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  1. On 12/31/2021 at 1:17 PM, Natasha said:

    Woke up today and had a scary thought. Googled (thought 7) and found there were supposedly 10 plagues visited on Egypt when Pharaoh would not permit Israelites to leave. Biblical, scientific, and other sources all have opinions about causes/ veracity, etc. No opinion  from me.

    BUT.......... for whatever reason, if this happened regardless of cause/form.......... what does that mean today? 

    We've had Original Sars CoV2, followed major variants ( never mind countless sub- and sub- sub- variants):       Delta,  Alpha, Gamma, Beta, and now Omicron. So even if we let the original version count as one, does that mean we won't be out of these woods until four more new ones appear? 🤔

    This is NOT meant as a serious topic for starting a s**t storm, but a tongue in cheek way to say.........     Happy New Year to all, but the fat lady is nowhere close to singing yet so y'all stay safe!  😻😻😻

    There is no archeological support for the Exodus or for the plagues associated with it.  It is a Bible story, nothing more.

     

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  2. On 8/2/2023 at 5:52 PM, ibarra said:

    Link with rainfall history:

    https://ajijicweather.com/wxrainhistory.php

     

    On 8/2/2023 at 5:30 PM, Mostlylost said:

    This weather station is in Ranch del Oro

    https://www.ajijicweather.com/

    Do you know where on the internet I can go to get a history of yearly rainfall for the past 100 years?  I saw it once on the internet but can't remember (lo and behold!) where it was nor can I seem to find it now.  Thanks.

  3. On 7/2/2023 at 1:20 PM, Mainecoons said:

    The rainy season is off to a very bad start in most of Mexico.  Our Oaxaca family reports it only showed up weeks late, like here, and is weak, like here.  It most certainly is relevant that it is not raining here as well.  Yes we have high humidity and humidity clouds but there is still very little room because the tropical waves that mobilize this into rainfall are passing far to the south of us instead of over us.

    The monsoon trough is abnormally displaced to the south with the result most of our rain is falling on the ocean as the tropical waves are passing through there instead of mostly over land by now. Because the tropical waves are passing over the ocean instead of land they are setting off an unusual number of tropical storms for this early in the season.

    High pressure out of its normal position further north has a lot to do with this.  See images below.

    The lake has now fallen to half full and still falling because it is not raining on the lake's watershed either.  By now it would have normally stopped falling and maybe begun to rise slowly.

    GDL still gets over 60 percent of its water from this lake so this situation has very serious implications for them as well.

    Unless something happens to change this adverse pattern this could be one of the lowest rainy seasons in several decades and we had better prepare ourselves for seeing the lakeshore recede far from its current level.

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    Very interesting, Mainecoons.  Thank you for this information.  Any window into the rest of the summer as to how whether this pattern will continue?

  4. On 7/20/2023 at 9:24 AM, tonyburton said:

    Available evidence (eg recovered tags) suggests that there are two distinct populations of Monarch butterflies in Mexico. The first is the migratory population that flies south in Fall to the mountains of Michoacán and State of México. The other is a year-round, non-migratory resident population in several parts of Mexico, including the Chapala area. Sadly, my attempt years ago to enlist support from the lakeside gardening groups for a Chapala-side survey of Monarchs which would have focused on the local resident Monarchs met with insufficient support, so it never happened.

    I know from past personal experience that adult Monarchs and Monarch eggs can be found in the Chapala area year-round, wherever there is milkweed.

    What's been your experience this year with Monarch sightings compared to last year?

  5. On 7/19/2023 at 5:17 PM, ibarra said:

    https://www.vamonostomexico.com/travel-guide/monarch-butterflies-mexico/

    Excerpts:

    The migratory pattern of the butterflies between late October and March determines the best time to visit the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in Mexico.

    They stay in Mexico for 5 months.

    ...the butterflies arrive in late October; however, the best time to see them is between January and the first weeks of February.

    I'm talking about sightings of Monarchs in the lake area only.

  6. On 6/5/2023 at 3:13 PM, Mainecoons said:

    Starting to see moisture build to the sough of us and the monsoon trough is strengthening and moving closer.

    Keep your fingers crossed.  Damn it is hot right now!

    The weather forecasts show rains beginning near the end of the month.  Does that square with what you are seeing, MC?

  7. On 4/23/2023 at 4:13 PM, Natasha said:

    TotalPlay.  Reliable  😀  Service when needed  (which is almost never)  😀   Ease and security of payment  😀

    Totally agree.  I've had it for several months and never had a problem and it's never been down.  It runs at an average 50 MBPS, fast enough for my household use.  It's supposed to run at 100 mbps but I've never complained because I don`t need the difference.  

  8. On 3/24/2023 at 7:45 PM, OldWEB said:

    I agree with Chapalence... why do you think you should get away with paying a low price for an IMPORTED entertainment item that the typical countryman will never get their hands on? You accept (and may have bragged about) the lower housing costs, food costs and just lower general cost of living here. Then the locals now have to pay a higher cost of living cuz many like you whom have decided to stay here and have driven up the cost of living for them.

    Just consider it an Entertainment Tax, I think the US invented that one.

    EDIT: P.S. I have never liked golf.

    Do you like it up there on your high horse?  Feels good to be above everyone else, doesn't it?   Be careful, sometimes them high horses are made of paper and down you go!

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