263 - July 3, 2009 5:55 pm

Name:

Subject:

Happy 4th of July

Comments:

Have a Happy 4th of July!

El Diablo: thinks holiday weekends are a good thing

262 - July 3, 2009 5:54 pm

Name:

El Diablo

Subject:

Weekend Weather / Exchange Rate

Comments:

The 4th of July weekend weather forecast for Ensenada:

Partly Cloudy - Highs in the mid 70's / Lows around 60.

Friday: - / -
Saturday (4th of July) - Partly Cloudy - 78 / 59
Sunday: Partly Cloudy - 75 / 59


Exchange Rate - 13.20

El Diablo: For the Current Weather or the Current Exchange Rate - please see the links on the Home Page

261 - July 1, 2009 5:19 pm

Name:

El Diablo

Subject:

Predict This

Comments:

Blog 4/16/08 - the Prognosticator wrote "no one will listen to you as long as you hide behind a moniker"

He may be right but they sure appear to be reading!
We had 2,700 visits to the guestbook in June!

Who could have predicted?! Thank you EVERYONE.

El Diablo: - anonymous but definitely not hiding!

260 - June 29, 2009 9:11 pm

Name:

RnR Guy

Subject:

Try and Follow the Lead

Comments:

I noticed the answers from Jim didn't need to be edited "to remove vulgar language, threats, demands, or other inappropriate commentary"

Even though he wasn't treated with the same decency, he once again, chose the high road. Then invites everyone for a barbeque on top of it all!

Thank you Jim. You are a classy dude (I wish a few others could follow your lead)!

El Diablo: thinks treating others with decency is a good thing.

259 - June 29, 2009 7:49 pm

Name:

Jim's Email / Response

Subject:

Answers to Presidents Questions

Comments:

I am writing this response to your e-mail that had a list of 5 questions that were sent to me in December. Obviously these were not the questions that the members sent to you to ask me after the April meeting, but I will respond to your questions as they are important to the village.

1). Who will manage the payment of the bill for the electricity until meters are installed.
Answer - Well this is obvious. The bill comes in the name of the Village of San Miguel. The people that share the electricity pay the village and or they send their check to me. I deposit the money that I receive in a trust account and I take the money to the village before the bill is due and the village pays the bill If they do not have enough money to pay the bill I have been giving them enough money so that the electricity stays on. Once individual meters are installed then the individual homeowner will have to make their own arrangements to have the bill paid directly to CFE.

2). Will the people that have stopped paying the electrical bill be cut off from electricity.
Answer - Yes.

3). Is there an agreement with CFE for the installation of the meters?
Answer - No. The village went to CFE and they were given a list of acceptable contractors to install the meters. The village has not told me if they have made a decision on which contractor they will choose and I do not have a final figure as to the cost. Once a contract is entered into to install the meters the village will go to CFE to get the final approval. But with a contractor approved by CFE it should not be a major problem.

4). Who will pay for the installation of the meters?
Answer - Obviously if a person wants to have a meter put on his house he will have to pay to have the meter installed on his house. For those that have not paid the $1362 this will have to be paid to the Robertsons to have the right of way to get the electrical lines across the Robertsons property. For those that have paid, then they will only have to pay to have the meters installed. The village will have to pay for the installation of any infrastructure required to bring the village up to the level that CFE requires. There is going to be no ceding of title to any portion of the village to anyone other than the owners of the village. It is their village and they own all of the common area. It is absurd of you to even make such a demand. If they do not have enough money to make the necessary upgrades, then I am sure that there are responsible people in the village that will assist the Robertsons.

5). Full time versus part time residents?
Answer - As you pointed out in your first question neither I nor the Robertsons can resell power. There is no meter in the village that can accurately tell anyone how much electricity is being used by the individual homes. So far no one has come up with an alternative to the equal allocation of the bill for the electricity used by the village. Until they do the bill will be divided equally to all that are hooked up. I leave the installation and the cutting off electricity to the village. I have nothing to do with that. I just report who has paid and who has not. Those that have not paid are going to be disconnected.

Edited to remove names

El Diablo: thinks having Jim in the village is a good thing.

258 - June 29, 2009 4:09 pm

Name:

Jeff & Bev

Subject:

BBQ - August 1st

Comments:

Free BBQ at San Miguel*

When - Saturday, August 1st
Where - San Miguel
Who - For the villagers and workers at San Miguel. Kids are welcome
Why - Just for fun

*Food and beer provided by Jim/Suzy and Jeff/Bev. More details to come.

Mark it on your calendar!

El Diablo: thinks just for fun is a good thing.

257 - June 28, 2009 3:16 pm

Name:

Subject:

Whom this may concern

Comments:

Whom this may concern,

Don't take your self too serious,
no one else does!

El Diablo: thinks not taking yourself too serious is a good thing

256 - June 22, 2009 8:26 am

Name:

Article in Baja Times

Subject:

Baja Is Safe For Visitors

Comments:

Baja Is Safe For Visitors,Says Ranking U.S. Diplomat

---Baja is safe for visitors and he hopes its vital tourism sector quickly rebounds, a leading U.S. diplomat told El Mexicano newspaper in a front-page story published Monday.

Ronald Kramer, head of the U.S Consulate in Tijuana, said that some coverage of Mexico’s war against drug cartels had falsely created the impression in the U.S. that the area is unsafe for visitors.
While the bi-national effort against drug cartels is a serious one, visitors are not targeted, Kramer said. He also praised the Mexican army and authorities for their successes in the effort.

El Diablo: read the entire article @ www.bajatimes.com or use the link on the Home Page "Check out Baja Times"

255 - June 18, 2009 8:38 pm

Name:

Subject:

step aside

Comments:

if the goal is to bring the two sides at san miguel together there needs to be an open meeting in a nuetral location. if the association wants to bring the sides together the president will have to step aside.
just my opinion

El Diablo: thinks both would be a good thing

254 - June 17, 2009 7:51 pm

Name:

Bruce

Subject:

the crackpot, cont.

Comments:

I don't consider any of the other "neighbors" or the other board members as "dark masks" and I do want their input on issues concerning all of us. My opinion on the board is they are getting shammed. Maybe some are in, I don't know. But I've talked to other legal people and they have told me that they have no case under who's law.
If people would listen to the reasonable people who have made progress we could have an agreement and been done with this by now.

El Diablo: thinks good neighbors are a good thing