Where to get C's at cost? Help!
What's up bro's?
I go to the dentist down there. Even if its for just a cleaning or check up nothing serious. I was lucky to find a good clean one. Jus go in grab a phamphlet / card (remember to bring a prescription bottle from home) hit the pharmacies down stairs with a wad of cotton in your mouth. Get 10 bucks. Azithromycin or any kind of other med you like and about a benji worth of see's. Toss'um in the bottle with the others. Itll cost you the same with the cops. So might as well make it worth it. But definitly don't get greedy, especially in the same pharmacy.
10 isn't gonna get them all takin away from you, or get you in any trouble on the us side either.
I've been getting ripped for see's everytime I go down.
I usually get them from a pharmacy behind the micky d's at the roundabout just over the bridge. But I think they have since raised the price, and I really don't want to contribute to the inflation. Are they really trying to charge $15 per. Now?
I head down on Friday to get a few cavities filled. I'm wondering what can I do.
Generics?
Do they give headaches?
I gave a little, hoping to get a little back.
Christmas is Fast Approaching
Wonder why there is an increase in "robbery by police?" Well, Christmas is amost here.
There is [B]ALWAYS[/B] an increase in police robberies around this time of the year. Lots of presents to buy, you see.
There is also a lot of drug traffic in TJ, there are a number of gang bangers and cartel burros out there who they are trying to locate and lock up.
I understand that most members of this and other boards think that TJPD is one grand lawless band of banditos and while they certainly have issues, that is NOT the case. Yes, there are bandit cops out there. Yes, they are looking for an easy mark to pick up some extra cash for the holidays. Yes Yes Yes.
So be careful around this time of the year espcially.
And "jingle bells," baby.
Country John
Twin Towers area & Stopping Cars
I have to go down to TJ, the Grand Hotel/Twin Towers area on Mon. 10/23 returning Weds. Anyone have info on some fun in that area? My Spanish is passable, so I'd like to meet some locals if time permits. Any working girls in that area or do they confine them all to the Zona and Rev?
Also, I was planning on driving down but am now reconsidering. If I do drive I was thinking the Otay Mesa crossing would be the way to go (and come back). My thinking is that either crossing is about the same distance from where I need to go and the cops are concentrating on the tourist area.
Any feedback is appreciated.
I've been going to Mexico for 25 -30 years now but have learned a lot of good info from you all (especially Country John). Thanks. Hopefully I'll have some input and be able to reciprocate when (or if) I get back.
Pump
TJ Cops Quite Visible These Days
Just another data point on the activities of TJ's finest lately.
Traveling by taxi from the border to the Zona Norte the evenings of October 18, 19 and 20 we encountered a police checkpoint all three nights. The cops waived my taxi through without a look every time, but I did observe other drivers had been stopped. We were through so quickly I can't generalize about who the police had singled out.
I saw no unusual police activities in the Zona Norte proper.
Returning to the border by taxi I saw a pair of TJ cops at the "Sentri" drop off point all three nights. To be more specific, the cops were standing in the shadows under the stairs coming down from the bridge over the roadway from the yellow taxi stand. They had their back to the stairs, facing south toward the sidewalk where you get out of the taxi. It was only by accident that I spotted them. Clearly, they had chosen to stand there so they could see people alighting from taxis, while being difficult to spot themselves. I also suspect that appearing out of the shadows enhances the surprise and puts the victim on the defensive.
I suppose you might try getting dropped off at the yellow taxi stand and walking across the bridge before heading north to the pedestrian inspection building. But even then you'd end up at the bottom of the steps, which is close to where the cops lurk in the shadows. So it would still be easy for them to intercept you. (Which is, of course, why they've chosen that spot to set up shop.)
In the meantime, it seems obvious that it's stupid to get out of the taxi carrying anything that will give the cops an excuse to claim you broke the law. But you already knew that.
Finally, I'd be interested in the wisdom of the group regarding other risk reduction strategies. Is there any way of getting a taxi to drop you off closer to the pedestrian inspection building? If not, what's the best way to walk past these greedy cops? Is there merit to traveling in pairs? If going it alone, is there body language that might prove helpful? Acknowledge the cops with a self-assured nod? Or ignore them while trying to look bored and mean?