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Bob and Susan
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wiley...last week lots of cars just driving through
no checks
no delays
just drive across
i was in secondary watching for about 20 minutes
every 9 cars got a red light
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dtbushpilot
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I went through Southbound twice last week, once about noon with no traffic and once around 4pm with a 1/2 mile back up on the US side. Green light
both times, nobody there to give me a second look either time.....dt
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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BajaDanD
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Maybe the thieves ditched the car in a remote area because they were gonna come back for it after they found someone who could take it off their
hands. Crime of opportunity by someone who maybe needed to hide it until they could get rid of it.
Maybe they ditched the car and stole a plane
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noproblemo2
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Border crossings seem to be luck of the draw, going both ways, depends on the mood of the supervisors/agents at the time. Tho we do find the Mexican
side to be far more courteous in their demeanor...
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wilderone
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I think the stolen car in San Diego or other California city (or anywhere south of Oregon) might have some merit. Would be very easy for a Mexican to
cross into Mexico.; nobody would know it is a rental car. Could have been hijacked or stolen from hotel parking lot. Once in Baja, the thief hooked
up with friends who helped ditch/hide the car. The rental company should be notified; the person who rented it probably reported the incident if
that's the way it went down. Otherwise, we're back to kidnapping and someone maybe in trouble.
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surfer jim
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So...did anybody report this to the Oregon "TIP" site?
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Bajajorge
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In a matter of seconds this discussion went from possible stolen car, rape, murder, kidnapping to the shelf life of KFC chicken. God, do I love internet forums. 
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tiotomasbcs
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Shari, any car tracks leading away from the site. Possibly those of an accomplice?!
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Iflyfish
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Surfer Jim,
How is fishing there. It has been raining here in Oregon and most of the rivers are blown out, but will try my luck with salmon/crabs this week end.
Iflyfish
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by surfer jim
So...did anybody report this to the Oregon "TIP" site? |
Don't know as the car is no longer in front of the police office.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
Don't know as the car is no longer in front of the police office. |
Gee...Where did it go?
Some years back here, I had friends who owned a fine car with Ca plates. They allowed their workier to take it to a service in town and the local
police saw him driving it. These guys all went to school together and the cops knew it wasn't his.
They pulled him over, confiscated the car and from that moment it was on the owners to prove it was theirs and fifty other things.
They could not get their car back. They had to hire a big-bang attorney from DF who was living in Ensenada and not involved in the "good ol' boy"
network to go to war for them.
Their luck and my gratification came into play.
I lived in town at that time and would take a daily ride on my beach-cruiser with my cameras through the streets of the city and out to the port area.
It was all picturesqe for an open eye.
While peddling through the port by a large steel canopy over a "mile of cars" I noticed Ed and Dorris' car. It was scheuled to ship out to parts
unknown on a freighter.
I called my landlord, who, at the time, was Procurador of the State Police and called in a marker, friend to friend, .........told him what was
happening and the process with that car was stopped. It didn't go on the southbound boat and the owners got it back.
Point is..........who knows?
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bajabound2005
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Dennis, you really should write a book. You have a million great stories!
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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Cypress
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Was the car near a beach? Someone could have gone for a swim and been swept out to sea?
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabound2005
Dennis, you really should write a book. You have a million great stories! |
If only I could remember most of them. 
I forgot to mention in that story up there....what the owners of the car had to do first and foremost in their defense was get an FM3. They couldn't
even be represented by an attorney without being legal in the country.
So...for all you folks who think being legal isn't necessary........
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shari
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the car was found miles from any beach and not in a place it may have broken down enroute to somewhere...it was in fine running order with keys in the
ignition which was nice of whoever put it there.
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BajaBlanca
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Dennis mentions how important it is to be legal ... on our trip to Europe last year, we landed in England in March , flew to Poland then drove thru
ELEVEN countries. Back to Poland and in August, we were ready to fly out. At the airport, the ticket agent looks at my passport and says ... you
overextended your stay in Poland. Since there are no more official border crossings when traveling by car nowadays, I had NO stamps in my passport. I
panicked ... and we had packed everything that could "prove" we had been traveling. I am envisioning jail, courts, judgements and literally just
panicking. Eventually, I suggest we look at pics on my laptop which show the pics/dates of where we were. Agent agrees, the first pic is of me in
front of the Eiffel Tower. OK, she says. You may go home.
So, after all is said and done, I asked what the punishment would've been if I hadnt been able to prove I had been out of the country (mind you, I am
married to Polish husband but that does not make a difference there)
are you ready ????????????????????????????????
ta dahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
punishment is $5 fine. that's it. joke was on me !!!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
So, after all is said and done, I asked what the punishment would've been if I hadnt been able to prove I had been out of the country (mind you, I am
married to Polish husband but that does not make a difference there)
are you ready ????????????????????????????????
ta dahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
punishment is $5 fine. that's it. joke was on me !!!
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He was hoping the abject shame of it all would scar you for life.
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oldjack
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I really like a good Polish joke!!!
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Timo1
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My theory is that the aliens that usually land there deposited the car because of over weight problems
Oh...by the way...Aliens hate KFC
sold out and got out !!!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Timo1
Oh...by the way...Aliens hate KFC |
They do? You should see the KFC in San Ysidro.
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