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Old 24 Jul 2009
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From a Chilean forum (sorry for the Spanish):

Así es amigos. Es el colmo !!!!!!!!!!.

Sorry a mis amigos argentinos por lo que viene, pero no tiene nada que ver con la gente, que se portó EXCELENTE !!!!!.

El día lunes 5 de enero íbamos saliendo al medio día rumbo a Colonia (Uruguay) y nos fiscalizaron 2 veces en menos de 2 horas la policía Argentina. La primera vez en Buenos Aires, y la segunda ya en carretera. En ambas ocasiones la opción era "pagar la multa en el lugar"......
Nos buscaban cualquier cosa, si hasta nos pidieron botiquín y EXTINTOR !!!!!!....
Que la póliza de seguro no servía, PERO COMO, SI INGRESAMOS POR LIBERTADORES CON ESA PÓLIZA Y NADIE NOS DIJO NADA !!!!!!.

En realidad es el colmo. GASTAMOS MÁS DE 300 pesos argentinos en COIMAS entre ambos controles.Y todo en menos de 2 horas !!!!!!!.
Para que saquen las cuentas, un peso argentino son $ 200.- pesos chilenos........ SI ....... $ 60.000.- PESOS CHILENOS EN 2 CONTROLES !!!!!!!!!!!.

Luego de eso decidimos volver de inmediato, ya que en el control de carretera (el primero que nos encontrábamos ) tenían una fila de vehículos detenidos como si fuera una fila de supermercado...... todos listos a pasar por caja.

Literalmente nos asaltaron !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Y peor aún, era imposible evitar el asalto. Si hasta tuvieron el descaro de preguntarnos "cuanto tenés ???":

En Buenos Aires:

Policía : "la multa sale $ 500 pesos, si pagás ahora te puede salir por $ 200 "....
Yo : "tengo $ 70 pesos, nada más.......!!!! no hemos podido cambiar ".
Policía : " Eso es muy poco. Tenés pesos chilenos ???".
Yo : " como 20 mil......"
Policía : " esta bien, con los 70 pesos y los 20 mil alcanza..... mirá que si te paso la multa son como 500 pesos y no podés salir del pais."

En carretera:

Policía : "Documentos de la moto, botiquín y extintor......".
Yo: "QUE ?!?!?!".
Policía : "Sha le dije, Documentos de la moto, botiquín y extintor !!!!! ".
Yo : " no tengo extintor ni botiquín, en chile no es necesario ....... "
Policía : " en Chile podrá ser, pero acá es necesario y debe portarlo. Le voy a tener que sacar una multa......además este no es el papel del seguro..... debe ser una hoja verde del seguro del tratado del Mercosur....."
Yo: "Con ese papel pasé la aduana de Los libertadores, en Orcones. y nadie me puso problemas !?!?!?!".
Policía : "Este papel no es y además esta mal extendido..... voy a tener que pasarle otra multa. Además en cualquier control que le hagan se lo van a rechazar."
Yo: "Pero como si con ese papel ingresé a Argentina hace una semana y no me pusieron problemas !?!?!?!!......... Nadie me dijo nada sobre una hoja verde....".
Policía : "acompañemé a la oficina y lo arreglamos....".
En la oficina:
Policía : "Podés pagar la multa acá. Cuanto tenés ??? ".
Yo: "(otra vez no !!!!) Ya no tengo plata , nos controlaron en Buenos Aires y ya no me queda plata. Tenemos lo justo para ira a Colonia y volver......"
Policía : "No van a poder pasar a Uruguay sin el papel verde. Los van a multar en cada control carretero...... preguntále a tu señora y vean cuanto tienen para pagar la multa acá. Andá.... "

PUTA QUE RABIA WN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Al final otro tanto entre pesos argentinos que teníamos para bencina y pesos chilenos.

En ese mismo instante decidimos volver. A la 1:30 de la tarde y a 40 Km de Uruguay.

Este es un pequeño resumen del por qué volvimos 4 dias antes de Argentina. La verdad...... YA NO NOS QUEDABA MAS PLATA PARA ESTAR ALIMENTANDO A ESOS DESGRACIADOS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
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