thanks, I knew I had that word not exactly right.

----- Original Message -----
From: "miguel pacheco" <mundopacheco@gmail.com>
To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
Cc: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: HIJACKED - update

'Mordida'

Miguel

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
  - Thomas A. Edison

On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> I believe the mexican-spanish word or term is or was, 'morditta' ......
> means 'the bite.'
>
> traditionally police got paid very litttle, and that's how the system
> worked.
> these days might be a whole other story ..but you get the idea.
> Enough $ in the right place will fix everything is the impression I get.
>
> funny story -
> friend of mine driving in mexico in a mercedes diesel car, late 90's.
> he was driving through a town and saw a truck tire rolling down a hill
> from
> a side street , coming right at him.
> he gunned it, trying to avoid getting hit by the tire.
> It smacked his car firmly on the last foot of the left side.
> He just kept on agoin' .......
> and didn't slow down unitl he was miles away ...
> because .............in Mexico, in any accident, it's always the Gringo's
> fault.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Loren Busch" <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:41 AM
> Subject: Re: HIJACKED - update
>
>
>> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Do any of you folks with the experience down south think this is a
>>> place
>>> where someone is waiting for a cash gift to fix all this?
>>>
>>
>> 'Cash Gift' my ..... Call a Bribe a Bribe.
>