tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post7124075277872260784..comments2024-02-16T08:40:54.943-06:00Comments on Mexico Bob: Dialog - At the Gas StationBob Mrotekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-36898864668215085532009-11-04T20:55:17.873-06:002009-11-04T20:55:17.873-06:00In the Cabo San Lucas, they like to get you talkin...In the Cabo San Lucas, they like to get you talking and distracted, then when paying for the gas if you give them $500 pesos they use a slight of hand to change it to $50 pesos. Many Gringos are filling up on their way to the airport, and it all looks like Monopoly money, and they are nervous. The key is to keep your money in your hand and count it out as your give it to the attendant, or put it on the auto hood so he doesn't have it in his hand. But if you stand your ground they quickly give it up, too many easy marks to make a fuss. Never been cheated in La Paz or elsewhere in the Baja.dwilson540https://www.blogger.com/profile/00007380872027507044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-34328985692912390642009-03-24T13:32:00.000-06:002009-03-24T13:32:00.000-06:00Great explanation!!!I live in Tampico and have bee...Great explanation!!!I live in Tampico and have been cheated at least three times so now I get out of the car and check if it reads zero and never take my eyes off the counter and check the price and liters amounts. <BR/><BR/>VinceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-72595876098464157832008-09-14T10:11:00.000-05:002008-09-14T10:11:00.000-05:00Thanks Gary. As someone who has pumped quite a bit...Thanks Gary. As someone who has pumped quite a bit of gas myself in my younger days I am always interested in gas station stories. I guess the long and the short of it is to keep your eyes open and your wits about you at all times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-90211264035445447782008-09-13T23:01:00.000-05:002008-09-13T23:01:00.000-05:00An old blog post from one of my favourite bloggers...An old blog post from one of my favourite bloggers on the subject of Pemex...I can relate to both your post and his! Like most places, there's good and bad. <BR/><BR/>http://my.opera.com/slackwrdave/blog/2008/07/07/the-most-corrupt-pemex-in-the-yucatan-peninsula<BR/><BR/>(I would have TinyURL'ed the long address but then people get suspicious of where it'll take them!)Gary Dennesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16121466795073130174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-35970196438664171772008-09-12T13:31:00.000-05:002008-09-12T13:31:00.000-05:00Hi, Bob - I like your blog and your Spanish tutori...Hi, Bob - I like your blog and your Spanish tutorial. I'm adding you to my bloglist.1st Matehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05276608080436409432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-71914854445682012652008-09-12T11:53:00.000-05:002008-09-12T11:53:00.000-05:00Thanks Carlos. I need all the help that I can get!...Thanks Carlos. I need all the help that I can get! I should have said "quédese" or "quédate". I will change it. Please let me know whenever I make an error. That is how I learn and improve. Muchos saludos a toda la gente de San Antonio :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-81211244209865503212008-09-11T22:21:00.000-05:002008-09-11T22:21:00.000-05:00Bob, your blog is great and the dialog funny. Ther...Bob, your blog is great and the dialog funny. There is just one mistake, you don't say: queda con el cambio. You need to say: quedese con el cambio.Carlos Ponce-Meléndezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776876483806253886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-42485797572386433202008-09-10T19:25:00.000-05:002008-09-10T19:25:00.000-05:00Did you read my blog where I asked the men at the ...Did you read my blog where I asked the men at the Pemex station to "limpio mi manzanas" instead of "limpio mi ventanas"? it was almost 10 years ago and I still chuckle about it......they were VERY polite!Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-3904745003126091762008-09-10T19:07:00.000-05:002008-09-10T19:07:00.000-05:00I agree. Very informative.I agree. Very informative.YayaOrchidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903215880257353340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-30694220903546443702008-09-10T18:21:00.000-05:002008-09-10T18:21:00.000-05:00Thats a nice looking gas station. Over here they s...Thats a nice looking gas station. Over here they sure don't check the oil or gas up your car, let alone put air in the tires. Sounds like the olden days to me. Informative as always. Take care.GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.com