slainte39

It depends…… If it someone you care about and are willing to assume their financial responsibilities in the event of default, go for it, otherwise what would be your reason for doing so. A parent, sibling, child, or grandchild and maybe even a close friend, would be understandable. Never loan money or in this case guarantee it unless you are willing to accept it, and be prepared for it, as a loss, from the get go.

¿ Una pregunta o una sugerencia ?

A new location, the same Chopo that was located at the Maskaras Clinic before.

Those "white plastic tents" put a lot of food on a lot of people´s tables. In the US for example, the state of Iowa is one huge corn field from the Mississippi to the Missouri (Rivers) along I-80. A 150 years ago it was all trees and wooded area, very beautiful I suppose, but very few people could earn a living that way. Over the years, and today, we had/have to make adjustments to sustain the growing population. maybe not to everyone´s liking, but necessary. I imagine Manhattan Island was beautiful too before the Dutch bought it for peanuts. You can´t have your cake and eat it too. There´s always pluses and minuses to growth and development but you can´t freeze the world as it is today and expect that it is going to work for the future.

At iShop, you can send sealed letters with checks or cash (if you are that silly) to foreign destinations, as long as the amount doesn´t exceed 10K USD. If 10K, or over, you can still send but have to file a declaration. Same as you would if you carried them on your person through an airport. Never heard of an Aduana "tax" on funds of any kind until now. Confiscation yes, if you try to sneak through without reporting.

"archaic"......Jajaja!...….that depends……. I go through at least one checkbook a month…..business account, need to for facturas and for most business it would be a pain trying to do SPEI transfers. Personal, hardly ever.

Rick, go back and read the posts, he is referring to Lago Zirahuén, not Santa Maria del Oro. Probably 5 hours at speed limit speeds and a couple of pit stops.

Another recommendation for Jose. Haven´t used him for a long time so wasn´t sure he was still in business,

They asked me if I wanted to be an organ donor and I said at my age and condition, you must be kidding or really desperate for organs. They would find better parts in las cuevas de las momias.

1...corruption is just for nacionales 2...foreigners in the north???....Mexicans in the US???... because they are rapists, murderers, and we send them our worst??? 3...police let 5 cars run a red light if they are Mexicans but will stop no. 6 if he/she is a foreigner??? 4... sindicatos "throw down" on employers with a pistol to collect a finiquito??? I just question a lot of your premises……….

¡ Ciento por ciento Mexicano aquí pendejo ! ¡ No dejes que la puerta te golpee el trasero al salir !

Sorry Ferret, I was replying to the post before yours, and you just happen to get between it my my right hook…….

Well. I didn´t get that take using the standard comprehension of imply and infer .And don´t be putting me in there with your "you all" and that goes for a lot of other folks who post on this forum. Sure, there are some moaners, bitchers, and complainers but most people, Mexicans and extranjeros alike that accept what is the cultural norm here and still enjoy their life here. When I see a brick wall, I try figure out how to get around it, or over it, not run into it and keep butting my head against it. Same with topes, baches, retenes, policía in general or any of these other so called detriments to living and life here.

They did me, because I look my age…...She said I should get a complete comp....lol

As far as I´m concerned in THIS situation……..a lot. But then if you want to compartmentalize, go right ahead.

I´m sure you have sat at intersections collecting accurate data, just because you are another one the poor abused foreigners living here just to satisfy that masochistic streak that can´t be satisfied anywhere else. I sure hope you are no. 6 a lot of the time.

You can renew your license anytime while it is still valid, AFTER you make a trip to the recaudadora and pay the fee. They like the $$$

Ask your maid after you stiff her on her severance pay.

Today he was on the northwest corner of that intersection. Tough to get to as all the buses that stop there and the people getting off and on. His tamales are excellent and they are huge. Today I stopped there about 10AM and he was going strong, pollo and puerco, rojos only, no verdes. They are about as good as you can get.

What an attitude ! That is about the most stupid thing I have read on this board in a long time. Are you for real or trying to learn how to be a master troll. I hope no one "helps" you now or forever.

Because that is where you have to go to get a license, new or renew. Angus just posted an alternative method. Does that displease you too? Why start a new post when the discussion is about getting to where you need to be to get a license. Drive yourself, take a bus, hire Luzma, all options pertaining to the subject. I don´t think they will be canning Mainecoons so you can have his job with your narrow scope of what is pertinent to a thread. dri

They do??? What are they??? At least the traffic in GDL moves right along unless there has been an accident and not the snafued congested situation of going through Ajijic or getting into Chapala. Also smooth streets, not cobblestones and baches like all over here, I also think the drivers in the big city are less dangerous than some of what I see here. .

It´s such an easy process, I would feel guilty charging anyone to take them there, other than my time spent. If I were 60 years younger, retired, and not lazy, it would be a heck of a good paying hobby. Right now, I´d rather watch a baseball game. If Luzma made it look easy, as several have mentioned, it´s simply because it is.

The biggest changes that I remember are !...On the El Molino stretch into Joco, no berry farms. all corn and cattle. 2 ...Only one foreign owned home in the Raquet Club. 3... Seeing Fernando Cuevas´ big supermarket, SuperGrisa, now Farmacia Guadalajara and Amutio 4...Seeing corn fields on either side of the Coca Cola Deposito in SAT. They did take a short turn off into Upper Chula Vista. For me, then. no thanks, I´ll take the area today but in those days we didn´t know any better.

You can make an appointment on line at the main office on Alcalde, very easy. Went last week for a renewal and had a 1PM appointment, arrived early as they said be there 10 minutes before the appointment. Arrived at 12:30, they took me right in, don´t know why, and at 1:03 walked out with the new license in my hand. I can´t see why you would have to pay anyone for guiding you through unless you speak absolutely no Spanish and can´t find the location on a map. Once there, they head you in the right direction whether you speak or understand anything at all. It´s all laid out pretty simple, paperwork check, photo, and fingerprints, wait 10 minutes and pickup license. Took me exactly 33 minutes from walking in the front door to license in hand. They don´t allow you stray off the assembly line procedure very far……… or not all.