This was about 20 years ago that we ate at that Applebee's, and a line of hog wash like you mentioned from a restaurant chain would not surprise me at all.WTR wrote: ↑Sat Sep 01, 2018 9:43 amLeonCarr wrote: ↑Fri Aug 31, 2018 9:34 pm Once upon a time myself and another Deputy did a prisoner transport and pickup in El Paso. We had to drop off one guy at the TDCJ facility in El Paso, and pick up another guy at the El Paso County Jail to take back to Sweetwater for trial. Before doing the pickup, we had lunch at Applebee's on I-10 in El Paso. As we walked up to the entrance, I noticed "pock marks" all over the outside of the building that were obviously made by high speed projectiles.
We sat down for lunch and when the waitress took our drink orders, I ask her about the pock marks on the building. In a very nonchalant manner she said, "Oh, those are from the bullets flying across the border from Juarez"
Fast forward to two years ago when we were staying overnight in El Paso on the way to Arizona. The Holiday Inn Express we were staying at had a beautiful view of the border fence and Ciudad Juarez. Later that night after supper I was walking the dog in the parking lot and across the border it sounded like popcorn popping.
I am not going to Juarez.
Just my .02,
LeonCarr
I think Alpplebees was feeding you a line of hog wash. Every time ( very few ) rounds land in the US side it is major new ( last time even made Fox News). I don’t think Applebee’s would pass on the free advertising. I have seen ( tracers) and heard a fire fight more to the entirior of Juarez. Also, Just last week I heard automatic fire come from a house ( about 50 yards off the river and I am working about 100 yards off the river). 30 min. Later an ambulance arrived and took a sheet covered body.
Just my .02,
LeonCarr