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Pescador
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Now if he was really smart he would have insisted that they wear seat belts and fined you for that.
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Ateo
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This is the type of situation my wife would've loved to be in. She was born and raised in Tijuana, and never takes any chit from corrupt cops.
Sometimes I have to tell her to tone it down. Once she started writing down the cops name & badge number then got on the phone to call the local
radio station to broadcast this shakedown. This was on the side of the road in TJ on that steep hill that parallels the border fence. We got away
without paying anything.
Now having said all that, my normal routine is to pay the $20 and be on my way. Strange though, I don't think I've paid a mordida in at least 15
years.
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meme
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I gotta wonder if this was the same cop that USED to be on the streets in Mexicali working a similar scam. Did he have braces on his teeth? This guy
got so busy & popular we called him Mr Braces.Im sure he made some big bucks tho likly before the Chief pulled him in. Now they seem to be asking
if we are from San Felipe?????If so just seem to be letting them go on ther merry way.
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Bob and Susan
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does someone KNOW the rule?
is it documented somewhere?
it may be true
and did you make a FULL stop at those stop signs
or did you rool thru them
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805gregg
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Where do I apply for a job as a "Policia" just a badge to steal.
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805gregg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
next time insist on a trip to the station. PERIOD. end of hassle! [/quote
Or just don't put yourself in a third world country with a corupt police, judicial and political system. Mexico is getting worse by leaps and bounds.
[Edited on 10-10-2011 by 805gregg] |
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dtbushpilot
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Good idea gregg, we'll miss you ......dt
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by meme
I gotta wonder if this was the same cop that USED to be on the streets in Mexicali working a similar scam. Did he have braces on his teeth? This guy
got so busy & popular we called him Mr Braces.Im sure he made some big bucks tho likly before the Chief pulled him in. Now they seem to be asking
if we are from San Felipe?????If so just seem to be letting them go on ther merry way. |
Those braces can be very expensive 
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rhintransit
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only shake down attempt I ever had was in Tecate. I was driving on a two way street that suddenly turned into a one way street, the wrong way. that
the motorcycle cop was sitting right there waiting for me shows how well the trap was marked. I admitted my error and thanked him for the warning.
he then told me he would write a ticket but it was 'very expensive,' did I have 7000 pesos? after a ladylike stunned silence and some welling tears,
I said 'no, senor, I barely have enough money for gas to get back to Phoenix.' we stared at each other for awhile, then he waved me on in with a
disgusted look.
maybe it was the novelty of the response?
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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Marla Daily
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"sounds a bit loopy to travel with 4 dogs in cab of a PU truck"
We never meant to have 4 dogs. Dogs in Baja sometimes just happen, as many of you know. Our dogs are great travelers, easy keepers, and each has
his/her own place in the truck. We have made the drive many times. Our California Aussie has her large bed behind the driver's seat; the La
Purisima-poodle-imposter has her small round bed atop the cooler behind the passenger seat; the Cataviņa girl has an elevated bed in a box built
between the front bucket seats; and 15-year-old Loreto rides on my lap in the passenger seat. All perfectly legal in the U.S. But what of Mexican Law?
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Jack Swords
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Marla...you are to be commended for adopting the Baja dogs. Life for a Mexican dog is pretty bad. We have always traveled with our dog, never a
problem. An aussie, she is 14 and we thought we were losing her to pancreatic disease and picked up an aussie puppy. She recovered and plays with the
pup like she is 3 years old. So, in November we'll be driving down with two dogs. They'll have to learn to duck down on command as we go through a
city with this new revenue enhancement policy. Two dogs on our small sailboat, wow. We will check with the La Paz police and the Feds on what may be
just an individual's desire for a better paycheck, posting the result.
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mcfez
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I am sometimes ashamed to be part of the Nomads.....you all need to have your dogs in a car seat belt......like my "Pooochy" here 
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
Pure BS |
I'm sure I'm late, as usual, but welcome back, Bajagringo. Glad to see you're feeling better, you had us worried there for a while.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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