Today I will refrain from making any pain related comments.....
"Oh my God......Ohhh, myyyyy Goddddd....I hate that couch".
A couple three blogs posted their dislike for Verizon. Actually, I like Verizon, ever since I upgraded to a super fast 4G LT data card and installed a antenna an' signal amplifier. Can't say much for the antenna an' amplifier, but it's supposed to work. Whether it does or doesn't.....hell I don't know.
In my travels, there was only a couple places I didn't receive Verizon signals. Del Rio has corrected that problem in that area. Terlingua Texas, I haven't been back to see if they have a Verizon signal yet. Probly ain't gonna go back to Terlingua again, so it don't make no matter.
In 2008, I made a trip to Terlingua. It was summer time. Oh my god was it ever hot. Still 90 degs when I went to bed at 11pm every night. This sucks.
I was sit'n outside one night, fight'n them damnable flies what bite ya every time they land....an' sip'n up a cup. The phone rings. It's my Canuck buddy Louie....and he tell me how nice an' cool it was in El Paso. I been to El Paso before ya know, so I'm doubt'n what he's tell'n me. Then he swears to God that he ain't tell'n me no lies, I hooks up the "little red bronco" to the back of "da house" an' we headed northwest.....air cond on full bore. It's night time, deer jump'n out in the road...I miss them all.
Bout midnight I pulls into a space where Louie is stay'n. Hooks up my electric an' goes to bed. Air cond is on full bore an' I sleep good. Next morn'n, I pays for a month rent.
Louie drops by the next morn'n. He has already made sight see'n plans for the two of us.....for the next 30 days. Trips to Juarez Mexico were in his schedule. Now if you recall, 2008 was a bad year in Juarez with the cartels....murders every night, stuff like that. 5,000 Mexican federal army people were stationed there. They was ride'n round in big trucks with machine guns in the back....all over the place. Ya had to appear as innocent as possible. But me an' Louie went anyhows.
On our last trip to Mexico...it was a weekend as I recall, we waited in line back to the US for bout 2 hours or so. We pull up to the inspection station or what ever ya call it. "Let me see your ID's" Louie whips his out...I whip out a driver license. The guy looks at me kind of suspicious like an' says he needs to see more ID. Well, I ain't got no more, other than my Medicare card an' personal insurance cards. Those were no good for proof of citizenship. I'm asked all kinds of questions...the run a round in my book. I mean, just look at me, I'm a American citizen, I got a driver license. This is when the nice officer tells me my name will be red tagged on the computers for my next visit to Mexico. Upon return arrival, with proper ID or not, I will be escorted into the interrogation room and be further questioned. We then proceeded back to El Paso an' I ain't never been back to Mexico since. Actually, I have no desire to go back to Mexico...even though it's excit'n to visit once in a while.....for some. America has everthing I could ever want an' there's still places I ain't seen yet.
Now for the next go round on my new Jeep. If'n ya remember, I called the dealership last week bout the license plates. They was gonna send them to me on Friday. Checked my mail people yesterday. No license plates. I dial the dealership on my phone. No answer. What the hell??? If'n I was 20 or 30 years younger, I would think nuttin of it....just sit back an' wait. But as a old man, shit like this scares me into think'n I could have been scammed....or something like that. I'll continue to call as the day passes.
A few minutes later.....I get a nice lady on the phone. She don't know nuttin. She will call back later when she "finds" the guy I bought the car from. Stay tuned.
Ok, that's out of the way for now. What ya want to talk about? The weather is beautiful, in the 80's day time an' lower 60's at night. Got a little windy last night bout 20 mile a hour. Cloudy this morn'n. I can live with that.
Do goats eat overly spiced chili? I think I done eat bout all that stuff I want, or can handle. Dad gum jalapenos an' pinto beans put a hurt'n on me. I made me another big bowl of chili spaghetti last night an' only eat bout half of it. I was sweat'n. Then the farts come on strong. I'm think'n I'm mak'n the right decision. "HEY GOAT".
"Oh my God......Ohhh, myyyyy Goddddd....I hate that couch".
A couple three blogs posted their dislike for Verizon. Actually, I like Verizon, ever since I upgraded to a super fast 4G LT data card and installed a antenna an' signal amplifier. Can't say much for the antenna an' amplifier, but it's supposed to work. Whether it does or doesn't.....hell I don't know.
In my travels, there was only a couple places I didn't receive Verizon signals. Del Rio has corrected that problem in that area. Terlingua Texas, I haven't been back to see if they have a Verizon signal yet. Probly ain't gonna go back to Terlingua again, so it don't make no matter.
In 2008, I made a trip to Terlingua. It was summer time. Oh my god was it ever hot. Still 90 degs when I went to bed at 11pm every night. This sucks.
I was sit'n outside one night, fight'n them damnable flies what bite ya every time they land....an' sip'n up a cup. The phone rings. It's my Canuck buddy Louie....and he tell me how nice an' cool it was in El Paso. I been to El Paso before ya know, so I'm doubt'n what he's tell'n me. Then he swears to God that he ain't tell'n me no lies, I hooks up the "little red bronco" to the back of "da house" an' we headed northwest.....air cond on full bore. It's night time, deer jump'n out in the road...I miss them all.
Bout midnight I pulls into a space where Louie is stay'n. Hooks up my electric an' goes to bed. Air cond is on full bore an' I sleep good. Next morn'n, I pays for a month rent.
Louie drops by the next morn'n. He has already made sight see'n plans for the two of us.....for the next 30 days. Trips to Juarez Mexico were in his schedule. Now if you recall, 2008 was a bad year in Juarez with the cartels....murders every night, stuff like that. 5,000 Mexican federal army people were stationed there. They was ride'n round in big trucks with machine guns in the back....all over the place. Ya had to appear as innocent as possible. But me an' Louie went anyhows.
On our last trip to Mexico...it was a weekend as I recall, we waited in line back to the US for bout 2 hours or so. We pull up to the inspection station or what ever ya call it. "Let me see your ID's" Louie whips his out...I whip out a driver license. The guy looks at me kind of suspicious like an' says he needs to see more ID. Well, I ain't got no more, other than my Medicare card an' personal insurance cards. Those were no good for proof of citizenship. I'm asked all kinds of questions...the run a round in my book. I mean, just look at me, I'm a American citizen, I got a driver license. This is when the nice officer tells me my name will be red tagged on the computers for my next visit to Mexico. Upon return arrival, with proper ID or not, I will be escorted into the interrogation room and be further questioned. We then proceeded back to El Paso an' I ain't never been back to Mexico since. Actually, I have no desire to go back to Mexico...even though it's excit'n to visit once in a while.....for some. America has everthing I could ever want an' there's still places I ain't seen yet.
Now for the next go round on my new Jeep. If'n ya remember, I called the dealership last week bout the license plates. They was gonna send them to me on Friday. Checked my mail people yesterday. No license plates. I dial the dealership on my phone. No answer. What the hell??? If'n I was 20 or 30 years younger, I would think nuttin of it....just sit back an' wait. But as a old man, shit like this scares me into think'n I could have been scammed....or something like that. I'll continue to call as the day passes.
A few minutes later.....I get a nice lady on the phone. She don't know nuttin. She will call back later when she "finds" the guy I bought the car from. Stay tuned.
Ok, that's out of the way for now. What ya want to talk about? The weather is beautiful, in the 80's day time an' lower 60's at night. Got a little windy last night bout 20 mile a hour. Cloudy this morn'n. I can live with that.
Do goats eat overly spiced chili? I think I done eat bout all that stuff I want, or can handle. Dad gum jalapenos an' pinto beans put a hurt'n on me. I made me another big bowl of chili spaghetti last night an' only eat bout half of it. I was sweat'n. Then the farts come on strong. I'm think'n I'm mak'n the right decision. "HEY GOAT".
I've never been to Mexico, but I don't think Juarez would be the first place I'd cross into. Glad you got outta there. You gotta do something about that couch - do they sell memory foam toppers for a couch? Maybe you could make your own.
ReplyDeleteInteresting story.
ReplyDeleteWe enjoy Mexico, always fun there , but do need a passport, we have never had any issues.
Good luck with your licence plates.
Depending where you visit in Mexico, it could always be fun. Juarez is not one of them....although it is different. As you can see in the above photos.
DeleteThat is one damn good looking fellow sitting at the table! You?
ReplyDeleteIf he is wear'n a blue hat, has an empty plate in front of him an' a Mexican Coke, then, yep, that's me.
DeleteOOOOO,,, LOLOLOL,, that part of Mexico sure doesn't look like what MsB shows us! hahahaa. Do I dare ask,,, what did yall do down there?
ReplyDeleteTrouble, Juarez has a population of bout 1.5 million and living and downtown conditions are not too excit'n. I seen one pothole, right downtown, what may have had a VW Beetle in it. Closer to the border crossings you are, the worse the conditions are. I seen one part of Juarez that could have passed for a decent place to live an' shop.
DeleteYou may be sorry you fed the overly hot chili to th goat. I hear goat farts are BAD!
ReplyDeleteI have never used Verizon but it seems like Verizon works well for folks wherever they have coverage. As I recall yours always worked very well if Verizon had coverage for the area.
ReplyDeleteWhy are you sleeping on the couch...go to the bed. Enjoyed this post; loved the pictures, having no clue of anything about the looks of Mexico's country. Sidewalk but muddy, sloppy street...made me think of a western town in old black &white movie scenes, 'cept in shining color. Place appears packed w/population...I'll take sparsely populated any day over such scenes, thank you. Of course, old and feeble figures in that decision now. Old and feeble just "sucks"!
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