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cranky - 12-12-2005 at 07:38 PM

I just got back from El Rosario and lost a new mag light at the Army check point north of there.This is the first time this has happend to me in over thirty years of travel in Baja.There have been times they asked for things but the first time they have taken any thing when I wasn't looking.When in Tijuanita I received a ticket for a lane change on the way to the border and signed it, payed the cop 85.00 to keep from going to the police station. That seemed a little high.Now did I have bad luck ,is it Christmas or something we can look forward to? Cranky

Oso - 12-12-2005 at 07:45 PM

Dollars or pesos? If the latter, probably worth it. If the former, I'm sorry my friend but you are a complete pendejo with more money than brains.

bugdude - 12-12-2005 at 08:02 PM

Lighten up.

I'm sure cranky did what he felt was necessary at the time - probably with wife and family in the car. That is a situation I do not look forward to happening and with the help of several threads on the subject with positive replies herein, I feel a little more prepared for such an encounter. Remember that many of us are not so Baja "savvy" as others.

David K - 12-12-2005 at 11:04 PM

Just got back from El Rosario myself (Sunday PM)... Only 2 checkpoints: El Rosario mesa and Santo Tomas north grade (the one previously just south of Maneadero), and both just asked where we were coming from and waved us on...

If asked to get out so the soldiers can examine the inside of your vehicle, stand right there and WATCH. In the hundreds of trips I take, I never have had these soldiers take anything.

cranky - 12-13-2005 at 07:28 PM

Hay there Bear is pendejo your real name or just something your friends call you? But on second thought a congadero only has an ugly wife and no friends. Love Cranky

bajajudy - 12-14-2005 at 07:51 AM

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Originally posted by lencho

?"Congadero"? :?:

A Conga dancer?

Oso - 12-14-2005 at 08:01 AM

I'm also curious about the word, but even if its something really nasty, I'll apologize for my insult. I shouldn't have said that. It was a gut reaction. I just can't imagine ever giving a mordida bigger than a 20 unless I've run over a pedestrian. I'm guessing if you'd gone to the station it would have been like $8. If your time is worth ten times that, congratulations.

lizard lips - 12-14-2005 at 08:16 AM

You can bet that when they take you to a side street the cops are going to shake you down.

Bob H - 12-14-2005 at 09:20 AM

Always demand to go to the station. Most of the time they will just let you go with a warning so they can be there for the next idiot that will pay.
Bob H

Fatboy - 12-14-2005 at 10:24 AM

WOW! What ever happened to manners? Being honest does not entitle you to be rude does it? It seems that politeness is absent from some of the people's traits based on the replies to this thread.

So to help the rest of 'us' idiots can we look at this a little bit more in detail? I have seen other threads about what to pay and to whom and they all had some good advice but it maybe all little hard to recall when you are in the situation.

Some of you say pay under certian conditions, yet here is what you get if you pay...

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for the next idiot that will pay

First are you doing dollars or peso's? Then what if this is your first or second trip, you do not speak spanish, it is TJ traffic hell and you probably did something wrong even if it was just cutting off a car to avoid the three cars that cut you off. Then to boot you can't find your Guide to Traffic Infractions Volume #7, with all the current 'fees'?

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Even tho he had not been south of the border for several years he remembered his Mexican mathematics and offered $20 which the cop accepted.

Nothing to this qoute except someone calling someone impolite names and to their honor they did apoligize for the insult somewhat...

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complete pendejo with more money than brains.

If I drive from Oregon or Washingtion and only have a 10 or 15 days then that vacation time IS worth ALOT of money...

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If your time is worth ten times that, congratulations

So what is the going rate for running someone over?

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I just can't imagine ever giving a mordida bigger than a 20 unless I've run over a pedestrian

So next time you are doing something new or something new happens to you and you make a decision I hope that you are able to receive the same helpful, thoughtful remarks as you can receive here.

Fatboy - 12-14-2005 at 11:32 AM

Hose A,

:lol:

Thanks

Multi

longlegsinlapaz - 12-14-2005 at 01:03 PM

FATBOY

As another newbie, I totally agree with you that there's a distinct absence of manners on the part of several people (NOT ALL!) on here! While some comments can be perceived as jokingly uttered digs between friends, others are outright rude to any & everyone! There's frequently a "take no prisioners" mentality here & I think a lot of the people forget that voice inflection is absent here, so sarcasm frequently misses the mark & becomes outright rude! For this reason, my posts will be limited to non-inflammatory (starting right after THIS one!) posts.

Interesting how a thread started as CHECKPOINTS turned into a name-calling one on the etiquette of mordita!

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Originally posted by Fatboy
WOW! What ever happened to manners? Being honest does not entitle you to be rude does it? It seems that politeness is absent from some of the people's traits based on the replies to this thread.

Oso - 12-14-2005 at 01:33 PM

"So what is the going rate for running someone over?"

It depends on whom one runs over. :lol:

BTW, if you newbies think we're rude here, you must not have visited the off-topic forum yet.

One more (but the last) time, I'm sorry for the pendejo remark. I should have said "common sense challenged".

[Edited on 12-14-2005 by Oso]

Diver - 12-14-2005 at 04:15 PM

Who appointed Fatboy as forum mom, anyway ??

It's the week of JR's passing. A little controversy is in order !! :lol:

Oso - 12-14-2005 at 06:34 PM

I'm still waiting for an explanation of "Congadero", I like the sound of it but I can't find it in any of my dictionaries. A typo maybe?

A congal is ...well, a hoarhouse. So a Congalero, would be either the owner of such an establishment or possibly a frequenter of same. I'm not sure whether either is an insult or a compliment. As to the former, I wish. As to the latter, not lately.

Y'all have Merry Christmas, irregardless... :biggrin:

Dave - 12-14-2005 at 06:47 PM

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Originally posted by Oso
As to the former, I wish.

I know one in Tecate that's for sale.

irregardless

(I couldn't find this in any of my dictionaries, either.)

bugdude - 12-14-2005 at 06:55 PM

Just like Uncle Jed used to say:

"Wehhllllll dawgies."

[Edited on 11/12/2005 by bugdude]

Gosh Bear, now you get a sample of how us Conservatives

beercan - 12-14-2005 at 06:56 PM

feel over on the off -topic area!! :lol:

Dave, how did you discover that "pending sale" ?????? :lol:

Al G - 12-14-2005 at 07:43 PM

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Originally posted by beercan
feel over on the off -topic area!! :lol:

Dave, how did you discover that "pending sale" ?????? :lol:

I'm interested can we buy shares? :rolleyes:

Say $100 a share? :lol:

Oso - 12-14-2005 at 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by Dave
irregardless

(I couldn't find this in any of my dictionaries, either.)

It's a Carolina thing- The Irregardless Cafe in Raleigh, a vegetarian place who's motto is "They miss the meat".

Oso - 12-14-2005 at 08:35 PM

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Originally posted by Dave
I know one in Tecate that's for sale.

That's surprising. Tecate has always promoted itself as the only border town devoid of that particular industry.

Can I play?

Sharksbaja - 12-15-2005 at 12:44 AM

:lol:

irregardless of their Newbie status, oh forget it. :lol:

I must be getting soft. ......

I like that word Dave it's like saying "not regardless", right Oso? :lol:

I haven't got all the lights up outside yet :wow:

but you "off topicers" sure know how to light up a thread. :mad:

Nice to know Cranky can be cranky! :lol:

Welcome aboard, smooth sailing amigo.

Dave - 12-15-2005 at 07:14 PM

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Originally posted by Al G

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Originally posted by beercan
feel over on the off -topic area!! :lol:

Dave, how did you discover that "pending sale" ?????? :lol:

I'm interested can we buy shares? :rolleyes:

Say $100 a share? :lol:

Only if you have LOTS of friends. The price is $895,000 (dollars).

It's the 'Bar Turistica Chihuahua'. Been in business for over forty years.

<Now, 90 guys with 10 grand each might work. And you wouldn't have to worry about depleting the inventory:

Use it, still got it.

bajalou - 12-15-2005 at 08:30 PM

Driving on BC4 today headed home and heard a siren - looked up saw flashing lights in the rear mirror. What's this? I wonder, I'm not speeding much, 70mph in a 40kph zone. Mmmm wonder where the nearest police stations is in this area as I slowed up and pulled over. Stopped and rolled down the window and the plainclothes officer comes up and "hable Espanol?" Muy poqiito" response. He motioned for me to come to the back of my truck - I asked if he could open the door for me as the handle had broken off on the inside. I get out and he showed me where fuel had been spilling from the rear tank. I had fuled up a little earlier and hadn't got the cap on right so is sloshed out on the turns. As soon as they knew I understood the problem they hurried back to their unmarked pickup and headed off down the road. Never had to figure out the fine/mordida question.

:saint:

David K - 12-15-2005 at 09:03 PM

Did you tell him, "Life's a gas!" :rolleyes:

Bola turn off

Keri - 12-15-2005 at 09:36 PM

Some time ago, we were on our way to mulege. We had the truck packed full of stuff to tile our home. We were in a new 3500 chev. dually. My dad was driving and we had passed catavinia, we were on a rather fast pace. It was starting to get dark, and the cactus was starting to looking like demons coming out of the desert. We hit the straight away coming towards Bay of LA. All of the sudden we saw a flash light in the middle of the road, I dont know but we must have been doing 90. That new truck could really fly. There was a single person standing right in the road, he must have been crazy. what was he doing. My dad slammed on the brakes but it was a little to late! you should have seen the mess... It was horrible, just kidding.. but, by the time we did got stopped there was a bunch of guns pointed at us. The guy with the flash light came up to the side of the truck with his pistol pointed at us screaming something in spanish, he was as white as a ghost. I think my dad scared the chit out of him. My dad was just as scrared, i think he thought he must have killed the poor guy. After yelling at each other, The mexican police man told us to hurry and leave before he really got upset.. As we were leaving, my dad said,'' what an buttcrack, we could have killed that guy.'' This was a really quick check point! I dont recommend this method to everyone.

SORRY MOM I WAS UNDER YOU SIGN ON!

Keri - 12-15-2005 at 09:38 PM

Braulio - 12-16-2005 at 09:08 AM

Bajalou - you should have whipped your "sindicatura" card out and started acting confrontational from the getgo - things would have turned out even better.