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  1. Sorry but I have to say it. Make sure any solution used everybody wears appropriate mask or respirator. Also don't forget to clean up well when you are done. You don't want to spread spores all over the place ok? Some types of mold are very very bad indeed and different people react to mold differently. You do not want to get mold in your body. I like Chillin idea of steam but in Oregon which is horrible for mold we just use TSP and scrub the crap out of it. Sometimes I think over use of bleach is worse than the mild mold problem. You can use a moldicide but I have no idea if this has any health problems. Chillin do you know anything about Moldicides?? Be safe folks and especially don't let locals in your house without them being safe OK? I about had a fit when I saw a local using Muriatic acid to clean ceiling without mask or eye protection or a welder squinting his eyes without eye protection when he welded. Both ended up needing treatment. Treat mold with respect.
  2. The normal joke is Donna's Donuts. Don's is a new one. Ellie has it right. Don't feel bad its a great local joke many of us fall for including myself. Are you saying this is wrong Pappy?
  3. I get it....but my point is that if you shoot the wrong person with a taser (like old or heart condition) they can die. Tasers kill people and most folks think them 100% non lethal. So like a gun do you really want to taser someone knowing tasers like a gun have a lethal tendancy? Yes a taser is safer than a gun. My own stupidity made me volunteer to be tasered and I was so Uber stupid for volunteering so I know what this weapon feels like. Never again ever.
  4. Excuse me but Tasers kill people. They are not harmless contrary to popular belief. So your non lethal argument does not apply but what do I know. Spencer! Please speak up.
  5. Come to think of it I have an old awful Trade Musket over the door I forgot. Yes I could restore the pistols but why? They make a wonderful display around a bunch of old badges Including a Kansas City Brothel inspectors badge which is my favorite. The house came with a lot of neat stuff like Tomahawks and Sioux brest plate all behind glass. So am I legal?? I have never got a clear answer about antiques. Guess I will ask Spenser and post answer.
  6. My house came with a Colt Peacemaker (famous gun of the west) and some kind of civil war gun with both Union and CSA markings. I worried about the legality of these so I took apart the display and found both guns barrels and bullets are filled with Lead to my surprise and quite useless as guns and bullets anymore. I assume this makes them display legal as long as they stay in the house. Am I correct?
  7. Agreed but I have not seen it an issue but I don't cook a turkey in it all day either. The GE gas oven does that. It uses on Max 1500w but what would an full size electric baking oven use? I would say we use it once a week or so other than five minute burst to rewarm the pizza up. This is the large size convection oven also. It gets used also when we have big dinners. Nice accurate Thermostat. For cooks with only gas ovens I strongly suggest getting one of these or borrow one to see what it does for you. I wouldn't not have one here.
  8. OK you need to bring down a F. oven thermometer and than you know. Gas marks can vary and more than one system exists. Getting a thermostat type oven is best but lets face it your chances are small having one in your house when you move in. Mexicans know things about the cheap mabe ovens that we don't know until we figure it out. I agree with the comment on the Hamilton Beach Countertop convection oven. Love mine. It puts a nice crunch on stuff rather than soggy hot that many gas ovens do here. Its very accurate for baking and super for warming up anything without that microwave texture that I dislike.
  9. Life is just calmer and clearer with a jalisco plated vehicle with a real Factura. I wish you all luck figuring this out but I don't see a clear answer. While I believe we have a good legal question here I do know if I leave and turn in my tourist visa and my car is here I am asking for trouble no? How does the TIP get attached to the new Visa? I am not talking about legal issue but common sense with governments and paperwork.
  10. I am sure you believe in some things that others don't believe in. Try "not for me" which makes your point and is much fairer OK?
  11. I tried to get some Fireworks for the fourth but couldn't make it work. Can am mex celebration was what I was going to call it. Maybe we could try for next year. Someone has told me that we can get a barge and fire em off over the lake. Hey its an idea....
  12. Last time I drove down a few years ago at the car permit area they turned the monitor around and showed me every visa and permit I ever had in Mexico. Yes Computers track things here now. We (and many others) decided it was not worth it to keep a gringo plated car here. Not regretted the decision as easier to fit in with Jalisco plates.
  13. No its on the carretera on the north side in Ajijic in middle of downtown. Big sign can't miss.
  14. It will come back the next month on the visit to LCS or American Legion in Chapala.
  15. They have small portable air conditioners that vent out rubber hoses and can be moved from room to room like our little LP cat heaters. Might do the job cooling off the bedroom before sleeping if that is whats needed. We find that a fan is enough but much is personal about what you need or don't need.
  16. Just tested my Telmex line and what do you know I am getting 3.00 and .31 exactly what I am paying for. They did something in the hood.

     

     

  17. Hey they might have put a repeater/concentrator and a t whatever copper data line into your hood. I have seen no Fiber lakeside. Every since we had the Telecable outage cable and data in Las Salvias we seem to be much faster up here. Latency seems to be better. We do have a new thick cable hooked up with distribution network in Ajijic but all progress seems to come to a halt due to merger and Izzy buying mega and tele.  We are still on the old cable backbone but we can always hope!! Stay quiet about your speed or they will take it away LOL.

  18. Thanks for taking the time Snowco to explain what I saw and it makes perfect sense now. Also thanks to the person who wrote Dr. Strong. So is anyone going to test our city water in Ajijic??
  19. Kayta, Santorini, and Ciel bottled water tested fine with my TDS meter when I bought bottled water. Never tested others brands.
  20. When I had the city water tested it was considered safe. Wonder if different wells get water out of different locations underground. When I use a TDS meter I see 650ppm before home water treatment in upper Ajijic. I measured 350ppm in La Floresta so the water must vary from well to well right??
  21. Snowyco I found some disagreement about whether our normal charcoal filters will do the job. Many sites suggest RO. Thus what I posted. Found enough negative references to make me question whether it is sufficient or not. One site said R.O. or Distillation only. Not saying I know just what I found. On the official Oregon health department site it does not even mention filters as a treatment for arsenic in drinking water. Guess I am confused now. Also some sites suggest special arsenic filters before normal filters.
  22. Yes water comes from wells lakeside. I had my Upper Ajijic water tested and it was very hard but safe. Depending on where you are your results may vary. My well is well above the lake and fed from the mountains. Do some reading about this if concerned and do a test. You may want to switch to reverse osmosis or other methods. These are not simple things to remove. Our normal filter systems here will not remove arsenic/fluoride from water. This being the particle filter feeding into a charcoal filter going to UV light. FYI most jug water here is reverse osmosis so you folks who buy good water are safe. Note I said good jug water!! Not a good place to save money unless you have your own water tester meter which many folks do have to check out bottled water. Note Calcium and Sodium show up on results for meter so you could have a sky high reading that is harmless from city water. Results from Bottled water should be close to zero as possible. Go read about this on the internet. Google " Can I remove arsenic/flouride from my drinking water".
  23. And we are at 5000 feet so water boils at 190 F not 212 F so you want to boil much longer if you are using a slow boil at sea level as a reference.
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