tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post8589718003176554592..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: On the road in MexicoMurphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-11366914597270952932020-10-28T19:54:31.683-05:002020-10-28T19:54:31.683-05:00Mexico should be a thriving country. It has physi...Mexico should be a thriving country. It has physical resources. It has lovely people. But, unfortunately, it has a Spanish-style government history. ProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-25699156903946799412020-10-27T09:35:31.702-05:002020-10-27T09:35:31.702-05:00My only experience south of the Rio Grande was in ...My only experience south of the Rio Grande was in visits to Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo and Juarez with my parents on some of our travels to the border area in the late 50's and early-mid 60's. Those towns were great then, with easy access, relatively safe 'tourist areas' with nice shops, good food and cheap prices. I remember my dad asking directions and was told to simply "follow the bus". My other experience in Mexico is on the Riviera Maya, diving in Cozumel. Nice folks other than the attitude of some of the "divemasters" who had a LOT LESS experience than me and especially my wife, a physician doing research for the USN.Tom in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576958446243001152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-40247159358831248742020-10-26T17:16:23.065-05:002020-10-26T17:16:23.065-05:00Be safe while south of the borderBe safe while south of the borderdaisysdad01https://www.blogger.com/profile/17606164970289361872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-40634345612685989032020-10-26T16:03:52.560-05:002020-10-26T16:03:52.560-05:00Mexico began building modern highways in the last ...Mexico began building modern highways in the last couple of decades, and these are toll roads, but quality roads and safe. Think of US toll highways. As for policia, the average wage for cops here is about $350 a month, on par with a builder's apprentice. It's not considered a skilled trade or a prestige job so graft often supplements the low wages. Reform efforts at the federal level seem to be serious, with the fring of most of the Federales and replacing them with Guardia Civil, but at the local level it's still just Thunderdome without Tina Turner.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-73203769357092491632020-10-26T12:37:48.184-05:002020-10-26T12:37:48.184-05:00Oh how it's changed in the 40 years since I wa...Oh how it's changed in the 40 years since I was down there. The roads probably are about the same, minus the topes, but the tolls/crooked cops are definitely 'new'...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com