@Neville Telen Never, crossing into Mexico, always asked re-entering U.S. what did we obtain, if carrying a bag, occasionally a look down into it, no rummaging ever, the agents seemed to be following orders while some supervisor was watching. The searching was trivial, never a body-search. However, that was >20 years ago, before 9-11, etc. Frank
I'll research Algodones online to see if its worth the longer bus ride. Tijuana is hairy...at least it was five or ten years ago (my last Mercurochrome run). Back in my biker days I would of liked the sense of danger, but last time I was there it was get in, get the stuff, get out, and cross the border before sunset.
That matches with all my experiences. I was given the cold shoulder by US Customs going over, and the Mexican guards were only interested in my passport. Wonder if its still like that?
Some of the border areas are a lot more dangerous now than they were twenty years ago. When I lived in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, the border city of Reynosa, Mexico was a pretty peaceful place. I crossed there dozens of times. However, about a year ago, a friend of mine filmed a shoot-out there between one of the drug gangs and the Mexican police. It was like something you might see in Syria, with machine guns mounted on the back of pickup trucks.
Wonder how I would go about finding a (relatively) safe Mexican border town to try? I'm usually good with Google, but search terms used dictate whether the end results are hit or miss...not sure how to approach this one. Maybe I should post this in computers?
I think that the more touristy border towns would probably be the safest now. Since they are dependent upon tourists coming across the border, they tend to be safer. Matamoros, Mexico, for example, was a lot cleaner and brighter than across the bridge in Brownsville, Texas, plus you were more likely to find people who spoke English in Matamoros than in Brownsville. Once you left the main tourist fare though, it was another matter.
Here is an interesting page that shows whether a doctor is receiving money from drug companies, and how much they are getting if they do take gifts from the drug companies. Surprisingly, this was put into effect along with Obama Care, and was callled the Sunshine Act (or something really similar to that). When I checked out our doctors, one didn’t show up at all, the other had like $25 (so barely a dinner), and that made me feel good to find that out because it seems like that means that they are not pressing drugs on people that they do not need. However, when I looked up Robin’s doctor, who is a well-known specialist for MS, he has received over $700,000 in drug companies gifts, and it appears that this was just in 2013-2015. Who knows how much more he has received since then. Anyway, this website is really easy to use to check your doctors. You just put in the name and the state, and it shows the results. https://projects.propublica.org/docdollars/
@Yvonne Smith Of doctors listed under Fort Mohave, AZ, several were well over $1000, one about $5000, those being Specialists (no surprise there). Frank
OK..... I just was watching TV and I saw a commercial about a drug, and I couldn't believe what they said.... I'm sorry but this has to be the ultimate thing of all.... "When taking this drug, it could cause death.. In the event of death, stop taking this medication immediately and contact your doctor"......
Some drug like antibiotics have a good outcome although they also kill beneficial bacteria. Most other drugs over power the natural function of the body to bring it back into the realm that medical science says it should be. Instead of asking why is the body having these function go out of specs. For example high blood pressure doctor don’t look for the reason just force it back into specs. If the blood pressure was high to give your brain more oxygen or to force more blood through your kidneys and you forces it to lesson would that be a good idea? The body has a reason for doing what it is doing find the reason not drug it.
All those ads do is make me not want to use the medications. For laughs I once made a list of all those medications that tell you to ask your doctor and then presented them to my doctor. He laughed and on the serious side said that he spends some time each week explaining to patients that the medication they are asking him about does not apply to them.
Oh, but the people in these ads seem so healthy and happy. I want to be healthy and happy. If I were taking those meds, then maybe I'd be healthy and happy too.