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Make an appt with Dra. Justina and take your labs and test results (x-ray, CT, MRI, etc) for her to review with you and get her professional opinion. In our experiences with her, she is very cautious in her approach and recommendations. We've had pre-surgery PT and post-surgery treatments. She won't steer you wrong.

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No clue, but they helped me with my new Telcel phone transfer from SIM to e-SIM. They have the knowledge; no harm in asking them.

Telcel in Plaza Laguna helped me with this issue.

Some banks allow you to decide how you want it to work: El monto transaccional del usuario (MTU) es un límite máximo que el usuario establece para sus transferencias electrónicas, y puede ser por día, por transacción o por periodo (semana o mes), según la opción que ofrezca el banco. Su objetivo es aumentar la seguridad y prevenir fraudes al requerir una autenticación adicional para montos que superen el tope definido.

Setting a daily limit for withdrawals is not uncommon in the USA and Canada--people who withdraw from ATMs here experience this for every transaction, as your bank at home has set a daily limit for you (with or perhaps without your knowledge). I checked with the Gobierno de México website, BBVA and Actinver reps and reps for both banks are pulling their hair out at the partial information, mistruths, and word of mouth errors. According to them, here's what the MTU means for us with bank accounts here in México: • The MTU ONLY applies to México-to-México bank electronic transfers, with the intent of increasing consumer protection against online banking fraud. The daily transfer limit doesn't apply to ATM withdrawals, either from your Mexican account or from your NOB accounts. Also not impacted are Wise (or other transfer formats) from other countries to your account in Mexico, nor does it apply to a bank transfer you initiate from an institution outside México to a bank (yours or that of a third party) in México. • Each bank has its own specific process for setting an MTU; you should be able to do this online within your account or, if you have trouble, see your bank advisor to show you the process. • Setting of a daily limit can be changed by you--daily, or as often as you like, or as your needs change. (From Actinver today. Example 1: you want to purchase a car and transfer funds from your Mexican bank to the car dealership's Mexican account--you'll need to confirm/change your daily limit to cover your transfer, then reset. Example 2: If you go North for 6 months and have 6 months of rent to pay, CFE or other utilities to transfer to Mexican bank accounts, do the math, up your daily limit to cover the amounts and date(s) of your transfers, then reset and reset as needed.) The MTU is a total daily limit, not per transaction. So, if you have four bills to pay on Feb 1, add 1+ 2+3+4 and reset your limit for the total. Repeat each month or make a change as needed. • If you don't set an initial daily limit for yourself, your bank will set one for you based on your account type and activity. There is not a "one size fits all of $12,500mx." You can make these changes yourself online or ask your bank advisor to walk you through the specifics for your banking institution. • This goes into effect 1 Jan 2026, per the Gobierno de México website.

Natasha, I wish I could tell you differently, but in early March, after not being able to logon to the smog site (CURP/RFC mismatch) since early January and emailing a zillion times with the state, I was advised to go to the director in Chapala for help. He told me the smog test is required and he created a new password and login for me to get the testing appt. In mid-March, after going to El Salto, where they provide you with a printed, dated confirmation of testing, we made an appt for our plates in Chapala. Sure enough we were asked for that document. When I asked about the discrepancy (test? no test?), I was told that the certificate of inspection was required (they did not care pass or fail) to issue the plates. I then returned last week to pick up our new registration card, since the machine that issues the card wasn't working when we picked up our plates weeks prior. (Slightly off-topic, but once you get your new plates, be sure to contact your insurance agent for an addendum updating your tags and to update any toll tags registered to your plates.)

Yes, we were asked for the emissions inspection document when we picked up our plates in Chapala a few weeks ago. (Supposedly you can fail--or pass--this year only) but we were asked for the certification of inspection. You can do all the paperwork online for the emisions and, subsequently, for the plates and neither have any out-of-pocket cost beyond the annual refrendo you paid (and you would have received an emailed receipt for the smog inspection, which you should have printed, as you will need the certificate number when making the online appointment for the inspection. Maybe ask a trusted friend to take the car for the actual inspection for you?

The state police were setting up between autozone, walmart and the carretera in portable trailers. Several officers out this morning around 8 am.

Not here, that's for sure. Ended up at the Mayo Clinic only to find out I'd been misdiagnosed for 10 months, by two liver specialists in the US and at Quality Care.

Apparently there was a death in the store around noon yesterday (reported on local whatsapp group), which may be the reason while it is investigated.

Another vote for Dra. Justina and her team.

Ferretería Calzada in Chapala had several box fans, as of last week. Right next to Delicias restaurant and near the INM office.

I recently ordered the Artemis Fowl 8-book series as a Christmas gift for our gardener's grandson, who has developed a love of reading. The order arrived in English, instead of the Spanish editions I selected. If you have English-speaking grandsons (this is a VERY popular series for boys, ages 8-12) who are coming for Christmas and you'd like to have them, please message me. Otherwise, I'll donate to Wilkes.

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