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Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Jo Anna on August 29, 2020, 1:41 pm

. . . that house has been mud-slidded (if I can make up a ridiculous word) down the mountain in La Manz.
Is there any truth to that, or is it likely referring to one on the other side of the east end cove?

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Ani Mac on August 29, 2020, 2:38 pm, in reply to "Rumour has it . . . "

You obviously haven't heard the real estate joke of LaManz...folks who buy on cleared mountain often later wish for waterfront so you tell them ....wait five years!!!

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Jo Anna on August 29, 2020, 7:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

Yep, heard that one, and seen the evidence over there. :0)
Still wondering, however, whether there's any truth to the rumour. A friend in Ajijic heard it from a friend there who's hosting a friend from La Manz.
How's that for convoluted? Just wondering.

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Daniel H on August 29, 2020, 7:37 pm, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

Convuluded is a good word to use. I never got past your first
post "other side of the east end cove", there is no east end of
the cove (assume you mean the bay). There is North and South.
South being us, North being Boca (at least in our little world).

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Jo Anna on August 29, 2020, 9:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

Yep, Daniel, you're quite right -- because of my orientation to the water here in Victoria, I get screwed up when I envision LM. By cove, I mean the south end of the bay where the rocky promontory seems almost to curl around.
Then there are those houses (empty is my understanding) up above.

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Carole N. on August 29, 2020, 9:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

What is that woman talking about? Why would anyone post such a vapid, vague and entirely speculative rumour on a public forum when so many of us are waiting for news of the state of our properties?

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Jo Anna on August 29, 2020, 11:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

Thank you, Carole N. for your kind thoughts. Knowing nothing of my concerns for La Manzanilla, of course you're free to offer up your character analysis. Carry on, dear one.

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Duckie Hoomever on August 30, 2020, 2:12 am, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

Jo Anna, best retort I've seen in a long time! Kudos!

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Pablo on August 30, 2020, 9:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

Agreed Duckie! Jo Anna - you're amazing. I'm not so sure I'd be able to respond to such an unwarranted character attack with such grace.

P.S. Jo Anna - I sent you an email awhile back and just wondering if it got stuck in your junk mail folder (pablot@shaw.ca)

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Daniel H on August 29, 2020, 9:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

The area above Casa Maguey, near Dave Hope.

Stephanie would be the go to on that, she did mention something
about a slide there last time I talked to her, perhaps she
will respond.

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Ron Stock on August 29, 2020, 10:27 pm, in reply to "Rumour has it . . . "

My understanding is; there has been a small slide below the terraced gardens of Ross and Joann's orange house up on the hill, across the street from The Castle, and just up the road from John and Rhonda's. I've seen the pictures and it doesn't seem too serious.

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Stephanie on August 30, 2020, 9:29 am, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

Online at a neighbors, phone and internet wire are wrapped around a palm floating in the arroyo!

To my knowledge there have been up to 5 slides...a bad cut above casa maya caused a slide into their property just above a newly excavated lot that is coming down as well!

There is the problem of the slide near the quarry, another on up by la rae’s House that had been a Creek until all this water hit, another up by Keith and Shelaghs....and all sorts of damage to anyone living near the river! Lots of angry folks looking for answers!

But of course it has been many ears since this much rain has been dumped on pretty dry turf, someone told me 1978!

So....

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by CraigB on August 30, 2020, 9:48 am, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

Thanks for your reply with details Stepahnie.

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Red on August 30, 2020, 6:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

Thanks Stephanie, best source in town. rojo

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Linda Mandala on August 30, 2020, 6:58 pm, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

Lots of angry people? Must not be Mexicans....everyone I talked to is certainly not angry...these neighbors just get up, clean the water and mud out of their houses... clean up all the downed trees n stuff and get on with enjpying their day. They truely are amazing. They just shrug their shoudlers and say "asi es con la naturaleza" Have sure learned a lot from my amazing friends on how not to get so upset about stuff

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Daniel H on August 30, 2020, 8:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

Yes Linda, this!
Getting a grasp on cultural differences, opening up our mind to
the fact that others don't process things the same way we do
and that is not a bad thing. Its actually a positive that we can
embrace and hopefully learn to duplicate to some point, if we
are lucky.

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Re: Rumour has it: Help for a Lady (Trying Not to Be) in Distress?

Posted by Lynne on August 31, 2020, 12:13 am, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

Since I'm supposed to move on Tuesday but am still trapped by a ravaged, impassable road, I'm doing my best to adopt the Mexican attitude. On the other hand, does anyone have any idea what to do about this perplexing issue? I'm only about 20 yards/meters away from an "exit," but I haven't got a clue who could help clear the way for my moving team.

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Re: Rumour has it: Help for a Lady (Trying Not to Be) in Distress?

Posted by Linda Mandala on August 31, 2020, 10:49 am, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it: Help for a Lady (Trying Not to Be) in Distress?"

Lynn.....have you asked any of you Mexican neighbors?? they always sem to know someone or have a family member who
knows someone...this has been my experience whenever I needed help they magically came through every time
Linda

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Re: Rumour has it: Help for a Lady (Trying Not to Be) in Distress?

Posted by Lynne on August 31, 2020, 11:32 am, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it: Help for a Lady (Trying Not to Be) in Distress?"

A grader/"rock plow" magically appeared an hour ago and fixed my side of the road up to my entrance so that vehicles can now get into the yard. I am extremely grateful to the anonymous angel who made it happen.

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Stephanie on August 31, 2020, 11:21 am, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

In fact many locals are upset..they smile when cleaning up but a huge chunk of this problem was due to the obliterating of the trees holding the bank on the river..and they know it! A petition is being circulated to those who lost property..not just clothes and mattresses!

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Daniel H on August 31, 2020, 11:37 am, in reply to "Re: Rumour has it . . . "

What they did when they widened the river was increase the
capacity i.e. made it so a lot more water could go down it before
it floods.
I would imagine that the water would have been much deeper and
more houses would have been flooded if it were not for the work
they did.

Losing property due to the widening....that is a separate issue
and I can understand those who did being very upset.

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true

Posted by Deano on August 30, 2020, 10:05 am, in reply to "Rumour has it . . . "

a fact, not rumor

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Re: true

Posted by Carol L. on August 31, 2020, 11:27 am, in reply to "true"

Stephanie, what was the (stated) reason for obliterating the trees on the bank at the time? Was that about 3 years ago?

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Re: true

Posted by Jean on August 31, 2020, 11:58 am, in reply to "Re: true"

They widened the arroyo, taking out trees and whatever plants that were on the banks keeping the dirt in place. When they got to our house, we told them not to take out ours.
By us doing so, it saved our wall, etc.
“They” whoever they are,need to be thinking about planting bamboo along the banks.
Also, when the bridge went down, it backed up the flow big time. Boca del Río, Playa Blanca Sur water had nowhere to go.
So it came into our houses..

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Re: true

Posted by Stephanie on August 31, 2020, 11:57 am, in reply to "true"

Two days ears ago..they needed to not widen it..they needed to deepen it..and not take out all the trees that were holding the banks on the West side..by taking them there was nothing to hold the soil..we all knew this and were told at the time that the wire rock fixtures were coming as in Melaque...never happened!!!

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Re: Rumour has it . . .

Posted by Moderator on August 31, 2020, 8:48 pm, in reply to "Rumour has it . . . "

This post has a few different topics so its time to close it.
Feel free to quote or link to a part that interest you and
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