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It's a store where things are not as they appear....

I told my wife about this thread and I asked her that she donate my body to science but she has already made plans to donate my body to the Museo de las Momias in Guanajuato so she can visit and nag me. 💀

There will be a slight delay...

WHEN YOU FINALLY HAVE THE WHOLE COUCH TO YOURSELF 😸

I agree! Over the last year or so LCS seems to have forgotten its mission of community outreach. Apart from the programs at the Wilkes Center and student aid and the kid's art program it seems to have reverted to a social club and concert venue for gringos. To be honest these three outreach programs have been in place for decades so they probably have not had the chance to mess with them. Yet.

The Hilton Garden Inn is directly attached to the Terminal and is easily accessed via a escalator and elevator on the newly opened section of the airport. It is right next to the Domestic Arrivals area and a deluxe new Starbucks on that end. We were just there yesterday and had lunch at the Hilton when our friend's flight was delayed/diverted to PVR before heading back to GDL. Nice looking lobby and restaurant.

What's going on at LCS? These things have all happened recently: The resignation of a progressive and well liked Executive Director. The resignation of the Treasurer. The failure to find an external auditor after over a year of searching. If a deadline had not been forced on them at the recent AGM they may still be looking a year from now. The weird 6 month extension to the President's term for reasons that seem flimsy at best. The recent board meeting demonstrating a lack of interest in members and volunteers issues that was reported in the newspaper. The AGM that was held in March where members concerns were ignored and was basically just a one-man ego show. It looks like LCS has been declining over the last one to two years. Is this the beginning of the end?

Probably because it is useless and even more so on weekdays. DId make a great opportunity for the person in charge to get more retirement funds.

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US dollars---do not think you would find electric blower for 65 pesos---BUT if you do--let us know

Having owned a travel agency, I would suggest buying directly from the insurance company. As an agency we sold the insurance that paid us the highest commission.

Wish I could remember for sure which year we first visited Ajijic but it was either in 97 or 98 so the same timeframe. We were scouting Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta for retirement possibilities. On a whim we booked a taxi driver to show us around the Lake Chapala area. He said the best Sunday brunch was at La Nueva Posada so there we went. Great food and a lovely view of the Lake, which had not yet receded so that was our first restaurant and it certainly was "real" also. That led to us moving to Ajijic in 2001 and also in 2008 moving to PV so we experienced the best of both. Mannix was a go-to for special occasions mainly for us. The old Pampa Tango opened, was close to our B&B so it was our everyday go-to place and then of course changed names to Ajijic Tango to settle a naming dispute with the original restaurant. Yep, the good old days.

To let you know: I've called my U.S. bank, informed it about this McAfee email and also forwarded the "problem" invoice. Thanks for your comments. Lexy

In the above list of qualifications from the Treasurer he refers to LCS as a charity. This is not correct. In Mexico a non-profit and a charity are not the same thing. A charity has a very high bar that means all of its activities must be directed towards a specific charitable goal such as housing orphans or providing food to poor families and it must be registered as a charity with the government. LCS does not have a charitable goal and is not registered as one. It is a non-profit, but it is not a charity. I find it disturbing that the board does not know this, especially the Treasurer who should absolutely realize this. It makes me wonder what level of competence this board has. What is the basis for selecting the board members?

interesting - I do hope LCS is responsive to applicants for the treasurer position. After the (interesting) LCS annual meeting, I did volunteer for the audit committee and my application was acknowledged and I was advised someone would get back with me shortly. Note - The reason I volunteered was that Steve said LCS did not have any volunteers for the audit committee. I guess one needs to define shortly - after the next 9 days of silence (after we will get back with you shortly) , I did withdraw my application as I did expect some sort of response within several days - based on my experience working in for profits and non profits - and decided the silence was not a good start - so better off un volunteering And did receive the recent email that Executive Director, Luis F. Pacheco will no longer be with LCS. So appears that several positions are open - Executive Director and Treasurer and Audit Committee.

"Ya pays your money and ya take your chances." We're booked for October 4th. All in approximately $700 CDN per person with luggage and extra room. SunFan

There is a new small Mirage store in the building where GDL Farmacia used to be on the carretera between Chapala and Ajijic.

My post is for information purposes, not necessarily as a recommendation.

https://hvacmirage.us/ We have had several posts recently about air-conditioning and heating units. Here's one: ac window units By Constance February 24 in Ajijic/Chapala/Guadalajara

Maybe because the Feds are signaling that they aren't looking to lower interest rates more any time soon?

Well it THAT wasn't a bunch of goobly-gook. Rank and file users won't know anything more than they did before the change. Core vs iCore, Ultra vs not. The most important part of the old names was the 3, 5 and 7. 3 = lower power, 7 = more/most. The easiest way for the casual user to know how much power they were getting is.... the price!

Be careful. They fly the wonderful 737 Max, also, they could, suddenly shut down, as other budget airlines have done. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/flair-airlines-owes-67m-in-unpaid-federal-taxes-prompting-seizure-order

i.e. good ole days Mannix was the first 'real' restaurant I ate in in 1998.

I remember Manix was my first resturant I ate at in the mid 90s in Ajijic.. I was backpacking around Mexico and had the Fromers travel guide. ( no internet). I stayed in the hotel on the plaza ( 9 dollars a night. I was told if a month or more 7 bucks a night.) and the guide recommended that resturant. My fillet the one they served up till they closed was less than 3 dollars including a couple of beers.

I would not call the number. I would, however, contact your bank and tell them not to approve any charges from questionable company.

If you check your Visa Statement every month or have an alert sent to you every time a charge is made, I would not call the number and just ignore the email. If a charge does come through, just contact your bank and let them know that it was not your charge and ask them not to allow any more charges from this person/business. If you call the number, they will phish for more information ( such as confirming a name with a phone number or email).

If they met my lovely wife and I, it would be like getting a Buen Fin 2-for-1 with us. I'm 68, my wife is turning 65, divided by 2 we'd be ages 34 and 32, BUT with double the experience of regular 30 year old's! That's a great deal. Wait... what? LOL! 🤪

Yes, that sounds right. Who knows? Natasha thinks she knows. But my twin brother, he knows for sure. Lexy

Last time I looked at Civil Code I think there was one maximum increase for rentals under $5,000 pesos p/m and a different scale for those over $5,000. That said, very few LL's or tenants know this code, and often LL's simply ignore it anyway..... taking position " don't like it? Move!". Many have it built into their leases, with terms/ times / increases stipulated. If you don't, forget about "going to court" over it. You don't have that many years left!

IMO I would go to your mailbox and, if you have a lot of old mail, delete it. Your mailbox may be full not allowing you to receive new messages.

Our first and only encounter with the LCS was in 2001 when we moved to Ajijic. Neither of us could put a finger on what we disliked but both of us just had a bad feeling about the place. It seemed like a great idea that the founder had that had somehow been subverted by the people then in charge. There was nothing to complain about, it just seemed like why get involved in the same old, same old stuff we had left behind in the US. We never regretted not being a part of it nor did we discourage others who asked questions of us. We followed it's ups and downs mainly from newspaper stories. This sounds similar to what we saw years ago. To each his own.

HHmmmmm....... might have been a question better asked before he made the move to Gerontology Central?

I was surprised to see that members could not ask questions at a board meeting - unless the question was given - in writing - to the president - 24 hours in advance. Hopefully he is easily always available in the LCS office to just hand over the question And my recall is that the meeting agenda does not have a requirement to be published 24 hours in advance - before the cutoff for questions in writing. ? I have not attended a lot of non profit board meetings - but a few - and questions from attendees were always welcome. Is discouraging questions with a pre-approval required a normal practice for a community non profit - ? Also what about publishing an agenda? Ok for it not to be published 24 hours etc in advance of meeting from the LCS Website - Any LCS member may attend a Board meeting as an observer, except for closed sessions. Any member may speak — provided a request has been made to the President in writing, stating the subject and purpose, not less than 24 hours prior to the Board meeting.

I would another item to the list of concerns posted above by sarainchapala: 7. The surprise announcement that the President of LCS now carries the title President and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) with management control over all aspects of the organization.

No, I am a Swiss citizen. Also, I have no family here. You may want to check with the LCS to see how best it works or maybe check with the US consulate.

And what, perchance, is a Mirage store?

Maybe. 17.3 this morning.

18 April 2024 Visa rate 16. 855016 Mastercard rate 16.9209.89 (Present day's rate was available at 3:05 PM EST)

Pesos?

COOL wherever this train might be 😸

You do not have to be a US citizen to receive Social Security.

It is not illegal to turn left on a regular green when the intersection is clear in this country. Many if not most traffic lights do not have protected left. When else are you supposed to turn left? I would contest this ticket. When they removed the "Only" sign they removed the restriction. The cop is going on the past. Surprised he didn't try to shake you down.