Just a Little Different Twist

My wife and I were driving to Guadalajara for the holidays.. Although we
were in our pickup, I'd been invited to participate in some of the holiday
activities with some of the bikers in the city..I was towing the Green One
on the trailer because of the amount of baggage the Mexican normally takes
when she visits the family..

The transmission failed about forty miles or so, just east of Monterrey..
Being on the road, as we were, there were few alternatives There were the
usual bystanders on the highway and one of them claimed to be a full service
mechanic .. Without other options, we managed to get the truck, and trailer
into the facility.. As it turned out, the guys who worked on that pickup
were no more mechanics than I am.. A concerned lady who ran a small family
type cafe, next door.. called someone who was actually in the transmission
business..

When he arrived, he quickly assessed the situation and convinced me that he
was, in fact a transmission specialist.. After settling up with the clowns
who'd taken such advantage of us.. we made our way to the other repair
shop..

Those guys in that shop were nothing less that pure professionals, but due
to the late hour, we were taken to a local motel to rest for the night..
Next morning, my wife had gone to a small store next to the motel, to use
their telephone.. She called the sister in Guadalajara to explain why we
would be late getting there..

The lady who owned the store overheard the conversation my wife had with her
sister and when the call was completed.. asked that my wife wait for a few
minutes.. Next thing we see is police cars and pickups coming from both
directions..

After questioning us for a short while, the officers requested us to come to
their judicial office to talk to the Judge and file a complaint.. Being
concerned about my truck, trailer and motorcycle.. it was decided that my
wife would accompany the officers and I'd go with the owner of the repair
shop..

The work was completed on my pickup about the time the policemen brought my
wife back to the shop.. Something like three hours had gone by since I'd
seen her last.. Asking her about what happened .. she shared this with me..

The policemen had taken Magda to a judiciary building where they'd taken her
in to talk to a Judge.. After hearing her account of the events, he ordered
the policemen to go and arrest the two men involved.. Within a few minutes,
they'd arrested one man while the other one had gotten word to report to the
court's offices.. When all the players were present.. the Judge had heard
their side of the story.. He ordered them to give my wife our money back..
One of the men objected and said they no longer had the money and it wasn't
fair.. The response from the Judge was to tell them, they either get the
money and return it or they'd be in jail for a long, long time.. Within a
few minutes, the money was there and in my wife's purse.. The Judge gave
those men a lecture about morals, ethics and the importance of right and
wrong.. He talked about the good people of Sabinas would not tolerate taking
advantage of anyone who unfortunately travelled into the area..

All of this transpired virtually overnight.. That Judge got involved in the
incident and within four hours, he'd resolved another horror story to make
it right.. In reflection .. if that incident had taken place on the north
side of the border, we'd more than likely .. still be in court somewhere,
trying to recover.. Regards

Bill Walker
Irving

 

Bill, as an independent nonbiased reader on this NG, and with no
prejudice notions towards neither you, nor Jerry's ongoing discussion
about Mexico's Reputation Case (so to speak), I have to say:You are
presenting some strong evidence to support your side of the case. Your
postings are interesting, and seem real.
I said in the beginning, that first hand knowledge and first hand
experiences are hard to beat. I know you don't give a shit what I think,
but I don't care, and intend to keep on reading and responding to both
sides. <grin>

 

LOL... Assuming that one incident is an isolated situation, Nurick could
have a valid argument..Ignorance of the country doesn't take into
consideration, that encounters with authoritative law enforcement isn't just
an isolated event.. Following the same route the was taken to go to
Guadalajara, round trip will consist of no less than five encounters with
check points by military and Federale officers.. Multiplying that with the
number of trips that I've made to and from Guadalajara.. there's
considerably more than "one" encounter to make a judgement.. That doesn't
even include the many different encounters within the city and various other
states and cities ..

<chuckle> My comments about "Mexico is not for everybody".. doesn't seem to
register, with the usenet players.. Nurick is included in the company of
Jerry (?) alias (?) who I believe would not do well in that country.. For
one thing, I'd never expect either of these two.. Nurick and his newest,
bestest friend to venture too far from home or usenet, on a motorcycle..
much less cross an international border to tour a foreign country.. Can you
imagine the consequences of such an adventurous action, on their part..
ROTFL..

 

hmmmm... Isn't it amazing that in all the years he's been playing usenet..on
this newsgroup, that Nurick has only met one person.. tsk.. tsk.. Wonder why
only one ? Several of the participants on tx.motorcycles live in his area..

Whoops.. Sounds like the experience in Mexico that Nurick has, is typical..
He enjoyed the plane ride to Cosumel.. The airport is impressive, I'm sure..
The driver that transported him to the resort hotel was friendly, no doubt..
The staff that registered him were helpful and the waiters in the restaurant
gave him good service.. Liked the beaches too, I expect.. Aside from the
guided tours, with all that vast experience, no one can dispute the
qualifications to really comment on every aspect of the country..

 

Huh? I don't get it. Does this mean your not going to describe what
it felt like when you were murdered in Mexico?