8.29.06 - Worldwide Interconnectivity
How times have changed. At my first Acuna (Ah-coon-yah) visit, it would have been tough to find anyone in this little Mexican town using the internet. This time, half the younger people know about "Ernesto" visiting Florida. Now, everyone under the age of 30 is interconnected. They're smarter, because information truly is...power. The traffic in this town, much smaller than Nogales, over the Arizona border, was very light, no waiting at the crossback, will swell w/this weekend's-Labor Day crowd. Local tourist bars, like "Pancho's" were all but empty, although some natives were partying w/loud music inside Mexican joints. Grabbed a really cool Pancho's tee-shirt, with giant letters..."D.E.A." ("Drink Every Afternoon"). As you might guess, that wonderful agency's not too popular in the old country.
MEXICAN INFLATION:
Everything is more expensive, thanks to the price of energy. Four years ago, a taxi was $8. Two years ago, it was $10. Now it's $12, and one guy wanted $20. How do I know?
TAXI DRIVERS WON'T LEAVE YA THE HELL ALONE!
Sadly, the cost of a bottle of 100 Anos~ Tequila has risen from $4.90 to $6.90, the top shelf from $14 to $19, and the state of Texas has to tack on their $1.25 to each bottle you bring back across. Still, a bargain. Beautiful, woven Mexican blankets in mind-blowing, bright Aztec colors are still only $12 for the largest size.
FAST FOOD MAKES YA FAT??
Four + weeks on the road. I've been everywhere man, I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE....& Wherever, ate mainly FAST FOOD. Except for my fav, 2 over easy eggs, hash browns, & toast or bisquit, it's been burgers, tacos, and fried stuff like catfish, chicken, country-fried steak, french fries, onion rings, and more fries. SPARE TIRE TALLY?--LOST TEN POUNDS. So much for that stupid McDonald's weight-gain movie. If you're gonna eat this fat crap, you got to move around and work it off, or stick with
100% bran, if ya want ta' SIT ON YER ASS ALL DAY!
Well sports fans, if we don't make it back to the ULTRA-PLUSH, TOTAL MAXIMUM-SECURITY ABM COMPOUND and board up the Ernesto windows, NOBODY'S GONNA DO IT FOR US, (because they're too busy takin' care of their own stuff). Gotta blow this little Del Rio border 'burg, and drag my sorry ass (and 5-lb beard) back to the land of LYNYRD SKYNYRD. (Just in time to produce the October run for "AMERICAN BIKER MINUTE".) After this great (and wet) August, don't think that's gonna be a problem. Check back in from time to time, as we update the ABM BLOG, and look for pic's and full trip stuff soon at www.americanbikerminute.com.
GET OFFA DA COUCH:
AMERICA HAS THE BEST ROADS. THERE SIMPLY IS NO BETTER PLACE ON EARTH TO RIDE YOUR BIKE. AMERICA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. DISCOVER AMERICA. DON'T SIT ON YOUR ASS AND GET OLD. SIT YOUR ASS ON A BIKE AND GET YOUNG. TAKE RISKS--LIVE!
MEXICAN INFLATION:
Everything is more expensive, thanks to the price of energy. Four years ago, a taxi was $8. Two years ago, it was $10. Now it's $12, and one guy wanted $20. How do I know?
TAXI DRIVERS WON'T LEAVE YA THE HELL ALONE!
Sadly, the cost of a bottle of 100 Anos~ Tequila has risen from $4.90 to $6.90, the top shelf from $14 to $19, and the state of Texas has to tack on their $1.25 to each bottle you bring back across. Still, a bargain. Beautiful, woven Mexican blankets in mind-blowing, bright Aztec colors are still only $12 for the largest size.
FAST FOOD MAKES YA FAT??
Four + weeks on the road. I've been everywhere man, I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE....& Wherever, ate mainly FAST FOOD. Except for my fav, 2 over easy eggs, hash browns, & toast or bisquit, it's been burgers, tacos, and fried stuff like catfish, chicken, country-fried steak, french fries, onion rings, and more fries. SPARE TIRE TALLY?--LOST TEN POUNDS. So much for that stupid McDonald's weight-gain movie. If you're gonna eat this fat crap, you got to move around and work it off, or stick with
100% bran, if ya want ta' SIT ON YER ASS ALL DAY!
Well sports fans, if we don't make it back to the ULTRA-PLUSH, TOTAL MAXIMUM-SECURITY ABM COMPOUND and board up the Ernesto windows, NOBODY'S GONNA DO IT FOR US, (because they're too busy takin' care of their own stuff). Gotta blow this little Del Rio border 'burg, and drag my sorry ass (and 5-lb beard) back to the land of LYNYRD SKYNYRD. (Just in time to produce the October run for "AMERICAN BIKER MINUTE".) After this great (and wet) August, don't think that's gonna be a problem. Check back in from time to time, as we update the ABM BLOG, and look for pic's and full trip stuff soon at www.americanbikerminute.com.
GET OFFA DA COUCH:
AMERICA HAS THE BEST ROADS. THERE SIMPLY IS NO BETTER PLACE ON EARTH TO RIDE YOUR BIKE. AMERICA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. DISCOVER AMERICA. DON'T SIT ON YOUR ASS AND GET OLD. SIT YOUR ASS ON A BIKE AND GET YOUNG. TAKE RISKS--LIVE!
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