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fdt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
...the police who check papers of cars at the san ignacio checkpoint just wave us through cause they know us |
I sure hope that is the case with the new staff they set up, without stopping local traffic the waits should be less and also if they set up a shield
just for buses and big trucks.
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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fishbuck
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If you want to get through there fast just stop in Ensenada and get a fake mexican license plate to cover your Colorado plate. They will think you are
a local.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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bajabound2005
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NO ONE got through this check point...not even a guy on a motorcycle who clearly was not carrying any contraband. EVERYONE in EVERY vehicle was
removed from the vehicle, interviewed, had to provide some form of ID, be fingerprinted and photographed. VIN checked, vehicle searched. Adios.
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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bajaguy
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The gold card.....don't leave home without it 
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bajamigo
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I ran into one of the white shirts in the mercado in SI. I asked him a few questions, and here's the gist of it: this type of interrogation is a new
program. It will be mobile, moving among various military checkpoints and airports, including La Paz and Tijuana, which of course is in BCN. It will
of course be random, though he did disclose that te next victims will be put upon in Pichilingue (sp?) sometime this week. There are no plans to
discontinue the program any time soon---probably not for a long time, as many new "marshalls" have been hired or are in training.
The program is probably a great idea, but once you've been through the process, you'll no doubt conclude, as I did, that it could easily be made
exponentially more efficient by the simple expedient of using all the laptops at the inspection station and by teaching these guys how to type using
more than one digit.
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motoged
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
| Quote: | Originally posted by rpleger
b-tch when they do something...b-tch when they don't...
What makes you happy |
end of discussion...... |
REALLY!!!!!
WTF are you others whining about? Thank them for their efforts
Don't believe everything you think....
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DENNIS
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They're just doing their job. I read in a very recent Mexican law enforcement bulletin that the intensive body-cavity search will be implemented on
roadsides. "A necessary precaution to interdict the importation of automatic weapons from the U.S."
So..If they bend you over at a road-stop and dig around 'till they find a machine gun, you may have a problem.
This is all BULLCRAP. Academy award time. Smoke and Mirrors for their BULLCRAP image. They just want the travelling tourist to take the message
home that, "They're on the job for your safety."
They know where the problem is....Go get it. It isn't in my grandmothers purse.
Pure ****** BS.
[Edited on 2-25-2009 by BajaNomad]
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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
They know where the problem is....Go get it. It isn't in my grandmothers purse.
Pure ***in' BS. |
Grandma Drug Smuggler
I could make her a nice Avatar...
[Edited on 2-25-2009 by BajaGringo]
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DENNIS
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Right....And every Italian is Al Capone.
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vgabndo
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BajaGringo...your link above is REALLY "hinkie". It froze me up and I had to go all the way back to my desktop to get rid of the problem.
Control/Alt/Delete wouldn't touch it!!!
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Diver
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
BajaGringo...your link above is REALLY "hinkie". It froze me up and I had to go all the way back to my desktop to get rid of the problem.
Control/Alt/Delete wouldn't touch it!!! |
I got a warning as soon as I opened the link.
Had to run some clean-up programs to get rid of it - I hope.
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Sharksbaja
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Isn't there a shortcut around that?
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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Hook
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You know, I think I agree with Dennis on this. It's probably window dressing. Just appearances at making the effort without having to do the tough job
of going into the nests and exterminating the vermin.
Wouldn't it be more effective if the various agencies manning their various checkpoints actually had radio communications between them? That doesnt
seem to exist.
Still, it is the new reality in Baja. Mandatory fingerprinting by a foreign government. I wonder how secure those files are????
This is gonna turn a lot of the remaining tourists off when they get printed getting off a plane before their Mexico vacation.
I can't imagine it won't eventually make it's way over here to the mainland.
[Edited on 2-25-2009 by Hook]
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BajaGringo
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Not sure why? It opens fine on mine and I have anti-virus/anti-spyware out the yahoo on my PC.
Dennis, I wasn't trying to make a statement - it was just a joke...
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
Dennis, I wasn't trying to make a statement - it was just a joke... |
Sorry Ron. Kinda touchy last night.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Pure ****** BS.
[Edited on 2-25-2009 by BajaNomad] |
OOOPS....Sorry about that one, Doug.
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ELINVESTIG8R
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Russ
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I believe like Dennis. That is a whole lot of man power to do a check the normal check points could do. Granted more training of the resources already
in place would probably help. But IMHO the man power could be better used in high crime areas. Like the local police stations. Anyone with a FM-2 or
better has done the dance already but I didn't read anything about checking those. As always things change. I remember when there were a lot more
military stops. My record heading south is 13 stops. That should equal the hour and a half wait of the one today. This is just one more thing I'll put
in my "be patient" file. Good luck & good humor everyone.
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shari
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yesterday some folks that came in from south on the bus reported that they checked the bags and everyone had to get off the bus but they didnt
fingerprint or interview anyone....just looked at luggage.
Ya never know...ya gotta watch those grandmas...once on a mexican bus at the old checkpoint in GN the only people that were ordered off the bus were 2
nuns in full habit...they kinda turned white and did not get back on the bus....hmmmm.
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Phil S
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This must be "freaking out" those that have "something" to hide!!!!!
Warrants, runaways, carrying drugs *(hidden) guns, etc. Good. glad to see this happening. About time. Yes an inconvenience, but one more step
towards getting Baja back to the people!!!!
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