Re: Re: Mexico Travel Advsiory

[Guest guest]

I agree.

Ram

Re: Mexico Travel Advsiory

> I'm glad that it is a " Cougar " advisory and not one from anyone with any

sense. You started off with wanting a Dentist as your medical director and

then wind-up spinning tales about drug cartels and crooked cops. I think

you might need something more stronger than the Welbutrin. Something shy of

cryogenic suspension. I would also suggest that you avoid glue fumes and

lead based paints.

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[Guest guest]

Cougar,

Friendly advice. Spell-check really helps. And it makes you look less

uneducated.

-Wes Ogilvie

[Guest guest]

I spent a couple of days in Mexico last week. I drove from Ciudad Juarez to

Chihuahua and back. It took me 5 minutes to go across the border going into

Mexico and 10 minutes coming back. Ciudad Juarez has two malls, a Wal-Mart,

Sam's Club, Applebee's, 's, Subway Sandwiches, Blockbuster Video,

Autozone auto parts. And Bip Bip convenience stores on virtually every

corner. The road to Chihuahua was as good as US roads and the gas was

cheaper. Things were clean. The hotels nice, the food good, the people

friendly (and a whole crew of BLS providers at Cruz Roja trying to learn

everything they could about providing EMS.) There were Mexican Army

personnel at the border, but they did not have magazines in their weapons

and were eating mangos when I went through. NAFTA has been good to Mexico

and they are quickly moving out of the third world. Corruption is just as

bad here as in Mexico--perhaps worse. Our murder rate is many times theirs.

Just a few thoughts from a Mexican sojourner.

B Bledsoe

PS. One of the ambulances on the way to Chihuahua had Abilene EMS on the

side (the star of life had been removed and replaced by an orange cross).

[Guest guest]

Now ,

Why open that can of worms? The backboard discussion was bad enough, now we

have to have a discussion on trading ambulances!!!!!!!!!!

Here we go..

btw, glad you had a great time in Mexico, and welcome back

RE: Re: Mexico Travel Advsiory

> I spent a couple of days in Mexico last week. I drove from Ciudad Juarez

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> Chihuahua and back. It took me 5 minutes to go across the border going

into

> Mexico and 10 minutes coming back. Ciudad Juarez has two malls, a

Wal-Mart,

> Sam's Club, Applebee's, 's, Subway Sandwiches, Blockbuster Video,

> Autozone auto parts. And Bip Bip convenience stores on virtually every

> corner. The road to Chihuahua was as good as US roads and the gas was

> cheaper. Things were clean. The hotels nice, the food good, the people

> friendly (and a whole crew of BLS providers at Cruz Roja trying to learn

> everything they could about providing EMS.) There were Mexican Army

> personnel at the border, but they did not have magazines in their weapons

> and were eating mangos when I went through. NAFTA has been good to Mexico

> and they are quickly moving out of the third world. Corruption is just as

> bad here as in Mexico--perhaps worse. Our murder rate is many times

theirs.

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> Just a few thoughts from a Mexican sojourner.

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> B Bledsoe

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> PS. One of the ambulances on the way to Chihuahua had Abilene EMS on the

> side (the star of life had been removed and replaced by an orange cross).

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[Guest guest]

Well, Janice, I am glad to hear that you have a physician now. I was worried

that you were going to let your mechanic take a stab at overseeing medical

direction.

Just in case you didn't know there was an influx of military presence at the

Mexican-US border just prior to the war beginning with Iraq. It was aired on

the news several times. It is just soldiers doing their job just like us. It

doesn't have anything to do with paranoid, rampant drug dealers, crooks,

prostitutes, lions, or bears; oh my!

For your information we had gone to Reynosa a few weeks ago and like the good

Doc pointed out, crossing the border was not a problem. I guess we just didn't

score the " good " Welbutrin that gives you paranoid ideations.

Take your medicine, focus on your breathing and the " bad men " will go away.

By the way, my cousin shoes horses in Beaumont area and has some free time. You

might check with him about being your medical director. He is a real nice

fellow.

=)~

[Guest guest]

Thought to ponder...

One of the chronic posters to our list makes frequent, basic spelling

errors in both English and Spanish.

When people call us uneducated, unprofessional, and " ambulance

drivers, " who should we blame for their perception? As Pogo said, " we have

met the enemy and he is us. "

Please, remember, when you are on this list, you are representing

yourself to the public, your fellow EMS professionals, AND the Texas

Department of Health, the very agency which regulates the profession. You're

only as good as your first impression. That's true on this list, and it will

certainly be true if, God forbid, you are ever hauled into civil and/or

criminal court.

Stepping off my soapbox, I remain...

Sincerely yours,

Wes Ogilvie, attorney at law

<nota bene. My postings are not intended as legal advice to the list nor for

any individual member of the list.>

[Guest guest]

You stand corrected on it not being my business who you have as a medical

director. That's public record. All I have to do is call the state and request

this information. Unless he is a Ferrier in Oklahoma I should be able to get

their name.

I just cannot imagine that Laredo would be the DMZ of North America. Of all the

borders to cross I would not pick the one that the Border Patrol has their eyes

on. Arizonza is much more drug cartel friendly. If you watch the news a bulk

of the Mexican drugs are smuggled through tunnels under the border in Arizona

and other less populated places. These tunnels are more Y2K compliant and less

violent than the Escobar days.

[Guest guest]

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You invite yet more bad feelings by impugning the reputation of Oklahoma

farriers. Just thank the nice people, " Coogah! " and now " Coogette! " for their

generousity in sharing this important message with us. Their consideration for

our general welfare is just one of the things I love about them.

Just never agree that you've seen the black helicopters too.

TD

Re: Re: Mexico Travel Advsiory

You stand corrected on it not being my business who you have as a medical

director. That's public record. All I have to do is call the state and request

this information. Unless he is a Ferrier in Oklahoma I should be able to get

their name.

I just cannot imagine that Laredo would be the DMZ of North America. Of all

the borders to cross I would not pick the one that the Border Patrol has their

eyes on. Arizonza is much more drug cartel friendly. If you watch the news a

bulk of the Mexican drugs are smuggled through tunnels under the border in

Arizona and other less populated places. These tunnels are more Y2K compliant

and less violent than the Escobar days.

[Guest guest]

Dude,

I've never seen anyone " slur " their typing before. Are you sure you didn't take

up the inn keeper on some snort?

-bc

[Guest guest]

Janice Herring wrote:

> I am just offended by the childish insults in response to Mike's post.

I have been personally offended by a few of your posts. Especially the

obscenity laden e-mails you have sent backchannel. Those who live in

glass houses...

Rob

[Guest guest]

Janice Herring wrote:

> You don't like this advice or warning......DELETE IT!

How hypocritical of you. That is not how you respond to others who give

advice around here. Seems like everytime you respond, it is to tell

somebody else to shut up.

Rob