Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

Replacing Shocks…

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Jim@HiTek

After driving around Mexico, I felt it was time to replace the shocks since I got bounced and banged around so much down there. I was having control issues as well. The roads down there aren’t the best with lots … Continue reading →

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Staying at Dan's house…

Posted on April 17, 2006 by Jim@HiTek

I’ve been here at Dan’s house for around three weeks now and this trip there isn’t much to fix. Last year I fixed 28 or so items that weren’t working or were broken or miss applied that my brother hadn’t … Continue reading →

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From Arizona to Rosamond, CA

Posted on April 7, 2006 by Jim@HiTek

If you recall, I was forced by my satellite internet provider (Direcway) to return to the states in order to receive a refund of a wrongly charged ‘termination’ fee. The management of Direcway have their collective heads so far up … Continue reading →

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Back in the states…

Posted on April 1, 2006 by Jim@HiTek

My satellite internet provider basically screwed up and forced me to retreat to the states in order to re-activate my modem. The signal I was getting in Mazatlan was too weak for them to contact my modem. So, I cut … Continue reading →

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Dinner out in Mazatlan

Posted on March 26, 2006 by Jim@HiTek

We, Ismael, Rosita and I, went out for dinner last evening around 6 pm. This was the dinner I wanted to buy for Ismael and his wife since they have been so nice and have given me lots of free … Continue reading →

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Mazatlan Yacht Club

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Jim@HiTek

I wandered down to the north of the Golden Zone to look at that boat I found on the web. It’s not exactly what I hoped for but the price is right. What I found is that it doesn’t appear … Continue reading →

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Trip to Teacapan…

Posted on March 22, 2006 by Jim@HiTek

I wanted to see the 7 RV parks in Teacapan so Ismael and I drove down in his car to save wear and tear on my rig, plus the fuel would be less expensive for the trip down and back. … Continue reading →

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Walking around Mazatlan…

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Jim@HiTek

Last evening I wandered out of the RV park down the road (West) toward The Golden Zone. It’s about 2 blocks from here and I wanted to visit a neat looking place right on the beach that I’d passed by … Continue reading →

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Hangin' at La Posta

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Jim@HiTek

I had dropped my satellite dish on the ground when I first got to Mazatlan several weeks back and finally got around to fixing the problem that was created. When I picked the dish assembly last Sept. there was a … Continue reading →

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A move to LaPosta

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Jim@HiTek

So when Ismael quit his job at Las Jaibas RV Park, we had become friends enough that I sympathized with his issues with the patron’ and so moved to a different RV park where his wife works. This one is … Continue reading →

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