Danny Marries is busy with Rocky Point these days. Have a look at Tuesday nights story. Thanks Dan!
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Rocky Point in the news again
Started by mexicoruss · Feb 5, 2014 · 61 replies
Quoted from the article...."Construction on the massive project is in full swing and it has the backing of the Mexican federal government which has already spent 190 million pesos for the first phase and has committed 300-million pesos this year; that equates to roughly $360,000,000 U.S. dollars."
Somebody better check their math!
Somebody better check their math!
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mexicoruss said:Danny Marries is busy with Rocky Point these days. Have a look at Tuesday nights story. Thanks Dan!
Guess Dan wasn't a math major but good report on the project.
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one too many zeros? o_O
Give it a like on his facebook, https://www.facebook.com/DanMarries.
Construction stopped? As we were leaving this morning around 7:30 no trucks and no equipment moving also they shut down early last night on work at the Pier??? what up!
It's 8:18 PM right now and they are still out there.
Must have run out of Diesel last night late start today. Good to see they are back @ it thanks for the reply, sometimes you never know.
We have a front row seat from Esmeralda
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StephenHeisler said:We have a front row seat from Esmeralda
What a year from your balcony...helicopter gunships now this ......as a great man once said:
"The remedy, right now, is two scotches and an aspirin, I think."
—Boston Bruins general manager Harry Sinden after the Bruins were knocked out of the playoffs.
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StephenHeisler said:We have a front row seat from Esmeralda
Wow that already looks terrible. Couldn't they have put this monstrosity somewhere else out of the way? Maybe out by the airport? Generally they don't build cruise ship home ports on nice beaches with condos. (See Long Beach, Galveston, NYC, etc)
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ben21 said:Wow that already looks terrible. Couldn't they have put this monstrosity somewhere else out of the way? Maybe out by the airport? Generally they don't build cruise ship home ports on nice beaches with condos. (See Long Beach, Galveston, NYC, etc)
Makes sense to me to put the port there. After all, that area -- I call it "Vegas" -- attracts high density, high services, high-rise lifestyle. Out by the airport attracts those who prefer seclusion, kids in the sand, dogs on the beach, toes in the water.
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Southbeacher said:Makes sense to me to put the port there. After all, that area -- I call it "Vegas" -- attracts high density, high services, high-rise lifestyle. Out by the airport attracts those who prefer seclusion, kids in the sand, dogs on the beach, toes in the water.
It is strange....You would think The Mayan had more pull than Brown etc.....
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Southbeacher said:Makes sense to me to put the port there. After all, that area -- I call it "Vegas" -- attracts high density, high services, high-rise lifestyle. Out by the airport attracts those who prefer seclusion, kids in the sand, dogs on the beach, toes in the water.
I've been to three "home ports" in my life (the ones listed above). The area surrounding these ports hardly resembles "Vegas" with high services, high rise lifesyle, etc. It's industrial with parking lots, shipping containers, etc
ben21 said:I've been to three "home ports" in my life (the ones listed above). The area surrounding these ports hardly resembles "Vegas" with high services, high rise lifesyle, etc. It's industrial with parking lots, shipping containers, etc
Of course it is not comparable to Vegas. I use the term "high" in perspective, and the term "Vegas" facetiously.
Southbeacher said:Of course it is not comparable to Vegas. I use the term "high" in perspective, and the term "Vegas" facetiously.
I think they should have put in another Cyclone Racer. If you didn't get a chance to ride this baby, you've never been on a roller coaster.http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Cyclone+Racer+long+beach+ca&FORM=HDRSC3#view=detail&mid=295A07E9A5F7424949FA295A07E9A5F7424949FA
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ben21 said:I've been to three "home ports" in my life (the ones listed above). The area surrounding these ports hardly resembles "Vegas" with high services, high rise lifesyle, etc. It's industrial with parking lots, shipping containers, etc
You must be a Merchant Marine, going to those lovely places!
Friends said the construction on home port has stopped and equipment moved off pier....anyone know whats up?
wildtoucan said:Friends said the construction on home port has stopped and equipment moved off pier....anyone know whats up?
wildtoucan said:Friends said the construction on home port has stopped and equipment moved off pier....anyone know whats up?
Was just on the beach a few minutes ago & multiple trucks & equipment on the pier working hard. Was at the Mar Blu last night and equipment on the pier working late in the dark till 10pm....They are consistently working on the pier 7 days a week / 12 hours a day. Rarely once in a while for a few hours I have noticed the work will stop briefly I would guess for maintenance on the equipment or blasting more rock loose at Black Mountain...
Kenny said:
Kenny did you get Russ,Mike and crews permission to use their photos?
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jerry said:Kenny did you get Russ,Mike and crews permission to use their photos?
I was only using it as a motivational tool, so I should be OK... Worked well, didn't it?
Thanks for the update...
I have no problem people sharing my photos ever. Proper "courtesy of" is preferred. I don't even mind if you use your own photos as long as you take credit for them. Please though don't assign photos to people who don't own them and then "fish" for some kind of negative response from the person you are intentionally trying to offend.
jerry said:It is strange....You would think The Mayan had more pull than Brown etc.....
J: I don't think the water at the Mayan is deep enough and the Brown's have deep political connections also.
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MikeinRockyPoint said:Was just on the beach a few minutes ago & multiple trucks & equipment on the pier working hard. Was at the Mar Blu last night and equipment on the pier working late in the dark till 10pm....They are consistently working on the pier 7 days a week / 12 hours a day. Rarely once in a while for a few hours I have noticed the work will stop briefly I would guess for maintenance on the equipment or blasting more rock loose at Black Mountain...
That is good news. They must have run out of fuel or a labor dispute, also heard they will not let them blast worried about the Condos on Sandy Beach
I better hurry up and buy my insurance!
Taken this morning
OK so why no work ? Great Pic
Wow I was there on last Fri-Monday, they are really cranking on that, must have added 200-300 feet since then.
Stephen, you really have a front row seat.
Stephen, you really have a front row seat.
He might have a front row seat, but I can only imagine the noise when they dump the rocks. It sounds like thunder all the way down at Las Palmas - don't expect anyone to be sleeping in late at Esmeralda - EVER AGAIN.
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No one responds to why there was no work going on, how could you not sleep with no work, their cannot be thunder without work!!
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Hill Boy - I'm not down there - no idea why there was no work. But if I was at Esmeralda, I'd be happy there was no work!
Thank you mis2810 we will be going down next Fri. We will get the real scope if no one else will talk about what is going on
Esmeralda has GIANT windows that are very heavy. When they are closed, we can't hear anything. It's bearable when they are open.
I'm more concerned about all the dead squid washing up on Sandy Beach. Wife saw 50+ today. That can't be a good sign.
About the work... it's 7:08 PM on Saturday night and they are still going at it.
I'm more concerned about all the dead squid washing up on Sandy Beach. Wife saw 50+ today. That can't be a good sign.
About the work... it's 7:08 PM on Saturday night and they are still going at it.
That is not good! But we all felt this project had some negative impact on the environment. let us all hope for the best if it is ever completed.
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Jerry did we not get a Pic this morn. that showed no trucks and no equip. working
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mis2810 said:Hill Boy - I'm not down there - no idea why there was no work. But if I was at Esmeralda, I'd be happy there was no work!
Thanks for the like
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Stephen, It could have something to do with what is called a Red Tide in Sea of Cortez. Google it.
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8:02 PM...they are still working
Terry C said:Stephen, It could have something to do with what is called a Red Tide in Sea of Cortez. Google it.
Is there a report of a bloom somewhere Terry or are you guessing?
Oh, has there been any more reports of what some thought must be our daytime Grunions been sighted anywhere else in the area beside's in the harbor, and has anyone actally confirmed that's what they were?
I'm not liking all this weird sea life stuff that's been happening lately.
mis2810 said:I'm not liking all this weird sea life stuff that's been happening lately.
I'm not making anything out of it yet, but our daytime grunion spawn is not at the end of a dead end rocky harbor, but along the open sandy coastline and in far greater numbers.
http://www.sanfelipe.com.mx/news/grunion.html
Grunion Runs
The Alto Golfo de California region is home to the only known diurnal grunion-spawning event. The Gulf Grunion, Leuresthes sardina spawns January through May. For those unfamiliar with what a grunion run is, it is a sight indeed. Tens of thousands of fish may suddenly beach themselves during the second highest of the high tides in a series. They perform a rapid courtship wherein males wrap themselves around shimmying and upright females as they deposit sperm and eggs in the sand. Just as soon as they are done, they flop themselves back to the sea, and new couples ride in on the waves to have their turn. Two weeks later, the eggs hatch and the returning high tide carries the hatchlings out to sea.
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So what would cause them to do that at the end of a dead end rocky harbor? And now the squid? I'm not saying it all has anything to do with the Home Port. There's been weird reports of deal animals washing up, birds dropping dead from the sky, etc. for a while now. I'm not trying to be a conspiracy theorist either, but what's up? Someone made a comment on Facebook the other day about the sardines/grunions, that it was a sign that we were going to have a big earthquake. Who really knows? The squid thing is really weird, though. Do squids ever wash up dead on Sandy Beach?
Also, they found a Sea Turtle that had been itself dying the other day - I think it was at the Mirador.
Also, they found a Sea Turtle that had been itself dying the other day - I think it was at the Mirador.
mis2810 said:So what would cause them to do that at the end of a dead end rocky harbor? And now the squid? I'm not saying it all has anything to do with the Home Port. There's been weird reports of deal animals washing up, birds dropping dead from the sky, etc. for a while now. I'm not trying to be a conspiracy theorist either, but what's up? Someone made a comment on Facebook the other day about the sardines/grunions, that it was a sign that we were going to have a big earthquake. Who really knows? The squid thing is really weird, though. Do squids ever wash up dead on Sandy Beach?
Also, they found a Sea Turtle that had been itself dying the other day - I think it was at the Mirador.
I've seen big Humboldt Squid, Sea lions, Porpoise, Whales and Turtles washed up, but never together. As far as those Sardine's/Grunions, there's been no confirmation on what species they actually were. They could have been just plain old Sardine's that had been chased into the Harbor by a predator of some kind.
playaperro said:
No way hot rod, no way.
More like..http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/30-Foot-9-Meter-Giant-Squid-Washes-Up-on-Shore-of-Cantabria-Spain-388386-2.jpg/ Now that's BAIT!
We had thousands of fish wash up in Encanto a month ago or so. It was said it was because of the red tide.
.Terry C said:Stephen, It could have something to do with what is called a Red Tide in Sea of Cortez. Google it.
http://www.livescience.com/25550-mass-squid-suicide.html
Amnesiac Shellfish Poisoning can result from eating creatures exposed to bad algae....might explain first the condo building frenzy,then the Homeport
http://www.livescience.com/17713-hitchcock-birds-movie-algae-toxin.html
The sharks have been coming in close to. Just look at my X friend.
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One of our homeport derisibles washed up this morning, minus scarin outfit...
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playaperro said:One of our homeport derisibles washed up this morning, minus scarin outfit...
That fish must of owed money to someone.
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Man, these pics are really messed up.
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When you thought it was safe to enter the water!!!
Terry C said:We had thousands of fish wash up in Encanto a month ago or so. It was said it was because of the red tide.
Thanks...
I remember a after dark run home from the 51 mile reef with Ric when the prop wash and the boat spray were florescent in the moonlight from dead plankton in the water, it was beautiful... And who could forget it if they've even seen waves break at night on the Pacific side when the red tides in.
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playaperro said:One of our homeport derisibles washed up this morning, minus scarin outfit...
OK ok dog! Since you keep bringing up my fish scarin outfit, this is just for you.:p:p:p:p:eek:
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Some years back ther was a big die off of pelicans. Natures way of population control I think. When they all mob in like they just did it's the opportunity for diseases to spread rapidly and extensively.
Kenny said:OK ok dog! Since you keep bringing up my fish scarin outfit, this is just for you.:p:p:p:p:eek:
Who is that Mexican fried white meat??????
AZRob said:Who is that Mexican fried white meat??????
Me in my fish scarin outfit. Hey, it was a joke!
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The view from the back is better, Kenny! LOL!
Ladyjeeper said:The view from the back is better, Kenny! LOL!
That one even creeps me out! :eek::D