mudgirl

I read once that mother birds will push weak or ill babies out of the nest. I wonder if other animals like opossums might do the same- abandon a baby they sensed wasn't strong enough in some way.

I don't understand- if the Mother comes in the barn to eat the cat food, why not put the baby in the barn near the cat food? Can you keep the cats in the house for the night? Or do you think the dead possum was the mother? 

Isn't advertising one's business against this forum's policies?

And if someone is having a hard time getting their constancia, info has already been posted here about a papeleria that does it for 100 pesos. 

Also, why wouldn't someone just pay an accountant to get an RFC for them if they don't have one- why go through a middleman? 

What do you mean "found"? What makes you sure the mother isn't nearby? 

I also wasn't thrilled with Actinver, and saw the same things when they took over from Lloyds. And your experience with the missing money reminds me of what happened to my friend who was in the construction business here. Clients would wire him money for the house he was building for them. One time the clients said they had wired the money and after several days it hadn't appeared. Actinver kept giving him and his client the run-around until he finally told them if the money didn't appear in his account within 2 hours, he was going to the Federales. Guess what? the money was in his account an hour later. 

22 minutes ago, luvsdawgs said:

BTW, Mexicans love children.

 

The first time I came to Mexico, I was a 20 year old hippie travelling with my then boyfriend. The second time I came I was a 23 year old hippie with a one year old daughter. 

Got a totally different reception as a mom everywhere I went. And my toddler got a lot of attention and fussing over.

3 hours ago, chapalence said:

Also no snarkiness intended- call Alberto Farias to do the job. He will tell you what his rate is and he will arrive with the proper equipment and knowledge to do the job safely...without your help

My ex, who was  a carpenter, used to pad the bill with something he privately referred to as i-di-ot tax. (the dashes are so the bot doesn't delete that word) 

That was for the clients who wanted to "help", which generally consisted of getting in his way and sometimes creating a dangerous work site.

1 hour ago, Mostlylost said:

The name Bancomer is no longer in use  BBVA is the name 

True. Old habits are hard to break. 

3 hours ago, John Shrall said:

By electronic purchases I mean sites like Amazon, Costco, Mercado Libre, national airlines

Yes, I don't do any of that. Therefore I don't need the app.

And facial recognition is exactly why I won't use their app, I find it an invasion of privacy.

3 hours ago, Jim Bowie said:

Humidity gets "unbearable" in Merida in the summer.

If it were actually unbearable, no one would or could live there. 

Opinions about climate are completely subjective. I've heard people say "you can't survive" on the coast in the summer without AC. What they should say is that they couldn't survive without AC, because other people somehow manage to survive without it just fine. 

I have had a Bancomer account for years. I do not use their app, I have never downloaded it and do not make electronic purchases. The few things I need to transfer money for, I do online using the little token device.

And a wire brush is most definitely not the right tool for the job, even if one is doing the cleaning oneself.

If you just need someone to clean your aljibe, and seem to think it will not take more than an hour, why did you say you were looking for a worker for 1-2 days?

21 hours ago, Zuli930 said:

Merida in Yucatán is on our radar, for instance. Querétaro, Puebla, San Miguel de Allendale is probably getting too popular too fast, sayulita...huatulco is probably too isolated for us but if internet was faster there we'd be very interested. 

I assume you are aware that there are vast climate differences between those places, if climate is at all a factor in your decision.

15 minutes ago, daisy2013 said:

My Honda was not made in Japan 

I wish mine hadn't been. The real bummer was that I had bought it from another Canadian 2 years previously, driven it back up to Canada that year to have the registration and plates transferred over to me, driven it back to Mexico, only to have them change the immigration regs a year later, forcing me to move to permanente status, and have to drive it back out of the country and sell it.

9 minutes ago, Mainecoons said:

At some point you will have to take responsibility for the consequences of that which you support and stop trying to dodge it with TDS.

Sure seems like a political reference. But I guess you think US political views are okay for you to post, just not others.

10 hours ago, daisy2013 said:

So it all depends on what car you have and make the decision.  Our was worth keeping it.

Yes, I would have paid to nationalize my Honda CRV if I could have. Although it was about 15 years old, it only had about 130,000 km on it, and those vehicles go for a long, long time without major problems. Broke my heart to have to sell it.

As far as my observation goes, the overloaded transport vehicles are the primary cause of traffic accidents in Mexico, even if they are not directly involved. 

When a vehicle is incapable of traveling more than 20 kms/hour where the speed limit is 60-80, with 2 kms of cars backed up behind them, drivers get so frustrated that they try to pass where it is not safe to do so. 

This why they have weigh stations up north that transport vehicles are required to pull into.

I remember driving up the Olympic peninsula in Washington, where the highway is 2 lane and quite curvy, with very few safe places to pass- there were signs saying that any vehicle that had 5 or more other vehicles stuck behind them are required by law to pull off the highway and let those vehicles drive by.

25 minutes ago, Zuli930 said:

Is there somewhere specifically you were thinking of? Thanks

I live in Sayulita. There are many young foreigner families with kids here. There is a private school that has classes in both English and Spanish. Of course it is fairly expensive, as are many things in Sayulita, but public school in most places in Mexico is not known for high quality education. Housing here is also pretty expensive and not particularly easy to find affordable rentals.

My daughter lives in Todos Santos, in southern Baja, which is a sweet little town, and there are also young families with kids, as well as some private schools, including a Montessori school. 

Those are the only places I am personally familiar with. I did live in San Miguel for a few months, but that was many years ago.

On 5/28/2022 at 10:50 AM, Zuli930 said:

We are in preliminary stages of research

Have you researched other areas of Mexico aside from places which have high ex-pat retiree communities?

While I'm quite sure that a young family can find schools and activities that will serve your needs around Lakeside, there are plenty of areas in Mexico with a much higher concentration of younger, non-retired, ex-pat families.

13 hours ago, Mujerdemex said:

will a bank, CFE, and other entities just input the number I scribble on a scrap of paper, and find out for themselves if it is valid?

No.

I don't think people are understanding this. What I think is going on is that all these entities like CFE, insurance agents, car dealerships are going to be required by SAT to use real RFCs on facturas. It isn't just about you, or whether you'll need a factura in your own RFC for something, it's also about the seller. Everyone has to comply, and stop using these generic RFCs, including the business you are dealing with. 

I can relate to not wanting to get rid of your solid car. It was really upsetting  to me when I got my permanent residency and had to take my Japanese-made Honda CRV, that probably would have lasted me for the rest of my life, out of the country.

But it really wasn't much of a hassle to find a decent used vehicle in Mexico. I paid my mechanic to come with me to one of the big Sunday car sales. He brought his diagnostic machine, looked under the hood and at the chassis, we took it for a test drive and checked online to make sure it hadn't been reported stolen, and he looked over all the paperwork to make sure everything was there and in order.

I've been driving it for at least 6 years now, and while it has needed the occasional repair, as most used vehicles do, nothing major.

2 hours ago, mexijims1 said:

But, don't you have to sign up for Sin Limite if you want Tel Cel service when you are in the States?

No, I didn't sign up for anything when I went to Canada last summer. I bought a full 30 days worth before I left Mexico and when it ran out, I phoned *133# and bought more time online with my credit card. That's what I've done every summer for years.

They may have some special paquete for when you are up north, I haven't inquired.

But I hardly need it now since I use Whatsapp.  

7 hours ago, mexijims1 said:

When we first signed up for a Sin Limite Paquete, she yelled at us " I don't know" when we asked when the exact time it would expire on the date stated!

You don't have to sign up for a Sin Limite Paquete. You only sign up for plans, not paquetes. You can buy more time at any OXO. And the message you get from Telcel as soon as you pay tells you exactly what time it expires.

She says she opens at 8 and wasn't there by 8:03? 🤣

Maybe she gets fed up with clueless gringos.

Looks like it could be a fake phishing website, stealing one's id info.

I would urge the poster to delete it asap.

It is definitely not a SAT website, which is the only entity that can generate the RFC and constanccia info.