General Reports

[QUOTE=Reinaldo][QUOTE=Surfnk9]

Do not walk from the border to Zona Norte; take a cab. It’s only 5 bucks and safe. Don’t loose your money or possibly your life over a couple bucks.

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I assume you mean at night right because I've never had a problem or heard of problems walking to and from the zona during daylight hours.[/QUOTE]
There have been a few posts lately advising people not to walk to the zone at all. Let me add my two cents on this, and you guys can respond in turn. In general, I think a person who is brand new to TJ, or never been to Mexico or Latin America, should most definitely take taxis anywhere in TJ the first few times he goes, regardless of the time of day. I did, and looking back I am glad that I did. I didn't really understand the rhythm of the city or how a developing country works. Everything from the traffic laws to the hordes of street vendors is different than here.

However, once you have been to TJ a few times, and feel comfortable with the zone, as well as how things work in general, I think it is perfectly acceptable to walk to and from the zone during daylight hours. Of course, you should still use precaution and keep your guard up, but for the most part you should be fine. After dark is a different story - I would not recommend walking to or from the zone at night and in fact I do not recommend walking anywhere outside the zone at night, including even a block or so away from it. I have done that at night and been hassled by the police.

Blue Nose

[QUOTE=Blue Nose][QUOTE=Reinaldo]
There have been a few posts lately advising people not to walk to the zone at all. Let me add my two cents on this, and you guys can respond in turn. In general, I think a person who is brand new to TJ, or never been to Mexico or Latin America, should most definitely take taxis anywhere in TJ the first few times he goes, regardless of the time of day. I did, and looking back I am glad that I did. I didn't really understand the rhythm of the city or how a developing country works. Everything from the traffic laws to the hordes of street vendors is different than here.

However, once you have been to TJ a few times, and feel comfortable with the zone, as well as how things work in general, I think it is perfectly acceptable to walk to and from the zone during daylight hours. Of course, you should still use precaution and keep your guard up, but for the most part you should be fine. After dark is a different story - I would not recommend walking to or from the zone at night and in fact I do not recommend walking anywhere outside the zone at night, including even a block or so away from it. I have done that at night and been hassled by the police.

Blue Nose[/QUOTE]

I agree BN,
The zona is dangerous to walk alone anytime day or night, I was there last Thursday and the surrounds near the Alley are looking scary lately, there are too many Deported Gang members from the U.S. running loose in the zona, always bugging the tourist offering drugs and minors, watch out for these criminals.

I saw this gang guy coming out from a very small alley the space between two buildings, and when he saw me at the distance that I was heading his way he jumped back and hided behind the wall?
I don't know what he had in mind, but I didn't care to find out and I just turned around, and went back the other direction that I came from, and I'm not a small guy @ 6' tall 260 lbs and a lot of muscle weight from building houses for the past twenty years, I don't think that I'm an easy prey, but still like you said keep you guard up, better to avoid walking too long the zona, some might say that nothing happens to them when walking the zona, but it only takes that desperate hungry guy with 5 kids at home to ruin your day.

For the most part I would agree that the day is different than the night when it comes to walking around in T.J. However, the criminal element ebbs and flows down there and the consequences are not great until you are the exceptional case.
Even walking on Revolution Blvd in the afternoon I have stopped abruptly, turned around and observed the "casual stroller" changes their direction and flow.

Day or night, keep your guard up.

I was upstairs at Adelitas when the guy knocked after only 22 minutes instead of 30. The girl started to get up, but I said "Hey hold on".

I went out in the hall naked with the condom still on. The guy was halfway down the hall mopping, and I told him, "Hey amigo I still have 8 more minutes!"

He just looked at me and said "Oh OK, 8 more minutes." So I went back in the room, looking at my watch a few times and telling the girl how many minutes we had left. He didn't bother to come back again when the 30 minutes was over.

I have used my credit/debit card here and never had a problem. Been here at least 20 times in the past 2 years.

I've read reports that the girls are required to have a check up for STD's on a periodic basis; and that they are certified with a card of some type. Does anyone ever ask the girl to show her card or is that managed by the bar? What about the street girls?

[QUOTE=Conejito]I was upstairs at Adelitas when the guy knocked after only 22 minutes instead of 30. The girl started to get up, but I said "Hey hold on".

I went out in the hall naked with the condom still on. The guy was halfway down the hall mopping, and I told him, "Hey amigo I still have 8 more minutes!"

He just looked at me and said "Oh OK, 8 more minutes." So I went back in the room, looking at my watch a few times and telling the girl how many minutes we had left. He didn't bother to come back again when the 30 minutes was over.[/QUOTE]


That's why we called AB Mechanical F.cks , it's all about timing, when game is over you need to put more quarters to continue playing, just don't tip those A holes, and tell him you're upset because of the knocking and he's not getting a tip, these idiots need to learn to respect our privacy.

[QUOTE=Surfnk9]I've read reports that the girls are required to have a check up for STD's on a periodic basis; and that they are certified with a card of some type. Does anyone ever ask the girl to show her card or is that managed by the bar? What about the street girls?[/QUOTE]

Both bar girls and SGs are required to have them but not all do. Some will show them to you, others will give a feeble excuse it is in her locker or some such thing. Only the street girls in fixed locations have them. The 'walkers' that move around on a certain corner do not and should be avoided if health is a concern.

If you play safe it really doesn't matter if they are not 100% healthy as you are 'covered'. On the other hand, you can get herpes or veneral warts even if you are covered and the health check may not have caught these.

Mr Happy Feet

I don't know how to drop you a discrete PM (I don't know what PM stands for, along with a lot of the other acronyms on this site). But I do plan to monger in the zone during June. I’ve been heading down there solo and while I get what I want a little camaraderie would be nice. On one of my first trips I meet a fellow monger while was walking across the bridge from the US to Mexico. At first I was skeptical of a stranger approaching me as I walked across the tan bridge, but it was quickly evident he was on the up and up. We shared a cab, and alternated the beer purchases along the monger route. My last trip I came across a gentleman in the alley who was dumbfounded with the entire scene of the young girls on the street. However someone to chill with between sessions would be nice too. Please don’t think I’m considering this a date, strictly hetro here.

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Hi,

To send someone a private message (PM), you left click on the "users screen" which appears in the upper right-hand corner in the post, then a menu drops down and "send a private message" option is chosen. Being fairly new to this hobby myself, the website:

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has been a good reference for looking up the meanings of acronyms and slang. Thanks,

Jay

[QUOTE=Surfnk9]Mr Happy Feet

I don't know how to drop you a discrete PM (I don't know what PM stands for, along with a lot of the other acronyms on this site)

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I meant upper left-hand corner of the post; clicking on the user's screen name. Sorry about that.

[QUOTE=Jay Love]Hi,

To send someone a private message (PM), you left click on the "users screen" which appears in the upper right-hand corner in the post, then a menu drops down and "send a private message" option is chosen. Being fairly new to this hobby myself, the website:

[url]www.urbandictionary.com[/url]

has been a good reference for looking up the meanings of acronyms and slang. Thanks,

Jay[/QUOTE]

Here's a couple of tips a doctor freind gave ma a long time ago and hasn't failed yet.
Get some Pepto Bismol tablets and take one just before you have a meal. He called it a profolactive method. If only he knew how familiar I am with that method in TJ. Go ahead and eat anything you want, off the street or in the restaurants, within reason. Remember as long as the meat has been kept hot you should have no problem. The water they rinse the veggies with is a problem. Pepto deals with that.
I have used this method evey time I go to TJ and and beyond and never had a problem. I love to bang the shit out of a chicka, go out have a couple tacos on the street, take a walk, and go back and bang another one.

Also use plenty of soap cleaning in the showers.

Always, don't drink the water; bottled only. Ice is suspect too.

Surfnk9,

I sent you a PM that includes an e-mail address I use just for the hobby. Glad you responded. I travel and mongor all over the world and always feel safer with another hobbiest whether it is Thailand, Bahrain, and especially TJ.

The regular guys like CJ put out great safety information for TJ, but nothing is better than the buddy system. I always try to make conversation on the way over to the Zone with fellow mongers, but like me they are usually guarded. It is too bad we can't all carry a certified-sane monger ID card. :-)

I hope to hear from you or others headed to TJ in June. (8th-26th)

TTYL

MHF



[QUOTE=Surfnk9]Mr Happy Feet

However someone to chill with between sessions would be nice too. Please don’t think I’m considering this a date, strictly hetro here.

Is there really pimps in TJ? I've been doing research and I remember reading about padrotes? Or something close to that name? About them being in the alleys. Are they just like they ones we see in the you. S?

[QUOTE=Loco Smith]Is there really pimps in TJ? I've been doing research and I remember reading about padrotes? Or something close to that name? About them being in the alleys. Are they just like they ones we see in the you. S?[/QUOTE]

Yes, yes and yes.