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Guavagto

Jul 2, 2010, 1:05 PM

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We have heard that people have been unable to make the drive from SMA to the border due to washed out bridges/roads on both toll and free roads.

We would be going South on the tolls to Saltillo and then on to SMA.

Any one have any specifics?

Norma

Judy Parker

Jul 2, 2010, 2:04 PM

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We just came from the Texas border on Wednesday. We did encounter lots of rain because of Alex but made pretty good time crossing through the Colombia bridge and on toward Saltillo. However about half way between Monterrey and Saltillo we were stopped with thousands of other folks. We actually had to spend the night in the car and did not get started again until this morning around 8:30 (after 16 hours of waiting). There were several rock slides and some bridges damaged by rushing water. It is still a huge mess on the north bound lanes from just past Matehuala to Monterrey. If you can I would wait another day just to make sure you can travel without the wait we made! Buen suete and buen viaje.

robt65

Jul 2, 2010, 6:34 PM

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Leaving Wednesday for Tampico via Matamoros and Soto la Marina, Any news of that road?

Thanks

Robt65

chinagringo

Jul 3, 2010, 8:58 AM

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The following article provides some indicators as to what one might expect when traveling various areas:
http://www.milenio.com/node/478720
Regards,
Neil
Albuquerque, NM

robt65

Jul 3, 2010, 3:39 PM

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chinagringo,

I really thank you for the effort but it really doesn't give much in the way of road conditions. I guess like normal just go, and wait and see.

Robt65

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chinagringo

Jul 3, 2010, 4:49 PM

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I guess road conditions and narco war conditions on the highways are about the same - no warning of what is up ahead.
Regards,
Neil
Albuquerque, NM

robt65

Jul 3, 2010, 5:09 PM

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chinagringo,

Well that gave me my (out loud) chuckle for the day! Truer words have probably not been spoken in a long time. jajajajaja

Say chinagringo, do you happen to know of any interactive satellite maps that are renewed daily that one might be able to bring up and zoom in on the highways since Alex danced his way through Mexico? I tried goggle but that wasn't recent enough to catch any weather related highway conditions.

Robt65.

chinagringo

Jul 3, 2010, 5:52 PM

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Robert:

Your request is beyond my "pay grade" and technical knowledge! Good luck with that one.
Regards,
Neil
Albuquerque, NM

chicois8

Jul 8, 2010, 9:28 AM

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I go to this site, http://www.wunderground.com/global/MX.html

go to the city I want, go to the sat/wundermap and can see

what is happing and play with the interactive map...Rick

robt65

Jul 8, 2010, 10:09 AM

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chicois8,

Thanks for the tip. I have been using that site for a long time. It gives you a great outlook for the weather and for radar of weather but it does not give the ability to zoom in on highways to see the damages caused by hurricanes and other natural disasters. I wish it did. That could be a large benefit to those who travel to see and plan their travels. I know that after the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, there were several Interactive maps of the areas affected hours after the disaster. That is what I am looking for a satellite view that is interactive in let's say hours and not in months. But I do appreciate the thought though. It is a site that is one of the best for weather in my book.

Robt65

Brian

Jul 8, 2010, 10:24 AM

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Please disregard previously posted message. Twitter is only helpful for those who are adept at using it. It isn't for everyone. Sorry.

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robt65

Jul 8, 2010, 10:49 AM

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Twitter is best at . . . . . "having someone else tell you what they perceive" is happening and in many cases not what is actually happening at all or at best not what is the most complete information available. I prefer to see myself, with these old educated eyes, what is actually happening at the time and make my own decisions based upon actual visual facts. "A picture is worth a thousand words". Although at time a picture can also be deceiving . . . . it still presents a lot more reliable factual information than hearing from another persons perception. If I am going on Hwy 15 to have to stop (for example) at mile marker 89 due to a washout, I don't want someone Twittering me" that he took Hwy 15 only forgetting to tell you that he got off at mile marker 57) and all is fine to make that trip. Thanks but no thanks.

Robt65.

chicois8

Jul 8, 2010, 12:01 PM

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I believe Google Earth may have this option if you subscribe to there service ($400 a year) Last Nov. roads were flooded between Minatitlan and Villahermosa while I was in the Yucatan and I needed to know if roads were open before I headed back to SMA, I ran into the Google mapping dudes near Chetumal and I asked them if they knew of the road conditions and they played with their laptop for a minute and showed me the highway live and still flooded, amazing...2 weeks late I checked with the Green Angles near Progreso and they radioed somewhere and said the road was open and when I passed 2 days later you could see the damage the flooding caused but the road was open...

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