Howard
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Border wait time today/Updated with new question
I normally cross Northbound at Tecate decided, what the hell, how bad can a Monday at 2:00 P.M. be, so I crossed at Tijuana.
I am so peeed at myself, what was I thinking?
Three hours and didn't even get pulled into secondary! It looked like all booths were open and they were taking a lot of time with
each vehicle but somehow mine was very brief, didn't even open up the doors in my Jeep Liberty. Not a nice way to end a quick 8 day trip.
Me and Forest, stupid is as stupid does.
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I am switching my South Dakota plated car back to California plates ( I really hated to do it for a number of reasons) and waiting for the new
license plates with the new numbers. (It has been in Baja for the last 3 years and she is now living in California) When I get the new plates I will
apply for the Sentri, etc.
Anyone have recent experience on a new application and the different time lines before you actually received the card? Any tips?
[Edited on 8-28-2017 by Howard]
[Edited on 8-28-2017 by Howard]
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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willardguy
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rosarito Baja Blues Festival?
[Edited on 8-22-2017 by willardguy]
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Howard
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Maybe the festival, but I think they were just taking a lot more time with each car. The back up started a couple hundred yards before the shops but
it just crawled at a snails pace. Naturally I think I was in the slowest lane but it always seems that way. As I said, all booths seemed open.
Got to get a Sentri pass!
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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Paco Facullo
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NEVER and I mean NEVER ask " How bad can it be ?"
You most likely will get the answer....
as you did...............
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Pescador
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30 minutes with Ready at Otay.
About the same time. 1:15 pm
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shari
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Alot of Mexican Americans holiday with their families and returned on Monday as the kids had to get back to school.
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Howard
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Perhaps Shari got it. I thought it was my imagination that there were an over whelming amount of Mexicans in line VS gringos.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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...............................SENTRI..................
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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BajaMama
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Anyone who crosses frequently should invent in a SENTRI/Global Enry/TSA Pre. Three minutes at Otay. Worth. Every. Penny.
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ehall
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Quote: Originally posted by BajaMama  | | Anyone who crosses frequently should invent in a SENTRI/Global Enry/TSA Pre. Three minutes at Otay. Worth. Every. Penny. |
Or ride a moto and go straight to the front of the line.
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