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  1. Things seem to move much smoother there... here, it's almost like a problem that gov't employees have with expats...
  2. "Like this": the Like This functionality is a bit crippled, in my opinion, so I wonder if you agree. There is a setting in the admin controls to show the user names when "Like this" is selected in a topic.

    This was a function of the previous software and it worked well; it has never been turned on with this newer software. Simply having a count of Likes does none of us really any good; we'd all like to see who our "friends" are. Would it be alright to ask if you could review my request for potential inclusion? Many thanks.... Mike

    https://invisionpower.com/4guides/how-to-use-ips-community-suite/member-preferences-and-features/reputation-other-profile-settings-r171/

  3. You may not have noticed that this thread is six years old.
  4. Sounds like the guy who drives around delivering gas; I must have thrown out 50 business cards from him, which he fires over the fence after going hoarse from yelling.
  5. Has anyone been using the cell phone Internet service provided by TelCel or anyone else around here, that can provide us with up-to-date commentary on the pros and cons?
  6. Hensley, how much is a garrafon without the tip, do you know?
  7. That first post is over two years old. I am curious what the current prices are. I pick up my own water for 15p in Riberas, and they still deliver for another peso. A friend gets water from Joco in glass bottles and never even sees the guys; just leaves the money out with the bottles. Always includes a hefty tip, but hasn't checked the prices for several years, so the price may now be higher and there is no tip at all...
  8. Yes, I'm curious too. Just trolling? Who gets their water tested for radioactivity, anywhere in North America? Maybe in Chernobyl or Japan or folks living by nuclear plants that have melted down... or is it just the people who lean their heads against the CFE meter all day?
  9. Juan Carlos is the owner of both the one in Riberas and out west past San Juan Cosala; he spends most of his time out there, leaving the management here to one of his long-term employees, of which there are several.
  10. Must have walked by it several times. Thanks; I'll check again. And RV: right: you find me a clerk, and I'll ask.
  11. But that's NOB thinking. I'd like to know where it's actually been seen at WalMart, because I just scoured that section moments ago. Now, being a male, it's quite possible that I can't see the obvious, just like when I'm looking in the fridge. I can go to a local abarrote, but I'd like to know for those times when I don't want to hit two stores.
  12. Man, I just walked all over the WalMart looking for BacDyn or MicroDyn. Anyone know for sure where they hide it?
  13. This is exactly why I mentioned the armrests. God only knows what's on those, so unless you bring paper towels into the theatre, forget trying to keep clean by towelling the door handles...
  14. Don't forget those armrests at the movie theatre and ballet... forget the darned bathroom door handles!
  15. This is getting silly. The long article posted goes way beyond water. I have been here for 10 years, and I do everything like Xena. The only time I got sick was at the defunct tomale place (we think), from something in my food that was handled by unwashed hands, and I got amoebas... which just about killed me for two weeks. I have never been ill from stomach problems since. I LOVE street food.
  16. No, I got your point. The article plainly states that Shigella can live in tequila; it would have to be introduced during bottling or after in the process.
  17. That would make sense, except my story is true. "But Shigella bacteria, which cause dysentery and were found in a study to be responsible for 15 percent of traveler's afflictions in Mexico, are much more potent. Studies have shown that as few as 200 of the microscopic Shigella organisms are capable of making a person acutely ill. Far more than that can survive in ice; viable Shigella bacteria have been recovered from ice that had been frozen solid for two months. For that matter, hazardous numbers of this hardy microbe can survive a bath in straight tequila." Any ice in our house was triple-filtered, so who knows? In any case, the problem went away when he switched tequila... maybe it was something in the brand of tequila. http://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/02/science/even-frozen-and-dunked-in-alcohol-lurking-bacteria-menace-travelers.html
  18. I have a filter on my tinaco, and have had same at all houses that did not have pressure/filtration systems. In some cases, such as in Riberas, the water can be sandy enough that the filter gets blocked and requires regular cleaning/changing.
  19. A friend spent six months here and had the runs almost every day. Once he switched tequila brands, the problem went away. EDIT: Seriously. We can only figure it was the water used in that particular brand.
  20. bmh makes a good point: if you are here for a short visit, be more careful. Your stomach gets used to the water in a short time, but visitors can have a difficult first few days. I know when I go back to Canada, the water causes me to have a rough couple of days, because I am used to the water here.
  21. A little bit of water is not going to hurt... in fact, may make you stronger. Of course, it depends where the water comes from. 1. Yes, really clean; we're talking about bacteria that you would worry would harm your gut, not your skin. 2. No, this isn't like water that has creepy, pustulating disease floating in it. 3. Just wash the dishes. After the dishes dry off, any "problem" is gone. Look, I live in Riberas where the water is supposedly really nasty, and I brush my teeth with tap water every day. I do not drink it, however. And I use tap water to steam my vegetables.
  22. I used the funeral company recommended by LCS End of Life. Your reference to 700 or 800 would have to be dollars, not pesos. $700 U.S. is roughly $9,000 pesos. My brother took ashes back to Canada and was not questioned.
  23. Last year I paid $9,000p. Pick up, cremation, and delivery of urn, with certificates.
  24. Probably. Point being, Pepsi was taken to task for this practice, because as you are aware, up north labeling is very deceptive. Where I come from, most bottled water is "spring water"... not that something that bubbles up from the ground beside the highway is necessarily pure or magical...
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