ea93105 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Probably a small percentage of people ever saw it, but there was a vintage firetruck displayed beautifully in front of the new nursery in Riberas. It was on top of a 4ft high mound of dirt with plants inside of it and grass planted all around it I drove by it this morning and thought to myself how nice a job they did and how classy the new nursery was looking. Then my on next drive by, I saw two huge tow trucks parked with lights flashing....hmmmm Third time by they had hooked the firetruck up to one of the tow trucks and had already moved it the the edge of the mound while two men were lifting up the squares of the new grass Final pass, the firetruck is gone as well as the complete mound of dirt it was parked on. Sooo I'm guessing some government agency took exception to the firetruck and made them move it ? Which is a shame because it was well away from the bike path. And that's the short life of the vintage firetruck in Riberas... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil in mexico Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Yes, I saw the same yesterday I thought it was a good advertisements piece for the nursery, only the red paint needed brightening up ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricket Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 The new nursery was located on Federal Land with permission. Nothing to do with the firetruck itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideSky Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 5 hours ago, cricket said: The new nursery was located on Federal Land with permission. Nothing to do with the firetruck itself. Perhaps you meant "WITHOUT" permission. There was a post on FB about the nursery being removed due to it's location being on Federal Land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsnob Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 According to my Lawyer the whole place was illegal, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Sounds like a whole lot of wasted time, work and money. Par for the course in Mexico, it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea93105 Posted June 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 7 hours ago, cricket said: The new nursery was located on Federal Land with permission. Nothing to do with the firetruck itself. Wow, its almost unbelievable that they would put soo much effort into building that nursery illegally, so I guess the whole place will be gone. What a shame and waste of time and money building that place. It was previously a yard for selling dirt and gravel for many years, I wonder if they were kicked out too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixonge Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 6 hours ago, ea93105 said: Wow, its almost unbelievable that they would put soo much effort into building that nursery illegally, so I guess the whole place will be gone. What a shame and waste of time and money building that place. It was previously a yard for selling dirt and gravel for many years, I wonder if they were kicked out too Well, if it was illegal, considering how long they were there they must have saved a *ton* of money on land lease and/or purchase. Like the old saying goes, it's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 Fascinating, I had no idea that land along the carretera in the developed part of the area could be Federal. I remember the original Lety's restaurant started out as a squat, then some sort of deal with the municipio, then went on to the present nice location. Lety is no longer with us, God rest his soul, but the restaurant lives on with the same great shrimp it has had for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricket Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 19 hours ago, WideSky said: Perhaps you meant "WITHOUT" permission. There was a post on FB about the nursery being removed due to it's location being on Federal Land. Yes I did mean without permission. Thanks for catching my typo..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdawgs Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 13 hours ago, Mainecoons said: thatFascinating, I had no idea that land along the carretera in the developed part of the area could be Federal. I remember the original Lety's restaurant started out as a squat, then some sort of deal with the municipio, then went on to the present nice location. Lety is no longer with us, God rest his soul, but the restaurant lives on with the same great shrimp it has had for many years. That was also on Federal land and they had been warned many times before the Feds went in with heavy machines. Lety saved much rent money by being there for years. BTW, Lety was one of the Paz sisters and ran that restaurant with the help of her son. When she moved to the US her son, Manuel, took over the management of the restaurant. He is the one who passed away a few years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 Thanks for the explanation. I knew the restaurant was connected to one of the big player families around here. We love their shrimp. The veggies not so much. A bit too bland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixonge Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 On 6/16/2022 at 6:22 AM, cricket said: The new nursery was located on Federal Land with permission. Nothing to do with the firetruck itself. Funny, I walked by today. Looks like they moved the truck to redo the front gravel parking area. Lots of remodeling going on… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 There was a firetruck parked in front of the vivero this morning around 9:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea93105 Posted June 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Nobody will believe this: They are mounting the big truck on a metal stand ( not osha approved ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Never a dull moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsnob Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 That way.the Feds can not drive it away... 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Doesn't strike anyone that it is odd , who is paying for this large and expensive equipment? your going to have to sell "hundreds" of plants to cover the cost of this exercise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 It is odd That is one seriously high dollar crane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Firetrucks that size usually have large tanks for water. And they're putting it higher maybe for pressure? Interesting way to water the plants in the vivero perhaps. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyBee Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 In my next life I will own a garden center (and will come to work with my private helicopter) or is money laundering involved 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixonge Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 all done! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 I won't be walking at a leisurely pace under that. It will be interesting to see what happens during the next tremor. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timjwilson Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 3 hours ago, dixonge said: all done! Solution to storing my motorhome 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, timjwilson said: Solution to storing my motorhome Yes, get a 'lake view' even if there was not one previously! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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