The Black Vault

Now that my wife is back safely I'm changing the title of the thread so it doesn't unnecessarily put a spotlight on me, as if that's what I want, which I don't. Thanks for everyone's help/prayers/kind words.


Hi. Please join me in praying for protection and safety for my wife. She took a trip to Manté, Tamaulipas, Mexico to visit her family. I had to stay back and work but even if I was off, I wouldn't have gone as I would draw unnecessary attention and put us in danger.

As always, my wife drove just across the border, and left her car with some family in Reynosa, Tamaulipas. Then she takes a bus the rest of the way which is about 4 or 5 hours. Now, that USED to be the safest way to go -- other than flying direct which is cost-prohibitive.

But I just heard (and didn't know beforehand) that the Zetas Cartel is targeting buses in Tamaulipas because their rival cartel (Cartel Del Golfo) is busing in reinforcements. The 2 cartels are fighting over all the territories within the state of Tamaulipas. Recently the Zetas stopped multiple buses and gunned down everyone.

So now the buses aren't safe.

My wife already got to Manté but I still worry about her trip back. She said that the whole city of Manté is crawling with Mexican Army -- which is a bad sign yet it's good for safety.

Zeta Testimony Solves Mystery of Mexico Bus Massacres

I pray she returns safely to you Tom. It seems the world is getting worse every day.

Frosty,

My prayers are with you and your house.

Orangetom

Same here frrostedman. None of us can picture what all that is like south of the border. Hope it all works out without a problem.

Prayers of safety for
your wife, frrostedman.

I hope she returns safely.

Thank you all! She's on her way back tomorrow......


And halfabo! Happy New Year brother, great to have you grace us with your presence and thanks for the prayer.

I almost wasn't here. I lost my internet and this is my first time posting from my phone. Not sure I like it.

Sorry to hear that bro. I hope you get internet back soon. Phone posting must suck pretty bad.


Well, my wife is in Reynosa close to the border now. Not completely out of the woods but the worst part is over. This was so nerve racking because I lose touch with her during the entire trip and she was supposed to be in TX by now. I was sweating bullets.

Enough of this. This was her 3rd trip in 2011 and each trip is a roll of the dice. I can tell she's feeling a little overconfident. We're going to have to cut these down.

Also I hear that Calderon will likely lose his re-election bid as Mexican President, and his replacement is already vowing to lay the guns down and quit fighting the cartels. We all know what that means. Mexico will basically be run completely by the cartels.

That's good news, frosty. I'll pray she safely returns the rest of the way back to you.