various reports from local puerto penasco newspapers and az tv news said there is IMPROVED security between the two (2) cities of sonyta and puerto penasco. that we should expect stops at the edge of sonyta traveling south to Puerto Penasco and before entering and vis versa also see more police/military presence on the road including the green angels
well what happen? there certainly was not
at sonyta i was stopped at the usual place of red cross asked where i was coming from and where i was headed and passed on....
where is the added security?
i am a expierenced traveler of mexico and other countries and kept an eye into the desert for upset dust...vehicles coming toward me , from behind etc...saw NADA...
I have the same question....I didn't see any federale highway patrol either going down or coming back....Friday or Tuesday.....maybe Rosy could bring this up with the mayor's office???
I just got home. Interesting trip for another thread. Got stopped coming into Sonoyta and there was one police cruiser right before the short cut. Saw Federales all weekend in PP, at least one truckload every time I went off the Mirador. There was only about 6 cars that I passed on Hiway 8, 3 crazy speeders that passed me, traffic was almost non existant today. Maybe someone who came home yesterday can pipe up here and let us know how it was.
One pass along the highway is not an adequate sample to determine if security has improved along the highway. Anyway, if there is no patrolling all day then an increase of one pass by per day of the police it is an IMPROVEMENT, right.
There certainly is an increased presence of State, Federal and local police and military in Penasco as compared to say a month or two ago.
Arrived on Sonoyta on 7/2 Red Cross donations almost at the turn to the short cut a couple of block away at the exit of town there was the policia minucipal check point everybody has spoken for, in route to Penasco 2 cars of federales went by towards Sonoyta, I say around 4:30 pm then at almost Batamote bridge I saw 2 trucks of the green angels, as we were arriving to Penasco got stopped by the biggest policia municipal check point I have seen in Penasco in years, at about the same place the Tequila Factory is located, I saw a military truck full of soldiers and a military pick up truck that would be the envy of all the 4 wheelers with soldiers too and thru the weekend I did noticed more military personnel than normal, thru all my trips in the last few month I can say that since the incident with the Police chief I have notice a lot more security than before.
I went down on 7/1 and yes, there was a checkpoint on the outside of Sonoyta and again just entering Rocky Point. I saw extra police and military all weekend long.
puerto penasco is not only for visitors. when i read the article and listened to Mr Palacio i thought it was going to be on going 24/7 not only on weekends when we welcome visitors.
mis2810 said:
I went down on 7/1 and yes, there was a checkpoint on the outside of Sonoyta and again just entering Rocky Point. I saw extra police and military all weekend long.
my original posting was a matter of my observation and a question ....not as to "right" and certainly did not warrant sarcasm
well, it seems that for someone that lives down in town you might not observe much if you have not notice the increase of military, police and federales in town, I do not live in PP but find myself going down quite often as I drive a shuttle and since I DO pay attention to my surroundings I have been able to notice the increase in security as well as at least one other poster that DO live permanently in PP.
cortezgirl, do you know what cortez means in spanish, besides the spanish name, let me give you a hit do not confuse it with corte"s", by the way that you come across, sometimes, it does match your username, "cortez" is an adjetive that means rustico/a, inculto/a, grosero/a, not trying to insult you just making and observation of your mannerisms and the relation to your username :eek3:
well, it seems that for someone that lives down in town you might not observe much if you have not notice the increase of military, police and federales in town, I do not live in PP but find myself going down quite often as I drive a shuttle and since I DO pay attention to my surroundings I have been able to notice the increase in security as well as at least one other poster that DO live permanently in PP.
cortezgirl, do you know what cortez means in spanish, besides the spanish name, let me give you a hit do not confuse it with corte"s", by the way that you come across, sometimes, it does match your username, "cortez" is an adjetive that means rustico/a, inculto/a, grosero/a, not trying to insult you just making and observation of your mannerisms and the relation to your username :eek3:
oh please give me a break my posting had nothing to do with "in town" as to the rest of your post...have a good night :)
Well, you say that there security wasn't increased, yet say that in Sonoyta you were asked questions. Guess what? The Red Cross donation team was moved and you were asked questions by Federal/State police. The rest of us noticed a lot more police of all types all over town, others didn't notice a thing. I chalk it up to perception. I'd also like to point out that when people see a lot of police or military they invariably say "Too many, they'll scare the tourists!". And then when they don't see any, they say, "Where the hell was the increased police presence? Who's taking care of us?". Can't win for losing...
Well, you say that there security wasn't increased, yet say that in Sonoyta you were asked questions. Guess what? The Red Cross donation team was moved and you were asked questions by Federal/State police. The rest of us noticed a lot more police of all types all over town, others didn't notice a thing. I chalk it up to perception. I'd also like to point out that when people see a lot of police or military they invariably say "Too many, they'll scare the tourists!". And then when they don't see any, they say, "Where the hell was the increased police presence? Who's taking care of us?". Can't win for losing...
well thanks for that...guess most cant read... i am not an idiot......go have another tequilla
oh please give me a break my posting had nothing to do with "in town" as to the rest of your post...have a good night :)
What do you mean? you say that you are a resident and hope to be for long, to me that sounds like you live "in town" as in Rocky Point and the security was beefed up "in town" as well as in the highway, so again what are you trying to convey with your post then? if you tell me you live in E.J. Penasco out of the way and do not leave home but seldom then I will understand your post a little better, however you live in Las Conchas to me that is "in town" as a matter of fact it is closer to town than Sandy Beach resorts, or not? please correct me if am wrong?
And as to the rest of my post, there it is girl, another of your little observations that you have not observed about yourself and how you come across, YOU have a good night! :blah: :eek3:
What do you mean? you say that you are a resident and hope to be for long, to me that sounds like you live "in town" as in Rocky Point and the security was beefed up "in town" as well as in the highway, so again what are you trying to convey with your post then? if you tell me you live in E.J. Penasco out of the way and do not leave home but seldom then I will understand your post a little better, however you live in Las Conchas to me that is "in town" as a matter of fact it is closer to town than Sandy Beach resorts, or not? please correct me if am wrong?
And as to the rest of my post, there it is girl, another of your little observations that you have not observed about yourself and how you come across, YOU have a good night! :blah: :eek3:
the thread reads: proposed security on our hwys how much more clear can that be. i have noidea who started the "in town" my thread was never about that.
So you do agree about having more security in town then? great, be have something in common.
I have notice the increase security in the highway also, as I said before, and for you being that you are a resident how often do you travel that road between Penasco and the USA border? enough to noticed the increase of security?.
Well I do and since most of the people come to Penasco for some reason or another I thought that including the "in town" will be appropiate, from now on I will pay more attention to your post title as to what is relevant as a hole instead!! and I am in my second shot and third beer and joking around and laughing wiht others, some times about your attitude too, that is what I call a good night, in your original post, with sarcasm and all sounded like you were trying to tell me to go to bed, again I misunderstood your sarcasm, however I was trying to tell you to go to bed and relax! :lol:
well thanks for that...guess most cant read... i am not an idiot......go have another tequilla
I read just fine and am not drinking tonight. What's your excuse? Perhaps if you were less cryptic and sarcastic your posts would make more sense. I did notice that you are quick to call others out on their sarcasm (as you see it). You really should learn to use emoticons, since you have absolutely no skill whatsoever for weaving nuance into your posts. Better luck in the future.
cortezgirl....I just went thru this whole thread...again....and for the life of me, I can't figure out half of what you are trying to say or to whom you're replying. As Rosy indicated, there are emoticoms that you can use if you are joking or being sarcastic....you know, those things called "smileys"..... You can also click on "Reply with quote" so that us "slower" people know to whom the reply is directed!!!:stir::fail:
Got to the border and as a commercial vehicle with a enclosed trailer it is an automatic check, and today was my turn, I had my quad in the trailer so they ask me for registration for the quad, trailer and van my passport and drvers license, I had everything on hand, it took about 3 minutes and they let me go as normal, drived thru the "reten" (checkpoint) in Sonoyta and the policia municipal, all 4 of them, were having late lunch under the shade but with a watchful eye in the road, then again I was the only one on it, at that moment, about 16 miles out of Sonoyta the first federal police car went by towards Sonoyta then at about 30 miles I passed a truck from the Green Angels, dial 078 when in need of help in the highway, and passed the long curve after Batamonte bridge the second federal police car went by towards Sonoyta, all and all it was a very uneventfull trip, like always; this time I had the company of Ruben Blades and Celia Cruz, making this trip very enjoyable!!
Now just relaxing and ready to go for a walk to the beach, the sea is rough today!! but the weather is nice and cool with a northerly wind, from where I am!!
be nice cortezgirl, I'd hate to make you take a vacation.
Tyler,
This nature of rude dressing down of another member should not be permitted on the forum. The poster of the following is a continuous offender.
"I read just fine and am not drinking tonight. What's your excuse? Perhaps if you were less cryptic and sarcastic your posts would make more sense. I did notice that you are quick to call others out on their sarcasm (as you see it). You really should learn to use emoticons, since you have absolutely no skill whatsoever for weaving nuance into your posts. Better luck in the future."
I have to laugh at all of this back and forth over PRECEPTION. Years back Edna and I were traveling to Texas with the 5th wheel and my parents were behind us with theirs. As we drove along we saw two large and very tall giraffes about 40 yards off to the side of the road. We radioed them and told them where to look at the giraffe. They never did see them.! Point is that some people tend not to see things no matter how big they are.
This nature of rude dressing down of another member should not be permitted on the forum. The poster of the following is a continuous offender.
and he then called someone stupid, a "dressing down" a day or two later.
So what's up with that Jack? Are you special, or as I suggested, someone with speacial needs?:cluck:
Not Smiley wrote this on Thursday,.... and he then called someone stupid, a "dressing down" a day or two later.
So what's up with that Jack? Are you special, or as I suggested, someone with speacial needs?:cluck:
Kenny
Hey Kenny, I suspect this is someone we thought was long gone. At least he seems to leave that same sickly-sweet stench in the air.