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    Walkie Talkies

    Does any one know if walkie talkies are legal in Mexico and if so do I need do do anything special to use them. I would like to bring a pair down to use in Cholla Bay. Rick Cholla Bay
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    Place to get the foam blocks for roofs.

    Thanks for the prices it helps me plan my trip down. Rick Cholla Bay
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    Pouring concrete roofs?

    The Man, That is what I am doing except the beams I am having made are 26' long made with a box beam made of 1/2" rebar. They will be set in place with a boom truck. Then the beam pockets will be poured. Same process only bigger. What I wanted to do is after the beams were poured is let them...
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    Pouring concrete roofs?

    The potluck sounds great and I will try and make it. Someday I will come down just to relax. Thanks for asking. I was thinking of bringing my dive gear down. Rick Cholla Bay
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    " Wrecked "

    I have heard some great bands there. The food was very good and the staff was a lot of fun. Rick Cholla Bay
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    Pouring concrete roofs?

    lagrimas85, I am having the beams made with 2" x 8" concrete base. Lifting them in place and shoring. I will have 14" of foam between the beams, covered with 2 to 2-1/2 inches of concrete. The beams are made of 1/2" rebar and are 3" x 14" high. I attached a pdf of the beam in a earlier post...
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    Pouring concrete roofs?

    Mexicoruss, Here is a aerial view of my house. Rick, Cholla Bay
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    Pouring concrete roofs?

    Mexicoruss, I am out at Pinto Canyon in Cholla Bay M58-1. I will be out there May 24th through the 28th. You are welcome anytime. I have a pdf I can send you. Rick, Cholla Bay
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    Pouring concrete roofs?

    I want to pour my concrete roof in two pours. One to pour the beams which are 14" tall, let it cure and then pour the slab on top. Does anyone know if the two pours will bond well together. Thanks for the help. Rick Cholla Bay
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    Place to get the foam blocks for roofs.

    I am looking for a place to buy the foam blocks for roofs. The one that you place between concrete beams. Thanks, Rick Cholla Bay
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    Woof Woof We are growing and improving !!

    Barb, You could add an electric cattle fence wire at the base of the chain link fence. The dogs will not dig under and it could save you a lot of time and money. Rick Cholla Bay
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    Tragedy in Bahia La Choya.

    I was down at Pelican Point and the boat was a small tri-hull runabout with a canopy on top. Not even close to being a panga. I was suprized to heard how many people were on board. Rick Cholla Bay
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    Radiation allert

    Bill, You should try crossing at night and light off a couple of green glow sticks in the car before crossing. I would bring the video camera. It would be priceless. Rick Cholla Bay
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    "Esperanza Para Los Niños"

    Seadweller, Someone needs to update there website. It very old information which makes it look like it went under. We used to bring things down and our church sent money to the place in Arizona for them. But we got know response so the donations went to other organizations. The web site was...
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    Mexicali to Rocky Point

    diegoxx, I cross in Mexicali. It's better than crossing in Yuma. Like I said earlier I cross back into the US through Lukeville. It's longer but I am always moving and I know pretty close to what time I will arrive home. Rick Cholla Bay
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    Mexicali to Rocky Point

    Jim, I had to upgrade from the US/Canada map to the US/Mexico map. Works very good. Rick Cholla Bay
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    Mexicali to Rocky Point

    TOM TOM is my navigation system. Mine was pretty accurate down in Mexico. I have also printed out a google map which makes it pretty clear. Rick Cholla Bay
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    This years new line of fishing attire.

    Roberto, It was in an email about what you can see at wall mart. I will spare you the rest of the pictures. I though maybe it was a long lost fishing buddy, so I had to post it. Rick, Cholla Bay
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    This years new line of fishing attire.

    No words are needed. Rick Cholla Bay
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    Mexicali to Rocky Point

    I never go though San Luis. It takes too much time. I go south on Hwy 5 toward San Felipe, East on Hwy 4 and south again on Hwy 3 to El Golfo. Hwy 4 is a rual road but is a nice drive. Roads are not well marked so you need a map or TOM TOM. I head for Rocky Point once a month. I come...
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