4baja
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the bordercrossing
a couple interesting things happened at the crossing last week. it took us 2 hours to cross and the line wasnt even that long, the guards were slower
then snails and were checking everything. while in line we saw two fights break out because the car behind happend to tap the car in front with the
bumper. the two guys next to me kept falling asleep at the wheel and i had to keep getting out of my truck to wake them up, one time the guy behind
him ramed the back bumper and didnt even wake the guy. three lanes over the border guys were giving a sobriety check to a driver thinking he was
drunk. the guy to the right of me was pushing his new truck to the left through the lanes to get back to mexico. and when i approached the border the
guards walking the lanes ask me if they could stash some stuff that smelled like heroine in the boat trailler for a test for there dogs. i told them
that they could as long as it didnt leave any residue for future crossings and they said it wouldnt. well the dog found it easily and i thought that
since i was a good sport that they would just wave me through the border but no cigar, they went through everything boat and all. anyway it was good
entertainment for 2 hours while waiting in line.
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elgatoloco
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VIVA SENTRI! 
MAGA
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys
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surfer jim
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Just got back...crossed about noon Monday...10-12 minutes....lines moving rapidly...
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tim40
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Not sure I would have been so willing related to the dog testing....trust me, there will be no residue...sure hope not....but always did want to know
what them boat seats were made of....
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David K
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Happened to me!
While in line (inside U.S. territory), the dog patrol was walking around the cars when an officer asked me to turn off the motor and hand him the
keys, and don't open the door! No explanation... no advance warning.
He then went to the back of my Tacoma and reached up from under it (I saw in mirror). I was very nervous... briefly! The dog came over and found the
planted baggie... for which he was greatly rewarded verbally.
The officer came back to my window and thanked me for helping train their dog, and returned my keys!!! "You're welcome??", I said as my heart returned
to normal beating!
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Dave
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What? You were an unwilling participant in a training exercise?
That would royally p*ss me off!
[Edited on 7-20-2004 by Dave]
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DanO
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EGL, I second your motion. Just renewed my SENTRI passes last Friday.
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Mike Humfreville
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On the Radio...
news Monday night I heard part of a report that hundreds on middle easterners are trained to work their way through the Mexico - U.S border. It's too
early to say if this story will endure and be followed up by actual evidence to which we all savvy, but it makes sense if you consider that many folks
from the Middle East already speak Spanish (parts were Spanish territories in the past) and their appearance is similar in some aspects. It's is not
time to allow prejudice to get a grip on us but it is a time to pay attention, especially at our southern border for unusual activity. We all know
that this border is porous. We can all play a part in helping us Americans and Mexicans protect ourselves.
Anyway, this emerging news may have played a part in the long border waits. The TJ crossing has been a place I've tried to avoid for some time in
lieu of another crossing I learned of, thanks to that old scoundrel David E.
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Keri
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Well Grover no one else said anything about your avatar but I thought it was fantastic. How did you do that? k
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4baja
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hey grover whats your e-mail address? s4baja@hotmail.com
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Markitos
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To bad there is no where to turn around once you get in the line. Sometimes I'd just rather head back into town untill the madness is a bit slower.
All thou watching all the pee'd off people can be entertaining
All that wonder are not lost
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