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David K
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5 HOURS AT TECATE BORDER LINE TONIGHT
Max and I got into the line at 4:30pm and inside USA at 9:30pm... The agent looked like she was disgusted and suggested we make a complaint. No idea
of why so long . Very quick crossing once we got to her. The second inspection down the road took about 10 min. Wow.
[Edited on 10-29-2012 by David K]
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Desertbull
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no line at 7:45 am...wide open!
DREAM IT! PLAN IT! LIVE IT!
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redhilltown
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David...was the line crazy long or was it just moving slowly? Was it up and over the hill out onto the main street? That really sucks. Sounds like
Tecate is becoming a crap shoot but I'll still do it just about every time. (crossing three weeks ago on a Friday afternoon was 15 mins.)
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mulegejim
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Crossed at Tecate last Wednesday at about 9:30 AM - wait was 40 minutes so not too bad. Five hours sucks.
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vandy
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WHAT "second inspection down the road"?
Never heard of such a thing, unless you were in secondary?
5 hours; good thing we fill our tanks up in Mexico!
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Border patrol checkpoint? Near Dulzura?
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Marc
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I think all pickups crossing at Tecate go to secondary?? I am still trying to figure out the officers. Some are real d***heads. At Algodones last week
we waited in secondary for one hour while they just stood around and did nothing.
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vandy
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Oh, THAT way. I always head east to the fun Border Patrol checkpoint on I-8 in Arizona.
Dog alerted on my "new" used car last year. I was told that marijuana residue is a class VI felony in AZ, and I should really air out my car.
Hell, even I could smell it, and they had to take the dog off sniffing for explosives for 45 minutes...believe me I watched as I sat there in the
heat.
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aguachico
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Thanks for the heads up. i was going to tow my boat back thru tecate for the first time Sunday, but SY is still the better option since I live in
SouthBay.
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DENNIS
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Sunday is just a bad day at the gates. Excessive wait times are the norm.
Don't cross on Sunday if you arn't ready to accept the misery of the long wait.
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thebajarunner
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And Tecate used to be the real trick.
All good things must come to an end.
(Never thought about buying a used car and having some "left-overs"- scary thought)
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Bajaboy
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I crossed recently at Tecate...the line was not vert long but I still waited about 45 minutes. My daughter had a dirty diaper so I was bit edgy when
I finally got to the gate. I quickly realized why the wait was so long....my agent was too lazy to get up from his chair. He asked me to open the
doors so he could see inside of my truck as he sat there. It probably took him a good 4-5 minutes to process us. He was definitely not one of our
finest....
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bkbend
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| Quote: | | I think all pickups crossing at Tecate go to secondary?? |
I cross there twice a year in a pickup and last year finally made it through with no secondary. Didn't last, next trip had the same agent and was
sent to secondary.
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Martyman
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Tecate beer is good. Tecate crossing is bad. Drive an extra 2 hours inland for what? SY here I come.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Martyman
Tecate beer is good. Tecate crossing is bad. Drive an extra 2 hours inland for what? SY here I come. |
What has become number one on the "caveat" list for Sunday border crossers.......anywhere:
[1] "Get in line with a full tank and an empty bladder."
[2].............fill in your own
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rdrrm8e
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David we got in line at 550....right behind you
After 1000 when we got thru
Lady in right lane apologized.
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Ateo
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How was the Ready Lane on the left?
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thebajarunner
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My pickup is exempt, I guess
| Quote: | Originally posted by bkbend
| Quote: | | I think all pickups crossing at Tecate go to secondary?? |
I cross there twice a year in a pickup and last year finally made it through with no secondary. Didn't last, next trip had the same agent and was
sent to secondary. |
Cross every Springtime, en route home from our annual outing,
Truck has a slick shell on the back, always crammed and jammed with our gear,
been sent to secondary once in ten years....
And that was because we admitted we had some firewood
when I showed him it was good old California almond wood, he sent us on with a smile.
But, the lines are often short in length, but long in wait,
Fortunately they have installed all the little portable phone booths where you can take a leak...
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KurtG
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Crossed at Tecate Thurs. 10/18 late morning. No cars in the line ahead of us or in the other line. Crossing took about 30 seconds, presented
passports and were waved through.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
How was the Ready Lane on the left? |
Yeah.......I was wondering if that was still happening on weekends.
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