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  1. No argument there. But look, as an aside? Anyone making burgers out of Angus beef is nuts. First of all, the cost. Second, there is not nearly enough fat for a burger. Third, when I can get a full shrimp dinner for $139, why would I pee away $220 on a damn burger? But maybe that's just me... In any case, $180p for a mushroom burger is what I pointed out, independent of beef prices. That is just nutz.
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  2. You can quote the law all you want we have found many places, banks and government offices who will NOT accept a Mexican Notary. My wife was an attorney, real estate broker and a mobile notary and for the vast majority of US notaries they cannot sign and stamp in any state but the state they are licensed in. A few exceptions in a few places exist relating to corp law and international signings but the vast majority of notaries cannot sign in Mexico. Also be aware when you sign you write the place of signing and I bet no one writes down Mexico. Go to the Consulate and pay the money and remember it is per signature and many documents have many places to sign. Yes it is expensive but it is legal.
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  3. I do not think Trip's are any good. Had one once, never again. His burgers are also overprice in my opinion.
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  4. Being a brit, ian and carnivore are both correct. Mushy peas tend to be more popular in the Midlands upwards to the border. Those peas in the photos are fresh peas, but no doubt frozen. Cod, Those fisn n chips in the photos look great. Hard to find these days from an authentic chippy and restaurants and pubs seem to be best plaice for them. We used to haddock it all way back when. Newspaper wrapping, scraps, fishcakes ,patties. dandelion and burdock to flush it down and in scotland fried mars bar , a bread roll,and irn brew.plus a picked egg.
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  5. I get the impression they are like some of the restaurants around here, very inconsistent.
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  6. Wow! Prices are soaring out of control.
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  7. There are many things food-wise we will never see eye-to-eye on. For one thing, I don't believe Trip's claim. For another, those burgers are a pretty sad excuse for beef of any variety... so if it's the truth, what poor Angus.
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  8. I do not know that there are " the best" pet charities. There are two dog shelters: The Ranch and Lucky Dog. There is one cat shelter run by LFA with an associated pet food store, There are two spay / neuter organizations - one at each end of the lake, due to two different municipalities they must engage in their work . The purpose of these two organizations is to provide free spay/neuter services for those Mexican Nationals who may not have the financial means for this and/ or have physical access to a Vet for these services. They also do education at these clinics about respect for animals, and also do vaccinations. They are staffed by volunteers, and have fund raisers and accept donations as the surgical supplies are not inexpensive. Due to their on-going work at lakeside there really is less unwanted puppies and kittens as to compared to years ago - I know this from my 13 years of fostering kittens and puppies that were found tossed in the garbage, or worse, etc.. . And through education there has actually been an increase of male dogs and cats being brought to the clinics by their owners - that is also an improvement. Many Mexicans really do love their pets, but due to economics, have to make decisions about their human family's financial needs or sterlization for their pets. These two organizations do take this burden off the 'bread-winner' in the family , and in general it helps the community at lakeside . As soon as I can get the current /accurate contact information for these two groups, I will add it to this posting. I will not engage in a 'debate' as to who is more deserving of these spay / neutering services.. an ex-pat living on a pension or a Mexican family whose bread-winner is earning 50 - 75 pesos / an hour, 5 and 1/2 days/week, and supporting their family. The programs were set up for Mexican Nationals. The belief is, if there is less unwanted kittens / puppies being born, it is a benefit to all involved who care about the pet over-population, including the local shelters . Many of the volunteers who give their time to these s/p groups, volunteer at both organizations when they have a sterlization clinic,, as well volunteering at the two dog shelters. I am not naive to think this will deal with the 'dumping' of dogs in particular, but it will slow down the unwanted births / pet over-pupulation. These two group although seperated by official municipality lines, they help each other with the same goal. Chapala, East end of the Lake - Operacion Amor : Cameron Peters<zo-onna@hotmail.com>, Jocotopec, West end of the lake: Tails of Mexico - Susan Watkins : <susan_watkins@outlook.com> or tailsofmexico@hotmail.com
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  9. You have established quite clearly on numerous occasions a contra reputation.
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  10. "The emperor had no clothes" saying comes to mind when I here people in this area wax poetic about nonsense like this. And you are absolutely correct,REAL burgers need lots of fat as found in the cheapest ground beef.
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  11. This Michoacan abuela has gotten a big buzz in a short time. See story here: https://hiplatina.com/mexican-abuela-traditional-recipes-youtube/ Really sweet and informative. The videos I have watched have Spanish closed captioning so they are also free language lessons! English closed captioning also available. The videos are short (under 5 minutes) and she cooks in her traditional outdoor kitchen, nothing fancy. Video link here, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJjyyWFwUIOfKhb35WgCqVg/videos
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  12. Contact Antonio ... https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=741094024&ref=content_filter
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  13. In Canada where immigration has always been (and will always be) significant factor in the development of the country, the availability of products from the United Kingdom, the original home for many Canadian citizens today, the availability of boxes of dried Marrowfat Peas was expected and not difficult to find.. We've never had a problem in obtaining the product and have, in years since, found the easily identifiable boxes in Florida, New York State and Arizona. We have not actually looked lately, but on Thursday when we visit La Casita on Terranova in Providencia/Guadalajara, we'll take a look. Unless you have the "real deal" there is no other true way of obtaining anything close to a true dish of "Mushy Peas" at least that we know of. Many Canadian grocery stores always had the product. If you have Canadian friends who'll arrive here soon and ask if they can bring you something worthwhile, then forget about asking for: a Shaw t.v. receiver or more "accommodating bed mate" and simply ask them to pick up a couple (or more) boxes of dried Marrowfat peas. Could change your life and initiate a more meaningful appreciation of all that you've been missing! Oh, and before I forget....Canada would be at a sorrowful loss without the contributions of their Polish immigrants. Who on earth could really enjoy life without Polish Sausage, Perogi (Polish Dumplings), Rosói (Broth/Chicken broth), Golgbki (Cabbage Roll) or Polskie nalésniki (Polish Pancakes). As a matter of fact, why do we see so many posts by those who are concerned about why they can't get a certain food item here in Mexico from elsewhere easily? Why, because it's Mexico with it's abundance of offerings from a whole new and exciting world of food............food that has a far more developed history than in many other countries. We who live here are incredibly blessed and lucky!
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  14. AND it has been posted on FB and the person was advised to take the dog to Lucky Dog by a volunteer who knows the status at LD.
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  15. Ilox is running cable up into Upper Chula Vista. They're at the first turn going up the hill (Paso del Golf). Said they'll make the right turn and continue up tomorrow.
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  17. Because we are the brightest and best with lots of greenbacks burning holes in our pockets 🤣🤣🤣
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  18. Even in the North of England traditional chippies are not the easiest thing to find . However ,just a short drive from my hometown is the oldest continually operating chippy in Britain . It has been operational since 1865 .Barcelonaman...I’d forgotten about “ scraps and bits “ As kids when we couldn’t afford fish we would ask for a bag of bits , which were the scraps of fried batter that fell off the fish . Soo healthy we would scatter the bits over the chips and douse it with malt vinegar and of course ..eat it with our fingers out of newspaper.
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  19. Never even heard let alone seen mushy peas with fish and chips but then again I am not the second coming of Anthony Bourdain. nor have I been to jolly old. I'll ask my son who has lived in London for years and even worked in a pub or two.
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  20. Real traditional mushy peas are made using dried marrowfat peas that require an overnight soaking and long slow cooking. ... Bicarbonate or baking soda is added to the peas during cooking; this causes the peas to explode and create the required mush.Sep 9, 2019 The Spruce Eats › traditional-mushy-peas-recipe-435950
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  21. This dog was found near the entrance of Chapala Haciendas. He ran after every car for days, which tells me that he got dumped here. I just need a good home for him.....
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  22. it is cheaper to pay the fee than having problems later ..No?
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  23. You wonder why that is? Because Mexico is easy about letting Americans and Canadians in. There's no need to storm the border, they are welcomed, their children aren't taken from them and locked away somewhere. They aren't inhumane. In fact, one of the things I love about Mexico is that almost all the immigration and customs officials I've encountered don't find it necessary to shed their humanity when they don their uniform. They still smile, laugh, joke around. Try getting even a hint of a smile out of a US border guard. They're like automatons.
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  24. there are so many illegals here. The gov should round them up and put them in a concentration camp!
    1 point
  25. Arroyosd sez 'We have had for several months now and love it. Absolutely no comparison with Telmex.' Happy for you! Lovedogs: 'Nothing like putting salt in the wound.' Sorry for you!
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  26. " What about faggots, peas and chips - they always seemed to served as a triple." PLEASE...lets be Politically Correct here!
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  27. I f you watched the videos before you jumped , you may perhaps realize that she is a wonderful home cook ,who makes the simplest of Mexican recipes with ingredients from her garden , farm to table . Chicken stew , piccadillo , potato omelette etc ....we’re not talking expensive Mexican haute cuisine here , just well cooked tasty Mexican food ,that is available in many areas of Mexico ...just not here . We also moved here over ten years ago and are more than pleased with our restaurant options as we dine out often , but lament the lack of good Mexican Restaurants . If you didn’t get what a pseudo American restaurant is ...look around you , look at the menus , read the reviews on this board ,the lack of consistency etc . etc . I could go on but you have 8000 posts ... and I have a busy life enough said . ...enough
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  28. I'm sorry, it wasn't intended to be a taunt or personal attack. What I meant by absurd is that if someone posts a completely unrelated question on an existing thread that has nothing to do with the topic they are inquiring about, they may not get any or very few responses to their question, because no one would think to look at a thread called "Mazatlan information" if they were interested in being helpful regarding a question concerning Shaw satellite TV.
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