General Reports

[Country John]

Can I use the parking lot next to the border for a rest area if I need to sleep a few hours overnight till morning?
Anyone do it?
Or do you know a safe rest area, I only know one but is on the 5 at San Clemente, and it's too far away from the border.
I need to get my zona breakfast

I used to sleep int he car all the time when I was on the road. Too lazy to check into a hotel and all I needed was a "power nap." State-side should be fine but NEVER in Mexico. The parking lot should be safe enough.

Hit the Zona today for a walk-about with my girley. Sure was slow. Hardly any gringo traffic and the girls were agressive. Noticably absent were the usual crew of street hustlers. Ever since the cameras went online a lot of things have changed.

One thing that hasn't changed is some of the old time walkers. I saw one that was known for superb BBBJTCIM back in th day a few years ago. She was a bit on the ugly side a few years ago but she was a deal at $20 and would do the right thing. Now, she looks very vary bad. The dope wrecked her big-time.

There is also a new bar next to the ice-cream store one door down towards Tropa. Beers are cheap and you can hook up with your girley there. The manager will even send out for a street girl for you and her beers are $2.00 if she'll have one. I'll spend some time there and report back.

Country John

[Member #4450]

Can I use the parking lot next to the border for a rest area if I need to sleep a few hours overnight till morning?
Anyone do it?
Or do you know a safe rest area, I only know one but is on the 5 at San Clemente, and it's too far away from the border.
I need to get my zona breakfast

[Efjayel]

All right then, I'll take the bridge only during the day and avoid at night. Just got to make sure I have an extra five bucks for a cab.

[Curious Cat]

In Brockton O'Tooles guide, he insists that walking back to the border is a double no no. But is it really that bad? I took his advice the first time I went to TJ by using a taxi getting to the Zona Norte and returning. But that easily becomes $10 bucks wasted on Taxis!

I walked back to the border once late at night, about midnight once with another friend. The whole place was desolate and that gor me worried. We saw a few drunks passed out on the way but no policias to be found. We reached the immigration booth without any incidents. I'm not sure I would do it alone though.

[Firedsup]

Efjayel

You should read past posts on this subject, CJ, one wing low, and others have great advice and tales about this venture.

Maybe you got lucky, some are adventurous, i have done this with no problem, only because I was lucky and the Policia was messing with other dudes, although there is a chance if you read the posts, you may be harrassed at the bridge.

I have not walked across in years, mostly drive after picking up insurance., and stay in TJ.

I normally do not get harassed, have been going here for many years, since at least the middle 60's. But there have been times some scary, just as long as you keep your kool and be smart you should be o.k.

In most of these reports most incidents are during the night time, although it can happen during the day.

Anyway enjoy trips have a good time and be kool.

Happy hunting

[Phordphan]

In Brockton O'Tooles guide, he insists that walking back to the border is a double no no. But is it really that bad? I took his advice the first time I went to TJ by using a taxi getting to the Zona Norte and returning. But that easily becomes $10 bucks wasted on Taxis!

So it was pretty much safe from my experience. Is Brockton's guide out of date or what he says still applies but only for when it gets dark? Has anyone tried walking the path back to the border during the night? And is it as dangerous as Brockton says?

Some years ago, the route from the border to the arch was really dumpy. There wasn't much around and it was a pretty bad stretch. Then they built that whole tourist "mall" thing that's mostly empty, and the pedestrian "walkway" after the bridge but before the arch. That seems to have cleaned up things pretty well. The ickiest spot is the bridge, and not just because of the smell.

I've walked it many times during the day, both directions, and it's pretty safe. I've even walked it several times during the night, as late as about 11:00pm. It seemed pretty safe, because there was nobody around. However, last year, I was shaken down by a group of TJ's finest, right in the middle of the bridge. They didn't get anything because I didn't have a dime on me. (I'd mis-judged expenses and given my last $20 to a nice SG, but that's another story).

So, lesson learned. A lone gringo at night is a prime target for the TJPD when on the bridge. It's taxis for me at night from now on. But, if it weren't for them, I might still be walking it.

PP

[Efjayel]

in brockton o'tooles guide, he insists that walking back to the border is a double no no. but is it really that bad? i took his advice the first time i went to tj by using a taxi getting to the zona norte and returning. but that easily becomes $10 bucks wasted on taxis!

second time i went, i decided to walk through tj and reach the arc myself. didn't seem that far plus it was in the morning at about 10am. i didn't find it dangerous in the least bit. there was tourist and small shops all along the way. in brockton's guide he makes it seem like the path is mostly dark alleys and scary streets. it wasn't. i found it rather safe walking through. i still heeded his warnings though because i took the path back at about 5pm(didn't want to take it at night) when the sun was still out and i found it no different than the morning except that there where a lot more tourists walking the path going into and leaving tj. which if anything made it more safe.

next time i went, i did the same thing, walked to tj during the day, but this time took the path back to the border even later like about 7pm when the sun was going down. still full of tourist although not as many. also seemed pretty safe. only part that got me worried was the entrance to the bridge where there where some guards or cops something standing around, thinking they might stop me and shake me down. although they didn't. i kept walking on the bridge and stopped half-way to watch a fireworks show that was going on due to a speech from a city official. only danger i saw was getting mugged from either a tourist walking into tj or some of the little kids trying to sell me gum. i doubt either will mug me.

so it was pretty much safe from my experience. is brockton's guide out of date or what he says still applies but only for when it gets dark? has anyone tried walking the path back to the border during the night? and is it as dangerous as brockton says?

[Bunky]

The border wait was pretty bad again tonight. I waited over 30m at 1:15am. I had missed the trolley so I had to take a cab back to downtown SD.

Good report!

If you don't mind, please advise how much it costs to take a taxi from the border to downtown San Diego. How much was the fare on the meter? Did you give the driver a tip?

[Efjayel]

omg, lol!

Although taking the infestation back to where you got it was not cool. Who knows, maybe you just got it from a dirty bedroom or elsewhere and she ended up getting something she didn't deserve. Of course you didnt' deserve it either.

So anyways, how does one meet up/make and appointment with a Lasik model/call girl?

Btw, this thread has forced me to do a lice check on my crotch. lol.
Result; it's completely clear.

btw, I still believe you could have completely eliminated the problem by trimming your crotch really low. I use a #3 trimmer or even better would have been if you had simply shaved it all off. I recommend you start trimming.

I do it cause I used to be very bushy. First time you trim, it's really itchy. But then it goes away. Plus mowing the hedge looks more appealing to the ladies. I really wouldn't recommend shaving cause I would believe its dangerous and not easy. Plus If I completely shaved my crotch it would look like an 8 year old boy's crotch. lol

[Country John]

Bad part about me having lice as a kid was that they did do routine check ups on us kids. Once they found it on me, I was told to stay home until I got rid of them. Not sure how it happened but one time, when I was sent home and had returned lice free, all the other kids knew why I was gone. Lice! That definitely wasn't fun D:

I had them a few times. I believe because while we got rid of them from our heads, we never really got rid of them at the home until some time later.

I recall that when they did the routine lice checks at school, there where nurses that used something similar to chopsticks and latex gloves to touch our hair. And where even very careful while doing so. But there was this one other nurse who was really cool and obviously un-afraid cause I recall she would check my head with her bare hands. She obviously knew that lice don't stick to bare skin.

This is actually kind of disgusting to mention but I used to play and experiment with the lice I had. So I learned a lot about them from doing so. lol.

Popping them was fun too. They basically have like a bag on their back that holds all the blood they drink. When you pop them, it spreads everywhere!

I remember those days. there was really no helping it. They were out there espcxially in grade school. We'd get checked often and if positive, we went home with a note to mom.

Mom was great about it, she explained that it was nothing to be ashamed of and that getting rid of them was just a routine, no big deal.

She'd scrub, scratch and comb for hours. with three brothers and two sisters in school, she (and the school) had her hands full.

It's not the "kiss of death" by any means. They are little animals and they can be gotten rid of.

It's the STDs you need to be on the lookout for. There's no going back from some of them. Be safe.

[Efjayel]

Bad part about me having lice as a kid was that they did do routine check ups on us kids. Once they found it on me, I was told to stay home until I got rid of them. Not sure how it happened but one time, when I was sent home and had returned lice free, all the other kids knew why I was gone. Lice! That definitely wasn't fun D:

I had them a few times. I believe because while we got rid of them from our heads, we never really got rid of them at the home until some time later.

I recall that when they did the routine lice checks at school, there where nurses that used something similar to chopsticks and latex gloves to touch our hair. And where even very careful while doing so. But there was this one other nurse who was really cool and obviously un-afraid cause I recall she would check my head with her bare hands. She obviously knew that lice don't stick to bare skin.

This is actually kind of disgusting to mention but I used to play and experiment with the lice I had. So I learned a lot about them from doing so. lol.

Popping them was fun too. They basically have like a bag on their back that holds all the blood they drink. When you pop them, it spreads everywhere!

[Surfnk9]

I don't want to spit in anyone's soup, but sex with protitutes is dangerous. It's one thing to look for signs of trouble but it's quite another to actually know what you are looking for.

There is no hard and fast rule except that the risk is very very high. Good condoms do much to prevent the spread of STD's but before you lose your innocence, you should lose your ignorance and study up. Google it and look at pictures. Get educated. Good luck.

Country John

Thank you for keeping it real.

Surfnk9

[Jay Love]

Didn't get a chance to head down this weekend but went this past wednesday. But I've been periodically checking the TJ threads today and find this ongoing "lice" discussion to be pure comedy. LMAO. Mainly the posts by Efjayel and One Wing Low. I remember this one time in elementary school, the nurse's office was performing checks of all the kid's heads for lice. After the nurse checked my head, she told another nurse that nothing could survive on my head; my mom always kept my scalp and hair highly moisturized. And it's the classy bevery hills model types that'll give ya the shits, huh. I should say "was" classy. I've dated some real hot model types and some of them do get around. But anyways, very entertaining.
Jay

[Ninguno Especial]

Lice are tough creatures. I doubt you can drown them. They would probably be happy with the water you give them.

I would never wanna be infested with crab lice again. No girls are worth the cost of these 3rd-world hygiene problems, which I got from a classy model in Beverly Hills.

2 things:

I laughed my ass off at the thought of crabs being happy. I had just never thought about happy crabs before. LOL

The only times I've caught crabs were in the USA and from civillians for the most part. Had them maybe 3 times in my life. Not a fun thing but if you catch them in time they are much less bothersome and easier to get RID of.

[Efjayel]

I know what the knits are like. I used to have them on my head as a little kid. Unless you encountered some new kind of breed, the eggs do stick but they only stick where the mother lice layed them. And thats only on hair. I've never encountered them being layed on the skin. With the way skin is constantly moving, they will end up falling off if they where layed on the skin. The same goes for lice cause they cannot hold on to the skin. Their hands are made to hold on to hair. Andlice do not like hair bare hair. They will only stick around if its bushy hair where they can hide. Something like arm hair, they won't make a home into unless you constantly wear long sleeves.

So who was this classy Beverly Hill lady? How does one even get in contact with a classy Beverly Hills lady? And did you tell her afterwards that she gave you lice?