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[QUOTE=Horsetrader;3187834]I don't feel safe on the north side of the intersection of Constitution and Coahuilia. If I recall, Hargow got mugged very near the northeast corner of that intersection. Perhaps he will chime in and give us the exact location, I could be mistaken.
I've also seen a number of US streetwalkers in that area.[/QUOTE]Ahhh!! That explains why Hargow is constantly posting about muggings / crime in Tijuana. Now it makes sense. Thought he was just being paranoid. Moe.
[QUOTE=Horsetrader;3187834]I don't feel safe on the north side of the intersection of Constitution and Coahuilia. If I recall, Hargow got mugged very near the northeast corner of that intersection. Perhaps he will chime in and give us the exact location, I could be mistaken.
I've also seen a number of US streetwalkers in that area.[/QUOTE]When Chicago was going full speed it used to be very safe. As long as you stayed clear of Club Inferno. Maybe now that Chicago has died out it is more isolated and less safe.
Yes I did get mugged there about a 1-1/2 years ago. They have more police at that intersection. The key however is not become complacent and constantly look to see who is behind you. This one Ratero tried to steal my cell phone by Cohuilla st and Ninos Heros last night.
[QUOTE=Horsetrader;3187834]I don't feel safe on the north side of the intersection of Constitution and Coahuilia. If I recall, Hargow got mugged very near the northeast corner of that intersection. Perhaps he will chime in and give us the exact location, I could be mistaken.
I've also seen a number of US streetwalkers in that area.[/QUOTE]
I have never seen more than a single line of 5 or so people at the ped-west exit. There was a line to enter. Either everyone was stupid or only one turn style was open. There's a new walkway, so no longer down the street. I saw most taxi libre, so the government may have succeeded with them and the yellow cab union monopoly. I haven't exited the east side, so maybe some one can chime in if they have? It's too bad the abandoned plaza before the first bridge isn't being torn down and rebuilt.
[QUOTE=Squid1234;3195484]I have never seen more than a single line of 5 or so people at the ped-west exit. There was a line to enter. Either everyone was stupid or only one turn style was open. There's a new walkway, so no longer down the street. I saw most taxi libre, so the government may have succeeded with them and the yellow cab union monopoly. I haven't exited the east side, so maybe some one can chime in if they have? It's too bad the abandoned plaza before the first bridge isn't being torn down and rebuilt.[/QUOTE]Since ped west opened up the wait times coming back into the US are much shorter. 3-4 years ago was miserable. I used to wait so long in line I coulda fell asleep. They've definitely improved things in the last year or so. Moe.
[QUOTE=MemoeNasty;3198512]Since ped west opened up the wait times coming back into the US are much shorter. 3-4 years ago was miserable. I used to wait so long in line I coulda fell asleep. They've definitely improved things in the last year or so. Moe.[/QUOTE]PedWest is hit or miss depending on when you go. You could still wait hours in either the general or ready line. I've seen PedWest backed up to half way between the ramp up and the spiral ramp down. If you have SENTRI or Global Entry you can just walk through the waiting crowds to the front and get through the crossing very quickly.
Passport renewal took only 2 weeks. Got a card this time. Now, with passport card I can enter Tijuana with no passport stamps and with my GE card I can get out relatively quickly.
Soon as the Tijuana cops finish with their Christmas fund drive I plan to make another daytime bombing run. Hoping by then the PedWest entry to Mexico will be available. Life is good!
Made a trip down south Monday night after being in Phoenix for the holiday. Got down around dark. Freezing cold, windy. Bars were lame and the streets were pretty quiet. I'm starting to notice that the banditos line up on the wall now like the paraditas. Lotta shady characters these days in the zona. I didn't hang long. Wished a few maseros I know in LC happy holidays. LC literally had three girls working when I got down there. I thought I fucked up and walked into CC by mistake. Came back at 10:30. The scene in BT was pretty decent so I hung in there mostly and watched Dallas beat up on Detroit. The east crossing had a very long line at 10 p and some barker tells me 2 hours. I say bullshit. He says ok 20 minutes but I can get you across in 5 minutes. I told him to take a hike that I was going over to ped west. Walked over and right up to a officer. Zero wait. So far since ped west has been open I've waited one time and that was a Sunday at noon. I love it!! Moe.
[QUOTE=MemoeNasty;3203884]Made a trip down south Monday night after being in Phoenix for the holiday. Got down around dark. Freezing cold, windy. Bars were lame and the streets were pretty quiet. I'm starting to notice that the banditos line up on the wall now like the paraditas. Lotta shady characters these days in the zona. I didn't hang long. Wished a few maseros I know in LC happy holidays. LC literally had three girls working when I got down there. I thought I fucked up and walked into CC by mistake. Came back at 10:30. The scene in BT was pretty decent so I hung in there mostly and watched Dallas beat up on Detroit. The east crossing had a very long line at 10 p and some barker tells me 2 hours. I say bullshit. He says ok 20 minutes but I can get you across in 5 minutes. I told him to take a hike that I was going over to ped west. Walked over and right up to a officer. Zero wait. So far since ped west has been open I've waited one time and that was a Sunday at noon. I love it!! Moe.[/QUOTE]The Mexican celebration of Christmas is called las posadas and begins on December 16.
And most ladies go home and spend time with their families until the middle of January.
Remember a lot of ladies come all over Mexico to work in Tijuana. Got to take of the gringos that come here.
Hey guys. Just wanted to mention there was a shooting INSIDE HK club tonight! One of the dancers I know messaged me around 4 am and mentioned that a guy had came into the club with a gun and shots were fired. One of the girls apparently had the guy fall on top of her. Not sure what all happen but the girl I know was really shaken up. They ended up letting all the girls go home. Anyone that goes there knows they are pretty good about their security check. Crazy how this got pass them. Hopefully more info comes in on this!
Be safe my bros!
[QUOTE=ModernHouseFan;3205947]Hey guys. Just wanted to mention there was a shooting INSIDE HK club tonight! One of the dancers I know messaged me around 4 am and mentioned that a guy had came into the club with a gun and shots were fired. One of the girls apparently had the guy fall on top of her. Not sure what all happen but the girl I know was really shaken up. They ended up letting all the girls go home. Anyone that goes there knows they are pretty good about their security check. Crazy how this got pass them. Hopefully more info comes in on this!
Be safe my bros![/QUOTE]You make a good point about the guys doing security check. I believe this is the only major club in the zona norte which frisks customers walking in and they maintain the vigilance 24/7 at both entrances. I'm easy, but dammit if someone walks in and starts shooting the guys doing door security on that shift need to find another job if I'm running this place! This is NOT the first shooting inside HK. You may recall that an HK employee who had formerly been a manager at their Malquerida club was shot dead inside HK a few years ago. Other instances of at least weapons being flashed and of course many police and / or military raids looking for alleged bad guys and doing weapons / contraband checks of every customer. I've been privy to a few of those at HK and other joints. I view them as routinely "coming with the territory" but a couple have been terrifying with the authorities completely out of control. Long stories. Through it all Tijuana is still my favorite point on the map of the west coast of North America, but clearly you are not in Kansas anymore.
[QUOTE=TheCamel;3207087]You make a good point about the guys doing security check. I believe this is the only major club in the zona norte which frisks customers walking in and they maintain the vigilance 24/7 at both entrances. I'm easy, but dammit if someone walks in and starts shooting the guys doing door security on that shift need to find another job if I'm running this place! This is NOT the first shooting inside HK. You may recall that an HK employee who had formerly been a manager at their Malquerida club was shot dead inside HK a few years ago. Other instances of at least weapons being flashed and of course many police and / or military raids looking for alleged bad guys and doing weapons / contraband checks of every customer. I've been privy to a few of those at HK and other joints. I view them as routinely "coming with the territory" but a couple have been terrifying with the authorities completely out of control. Long stories. Through it all Tijuana is still my favorite point on the map of the west coast of North America, but clearly you are not in Kansas anymore.[/QUOTE]When I went down on Monday I was being frisked at LC and BT. Malquerida also does this at all times. A masero was shot dead in HK in November 2011 and the bar was actually shut down for a period of time. In September of 2013 a man walked into malquerida in the middle of the day and shot a man dead right at the bar while he was drinking a beer. A few months ago you had the incident right outside of AB where 2 officers were killed by 2 dudes with ak-47's. I've been going to Tijuana for years and always feel pretty safe while in the zona but shit can happen. Moe.
[QUOTE=MemoeNasty;3207296]When I went down on Monday I was being frisked at LC and BT. Malquerida also does this at all times. A masero was shot dead in HK in November 2011 and the bar was actually shut down for a period of time. In September of 2013 a man walked into malquerida in the middle of the day and shot a man dead right at the bar while he was drinking a beer. A few months ago you had the incident right outside of AB where 2 officers were killed by 2 dudes with ak-47's. I've been going to Tijuana for years and always feel pretty safe while in the zona but shit can happen. Moe.[/QUOTE]The above is all too true unfortunately. I recall 4 or 5 months back the manager of BT was shot dead. May he RIP as he was a cool guy.
TTM.
[QUOTE=TheTallMan;3207815]The above is all too true unfortunately. I recall 4 or 5 months back the manager of BT was shot dead. May he RIP as he was a cool guy.
TTM.[/QUOTE]Really! I know a few maseros in BT and also used to have a guy come up and say hello and shake my hand whenever he seen me. The maseros would tell me he was a manager. Some of these places have multiple managers but I'm wondering if it was this guy. Have no idea what his name was. Just knew him by face. The guy I'm thinking of I haven't seen in some time too. Moe.
[QUOTE=TheTallMan;3207815]The above is all too true unfortunately. I recall 4 or 5 months back the manager of BT was shot dead. May he RIP as he was a cool guy.
TTM.[/QUOTE]Tall Man, do you know his name? Was it Mario by any chance? He's been around almost 20 years in different capacities and different clubs owned by the HK / BT owner, but had settled in with some stability as a Tropical manager in recent years. Could be a great guy but the kind who could get deep in the booze and court trouble too. Which he often found. Was this another in-bar shooting?
I don't hang out in Tijuana anywhere near as much as I used to, but in my memory and by observation on a recent Saturday night, I don't even see BT, LC, AB, Valentina and CC even having a tough guy in their employ by the door the way HK does. And yes, also Malquerida. Basically just runts waving everybody through. They're more desperate for the business than HK is so bienvenidos amigos -- PASALE! AB always had the uniformed auxiliary dudes near the door but they don't frisk anybody and they are not young tough guys. More concerned with a patron bringing in a bottle of water that was purchased elsewhere.
It is also true that despite lax door security, virtually every Tijuana bar on and way off the beaten path have their entire staff ready to instantly gel as a militia when any kind of trouble breaks out. I used to hang out until dawn at the sketchiest locals spots up on Art. 123 (I. E. "ratero alley") where fights broke out virtually every night. Sometimes larger scale saloon brawls. It was actually very impressive to observe the meseros almost instantly getting control of the situation and sweeping the shit out on to the street. Often into the arms, fists and cuffs of waiting policia. So I always felt safe in these joints even though I was routinely the only gabacho. But none of those fights ever escalated to gun play. Mexico's strict gun laws were very effective in deterring street trash from carrying weapons as they were constantly searched by police with or without cause. If they found a weapon these guys were headed for serious prison time. But now the cartel situation is appearing at street level in the zona norte and petty street dealers have been taking bullets like never before. Haven't heard about any innocent monger bystanders being victimized yet. So not trying to spread paranoia.
FWIW, the mesero who was shot dead in HK was the former manager of Malquerida. His shooting was written up by the Tijuana papers as being about the waiter having the shooter tossed out of HK earlier that night. The shooter comes back with a gun. But right after he was killed Malquerida went from being a wide open welcoming bar to having mafia tough guy types who would scare the shit out of Tony Soprano posted at the door closely scrutinizing everyone who intended to enter.