Dave,TexasFlash wrote: ↑Thu Aug 30, 2018 7:12 pm I was born and raised in El Paso; when I was a kid, the family would drive over for cheap cokes and groceries (60's); when a teenager we would go across to drink and party with friends (70's). As a younger man, many of us had propane conversions & tanks on our PU trucks for fuel because you could get it in Juarez cheap; fill up a 100 gallon tank for $30 and drive all month (80's-90's).
I left the area for work reasons; moved to DFW, then Corpus, then San Antonio, now Seguin. I tell people the only way I would cross the border now is if I was tied up in the back of someone's trunk...(but true!)
JMHO
Dave
Hey fellow El Pasoan... born and raised. Northeast over by WBAMC. Went to Irvin until we moved to the westside and had to go to Coronado. Exactly what you said. I remember the whole family and grand parents going over to Mercado and having a steak dinner for 20ish bucks for all 6 of us. Great food. Also had friends that lived over there. Got all of my grandparents medications over there. 10 bucks for 3 months of nitroglycerin tabs vs 120 bucks a month in US. Flip the box over and it said made in Chicago...
Left in 94 mom and sister still live there. El Paso is relatively safe. I would not go over to Juarez for anything now.