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Originally Posted by
CocrBrotheler
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Whoah! $90 for 180 days? I only paid $30 last month for 180 days.
It sounds like he paid a private website to fill out the same paperwork. And got ripped off and slapped with a 200% mark up.
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$90!
Originally Posted by
Scbb1
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I went online and got the 180 day one, it cost $90 vice $30. I am waiting for them to send me the document, can I go thru the Mexican line when I get it?
Did you by any chance sign up via one of those "expediters" who charge you an arm and a leg to "help" you get your documents?
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Originally Posted by
Scbb1
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I went online and got the 180 day one, it cost $90 vice $30. I am waiting for them to send me the document, can I go thru the Mexican line when I get it?
Whoah! $90 for 180 days? I only paid $30 last month for 180 days.
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Originally Posted by
Crusader560
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Hi fellas,
Thanks for the info. It seems like all you need to do is say I am visiting friends. And coming back leave real early like 1:30 or 2 am. To avoid the crazy line. Would that also work on Sunday night? Meaning Monday morning, LOL.
I wouldn't want to miss my plane. There should be a faster way to get a global entry pass or sentri pass than waiting 4 months.
Give yourself and extra 1 1/2 minimum if you have a flight. You never know what the situation can be. Personally I would start the process at 12 am then kill any extra time chilling out in McDonalds having a coffee or something to eat.
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Originally Posted by
Phordphan
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And yet everybody misses the "good ol' days." WTF? People tolerated this hellscape because cheap pussy was available? AYFKM? NYC was a completely failed "state" in those days. Contrast the Manhattan of 1961 in Breakfast at Tiffany's to the shithole that served as a backdrop to 1976's Taxi Driver. Look what happened in a short 15 years. I, too, sometimes like to wax nostalgic. But, as Paul Simon said, "Everything looks worse in black and white."
I was not in Manhatten in 1961 but I would not doubt that it may have been a better environment than it was in 1976. However, from what I'm seeing today 2021 NYC is by far a greater failed state than 1976 NYC.
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Originally Posted by
Artisttyp
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Do you remember when they used to rob people with razor blades? Two guys roll up on someone on either side. One guy uses a razor blade to literally cut the guy's pocket out down the seam. Contents fall out and guys run away. 42 was a scary block between 7th and 8th. I used to test myself if I had the courage to walk it as a kid. I won't lie the first few times I was trembling.
Back in the 70's and I would say early 80's Manhatten was a very dangerous place at nights. Robbery at knife or gun point was common. I was around 18 when I first visited Times Square and its environs and frankly I was never scared. I walked all over Manhatten at nights. I always walked the populous streets. Any street that looked dark and deserted was avoided, those were the dangerous ones. There were guys who would look at you menacingly on 42nd st. , Broadway, Times Square, for example, but they could not do anything, too many people around. After midnight one further restricted ones treks.
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Hi fellas,
Thanks for the info. It seems like all you need to do is say I am visiting friends. And coming back leave real early like 1:30 or 2 am. To avoid the crazy line. Would that also work on Sunday night? Meaning Monday morning, LOL.
I wouldn't want to miss my plane. There should be a faster way to get a global entry pass or sentri pass than waiting 4 months.
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Originally Posted by
Artisttyp
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Do you remember when they used to rob people with razor blades? Two guys roll up on someone on either side. One guy uses a razor blade to literally cut the guy's pocket out down the seam. Contents fall out and guys run away. 42 was a scary block between 7th and 8th. I used to test myself if I had the courage to walk it as a kid. I won't lie the first few times I was trembling.
And yet everybody misses the "good ol' days." WTF? People tolerated this hellscape because cheap pussy was available? AYFKM? NYC was a completely failed "state" in those days. Contrast the Manhattan of 1961 in Breakfast at Tiffany's to the shithole that served as a backdrop to 1976's Taxi Driver. Look what happened in a short 15 years. I, too, sometimes like to wax nostalgic. But, as Paul Simon said, "Everything looks worse in black and white."
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Originally Posted by
Turgid
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I definitely and vividly remember that place opposite Show World. It opened I believe around 1979, at least that's when I started to notice it. I was tempted on many occasions to go inside after cumming out of Show World but never did. As a matter of fact I think I did once and think I saw a contraption on display there on which you can have sex in many different positions. I did not explore further. That's a very fuzzy memory though. There was good and bad on the Deuce, the bad was the drugs, you could not walk ten paces without someone greeting you with "coke, acid, speed?".
Do you remember when they used to rob people with razor blades? Two guys roll up on someone on either side. One guy uses a razor blade to literally cut the guy's pocket out down the seam. Contents fall out and guys run away. 42 was a scary block between 7th and 8th. I used to test myself if I had the courage to walk it as a kid. I won't lie the first few times I was trembling.
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Originally Posted by
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Actually I worked as a male dancer at Show Palace which was the male revue across the street from Showorld. Robyn would come into the dressing room to say Hello,. It was pretty cool to say you worked in a legendary sleaze establishment. I worked at a few other scandalous "revues" in the area then around 1993 - 97 is when things started to close down and Disney stepped in.
I tell people about the peep shows with rooms behind the screen and its hard to believe. The girls used to come out and sit with you while watching the movie and fondle your junk to get you into the back rooms. Really nice looking Puerto Rican and black women. There is so much more to it. I get emotional when I discuss the DEUCE. Definitely a major player in my life for better or for worse.
I definitely and vividly remember that place opposite Show World. It opened I believe around 1979, at least that's when I started to notice it. I was tempted on many occasions to go inside after cumming out of Show World but never did. As a matter of fact I think I did once and think I saw a contraption on display there on which you can have sex in many different positions. I did not explore further. That's a very fuzzy memory though. There was good and bad on the Deuce, the bad was the drugs, you could not walk ten paces without someone greeting you with "coke, acid, speed?".
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Originally Posted by
Hadez
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1. Fastest way I have crossed is 2-4 AM in the morning. Even quicker than the day Sentri line. On workdays 4 AM is too late.
2. Sentri. Will get you through almost as fast as 3 AM just about any time of day. I have seen the line stopped yet they keep letting Sentri people through.
3. Pay someone at the border. The shuttle is the most legit feeling way. Shuttle costs like $7 or something. Also can pay $20 at the office building for a one day "mexican sentri". This is legit but it does not feel legit. Last time I did this the policia kicked the people out of the line before us and after us but left us in the handicap line. They like the people who pay and kick out the people who are just cutting. Actually had someone in the regular line try to "snitch" on us. The policia looked at us but said nothing. They know who pays and who does not pay. Honestly money paid here is just a stupid tax for not having the Sentri.
Where do you get the $7 shuttle from? One would think they would check for visas if you did this as well?
G.
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Originally Posted by
CocrBrotheler
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It is good for up to 180 days multiple entries but make sure they give you full 180 days up front (or input when filling the form on-line yourself).
I filled one out on-line this last visit over LDW and think it saved me some time. I still had to wait for a border agent to inspect it and validate my receipt printed which I made sure I brought. A groups of 10 guys ahead of me without visas had to first be processed. I waited 15-20 min for the initial but got it stamped and signed and my 2 follow on visits over LDW flow I breezed right thru.
I went online and got the 180 day one, it cost $90 vice $30. I am waiting for them to send me the document, can I go thru the Mexican line when I get it?
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The Show Palace NYC
Is now a stripper joint with all nude pretty girls.
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Originally Posted by
Turgid
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You actually worked at Show World! Man you had my dream job at the time! I would not have minded even mopping up the goo in the cubicles, hahaha. We must have crossed paths. Show World Center was my favorite, it was the most popular, 3 floors of action. I visited there hundreds of times for cunnilingus and solo release. I lost my virginity in a room on 7th avenue, must have been close to where you lost yours.
Actually I worked as a male dancer at Show Palace which was the male revue across the street from Showorld. Robyn would come into the dressing room to say Hello,. It was pretty cool to say you worked in a legendary sleaze establishment. I worked at a few other scandalous "revues" in the area then around 1993 - 97 is when things started to close down and Disney stepped in.
I tell people about the peep shows with rooms behind the screen and its hard to believe. The girls used to come out and sit with you while watching the movie and fondle your junk to get you into the back rooms. Really nice looking Puerto Rican and black women. There is so much more to it. I get emotional when I discuss the DEUCE. Definitely a major player in my life for better or for worse.
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Crossing after 9 pm is usually a good time to cross. Only have to wait 5 or 10 min.
Originally Posted by
Hadez
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1. Fastest way I have crossed is 2-4 AM in the morning. Even quicker than the day Sentri line. On workdays 4 AM is too late.
2. Sentri. Will get you through almost as fast as 3 AM just about any time of day. I have seen the line stopped yet they keep letting Sentri people through.
3. Pay someone at the border. The shuttle is the most legit feeling way. Shuttle costs like $7 or something. Also can pay $20 at the office building for a one day "mexican sentri". This is legit but it does not feel legit. Last time I did this the policia kicked the people out of the line before us and after us but left us in the handicap line. They like the people who pay and kick out the people who are just cutting. Actually had someone in the regular line try to "snitch" on us. The policia looked at us but said nothing. They know who pays and who does not pay. Honestly money paid here is just a stupid tax for not having the Sentri.