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junkyarddog
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New hell at the border
One thing that can be counted on in beautiful Baja is change.
Well, the new change at Tecate is a big sign that lists all the things we can't bring with us and that now includes ALL meats and dairy products. If
you have a freezer full of your favorite goodies to partially sustain you during your stay, YOU ARE GOING DIRECTLY BACK TO THE USA TO DISPOSE OF THEM!
I wish my friends had taken a picture of that big sign that caused them to be turned back to dispose of those items. They gave them to a mission in
Tecate, USA...lucky mission, getting about $700us worth of high quality meat and dairy products that would have sustained my friends for their
lengthly stay in Baja.
Would somebody please get a picture of that sign and post it so we can see what all the new rules are?
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DENNIS
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The sign may be new, but is the regulation new as well? Seems like $700 dlls is far in excess of the allowable amount of anything.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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monoloco
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It's been against the rules to bring meat and dairy products for a long time. Try bringing them into the states sometime and see what happens.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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carlosg
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It's NOT a new regulation, they probably just recently put the sign up and are now really enforcing the regulation; I always cross the border with
chicken, cheese, bacon, ham and some other goodies in my freezer for my two week stay the rest I buy down there, I also bring across at least ten
bottles of wine and have no problem... but 700 bucks worth of stuff is another matter, did these people also have a couple of cans of gasoline, canned
goods, bread, and ALL they were going to consume during they're stay down in Baja? Come on ... don't be so cheap!!!
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AKgringo
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What is ironic to me is that Sonoran beef, Mexican cheese, sea food and produce are things that I look forward to buying in Baja. And of course,
Bimbo Buns!
Edit - I am thinking of a guy from Oregon in an RV park I stayed in. The stinky, noisy diesel generator in his home built motor home ran almost
constantly to keep his stash frozen. He also brought a case of Folgers coffee with him, just to be sure he could have some!
[Edited on 2-14-2015 by AKgringo]
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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willardguy
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hmmmm... from the SENASICA website courtesy of bajabound.
Allowed Imports
Allowed imports may be brought in quantities for personal consumption if they are no risk of introducing a pest or disease. They are subject to
inspection.
Smoking tobacco
Leather products, except for endangered species like wild lamb, jaguar, black bear, etc.
Honey
Dogs and cats (a maximum of two per traveler) with health certificates and rabies vaccine records. Visit our "Traveling with Pets in Mexico" guide for
more information.
Roasted coffee, dried prunes, packaged spices, dried herbs, preserved fruits and vegetables cooked or dried mushrooms and dried truffles.
Dry cooked, packed and bottled foods
From the USA and Canada: refrigerated, frozen, vacuum packed, pork and processed vacuum packed pate, milk and cheese. All must be in the original
package and properly labeled.
Regulated Imports
Regulated imports may be brought into Mexico according to their origin and manufacturing process and they have fulfilled the importation requirements.
Poultry and poultry products
Wild plants and hunt trophies
Rabbits, ferrets, hamsters, etc.
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Seeds, seedlings, fresh plant parts, etc.
Plants, fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers, raw cereals, etc.
Dairy products
Bees and bees' products (except honey)
Fresh, dried, canned, smoked or frozen meat and meat products from quarantined countries
Flours like corn meal, etc.
Veterinary medications and biological products
Agricultural chemicals and raw materials
Prohibited Imports
Prohibited imports are those at risk of introducing a pest or disease into Mexico and under no circumstances can be imported.
Soil
Bales of hay, natural straw or any straw decoration
Homemade food items
Meal of bone or meat
The above information is courtesy of SENASICA.
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motoged
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I do believe Baja has food stores....
Don't believe everything you think....
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DENNIS
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Another item I've seen turned back by Mexico customs is firewood....sawn logs, and construction site scrap.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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woody with a view
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sawn? WOW, word of the day, and so early!
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motoged
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Ya, Woody....I sawed that word , too, when I readed that post... 
[Edited on 2-14-2015 by motoged]
Don't believe everything you think....
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Bob H
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Sawn is a past participle of saw.
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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motoged
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Grade 4 grammar......we know that.....it just looks funny this early in the morning 
Don't believe everything you think....
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MrBillM
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Wood Words
Saw [sic] what you will:
Lumber can be rough sawn - plain sawn - quarter sawn - rift sawn.
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Pescador
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Well, that is a shame, especially since Santa Rosalia has a brand new Ley Store that is stocked with the best cuts of meat I have seen since La Paz
and all the groceries one could hope for. With a new Steakhouse (Tonka's Steak House) a new Italian Restaurant (El Portobello) and the new Ley's
Store, I think Civilization has finally arrived.
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mtgoat666
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Quote: Originally posted by junkyarddog  | One thing that can be counted on in beautiful Baja is change.
Well, the new change at Tecate is a big sign that lists all the things we can't bring with us...
...about $700us worth of high quality meat and dairy products that would have sustained my friends for their lengthly stay in Baja.
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$700 is a lot of meat and cheese! Next time don't try bringing 5 coolers full of meat and cheese!
And for future reference, there is lots of good meat available in Baja, and some very good cheeses; however, the cheese varieties are more limited in
Baja..
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bajabuddha
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Early-on in my Baja travels, I heard an apt description of a certain kind of Baja visitor:
Crosses the border with two - twenty dollar bills, and two pairs of underwear, and no intent on changing either......
El Codo.
I wonder how much of that $700 worth of food was frozen Big Macs so they still have creature comforts?
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
86 - 45*
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tjsue
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So how is that going to work for all the people that live in TJ, and shop in San Diego. I used to see numerous people with full shopping carts coming
from the Food4Less store on Palomar street. They would get on the trolley, get off at the border, cross it, where someone in a car would be waiting to
pick them up.
All my food was bought in San Diego, and brought back with me, as does my friend that lives in Rosarito. Groceries in TJ were too expensive, for me
to shop there. I compared the prices at the TJ Costco one day out of curiosity, and confirmed it. My landlord also told me that anyone that was able
to cross the border, didn't shop in TJ.
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thebajarunner
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Seen/Sawn "I seen California ruined by progress"
The great quote from the infamous Don Sherwood days on KSFO.
It was the title of Parky Sharky's book.
Now that should bring back memories.
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vgabndo
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For years I have marked my time in Baja by the time in the visit when I have had enough tortillas, and ONLY want a ham sandwich on white bread with
mayo and mustard. It has been a long time since those ingredients have not been just as readily available as a tortilla! If you like dill pickles on
your sandwich, you'd better bring them with you. I doubt I'll ever have much sympathy for folks who come here fully equipped to insulate themselves
from the culture.
The street food is wonderful! My current favorite is Tacos La Baja, in the empty lot just north of the central Pemex in Vizcaino. I now judge their
fish tacos to be better than the ones from Tacos don Ramon in Bahia Asuncion. (which I also eat with great gusto!)
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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willardguy
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geezelouise, how do you know junkyarddogs friends weren't a group of twenty?? and who cares. thanks for the heads-up and warning junkyarddog! see
where it gotcha!
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