Almost got shot last week! Hit my car! HPs

miamimike says on Jan 29, 2008, 11:38:

How could this happen In Colombia? Thought this behavior was in the past,,,

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.

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msaucey says on Jan 29, 2008, 11:42:

The upside to the story is that YOU don't have a bullet.... and hello, why are you even driving in Colombia!....

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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Rob77 says on Jan 29, 2008, 11:47:

It's still the wild west on the roads here. I've seen bus drivers block 3 lanes of traffic just to pick up a passenger.

BOYCOTT CITGO - CHAVEZ SUCKS!!!

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dwr says on Jan 29, 2008, 11:47:

I thought I was hit. Had to check myself. Consider myself pretty lucky. I drive here because it is my home and I love driving. Common GIB. Give us the story!

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dwr says on Jan 29, 2008, 11:51:

You are right. It really isn't driving. Good stereo is key!

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Rob77 says on Jan 29, 2008, 11:55:

That kind of stuff happens anywhere, not just on 7a. The avenues without Transmilenium, like 7a, are worse, because they still have tons of old buses competing. It makes for chaotic, very competitive driving. Usually, the biggest vehicle wins. Of course, a gun beats any vehicle.

BOYCOTT CITGO - CHAVEZ SUCKS!!!

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arthur brode says on Jan 29, 2008, 11:57:

i dont get why people need to drive in Bogota with the good public transpotation system they have over there.i never seem to need a car when iam in Bogota.even here in Cali without a train i manage fine on buses,taxis and my bike.

http://www.calirentals.net/

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gabolicious says on Jan 29, 2008, 12:02:

wow dwr good to hear that you were not injured...

Elección no canonización....

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dwr says on Jan 29, 2008, 12:02:

I don't want to go into my work online but I need it to make a living. I range from Siberia to Sopo on any given day. Plus, a car is nice to take the family for a ride. Go to a finca in Hot Lands. Taxi is not always convenient in Bogota either.

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CatGirl says on Jan 29, 2008, 12:05:

OK - stupid question maybe..but I can't help it. Does insurance in colombia cover a bullet? GIB tell the story..come on - I know you want to ..

Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent

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arthur brode says on Jan 29, 2008, 12:08:

yeah,the way i see it a car is a hinderance.i usually wiz right by them on my bike lol

http://www.calirentals.net/

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dwr says on Jan 29, 2008, 12:09:

It cost me 100,000 pesos to fix CatGirl. I was thinking of leaving it as a badge of courage. hehe It was in the fender so and didn't hit the motor or anything like that.

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dwr says on Jan 29, 2008, 12:12:

Not the fender. The front left hand side of the car above the wheel. not sure what that is called

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CatGirl says on Jan 29, 2008, 12:13:

DWR: Oh fender...que nada.

So GIB do Msauc and i have to pull the story outta you?

Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent

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CatGirl says on Jan 29, 2008, 12:21:

Ok - First....is anyone esle having the same problem is PBH slow. It's taking forever for things to download for me. But it's Not my computer or conection cause I have no problem on the other servers.

GIB- maybe you can post off topic and we can get the best of the story. You sound burned out amor. Maybe you should take advise of other PBHers and go to Medellin for a vacation - forget the Rolos (jaja - hope this is not an offensive word, I just learned it from a paisa)

Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent

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arthur brode says on Jan 29, 2008, 12:30:

i bet that bus driver will think twice about hopping out of his bus the next time he gets into an altercation with someone lol

yeah,i witnesed some road rage while i was in Bogota.i conclude that occurs more frequently over there than it does in Cali.

http://www.calirentals.net/

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MitchAlvarez says on Jan 29, 2008, 12:34:

I was in Houston a couple of months ago and someone shot at another vehicle at a red light. In New York I can tell you my share of shootings stories both in Queens and in Brooklyn involving vehicles.

Please dont sensationalize these stories as if this only happens in Colombia. Its a known fact that security is not as in other countries but sometimes I read this stuff and I see that some make it look like they are in the middle of a movie. ie. Arnold the Governor rescuing people in Colombia or Harrison Ford in the streets of Bogota. Plain BS!!!

I say man up and get yourself a piece.
Sea un macho!!! y si eres una mujer pues miamor digale al novio que le ensene a disparar o a correr. quien la manda a andar por ahi solita pues. llamese a algun gringo de pbh pa que la protega pues.

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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dwr says on Jan 29, 2008, 12:44:

Yeah Mitch. Shit happens all over. No soy mujer pero viendo su foto ud. parece bastante mariconsito.

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Rob77 says on Jan 29, 2008, 12:53:

I must have lived in all the wrong places in the US. because all my years in the US, I never saw or heard gun shots. But, here, I hear them at least once a week. And, I'm in a decent neighborhood. If it bothered me that much, I wouldn't be here. At the same time, we don't need to sugar-coat what it's really like.

BOYCOTT CITGO - CHAVEZ SUCKS!!!

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MitchAlvarez says on Jan 29, 2008, 12:55:

gringo im glad dwr is ok. im just making a point in regards to many posts i have seen. i like your energy bro but arent these sites for exchanges and discussions. I mean im giving my opinion about how i see a lot of bs in regards to shit that happens in colombia. i like your response and you may very well have seen crazier shit. actually funny thing is that the worse days i lived in regards to crazy shit i lived in Envigado Antioquia. I could exchange stories anyday.

but point well taken. just understand that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Even retarded cassini and his chavez ball licking views have to be respected.

as for dwr... id say there is something wrong about you trying to check me out. parce de maricon no tengo nada. pero cuidado con la homophobia porque tu sabes lo que dicen de gente como tu. ademas busque maneras mas inteligentes de defenderse antes de la siempre facil arma de llamar a alguien maricon. jaja.... las inseguridades sexuales de ciertos individuos son demasiado evidentes en sus maneras de expresarse.

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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dwr says on Jan 29, 2008, 13:00:

I do believe, Mitch, in intelligent rebuttal but look at what you wrote:

I say man up and get yourself a piece.
Sea un macho!!! y si eres una mujer pues miamor digale al novio que le ensene a disparar o a correr. quien la manda a andar por ahi solita pues. llamese a algun gringo de pbh pa que la protega pues.

How else can I respond to that?

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CatGirl says on Jan 29, 2008, 13:02:

GIB: hope I am not going too far off topic. But I must say what you say is sad. I was asked recently by a Colombiano an interesting question about American women. He said that he heard horrible stories about us and that is why the men are coming to Colombia for the women. I will not elaborate on what was said....but all I could answer was " So were these American men that told you this ^&^&*% Good Men?" He could not answer and laughed...All I could tell him was that what he heard was inaccurate about American women. In my experience...In the US - easy to find a man....problem is finding a GOOD man. So I am even more sad to hear these types are overflowing into Colombia, mistreating the Colombiana's and giving American men an even worse reputation. Because there are some good ones out there.

Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent

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MaFe says on Jan 29, 2008, 13:10:

GIB I agree with what you are saying in regards to gringo finding Colombianas that will dump them once they are in the states!! See it happening a lot...
I saw a lot of gringos while I was in Cali, and I was very surprised to see them speak English with no worries!
I also saw many Colombians that live overseas, speaking English, my first thought was that many of them try to show off...oh well...and when I hear Colombians who live in Spain speaking with the Spanish accent...I don't like that...one of my best friends have lived there since he was 8, and he still has his paisa accent when he speaks Spanish. I visited him in Spain and he refuses to pick up their accent..

Back to the bullet...glad you are ok!

"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle

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CatGirl says on Jan 29, 2008, 13:13:

GIB - yeah..those type will bad mouth their Colombiana women if they leave them. No one ever wonders why....why these men are always the victim. Hmmm

Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent

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CatGirl says on Jan 29, 2008, 13:19:

GIB There is also a rumor (not sure if true) that Colombiana's are fairly subserviant (sp)...close to the stuff you hear about Asian women. There are certain types of men that look for "subversiant women". I need not say more. I suggest they just buy a dog. jaja
I know some pretty tough Latinas - some Colombiana. I think you can also find some pretty subserviant Amercian women too..I know many. Anyways...I pray for these poor women if this is the case.

Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent

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CatGirl says on Jan 29, 2008, 13:25:

GIB: Sorry my PBH connection is incredibly slow...Maybe I need to defrag and reboot or something. The Brits? Well....I have first hand knowlege of this too. But don't know what mum would say if he brought home a Latina. They may be looking to sow some oats abroad. Oh well, sorry to hear. It only confirms my hypothesis.

Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent

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dwr says on Jan 29, 2008, 13:25:

No problem going off track from the bullet. Something I would like to forget anyway. For the record, I'm an American Male who finds American women beautiful, independent and sexy! I really never understood internet weddings and getting married without really knowing and loving your fiance first. I have sat next to men on planes from Miami to Bogota who tell me their story of coming to Colombia to marry a woman they have never met or maybe only met once on a quick business trip. And GIB, I promise you will never see me drunk making a scene in the streets of Bogota! Nothing worse for an expat than idiots setting us up for generalizations.

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MaFe says on Jan 29, 2008, 13:45:

dwr I never understood that either...but many do it....

"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle

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dwr says on Jan 29, 2008, 13:54:

Cat. My experience in Colombia has been exactly opposite that of subservient women. I have always heard the expression that Colombia is a macho society and I'm certain that is true many cases. The Colombian women I come across on a regular basis including my wife give me the impression that Colombia is actually run by it's women. They are highly educated, hard headed, smart, beautiful and ambitious. I never win a fight with a women in Colombia! I think one of the main differences between American women and Colombian women boils down to the maid factor. A little more spoiled maybe. sorry!

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CatGirl says on Jan 29, 2008, 14:54:

dwr: jaja - good comments. So it really depends on who you ask. As I said, it has not been my experience either. Again, more negative generalizations.

Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent

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MitchAlvarez says on Jan 29, 2008, 17:33:

Gringo... i agree with your second point. I certainly dont have blue eyes and blond hair. That would make a big difference.


dwr: i was joking about the whole

" say man up and get yourself a piece.
Sea un macho!!! y si eres una mujer pues miamor digale al novio que le ensene a disparar o a correr. quien la manda a andar por ahi solita pues. llamese a algun gringo de pbh pa que la protega pues."

just fyi soy paisa and we talk a lot of shit. el paisa exagera, charla, miente, burla, rekete exagera y despues tiro una que otra mentirita. :) pero gracias a dios no somos come mierdas como you iknow who jajajaj

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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miamimike says on Jan 29, 2008, 19:05:

Rob77 says on Tuesday January 29th, 2008 12:53:

I must have lived in all the wrong places in the US. because all my years in the US, I never saw or heard gun shots. But, here, I hear them at least once a week. And, I'm in a decent neighborhood. If it bothered me that much, I wouldn't be here. At the same time, we don't need to sugar-coat what it's really like.
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Robi--if where you lived in the USA and never heard Gunshots before, Come on Down(or up) to Miami! Guarandamnteed you'll hear your fair share the first couple nights!

GIB--Miami is full of Latin Women from all countries who have married Gringos and sooner or later, Divorced. Usually it is Sooner...LOL,,,Caveat Emptor on the Marriages and importing one here to the States,,,

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.

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scotty says on Jan 30, 2008, 00:18:

hell that kind of thing happens everyday in East LA

Get Rhythm, when you got the blues. Johnny Cash

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nine inch nails says on Jan 30, 2008, 08:44:

This is not New York. This is not Hong Kong. This is Miami/Locolombia!!!!! jajajajajajaja

I listen too much Sirius Trance channel 33.

get down, get down. are you afraid of the boogie monster?

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