captkw
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Driving around Xmas
I have noticed over the year's, that right before Xmas and valitine day,,the traffic cop's are alot more looking for the mordida...not a survey on my
behalf but it has shown to be true,,,and for me,,samena santo's ,, I stock up on food/beer and HIDE and will not drive at all..more choke's than the
rest of the year...just my personal thought's,,anybody else thought's???
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
I have noticed over the year's, that right before Xmas and valitine day,,the traffic cop's are alot more looking for the mordida...not a survey on my
behalf but it has shown to be true,,,and for me,,samena santo's ,, I stock up on food/beer and HIDE and will not drive at all..more choke's than the
rest of the year...just my personal thought's,,anybody else thought's???
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Valentine's Day? It never occured to me that it would rouse excessive larceny in a cop. It should be just the opposite. The cops should pull people
over and give them money.
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
I have noticed over the year's, that right before Xmas and valitine day,,the traffic cop's are alot more looking for the mordida...not a survey on my
behalf but it has shown to be true,,,and for me,,samena santo's ,, I stock up on food/beer and HIDE and will not drive at all..more choke's than the
rest of the year...just my personal thought's,,anybody else thought's???
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Valentine's Day? It never occured to me that it would rouse excessive larceny in a cop. It should be just the opposite. The cops should pull people
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Baja cops are so romantic. Stealing from gringo's in order to give their honeys flowers and chocolatey stuff.
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Leo
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About X-mas, you're absolutly right.
Another reason to stay put is the traffic. high vacation time and so is Semana Santa. don't drive the highway if you can avoid it.
The grass is always greener....
and so, there is always a better spot in Baja
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MICK
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My friend Jim Dandy who lived in La Purisima and passes away there told me this story once.He moved there about three years before this
Every Nov he would start getting pulled over by the local cops. He said all year he could do just about anything and get away with it because he did
so much for the community. One day while driving with another gringo he was lamenting this and the guy said. Don't you know they need to buy presents
for there wife and kids. So for the next ten years before he died on Nov 1st he would get in his old ranger drive(with beer inhand) up to the police
station and give them 250.00 dollars. They never bothered him after that. He told me he felt like it wasn't a bribe but he was just buying christmas
gifts for the local wifes and kids.
Some will take offense to this and to you I say maybe baja isn't for you. this is life there and he learned how to live it.
Many of you here knew or knew of Jim. He was one of the great gringos. We miss him dearly
Merry Christmas
Mick
[Edited on 12-17-2011 by MICK]
Getting there is ALL the fun!
Ok being here is fun to
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MICK
My friend Jim Dandy who lived in La Purisima and passes away there told me this story once.He moved there about three years before this
Every Nov he would start getting pulled over by the local cops. He said all year he could do just about anything and get away with it because he did
so much for the community. One day while driving with another gringo he was lamenting this and the guy said. Don't you know they need to buy presents
for there wife and kids. So for the next ten years before he died on Nov 1st he would get in his old ranger drive(with beer inhand) up to the police
station and give them 250.00 dollars. They never bothered him after that. He told me he felt like it wasn't a bribe but he was just buying christmas
gifts for the local wifes and kids.
Some will take offense to this and to you I say maybe baja isn't for you. this is life there and he learned how to live it.
Many of you here knew or knew of Jim. He was one of the great gringos. We miss him dearly
Merry Christmas
Mick
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Great story!
Graham Mackintosh hand over his burro 'Mision' to Jim, in 1998:
from http://www.grahammackintosh.com
Photo by Neal Johns of Jim Dandy (shirtless) in 2002:
[Edited on 12-17-2011 by David K]
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captkw
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HELL, I didnt know LA purisma, even had a cop !! are you talking on the pacific side, north of lopez mataos...one year I dragged a boat from their
over to near lorato,,HA,HA, wont do that again !!
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DavidE
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The cops target anyone with money. The gente insist on paying them the equiv. of twenty dollars a day and the the transitos pay for everything
including gasoline. I feel this abortion is going to see changes sooner rather than later. Mexicanos got incensed when they had to pay a patrulla
federal mordida for speeding but now they're going ballistic when they find out that the PFP will arrest motorists who try to bribe them.
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