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Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
You've done nothing but throw insults at me because nothing that you have to say has any substance and you don't bother to read my comments, you simply assume. In fact, comment after comment directed at me are filled with 90% insults; it is not uncommon for this to happen when someone doesn't know what in the hell they're talking about. Go back and read your comment #28. Here's what you have to say: "Give it up gringo..." Give WHAT up? Is this some stupid battleground for you? "Since you cannot spin your way out of this, you are attacking me, making assumptions about me, what I believe.Oopsie, time to attack the messenger." I don't spin anything, I've lived here for two decades and you're trying to tell me what I haven't seen for myself. You're the one who is assuming things here. "It is you who has been caught consistently manipulating." Manipulating what? What is there to manipulate? "When men start saying things like "Lady", you just know they are pissed off." Wow, you must be a mind reader. Well, except that I'm not pissed off. "Oh pardon me while I shirk in a corner because the gringo guy has assaulted me personally and he really thinks he knows all about me." Why would I assault you personally? I'm responding to your comments. Does that bother you, when someone disagrees with you? "Teehee gringo, you lost. but you know what, Allison & Partners are paying really good money for spinners right now, maybe you should get a job with them, or who knows, maybe you're already working for them." I'm sure you're not attempting to be INSULTING, right? "Heck, I think you could really sell real estate down here, even now - and be able to pull it off." I don't even know what this means, maybe it's another insult?
— November 13, 2010 2:15 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
"People do not simply go on with their lives here, they do not." Yes, WE do. WE go shopping, WE work, WE pay our bills, WE enjoy family gatherings, WE. I personally live my life just fine here, so does my wife and the two of three kids still living in Baja. All of these drugs have been passing over the border for decades, the only reason the wars broke out was because the corridor for transport shrunk. Then the U.S. pressured Mexico into fighting the Cartels, and the Cartels started fighting each other over the turf left behind by those who were killed or captured. The VAST majority of what is going on here in Baja is NOTHING compared to what's happening in Juarez and all over Monterrey. The VAST majority of the death and destruction is the authorities and Cartels fighting or the Cartels fighting each other, and if you live here how do you not know this and see it for what it is? This is the one and only story that needs to be written about the Cartels: Twenty billion dollars per year. Wrap your head around that and every damned thing that happens here concerning the Cartels doesn't need to be explained. People not involved in it aren't diving into bunkers here. Stuff goes down right near the street from where I live, but I walk right by it and no one cares. A block away, a couple of people "involved" were gunned down in their vehicle waiting for a traffic light. The cops picked up the casings and took photographs and someone hosed off the street and a few hours later, it was as though nothing had happened.
— November 13, 2010 1:57 a.m.
Tijuana Kentucky Fried Chicken Stops Accepting U.S. Dollars
Rent, in many parts of Tijuana, has been in dollars-only for decades (going back to when the peso was much less stable), and private purchases of cars and so on. That might be changing quick now, the exchange rate at the border is beginning to reflect the new law, it's dropping like crazy. The Oxxo near my house took U.S. currency this afternoon, as did Calimax yesterday.
— November 13, 2010 1:29 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
You are entitled to your opinion, incorrect as I find it. You do not understand journalism, you have this set of standards you want to apply to the world, and if people don't see it your way, you seem to become upset. You only want to read stories from revolutionaries, stories about protests, the drug smuggling wars, grave injustices done to Mexicans at the hands of tourists and expatriates, everyone's out to rip off Mexicans. Lady, I've given more to this country than I ever gave to my own. As for T.B., since he's not going to come in here and say anything, I'll tell you what I've seen from him: Giving money to the poor here, living amongst them, being a part of their lives, unassuming, asking for nothing in return. He lives in the crappy little room, overpaying the rent because he's a gringo and doesn't know any better. He doesn't care. Last time I saw him, he invited me for lunch at a place he frequents, knows the people there. They overcharged him ten dollars. I pointed it it to him, but he already knew. He paid it without complaining, even left a nice tip. Who took advantage of whom? See, I'm guessing you're from the S.F. area originally. So was he. Dollars to donuts you two are the same age, too. I just wanted to carry on this conversation long enough to spring that on you. He was a sixties hippie. Still holds the same ideals. He also understands rules in journalism, and apparently you don't. That's the only difference between you two.
— November 13, 2010 1:12 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
"What we are talking about is linking relevant material - which obviously you get paid to do - and yet no where do I see an article about the journalist's protest here." First, I RARELY submit a stringer story here, so if you're insinuating that I'm T.B., you would be incorrect. And stringers submit stories 'they' find interesting, not what 'you' would find interesting. Next time some protest takes place that reaches your Berkley muse, then submit it. Of course, you might run the risk of criticism that you could possibly be exploiting the unfortunate position of Mexican journalists by writing a story about their demise and profiting from it in some way. See where that line you are drawing suddenly takes on a different shape and tone? This publication prints what it wants to print, I hope you get a chance to read it all instead of keying in on stringer stories from Baja.
— November 13, 2010 12:50 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
"Mr. Bigshot turns out to be a big fat bully trying to twist and spin. Well, at least everyone can see where you are coming from." If you don't believe me, go protest to your heart's content, I've seen people removed from Mexico for less, and I know it's illegal. I didn't come down here two decades ago without thoroughly researching this. I'm not spinning anything, I'm telling you how it is. You can believe whatever you want to believe, that's up to you.
— November 13, 2010 12:36 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
"I did not do the same thing, I am not making money off of translating the news, this guy is, that is a huge difference." No, it's not. His stories are not translated word for word, they are capsules of the stories in his own words, and he sites the source. There isn't anything illegal about it, and he doesn't owe the journalist anything except for a source citation.
— November 13, 2010 12:31 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
"You're so cool, why didn't you report on the journalists protest down here? Gee, I guess that wasn't a priority." Because it is illegal for a foreigner to do so. And I'm not a journalist, even if it was legal for foreigners to join a demonstration in Mexico. They can and will remove you from Mexico for doing so.
— November 13, 2010 12:27 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
You live where, in Playas? And you think that's "the edge"? You can't swing a cat in Playas without hitting a gringo. Where I live, you couldn't find a gringo in a ten mile radius. And the particular guy you're going on about lives in a part of Tijuana you would never dare visit. You're a guest in Mexico, you're not some self-appointed savior of the Mexican people. There are two extremes here when it comes to gringos: The stupid, drunken, occasional tourists that are tolerated because Mexicans can make some cash from them, and gringos that come down here and rent a place for a few years and see these good Mexican people as completely disadvantaged because of other gringos. The truth, apparently, is something you've never seen here. Lighten up and look around you. In the midst of this supposed war raging on, people simply go on with their lives. No one has their head on a swivel. There is an abundance of art, industry, opportunities for education, free medical care, affordable housing, great food, interesting people. And your blog entries are stories about the smuggling cartels and violence?
— November 13, 2010 12:24 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
(cont.) - Just noticed, you just did the same thing in your own weblog. Did you pay the journalist and the photographer?
— November 13, 2010 12:11 a.m.
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Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
You've done nothing but throw insults at me because nothing that you have to say has any substance and you don't bother to read my comments, you simply assume. In fact, comment after comment directed at me are filled with 90% insults; it is not uncommon for this to happen when someone doesn't know what in the hell they're talking about. Go back and read your comment #28. Here's what you have to say: "Give it up gringo..." Give WHAT up? Is this some stupid battleground for you? "Since you cannot spin your way out of this, you are attacking me, making assumptions about me, what I believe.Oopsie, time to attack the messenger." I don't spin anything, I've lived here for two decades and you're trying to tell me what I haven't seen for myself. You're the one who is assuming things here. "It is you who has been caught consistently manipulating." Manipulating what? What is there to manipulate? "When men start saying things like "Lady", you just know they are pissed off." Wow, you must be a mind reader. Well, except that I'm not pissed off. "Oh pardon me while I shirk in a corner because the gringo guy has assaulted me personally and he really thinks he knows all about me." Why would I assault you personally? I'm responding to your comments. Does that bother you, when someone disagrees with you? "Teehee gringo, you lost. but you know what, Allison & Partners are paying really good money for spinners right now, maybe you should get a job with them, or who knows, maybe you're already working for them." I'm sure you're not attempting to be INSULTING, right? "Heck, I think you could really sell real estate down here, even now - and be able to pull it off." I don't even know what this means, maybe it's another insult?— November 13, 2010 2:15 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
"People do not simply go on with their lives here, they do not." Yes, WE do. WE go shopping, WE work, WE pay our bills, WE enjoy family gatherings, WE. I personally live my life just fine here, so does my wife and the two of three kids still living in Baja. All of these drugs have been passing over the border for decades, the only reason the wars broke out was because the corridor for transport shrunk. Then the U.S. pressured Mexico into fighting the Cartels, and the Cartels started fighting each other over the turf left behind by those who were killed or captured. The VAST majority of what is going on here in Baja is NOTHING compared to what's happening in Juarez and all over Monterrey. The VAST majority of the death and destruction is the authorities and Cartels fighting or the Cartels fighting each other, and if you live here how do you not know this and see it for what it is? This is the one and only story that needs to be written about the Cartels: Twenty billion dollars per year. Wrap your head around that and every damned thing that happens here concerning the Cartels doesn't need to be explained. People not involved in it aren't diving into bunkers here. Stuff goes down right near the street from where I live, but I walk right by it and no one cares. A block away, a couple of people "involved" were gunned down in their vehicle waiting for a traffic light. The cops picked up the casings and took photographs and someone hosed off the street and a few hours later, it was as though nothing had happened.— November 13, 2010 1:57 a.m.
Tijuana Kentucky Fried Chicken Stops Accepting U.S. Dollars
Rent, in many parts of Tijuana, has been in dollars-only for decades (going back to when the peso was much less stable), and private purchases of cars and so on. That might be changing quick now, the exchange rate at the border is beginning to reflect the new law, it's dropping like crazy. The Oxxo near my house took U.S. currency this afternoon, as did Calimax yesterday.— November 13, 2010 1:29 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
You are entitled to your opinion, incorrect as I find it. You do not understand journalism, you have this set of standards you want to apply to the world, and if people don't see it your way, you seem to become upset. You only want to read stories from revolutionaries, stories about protests, the drug smuggling wars, grave injustices done to Mexicans at the hands of tourists and expatriates, everyone's out to rip off Mexicans. Lady, I've given more to this country than I ever gave to my own. As for T.B., since he's not going to come in here and say anything, I'll tell you what I've seen from him: Giving money to the poor here, living amongst them, being a part of their lives, unassuming, asking for nothing in return. He lives in the crappy little room, overpaying the rent because he's a gringo and doesn't know any better. He doesn't care. Last time I saw him, he invited me for lunch at a place he frequents, knows the people there. They overcharged him ten dollars. I pointed it it to him, but he already knew. He paid it without complaining, even left a nice tip. Who took advantage of whom? See, I'm guessing you're from the S.F. area originally. So was he. Dollars to donuts you two are the same age, too. I just wanted to carry on this conversation long enough to spring that on you. He was a sixties hippie. Still holds the same ideals. He also understands rules in journalism, and apparently you don't. That's the only difference between you two.— November 13, 2010 1:12 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
"What we are talking about is linking relevant material - which obviously you get paid to do - and yet no where do I see an article about the journalist's protest here." First, I RARELY submit a stringer story here, so if you're insinuating that I'm T.B., you would be incorrect. And stringers submit stories 'they' find interesting, not what 'you' would find interesting. Next time some protest takes place that reaches your Berkley muse, then submit it. Of course, you might run the risk of criticism that you could possibly be exploiting the unfortunate position of Mexican journalists by writing a story about their demise and profiting from it in some way. See where that line you are drawing suddenly takes on a different shape and tone? This publication prints what it wants to print, I hope you get a chance to read it all instead of keying in on stringer stories from Baja.— November 13, 2010 12:50 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
"Mr. Bigshot turns out to be a big fat bully trying to twist and spin. Well, at least everyone can see where you are coming from." If you don't believe me, go protest to your heart's content, I've seen people removed from Mexico for less, and I know it's illegal. I didn't come down here two decades ago without thoroughly researching this. I'm not spinning anything, I'm telling you how it is. You can believe whatever you want to believe, that's up to you.— November 13, 2010 12:36 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
"I did not do the same thing, I am not making money off of translating the news, this guy is, that is a huge difference." No, it's not. His stories are not translated word for word, they are capsules of the stories in his own words, and he sites the source. There isn't anything illegal about it, and he doesn't owe the journalist anything except for a source citation.— November 13, 2010 12:31 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
"You're so cool, why didn't you report on the journalists protest down here? Gee, I guess that wasn't a priority." Because it is illegal for a foreigner to do so. And I'm not a journalist, even if it was legal for foreigners to join a demonstration in Mexico. They can and will remove you from Mexico for doing so.— November 13, 2010 12:27 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
You live where, in Playas? And you think that's "the edge"? You can't swing a cat in Playas without hitting a gringo. Where I live, you couldn't find a gringo in a ten mile radius. And the particular guy you're going on about lives in a part of Tijuana you would never dare visit. You're a guest in Mexico, you're not some self-appointed savior of the Mexican people. There are two extremes here when it comes to gringos: The stupid, drunken, occasional tourists that are tolerated because Mexicans can make some cash from them, and gringos that come down here and rent a place for a few years and see these good Mexican people as completely disadvantaged because of other gringos. The truth, apparently, is something you've never seen here. Lighten up and look around you. In the midst of this supposed war raging on, people simply go on with their lives. No one has their head on a swivel. There is an abundance of art, industry, opportunities for education, free medical care, affordable housing, great food, interesting people. And your blog entries are stories about the smuggling cartels and violence?— November 13, 2010 12:24 a.m.
Florida Man Shot Outside Rosarito Beach Bakery
(cont.) - Just noticed, you just did the same thing in your own weblog. Did you pay the journalist and the photographer?— November 13, 2010 12:11 a.m.