 am

All animal lovers are welcome to attend. Find out how you can make a difference in the lives of local domestic animals. This very proactive group helps to provide low cost spay/neuter, vaccines and other veterinary services to families who qualify for our assistance. Since January of this year over 200 dogs/cats have been spayed or neutered in the Los Barriles area.

For more information please log onto www.almacares.com or call Sheila Pierson at 141-0267 or Sheila Marshall at 044-624-137-7683.

Together we DO make a difference! Volunteer to help keep our streets and beaches free of unwanted dogs. We have a variety of ways that you can help. From working hands on with the dogs/puppies, providing foster care, picking up animals and taking them to the clinic, working at an ALMA event, going into out lying areas to provide vaccines or planning future events. We are on the move! Join us!

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I have three towels left over from the 4th---2 beach towels and 1 olive green bath towel. Amparo, I also have your pretty blue and white bowl. Reclaim your property by calling 142-8067 or emailing 2nbaja@prodigy.net.mx. Chris White

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After much discussion we took the recommendation of Dennis Riley and installed a Sayse
security system in our home. Yesterday during a power outage we incorrectly alarmed
our new system and drove away. Within 10 minutes the police were at our door. Although we
erred on our part we now knew the system worked perfectly, the police response was outstanding
and we were amazed. We still have details to work out and we hope to have no more false alarms
but now feel confident the security company functions as promised and the police response
proved to be impressive. Thank you Sayse, Los Barriles Policia Ministerial and Policia Municipal.
Sharon and Nolan Johnson

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I cannot tell you how thankful I am to Sebastian for fixing my i phone....
A few days ago I was attempting for the first time to download i tunes and my phone locked up, I had no idea why or what to do. Then Sebastian walked into my office, I told him what had happened and he said he would see what he could do. He took my phone back to his store which is located on hwy 1 next to the Baja Pack place. The next day my phone was fixed, he spent all day researching the problem and found out this was happening to anyone trying to download i tunes, apparently there is a new upgrade that automatically downloads, this is what messed up my phone. If this has happened to you, Sebastian is your guy, his e mail address is inso@mg2.com.mx and his cell is 612 159 1324 if you're calling from a land line dial 045 before the number...

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Lost! Thin white silver wedding band with sparklies on North Beach July 10, Friday. If found, please call Rebecca at cell 044-624-178-0577.

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Attached are a couple of pics of my Trailer that contained some valuables on El Camino D Jonathan. Just North of Town. It was wedged in between car and wall, locked and chained under my Palapa. Fortunately I removed a wheel both from the car and the trailer and rested them on cement blocks.

They of course also busted into our trailer (removed the plywood over the windows) we live in and helped them selves to a few sellable items. This happened either Tuesday night July 7th or sometime on Wednesday July 8th. Gardener discovered on Thursday the 9th.
I believe it is the same group that robbed us over Thanksgiving 2008 as well.
Not sure there is anything you can do to protect what you may value in the area.
What they got is really not that valuable. However what they destroyed to get what they wanted had the value.
George
( I did not include the photos......they show the paneling ripped off the side of the trailer. George, thank you for the report. I think it is important to post break-ins on the  BPE. Cheryl)

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Last month I picked up a free news paper called Baja Times dated July 1-15 2009. www.bajatimes.com. Immigration has opened a new office in Rosarito, located in the Rosarito City Hall. (Where is that?) Phone 661-612-7262 or 661-612-7263, open Monday - Friday 9am to 1pm. If someone goes there, could they give us a report. Thanks, Cheryl

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Just to let everybody know, that my Lab Federica is back home. Thank you so much to the lady who call me, you made our day, yesterday when we went to pick her up at Playa del Sol. God bless you.
Felipe Valdez

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I wanted to let all of Jo Black's Baja friends know that she died on July 6, at home in Port Townsend, Wa. of lung cancer. We will always be grateful that Mom made it to Baja this past winter. One day last winter Mom was sitting on the beach watching us windsurf on a really windy day. I was out on the water, and came in to get her off the beach in the strong wind. She said, "No, Sitting in the wind is so restorative." We will really miss her. Ellen, MacRae, and Fiona Wylde. artfuldodger @ gorge.net

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subject: airport parking: Dominic Los Cabos=044-624-110-72-44,we paid $10.00 a day, he steam-cleaned the engine of the car washed and waxed it and picked us up at the airport very nice guy.email is domosanlucas@prodigy.net.mx good luck cherie

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HOLA AMIGOS! THE NEW PHARMACY IN TOWN IS NOW OPEN, OUR SCHEDULE IS GOING TO BE FROM 9AM TO 8PM. MOST OF OUR PRODUCTS ARE GENERICS, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON BUILD UP A DATABASE WITH ALL THE MEDICINES YOU NEED. SO STOP BY AND LET US KNOW WHAT TYPE OF PRODUCT YOU WOULD LIKE AND WE WILL REQUEST IT AND HAVE HERE FOR YOU. WE ARE ENGLISH SPOKEN.
WERE ÁLSO GOING TO HAVE FOR OPENING ALL THE STORE ON A 25% DISCOUNT.
STOP BY AND CHECK US. WE NEXT TO THE SMOKEHOUSE AND TO THE TAE KWON DO SCHOOL.

SALUDOS,
CLAUDIA MERCADO

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SECURITY DISCUSSION

a. The recent posting from Jeff regarding security, does pose some questions. I recently was one of the victims of the break-ins on the Ridge. Nothing taken. I also was a victim of the ATV thefts a few years ago. I got mine back by posting a reward which was graciously accepted. (Small bills, no checks)
Some things for consideration's:
1.It has often been stated that, police don't prevent crime, their duty is to catch criminals. Which they did with my ATV. It is extremely unlikely that a policeman would be present at the exact time of the break-in. So we shouldn't expect any amount of police to catch a criminal red-handed.
2. However, it has been proven with the "surge" in Iraq, that with more bodies on the ground crime (terrorism) diminishes. Again the ATV thefts seem to have diminished
3. But if the crime abates, what do these extra policemen do? This is not a retoriqual question. I believe that the criminals are not from Los Barriles. Maybe these extra police could spend time with locals to find out who is not from here and why are they here. I know this has been a problem on construction sites with laborers from the main land.
4. Without viable homeowners insurance in Mexico, we need to do what we can to provide our own coverage. Maybe this means better locks, security devices, alarms, safes timers for lights and window/door grates. I told Dennis of PayDennis that Americans don't like bars on the windows as it seems like jail. He laughed and said good, then they'll break into your place before mine.
5. I don't believe gringos are being singled out. My general contractor (Mexican) had $10,000 US$ stolen from him last Christmas.
6. The conspicuous demonstration of wealth doesn't work anywhere. This is especially true now that unemployment is rising. Baja has long been a full employment economy; this is no longer true.

On a more philosophical note, In the US most of our security and local services, i.e., police, firemen, sanitation, etc, are paid by taxes. This comes in the form of local sales tax, property tax and state income tax. For all intensive purposes these taxes don't exist (at least in any meaningful amount) in Mexico and certainly not in Baja. Therefore, I am always amazed at how quickly the gringo's demand these services without understanding that there are no funds to pay for them. I personally am for supporting the "Crime Committee" with funds. It is kind of like a self tax. Where else can we actually tax ourselves and know where the funds go, and have a voice in the process. Kind of like the way America used to be and we wish it still was.

Jim Dunn
jbarrilesj@yahoo.com

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AIRPORT

a. Ride from Airport to BV on 11 Jul. Arrive on Co#1739 at 1254 PM.
TIA rbschaefer@gmail.com, rbschaefer@cox.net
(I'm sorry!  I didn't get the BPE out yesterday.  Cheryl)


NOT WANTED - Repeats ONCE a week - Subject to Editing! Use link to Craigslist.com Works Great!

a. -FORD WINDSTAR 2001, IMPORTED, 6 CYL, AUTOMATIC TRANSMITION, A/C.
-CHEVROLET MERIVA 2007, NATIONAL, 4CYL, A/C, STANDARD,ABS BRAKES. ONE CAREFUL OWNER.
-FORD PICK UP F-250 1972, 360, 3/4TON, AUTOMATIC TRANS. EXCELLENT MECHANIC CONDITIONS.
-MUSCLE I TUFF STUFF PRO GYM MACHINE

Eduardo Gonzalez y Veronica Velasco
mdkcaboeste@hotmail.com
624 1452489cel

WANTED

a. Just bought a fiberglass buggy and I'm looking for a few things. Manx style VW powered. Tack, oil pressure, oil temp and other things. Let me know what you have.
Charlie 141-0408 0r bajabear@mac .com Thanks


BAJABIZ - Repeats in TWO weeks

a. I have a parking lot near the airport. 24 hour security ( ME ). 10.00 dollars per day to a maximum of 100.00 dollars and then you are good to a month. I will drop you off at the airport and pick you up when you return. Also, you car will be washed and interior vacuumed when you return. Air conditioning service and repair, Tune- up, oil change and light repairs are part of our service as well. Contact me, Dominic at mex. cell 624 110 7244 or US number ) 949(338-8075. Thank you. Dominic.
Dominic Los Cabos
Email domosanlucas@prodigy.net.mx
Cell en mex 044 624-110-72-44
From US & Canada (949) 338-8075
please visit our web site
www.dominicloscabos.com

b. Water filtration, the closer we get to the rain season the worse our water gets. After the rain replenishes our relative shallow aquifer, it takes many surface contaminants with it. Historically the post Hurricane/monsoon season is where most people take ill from our water. We have whole house Ultraviolet radiation filters made in Canada by PURA and Hydrotech point of use reverse osmosis filter in stock. Please contact me for a quote on a new system or service your existing system. Thank you
Peter at 142 8058 or USA 775 303 2009 4waterandice@prodigy.net.mx

c. Buena Fortuna Gardens is now offering maintenance services for your garden needs, drip irrigation set up (with or without timers), organic compost fertilizer, professional consultation and landscape design. Call Kitzia at 624 1683225 or email luz.holistica@gmail.com


REAL ESTATE - Repeats in TWO weeks

a. Hi Cheryl I would like to place this add for the rental of my house" casita for rent in Buenas aries, 2 story 1 bedroom house for rent, partially furnished and beautifully landscaped. Great view of the sea and quiet. Available now and possibly long term. write to lanerichar@gmail for info.

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