Go to the KQED website and read their own history. What was the point and benefit to us of all those buying and selling studio locations? Does it Really need a secret deal with big bad Chevron, that is probably against the 'public interest'? Don't you miss 'Newsroom' and all the roundtable open and honest political discussion, if you even have a high school diploma and can remember?
For a 'public tv station' , i want to see the books. What are you at KQED afraid of? Is not 'honesty still a good policy' ? How much do these irritant donor nags make ? Has buying the other local PBS stations been for 'the public benefit' or just KQED's Ego ?
Why has so little been produced locally by KQED ? And so little of major quality like the other PBS stations ?
It is only a tv station,,, And we , the public, have so little say, even if you contribute. Money is not the vote / opinion , in spite of what those fools on the Supreme Court say. Why is KQED hiding so much of what they do ?
Like local famous John Muir, i put much more true value in spending $M and even $B and $T("tax the rich!!", you've got to pay to succeed here, not be Euro trash royals like the public owed you a gilded cage,,,) on cleaning up the toxic and open sewer of SFBay, and the California environment ,,, over Any tv station,,, any day.
Friday, September 30, 2011
All these Silicon Valley Multi-Millionaires,,,and SO LITTLE CHARITY IN THE SFBAY AREA. The local PBS tv station KQED-9 gets all kinds of Super-Rich donors wanting their names remembered (for a weaker PBS station!! compared to Boston's WGBH that produces more and better shows,,,!!) INSTEAD OF OUR OWN "FRONT YARD" , THE ONCE HEATHY AND RICH WITH LIFE SFBAY !!
Maybe we could put a wall or walkway up, with a list of permanent names of those that care and contribute, say a pocket change $1M around here, to the restoration and clean-up of SFBay.
That would be ,,,zero politicians , right now , in California,,, and zero of these touted 'job creators' multi-millionaires.
What a shame.
That would be ,,,zero politicians , right now , in California,,, and zero of these touted 'job creators' multi-millionaires.
What a shame.
Sept.2011,,,The TOTAL WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY of the San Francisco SUBWAY!! from CHINATOWN?!! to the BASEBALL PARK ,,, continues !??
We in the USA are in the "Great Recession,,," about to double dip,,, and our politicians and even the news media has given up on this TOTALLY WASTEFUL UN-NEEDED AND UN-WANTED SPENDING OF EXTREMELY LIMITED TAX MONEYS,,, in a Arnold S.-the movie star left with very low popularity ratings, broke busted politically gridlocked because of just a few minority Republicans, sad and sorry State of California.
The eastern part of the Bay Bridge , already a HUGE EMBARRASSMENT AND MASSIVE COST OVER-RUN like the Boston 'big dig',,, is maybe coming in in 11 YEARS vs one.
And the SFBay is still an open sewer, with cities like Redwood City getting away with dumping raw sewage into the Bay. OK, the politicians and the airlines want the SFBay 'dead' cuz of SFO and the risk of bird strikes,,,also OAKLAND AIRPORT,,, and TINY SAN JOSE AIRPORT, WHERE I HAVE NEVER SEEN A 747 OR DC-10 LAND, built too close to the highrises of downtown. Doesn't anyone care about the environmental health of the SFBay anymore, our health, and our future on this planet?
The eastern part of the Bay Bridge , already a HUGE EMBARRASSMENT AND MASSIVE COST OVER-RUN like the Boston 'big dig',,, is maybe coming in in 11 YEARS vs one.
And the SFBay is still an open sewer, with cities like Redwood City getting away with dumping raw sewage into the Bay. OK, the politicians and the airlines want the SFBay 'dead' cuz of SFO and the risk of bird strikes,,,also OAKLAND AIRPORT,,, and TINY SAN JOSE AIRPORT, WHERE I HAVE NEVER SEEN A 747 OR DC-10 LAND, built too close to the highrises of downtown. Doesn't anyone care about the environmental health of the SFBay anymore, our health, and our future on this planet?
Sept.2011, Multiple Problems with COMCAST cable tv ,,, if you choose that over Dish or Direct or ATT or digital cheap antenna, such as 1= put volume on highest '50' and still NOT LOUD,,,2= digital stations first, but the same stations like ABC and CBS in HD are all the way back in the 700s,,, 3= customer service by phone from Mexico not American jobs for Americans first!!,,, and a Chinese guy installer, here '2 years' who could not bring his boot covers or find the trash can i put at his feet !! 4=More expensive monthly than they tell you, as you must rent a box ,,, you can not buy,,,AND SIGN A 2 YEAR CONTRACT!! on a LAND LINE TELEPHONE, fast internet, and so-so cable tv access to Digital and HD channels, often with wrong channel listings and or poor channel quality, they blow you off on if you bother to complain to the long long phone tree to talk to a live person, yeah, in Mexico or some other 3rd world country !!
You have been WARNED,,,
about Comcast's overpriced,deceptive 2 year contract and lousy customer service.
about Comcast's overpriced,deceptive 2 year contract and lousy customer service.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
WARNING: Prague, TOO EXPENSIVE FOR TOURISTS,,, AND TOO RUDE TO CARE !
SEPT.2011,,,A doctor friend and wife just got back from a group tour with 'UNIWORLD'. The two river cruises in Germany were "Wonderful" with great staff and friendly fellow travelers. But the end of the tour with UniWorld with 2 days in Prague, was a total Rip-off !! Rude and super Expensive !!
Beware of this Uni-World offering !!
The 'tail' of Prague will bite your ass,,, and put a bad taste of bad travel in your mind for months,,,
UPDATE: So i called Uniworld and asked the young guy answering if they had any complaints about rudeness, disrespect of tourism, overcharging, etc. from their guests that chose to spend the last two days in a 'departure city', such as Prague. He said he loved Prague, his old parents also beyond University-educated and very wealthy but not snobs loved Prague, and 'no' , Uniworld had not had many complaints from Uniworld customers choosing Prague as a 'departure city' over say Salzburg or Vienna or Geneva.
WARNING: Prague is on the suspect watch list, mine!, for lousy attitude and overcharging tourists from America.
Remember the 1980s when it seemed every travel writer was Raving about how wonderful Yugoslavia was? I bit. Boy oh boy, did i regret it,,, socially, politically, environmentally, tourism-wise,,,HUGE MISTAKE,,, pre-war Yugoslavia. Yet, many if not most travel writers kept telling us "what a great place for culture, food, tourism, the people(scared out of their minds), the coast(huge factory belching 4 massive different colors of pollution into the sky, the truth, still have the photo) Yugoslavia is!" (total bullshit) Yes, i liked LLubijana and Dubrovnik. Otherwise, with all the Communist red sickle posters and scared and bewildered people,,,not a good place for tourists.
Unless you 'like' walking on the Iran-Iraq border like an idiot!
Beware of this Uni-World offering !!
The 'tail' of Prague will bite your ass,,, and put a bad taste of bad travel in your mind for months,,,
UPDATE: So i called Uniworld and asked the young guy answering if they had any complaints about rudeness, disrespect of tourism, overcharging, etc. from their guests that chose to spend the last two days in a 'departure city', such as Prague. He said he loved Prague, his old parents also beyond University-educated and very wealthy but not snobs loved Prague, and 'no' , Uniworld had not had many complaints from Uniworld customers choosing Prague as a 'departure city' over say Salzburg or Vienna or Geneva.
WARNING: Prague is on the suspect watch list, mine!, for lousy attitude and overcharging tourists from America.
Remember the 1980s when it seemed every travel writer was Raving about how wonderful Yugoslavia was? I bit. Boy oh boy, did i regret it,,, socially, politically, environmentally, tourism-wise,,,HUGE MISTAKE,,, pre-war Yugoslavia. Yet, many if not most travel writers kept telling us "what a great place for culture, food, tourism, the people(scared out of their minds), the coast(huge factory belching 4 massive different colors of pollution into the sky, the truth, still have the photo) Yugoslavia is!" (total bullshit) Yes, i liked LLubijana and Dubrovnik. Otherwise, with all the Communist red sickle posters and scared and bewildered people,,,not a good place for tourists.
Unless you 'like' walking on the Iran-Iraq border like an idiot!
Monday, September 12, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS !! to SAMANTHA STOSUR for WINNING her first MAJOR, the U.S. OPEN !!
You looked too nervous, not calm enough, not self-confident enough like most u.s. tennis women,,, but YOU DID IT !! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You !! At least someone has the guts, determination, focus, desire and MENTAL ,EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL fitness to beat the Williams Sisters, especially UN-fit, win by intimidation more than talent and fitness and highest-only level of play, Serena !!
And of course, more UN-sportsmanship conduct by Serena Williams !! Doesn't she owe the Ref. an apology for her FALSE accusation? Yikes, her Father in the near seats STILL looks Scary,,,
Maybe women tennis players should practice with,,, ugly scary looking audience add yelling and saying rude and nasty things just to worst nightmare the practice, add some unfair Ref. rulings, add a spoiled grunting and yelling opponent, add some loud shouts and yells and awful music blasting at the wrong moments just to test composure, add the usual lousy hot and humid weather we don't get the stats on, add a garden hose for coaching fun to build self-confidence, especially needed by women tennis players on the professional(sometimes sinking to high school-level play) making $Ms for losing often 'play'. Oh, and lets see some women sacrificed to men tennis players , ala BJKing, for the tv audience !!
And of course, more UN-sportsmanship conduct by Serena Williams !! Doesn't she owe the Ref. an apology for her FALSE accusation? Yikes, her Father in the near seats STILL looks Scary,,,
Maybe women tennis players should practice with,,, ugly scary looking audience add yelling and saying rude and nasty things just to worst nightmare the practice, add some unfair Ref. rulings, add a spoiled grunting and yelling opponent, add some loud shouts and yells and awful music blasting at the wrong moments just to test composure, add the usual lousy hot and humid weather we don't get the stats on, add a garden hose for coaching fun to build self-confidence, especially needed by women tennis players on the professional(sometimes sinking to high school-level play) making $Ms for losing often 'play'. Oh, and lets see some women sacrificed to men tennis players , ala BJKing, for the tv audience !!
BEWARE: Yosemite Conservancy (aka Yosemite Trust) is taking $1000s in donations from families, then cancelling at the last minute a month of volunteering on the Yosemite trail crew this Summer, without reason / excuse !!
So you decide to do the big contribution, a month of your time, and Very Hard Work, this past Summer by volunteering for the Yosemite Trail Repair Crew, with Yosemite Conservancy,,, and they cancel at the last minute, with no apology or reason or excuse. How RUDE !!
And incompetent.
And incompetent.
the Best: my Vote: Computer web address: NEWEGG.COM
If you need parts,,,especially,like more RAM or a video card or better fans and filters or a new cheap better tower case(in SJ, Fry's has a good selection to see up close and low prices,like $50 for an AirMaster),,,
or accessories,,,like a back-up hard drive, (i have a Buffalo next to my monitor and printer, above the tower at my feet on a shelf).
or a computer, maybe.
or accessories,,,like a back-up hard drive, (i have a Buffalo next to my monitor and printer, above the tower at my feet on a shelf).
or a computer, maybe.
the Best: my Vote: Breakfast / Lunch , in Santa Cruz County, Monterey Bay North : is = SILVER SPUR, off Hwy 1, on Soquel Road
2650 Soquel Drive
Santa Cruz, Ca. 95065
831-475-2725
www.silverspur.com
Monday-Saturday, 6am-3pm
sign-in (green paper on clipboard) waiting list at front door, please, goes very fast, i think
,,,parking is limited to the small lot, so don't expect to park on the streets
,,,usually packed for lunch, noon-2
,,,very clean toilets at back door
,,,unlike Denny's, the counter is also "wait list, or wait by front door to be seated by very polite staff"
,,,some very attractive,and efficient waitresses !!
Santa Cruz, Ca. 95065
831-475-2725
www.silverspur.com
Monday-Saturday, 6am-3pm
sign-in (green paper on clipboard) waiting list at front door, please, goes very fast, i think
,,,parking is limited to the small lot, so don't expect to park on the streets
,,,usually packed for lunch, noon-2
,,,very clean toilets at back door
,,,unlike Denny's, the counter is also "wait list, or wait by front door to be seated by very polite staff"
,,,some very attractive,and efficient waitresses !!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Remembering 9/11,,,We were so unprepared , so trusting, so foolish, so naive , we let our enemies say they were our friends, we did not protect our border that Santa Ana's Army could have ridden across, we did not even have the NYC police and fire departments able to talk to each other on their radios !! What the Hell were we thinking !? No locking secure doors on airplane cockpits !? We spent so much so badly on national security.
Even after the 4 airplanes of 9/11, the FBI and the CIA(even the cia with the cia!!) and the NSA and the DOD and the State Dept. were still having 'political turf wars'; very counter-productive.
Now the Republicans are against 'section D' secure broadband for all our security forces, police fire military political, city county state and federal government. More Republican obstructionism. Really ?!
Guess we did not learn enough from this terrible lesson. Do we really have to go through this ,,, again!!,,, to act responsibly?
On 9/11, the '911' dispatchers were answering the phones and telling the occupants of both HIT world trade center buildings to "STAY in the buildings!", as if everyone had forgotten the endless evacuations drills in elementary school for fires, earthquakes, and bombs. There were no overhead fire sprinkler systems working. The NYFD firemen hauling all those very heavy hoses up those 50-80 levels of stairs could not put the fires out,,, and died trying. The NYFD also did not seem to use their white dust masks or their bottled air and very expensive face masks to protect their lungs and health, so foolishly macho. So were the firemen and police and the building security, in not expecting and demanding a quick and efficient total evacuation of both buildings and the surrounding area !? Did no one but the architect know these buildings were so prone to collapse when hit by large planes, with vs without fuel!? The buildings were right next to the water, but not one firefighting helicopter was used(blow up the dam tower). Not one siphon pickup airplane,,, AND the "emergency" fire doors to the roof were locked!! There was no efficient practiced central command, even for just NYC! The air traffic controllers did not even know where the 4 stolen planes were! The Air Force and DOD took too long scrambling fighter jets!; Our military could not intercept!! and what if it had been a private plane full of fertilizer explosives and terrorists flown in from Canada or the Caribbean? Terrible, embarrassing, and costly top-down lack of leadership and poor cooperation! Could the Republican President Bush have done any better?
Imagine the courage of those civilians on that flight 93 over Pennsylvania,,, to not just curl up in a corner and cry?
We were and are still very unprepared.
Now the Republicans are against 'section D' secure broadband for all our security forces, police fire military political, city county state and federal government. More Republican obstructionism. Really ?!
Guess we did not learn enough from this terrible lesson. Do we really have to go through this ,,, again!!,,, to act responsibly?
On 9/11, the '911' dispatchers were answering the phones and telling the occupants of both HIT world trade center buildings to "STAY in the buildings!", as if everyone had forgotten the endless evacuations drills in elementary school for fires, earthquakes, and bombs. There were no overhead fire sprinkler systems working. The NYFD firemen hauling all those very heavy hoses up those 50-80 levels of stairs could not put the fires out,,, and died trying. The NYFD also did not seem to use their white dust masks or their bottled air and very expensive face masks to protect their lungs and health, so foolishly macho. So were the firemen and police and the building security, in not expecting and demanding a quick and efficient total evacuation of both buildings and the surrounding area !? Did no one but the architect know these buildings were so prone to collapse when hit by large planes, with vs without fuel!? The buildings were right next to the water, but not one firefighting helicopter was used(blow up the dam tower). Not one siphon pickup airplane,,, AND the "emergency" fire doors to the roof were locked!! There was no efficient practiced central command, even for just NYC! The air traffic controllers did not even know where the 4 stolen planes were! The Air Force and DOD took too long scrambling fighter jets!; Our military could not intercept!! and what if it had been a private plane full of fertilizer explosives and terrorists flown in from Canada or the Caribbean? Terrible, embarrassing, and costly top-down lack of leadership and poor cooperation! Could the Republican President Bush have done any better?
Imagine the courage of those civilians on that flight 93 over Pennsylvania,,, to not just curl up in a corner and cry?
We were and are still very unprepared.
Friday, September 09, 2011
Tried and True tip for raising Responsible vs Spoiled Children: Have a 'to do chore list" for Everyone on the Frig.
Morning chores,,,
After school chores,,,
Dinner time chores,,,
and ,,, Weekend chores.
Everybody works like a TEAM.
Even a child can learn to put their toys in a basket.
In the morning, someone had to set the table. Expecting Mom or Dad, or just Mom to do it all ,,, is so unfair a burden.
Someone had to load the dishwasher.
Someone had to take out the trash.
Same for dinner.
Some one had to help cook and do the prep work, cutting ,,, washing on a small wooden step at the sink ,,,
On the weekends, someone, usually the boy , had to mow the front and back lawns. Someone had to windex all the windows , inside and out, usually a 2 kid job. Someone had to bury all the cat and dog poo.
I know parents in the 90s and 20-00s who would never think of infringing on their child's free time to grow and learn and experiment. One of those is now a meth-addict, liar, thief, often in jail.
After school chores,,,
Dinner time chores,,,
and ,,, Weekend chores.
Everybody works like a TEAM.
Even a child can learn to put their toys in a basket.
In the morning, someone had to set the table. Expecting Mom or Dad, or just Mom to do it all ,,, is so unfair a burden.
Someone had to load the dishwasher.
Someone had to take out the trash.
Same for dinner.
Some one had to help cook and do the prep work, cutting ,,, washing on a small wooden step at the sink ,,,
On the weekends, someone, usually the boy , had to mow the front and back lawns. Someone had to windex all the windows , inside and out, usually a 2 kid job. Someone had to bury all the cat and dog poo.
I know parents in the 90s and 20-00s who would never think of infringing on their child's free time to grow and learn and experiment. One of those is now a meth-addict, liar, thief, often in jail.
the Best: my Vote: in 2011 toilets: GERBER (brand), AVALANCHE (model) for about $190. ,,, we got ours at RVCloud, SJ,Ca.
Adult height is so much more comfortable than normal child height.
We had a Kohler and a Toto, both clogged often. This one has a glazed trap/bowl exit. Rarely plugs up.
Two piece, and easy to install.
We had a Kohler and a Toto, both clogged often. This one has a glazed trap/bowl exit. Rarely plugs up.
Two piece, and easy to install.
Monday, September 05, 2011
Hotel Palmas de Cortez, East Cape of Cabo San Lucas, Los Barriles, Mexico
My San Diego buddy has been fishing Cabo and the East Cape, 40 miles North, for sailfish mainly for decades, and dorado. I had been asking him to take me for years, and he finally did. This was a few years ago.
We got an expensive taxi(so-so driver, but he did stop once for cold water drinks/beer in the hot wx) the 40 miles to the famous Van Wormer's property, Calle 20 de Novembre #2, y Valentin Ruiz Gonzales, 23330, Mexico, phone 877-777-8862 or 818-224-4744. After check-in, we found our room on the back/land side without an ocean view. No problem. But the rooms/suite was no better than ,,, actually worse than Motel 6, with weak A/C and plain cheap furniture. They don't waste water on a rich thick green lawn, tho the huge 'hut'/palapa at the open air entrance is impressive. And the surrounding town is Mexico-depressing littered poor uneducated ripoff ugly safety-scary, as Mexico usual(unless you never ever leave a resort like at Cabo or PV).
There was a swim-up bar at the funky smelling beach side pool, and the big resort is right above the beach, the pier, and the anchored out fishing fleet of many boats. I was a little worried about the infamous "two step"/runs, but , heh, this is a very popular fishing hotel for "gringos".
I don't drink much, a beer or two with or after dinner usually. But i got so sick after dinner the first night with the "two step", runs/diarrhea !! The next morning we were assigned the "second best skipper", as my buddy has spent years at this resort. He was a young handsome guy and so proud that he was "#2"! We headed out east into the Gulf and it was very flat and calm and hot. We brought our own food and water; the captain and crew had their own. There was NO cooler full of safe sealed drinks of water and juices, as i expected for so expensive a fishing charter.
Finally we sight-fishing spotted some sailfish working the surface, with the radio help of some other skippers. The crew put our lines in the water and we quickly hooked up with ,and released, a couple 6-7ft long sailfish. My first, but kind of depressing they are so small these days for most fishermen. They are so beautiful, but no longer as big as the old photographs you see in the Fish Market Restaurants in California and elsewhere. It was my first time and the sailfish fight was good, but not great. Nothing to get very excited about.
Then we found some DORADO, or what they call in Hawaii MAHI MAHI, the most beautiful fish alive in the water i have ever seen with blues , gold, and greens !! And FIGHT !! Wow !! They fight SO MUCH MORE AND BETTER THAN A MUCH LARGER SAILFISH !! No one told me. And i was told they taste better than sailfish too !!
I notice the Captain was cursing at us and calling us dirty Mexican-language names all day long, not that my buddy cared; Dick was totally focused on the fishing, as usual. I grew up with Mexicans in San Jose and i know most of the swear words and insults because of my high school friends. It really bothered me that this supposedly popular ,"#2", skipper could swear at us all day, and not just the usual "gringo",,, AND DEMAND to be tipped more than $100US by each of us, EACH DAY !!
I was my San Diego buddy's guest, so i did not complain to the hotel management. And the second night, yep, i got "Montezuma's Revenge" again !!; My rear end was so sore. Darn few women,even ugly women at the resort,,, or the swim up bar. Mostly fat hairy men.
Yes, Mr. Van Wormer is very famous,,, and i have read on the Web a lot of the cookie-cutter "4 star" ratings on several hotel and booking websites. Bullshit.
The food in the big, tiled restaurant looked safe, but i was sick with diarrhea all week. The suites furniture and amenites, like tv(none),radio(none) and A/C(weak) were nothing to brag about. And the much bally-hooed fishing was weak, with only a few sailfish caught each day for a week and always released(who wants to keep such a small sailfish in such a depleted fishery?!) and a few dorado that turned ugly color when dead and out of the water(i did not trust the captain or staff to clean my fish and freeze my fish for the flight back to the States). And the constant insults and look of disgust from the popular "#2"captain was not a plus; Yes, i have been in Japan and France and they think they are the superior race too.
If i go to Hawaii again, trip #26, i may try fishing for mahi mahi/dorado. It is, in my opinion, a much safer feeling countryside, much more attractive place, much better educated populace, and much safer food. No fun going on vacation and spending hours, day and night, on a toilet.
We got an expensive taxi(so-so driver, but he did stop once for cold water drinks/beer in the hot wx) the 40 miles to the famous Van Wormer's property, Calle 20 de Novembre #2, y Valentin Ruiz Gonzales, 23330, Mexico, phone 877-777-8862 or 818-224-4744. After check-in, we found our room on the back/land side without an ocean view. No problem. But the rooms/suite was no better than ,,, actually worse than Motel 6, with weak A/C and plain cheap furniture. They don't waste water on a rich thick green lawn, tho the huge 'hut'/palapa at the open air entrance is impressive. And the surrounding town is Mexico-depressing littered poor uneducated ripoff ugly safety-scary, as Mexico usual(unless you never ever leave a resort like at Cabo or PV).
There was a swim-up bar at the funky smelling beach side pool, and the big resort is right above the beach, the pier, and the anchored out fishing fleet of many boats. I was a little worried about the infamous "two step"/runs, but , heh, this is a very popular fishing hotel for "gringos".
I don't drink much, a beer or two with or after dinner usually. But i got so sick after dinner the first night with the "two step", runs/diarrhea !! The next morning we were assigned the "second best skipper", as my buddy has spent years at this resort. He was a young handsome guy and so proud that he was "#2"! We headed out east into the Gulf and it was very flat and calm and hot. We brought our own food and water; the captain and crew had their own. There was NO cooler full of safe sealed drinks of water and juices, as i expected for so expensive a fishing charter.
Finally we sight-fishing spotted some sailfish working the surface, with the radio help of some other skippers. The crew put our lines in the water and we quickly hooked up with ,and released, a couple 6-7ft long sailfish. My first, but kind of depressing they are so small these days for most fishermen. They are so beautiful, but no longer as big as the old photographs you see in the Fish Market Restaurants in California and elsewhere. It was my first time and the sailfish fight was good, but not great. Nothing to get very excited about.
Then we found some DORADO, or what they call in Hawaii MAHI MAHI, the most beautiful fish alive in the water i have ever seen with blues , gold, and greens !! And FIGHT !! Wow !! They fight SO MUCH MORE AND BETTER THAN A MUCH LARGER SAILFISH !! No one told me. And i was told they taste better than sailfish too !!
I notice the Captain was cursing at us and calling us dirty Mexican-language names all day long, not that my buddy cared; Dick was totally focused on the fishing, as usual. I grew up with Mexicans in San Jose and i know most of the swear words and insults because of my high school friends. It really bothered me that this supposedly popular ,"#2", skipper could swear at us all day, and not just the usual "gringo",,, AND DEMAND to be tipped more than $100US by each of us, EACH DAY !!
I was my San Diego buddy's guest, so i did not complain to the hotel management. And the second night, yep, i got "Montezuma's Revenge" again !!; My rear end was so sore. Darn few women,even ugly women at the resort,,, or the swim up bar. Mostly fat hairy men.
Yes, Mr. Van Wormer is very famous,,, and i have read on the Web a lot of the cookie-cutter "4 star" ratings on several hotel and booking websites. Bullshit.
The food in the big, tiled restaurant looked safe, but i was sick with diarrhea all week. The suites furniture and amenites, like tv(none),radio(none) and A/C(weak) were nothing to brag about. And the much bally-hooed fishing was weak, with only a few sailfish caught each day for a week and always released(who wants to keep such a small sailfish in such a depleted fishery?!) and a few dorado that turned ugly color when dead and out of the water(i did not trust the captain or staff to clean my fish and freeze my fish for the flight back to the States). And the constant insults and look of disgust from the popular "#2"captain was not a plus; Yes, i have been in Japan and France and they think they are the superior race too.
If i go to Hawaii again, trip #26, i may try fishing for mahi mahi/dorado. It is, in my opinion, a much safer feeling countryside, much more attractive place, much better educated populace, and much safer food. No fun going on vacation and spending hours, day and night, on a toilet.
Erindria Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
WARNING !!
This beach is NOT for beginner surfers or beginner surf schools, in my opinion.
I was there a few years ago with a group from Santa Cruz, Ca. and saw a young healthy man SHATTER HIS ANKLE!! on the MOSTLY CONTINUOUS BOULDERS UNDER WATER!!, NOT SAND, by amateurishly steeping off his board, instead of butt and back flopping as instructed; Easy and common mistake for a beginner,,,on a proper, safer sandy bottom shore and beach. He was placed on the steep beach, head uphill,,, and almost went into SHOCK with the EMT there.
Then he was placed flat, and then on a surfboard, and into a pickup for the long long painful drive back to San Diego and a good hospital. This was not a simple easy one bone break, but a major surgery event in a third world country.
WARNING: THIS IS NO BEACH FOR BEGINNER SURFERS !!
If you must , there is a cheap ok hotel at the N. end, a long walk or cheap bribe motorbike ride with one of the many poor kids (and thieves) from town. It is very hot mid-summer days,,, and foggy freezing cold at night. If you sleep on the beach in a tent and sleeping bag, you will suffer.
This beach is NOT for beginner surfers or beginner surf schools, in my opinion.
I was there a few years ago with a group from Santa Cruz, Ca. and saw a young healthy man SHATTER HIS ANKLE!! on the MOSTLY CONTINUOUS BOULDERS UNDER WATER!!, NOT SAND, by amateurishly steeping off his board, instead of butt and back flopping as instructed; Easy and common mistake for a beginner,,,on a proper, safer sandy bottom shore and beach. He was placed on the steep beach, head uphill,,, and almost went into SHOCK with the EMT there.
Then he was placed flat, and then on a surfboard, and into a pickup for the long long painful drive back to San Diego and a good hospital. This was not a simple easy one bone break, but a major surgery event in a third world country.
WARNING: THIS IS NO BEACH FOR BEGINNER SURFERS !!
If you must , there is a cheap ok hotel at the N. end, a long walk or cheap bribe motorbike ride with one of the many poor kids (and thieves) from town. It is very hot mid-summer days,,, and foggy freezing cold at night. If you sleep on the beach in a tent and sleeping bag, you will suffer.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
the Best:My Vote: dentist, Silicon Valley, San Jose, Ca. area = DR. JOHN H. BROWN, DDS,
10090 PASADENA AVENUE #b1
CUPERTINO, CA. 95014-5939
408.255.2500, phone
*****Mrs. Barbara is the Best DH / dental hygenist, also !!
CUPERTINO, CA. 95014-5939
408.255.2500, phone
*****Mrs. Barbara is the Best DH / dental hygenist, also !!
the Best:My Vote: auto repair, Silicon Valley, San Jose,Ca. = WILLOW GLEN AUTO ELECTRIC
1654 Almaden ROAD #A
SJ,Ca. 95125
408.286.5049 ,phone
$85/hr labor rate !!
SJ,Ca. 95125
408.286.5049 ,phone
$85/hr labor rate !!
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