offshore.day
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Scam at TJ border foot crossing
Walked across today as usual to get my tourist card before my next trip. Found the line to cross back to the U.S. by foot to be about 1/2 mile
long!!!! Was approached by a mexi-local soliciting people to take a cab that is right up front to drive across for $5. We walked along the Sentri
lane and were met by the "taxi driver" and were instructed to pay our money to the initial contact. the "driver" then takes you to the front of the
walk across line much to the dismay of those in line.
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55steve
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Scam? Sounds like an enterprising operation to me!
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Bajahowodd
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Troll??
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Woooosh
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seems it would have been easier to get your tourist card wen you crossed south for your trip. It isn't that important that I would make a special
trip for one in advance. It's easy to pull your car off to the right at the inspection area and get one.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
seems it would have been easier to get your tourist card wen you crossed south for your trip. It isn't that important that I would make a special
trip for one in advance. It's easy to pull your car off to the right at the inspection area and get one. |
I crossed on foot the day before to get my FM3 stamped..
Because, I ran the border and did not want to declare the huge load I was moving to my new home ....
And, the Manaja de Casa was too much of a pain in the burro ....
Got the green light in spite of being packed to the gills 
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CaboRon
| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
seems it would have been easier to get your tourist card wen you crossed south for your trip. It isn't that important that I would make a special
trip for one in advance. It's easy to pull your car off to the right at the inspection area and get one. |
Got the green light in spite of being packed to the gills
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I love it when that happens. 
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
seems it would have been easier to get your tourist card wen you crossed south for your trip. It isn't that important that I would make a special
trip for one in advance. It's easy to pull your car off to the right at the inspection area and get one. |
probably wishes someone woulda said something before he walked across....  
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Kell-Baja
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How is it a scam? You paid, did the taxi take you? You were willing to go? Do you usually join in scams? I agree that the people doing this are
pretty clever.
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dtbushpilot
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My wife and I walked across once in the middle of the afternoon and the line was about a mile long. We got in line in the blazing sun and I could see
my beautiful bride wilting, I knew that her usually good sense of humor was going to fade rapidly and I was going to be in trouble. Some guy came down
the line offering a ride in an air conditioned van to the border for $5 each....it could have been $500 and I still would have done it. Anyway, the
van was packed with as many people that you could cram in there and they went to the border in the bus lane and dropped everyone off in a line that
went right in......priceless......
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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DENNIS
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I'd be in that van in a second. What I can't understand is how a riot is averted when the van people get in front of the line or, do they have their
own line?
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dtbushpilot
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In our case it was the lane used by busses which, if I recall correctly has it's own entrance to the border crossing. Seems as though we had our own
turnstile. The van was a transport type and seemed to be a legit taxi....dt
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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DENNIS
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Thanks, dt.....I don't see a scam. I see a good deal. Take it folks.
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dtbushpilot
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I thought it was a perfect example of entrepreneuril spirit. The van would have to cross the border empty I believe then cross back and get back in
the bus line. As the van works it's way back to the border the guy on the street fills it......sweeeeeettttt
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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