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chuckie
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I am going north elk hunting in October...going to fly..cheaper than driving, and no sitting in a car at the border.....Driving back in (maybe) new
Dodge diesel, then no more border crossing worries for another couple years...
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Ateo
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That sucks Ken.
I have chosen to avoid San Ysidro till the construction is over. It has been great.
Otay and Tecate are your friends.
I have delayed my Sentri appointment twice because of work but hope to make it later this month.
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tjsue
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
That sucks Ken.
I have chosen to avoid San Ysidro till the construction is over. It has been great.
Otay and Tecate are your friends.
I have delayed my Sentri appointment twice because of work but hope to make it later this month. |
I hope you get it, I was denied!
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zoesterone
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Uh, you need a SENTRI |
People always say that, (get a Sentri) but for many, it is not a possibility, but a Ready card is easy to get and helps a little. I have a
Sentri and it is gold to me,but my husband only has a ready card.
Dogs are not our whole life, but make our lives whole.
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sancho
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Back in the day, early '80's, if the SY line was
more that 1 hr., we would go the Long Bar
on Revo Blvd until it lightened up, the line is
a deterent to Tourism, it is the major negative
of traveling
so., at least for a weekend type of trip, if Tourists knew before hand how long the line can get, Tourism would
probably be down even more
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by zoesterone
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Uh, you need a SENTRI |
People always say that, (get a Sentri) but for many, it is not a possibility, but a Ready card is easy to get and helps a little. I have a
Sentri and it is gold to me,but my husband only has a ready card. |
I will eventually apply. I don't see why I would get denied under the SENTRI guidelines. My only issue would be to come up with the hefty
application fees for my Wife and I.
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
| Quote: | Originally posted by zoesterone
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Uh, you need a SENTRI |
People always say that, (get a Sentri) but for many, it is not a possibility, but a Ready card is easy to get and helps a little. I have a
Sentri and it is gold to me,but my husband only has a ready card. |
I will eventually apply. I don't see why I would get denied under the SENTRI guidelines. My only issue would be to come up with the hefty
application fees for my Wife and I. |
Ken
The SENTRI fees are $281 (total for you, your wife and the one time vehicle fee).
Divide the $281 by 5 (the number of years the SENTRI card is good for) and you get $56 a year.
Divide the $56 by the total number of times you think you would go to Baja.........probably around $10 a trip.
I would rather pay $10 a trip then wait in line.
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wessongroup
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Dittos
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tjsue
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I've heard that if the interviewing officer is having a bad day, you can get turned down.
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Bob and Susan
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tjsue
I've heard that if the interviewing officer is having a bad day, you can get turned down. |
sour grapes?
there are rules and
you ARE dealing with the united states
file a complaint if you were "damaged"
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tjsue
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If someone is having a bad day or doesn't like me for some reason, that's their problem, not mine, I'll just try again.
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gallesram
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There is some subjective discretion given to the officer, but not a lot; I'm guessing if one officer kept denying applicants more than the "norm" it
would raise a red flag somewhere. My interviewing officer was a jerk and I really had to bite my tongue and apologize profusely when necessary. It's
really just like dealing with any other government agency (DMV, Superior Court, etc.). But I'd be very surprised if someone would be denied just
because of a bad day; there would have to be something more (an argumentative comment, questioning the officer's authority or interpretation of the
rules, etc.).
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Bajahowodd
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Gawd. With those wait times, you could drive to Mexicali and save time on the total trip/
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55steve
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My interviewing officer was a really cool (possibly) Filipino guy - he asked me if I ever smoked pot - I replied that I grew up in the 60's and of
course I've smoked pot! He chuckled at this and asked me when the last time was....I replied that I couldn't really remember since it was so long
ago. He was good with this. It was an easy meeting and the vehicle inspection went well also.
[Edited on 8-7-2013 by 55steve]
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
My San Ysidro crossing took 6 hours |
look on the bright side, at least it did not take 7 hours 
i love my sentri - you should get sentri!
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tjsue
I've heard that if the interviewing officer is having a bad day, you can get turned down. |
i really doubt that, unless the interviewee is a jerk. i think if you are polite and prepared, the interview will go well, even if interviewer woke
up on wrong side of bed.
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brewer
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gaucho
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Uh, you need a SENTRI |
I keep putting it off, but things are getting worse, not better. Baja tourism is obviously rebounding, and the traffic is insane. I'm going to look
into SENTRI or a way to use Ready Lane (at the very minimum). |
SENTRI: If there aren't any skeletons it's the best money you will ever spend...don't waste your time w/ the Ready Lane... |
Does anyone know if you can get a SENTRI with a pop up camper on your truck?
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by brewer
| Quote: | Originally posted by Gaucho
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Uh, you need a SENTRI |
I keep putting it off, but things are getting worse, not better. Baja tourism is obviously rebounding, and the traffic is insane. I'm going to look
into SENTRI or a way to use Ready Lane (at the very minimum). |
SENTRI: If there aren't any skeletons it's the best money you will ever spend...don't waste your time w/ the Ready Lane... |
Does anyone know if you can get a SENTRI with a pop up camper on your truck? |
Nope, but a camper shell is OK
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tjsue
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by tjsue
I've heard that if the interviewing officer is having a bad day, you can get turned down. |
i really doubt that, unless the interviewee is a jerk. i think if you are polite and prepared, the interview will go well, even if interviewer woke
up on wrong side of bed. |
I was dressed for an interview (business casual), polite, and had all of my paperwork neatly organized in a folder. The officer was polite, but I was
denied.
But I don't give up, I'll try again, but not right now.
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jeans
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Nope, but a camper shell is OK |
Not always....my Callen shell had 1 small cabinet running the width of the truck up towards the cab. No cab-over. My rig was denied because of it.
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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