on Wal-Mart, beach chairs, buoys and pizza

**ryberg** · 08-16-2005

Here are some wider-ranging tidbits for you. Thought a new thread was in order.

Actual structure going up at Wal-Mart! The ! is for surprise, not for some other opinion either way on this topic. I just didn't realize they were moving quite that fast, especially since the area in question seemed dormant for a long time, so long that I began to doubt the folks telling me that that was where it would be. But last night we drove down 30th and could see some girders (or whatever you call them properly) in place reaching up, well, about as high as the roof in a Wal-Mart generally reaches. For those a little behind on this issue, this store will be in the block bordered by 30th and 25th Aves and 8th and 10th streets, meaning 1 block immediately west of the city hall, 2 blocks immediately west of the park, 3 blocks west of Plaza Pelicanos, and 6 blocks immediately west of Playa Maya. Oh, yeah, and of the beach.

And speaking of the beach, word comes from and AHRM meeting that the city is seriously considering placing an official limit on beach chairs in terms of the number a given establishment may place on the beach in the area for which it has paid the concession fees in order to operate its business. This will presumably be some mathematical factor involving the area involved and/or the capacity of the property in terms of rooms, in the case that the establishment is a hotel/resort. This may sound a bit ridiculous at first, however there is some good cause: rising complaints from locals that the proliferation of establishments with concessions operating on the beach and putting out more and more beach chairs has resulted in less and less space where those locals are free to sit down and relax and enjoy a day at the beach, which is of course precisely the right behind the entire system in which the federal government retains and oversees the beach zones of the country and issues exclusive concessions to businesses to operate in those zones in the first place.

Also in beach news, swimmer and boat zones are under revision in central Playa as the authorities move to replace the buoy lines marking each type of area. An aborted attempt to put in the lines by a frustrated civil protection agency, who saw too little movement for their satisfaction from the office of the Capitán de Puerto, the official in charge of such things, was at least successful in prompting various dive shop and hotel representatives in this stretch to get the Capitán de Puerto out on the beach this morning and get some talking done. Looks like in our case we'll benefit as the mysteriously ever expanding zone centered around the end of 8th street is shifting north, to claim more of the beach area in front of El Faro (which anyway seems in limbo) and less in front of us.

The annual alleged world's largest pizza thing was held again last night on 5th Ave. As we were walking out to leave we saw a 4 x 4 with the Domino's label emlazoned on the side pull to a stop at the intersection of 5th and 8th street, the bed overflowing with pizza boxes. And that's about the extent of interest in that topic, imo.

Ah, well, thought I had one more topic to mention but I guess not so I'll just post this now, FWIW.

Steve

p.s. Wondering if I should ask James to change my avatar caption to Playa Maya news hound guy or something like that... NAH!

TnJ · 08-16-2005

how bout 'playa-maya / inside scoop guy' ?
o, anything that gets tank-ha's boats further N. from PM beach will be a good thing

**ryberg** · 08-16-2005

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Originally Posted by TnJ

how bout 'playa-maya / inside scoop guy' ?

That's good, too, but the problem with any of these, of course, is that then I would have to be sort of responsible for reporting the news, instead of just happening to do it whenever it came up or whatever.

Steve

MWC · 08-16-2005

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Originally Posted by ryberg

Wondering if I should ask James to change my avatar caption to Playa Maya news hound guy or something like that... NAH!

That could be dangerous, depending on what kind of mood he's in when you ask!
(I'm thinking "PlayaMaya poop spreader", or something distasteful like that)

**ryberg** · 08-16-2005

Remember, James has turned over a kindler, gentler leaf of late.

Steve

Page · 08-16-2005

Side note on the pizza night - I went down to see Paul Bran's 5-metre spread, because El Zocalo was one of the very few that didn't buy the pizza from Domino's and just put their sign on the space. Plus some of it was put out early and everyone had to wait until it was officially measured before it could actually be eaten, so some of it got pretty old and cold.

Well, Zocalo's was the only pizza with a tantalizing aroma and a crowd, two deep, soon gathered. Paul had waited until the last minute to bring it out and had made five kinds, one for each metre. The instant, literally 1.5 seconds, after the measuring was finished, it was all gone into the hands of the hungry, including me. I snagged a spinach and blue cheese slice and it was just fabulous. Yum!

MWC · 08-16-2005

That's true -- here I am spewing filth, and nastily inferring that it would come from that sweet, giving, laid-back teddie bear.

Please don't moderate me!

**ryberg** · 08-16-2005

Here, let me highlight that for ya -- seems to be getting lost in the shuffle, there, for some strange reason! I for one almost missed it!

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Originally Posted by MWC

Please don't moderate me!

Hang on -- have you never been moderated???

Steve

MWC · 08-16-2005

I think subtly, just via pm, so that hardly counts. Mostly, my comments are ignored, so this thread is becoming quite the novelty for me!

(basking in the limelight)

**ryberg** · 08-16-2005

Oh, I for one often enjoy your comments! I even mentioned that to you in a PM the other day, as you remember.

Steve

Mave · 08-16-2005

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anything that gets tank-ha's boats further N. from PM beach will be a good thing

But that would mean Dive Mike also won't be loading and unloading right next to Playa Maya. One of the higlights of the day was watching Christian (I think that's his name. He's the hunky dive guy with the beautiful long black hair.) carry stuff up from the beach. Talk about Cabana Boy!!

I'm just kidding. It will be nice to have more swimming space and less boats to look at from PM beach.

Mave

maya · 08-17-2005

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Originally Posted by Mave

But that would mean Dive Mike also won't be loading and unloading right next to Playa Maya. One of the higlights of the day was watching Christian (I think that's his name. He's the hunky dive guy with the beautiful long black hair.) carry stuff up from the beach. Talk about Cabana Boy!!

I'm just kidding. It will be nice to have more swimming space and less boats to look at from PM beach.

Mave

although the boats sometimes are at a disadvantage for the swimmers, one must remember that Playa del Carmen roots is a fishing village. I blame the cooperative for allowing so many boats in the first place. Its a shame that the new pier could not be utilized somehow for these boats or I am afraid one day they will be gone.

maya · 08-17-2005

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Originally Posted by maya

although the boats sometimes are at a disadvantage for the swimmers, one must remember that Playa del Carmen roots is a fishing village. I blame the cooperative for allowing so many boats in the first place. Its a shame that the new pier could not be utilized somehow for these boats or I am afraid one day they will be gone.

need to make a correction here. The cooperative(fishermens union)is not to blame here but that very same port captain Ryberg mentioned above. He has allowed way too many fishing boats. At least most of the dive boats go out almost everyday. Same cannot be said for the fishing boats.

Mina · 08-17-2005

Quote:

One of the higlights of the day was watching Christian (I think that's his name. He's the hunky dive guy with the beautiful long black hair.) carry stuff up from the beach. Talk about Cabana Boy!!

I'm just sitting here wondering why I haven't seen this man. What am I doing wrong?

PlayadelSoul · 08-19-2005

Baseball Stadium is History

Sure didn't take long for that landmark to become a pile of dust. It was there when I went home last night and a pile of rubble by lunch today. Although it was infrequently used, the stadium looked cool. I hope with this growth, they build a new one and bring in a minor league team. Playa could use some things for the family to do at night.

08-16-2005	#1 (permalink)
ryberg playa maya guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: real America Posts: 13,947	on Wal-Mart, beach chairs, buoys and pizza Here are some wider-ranging tidbits for you. Thought a new thread was in order. Actual structure going up at Wal-Mart! The ! is for surprise, not for some other opinion either way on this topic. I just didn't realize they were moving quite that fast, especially since the area in question seemed dormant for a long time, so long that I began to doubt the folks telling me that that was where it would be. But last night we drove down 30th and could see some girders (or whatever you call them properly) in place reaching up, well, about as high as the roof in a Wal-Mart generally reaches. For those a little behind on this issue, this store will be in the block bordered by 30th and 25th Aves and 8th and 10th streets, meaning 1 block immediately west of the city hall, 2 blocks immediately west of the park, 3 blocks west of Plaza Pelicanos, and 6 blocks immediately west of Playa Maya. Oh, yeah, and of the beach. And speaking of the beach, word comes from and AHRM meeting that the city is seriously considering placing an official limit on beach chairs in terms of the number a given establishment may place on the beach in the area for which it has paid the concession fees in order to operate its business. This will presumably be some mathematical factor involving the area involved and/or the capacity of the property in terms of rooms, in the case that the establishment is a hotel/resort. This may sound a bit ridiculous at first, however there is some good cause: rising complaints from locals that the proliferation of establishments with concessions operating on the beach and putting out more and more beach chairs has resulted in less and less space where those locals are free to sit down and relax and enjoy a day at the beach, which is of course precisely the right behind the entire system in which the federal government retains and oversees the beach zones of the country and issues exclusive concessions to businesses to operate in those zones in the first place. Also in beach news, swimmer and boat zones are under revision in central Playa as the authorities move to replace the buoy lines marking each type of area. An aborted attempt to put in the lines by a frustrated civil protection agency, who saw too little movement for their satisfaction from the office of the Capitán de Puerto, the official in charge of such things, was at least successful in prompting various dive shop and hotel representatives in this stretch to get the Capitán de Puerto out on the beach this morning and get some talking done. Looks like in our case we'll benefit as the mysteriously ever expanding zone centered around the end of 8th street is shifting north, to claim more of the beach area in front of El Faro (which anyway seems in limbo) and less in front of us. The annual alleged world's largest pizza thing was held again last night on 5th Ave. As we were walking out to leave we saw a 4 x 4 with the Domino's label emlazoned on the side pull to a stop at the intersection of 5th and 8th street, the bed overflowing with pizza boxes. And that's about the extent of interest in that topic, imo. Ah, well, thought I had one more topic to mention but I guess not so I'll just post this now, FWIW. Steve p.s. Wondering if I should ask James to change my avatar caption to Playa Maya news hound guy or something like that... NAH! __________________ *Playa Maya* *Your beachfront home* Morgan, Mobley & Monk for jazz appreciation month:

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08-16-2005	#2 (permalink)
TnJ añejo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: vuelo corto al PDC Posts: 2,048	how bout 'playa-maya / inside scoop guy' ? o, anything that gets tank-ha's boats further N. from PM beach will be a good thing

08-16-2005	#5 (permalink)
ryberg playa maya guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: real America Posts: 13,947	Remember, James has turned over a kindler, gentler leaf of late. Steve

08-16-2005	#6 (permalink)
Page life=playa Join Date: May 2003 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico and Tweed, Ontario Posts: 803	Side note on the pizza night - I went down to see Paul Bran's 5-metre spread, because El Zocalo was one of the very few that didn't buy the pizza from Domino's and just put their sign on the space. Plus some of it was put out early and everyone had to wait until it was officially measured before it could actually be eaten, so some of it got pretty old and cold. Well, Zocalo's was the only pizza with a tantalizing aroma and a crowd, two deep, soon gathered. Paul had waited until the last minute to bring it out and had made five kinds, one for each metre. The instant, literally 1.5 seconds, after the measuring was finished, it was all gone into the hands of the hungry, including me. I snagged a spinach and blue cheese slice and it was just fabulous. Yum!

08-16-2005	#7 (permalink)
MWC añejo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 6,496	That's true -- here I am spewing filth, and nastily inferring that it would come from that sweet, giving, laid-back teddie bear. Please don't moderate me!

08-16-2005	#9 (permalink)
MWC añejo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 6,496	I think subtly, just via pm, so that hardly counts. Mostly, my comments are ignored, so this thread is becoming quite the novelty for me! (basking in the limelight)

08-16-2005	#10 (permalink)
ryberg playa maya guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: real America Posts: 13,947	Oh, I for one often enjoy your comments! I even mentioned that to you in a PM the other day, as you remember. Steve

08-19-2005	#15 (permalink)
PlayadelSoul Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: We'll know when we get there, We'll find mercy Posts: 8,963	Baseball Stadium is History Sure didn't take long for that landmark to become a pile of dust. It was there when I went home last night and a pile of rubble by lunch today. Although it was infrequently used, the stadium looked cool. I hope with this growth, they build a new one and bring in a minor league team. Playa could use some things for the family to do at night.