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[Once Sailor]

Hey,

So I had a trip to Tijuana / San Diego in late April that I had to cancel due to this coronavirus still. As of now looking to reschedule for mid to late June assuming non-essential travel is permitted and Tijuana clubs are back open then. One issue is my passport expires in late May. Looked into getting my passport renewed but the normal Department of State turnaround for that is 6-8 weeks and the Department of State website is saying to expect "significant delays" on top of that time frame due to the coronavirus. Because of this am thinking I won't get my passport renewed until right after my trip. But will I have issues crossing into Mexico on foot with a slightly expired passport? Most of the feedback I've gotten on this is that Mexican officials never care if the passport is expired a little bit. Care mostly that you have one and that that goes both ways crossing into Mexico and then back into the US with the American customs officials. Do you think I have anything to worry about with a slightly expired passport?

You do know you can renew your passport 9 months before it expires and online? Also if you are going to travel to Mexico a lot, might be a good idea to get a passport card. Easier to carry. And let's you use the Ready lanes.

[BrotherMouzone]

Hey,

So I had a trip to Tijuana / San Diego in late April that I had to cancel due to this coronavirus still. As of now looking to reschedule for mid to late June assuming non-essential travel is permitted and Tijuana clubs are back open then. One issue is my passport expires in late May. Looked into getting my passport renewed but the normal Department of State turnaround for that is 6-8 weeks and the Department of State website is saying to expect "significant delays" on top of that time frame due to the coronavirus. Because of this am thinking I won't get my passport renewed until right after my trip. But will I have issues crossing into Mexico on foot with a slightly expired passport? Most of the feedback I've gotten on this is that Mexican officials never care if the passport is expired a little bit. Care mostly that you have one and that that goes both ways crossing into Mexico and then back into the US with the American customs officials. Do you think I have anything to worry about with a slightly expired passport?

[Rainman306]

I live in the Midwest USA and am under a Stay at Home Order that was just extended.

I've only been contacted by a few strippers for outside the club action or to send money to them. Several I had been in contact with to some extent in the past. Only 1 new stripper went out of her way to reach out to me.

I am not seeing many new faces on the internet ad websites or the web camming sites. Where I live all the strip clubs have been shut down since mid-March and won't reopen at best until well into May. There are many (50+) strippers I am friends with on Facebook, but don't have a number for.

Do these strippers believe there is going to be a massive stimulus coming to them? I'm still unsure if Strippers would even qualify for the new expanded unemployment.

Admittedly I have toned things down in recent years, but I am still so surprised more of these strippers are not reaching out more for business. I am thinking these girls believe that some stimulus or unemployment is coming there way that is probably not going to happen.

[Dogers69]

Alot girls hit me up 2 days after stimulus went out LOL word must of got out the gringos got their free money. Some were not even working girls just regular girls I met once or twice. I'm going to give a few hundred to an girl in San Diego who doesn't have papers I feel bad she can't get unemployment it's terrible. I told her not to pay the rent with her last 500 as they can't evict people with no income. Another 1 in Tijuana I will send money to because she never asked me for money we went on several dates, over the years, but the working girls all made way more than me for the year so I will let you high income dudes send them money.

[LuvMexicanas]

If you were talking about the number of cases, your "not diagnosed" argument might make sense. And, out of curiosity, how many of us have been tested for each of the "preexisting" conditions that contribute to COVID deaths?

Your post was ripe for the picking.

I don't know where you live, but most of the people I know visit the doctor annually or every couple years. When you visit, they do what's called a checkup and tell you things like you have high blood pressure, you should quit smoking, you have asthma, etc. If your doctor doesn't do those basic things, you might want to reconsider your doctor. Also, the USA is heavily medicated on prescription drugs. If you're on a prescription medication, your doctor is telling you to fill a prescription at a pharmacy to address whatever issue you have. Thus, people who are fat, have high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, or other health issues tend to know. For example, taking insulin might be a clue.

[WombatEd2]

I'm pretty sure the vast majority of those under 65 who die of covid19 have other health conditions that make matters much worse. Otherwise healthy people are in very little danger from what I have read.

Yes, and a lot of those dead people never knew they had those conditions. The news is full of stories about people who appeared perfectly healthy until they died; the COVID-19 revealed the preexisting condition.

[WombatEd2]

I don't dispute the data but l do take issue with how you are using it. You must have missed the preexisting conditions part of my post. Second, AARP is not 65 and over. Third, the mortality rate is off the mark because there are so many out there with COVID but not diagnosed so the real denominator is much larger than what the government is using. Please don't cherry pick my post.

If you were talking about the number of cases, your "not diagnosed" argument might make sense. And, out of curiosity, how many of us have been tested for each of the "preexisting" conditions that contribute to COVID deaths?

Your post was ripe for the picking.

[WombatEd2]

I'm pretty sure ...

Based on what?

[Thunder52]

Anyone recently crossed into Tijuana by car? I know some others have asked this. I have a couple prescriptions that I get in Tijuana (not Viagra) . Anyone have any success going down there recently?

I can only comment on my experience crossing Saturday the 4th. Headed North from Baja at at 10:30 pm. No traffic and crossed in less than five minutes. Disconcerting that the USA Border officers had no protection. Returned late morning the following day, Sunday the 5th. No traffic, no questions. Only young, very cute femme Mexican officers working. YMMV. There are numerous pharmacies usually open 24/7, but these may also cut hours. Ahorro, Roma are major players.

[Thunder52]

The seasonal flu, this season first type be, then type A (H1 N1), has a mortality of 0.1% - CDC. In the USA Covid19 currently has a mortality rate of at 4. 5% of confirmed cases. In Mexico the mortality rate is currently at 7.7% - Johns Hopkins.

Flu season in the US runs from October through May. This season CDC estimates that as of mid-March. Six months into this season. Between 29,000 and 59,000 have died due to influenza illnesses. So far in the USA Covid19 has reached the flu's threshold - 27,000+ attributable deaths. In half the time.

[GoodQuestions]

Experts are saying there will be a second wave later this year and another one next year. Suppose is true and we can cross the border and everything is back to normal before the virus makes a return. In that small window I will refuse to accept chica's numbers or their social media. I have no doubt some chicas are regretting not handing it to us when we asked them nicely. And maybe even thought we were going to get them cause we thought we were cool with them. Personally I wanted their info cause I wanted to make sure they were going to be there in my next start. With some chicas I even offered my dummy whatsapp and my monger number and they wouldn't take it. I even explained it to them. In my experience the ones that have offered their digits I could tell they were money grubbing chicas. So I quickly got rid of their digits cause I didn't want to go down that road. There's a Mexican saying hoy por mi, manana por ti / today for me and tomorrow for you. This basically means that you're going to help them today and she's going to appreciate it and all. But when is her turn to help you there's no guarantee she'll return the favor.

[BodyAnybody]

I don't dispute the data but l do take issue with how you are using it. You must have missed the preexisting conditions part of my post. Second, AARP is not 65 and over. Third, the mortality rate is off the mark because there are so many out there with COVID but not diagnosed so the real denominator is much larger than what the government is using. Please don't cherry pick my post.

You make a point here that I have been trying to get through to my co workers. America has been shit st testing. I think that when the smoke clears and we have a better idea of actual infection rates we will see that this was just slightly worse then the flu if at all.

[ChinaMan360]

I'm pretty sure the vast majority of those under 65 who die of covid19 have other health conditions that make matters much worse. Otherwise healthy people are in very little danger from what I have read.

We keep learning more and more everyday. Some healthy people get violently ill and die for no apparent reason but that is very rare and should be ignored for now. Athsmax diabetes, obesity, and even smoking puts you at a higher risk. A lot of people aren't "healthy" in the US.

[JH 1001]

As I'm sure most of you are as well, I'm now getting hit up for loans. In case I do send some money, I would want to be able to do it anonymously or at least not have to use my real name or any other identifiers. Would some of you fine gentleman be so kind as to give me a few options on how to best pull this off?

Thanks!

JH.

I want to send a big thank you to everyone for responding to my question. You guys are always so very helpful & I really appreciate that. Some of you really went out of your way to get some very detailed info over to me. For that, an extra special thank you.

Just to prove to you guys that I actually do soak up the knowledge you all put forth here:

I learned quite some time ago (once again, by asking you guys in the forum for advice) that if you are going to loan out any money it is best to 1. Consider it a gift or 2. Use it as a tool when negotiating for some supreme sessions.

You guys taught me that nothing will kill a special relationship with a chica faster than when she sees you as a collections agency. I've kept that advice in my mind ever since.

At this point, there is only one chica in particular that I am considering sending some money. She & I have known each other for a long time now. She has paid for hotel rooms on her own dime, gone out of her way to set up special dates, refused propinas, etc etc. Do I trust her implicitly? No. Is she problematic, completely out of her mind & a handful to deal with? Of course. Name one that isn't. However, overall, she's a cool chick & we get on pretty well. I know she, like many others will be dealing with rough times ahead considering what is happening. And as I see that most of you here agree, this shit is probably going to hit Mexico pretty fucking hard.

Anyway, I read everything you guys wrote & of course, I did a ton of research myself. Also, I did find this table that shows you some of the requirements for different money transferring agencies.

https://www.finder.com/money-transfer-requirements

Of course, the veracity of the info in this table will have to be proven with your own research / experience. Still, it is kind of nice to see everything laid out on one page.

Thanks again, gents. As always, I learn so much from you guys & I am happy to contribute in the little ways that I can.

JH.

[LuvMexicanas]

According to the CDC, over 22% of COVID deaths are under the age of 65. Scoff at your own peril.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/COVID19/index.htm

I don't dispute the data but l do take issue with how you are using it. You must have missed the preexisting conditions part of my post. Second, AARP is not 65 and over. Third, the mortality rate is off the mark because there are so many out there with COVID but not diagnosed so the real denominator is much larger than what the government is using. Please don't cherry pick my post.