DENNIS
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TECATE ROAD TO ENSENADA
Just came south on it today. Great condition, but heavy traffic...especially big trucks trying to avoid the detour on the toll road, I suppose.
I know...it's Friday and that will explain a lot of the traffic......mostly Mex plates.
Someone very important was at one of the wine joints. Lottsa cars...lottsa police. I missed my invitation. 
Oh yeah...forgot to mention....nobody even looked at me coming through the gate. They were, however, giving a lot of attention to trucks full of
household etc.
Another thing....it was hot. 94° in Tecate, and 97° in the valley.
OK...that's all of it.
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[Edited on 6-20-2014 by DENNIS]
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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wessongroup
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Have a beer ... 
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mulegemichael
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gracias...when i came through southbound a few weeks ago EVERY car was pulled over, including mine....with a huge overload of booze...my
bad...actually, my good, in the long run..but a hassle, as it seems..i still made it south with my precious cargo!!
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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DENNIS
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Bad day for you, Mike. What I meant when I said, "nobody even looked at me coming through the gate," I mean nobody was there at the gate. I guess
they were all busy gathering import duty.
I thought things were changing, but it's too much to wish for, I guess. A buddy of mine who does a lot of transporting of "household" through
Chaparral , tells me they're at it again just like the good ol' days..
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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Udo
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I have driven through the Tecate border twice a week, southbound, and got the red light 4 times!
So I learned the trick...
Park within eye view of the gates and watch when they have two or three vehicles in re detention zone for inspection. Then I'll drive through, and
have gotten the green light every time.
What am I doing driving two times a week to Ensenada?
I have a storage locker in Maneadero and I am taking my house-hold goods one Prius load at a time there. The FJ Cruiser (larger storage compartment
got the red light every single time!)
Udo
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dtbushpilot
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You're a rebel Udo....
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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Bob and Susan
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
I have driven through the Tecate border twice a week, southbound, and got the red light 4 times!
So I learned the trick...
Park within eye view of the gates and watch when they have two or three vehicles in re detention zone for inspection. Then I'll drive through, and
have gotten the green light every time.
What am I doing driving two times a week to Ensenada?
I have a storage locker in Maneadero and I am taking my house-hold goods one Prius load at a time there. The FJ Cruiser (larger storage compartment
got the red light every single time!) |
here is the trick...instead of smuggling
smuggling is why the rest of us have to go thru the wait at the border
go to secondary...let them value the load
pay the small tax
get a receipt
drive down ONE time
you're wasting storage fees...gas...and TIME!!!
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