I'll be waiting Scott.  I've got 2c to chime in with as well!

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> I have comments that will have to wait until Friidae. about this 'no
> market,
> no industry' thing.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 5:18 PM
> Subject: Re: HIJACKED - update
>
>
>  Mexico is full of great people.  It's government is one of the most
>> corrupt in the world, so that despite having a plethora of rich natural
>> resources, many people are dirt poor.  I've enjoyed all the time I've
>> spent there, including field trips that I took students on deep into the
>> country.  Met some of the most generous, most friendly, and most fun
>> loving people I've ever known anywhere.  Never ran into the bozo criminals
>> who have become more prevalent in recent years.  And why have they become
>> more prevalent?  The drug lords control the government, the police, much
>> of the countryside.  Why are the drug lords so powerful?  U.S. drug money.
>> If we want Mexico to become a functional country again, all we have to do
>> is control drug traffic in this country.  No market, no industry.
>> Something for some to think about.
>>
>> DMc
>>
>> ---- pdooley <psdooley@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
>>
>>> Apparently bandits down there also use logs or debris to block the road.
>>> Basically anything to get you to stop.
>>> The book I'm reading tells a story of a traveling salesman who was robbed
>>> by
>>> a man with an AK-47 riding on a donkey..
>>> Interesting place, that Mexico.  I love to read about it but would never
>>> go
>>> there.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Scott Daniel - Turbovans
>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 5:52 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: HIJACKED - update
>>>
>>> I hope at the minimum, people in Mexico will realize now ...
>>> if they see vehicles parked by the side of the road in any kind of remote
>>> area like this ..
>>> turn around and head back the other way pronto !
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
>>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 7:06 AM
>>> Subject: HIJACKED - update
>>>
>>>
>>> > Folks, here are links to two articles published in  the Canadian press
>>> > about the two couples that were hijacked in Mexico.
>>> >
>>> > _http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/04/11/13548401.html_
>>> > (http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/04/11/13548401.html)
>>> >
>>> > _http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/04/07/pf-13504646.html_
>>> > (http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/04/07/pf-13504646.html)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Please note  that I will be away from my business travelling in the USA
>>> > and
>>> > Mexico from  November 18, 2009 until April 30, 2010.  Parts orders will
>>> > be
>>> > processed  although not as quickly as usual.  I will always be
>>> > available
>>> > by
>>> > E-mail.  If you phone, your call will be addressed by Greg T. Brown
>>> > here
>>> > and he will either call you back or advise you to contact me directly
>>> > by
>>> > E-mail.  See my _www.frankcondelli.com_ (http://www.frankcondelli.com/
>>> )
>>> > website for complete details.  Travel Blog at
>>> > _www.westfaliatravels.com_
>>> > (http://www.westfaliatravels.com/)
>>> >
>>> > Cheers,
>>> >
>>> > Frank  Condelli
>>> >
>>> > Almonte, Ontario, Canada
>>> > '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
>>> > (http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) )
>>> > _Frank Condelli &  Associates_
>>> > http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html)  -
>>> > Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
>>> > _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust  Systems_
>>> > (http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm)
>>> > _BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/)  a VW  Camper camping event,
>>> > Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13,  2010
>>>
>>
>> --
>> David McNeely
>>
>

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