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  1. BINGO suegarn!!!! No drainage is very dumb. IF they had put in drainage (drilling through the bottom) AND used better quality soil, the bowls would have made very nice planters for trees, shrubs or gardens. Unless, of course, they are going to sponsor mud wrestling in the rainy season.
    5 points
  2. If these folk are "purists" I must be downright primitive. I still pop my corn in the same 3 quart Revereware pan that I used as a child. The pan has to be at least 70 years old and still cookin'. I thought about getting one of those poppers with the crank in the handle but I figured the learning curve would be too steep.
    4 points
  3. the bowl was poorly designed. Once in it, it was almost impossible to get out. The rails will support keeping the kids off the benches and will give them a say in what they would like to see in their area.
    3 points
  4. there was a hole in the bottom. A drain which backed up which caused the problem. They are going to fill it in and cement over it and put rails for the kids to use as part of their skateboarding activities. Work should be done in 2 weeks mexican time.
    3 points
  5. Have you been sleeping all this time? The entire emissions program was halted earlier this year to be revamped and should be up and running in other parts of Jalisco; there was even an article talking about Chapala municipality getting 5 stations but with everything else it is a hurry up and wait situation. As of Jan 1, 2020 you could be ticketed and fined for not having a sticker but, fingers crossed, we get at least one operational station before then. Search the GDL Reporter for the articles (probably since February). OR search this webboard ' emission' You can get stickers in GDL. Antonio Regalado is offering to help people get stickers.
    3 points
  6. Well, the "wag" is back, Mike. "Out west" in Arroyo Alto. Tested about 10 minutes ago.
    2 points
  7. The Hippocratic Oath is an oath of ethics. Not much to do about clinical trials and peer review of effective treatments.
    2 points
  8. Interestingly. one never hears the residents of SAT or Riberas whining even though they have the same conditions as Ajijic. I guess the only those who feel they are entitled to more live there. Shame they cannot relax more and enjoy life.
    2 points
  9. 2 points
  10. The exchange rate used to make your deposit in Mexico is the bank rate offered by Bank of Mexico (Banxico), not the rate available to the consumer. The bank rate is consistently higher than the standard consumer rate.
    2 points
  11. It already failed the Pueblos Magicos program. Time to move on.
    2 points
  12. There are no LEGAL stickers being issued in Jalisco so far this year because SEMOV has not put the new system in place.
    2 points
  13. So are they just going to fill in the bowl, or are they going to create another one with proper drainage?
    2 points
  14. Oh, if only I could....but, sadly, I'm trying hard to be healthy. If I had my "druthers," I'd load about a stick of butter over a small bowlful and go hide in a corner with "my precious." Jiffy Pop missed a MAJOR opportunity here!
    2 points
  15. If you have your SS put into a MEX account, all of it will be converted from USD to pesos at that day's exchange rate. According to XE.com, over the last 30 days that exchange rate has ranged, as follows: 7 Jul 2019 18:00 UTC - 6 Aug 2019 18:30 UTC USD/MXN Low:18.89713 High:19.72059 Given that the average SS check is $1,461, a married couple depositing both their checks into a MEX account at the past 30 day low would result in 55,226 pesos. Deposited at the 30 day high exchange rate would result in 57,622. A difference of 2,396 pesos. While no one ever hits the exact high or low, exchange rates are not static and can be volatile. Better to have US pension checks deposited into a US account so that you can determine the best time to make withdrawals, taking advantage of better exchange days. We have never seen the need for a MEX bank account and we have owned 2 homes here to which we made substantial improvements. We use a fee free card (Schwab) that refunds the local bank fees as well, not just in MEX but world-wide.
    2 points
  16. I want to caution other readers about something that has happened to me recently, and it was just confirmed when I spoke to an insurance agent here who is receiving the same news--prices here are increasing dramatically for hospital services. Last week I discovered I needed gallbladder surgery. I had been in a lot of pain for the prior few weeks, and this was a surprise attack--I didn't even know I had gallstones! Anyway, I made the decision to stay in Mexico and have the surgery, as opposed to flying back to the USA and using my BC/BS insurance there, which has a $2500 deductible. I thought, okay, maybe it will be $4,000-$5,000 in Mexico, considering in the US an average self-pay (I researched it) for laproscopic surgery is around $6K-$9K. Certainly Mexico would be less. No. The bill from the hospital, alone, with a 2-night stay, was over $7,000 USD!!!!!!!!!!!! I was not on a ventilator, or attached to a dialysis machine, nor in the ICU. I was in the surgical/prep/recovery area for about 5 hours, total. I won't even get into the other charges, separate, for the physicians, which I don't begrudge.The team did their jobs and I have recovered nicely. What is happening--I have been told, and some of you are aware of these changes--is that the national healthcare system, including places like the Joco Hospital--is running/has run? out of funding, or is receiving insufficient funding, and therefore unable to provide services in a timely manner. This is forcing patients into other options, ie, private hospitals, which is driving up the costs of care to a ridiculous level. Both my housekeeper (Seguro Popular) and my gardener (IMSS) have recently been discussing this with me, but I didn't pay attention until I witnessed it first-hand. We know Seguro Popular has lines that run around the the corner and down the block, but the IMSS system, which my gardener has, now appears to be be no better. He requires prostate cancer surgery and, after numerous trips and hours of waiting, has been sent home because the computer system is down, or the equipment is broken, and he is no better than when he started. This is confirmed by numerous articles we are reading in the press about how AMLO realizes there is a problem with the health care systems here and wants to overhaul them. But in the meantime... One of the reasons I had moved to Mexico was the reasonable retirement costs, which included quality medical care at affordable prices. I am re-thinking this. I can get a comprehensive medical insurance policy in Portugal or Spain for both myself AND my 72 year-old spouse for the same monthly fee ($350) that I have just been quoted for myself age 58, here in Mexico. Caveat emptor.
    1 point
  17. Are you running low on the good stuff?
    1 point
  18. Homophobic, really? In the U.S. too much personal genetic information in the hands of private, for profit insurance companies is a very scary thing. There is not much motive to insure someone who probably will get sick. The situation is very different where health care is a universal right and not just an opportunity to turn a profit.
    1 point
  19. I have to agree the communications part was not ready for primetime.. On the other hand, they are working diligently, they will get there. Hold the rattiness.
    1 point
  20. Dollar store Ajijic central.
    1 point
  21. Maybe because I was replying to Lovdaugs post which only mentioned the 2 location s, not Chapala
    1 point
  22. Had an errand in Joco on Monday, so on the way back, looked for Ilox drops? Large rolls of cable, with a black box, hung on CFE poles? So if I'm correct in identifying there are drops starting on the East end of Joco, by the tire shop all the way into SJC. However a distinct gap in front of the El Tempisque entrance. We're .64 km( 2112 feet) from the highway to our house, lot of cable and there's probably only 3-5 at the most interested in Ilox in our area. Being a prepaid means nothing, only that you paved the way for the project to become real. Actually was behind a Ilox car from Ajijic to SJC where they turned off into side streets on Tuesday. Tom: I hope Ilox gives you free service for life given that they've neglected their responsibility to keep customers informed consistently since the project actually started last fall.
    1 point
  23. Not since they got it, no problem calls to me. But some wag on this board says he is getting 50 "out west" with TelMex fibre. I asked for a little more info, but none forthcoming yet.
    1 point
  24. Absolutely correct and Chapala has a way larger property and business tax base. There are large retailers, hotels, post secondary institutions and even manufacturers as well as more large homes and estate complexes.
    1 point
  25. Do you have any proof of your assertion? Because looking around all I see is Ajijic may be flashier and more conspicuous in its consumption but Chapala has more properties, more visitors, etc.
    1 point
  26. Stem cell treatment is all the rage Lakeside. People are throwing fistfuls of money at doctors for this miracle cure for everything from bad backs, hips, knees, cancer, aging, asthma, IBS, etc. Overheard a conversation among several women at a restaurant. They were discussing the doctor a couple of them are going to. One said she wanted to try the whole body stem cells (something like that). Asked what that was, she said that instead of going to a specific place like the ones she was getting for her hip, these cells go everywhere in the body where they might be needed, like your heart or lungs. One of the women asked how the cells know where they are needed. No one seemed to know. They just knew it worked. Oh, and it cost 4500 pesos per month, plus the vitamins you have to take to help the stem cells multiply. Special vitamins, of course. That luckily the doctor has to sell you.
    1 point
  27. Well okay then. Guess I'll go back to sleep.
    1 point
  28. No sympathy for the kids that used it???
    1 point
  29. Every week at both the Monday and Tuesday markets.
    1 point
  30. Same old is witchcraft, homeopathy, and chiropractic. SOS... different day.
    1 point
  31. I am clearly not doing the same old same old.
    1 point
  32. And how many years has your "real science" medicine failed you now? Maybe time to start thinking outside the box. Or you can keep doing the same old, same old.
    1 point
  33. I think that you may be referring to La Noria Restaurant directly across the road from the Las Palmas Midway Inn, not Las Brisas....
    1 point
  34. https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/perfect_popcorn/ Simply the BEST... Simple but oh so very good!
    1 point
  35. The dollar store in Ajijic Plaza, Coppell, Walmart and Soriana.
    1 point
  36. We are planning on giving the students that graduate our school a woodworking tool kit in year 2020. Does anyone on this board have a connection with Home depot or know someone in the corporate office. Guadalajara of USA A connection might open the conversation and get it started quicker. We also have a young student named Ronaldo in San Pedro who is 15 years old, in Fall 2020 we would like to help him start woodworking classes in his home. Ronaldo should be ready to teach by Fall 2020. You may know someone from a different company that may help our school . please let me know. Thank you for love and support of the kids at our school. we want to change their lives. Would anyone like to join the team to start connecting to companies in Guadalajara please PM Me. Wayne
    1 point
  37. Don't lose sight of OP's main intention. This well could be a way to get into a house to "case the joint". Good reminder to NEVER let someone you don't know get inside your house/property. Better safe than sorry.....
    1 point
  38. Hmm..is that helpful? Is it kind? Are you proud of it? Will you be proud of it in the morning?
    1 point
  39. and the sheets do not have to be assembled either jaja Rony it took me a while but I got it...
    1 point
  40. Chill, Jill(in) - I hear you are not feeling well currently . I am heading that way in the morning and will get the info you need - folks, ease off, most of us have only a small piece of information
    1 point
  41. Ha! "Quite capable?" You would have been there and got the number yourself if you were capable after all your googling.
    1 point
  42. Mijo- I have visited all of the cities mentioned above. All are worth a visit. To give you a taste, check out my photo-journal blog: San Miguel Allende: https://cookjmex.blogspot.com/2008/06/san-miguel-allende-part-1-of-4-parts.html Queretaro: https://cookjmex.blogspot.com/2009/05/queretaro-part-1-beautiful-city.html Guanajuato: https://cookjmex.blogspot.com/2008/08/guanajuato-spanish-treasure-city-part-1.html Morelia: https://cookjmex.blogspot.com/2008/03/morelia-colonial-city-glowing-in-sun.html Patzcuaro: https://cookjmex.blogspot.com/2008/04/patzcuaro-doorway-to-heaven.html Zacatecas: https://cookjmex.blogspot.com/2009/10/zacatecas-treasure-of-north-part-1.html San Luis Potosi: https://cookjmex.blogspot.com/2014/08/san-luis-potosi-part-1-silver-city-on.html One more that was not mentioned but definitely deserves a visit is Aguascalientes. It is part way to Zacatecas and is often overlooked by expats: https://cookjmex.blogspot.com/2014/04/aguascalientes-part-1-centro-historico.html FYI- many of the posts above are the first of a several part series. To go to Part 2 in any series, scroll down to the bottom of the page and look for "newer post" in the lower left corner. Click on that and it will take you to the next part, and so forth. Have fun!
    1 point
  43. Waze doesn't use much data while driving if you program your route while on WiFi before you leave. Nice thing about Waze is it indicates heavy traffic, accidents etc ahead on your route.
    1 point
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  45. Traditionally counties which the "Municipo" of Chapala is have favored the county seat which in this case is Chapala not the outlying rural villages in dispersing tax funds they recieve. Seems to be the case here. The "municipo" of Chapala is still paying off a giant federal loan they recieved 3 administrations ago probably to redo their malecon and other civic projects as far as I know. This doesn't help. Also with about 52,000 residents recorded in the census it begs to ask just how much federal and state tax money it actually recieves every year. Those second houses some Mexicans own there sitting empty most of the time wouldn't have their owners and their families counted in the Chapala census. Their permanent home would. Less tax money dispersion to Chapala. I guess it would be the same for tax purposes the "Snowbirds" would not be counted in the census either. Census totals in a country reflect the population using it's public amendities and tax money recieved to maintain and administration costs to do it to a great extent. If the population increases quickly more amendities are needed etc. The wear and tear is according to actual counted from the census population. Chapala's wear and tear is also greatly increased from the large constant influx of "out of towners." They contribute to the private sector economy but not to the tax base calculations the "municipo" recieves. Pueblos Magicos get extra tax money to maintain this wear and tear tourists make, not common towns where the tax codes dictate the level of tax money dispersion. These problems seem to be what grinds peoples' gears. IMO
    1 point
  46. Property taxes in Mexico do not pay for anything like you think. Their tax distribution system is federal. IVA taxes and SAT taxes are distributed by the federal and state governments according to population and budgets proposed and approved and federal low interest loans. Be assured paying a pittance in property taxes is because there is a clause in the Mexican Constitution called Patrimonio Rights: https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrimonio "Patrimonio:" - Heritage " Heritage - Wikipedia: Equity is the combined property and rights, charges and obligations, ... From this point of view, the value of the assets that are ..." Legal definition: The patrimony is the combined property and rights, charges and obligations, belonging to a person, legal entity." ... which prohibits any government charging property taxes in excess of what the poorest families can afford to pay each year.
    1 point
  47. My opinion is …...the people who live in Ajijic and blame Chapala for their problems were to move to Chapala, they would blame Ajijic for the problems in Chapala. ..LOL....LOL..LOL That´s why I live in SAT, you can watch the tennis match from your private patio.
    1 point
  48. Well that is one of the advantages here, there are a diversity of life styles to be had. You have to wonder about folks who feel the need to "disparage" choices made by others.
    1 point
  49. It is amazing how despite the very real and horrid conditions humans all over the world are struggling with a group of well-off, comfortable people continue to bicker over which privileged spot is the best privileged spot to occupy.
    1 point
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