General Reports

[QUOTE=FlapJacK;1455620]This sounds like a good alternative to the 1 to 3 hour wait at San Yisdro. How is parking and is this open 24/7. I used it a few times in the 90's to visit a non-working girl, girl friend that lived near otay. I seem to remember it closed at 10 pm or something?[/QUOTE]Check my last post in the escort section. It's probably a lot slower on a Sunday, but a weekday afternoon is pretty busy.

Otay is MUCH smaller than SY. On a Tuesday at 4 the "Ready" line (those with RFID documents) looked to be 30-45 minutes. Not sure, as I jumped ahead with my SENTRI and couldn't see how quickly the line moved, but I think that's pretty close. The "regular" line looked to be 3 or 4 times that.

There is a SENTRI line for cars, but it looked pretty busy.

The problem with Otay in a vehicle is that there is so much commercial traffic during the week. I think the weekends are a lot quieter, traffic wise.

But, guaranteed, if SY has a huge pedestrian backup OM will, too. But if you have a passport card or RFID passport it will still be faster than SY.

[QUOTE=Phordphan; 1455867]Check my last post in the escort section. It's probably a lot slower on a Sunday, but a weekday afternoon is pretty busy.

Otay is MUCH smaller than SY. On a Tuesday at 4 the "Ready" line (those with RFID documents) looked to be 30-45 minutes. Not sure, as I jumped ahead with my SENTRI and couldn't see how quickly the line moved, but I think that's pretty close. The "regular" line looked to be 3 or 4 times that.

There is a SENTRI line for cars, but it looked pretty busy.

The problem with Otay in a vehicle is that there is so much commercial traffic during the week. I think the weekends are a lot quieter, traffic wise.

But, guaranteed, if SY has a huge pedestrian backup OM will, too. But if you have a passport card or RFID passport it will still be faster than SY.[/QUOTE]You can also check out this website to give you an idea of wait times in both vehicle and pedestrian. It will give you both average times at both borders. I've used Otay many times and it has always been a faster for me when I didn't have the Sentri card. I did use my passport card and there is a lane for that as well. At OM, they have kiosks that help make things move faster for pedestrians. Can't say I've been through OM on weekdays but the weekends max time I've been in line prior to Sentri was about 15 min.

[url]http://traffic.calit2.net/border/border-wait-times.php?type=pedestrian&sub=standard&port=250401[/url]

When I got to the border on Monday afternoon around 2pm, the taxi driver said the line appeared at least 3 hours long. It was longer than the Memorial Day weekend Sunday line I stood in that took 4 hours. I don't know if it was because of the escalated security and was given no explanation inside. It was the first time I was able to use Sentri and I have to agree with everyone that it is the lifesaver. The CBP guard joked that Sentri was a great investment because of how long the lines were lately.

[QUOTE=Burma Jones;1456030]When I got to the border on Monday afternoon around 2pm, the taxi driver said the line appeared at least 3 hours long. It was longer than the Memorial Day weekend Sunday line I stood in that took 4 hours. I don't know if it was because of the escalated security and was given no explanation inside. It was the first time I was able to use Sentri and I have to agree with everyone that it is the lifesaver. The CBP guard joked that Sentri was a great investment because of how long the lines were lately.[/QUOTE]Since I have been fearing these long lines I changed my plans of heading back yesterday mid day, and waited until about 10:30 pm Turned out to be a good idea. I had a couple great meals and went to the circus. NO not the Zona Norte the real circus. Anyway the wait at 10:30 was only about 20 minutes. As far as the escalated security goes it was business as usual, same questions and they didn't even have the luggage machines operating. They were in the middle of installing those new passport readers but the construction was not disrupting anything.

I have to return on Saturday and I'm thinking the Otay crossing may be a better idea. Since I will be staying in the Macro Plaza area it might even be closer, I will have to check a map. Just a couple questions I still have not found out if it is open 24 hrs and also wondering if I can find a spot on the street how safe it is to park there and if there are any time limits on parking there.

I'm not sure how long until those new readers are up and running, but I'm guesing with the escalated security and until they get the kinks out of the new system San Ysidro could be a real nightmare for a while.

Last week I ran across an older CL ad that I'd bookmarked. As it was an e-mail only contact sort of thing, I took a flyer and sent one. A day or so later I got a response. Long story short, I set up a meet for today.

Ms. Y and I agreed to meet at Plaza Rio. Of course I was late. We sat and got to know each other over coffee. What a sweetie. I was regaled with tales of being smuggled across the border, about 7 years ago, in the back of a panel truck while about 7 months pregnant. Her BF / Husband at the time wanted his kid born in the US. They split up later, she had to return to Tijuana and he basically won't let her see the kid. Damn, by the end of that we both were in tears.

Ms. Y, late of AB, has nice white skin, a great figure for about 40, and a winning personality. She worked in AB up until several months ago, when they fired all the "mature" ladies. She's probably 5' 5" and has a tattoo of Santa Muerte on her left thigh. I suspect some of the old AB hands know her.

Anyway, we finished our coffee and headed over to La Mansion. 320p weekdays for all night. I think I prefer Premier, because they have a 4-hour rate. We checked in, relaxed a bit, she showered and then off to bed. She's a great kisser, great cuddler, and overall very good at what she does. There is a quote attributed to Alexander Pope that goes something like "Better the rhythms of a well-laid w*h*o*r*e, than the spasmodic jerkings of a virgin." I subscribe to that notion. We steamed through an hour, or so, of some knockout sex (and a tip of the literary hat to Jimmy Breslin). Then lots of pillow talk until it was time to push on.

She told me a lot of things about AB, some of which I knew, some I had heard but couldn't believe that anybody would consent to work under such conditions. 5.6 days a week, minimum 8 hour shifts. If you get sick, period, etc, on your shift, tough shit. Work it. If you flake or miss a shift you're banned from working that weekend. The bar is happy to charge customers in dollars but they still pay the girls in pesos. Of the $7 you pay for a ficha drink, the lady gets a whopping 30 pesos. That's about $2 in real money. For each 30 minute arriba you have to have 3 fichas (not necessarily from that customer). An hour would be 6 fichas. If the lady doesn't have sufficient fichas to cover the arriba she pays $7 for each on she's missing. So, think about that next time you brag that you never buy drinks, just walk in, grab a girl and go upstairs. She may wind up netting $39 out of a $60 arriba. Maybe that's why more girls are asking more. With business down at AB the management is forcing the girls to hustle even more to sell as many drinks as possible.

Apparently, the "Betty Boop" type girl is now "out" at AB. You know, the huge fake tits, fake ass, small waist. Now management wants flacas, with no tits. The last time I was in AB, a couple weeks ago with my civvie friend, as we were watching the strippers, she leaned over and mentioned that this seemed to be the "small boobie club." I agreed, and now I know why.

We caught a cab to Red Lion, across from Plaza Rio. It's an Irish themed pub, but I have no idea why. The menu is Mexican and the beers are all Mexican, as far as I could tell. We shared a molcajete, which was pretty good. Then it was time to head back. The line was relatively short at 5:30. I noted the kiosk at the SENTRI booth, and that they have a "Ready" lane now, too. I asked the agent and he said that the Ready line may extend a ways into Mexico in the next few months, but now it's only just inside the turnstiles. So, only SENTRI can skip the outside line for now.

Crossed the border, got to my car and headed home with a smile on my face. A nice afternoon. About 5 hours. 1200p for her. 320 for the hotel. 300p for dinner (would have been less but I accidentally overtipped) .150p in various taxi fares. 100p at starbucks. Will repeat.

[QUOTE=Burma Jones;1456030]When I got to the border on Monday afternoon around 2pm, the taxi driver said the line appeared at least 3 hours long. It was longer than the Memorial Day weekend Sunday line I stood in that took 4 hours. I don't know if it was because of the escalated security and was given no explanation inside. It was the first time I was able to use Sentri and I have to agree with everyone that it is the lifesaver. The CBP guard joked that Sentri was a great investment because of how long the lines were lately.[/QUOTE]Is that at the pedestrian crossing? You have to stand in line for 3 hours now?

Last time I was in Tijuana was probably 2 deacdes ago, and I think the line was only 10. 30 minutes long if even!

[QUOTE=AZN Lover; 1457069]Is that at the pedestrian crossing? You have to stand in line for 3 hours now?

Last time I was in Tijuana was probably 2 deacdes ago, and I think the line was only 10. 30 minutes long if even![/QUOTE]Those days are gone, unless you go at 12:17 am till 2:27am!

[QUOTE=GolfSexRroll;1457137]Those days are gone, unless you go at 12:17 am till 2:27am![/QUOTE]That's no joke. Recently I crossed over after partying all night on a Saturday, it was just before 5am Sunday morning and it turned out to be a one hour line. What made it worse is that by the time I got close to the front, there were packs of people who came to cut the line, people crossing to work in the USA, not partiers returning. That really sucked.

late at night, the pedestrian lines were ok before, just got worse recently for unknown reason.

i got back friday about midnight. there was no one waiting on the mexico side so we cross the metal gate and join the line inside the us territory. the general pulic line took half an hour from there. there were fewer people in the ready lanes, but they were backed up, slower, taking longer. wtf? there were no one waiting in the sentri lane. just walked right through.

i pity the people who live in tijuana and work for minimum wages in san diego. some people have been known to have to start waiting in line at 3am in the morning so they can be sure to be at work by 7. it sucks camels.

all lanes just had new passport kiosks installed. apparently you will be able swipe your travel documents at the kiosk prior to meeting the cbp agents. hope cbp worked out some sorts of organization that will save some time and minimize the delay. right now the cbp agents are still wasting about 2/3 of their time hollering then waiting for people to walk to them. cbp agents are only working their union jobs. it's inhumane for their management not to try to streamline the process each time there in a long wait.

in contrary, i have seen the exact opposite attitudes recently in mainland china. i was waiting to cross back into zhuhai from macau among the thousands mainland people going back home after their weekend tour. a middle-aged woman, who appeared as the manager of that immigration port, looked seriously concerned when she saw the big crowd approaching. she walked briskly out to the crowd rearranging the lane dividers, directing traffic, troubleshooting any bottlenecks. when an agent was having problems with my passport and the mess of many entry and exit forms, she pulled me right off and walked me to an english-speaking agent to speed up the process. i kept watching her focusing on clearing that crowd and gave her my admiration and respect.

i rarely find that kind of display of professional and civic dedication in america anymore. it seems most people in the us are out to grab their little petty personal advantages and damn the rest of the country...

i have other experiences in asia that showed their public servants in immigration and customs check points far more efficient, professional and dedicated than the us. our cbp people could learn a few lessons from other countries. but they are so well coddled by their unions that they have no incentives to do their jobs better, and the management is probably too dumb and too scared to better manage their organizations. even the 2 dozens cbp guys who murdered a deportee in 2010 in san ysidro went unpunished for using unnecessary and excessive force. everyone have heard of the proverbial "going postal" which means disgruntled postal (or border protection) workers go back to their work places with weapons and shoot up their bosses and coworkers...

if you cross back after midnight, the wait is usually less than half hour most nights, even on weekends. i have done it hundreds of times.

[quote=azn lover; 1457069]is that at the pedestrian crossing? you have to stand in line for 3 hours now?

last time i was in tijuana was probably 2 deacdes ago, and i think the line was only 10. 30 minutes long if even![/quote]

What part of the line did they cut and did they just get in without any problems?

[QUOTE=Keg;1457480]That's no joke. Recently I crossed over after partying all night on a Saturday, it was just before 5am Sunday morning and it turned out to be a one hour line. What made it worse is that by the time I got close to the front, there were packs of people who came to cut the line, people crossing to work in the USA, not partiers returning. That really sucked.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Phordphan;1456340]There is a quote attributed to Alexander Pope that goes something like "Better the rhythms of a well-laid w*h*o*r*e, than the spasmodic jerkings of a virgin." I subscribe to that notion. We steamed through an hour, or so, of some knockout sex (and a tip of the literary hat to Jimmy Breslin).[/QUOTE]"In war, as in prostitution, amateurs are often better than professionals.". Napoleon Bonaparte.

Some new spinners with their fresh enthusiasm and willingness to prove themselves to the world can literally knock your socks off with their memorable performance.

[QUOTE=ItsMeBeyatch;1457554]What part of the line did they cut and did they just get in without any problems?[/QUOTE]Well it was in the front of the line before the gate entry. The line wasn't free flowing, the guards were doing a stop and start, letting people through the gate as the line inside the building would go down. Seemed like more than thirty people that crept up to cause a bulk in the front of the line, the guards did nothing about it. While I was pretty irritated by the stunt, there's not much you can do about it, particularly when you're tired and drunk at sunrise, oh well.

[QUOTE=NDsg0911; 1457772]"In war, as in prostitution, amateurs are often better than professionals.". Napoleon Bonaparte.

Some new spinners with their fresh enthusiasm and willingness to prove themselves to the world can literally knock your socks off with their memorable performance.[/QUOTE]Meh. One of my most memorable sessions - memorable for being an extremely mediocre performance - was with a FOB 18 y / o Thai cutie from a beer bar in Pattaya. She'd never even given a BJ in her life, and was too nervous to start."I never smoke man before."

IMHO, Nappy was full of shit. :) Would you bet your life on a platoon of Rangers, or Hitler's Volkssturm? US Marines or Viet Cong? Navy SEALs, or a band of jihadists? An experienced cardiologist, or me? :D

Nahh, I'll take the pros every time. ;)

Well, this is interesting.

[url]http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/23101374/2013/08/10/loophole-people-being-told-to-use-key-words-to-cross-border[/url]

Just have your lady love walk across the border with you. When they want to see her papers, just have her say she has a "credible fear" of the cartels! In fact, she can bring the whole damn family! And they'll just make them post a bond and release them into society. Wow.

Why do we even have border agents?

[QUOTE=Phordphan;1457854]Why do we even have border agents?[/QUOTE]To make the wait times longer for people like me.