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Pescador
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Be on the lookout for a U-haul truck
I just received an e-mail from Brenda Goodson who owns Las Casitas Motel in Santa Rosalia. Seems that last night a U-haul truck with an overhead
pulled in to her motel and as they were signing up for a motel they asked how far away Arizona was. Seems that they entered Mexico at Tijuana and
thought that would be a shortcut to Phoenix, Arizona which is their desitination. When Brenda was talking to them the woman, who is the driver,
pointed south towards Mulege and said, "That is north isn't it, and how far is it to Phoenix." The two travelers are over 80 years old and the woman
is doing all of the driving since the man is unable to drive and may be suffering from a little Alzheimer's Disease. They had no map, do not know a
word of spanish, and could hardly believe that they had ended up in Mexico. Now can you imagine going through the checkpoints, clearing the infamous
Federal Highway tent at San Ignacio, buying gas, eating, getting motel rooms, and ending up in Santa Rosalia.
Brenda gave them a map with as much information as she could come up with to try to get them to Tecate. She did not know if they had passports or
anything.
So, if any of you nomads are out there traveling and see a U-haul overhead truck and the occupants looks dazed and lost maybe you can give them a
hand and point them in the right direction.
They did indicate that they were members of the Jehovah's Witness church and that Jehovah was guiding them.
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Bajahowodd
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Too weird to not be true. Yet, so improbable on many levels.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
I just received an e-mail from Brenda Goodson who owns Las Casitas Motel in Santa Rosalia. Seems that last night a U-haul truck with an overhead
pulled in to her motel and as they were signing up for a motel they asked how far away Arizona was. Seems that they entered Mexico at Tijuana and
thought that would be a shortcut to Phoenix, Arizona which is their desitination. When Brenda was talking to them the woman, who is the driver,
pointed south towards Mulege and said, "That is north isn't it, and how far is it to Phoenix." The two travelers are over 80 years old and the woman
is doing all of the driving since the man is unable to drive and may be suffering from a little Alzheimer's Disease. They had no map, do not know a
word of spanish, and could hardly believe that they had ended up in Mexico. Now can you imagine going through the checkpoints, clearing the infamous
Federal Highway tent at San Ignacio, buying gas, eating, getting motel rooms, and ending up in Santa Rosalia.
Brenda gave them a map with as much information as she could come up with to try to get them to Tecate. She did not know if they had passports or
anything.
So, if any of you nomads are out there traveling and see a U-haul overhead truck and the occupants looks dazed and lost maybe you can give them a
hand and point them in the right direction.
They did indicate that they were members of the Jehovah's Witness church and that Jehovah was guiding them. |
Giving a map to a confused, lost elderly person and turning them lose to find their way home. Sounds like someone should have tried harder to right a
bad situation.
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
Jehovah was guiding them. |
I'm surprised he doesn't know where Phoenix is.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Packoderm
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I'd tell them to not drink the water, and everything else should turn out fine as long as they have enough money. Once they hit Cabo, they should know
enough to turn around.
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Dave
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Then I wouldn't worry
| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
They did indicate that they were members of the Jehovah's Witness church and that Jehovah was guiding them. |
I'm sure he speaks Spanish and probably has an FMT.
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Dave
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I'll ask but...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
Jehovah was guiding them. |
I'm surprised he doesn't know where Phoenix is. |
I'm not sure he's up on Greek mythology.
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Bajahowodd
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Actually, this is a new cartel trick. Truck was loaded with "cargo". They learned it from seeing Muslim extremists enlisting women as suicide bombers.
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Actually, this is a new cartel trick. Truck was loaded with "cargo". They learned it from seeing Muslim extremists enlisting women as suicide bombers.
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DENNIS
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This is how Urban Folklore is born. Two hundred years from now, the truck will still be roaming Baja, stopping here and there for burgers and beer,
then disappearing into the night with new maps and driving in the wrong direction.
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ELINVESTIG8R
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It will be called "The Phantom U-Haul which will be used to scare the kids while driving through Baja. "Be good kids or The Phantom U-Haul couple will
come and take you away." Something on the lines of the story of La Llorona. I know that one scared me as a kid. I would not go to the well at night
to get water!
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Dave
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No beer!
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
This is how Urban Folklore is born. Two hundred years from now, the truck will still be roaming Baja, stopping here and there for burgers and beer,
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Jehovah don't like that.
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bajaguy
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New Nomads????
Somebody should sign them up as "You-Haul".....will be an outstanding trip report....just hope they take photos, use correct spelling of Baja
locations and hopefully GPS locations....
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DENNIS
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I meant Root Beer.
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Paulina
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Maybe Jehovah had different plans for them, but just hasn't told them yet, or didn't say it loud enough?
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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Dave
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Yeah, he's just messin' with 'em
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Maybe Jehovah had different plans for them, but just hasn't told them yet, or didn't say it loud enough? |
Jehovah likes to do that. What a comedian!
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bajaguy
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Maybe they are on the lam from the Jehovah's Witness Protection Program???
[Edited on 3-8-2009 by bajaguy]
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Bajahowodd
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All the kidding aside, if the story is true as first posted, these folks need help.
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BajaGringo
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What struck me as improbable about this story is that there is absolutely no way a Uhaul with an overhead would just pass through San Ysidro or Otay.
The customs guys at the border would be all over them with any kind of truck that size...
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Pescador
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No the story is true. Brenda spent as much time as she could with the people and they were not aware enough of the gravity of their situation and
refused to talk to anybody and try to solve their problem. She spent quite awhile with them and told them where to fill up with gas and that kind of
thing. When she went in to town later they were at the gas station looking a little dazed and when she talked to them to ask what was going on, they
indicated that they were waiting for instructions from Jehovah.
I understand the postion that someone should help these folks out, which was why I posted this note. I am in Colorado with my own fish to fry and
Brenda has a business to run, and the last time I checked the social services office for wayward people in Santa Rosalia was closed. I thought that
perhaps that if someone was headed north and sees the truck they might check on them or ask if they would like to follow you for awhile. The
outpouring of help when Diver was stuck in El Rosario was a good indication of the spirit of helpfulness normally exhibited on this board and God
forbid if it were your parents or grandparents in this kind of a situation.
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