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Saturday, October 17, 2009 - #659

Meet Hurricane Rick!  Taken from http://eebmike.com/

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If any of you have lost your all American direct channels, (240-248) they have figured out the problem.
Call them at 800-909-9677
Have your Smart card # ready
Have your receiver id# ready
The fix is to close your account and reopen it again.( no charge)
We then un-plugged the receiver for two minutes and started it back up and we had the channels.
Jim

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Amigos: You won't want to miss the first Festival of the Season to be held on Sunday, October 25 from 9-4 in the historic little village of El Rosario. You've all seen the sign on Hwy #1 north of El Triunfo at Km 167 pointing to El Rosario and the Santuario de Cactus. The scenic 10 minute drive through the tree-covered hills will put you in the historic "playground" of Manuel de Osio,one of Baja California Sur's early entrepreneurs. If you've got the current copy of East Capers you can read about Sr. de Osio and his escapades on pages 27 and 28. The El Rosario Festival will showcase some of our most talented regional artists, provide tours to the ruins of the de Osio Hacienda, the Santuario de Cactus and the ancient tomb at the nearby graveyard. You'll enjoy regional foods, entertainment and exhibits of the environment in the protected La Laguna Biosphere. The El Rosario Festival is co-sponsored by the Asociacion de Artes and the El Rosario Community Committee. Proceeds go to support the El Rosario Community Center. Admission Gratis! JoAnn

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Citlali and Doug are looking for house sitting/ low rent opportunities in Los Barriles. The wife says we can't "camp out" in my van as we have a baby and are starting a business.. go figure? We are responsible, experienced, and bilingual so we can help out in many ways. Our plan is to stay through June. Let us know what you are thinking.
thanks D&C riverpics@gmail.com  US 509-637-0302

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Anybody notice a difference in your phone bill? Telmex has changed their service for phone and internet to a “package”.  We have been automatically converted to “Paquete acerques”. That gives us the monthly rental fee for the phone line, 200 local calls ( instead of 100), unlimited national long distance in Mexico, up to 2Mb speed internet, caller ID, call waiting, conference calling, call transfer, voice mail boxes with PIN access,  $2.30 peso per minute to United States and Canada, and  free wireless modem. This is for a package fee of $573 pesos per month including IVA. This is great, but I don’t want 100 extra calls, unlimited national calling, any of the call ID, waiting, transferring, conferencing, calls to the USA, etc.. and I was paying $458  including IVA before. I went to Telmex and they also offer the “Paquete conectes en infinitum”, the same as Paquete acerques package except with only 100 local calls, and up to 1Mb internet, and national calls are limited to 100 minutes. All the other call stuff is included and it is $372 pesos per month including IVA. The lower package is good for me, but some others (that use the phone more)might find that their bill may be lower if they keep the higher package. For those that don’t  need the extra calls and the higher speed internet service, or that are not here year round, you need to contact Telmex to get your service changed to the lower package. I stopped in the Telmex office in San Jose del Cabo, and they changed it for me. They wanted me to pay the higher rate for October’s bill, but I convinced them that since I didn’t ask for it, I shouldn’t have to pay for it. I think you need to do that before you pay you bill, they won‘t be giving you credit later.

DOLLARS TO PESOS

          a. On behalf of our newly opened Bancomer Bank here in Los Barriles, and my branch manager Jessica, I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Noelia and I am the representative for the "Preferred Customers Unit", which has been specially designed to meet the needs of 'Extranjeros' - aka visitors, guests, second homeowners, and foreign investment businesses here in our community. I am fully bilingual and very much look forward to assisting you when you find your way back to our beautiful part of Baja. About cashing Traveler's Checks. YES, we do it! That's our preferred method of assisting you in exchanging your dollars, US or Canadian, into pesos. Just bring your traveler's checks and a picture form of identification. If you have only dollars, I would like to encourage you to consider opening a simple Bancomer Savings Account, which requires no more than 20 minutes to open - please bring your passport and any utility bill. This savings account then allows you to deposit dollars at the teller window and then walk to our enclosed, air conditioned ATM, and immediately withdraw it. You can deposit as much as you'd like and withdraw up to $5000 pesos per day. Our online banking system is as easy to use as any US based bank and I am happy to assist you with getting started in managing your account online. As an additional benefit, you can also easily pay your utilities automatically from this account or make payments to others, including for example vendors with whom you may be working or doing business, even perhaps if you are building a home or doing a remodel. Our savings account requires only $1000 pesos (less than $100) to be without fees. Next time you are in Los Barriles, please do drop in and visit me. I sit directly to the left of the door. Of course, our ATM machine is available 24 hours a day for your use to withdraw funds from your US or Canadian banks. I look forward to extending to you a grande 'Bienvenidos' to Bancomer! Su amiga, Noelia, BBVA Bancomer Los Barriles.


          b. Hi Stan: I used to live in la Ribera and now live in Merida, Yucatan, a city of 1.7 million people. I was told by the manager of my Bancomer Branch that it is the policy of Bancomer all over Mexico. Also, an American cannot have a dollar account here unless they have a business that orders inventory in dollars. I kept my dollar account from San Jose Del Cabo.
When I asked "why", I was told that the dollar was too volatile and the bank did not want to take the risk of losing money. there are institutions that convert money such as Monex and Intercam.

       c. Can anyone tell us if the cambiars are still allowed to exchange dollars and traveler's checks to pesos? Please post response to the BPE. thank you.... willynleeny@comcast.net
 
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BORDER TALK

       a. Hi.. have been told that used clothes are being turned back at border (Tijuana, Tecate specifically) and that they have to be transported back to USA. Hope it's fiction but would like a si o no as I'm about to start out with bagsfull already packed in the RV. Appreciate your marvelous function and will look for answer. Thanks dsatt@q.com

       b. CAN PEOPLE CROSSING THE BORDER BY VEHICLE GOING NORTH AND SOUTH AND FROM DIFFERENT CROSSINGS POST THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THE NEW CUSTOMS PEOPLE ? ESPECIALLY CLOTHING AND OTHER GOODS BEING BROUGHT IN TO BE DONATED IN THE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE STORMS.

MY MAIN CONCERN IS BRINGING USED CLOTHING WITHOUT RECEIPTS AS THEY ARE FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHER THINGS PEOPLE BRING DOWN TO DONATE AS WELL.

PLEASE POST ON THE BPE.
THANK YOU,
JAMES H

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I need help for an unusual situation. My husband has been feeding and watering a very sweet older dog at the dump. She has been living under a discarded couch. Recently this dog was attacked by something and almost killed. We took this dog to Dr. Felipe and had her stitched up and put back together. We have tried to integrate her with our dogs but they are very jealous and have attacked her. So she went back to the dump and lived there for a while until she was recently badly attacked. She is staying at my house right now and being treated for her wounds but once she is healed will have to return to the dump. I need someone who is looking for a timeshare (while you are here) dog. Someone who while in baja would like the companionship of a dog and the protection of a dog who will bark if someone is coming in your space without the worry of having to travel with the dog. I just don't feel good about taking this dog back to the dump and having her attacked again if I can prevent it. She is good around people and has been fine around other dogs. She was at my house for about 2 weeks before we took her back to the dump after she was originally left there so we really got to know her disposition. She is one heck of a good watch dog. Barks like crazy but would lick you to death (nobody needs to know that). She would be perfect for someone who comes to baja for the winter and is a dog lover and would like to enjoy the benefits of having a dog without the worry of what to do with the dog when they leave Mexico. When you are ready to leave baja I will find the dog another place to live or take her back until I can find a place for her. This dog is a lab rottweiler mix. She is about 7 years old, is spayed and has her shots. She is very mellow, loves laying under the car, riding in the car and wagging her tail. She is very low maintenance. She just needs a safe place to hang out and be loved. You look in her eyes and all you see is sweetness. To an intruder all they would see is a big scary looking dog. Does this sound like something you would like to do? I really would appreciate it. Please contact me at Skye3284@yahoo.com  or 1410019. My name is Andrea.

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Courtesy of the BajaWesternOnion.com - On the Pacific Side

       a.   2% "tax" At Bancomer - I am not certain whether the 2% Bancomer is with-holding is a (Hacienda) tax on cash transactions or not. What I do know is that dollar to peso exchanges (from a dollar account to a peso account e.g.) should be done online to avoid the charge. Avoid the cashier. - Rob

       b. If You Should Spot Our Pink Computer - On Friday night (9 Oct.) our house in Las Tunas was burglarized. In addition to Roger's vintage dark brown leather shoulder bag, his green Crocs (!), and our Timex watches, the thieves took our pink Acer notebook computer (10.5 inches, maybe 2 pounds--a mini)and a really pretty metal and bead bookmark commemorating Helen Keller. A pink computer is pretty unusual, so please let us (or better, the police) know if you spot it. Thanks, Sandra and Roger - Sandra Sutphen, ssutphen@fullerton.edu , 714 961 1680 in U.S.

       c. Stolen Toyota Landcruiser FJ40-Las Playitas, Todos Santos
Our house broken into sometime this past week. We are just off the beach on the private huerta just on north side of the big arroyo. The house is very damaged and almost all of the (what we thought was very secure) garage was cleaned out including most of our solar system AND our 1974 Landcruiser FJ40 (2door model) It's all white with CA plates 3XFN907. Has 2009 tags.  If anyone sees it around southern baja e-mail me. bravdesign@sbcglobal.net
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AIRPORT

RIDES FOR PEOPLE, STUFF and CARAVANS

       a. Wanted; Someone with space to bring goods North from the Los Barriles El Toro y Luna store to Ignacio Springs in San Ignacio. We would really appreciate it. Dinner will be on us for your efforts. Call Terry or Gary at 01-615-154-0333 or email mail@ignaciosprings.com.  Thanks for your consideration....Terry

       b. FISH GOING AGAINST THE STREAM..... ANYONE DRIVING NORTH FROM OCTOBER 26th ON? WOULD LIKE TO CARAVAN WITH YOU, OR HAPPY TO DROP YOU OFF IN SAN DIEGO. jeronimo2@sbcglobal.net

NOT WANTED - Repeats ONCE a week - Subject to Editing!

       a. I have had a TON of requests regarding the outriggers from our 24-foot Skipjack. Here is some additional information: They are white, two-piece fiberglass with stainless steel bases that attach to the boat (no cranks) and stainless steel tips where the line comes out. They are 15 feet 9 inches long (including the stainless steel bases) and the line feeds up thru the insides of the tubes. At the base of each one is a sticker from the manufacturer that reads: Angler's Specialties, 3198-A Airport Loop Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92628. They have always been stored inside, so the fiberglass is not degraded at all. One of them has a little black pulley-thing on it and the other has a stainless steel curley clip. They are in like-new condition. They can be seen at my house in Cabo San Lucas. Sorry I don't have pix available, I do not have a digital camera. I am asking 400 seastars for the pair. I can be contacted at: malicabofox@gmail.com

       b. Camilla's Baja beach truck. 1989 Nissan four-wheel drive, big wheels, raised suspension, front receiver. 044 -- 624 -- 155 -- 9889, or, 1428079

       c. Not wanted: fourteen sheets 3/4" plywood, brand-new, cheap. John Ford: 0446241559889

       d. Not wanted: Camilla's Baja beach truck. 1989 Nissan four-wheel drive, big wheels, raised suspension, front receiver. 044 -- 624 -- 155 -- 9889, or, 1428079

       e. 1999 GMC Suburban Excellent Condition, Extremely Clean, Fully Loaded, 4x4, White with Grey Interior, Large Firestone Tires, Luggage Rack, 3rd Seat, Tinted Windows, Always Garage. Please call 624-142-8107 or jkplake@yahoo.com

       f. 10HP Honda Outboard Motor, 4 Stroke, Excellent Condition, Extremely Clean, Very Low Hours, Never Used in Saltwater. Includes Motor Stand, Lock and two Gas Tanks. Please call 624-142-8107 or jkplake@yahoo.com

WANTED

RESTAURANT NEWS

BAJABIZ - Repeats in TWO weeks

       a. Hi every one!
El Toro y La Luna,
To those that are back, welcome, we’re back!
Open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm in Los Barriles.
La Ribera store will remain closed.
Watch out for our annual sale on October 31st.
Tere & Staff

       b. SHORT TERM / LONG TERM PARKING at San Jose Airport. 10.00 dollars per day to a maximum of 100.00 dollars. Then you are good to a month. Transport to and from the airport. When you return your vehicle is washed & interior cleaned and vacuumed. A/C repair and service. Tune up, oil change, transmission service and mechanical repairs also are available. While you wait or while your vehicle is parked with us. Please call for appointment. Mex. Cell 624 110 7244. US or Canada ( 949 ) 338- 8075.

REAL ESTATE - Repeats in TWO weeks

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