Interesting, I’m seeing and hearing two different things. When it comes to the narco-traffickers and the violence I hear some folks saying something to the effect of “crime happens to other people,” “I went to Mexico and nothing bad happened, therefore there are no problems,” etc. I consistently hear from my Mexican friends such as Nico and Maria (and Nico can correct me if I’ve got it wrong) that you have to respect and stay the hell out of the way of the narco-traffickers. My grandfather likes the nautical term, “when there are flags flying, pay attention to the wind.” There is clear and obvious danger. No, we shouldn’t change our plans to go to Mexico; we cavers know the back roads, have many friends south of the boarder, and are generally wise and savvy travelers. But beware of the “it happens to other people” attitude. The murders and kidnappings have gotten bad enough that the highest levels of the Mexican government have been forced to pay attention (even in Cancun, I hear). Crackdowns are probably a good thing in the long run, but it probably means more bullets flying in the short term. ~~Thomas
--- On Tue, 3/24/09, shri...@cableone.net <shri...@cableone.net> wrote: From: shri...@cableone.net <shri...@cableone.net> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Traval Advisory for Mexico 3 To: texascavers@texascavers.com List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 1:24 PM -----Inline Attachment Follows----- I agree with your statement, Gill. But, I do have to say that my uncle has lived in Harlingen for the last 30 years and he is now talking of moving to San Antonio because of all the trouble down there. They have had some drug war shootings down there as well. He is worried and he never worries. Sheryl Gill said: I'd say avoid giving credibility to any information you receive through the popular media. They create misinformation both intentionally and unintentionally--but it's still misinformation. Fear-mongering sells news and incites emotions. --Ediger Msg sent via CableONE.net MyMail - http://www.cableone.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
