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Just an update, a home was found for Calle.

"They" have. It's called Medicare for All. Read about it and realize how totally messed up our current system has become.

Oh I am for sure…...just recently escaped and the twitching just wont stop. But don´t worry, my family has hidden all the sharp instruments.

I have lived for over 13 years in lower SAT about 3 blocks from Adelitas. I have seen this place grow from a small hole in the wall sandwich/coffee shop to the first class, large classy establishment that it is now. About 10 years ago the mother of Jason, the current owner/operator, bought the place and I saw the gradual improvements through the subsequent years and about 4 years ago, a major 3 - 4 month renovation and enlargement including the large covered patio area in the back. Jason, being a musician himself improved the entertainment to the point that now the music is considered among the very best Lakeside with a mix of Latin and my favorite, Old Time Rock n' Roll from the 60's, 70's and 80's. Someone stated wrongly here that there is music nightly...not so...only on Friday, Saturday and Monday nights. Someone else stated wrongly that the customers are mostly expats and not Mexican. Also wrong. The Tapatios and Mexican locals have discovered the great food and entertainment and there is usually a great mix of folks there. I used to hear the music somewhat at my house depending on how the wind was blowing, but now not. Recently, enjoying the music there I ran into Jason's mother and mentioned that I was not hearing it at my house anymore. She pointed to a digital meter devise on the wall facing the musicians and it was reading between 80 and 90. She told me that the bandleaders were instructed to keep it below 100 since it was hooked up to some type of decibel meter outside and anything under 100 on the wall meter inside was legal. I know nothing about the Evento but Alelitas has been nothing but a very good restaurant and music/dance club and a very positive attraction to our wonderful little pueblo.

Well, I suppose dumping the whole barrel of apples because one of them might go bad someday, and then dumping the barrel too, is one way to do it. There are many alternatives to IE.

Start a new thread with your tripe. This is about haggis in the cooking section. Get thee hence.

The owners of this board are property managers. I don´t believe you can recommend in a post but only by PM.

Are you still stalking me or do you work for Migración? Send me a PM with your contact information so we can meet and I will bring my Acta de Nacimiento, Tarjeta de INE, and Pasaporte. Tu llevas un poco de dinero, porque si quieres jugar tienes que pagar:

I thought I would post an update. After phoning 6 different phone numbers and leaving voicemails, sending 4 emails to 3 different addresses starting on Nov. 11th. I received an email from Banjercito this morning saying they changed the name on my TIP to reflect my name as on my passport. They also said it had been sent by UPS. This afternoon my TIP arrived with all the correct information on it. I guess the small amount of hope I wished for worked !!! I went today and bought a lottery ticket.

Sorry, you just made the water clearer……..that´s not allowed here. . Another question…...Is it gluten free? s

This topic has been covered extensively on this board. Use the search function and get good answers. The short one is: don't worry: Windows 7 is not going away, it will still work fine, and you can use it for years to come. Support is a non-issue.

The body shop just beyond Casa de Waffle--Lake Auto Body or something. Best in town.

As far as I´m concerned, don´t say or do anything to hinder it´s departure. Maybe I can get some sleep.

They get recommendations from attendees by counting what percentage of the people get up and dance at salon events. The louder the music the less people can chat inside - yelling at each other but no one can understand each other kills conversations - therefore they get bored sitting doing nothing after the food - drink some liquor and end up dancing. The DJs and bands blast the music on purpose to get a reputation of getting most of the attendees up dancing and having a good time. They know exactly what they are doing to get more salon events and bar jobs and probably charge more. Sounds very, very far from good acoustically but it is what "good" bands do in our area.

Novel thought here...give your doctor a call, Whattsapp, text message or IM and ask a professional.

We are slothful beings, fond of lounging in our at home attire. Thus, Elegante's "Taste of Thanksgiving" take out was perfect for us. An ample well-prepared meal - turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, roll, green beans. $150.

I was looking for an excuse to get a iMac, plus my old HP I was tired of changing spark plugs and vacuum tubes.

Although I use a different massage therapist now, I did have Lupe for many years and also recall that each Saturday he went to GDL to further his education. He is a wonderful therapist and has many skills. Cheers, Val Jones

Good luck with an uneventful crossing which it should be as long as you aren't trying to skirt any laws. It goes without saying that not having any arrest warrants is a good idea.

Actually it is not on the Mexico side (Mexico side?) where much of a backup will be but rather on the US Customs side. I think that if you go into the US thinking "Police State" your mindset might depict how it goes for you. The process has not changed much over the years and I pretty much find all of the CBP personnel to be professional if not very much attuned to their task. Arriving in a US plated vehicle will probably be your best bet as it matches multi-millions of others there. They will DEFINITELY not just wave you on but of course that has never happened. Prepare to answer several questions.... preferably truthfully...., have no 'goods' that are persona non grata (meats, produce, fruits, guns or bullets etc). They will not care how much booze you are bringing into the US but the State you are coming into.... Texas especially.... will and will require you to stop and pay a tax on it.. Here is a URL to check all border crossings for wait times by the hour. US Customs and Border Protection Web Site.... estimated wait time for reaching the primary US inspection booth https://apps.cbp.gov/...action=n&pn=2304 This is for Laredo. Click on 'Back to List' to see all other crossings.

Jorge is a Physiotherapist not a Massage Therapist. Big difference in qualification and fee structure.

There is the amount charged by the doc or hospital, then there is the Medicare allowable, upon which you pay 20%. Most docs and hospitals "accept assignment" which means they accept the amount that Medicare pays regardless of how much the original charges are. Because the payment is so low, more and more doc aren't accepting new Medicare patients. Many times the amount paid by Medicare doesn't even cover the actual costs of an office visit. Hospitals also "accept assignment" for their charges and you pay 20% of the "allowable" which is much lower than the original bvill sent to Medicare.

I didn't say that. MS says they won't be updating their Defender antivirus. We shall see. Please use the search function to uncover many, many answers to the same questions.

So, there's no security issue with continuing to use it? Thanks.

Because they will work for "gringo" wages?????

Many of the "massage therapists" trained here are sorely lacking in knowledge of anatomy and technique. Unless they trained additionally they are good at "la la" massage but not anything more. Deep tissue or therapeutic massage is difficult to find. But there are some really good therapists here, you just have to search them out.

INM office is toward international arrivals in the north part of the terminal. Just at the end of the ticket counters. Bring your own pen as they have none and be prepared to stand in line to get your form (none on the counter) then find a place to fill it out (no tables or a short counter, nada) then stand in line to get it stamped. Be sure to get TWO forms for each of you so that next time you can prefill the form and not have to wait.

Why you continue to spew this utter nonsense is beyond me.

Yes, very lucky. They are now saying if they can't find an alternative to antibiotic resistant bacteria, hip/ knee replacements and joint surgery may not be possible. Bring on the robotic protheses please. In the meantime, lose weight, eat well, exercise including weight/strength training for your bones. My doctor has this tatooed on her wrist, ha ha.

We had a patient who had hip surgery at 94 and lived to 103. Go figure?

More of MC’s BS. Adelita’s changed their schedule to accommodate the church’s Schedule.. The music does not start until 8pm or later any night of the week now....

Will Spain trained be ok?

We paid $350 peso's each plus drinks for less than satisfactory dinner at Cocinart. Only recently ate at Panino's, had an excellent chicken fried steak there last week. Will be eating at Panino's more often and find out what the daily specials are. Turkey sounds good.

Why indeed? I was trained NOB many years ago and my Mexican trained therapist is better by far than I ever was and better than the majority of the instructors I studied under.

In my experience that's odd. Most times the workers have no idea what they are building or if they do, don't share that with strangers. Perhaps pulling your chain, just maybe,

Why NOB trained?

If you left it at Juniors, I recommend you remove it asap.

Does this repair require parts? Or is it just fill, sand and paint? Do you mind used body parts in like new condition? I have got an excellent work guy, specialising in used parts, then painted to match with quality Dupont paints.

Junior's in Riberas. Best price and work I've found in five years.

I see that you joined this this board in April of this year so I am assuming that you might be a newbe. I myself joined in April of 2008 when I moved here full time after travelling this country for about 10 years prior to that doing business as I continue to do to this day. During all this time I discovered that many times getting correct, up to date, consistent and reliable information in a timely manner here is spotty at best. This is true especially as it relates to the 2 business entities we are discussing. There are many folks posting here that have even more experience than me in this country and I would opine that they would agree to this. My understanding is that this board was initially set up to help expats and folks who have moved here or are visiting from distant locations to understand local customs and idiosyncrasies and ways to better live and operate within this environment. Over all these years I have seen this board operate in exactly this way, helping many with the wisdom and experience of those who have first hand experience and gone through all the ups and downs inherent this unique situation we all find ourselves. My initial post is a perfect example. It took a few corrections but in the end I got the information that I was looking for as well as some unexpected technical advise since I am not a tech guy. I applaud this valuable resource within our community and despite some flaws, inherent in such a venture, consider it a great resource of knowledge in all things relating to our living environment here. Welcome aboard!

My husband and I have Seguro Popular as a backup plan and sincerely hope we never have to use it, for all the reasons above. So far, all our medical needs have been paid out of pocket and we are still ahead. Why? Fourteen years ago we moved to Mexico for the long haul, and since Medicare will not pay for care outside the U.S., we canceled Part B. Multiply the average cost for two people over that period of time and the result is surprising. We have been keeping this money aside as a "medical savings account" and hopefully, we'll be lucky enough to avoid the kind of illnesses that break the bank. But, there's SP, "just in case". (aka panic coverage.) Since there are pre-existing conditions for each of us, private insurance has not been an option. However, with all its drawbacks, I give Mexico high praise for providing SP coverage for everyone who wants it, even including us expats.

Looking for recommendations for Massage Therapist, preferably NOB trained.

I think you don't understand the law too well. The 100 db standard is for occasional ceremonies and events, not the routine daily or weekly bar entertainment. That standard applies to something like holiday banda concerts on local plazas. Also the law requires the municipio to provide 24 hour per day response and monitoring for compliance, which Chapala is not doing. Basically, as one writer noted in this week's GDL Reporter, Chapala isn't enforcing the law. For example, the time limit of four hours for concerts is being grossly violated by the Charro concerts at the bull ring and complaints regarding same have been ignored. If Chapala is telling people the standard for bars is 100 db they are not following the law as written. That's hardly unusual here. It doesn't matter what the db level is inside the venue with the exception the law does have specific protections for employees. Customers are not covered by those provisions, perhaps the writers of the law figured they would have more sense. I'm not sure that is true at least locally. The primary standard is measured outside the business and immediately adjacent which is what the municipios actually following and enforcing the law are doing.. Residential area standards, where most of these bars are, are the toughest. Using the rule of thumb of noise level doubling with each 10db, the level outside Adelitas was twice as loud as permitted when we measured it using a commercial sound meter, not a cell phone. Be glad you are 3 blocks away as sound level decrease with the square of distance. However whether you like the music or the establishment that does not give you or them the right to enroll the neighbors into being an involuntary audience. The sound levels outside their property are in serious violation of the law as confirmed by direct measurement. When it is so loud it interferes with mass through the thick walls of the adjacent iglesia that ought to tell you something. BTW, 100 db is ear damaging after 15 minutes. But, hey, its your ears. I think most of the old gringos who hang out in these places listening to geriatric rock and roll and think they can dance are deaf anyway. Very good source for accurate information about these laws and their origins to be found on the "Cruazada Contra El Ruido" web site. They are an organization of Mexicans seeking to calm the din in Jalisco. It's all in Spanish because this organization was started and is operated by Mexicans, not expats.

Thanks for the link, very helpful. Sorry but that IS how I feel about the USA, especially Post 911. I just wish more people would recognize it!

I sure don't see many Mexicans there and we'll continue to eat there and I could care less about you, your opinions or your invitations. It's pretty clear you are one of the expats who contributes to this problem of too loud bars next to peoples homes. Thanks anyway.