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It makes me very sad to continually read these posts. Everyone on our planet is under a great deal of stress. We, the retired ones are the lucky ones, we don't have to go to work, we don't have to deal with young children at home and wonder about their safety retuning to school this fall. Do you think everyone on this board could show a little love and concern for our fellow man instead of the constant insults, opinions etc. Come on people, time to grow up and try to comfort those amongst us who have serious health issues and may just be terrified for their lives. If you don't have something nice to say, don't say it. You have no idea who you may be hurting. Wear a mask, it won't kill you. It just might save somebody else's life.

This is not an airport so no need to announce your departure.

Plain and simple ...no mask...no brain".......Darwinian Selection at work .

Dichosalocura- almost all of what you have said in your post above regarding the death rates and the efficacy of masks is incorrect. And saying you'll cease to wear a mask if the govt. mandates them makes about as much sense as Obrador saying he'll wear a mask when there is no more corruption. Masks are worn to safeguard public health and keep the infection rate down. They have nothing to do with politics and govt. power.

masks are to protect others not you and if you can prevent one death it is worth it.. It is easy to look at statistic when you are not affected but just get it or hae one of your love one affected and let´s see what you say.

Just one of the reasons a Mexican credit card can come in handy dealing with companies that don't accept foreign cards. Even with a Mexican CCD, PASE makes you jump through hoops to tie the card to a tag however once connected, you never have to worry about having a sufficient balance or losing it at expiration.

Gone political. I deleted the worst of it. From here on out, no more mask debates. The state and local governments here have spelled out the rules. Follow them or take the consequences, if any. Make it your responsibility to keep your distance from those not wearing or not wearing properly. Closed.

So you wear seatbelts, have insurance on your car, generally observe speed limits, and do not drive under the influence but draw the line at wearing a piece of cloth over the lower part of your face because freedom? 🙄

Applying for a vsa is not rocket science so if you are afraid of lawyers do it yourself.

Spencer McMullen is our attorney for everything and he has a whole team for immigration matters to make life easier. I have known him for 14 years even before he became a lawyer.

I get up to 5 of those calls a day sometimes on my cell phone. Spanish recordings or live but in mostly unintelligible (to me) Spanish. I've basically stopped answering the cell; I refuse to break my neck running for the phone only to hear that someone has a "time-limited, today only special offer." Incredibly annoying. I can always check my call list at my own convenience and call back anyone I actually want to speak to.

I use Carlos at Gas Los Altoss 3313198781 He speaks pretty good english and does what he says.

Au revoir Bye Bye Adios.

Edited by moderator to remove personal insult. Did you not learn from your last suspension? Your next one will be permanent!

Question? I thought the KN95 masks which are much more expensive, and are apparently the type doctors wear, would also protect the wearer from the coronavirus. Am I wrong?

Add my vote for.... Azucena Bateman

Bruce Lee is my idol he was the greatest of his time and not just at martial Arts my jeet kune do is not the best but I took martial arts for about 3 years

They are "virtue signaling". It has become very important recently.

Yeah, don´t wear a seat belt, exceed the speed limits, run through the red lights, and ignore all those other things that the government forces you to do, or in your case doesn´t. Get real!!!

Highly recommended and a regular at the LCS giving advice on Thursdays for many years now:, many long time happy clients all around lakeside: Lic. Alvaro Becerra Migración y Naturalización Av. Niños Héroes 1633 - 106 Colonia Moderna Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Cell. +52 333 201 3123 Ofna. 52 333 810 5313 alvaro100 (at) yahoo.com

My vote also

Add my vote for.... Azucena Bateman

Thank you for posting this so clearly. People are just too much like compliant sheep and forget that we are in our right to use our own judgment. When the population caves in to these demands, we end up losing our freedoms. Government is not a parent.

Another yes for Azucena. She’s been in business for nigh unto 20 years so lots of experience and a nice person. i am curious about your “handle” since Bruce died in ‘73 it would appear your into jeet kune do?

Here's another vote for Azucena.

Mudgirl, take this scenario, you are walking down the malecón in the morning and you happen to pass by a Mexican woman wearing a face mask, she is screaming at her chihuahueño dog Luna, she screams out "Luna vente, vente para acá Luna." She just expelled like 15,000 water droplets coated in Covid-19 contrary to her not even knowing that she has been infected. Her mask contained about, perhaps 10,000 droplets on a good day, that is to say that she has taken good care of her mask and not over washed it. You happen to be walking by at that very moment. Around 5000 infected water droplets pass straight through the fibers of her mask and fly right into your face as you walk by. Well, the mask helped somewhat, did it not? But you still now just breathed in 5,000 covid droplets and now have just been infected by the Coronavirus.

Mudgirl, my statement on the mortality rate is right in line with the CDC, has it changed since last week? And my opinion of face masks is in line with most scientific journals, yes it helps but not that much, that is the reason why in the beginning of the pandemic they were reluctant to officially mandate face masks in the very beginning. Yes Mudgirl, they help some, of course, but not near as much as you want to believe and on top of that they carry their own baggage, average citizens with no expertise and knowledge about how to wear and care for them properly they have the potential to cause more harm than good under certain circumstances.

Rules mean nothing w/o enforcement and penalties. What do yo do? Fine people that don't have money and/or take away money they need for food? Put them in jail where they are confined in close quarters w/others that may have CV? Every expert around the World says face-masks can make a major difference, but in Chapala, I see many, many people not wearing them, especially at bus stops, lines going into the banks on Monday morning and just people chatting in groups of 3-5. Finding problems is easy, having and implementing workable workable solutions is not.

Your PM says it cannot receive messages. I have an older Nordic track Pro, in good condition that I will sell for 3000 pesos. I am in SAT, and you can PM me with a phone number or email. I also have a pickup truck if you do not have transport for this.

A little empathy would be nice here. If you haven't walked in the OP's shoes, and have nothing positive to contribute, please stay out of the discussion.

I did not know what an Ampersan character was so I asked Mr. Google and he said the word Ampersan is the name of a Musical group.. I suspect what you were trying to ask was how to type an ampersand on a Spanish keyboard. I then aske Mr., Google what an Ampersand was. His answer is there are many variations as shown below of an ampersand ﹠, ∧, ۽, ⅋, ＆, et, 🙰, 🙱, 🙲, 🙳, 🙴, 🙵 Once you have decided which symbol you want, go back to Mr. Google and he will be able to help you. Please note though, that what works on one Spanish keyboard may not work on another, Apparently there are three different ways dependent up upon your computer and/or computer software I wish you good luck and hope that Alan's solution posted above will work with your computer.

Eric, seriously, if México is too dangerous for you I hear that Greenland now has zero cases (and that isn't a joke, Iceland is also a grest place btw.) Mexico is a democratic republic similar to the USA and Canada. It is not a dictatorship or a Nazi state. The government has no mandate to restrict the freedoms of its citizens to this magnitude to forcibly protect its citizens. We have freedoms and rights, the government is wrong to make such power grabs when the mortality rate is less than 1 percent and dropping day by day. Even if face masks help slightly (better than nothing according to most scientific papers) it still is like holding chicken wire over your face. Sure some of the germs and water particles will stick to the wires or cloth fibers but many will pass straight on through just like in the simulated tests. So yes it helps some but not that much. It is not the governments job to protect us, it is the responsibility of ourselves. I am for facemasks only because of the 5 percent chance it might save lives. But the minute the goverment decides to mandate its usage and to arrest those that want to practice their freedom to not use them, I will also begin to rebel like most level minded people. The government can only advise, they cannot mandate. We are still free to decide the precautions we choose to take. As long as the death toll is so low, we will not be forced by the government to do anything against our will.