General Reports

[QUOTE=GolfSexRroll;1615189]I go to Tijuana every week, sometimes twice a week. I just got home standing in the general line for two hours that usually takes 30 minutes. You are telling me they are not MILKING the Double time pay for Holiday work? This SHIT happens EVERY holiday. NO WAY! I am NOT a fan.[/QUOTE]I agree with sound7. It doesn't do any good to give the agents any grief. At best it will only slow the process for you and everybody behind you. Also keep in mind that ISIS has caused serious security concerns and that ISIS has successfully recruited Americans that might look exactly like anybody walking across that boarder. With the holiday and ISIS (and other threats), we should all expect crossing delays.

When you get your GE or SENTRI card you will cross without delay. You will wish you did it sooner.....so don't be late!!

There is no way of telling if any of the agents are milking the system for premium holiday pay. It certainly is possible.

At noon it was a 2 hr wait minimum. I was 40 min into it and had to use plan be since I had a 3:30 flight (southwest flight was delayed till 4) and still had to catch the trolley then the 992 bus. I saw a fellow monger on the 992 bus going to the airport. I remember seeing him in Tijuana. This was at 2:17 at the broadway & kettner bus stop.

With the long weekend. It seemed like a good time to at least spend a little time in Tijuana. I tried to book a room for Sunday night but everything online said they were soldout. So I started looking for an alternate. I like to stay somewhere around Las Pulgas, it makes it more convient to get back to the room since I usually end up there. I decided to give Hotel Aqua Rio a try. This hotel has the same owners as the Ticuan, but is nowhere near as nice. I guess it wouldn't be a bad choice if your on a budget. The price was around 30 dollars. The rooms were clean and the shower had good water pressure. However the 2 major problems were no air conditioner (room was a hot box) and the parking sucked.






I spent Sunday afternoon hanging out in Adelita and HK. I had expected things to be packed. But Adelita was pretty empty and Hk seemed like a regular Sunday. I ended up meeting up with the MBGF in Tanapa bar, or something that sounds like that over on 1st st. Not a bad place to hang out if you just want to relax and have a drink. While sitting there the MBGF started schooling me on how the Zona works. She says " when I use to work en the bar Its muy importante you become an occtriz. " It took a little while to figure out what she was saying. But she was saying she learned how to become an actress. I don't know why but that just struck me as being funny, but they are entertaners. Maybe to coincide with the Oscars we could nominate chicas for an academy award. Here are a couple catogories, best performance in the sack, or while getting a ficha.

I headed back on Labor day around 12:30 p. M when I got in the ready lane from previous experience it looked like it was a 2 hour wait. However for some reason Cbp seemed to be manipulating the line. It turned out to be only a 45 minute wait. As soon as they let us through the turnstyle, there was no one in the building, and you could walk right up to the agent. Never seen that before.

[QUOTE=ItsMeBeyatch;1615487]At noon it was a 2 hr wait minimum. I was 40 min into it and had to use plan be since I had a 3:30 flight (southwest flight was delayed till 4) and still had to catch the trolley then the 992 bus. I saw a fellow monger on the 992 bus going to the airport. I remember seeing him in Tijuana. This was at 2:17 at the broadway & kettner bus stop.[/QUOTE]Just got back from Tijuana today and it was no wait for Ready Lane and Sentri. General looked like 10 min top. If time is of concern, I suggest this for convenience. Also, while going into Tijuana, we crossed over to the enter US side and got a cab for 90 pesos to Zone. Yes, 90 pesos, the trip back was 100 pesos. Cheapest fare yet from Otay.

Hey guys,

Are any bars having two girl teams that'll both join you upstairs? Any particular ones better than the others for this? Or any street girls that are standing in pairs that will go up together? Any tips?

[QUOTE=SBeach25;1615553]Just got back from Tijuana today and it was no wait for Ready Lane and Sentri. General looked like 10 min top. If time is of concern, I suggest this for convenience. Also, while going into Tijuana, we crossed over to the enter US side and got a cab for 90 pesos to Zone. Yes, 90 pesos, the trip back was 100 pesos. Cheapest fare yet from Otay.[/QUOTE]I don't really understand the ready line. Last time I came through I was all prepared with my passport and went to the ready line. Short line but when I got there the guy said I needed to go to the back of the standard line, with all the people who didn't have passports and needed to try to talk their way into the USA. I waited about two hours to get through, once I got there the guy just waved me through. Before that there were all sorts of people with problems, and one guy who got led away in handcuffs which shut down the line for about 20 minutes.

I don't go enough, only once a year or so, to mess with the Sentri card. I wound up using the handicapped line, nobody seemed to mind.

[QUOTE=SimonWagstaff;1615699]I don't really understand the ready line. Last time I came through I was all prepared with my passport and went to the ready line. Short line but when I got there the guy said I needed to go to the back of the standard line, with all the people who didn't have passports and needed to try to talk their way into the USA. I waited about two hours to get through, once I got there the guy just waved me through. Before that there were all sorts of people with problems, and one guy who got led away in handcuffs which shut down the line for about 20 minutes.

I don't go enough, only once a year or so, to mess with the Sentri card. I wound up using the handicapped line, nobody seemed to mind.[/QUOTE]Ready Lane is a dedicated primary vehicle lane for travelers entering the USA At land border ports of entry. Travelers who obtain and travel with a radio frequency identification or RFID- enabled travel document may receive the benefits of using a Ready Lane to expedite the inspection process while crossing the border. RFID-enabled cards approved by the Department of Homeland Security include: the USA Passport Card; the Enhanced Driver's License (EDL); the Enhanced Tribal Card (ETC); trusted traveler cards (NEXUS, SENTRI, Global Entry and FAST cards); the new Enhanced Permanent Resident Card (PRC) or new Border Crossing Card (BCC). I recommend you get the passport card which has the RFID but if you only go once a year you need a strategy to get back like time of day to re-enter. For ex...Monday - Wed from 11 to 2 am, there are very few people at the San Ysidro border.

[QUOTE=HorseTrader;1615423]I agree with sound7. It doesn't do any good to give the agents any grief. At best it will only slow the process for you and everybody behind you. Also keep in mind that ISIS has caused serious security concerns and that ISIS has successfully recruited Americans that might look exactly like anybody walking across that boarder. With the holiday and ISIS (and other threats), we should all expect crossing delays.

When you get your GE or SENTRI card you will cross without delay. You will wish you did it sooner.....so don't be late!!

There is no way of telling if any of the agents are milking the system for premium holiday pay. It certainly is possible.[/QUOTE]I do want to say I was talking to an agent who said they don't want too many (Unchecked) foreign people in one space inside a USA boarder area. And now just reported those Fuckin ISIS guys Beheaded another American. So I guess it is going to be EVEN WORSE. DANM.

I didn't want to rent a car. Plan B worked though. Text me next time you're in Tijuana. I want to know all about your Colombia trip.

[QUOTE=SBeach25;1615553]Just got back from Tijuana today and it was no wait for Ready Lane and Sentri. General looked like 10 min top. If time is of concern, I suggest this for convenience. Also, while going into Tijuana, we crossed over to the enter US side and got a cab for 90 pesos to Zone. Yes, 90 pesos, the trip back was 100 pesos. Cheapest fare yet from Otay.[/QUOTE].

I got in the general line at. 12:10 Labor Day and it moved 2 times in 40 minutes. I moved 20 feet in that time. The ready lane had a continuous flow. That's when it was time to GTFO and use plan be. When I reached the front of the line the gates where open, including the turnstile gate. Cbp was on the Mexico side the most I've ever seen. And like you said there was no line once inside. After I crossed the gates I was the 4th person from our friends in uniform. Usually there is about 25-35 people in front of me.

I stayed at the aqua Rio on sat as most hotel where booked. That's what I get for booking to late. Room 303

[QUOTE=HugoTheMan;1615543]With the long weekend. It seemed like a good time to at least spend a little time in Tijuana. I tried to book a room for Sunday night but everything online said they were soldout. So I started looking for an alternate. I like to stay somewhere around Las Pulgas, it makes it more convient to get back to the room since I usually end up there. I decided to give Hotel Aqua Rio a try. This hotel has the same owners as the Ticuan, but is nowhere near as nice. I guess it wouldn't be a bad choice if your on a budget. The price was around 30 dollars. The rooms were clean and the shower had good water pressure. However the 2 major problems were no air conditioner (room was a hot box) and the parking sucked.






I spent Sunday afternoon hanging out in Adelita and HK. I had expected things to be packed. But Adelita was pretty empty and Hk seemed like a regular Sunday. I ended up meeting up with the MBGF in Tanapa bar, or something that sounds like that over on 1st st. Not a bad place to hang out if you just want to relax and have a drink. While sitting there the MBGF started schooling me on how the Zona works. She says " when I use to work en the bar Its muy importante you become an occtriz. " It took a little while to figure out what she was saying. But she was saying she learned how to become an actress. I don't know why but that just struck me as being funny, but they are entertaners. Maybe to coincide with the Oscars we could nominate chicas for an academy award. Here are a couple catogories, best performance in the sack, or while getting a ficha.

I headed back on Labor day around 12:30 p. M when I got in the ready lane from previous experience it looked like it was a 2 hour wait. However for some reason Cbp seemed to be manipulating the line. It turned out to be only a 45 minute wait. As soon as they let us through the turnstyle, there was no one in the building, and you could walk right up to the agent. Never seen that before.[/QUOTE].

[QUOTE=ItsMeBeyatch;1615947]I didn't want to rent a car. Plan B worked though. Text me next time you're in Tijuana. I want to know all about your Colombia trip.

.[/QUOTE]Will do. BTW, there is a bus route that drops you off and connects to the trollys if you want to avoid the hassle. I think I put it in the Otay Mesa thread for Tijuana.

[QUOTE=SimonWagstaff;1615699]I don't really understand the ready line. Last time I came through I was all prepared with my passport and went to the ready line. Short line but when I got there the guy said I needed to go to the back of the standard line, with all the people who didn't have passports and needed to try to talk their way into the USA. I waited about two hours to get through, once I got there the guy just waved me through. Before that there were all sorts of people with problems, and one guy who got led away in handcuffs which shut down the line for about 20 minutes.

I don't go enough, only once a year or so, to mess with the Sentri card. I wound up using the handicapped line, nobody seemed to mind.[/QUOTE]Get a passport card. They're not much money, they don't require the Janet Napolitano anal probe, and you can then use the Ready Lane.

I usually catch the 992 then the blue line and I'm in Tijuana in no time. If there's a way I can get to Otay border from the airport then I'm all for it.

[QUOTE=SBeach25;1615956]Will do. BTW, there is a bus route that drops you off and connects to the trollys if you want to avoid the hassle. I think I put it in the Otay Mesa thread for Tijuana.[/QUOTE].

[QUOTE=Phordphan;1615966]Get a passport card. They're not much money, they don't require the Janet Napolitano anal probe, and you can then use the Ready Lane.[/QUOTE]I was told by one of the agents that the passport card would not suffice for ready lane, only a passport but he may have been full of caca. I use a sentri but was curious.

He was full of shit. It has a RFID chip so yes you can use it. I would if asked to speak to his supervisor and asked him why is the cbp officer not know this basic shit.


https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1211/~/ready-lane-document-requirements
[QUOTE=NingunoEspecial;1615980]I was told by one of the agents that the passport card would not suffice for ready lane, only a passport but he may have been full of caca. I use a sentri but was curious.[/QUOTE].