Jump to content
Chapala.com Webboard

Leaderboard

Popular Content

Showing content with the highest reputation on 04/22/2022 in all areas

  1. For reasons known only to the administrator and moderators @chapala @moderator5 @moderator-2, BobbyBrown is allowed to post whatever he wants, including "jokingly" calling others nazis and making what he thinks are 'funny' references to nazi atrocities (making people into lampshades). These type of comments would get others banned, but he seems to have carte blanche.
    14 points
  2. I mean no disrespect, but after reading certain responses to my post, I get the impression that some members of this group are dealing with unresolved issues and quite possibly have stopped taking their meds. Just saying.
    9 points
  3. Can you imagine the outcome if the North Koreans could successfully get search results every 6.8 seconds for: Cohettas, internet outages, and the first day of rain?!?! Total anarchy.
    5 points
  4. Our observation is among the most inflationary things lakeside are restaurants and local government. Plus at least in and around Ajijic the cost of real estate and rents. Costco prices for imported goods have jumped, local food not so much. Gasoline has gone up a lot less percentage wise than NOB but that is the result of deliberate action by the Mexican government. Natural gas is up nearly 50 percent. The economics of solar hot water and electric are better than ever. Fortunately, with a little planning one can really limit their energy consumption here and costs for same. Where we are at, we neither heat nor cool except for the use of a portable heater for a few hours on the coldest days. Overall, I don't think locally that home owners have seen near the inflation they are having NOB. If we lived up there still, we would have gotten blasted by heating costs this winter and continually the near tripling of gasoline costs since we used far more of both there than we do here. One cannot simply look at this from a purely local perspective and ignore the near total interconnection of Chapala with the global economy. These problems have roots in megatrends and policy errors all over that go back for a number of years. An example of a key megatrend player in current events is having vital goods and medicines manufactured on the other side of the planet from where the primary markets are with resulting dependence on long, vulnerable and costly supply chains. How much better off would everyone in this hemisphere be if all that production that went to India and China went to Mexico, Central and South America instead? The problems were exacerbated IMO by a severely damaging mishandling of covid and wanton money printing in key countries that also goes back quite a long way. Think of it as a toxic combination of older chickens coming home to roost with a rash of seriously stupid policy errors in a number of key places piling on. Regardless of any partisan labels, I believe the latter is the result of a political, economic and "educational" elite that is so disconnected from reality and the rest of us they are doomed to make gross mistakes and drag the rest of us along from one disaster after another quite unwillingly. The ruling class and their billionaire sponsors have become a liability for everyone including themselves. And for the most part, none of them have a clue why this is so. That's a bargain, I'll take it. But is that in Pesos?
    5 points
  5. Your numbers are a total joke!!! Oil and gas are fungible and worldwide numbers...The US numbers were directly affected by you know who restricting drilling, fracking, pipeline construction and more. The US was energy independent and a net exporter before you know who took over...GET REAL!!!!
    4 points
  6. Put all the b.s. about the last U.S. administration and other politics aside. Insert the words Covid, supply chain and the resulting FED spending to keep the US economy afloat. All this and the ensuing Congressional spending by both parties has led to incredible upheavals in fiscal spending. Remember when Evil put his signature on the first Covid checks? You can blame both parties and the overstimulation of the economy because of Covid shutdown of the economy. Get Real ! OK, talk about the topic of inflation in LC: All you need to do is go into Walmart every two weeks and you will see products continually increasing. Go to the tortillerias on the street and you will see how much the cost for the common Mexican family is increasing for its food staples. Take a look at OUTRAGEOUS prices for avocados ( gracias, cartels!) -- we have even quit buying them. IT is more than restaurants and local governments raising prices here. The sad thing about MX is that the average MX person here is really hurting from ongoing inflation, which ended around 7.8% in MX at the end of the year, well before the war. The war in the Ukraine is certainly not helping ease inflation any time soon and that goes for the entire world. Oh, and if we are discussing governments --- this MXN administration has done nothing for its people. Covid be damned -- if it weren't for other countries helping MX, it is doubtful we would have even seen vaccines here. The Economist magazine just had an article about countries who helped their impoverished populations with and without Covid and Mx came in at spending less than 1% of its GDP, less than some poor African countries. Meanwhile, one of the most indebted countries in the world, Argentina, spent 5% of its GDP to help its impoverished. Brazil, with a questionable guy like Bolsonaro as its head, has reduced poverty by a quarter in the past decade. So, compare that to how MX is helping its people! As far as the question goes about the inflation in LC? Well, you can see how kaputz much of the real estate market is for many people, thanks to many gringos selling their US real estate at outrageously exorbitant prices and bringing the cash down here to "downsize". That has drastically affected real estate here and not in any good way, unless you are a real estate agent here.
    4 points
  7. Economy was in a great place during last US Administration and we were reaping benefits here in Mexico. Now, as you say. food and gas prices have risen and the rest of the economy is under stress. This is not "normal" inflation; it was created by poor economic decisions. Simple as that. It was bad before Putin jumped in, so this is not on him, contrary to some.
    4 points
  8. of course.... how lame of me to not know that. I acquiesce to your superior knowledge of said.
    3 points
  9. Of course inflation is happening here...."When the US sneezes, México catches the flu". Look at the disaster unfolding El Norte (and don't blame Putin!). It is here now and we will have to live with it until and if they get thier S--T together up there!!! I just gave my maids and gardeners (a family who has worked for me for over 12 years) a 20% raise since they are the real victims of this insane maleficence!!!
    3 points
  10. Similar does not mean same drug either.. I can see getting generic but similar means a whole lot of other things.
    3 points
  11. With medical care, like everything else, you pretty much get what you pay for.
    3 points
  12. See...told ya so...Ja, Ja, Ja!!!!!!!!!!!
    2 points
  13. 100% genuine originals in the central market in GDL lol
    2 points
  14. My wife bought at Similares after a dentist visit. When she couldn’t get the relief she expected she returned to the dentist. Dentist took a look at the vial and told her the dosage was not what he had ordered. He suggested she never buy at Similares again.
    2 points
  15. Our last 4 Great Danes lived eleven years, but I think Ziva will not make it that long. Large dogs are much more stable emotionally than the little ankle biters. Most small dogs being fearful of their own shadow and yap, yap near constantly. Remember that Danes and other large Mastine breeds just laid in front of the fireplace and slept in the dukes bedroom at night They don;t yap at nothing at all. Plus they're a big deterent for break-ins. Another salient fact that many don't know is that Great Danes come in Wet mouth or dry mouth. The classic square muzzle and the hanging jowls do drool. In recently Danes have been the last couple of decades they have bred Danes with hound muzzles and "dry" mouths. Ziva is just such a pointed muzzle dry mouth.
    2 points
  16. I'd be leery of buying into a RE bubble. Particularly for property you don't really own but have to hold in a bank trust. Just sayin'
    2 points
  17. ... but you're not going to share that reason? Keeping it to yourself? If it is to 'combat computer searches', why is 15 seconds the gold standard? Maybe just 10 or 6.8 seconds?
    2 points
  18. 2 points
  19. After saying that, you proceeded to express your opinion on multiple governments and political views.
    2 points
  20. Handy mail will accept packages and notify you by email only if the package is sent directly to Handy mail address here. They do not accept packages if sent through Laredo Texas address. Ishop accepts packages sent through Laredo.
    2 points
  21. Mainecoons, Your words are truly telling and insightful. Thanks 😊
    2 points
  22. Charlie Munger said beginning of this year, "If I can be optimistic when I'm nearly dead, surely the rest of you can handle a little inflation."
    2 points
  23. Covid has put ALL the supply chains in jeopardy. imho, it would be far worse if the U.S. administration had not changed and Putin has just made it worse because he invaded the bread basket of a great many countries.
    2 points
  24. I would think the cost of rentals is a factor of demand vis supply??
    2 points
  25. Inflation is a way of life, no matter what the cause. Prices always go up, never come down. If adjustments need to be made to our spending, so be it...adjust.
    2 points
  26. Just to be sure this is clear, some companies won't ship direct to Mexico. You need a stateside address that will then ship the item to their local office for pick-up. This service is provided by both iShop and Sol y Luna but not Handimail.
    1 point
  27. I always have used branded RX. I suspect doctors who prescribe generics and if I don't feel strongly enough to dump them, I tell them DON'T EVER prescribe a generic or similar for me. Why put yourself in jeopardy for chump change or even a few more pesos.
    1 point
  28. YOU read it!!! Here it is: "Your neurologist is confused or wrong. A law passed in Mexico several years ago disallowed ANY generic to be different than the original brand name drug. Don't expect drs to know everything. I used to work at the U of Oregon Medical School and drs were forever telling patients what was covered by their insurance or Medicare when the doctor either had outdated info or was just plain wrong." Again: Where did she say anything regarding US law??? Don't mess with me since I only deal in FACTS!!! Just to be clear here is how YOU responded to her very logical post: "yo1 whatever is allowed in the US has nothing to do with what is allowed in Mexico, each country has its own rule , and you just cannot generalized. Just because Mexico passed a law, does not mean they arew following it either.. We all know that money talks so who knows.."
    1 point
  29. Thank you for all the responses. A technician responded thanks to the provided information.
    1 point
  30. I've been buying Flexi shoes for years. Well made, long lasting and comfortable. Prices make sense, too.
    1 point
  31. Amazon MX is not acceptable as I need to try them on first
    1 point
  32. I find Flexi to be an inferior product.
    1 point
  33. Nothing relevant onthat link. I have the requested information but am tied up at this time trying to help somone on a complex matter.
    1 point
  34. Time to switch to Totalplay,very reliable...
    1 point
  35. I think before rvanparys just compares the total cost of an Ishop box with a Handy Mail box, you need to compare what the cost can be with partners! For example, we have 5 partners in our Ishop box (for a medium box, which was $563/ yr with one month free if you pay before a certain date). Divide that cost by 5 and it becomes a lot less than the cost of a Handy Mail box. So, you need to look at the whole picture -- not just the total price of the box when comparing. That is what I would call a "no brainer!" My biggest complaint at Ishop is the extra add-ons if you have partners getting a lot of magazines, where they add on for "extra weight"!. In addition, on the cost of mailing a letter from here to the US, I have always found Handy Mail to be cheaper than Ishop. Although I am not certain of the exact cost for each currently, the last 10 yrs has always been cheaper to mail to the US from Handy Mail. On Pete's point, I would like to know what the costs are for Sol y Luna compared to Ishop and Handy mail. Once again, the key in the comparison is whether or not you can share a box at Sol Y Luna? Thanks.
    1 point
  36. Suggest you get your mail closest to where you live and avoid the traffic. My last annual renewal with Sol y Luna in Ajijic was 3800 pesos. About 190 USD at today's rate.
    1 point
  37. Jim Bowie…. As a matter of fact the USA GDP for 2019 the last year of the previous administration was 2.1 %..one of the lowest in many years as it began to slide down the toilet due to the pandemic The USA GDP for 2021 was 5.7% .The high rate of inflation in the USA is partially due to the rise in productivity ,wages and the broken supply chain due to the pandemic. Inflation is caused entirely by supply and demand and at the moment the demand far exceeds the supply . Most of the western democracies are suffering a somewhat similar rate of inflation as they to experience supply issues . Global oil production in 2021 surpassed 2019 and will increase in 2022 to an all-time high. The US oil production in 2021 was close to the all-time high of 2019 and will exceed both those figures in 2023.. The cost of oil extraction in the US is approximately $35-$50 a barrel depending on its source…. With the cost of oil over $100 per barrel please tell me just who is screwing the pooch .
    1 point
  38. $200 went today, chapala, excellent dr. Gringo landia is always more expensive. Went to Chopo lab recommended by gringo serving dr.,,,,3 times the cost of my lab in Chapala......Also, you can go to Similares pharmacy in chapala and go to their dr, just to the left of the pharmacy, I think 50 pesos, but not totally sure. Just know its very very low.
    1 point
  39. Name is Uzziel ( I know, his writing sucks) and no, he can't come either without service order.
    1 point
  40. My hope was to get a current gauge of the economic situation in Lakeside, I wasn't trying to obtain any left vs right viewpoints, or cause any discourse among the group. The article I read was published in a newspaper from Mexico City, and was written by a Mexican reporter. Apparently the inflation rate in Mexico has increased dramatically over the past 3 years, and I just wanted to get the groups feedback on how it's affecting them and the LC region. Thanks again
    1 point
  41. In our experiences with TP, tech's cannot come to your house without a service order (orden de servicio) which MUST be generated from within the main system. If you speak Spanish you'll get thru faster and you can specify technical assistance.. If you don't, call the same number but at the prompt "for service in English Press 9", do that and you 'll go direct (no options) to talking to someone who can then try to help or connect you to someone who can. Have your account number ready before you call. First few a.m. hours are pretty busy. 800 510 0510
    1 point
  42. You can put forward any excuse you want regarding the causes of inflation, be it higher fuel costs, the war in the Ukraine, Putin or Covid. They give politicians, regardless of party, the perfect cover, especially with the mid-term elections on the horizon. Sadly, leadership is thin on the ground, and we may see Global Warming but not in the way those who believe in it will expect. Instead, we will all glow green. As for the cost of rental properties in Lakeside, they were on the increase way before the war in the Ukraine.
    1 point
  43. Sounds like a business opportunity to me. I could stand outside the door with the heart toaster to bring 'em back to life. Preventa 200 pesos or after the heart attack occurs 10,000 pesos per shock with credit card in hand. No guarantees
    1 point
  44. I have this name and number from a year ago, direct cell to field technician who did my install. Vzziel technician 331 439 6488 Buena Suerte
    1 point
  45. Sounds like a heart attack on a plate to me….
    1 point
  46. Ajijic Hospital, consultation/visit...$400 pesos (straight visit, no tests)
    1 point
  47. This is why contacting the various Great Dane Rescue organizations may be the answer. In the US there is at least one rescue group for each breed of dog, this goes for cats too.
    1 point
  48. It is steamier in the intervening months. The rain provides the extra humidity. If it works for you then fine. But it's HOT and it's STICKY and UNCOMFORTABLE for many people.
    1 point
×
×
  • Create New...