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Date:         Sat, 30 Mar 2002 06:25:32 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: FRYDAY-----horror stories on Surf Mex Trips
Comments: To: napszeerf@YAHOO.COM
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I've been to Mexico several times, Masetlan, Cancun mostly and Dias Ordaz and I don't plan on going back. The only thing I left in Mexico was in a toilet bowl.

Stan Wilder

On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 21:51:18 -0800 phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM> writes: > In Rosarito a guy I know got the livin' chit beat out > of him by a hotel owner and 7 of his employees. He and > his girlfriend had been partying all night and it was > time to go to the hotel room. They had reserved a room > days earlier but the Hotel owner NOW had no rooms > avaliable. So my friend (a big mean Marine dude) > starts to get in the hotel owners face. The Hotel > owner whistles and then from out of now here 7 Mexican > employees pile up on my friend, knocking his teeth out > and tossing him out into the street. He ends up having > to be hospitalized for broken ribs busted up face. > > People in Rosarito think Gringos are to be used and > discarded IMO > > > Everyone I know in San Diego has a horror story to > tell about going to Mexico via Tijauna. This place is > but ugly in every way until you get to the beach IMO > > Phil > > 84' Westy Tiico (The Millenium Falcon) > 60' Morris Mini1340CC > 84' Westfalia Wolfsburg edition--FOR SALE-SE > VENDE!!!!!!(Florida Title/2nd owner) > AC, PS, 4spd. Super clean interior, Captains chairs, > rare removeable center bench seat for 6 passenger > capability. Body has some rusty seams > Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a > conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru? > > > > > > > > > --- s w <smorewhisky@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > --- "Smola, Tony" <TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM> wrote: > > > I'd like to hear some stories from the list > > > regarding wierd incidents while > > > camping, surfing in Mexico and other strange > > > places....could be anywhere? > > > > > > > > > > stoped at a liquor store in santa rosalia for a > > bottle > > of rum on the way to la paz(eventually) and got back > > to the truck(pre-vanagon, and not mine at that)to > > find > > a federale writing us up a ticket, or taking info, > > or > > looking offical at least(.45 six shooter)80 peso's > > later we find we were parked more(in his > > opinion)than > > 1 meter from the curb...saw him later that night at > > the local store, and got out of there quick!!! he > > was > > a nice guy though as far as people in charge > > go...probobly one of the most honest mexican police > > i > > will ever run into. only had a 100 peso bill(charge > > was 80) and it took me a good 5 min. to convince him > > i > > needed no cambiar<sic>?....one time at campo la > > xxxxxx(sorry, favorite place ;)...) i was laying in > > my > > cot, again, no van bunk :( , reading a book, buddy > > asleep in the tent, hear some noise and expect beach > > owner to be getting home and bringing me a bottle of > > whatever, look up to see a macheen gun in my face > > and > > an 18 year old telling me in spanish to get prepared > > for inspection, hummer full of them coming to > > help...good thing all the partaking was done with > > days > > before...good times, but be careful out there, they > > are not playing games in their own opinions.... > > > > ===== > > Scott Wilson > > 85 GL Westfalia > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for > > Easter, Passover > > http://greetings.yahoo.com/ > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover > http://greetings.yahoo.com/ >

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