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Seeing cars submerged in water at night was a regular event back when JJ's Cantina was one of the 4 places to hang. The shocked look on peoples faces was funny at the time, People were warned the tide was coming up and they didn't bother to move their cars. Yeah, I sure too much Tequila had...

When I do a speed test, It is showing the provider being Tel Mex. Why there are very few providers is because Tel Mex was a monopoly until a few years ago. Carlos Sim controlled everything, slowly companies like IZZI are getting a foot hold in larger markets. I was told IZZI was going to be in...

Roberto, Service is ID'd as Telmex when I do a speed test. I paid a $250 fee for the install and equipment, the Modem router can be bought for $40 on-line, not a great one but was surprised by it's range. I saw Ad's for Megaline Network service in the RP Times? Advertising it for $30 per month...

Roberto, In Cholla the service is offered by Ben Brown (yes one of the Brown brothers), There is a tower in Cholla that has a 5ft dish pointed to RP, they get their service from Telmex supposedly before it is put into the RP internet system. It is a dish to dish delivery system from an outside...

Doesn't look that busy, Nice aerial shot.

Roberto, We hooked up with Megaline Network in Cholla, they do installations in other areas. It's a dish based Internet with line of sight needed to work or use the antenna from another Mega customer. I get 6-7 Mbps down load speed and 1.2 up. When it's windy it's slower. On the usage question...

Prepping for Semana Santa, they had to switch inventory over to beer. I bet there's a lot of 12 packs going for 99 Pesos in all the stores. I bet by late next weekend even beer and ice will become hard to find when the 100K person invasion is maxing out.

It sank the Andrea Doria in 1956. It was the MS Stockholm originally in 1946, Vern is correct. Cabins are small compared to newer cruise ships.

There's an earthquake sensor in Cholla about 200 yards from my house, I always get the Earthquake coverage, costs me $150 extra for $180K in coverage.

Would mini-splits work? 1 ton are $350, 1.5 ton $450 and 2 ton $540 with heat. Cost about $50 per unit to install. Pretty efficient.

Value added tax, many countries in Europe have this. Basically a sales tax you pay on finished goods.

Another vote for Muebles Coloniales. Great to deal with, fair prices. A/C installer with unit was waiting for me at my house in Cholla. 90 minutes and $55 install fee later we we're chilling. FYI we bought a unit that runs on R-410 freon, because eventually R-22 in Mexico is going away like in...

Last time we were there for Easter (12 years ago) probably 40,000 people took over Penasco. It took a hour plus to go from Cholla to Penasco each way, many things in stores were sold out. It was a huge mess afterwards, trash and beer cans everywhere, I said never again. I couldn't even imagine...

Theres a big difference when you drive 75+ mph when conditions warrant it vs when it's not. It can be done using common sense. Last Memorial day on Friday before we were heading down driving 65-70 mph south of Sonoyta, traffic was getting a bit crazy I had numerous trucks with trailers blow by...

I'll see how many Idiots are going to pass me tomorrow morning while I drive the whole way at 4-5 mph over the posted speeds, (only on the open highway areas). Approaching any of the towns during the trip I drive the speed limit. Especially in Ajo and Sonoyta.

Saving 1 hour 36 minutes for whole trip from Phx isn't worth putting anyones life in danger ever. Unfortunately too many idiot people don't care.

Russ is right, wooden poles last. The area where I have a house has many concrete poles with the top half of the concrete is eroding away from the wind. (installed 1996) The re-bar has been exposed for the past 10 years and only getting worse. When Hurricane Nora hit in 1997 it broke a couple...

Thanks Russ, I'm going to buy a nice quiet generator for times like this, later this year.

I wonder where all the passengers who drive down will park their cars during the 11 days they're at sea. Parking space is pretty limited around the marina.

We shall see how much of the $13 million that Gov. Pavlovich is to receive from the Mexican Fed Govt ends up actually being spent on the Cruise port.