mudgirl

You are confusing race with nationality. Of course all Mexican citizens are Mexican. Just like all American citizens are American, all Canadian citizens are Canadian. That's what it means to be a citizen, duh. There are Mexican citizens who are white, who are of Chinese heritage, , who are of Arabic heritage, etc. You should get out more.

And you don't think that's by design? How else would all these apps convince people to download their stuff, by making them difficult, unfriendly and expensive?

Not really. It's definitely about police brutality, but it's not about systemic racism, which is what the US protests are about. The young man beaten and murdered by the police was Mexican, as were the cops who did it.

And you know for a fact, do you, that if licensing offices were all closed in an area, that a transito, who would be well aware of that, would fine you anyway?

If an official office is closed for COVID reasons, I don't think you need to worry about being penalized because some paperwork expired. It would obviously not be possible, no matter your responsible intentions to renew on time.

I've lived in Mexico for 18 years and never felt the need for a weapon.

Thanks. I didn't say they were maggots, though, I said they were maggoty-looking. I guess I didn't see the heads.

Okay, so for those who are familiar with such things, I have something eating my table- I can see them sometimes- they are little white maggoty looking things, but what comes out of the furniture isn't like sawdust- it looks like finely ground coffee- more like tiny grains than dust. Ideas?

Try the boric acid solution someone suggested in this thread. The worst that can happen is that it doesn't work. But it probably will, at least for awhile. The Mexican standby is used diesel- smells awful for quite awhile, needs to be left outside where you aren't breathing it, but it does work and smell does eventually disippate. After living in Mexico for years, you learn to buy furniture or have it made, with woods that the bugs don't like.

You are referring to pentachlorophenol (sp?). Highly toxic, can't be sold without an exterminator's license in Canada. Linked to pancreatic cancer, among other nasties. protective gear required if you value your health. You couldn't pay me to use that stuff. There are much less toxic alternatives.

Of course, sometimes what was just part of everyday life people can find they need help with as they age, depending on their state of health. But the part of the article I referenced wasn't saying that- the woman said that even a simple thing like paying a phone bill in Mexico can be frustrating. Had she said that it would be better for them to be around family to offer assistance, as the simple things in life aren't as easy for her as they used to be, that would have been quite understandable. But she was specifically making it sound like it's some big hassle to pay a phone bill or some other simple thing in Mexico. For sure there are things that are frustrating in that they seem to be so inefficient- like that it seems to never take less than 15 minutes at a teller's window at a bank, even for some simple transaction that would take about 4 minutes NOB. But I've had equally frustrating experiences dealing with official stuff in Canada as in Mexico.

Those who find simple tasks, like paying a phone bill, frustrating, might consider learning enough of the language of the country they are relocating to that those tasks are not frustrating, or perhaps consider that they are ill-suited for life outside their own country.

No, not an assassin or kissing bug. Those look quite different.

That doesn't sound strange to me at all. People would feel safer travelling and living in their own rig than risking infection by taking public transportation and staying in hotels.

Carnivores will eat what they kill, or end up purposely killing and eating what they chase or play with if they are hungry. I imagine a mouse or a lizard isn't that enticing or flavorful to actually consume if a cat is used to a couple bowls of yummy Whiskas every day. I'll bet a lion wouldn't bother chasing down and killing and eating a gazelle if you threw it a fat juicy steak every day.

There's still research going on into all of this. How much of a viral load you need in order to contract the virus (one person who is infected breathing on you as opposed to someone coughing on you or being in close contact with someone who's infected for half an hour as opposed to an entire day), what other factors, aside from your general state of health may play into it (i.e. do you live in a non-industrial area where you are normally breathing fresh air, or are you living in a city with a lot of smog), all that stuff. It's a new virus- we can expect that some things that were initally thought to be true may not prove to be so, that the virus may mutate so that what they have found to be consistently true may not be true a month from now. I really don't think that the scientific and medical community are purposely trying to come out with incorrect information or mislead anyone- they are doing their best, but these things take time.

I just listen to the scientific and medical reports which make it clear that this is a virus which is primarily passed by close contact between people through respiratory droplets. There isn't any contention about that fact. That isn't some kind of moral issue, some matter of being convinced that one is right- it's called science.

How was using an example of people crowding around a cellphone making fun of them? I used it because I saw employees in a grocery store doing exactly that a couple days ago, so it's the first thing that came to my mind as far as people not seeming to understand the seriousness of the contagion. There are countless examples that could have been used to make the point. And yes, I have no issue with put downs of people who cavalierly think it's okay not to follow the safety directives, like wearing their mask around their neck like some kind of adolescent show of protest, simply because they think it's some overblown hoax or don't believe the virus will affect them and don't care if they might possibly infect others.

I wasn't suggesting that everyone could stay isolated for some indeterminate period of time. Of course people need to get back to work at some point. Many places of business have made modifications to their physical set-up and employee behavior and protections to try to mitigate the spread of the virus. If people who need to work in close quarters to each other wear a mask, wash their hands a lot, maintain as much distance as possible, that's going to be a lot better than if people behave like it's nothing to concern themselves with and all stand around maskless with their heads together looking at a photo on someone's cell phone. Understanding this is what's simple and important, but it still seems to be far too complicated a concept for some people.

If soap and water kills the virus on your hands, it doesn't make sense that it woudn't kill it on a mask. I don't understand why you'd need to use bleach.

I've never seen a dog on a Mexican bus. Chickens, yes, dogs, no 🙂

Yes, it's definitely weird and confusing for some, because you phone *133#, but it's not like a phone call where someone answers. But if you choose to pay with your debit or credit card for the paquete you choose, you then get a phone call from yet another number, which is a recording, where you enter your card details.

It doesn't matter what you say, it matters what your actions are. People who stayed isolated and took other precautions have avoided infection. Many of those who ignored the directives and went out and about assuming it was no big deal have gotten the virus and sometimes died from it. It's a pretty simple reality.

Mtn. Mama started a topic today which had a link to an article on CBD oil as a possible virus treatment or preventative. Closed rght away by Mod 3 on the basis that she shouldn't be offering medical advice if she isn't qualified to do so. She didn't offer medical advice, at all. She posted the link and simply gave a short comment on it from her point of view. She certainly didn't tell anyone that they should take it or make personal claims of its efficacy. This board seems to be moderated on the basis of personal interpretation and bias, rather than impersonal forum rules.

Interesting how a number of people who espoused those same views are now dead from COVID.