C'MON AZ CENTRAL - CUT US SOME SLACK! MYN REBUTTAL

Most of the time AZ Central is pretty good on delivering positive info about Mexico - Puerto Penasco in specific, but there are just some points in their latest article, "Recession, flu hit businesses in Puerto Penasco" that I just need to get out there...(if you are in total agreement with this article, please don't read any further b/c I'm about to pick it apart piece by piece)

Among the hardest-hit communities is the coastal getaway of Rocky Point, the city 215 miles south of Phoenix that has been transformed from tourist mecca to virtual ghost town.
I'm not sure when they were here to write this article (maybe mid week?) but last weekend there were people down here - I now live on the Malecon in the Old Port, and there was plenty of hustle n bustle this weekend. The whole town was abuzz because we were pleasantly surprised that there WERE people in town.

Arturo Rodriguez Rico is president of CANACO, the chamber of commerce in Rocky Point, the city in Sonora, Mexico, also known as Puerto Peñasco.
This one is nit picky, but get it right: the city's name is Puerto Peñasco, and it's "aka" Rocky Point.

Then, on Sunday night, major drug-cartel mayhem struck for the first time, with four people killed in the heart of the community.
Three people died. One survived. Thanks for adding that IS the first time this has happened!

Police tape flutters in the breeze at Rocky Point's main intersection, where machine-gun fire riddled a Ford Fusion. Some bullets slammed into a nearby bank. Others struck the victims: two men and two women, all outsiders from Caborca and Sinaloa.
Again, thanks for mentioning they were outsiders, but there is no tape fluttering and the bank's windows have been replaced. The imagery here makes it seem like South Central LA.

Back in Rocky Point, streets are quiet. Vendors outnumber tourists 10 to 1. Restaurant workers - in protective masks - stand on sidewalks hoping for customers. With schools closed, children play tag near their parents' shops.
Again, what day were they here to see the streets and did they count every vendor and every tourist in town to come up with that ratio? Restaurant workers NORMALLY wear protective masks for sanitary purposes. There are few people that I've seen in town wearing face masks on a regular basis.

I do appriciate the slight positive up turn in regards to tourists being happy to have Penasco to themselves. Despite the postive nuances, there are just some points in this article that are not toally correct. I guess if this report would have been taken on a Friday or Saturday afternoon, it would have been different.

What are YOUR thoughts? Leave your comments below, or email me: mynparty@yahoo.com.mx and let your voice be heard!

MYN'S TAKE ON THIS SWINE FLU THING

I don't think it fair to voice my exact opinion on this whole flu garbage (I might lose readership), so I'll try to remain neutral. "If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all" Well, okay...

Las Palomas just sent out an email to all its owners about the swine flu, and I copied and pasted the important parts:

We know that you, as well as your guests, are concerned about the outbreak of Swine Influenza - now being called Influenza H1N1 - in Mexico and other countries. It is important to point out that up until today here in Puerto Peñasco, and in all of the state of Sonora for that matter, there have been NO reported cases of this disease.

Here are some common sense tips to stay well:

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze.
• Alcohol based hand cleaners are also effective.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
• Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
  Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.

IS ROCKY POINT SAFE? MYN POLL

Check out the results just after 3 days of me posting the poll question: Is Rocky Point safe? A large number know that RP is one of the safest places to be...keep voting!

Let's comment on this post and tell us WHY Rocky Point is safe! Let's start a dialouge to let people know just WHY our haven is safe...