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  1. Leaving my friends a few weeks ago from mezcala towards lake chapala... one after the other vehicle had flat tires...

    I guess it was from the large potholes... a few days later i went towards focasios restaurant and saw the local man that fills the pot holes for a propina (tip) from motorists..

    I asked him if he would go pass the milk factory quite a distance.. he said yes..  i asked him if i could show him the large holes and off we went....

     

    Having showed him... i dropped him off and told him i dont live in this area of town..  so i gave him 200.00 pesos to motivate him.. 

    Next day i was curious and drove that way a d he was there.. filling the holes.

    Sure its temporary fix but you would not want to encounter a flat tire :)

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  2. Great topic!!!!!!

     

    I have 2 examples with regards to IVA and prices for goods in mexico.

    Many years ago when the peso was at 12.56 per dollar and i needed tires for my truck.. i was shocked to see the mud wrangler tires at 4,700 pesos each

    I we t here a d i went there and tried to find an affordable brand tire...  i sent an email to the sams or costco mexico regional manager (business contact) and requested a bfgoodridge mud terrain km2 tire...  he gave me a quote of 2,500 each.. sold.. i said i take those and waited the 2 weeks... basically it was about 199.00 per tire that was the usa market price..  was even happier when the tires showed up and they were the E load that cost 242.00 in the usa

     

    The other example was while in the usa i went to sears and bought a kitchen aid cake mixing machine for a family here in mexico.. cost 250.00 dollars....  while in gdl malls i saw the same machine for 500.000 dollars in pesos.. i was shocked and asked hiw many machines they sell per month...  even though they had the 72 months no interest plans

    Last year talking about prices etc in mexico...  an industry insider explained that eveytime the product is moved from the border to the central warehouse to distributor.. they charge IVA and thats one of the reasons all the products are so expensive.

     

    The mercedes that costs 86,000 dollars in the usa..  sells here for 146,000

     

    I am still confused wondering how a families household could benefit from paying regular prices and not the out of reach prices.

    So i would not know what i would do at the furniture store...although if i could save $$$$  i would choose the better option

  3. The powder used for scorpions is called asumtol (not sure about spelling)they usually sell at vet stores and you mix with water.. brush it around property and your good for a few months

    I also use grey duck tape as a wall...  i place one strip along the door bottom taped to both sides.. and i place one same size with sticky side up...  most laugh but i have caught one on the top of my tape barrier and also very small ones at the bottom

    If you go to home depot on the garden side you will find the rodent stick stuff... i have placed a few on corners and have caught small scorpions

    They say the scorpions with lobster claws are not poisone... the ones with pointed claws are the poisen ones..but dont quote me on that

    The over the counter medicine available at the pharmacy at walmart is called AVAPENA. no more then 3 pills per 24hrs

     

    While in the subject of insects..  my latest trick for flies is 50/50 white vinegar and the purple fabuloso floor cleaner "fresca lavanda"  i take a plastic bottle cut it at the bottom like a bowl and i hang them . Placing a foil paper ball to keep birds from drinking it

     

     

  4. Very scary..... my main concern last year was the european scientific community warning the leaders of the world to prepare just in case they come to do a "war of the worlds" on earth.

    My ex rockwell think that member laughs at the thought of ufo's...but would simply say "welcome to earth" if one landed next to him.

    For those who would say "why have they not made contact?" I reply- what if for many years they have been looking at earth and all the wars in this planet......eventually they would think there is a virus that makes these earth creatures violent. Just a thought, hope i made some of you laugh

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