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  1. Less people wth people who want to buy and can buy is way better than losts of people and no buyer.. The size of the crowd does not always reflect the sales. This year was a fantastic year for the artisans for the people who are interested, The artisans went back to their communities with starry eyes about their hosts , the lake and their sales They were people buying and helpng from everywhere and whether the people who were helping came from the moon Ajijic CHapala, Jocotopec is not important,There were helpers fro Monterrey, Mexico City, Guadaljara from Canada and US and so on.. no one was asking where the others came from, everyone helped everyone and that is the way it should be. The whole conversation on Ajijic versus Chapala s totally silly, Shame on the people qho want to foment dissention between people.
    7 points
  2. Joyfull was right. The dog belongs to a family selling wood slabs next to the Carretera. When I saw him there was no one around. This morning I went back there and a man selling the wood told me his wife threatened to kill him when she found out the dog was gone. He was relieved and the doggie is back where he wanted to be.
    5 points
  3. Had this problem last winter and it stopped during the summer, so my guess is that this jerk is a snowbird as it started happening again in the past week or so. He/she uses those super thin plastic 'produce' bags to pick up their dog's crap, but then leaves the bag o' crap on the public sidewalk. Of course someone steps on it, breaking the bag open and leaving a nice schmear of crap on the sidewalk. Please take your dog's bag o' crap home with you. It's your dog and your responsibility to dispose of its crap.
    4 points
  4. Heidi has an ad as a photographer in the Oho. Both phone and email are listed. I'm sure she would appreciate some feedback.
    4 points
  5. Ian, it is not your opinion on taste that is objectionable. It is possible to express your preferences for salted butter without being unpleasant and insulting the people who don’t share your opinion.
    3 points
  6. You can rent from any of a number of different agencies at Guadalajara airport. I have never rented a car at Guadalajara airport, but have done so at several other airports around Mexico. I have had good luck with National and Budget. You can also rent a car in Ajijic itself. There is a rental agency on the north side of the Carretera (the main drag) between Donato Guerra and Javier Mina streets. Keep in mind that if you rent in Ajijic, you will still have to get back and forth to the airport. Cab fare for that runs about $450 pesos ($23,50 USD) each way plus tip. Auto rental rates are not unreasonable in Mexico, but you will need to buy Mexican insurance to cover damage to the car because your US insurance is no good here. This can run your costs up considerably, particularly if you rent for a week or two. Most auto rental prices include liability insurance, which covers damage to someone else. You will need to provide your US driver's license and a credit card and possibly also your passport. Driving in Mexico can be a little unnerving to the uninitiated. Many Mexicans seem to regard traffic laws as guidelines rather than firm rules, so defensive driving is an absolute must. The most difficult problem I encounter is directional signs. They can be confusing, and not only because they will be in Spanish. Sometimes they will be absent altogether, or impossible to see because of foliage or other obstructions. Signs with street names are not on poles on corners, clearly visible with large type like you may be used to. Here, they will be on a small sign on the corner of a building, sometimes a fair distance from the street and with fading print. Mexican planners absolutely love one-way streets and you will find that they always seem to be heading in the wrong direction. When traveling in areas of Mexico with which I am unfamiliar, I always plot out my route on Google maps in advance, taking note of every necessary turn. At such turns, I check out Google street view to see what the landmarks are, in case there is no directional sign. If you have GPS, that can be helpful too. If you are just here for a few days, there is a local travel agency called Charter Club Tours that is excellent. It offers numerous day trips to places in the immediate area and also trips for several days to locations further away. You can also avail yourself of the services of local real estate agencies that will tour you around to various local villages where you might want to rent or buy. There are also local professional drivers who will take you to specific locations and even on all day jaunts. There have been many posts on Chapala.com about these drivers. Finally, taxicabs here are relatively cheap, compared to US rates. I hope all this is helpful. Others may have additional advice.
    3 points
  7. I've been rescuing street dogs in Guadalajara and Ajijic for twenty years. I don't want to let this little guy wander around next to the Carretera. I will go back to where I found him frequently to see if anyone's looking for him.
    3 points
  8. "Very impressive range of art" "So I left with just the rubber stamp on my wrist and 80 pesos less in my pocket as a memory to this year's exhibition." Those statements seem contradictory to me. You paid 80 pesos and got to walk around and look at at an impresive collection of art, yet that had no value to you? Guess you should have stayed home and done something exciting like watch TV with that 80 pesos still in your pocket. And no, it is not "normal in Mexico" to haggle with artisans selling their own work. It's insulting. Haggling with middlemen is a different story.
    3 points
  9. Rounded up or rounded down centavos¡? What a life challenging problem! Especially for Americans with all their pay raises and total unemployment. They probably can´t believe you are upset by it!
    2 points
  10. Geezer needs to get a life.. To be checking what is being scanned in that closely seems paranoid to me... I check my change, could never remember the price on the shelf of every item in my basket...
    2 points
  11. I find those next to the door, next to the garbage on garbage day bu I have never seen any one either , otherwise hell would have broken loose. I rahter see a poop on the side walk than poop in a plastic bag on the side walk.. At least in one case it is a natural occurence when in the other a human is disrespectful..Both are annoying but the plastic bag is the straw that breaks the camel´s back..
    2 points
  12. Conecciones is available in the office ....free to all. There is also an Info Desk near the library as well as Docents who will be glad to give you a tour and also answer questions.
    2 points
  13. ………..and that´s all his doing? I´m sure he would appreciate your words (if you are serious), as he needs all the good PR work that anyone can provide for him. Seriously, whether you love him or hate him, he has certainly become "THE GREAT DIVIDER".
    2 points
  14. Leave him where you found him. He belongs to someone. Many Mexicans let their dogs out for the day. I see you Re a newbie to this site. You may not know how to deal with what may be considered “street dogs.” If you see a dog on the street that looks healthy, leave it there as they likely belong to someone, especially in Ajijic. There are few real street dogs here. if you see a dog like this one you picked up who has long matted hair, fleas, ticks and is malnourished they are most likely homeless and need help. Street dogs are a HUGE problem in some of the villages...there are just not enough resources to help them all. Help the ones who most need it. Take a healthy street dog and have them spayed or neutered and if you can keep them put them back where you found them. These dogs know how to survive. It’s the unhealthy and malnourished that need to be picked up, bathed, spayed/neutered and found homes for. PLEASE bring THIS dog back to where you found him. He will know how to get home. It’s dinner time.
    2 points
  15. Use Google Chrome to browse and the pages will automatically be translated into English, but I'm pretty sure you've been told that before. One of the sites listed is Liverpool. They are opening or may have already opened a new store on Lopez Mateos Sur, on the opposite side of the road from Costco and well before you reach Costco. You can research via Google. The retorno is at Santa Anita. They also have an easy to navigate website and delivery. Living here in Mexico means facing and surmounting challenges. If shopping for a mattress leaves you exhausted, imagine what a medical emergency might do. Just saying you might need to consider other options. Oh, and I won't be back to read your undoubtedly snarky REPLY...as is usual for you. Personally, I'm exhausted by those who want others to do everything for them and then are ungrateful when the answers don't suit them.
    2 points
  16. Isn't it perfect that a$$hole is gender neutral.
    2 points
  17. It's an art fair not a necessity!😂
    2 points
  18. I know - no politics - but this was too funny... Bama cheered for Trump and lost to LSU. Nationals booed the shit out of Trump and won the World Series. I'll take what justice I can. â JJVill (@jjvill1) November 10, 2019
    2 points
  19. My jaw just dropped when I read these comments. The Feria is not a Texas flee market. It is one a marvelous outlet for these artists from all over Mexico that supports their world class art, and two a chance for us to see it and maybe even buy a piece. An 80 pesos entrance fee doesn't come close to covering what it takes to bring these artists and their art right to our doorstep. As for haggling for art.... well I won't go there.
    2 points
  20. Dra. Daniela at Quality Care is very professional and thorough.
    2 points
  21. I go to Dermika - just next to Bugambilla Plaza where El Torito and the movie theater are. http://www.dermika.com.mx/#/
    2 points
  22. A time to say goodbye to longtime resident Millicent Brandow, who with her late husband Bill came to Lakeside in 1985. One of the first people she met was Enid McDonald (A Canadian Flying Pioneer). Enid introduced Millie and Bill to the Lakeside “entertainment circle” and Millicent, an accomplished Soprano singer was in her element. She and Mac Morrison and other friends performed many shows for charity/fund raisers etc. In addition Millicent was the Choir Director at St Andrew’s Church, Riberas, which she and husband Bill were founder members. It was whilst she was Choir Director that Millicent began the new singing group Los Cantantes . Sadly about 5 years ago Millicent was diagnosed with Macular Degeneration. She is now legal blind and her family have decided to expatriate her back to Canada where she can receive additional care and attention. If you wish to share any memories with her before she leaves on the 20th November please call her at Happiness Nursing Home, 766-3594
    1 point
  23. Depends entirely on the doctor. I've had very good care from my current GP. However, I have had some very bad experiences with others. If you are deciding to have an important procedure done, be sure to get some opinions (via PM) from others who have first hand experience with that doctor. You may hear some horror stories. I have at least two.
    1 point
  24. Geezer must have made a typo. But I do concern myself with price. To not do so is a fool's errand.
    1 point
  25. SorryI do not get it.. both are the same price and they switch the prices????or the name??? What is the problem? I am from the Anjou region and I do not even know the difference. I buy what I feel I want and I do not care about the price..It is what it is and I get easy parkingand I will not lose sleep over that one..Be happy and forget it ordo not eat pears..
    1 point
  26. On garbage Thursday this happens to me. A neighbor (?) who is walking their dog picks up their dogs poop in a plastic bag and leaves it on top of my large garbage bags. The truck comes by takes my large bags but leaves the small plastic bag with the poop on the sidewalk in front of my house. If I only knew where the person lives I would kindly return it to them.
    1 point
  27. I think that is the way to handle this. I think the dog's safety is first priority in a case like this. Put up some FOUND posters in English and Spanish in the area with a photo. If he has owners who care about him they will find you.
    1 point
  28. So you are saying it doesn't matter what country one buys the ticket in? And your last sentence is very interesting. I will have to decide if that is indeed a better way to run my successful business!
    1 point
  29. Isn't reel to reel audio only? Did you record just sound onto a VHS tape? Wouldn't any sound recording device work? Probably the best folks to ask about LCS is maybe LCS. Here's their number: (376) 766-1140
    1 point
  30. Normally I would agree with Joyful but a small, well cared for dog is not nearly as likely to be a 'street dog' or one who wanders during the day. Put up "Found Dog" signs in all the nearby businesses and on the streets on both sides of the Carretera. Post on the pet related Lakeside Facebook page. Little guy like that probably decided to take his own walk and is being looked for by a frantic family.
    1 point
  31. I will generally take any butter that isn't rancid. There is an ingredient or a method in many Mexican-branded butters, I forget which, that gives it a uniquely awful smell.
    1 point
  32. I'm finding I like President's just as well, and now CostCo has tubes of the salted President's.
    1 point
  33. Islander, these people are not looony artists.. they are artisans who work at that their family has been working on for generations many times and they work to earn a living and improve their live. In Chiapas the majority of the artisans are farmers as well and the artesania increases their income . Haggling down indigenous may seem normal to you but it is hurtful and really makes the artisans raise their prices so they can lower them.. It is all a stupid game. The top artisans do not haggle as a rule..They may give you a little discount but do not count on it.. Just ask us that you beat price and drop it.. That is what most Mexicans going to someone´s house do. You may haggle at some market but much less at someones house. I spend 8 months of the year in indigenous houses in various communities so I know what the items go for to the people who go and visit and it does not vary that much , unless they are desperate for some cash. Most of the haggling is done at markets and there you are dealing with revendors who have haggled the artisans to the bare bone. I know that the top eavers are fine with 25 pesos to 30 pesos an hour for their work meanwhile the revenders , I am speaking about will go to the lesser weavers or the most remote or needed one and pay them 40 pesos a day.. So if you get something for a low price you are buying lesser quality. It is ok if that is what you want but cheap stuff is not a bargain.
    1 point
  34. I was one of the first people admitted to the Féria on Friday morning. It seemed well organized and the artwork was just amazing. I purchased 4 pieces and I am very pleased with each one and the prices i paid were definitely not exorbitant. 80 pesos was a paltry sum to have the opportunity just to see all the wonderful artwork presented let alone the chance to purchase some of it! Personally I could not imagine trying to “haggle” with anyone there for their art😳 I believe the purpose of the event was to give the artists an opportunity to make a reasonable price for their talented works and not a charity event for attendees 😕 It did not appear that the event was under attended so hopefully such opinions were few and far between. Kudos to the organizers and volunteers that make this wonderful event happen and especially to the artists that offer the results of their talents to us💖
    1 point
  35. What would you expect? THOSE are HIS people. He could be a lifetime Senator from Alabama.
    1 point
  36. It is at least one of the most extraordinary artesania exhibitions in Mexico, if not the most extraordinary. I feel incredibly privileged to see it each year. Bravos and kudos to the volunteers and non-profit organizers who work their arses off all year to make this happen. It is in existence solely to allow the traditional artisans to keep working in their hundreds-of-years-old crafts. Without the feria, many of them would simply not be able to do their art any longer. This would represent a huge cultural loss to all of Mexico. The only people making money in this venture is the artisans. See the 80-peso entrance fee as the entrance fee to one of the most incredible museums in Mexico and just come look. Support the artisans with your pesos if you are able then feel your spirit lift each time you see the best work in Mexico in your home.
    1 point
  37. Yes, Unread Content is a great way to read the board, except for Heide. If I could put her on Ignore I would not care how many photos she posted. Actually, I did put her on Ignore. She shows up on my Ignore list but those #$@*ing photos still are there.
    1 point
  38. Insult your intelligence? LOL
    1 point
  39. Over priced? Are you an experience art expert? What are your qualifications?
    1 point
  40. I have a bit of experience in antiques and art and have attended many venues of same in both the US and Canada and of course our local Feria. 100% of these have an entrance fee and some of the majors even charge more for early birds. I call codo for anyone that finds this unacceptable. Yes go ahead and haggle for the tourist schlock elsewhere if this turns your crank. Oh,and if your bill at the Soriana checkout is $2000p do you try to haggle ? Disgusting!!!
    1 point
  41. Bitch, bitch, bitch. Yawn.
    1 point
  42. Okay, call them migrants, then. It takes a bit more than deciding you "don't like the life where you are from" to uproot yourself and your family, without money, without a vehicle, with nothing but what you can carry, and take your chances on finding and being accepted in a new place. Neither you nor I have any idea what kind of existence these people are escaping. I'm sure it's not pretty and I doubt any of us here have had to experience what they have, so I wouldn't presume to pass judgement on the reasons they have left their homelands. You can bet it's not because they can have a higher standard of living on their social security check and investment income, go out for dinner several times a week, and be able afford a maid and a gardener.
    1 point
  43. Jim Bowie, good lord, what are you talking about? Ok, your neighbor says they are trash, even if your neighbor is Mexican, that is not ok. Does he know them, personally? I haven´t seen the ones up by La Canacita yet, but the ones I have seen in Chapala look almost African black, as in, nada mulato. Café negro sin azúcar ni leche. I thought they looked Haitian, but some people have said they are from Honduras or Nicaragua. Jim Bowie, just because they are poor and black, do you still want to say they are trash? My goodness! Have some humanity and give the guys a break. They also deserve to live decently and feed their children! Regardless of their skin color!
    1 point
  44. My complaint is about posters who refer to other people as "that", instead of "who". People who....... Things that........
    1 point
  45. Unhappy Jillian ...it looks like someone ate that once already..!
    0 points
  46. Yes you can. I know it is open at 10 AM when I go to the computer club meeting on Fridays. Maybe 9 AM?
    0 points
  47. Lakeside location is less significant than the idea , support of artist and the effort to put it all together. Without it, the show would not exist at any location. Ones again.. ...Thanks to whoever makes it happen and all the participating artist (you are awesome and appreciated). And also....thanks kindly to Chapala Yacht club for space provided. No need for Chapalanians to be offended or militant when they hear the word Ajijic. I think that Chapala is a great town, but lets face it, when you talk about Lakeside art, you associate it traditionally with Ajijc, not Chapala. ..rightly or wrongly) All the best. Examples for newbies and people who cannot afford the entrance fee Just gorgeous
    0 points
  48. I bitch because my family is 5 people, that will cost us 400 pesos just to enter to have the privilege to walk around and look at local Mexican artesanías. And if we think about buying something, that will set us back another chunk of money. It has already been said that the vendors do not negotiate nor do they permit haggling. Maybe, if we just go all the way to Guadalajara and go to Tlaquepaque we will save money and have a more enjoyable time being around nice normal people.
    0 points
  49. But why do they charge an entrance fee? That is why I don't take the family. It is ridiculous to pay an entrance fee for every member to look and shop for art. A previous poster mentioned it is now 80 pesos just to enter and to see the merchandise. That is a lot of money here in México, not everybody wants to spend that amount to just enter into an arena that is basically just a store selling you merchandise. So basically the Fería Maestro de Arte is catering only to the rich gringos and rich tapatíos and they don´t welcome the normal people that just want to look around and possibly buy some things. This is exactly the kind of places you do haggling, if haggling is not even permitted, then you know they only want the rich and adinerados to shop there. It sure as heck ain't a place for me nor for most of the people living or visiting this area.
    0 points
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