Splecs
Perhaps if you had eliminated your opening paragraph (about being pissed off about fishing) and simply reported your concern about drugs you would have received different responses.
My third trip to San Pedro was in January 2001 and I brought 10 people from my underwater photo club. One guy got on the plane in San Francisco with an attitude. We later learned that a woman he had been dating had just dumped him.)
Every step along the way was a battle with him and everyone who tried to help us. He came expecting to get ripped off and caused havoc every where he went.
I had arranged diving with a dive master I had used before. We met on his dock a little before the prescribed 9:00 (that's the time all the dive operators go out from here). The DM was busy putting everything together and when we had not shoved off at 9:10 this AH lit into him about how to run a business. You know the joke: "You think the service is slow, just complain and see how slow it can get."
He managed to alienate everyone and we all suffered.
I know it is too late for splecs - but a word to the wise to anyone else who is coming down. If you get started off on the wrong foot - take a step back - reassess - and try a different approach. Splecs - you were not bound to fish with who ever it was you went with. After the first day you could have said 'later mon' and I think even the guide may have been happy.
I've been coming here since '98 and lived here for awhile and had lots of friends from California come and visit. Only one was approached about buying a girl and only one has been offered ganga.
Yes, we who live here know there are drug problems. Yes, the officials know where they are dealt and who deals them. NO - nothing is really done about it. Every week in the paper there is a list of the small time dealers who get caught with a bit of stuff - but the real dealers are left alone.
But hey - I do buy shells from Paisano! I have also been know to throw a dollar or two at the three stooges (AKA: rummies, drunks, bums) who hang out across from the Lions.
:p
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