mudgirl

Yeah, what's with those people who take up 2 parking spaces, anyway? Even with a small car. I guess they figure the lines are just a suggestion, or parking lot decoration. My ex kept a stack of business cards in his vehicle that said "If you f**k like you park, you'll never get it in" to slip under the windshield wipers.

My friend's dog went missing and was AWOL for 2 days. Everyone was looking for him. Turned out he had entered a house around the corner that was empty and for sale when the real estate agent was showing it. No one realized he was in there and the agent had locked the door behind her. Finally someone heard him barking frantically. He'd been locked in there without food or water for 2 days.

People who make assumptions about what others believe or where they get their information are also sheep with closed minds. I don't recall saying I was an anti-vaxxer. I said the opposite, that some vaccinations make a lot of sense, I just question whether all do.

What would lead you to assume I am forgetting, or unaware of the distinction? I had both when I was a child, my children also had both. Yes, rubella was milder in the severity of the symptoms, and I'm also well aware of the risk for pregnant women. There are also other forms of measles, one of which is known as 5th Disease. I don't understand why those who don't agree with another automatically make the assumption that they're ignorant.

It isn't necessary to either accept or reject something across the board in every situation. Intelligent and open minded people inform themselves as much as possible and are able to make choices for themselves based on their research, not their pre-conceived notions. The development of antibiotics was a wonderful thing. And there are many situations where they are entirely warranted. Many people choose to use natural methods of treating health issues, such as diet, vitamins, herbal remedies, and exercise, but are also ready to bring in the heavy guns if necessary. Doctors used to wantonly prescribe antibiotics for almost every illness a patient came to them about. The thinking was that even if it was a virus, which the antibiotics would have no affect on, it made the patient feel better to walk out with a prescription. That resulted in many bacteria becoming immune to the antibiotics, superbugs, etc. So now doctors, at least in some places, exercise more caution in doling out these drugs. Likewise, there are some diseases which can have devastating effects or are absolute killers. Vaccinating for smallpox, which was a horrible and fatal disease, makes total sense, as does vaccinating for polio. But just because pharmaceutical companies come up with a vaccine for something, doesn't mean it's necessary or desirable to run right out and get shot up with it. Most of us of a certain age had measles, chicken pox, and other common childhood diseases, parents had "chicken pox parties" so all the kids in the neighborhood got it and got over it at the same time, we all survived, and while a few might have suffered some complications, it generally wasn't any big deal. Many people understand not to throw the baby out with the bathwater and prefer to make informed choices and don't see everything as black or white.

Her post was completely free of any errors and easily understood. But it's not the first time I've seen people not bother to proof-read their topic heading before posting. Didn't intend to be cruel and sorry she's had a stroke.

I said I thought it was interesting. I didn't indicate that I was trying to convince myself of anything, nor did I bombard anyone with it, just posted the link. Some of us like to read differing viewpoints on various topics- we don't all have a closed mind-set. Nor assume that because someone thinks a certain way on one topic, that they believe the earth is flat, or anything else.

The entrance gate sign I saw that I loved said "Respete mi entrada y yo respetare su coche."

Was the topic of your post supposed to be intelligible?

Here's an interesting article. Might explain why Pakistan, among several countries who have quite high rates of birth defects and prevalent use of toxic chemicals, have a problem with polio. https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/environmental-toxins/pesticides-and-polio-a-critique-of-scientific-literature/

It's easy to see why people die from things like measles, which is not normally fatal, in places where there is no real medical care, ignorance, and poor living conditions. 40 years ago, while car travelling through Mexico, we stopped in a little village in Oaxaca just to get a drink and take a driving break. A young Indian woman, seeing that I had young children of my own, grabbed me by the arm and indicated that she wanted me to come inside her open palapa. I didn't speak any Spanish at the time, apart from basic words like agua, platanos, etc. She had one of her children lying on a mat on the floor, super sick. He was burning with fever, but she had mounds of blankets piled on him, obviously thinking that's what you do with sick people. I immediately started stripping the blankets off him, managed to get across for her to bring water and a cloth and started sponging down his wrists, behind his knees, and his forehead, to bring down the fever. "Mucho calor, peligroso!" I didn't know if they had purified water , so I got some from our van and showed her to make him take small sips, as he would have been dehydrated with all that sweating. "Agua, muy importante", was about all I knew how to say that was relevant. She was terribly distraught, of course, and let me take control. All of this took place over about 5 minutes. I indicated she needed to get him to a doctor right away or see if she could get one to come. I have no idea if there was one anywhere in the vicinity, or what was wrong with the child, but I still remember the desperation on the woman's face. In retrospect, we should probably have offered her and the child a ride to somewhere there would be a doctor, but I also had my own children to consider if the child had something super contagious. I hope the kid survived.

Deaths from measles, as cafemediterraneo points out, are almost all in underdeveloped countries without access to clean water, good nutrition, proper sewage treatment, people unable to afford to go to a doctor, and where there may not be proper hygiene. Vaccinations do save lives, and it's wonderful that people in those places can be protected. But most of us of a certain age all had measles as children, my own 3 daughters all had measles as children. Yes, quite sick for a week, but no one died. Chicken pox and whooping cough, as well. And letting the body fight off those diseases bolsters the immune system. If someone is strong and healthy, those diseases don't lead to hospitalization or death What is interesting is that while the polio vaccine is credited with wiping out polio, polio actually disappeared at the same time all over the world, even in the many countries where there was no mass vaccination. The virus simply ran its course and petered out, altho there is still the odd case of polio here and there. And all those tetanus boosters we're urged to get every ten years? There has never been a case of tetanus in anyone who has ever been vaccinated, even if they were only vaccinated once when they were 3 years old. It's hard to know what information we're given is correct and what is driven by the pharmaceutical companies trying to rake in the $.

Oh no. Doctors and dentists and a burning desire to know what the sirens or lights were all about are right up there, too 🙂

I put Miracle Whip in the same category as jello molds full of tiny marshmallows and Cheez Whiz. But people have their "comfort foods", which tend to be things they ate as a child. Have a friend who's one of those vegan types who only eat organic and offer you fresh muffins she just made that taste like cardboard. But right after she gave birth to her son, and we asked what she'd like to eat, she requested Kraft dinner and a can of Habitant pea soup.

My coolant leak turned out to be a crack in the plastic reservoir that wasn't visible from the top. Hoping it's that simple a fix for you, although it was hard to understand why something that's essentially a plastic box with a couple of intakes and outtakes on it should cost almost $100 US just for the part 🙂 And no, my mechanic wasn't scamming me- a friend brought the part down from the US, as it was even more expensive here.

Nah, check out Baja Nomad.

So how do the dog and the owner share the meal? Does the owner get down on all fours and eat off the dog plate on the floor, or does the dog have a special booster seat so it can sit at the table? My dog would go for the rib eye, but the veggies and mixed berries would lead her to leave a bad review.

I don't live Lakeside or I'd hunt you up some. But when I first got my property, I was distressed that when digging for a veggie garden, there wasn't one worm. I guess that's cause the local Mexicans just rake and burn everything, they don't understand composting or adding humus to the soil, so it's just sort of dead and hard. It took about 5 years of adding my compost to the soil for worms to appear, which they did on their own. Now I have lots, though still not nearly as many as I did in my Canadian garden. I know you'd not likely want to wait that long, I just thought it was interesting that they appeared on their own.

Yes, I had a guest from Portland who comes to Sayulita almost every year and always brings a few dogs back which the local animal rescue have found homes for there. I asked her if there weren't already dogs in Portland who needed adopting. She said no, the demand was greater than the availability, due to people being responsible about getting their pets spayed and neutered.

Franky your questions are endless and hard to make sense of, sorry. It's hard to help you because you just have more and the same questions. No one has any idea when Telcel decides to change the amount of time, or data you get on a package, or how long a plan, package or offer will be available. They change things all the time. Why don't you just get one type of package, try it for a month, then try another and compare how long it lasts and what it costs for what you want to use it for? That seems a lot simpler than trying to wrap your head around all this. As for your question about Whatsapp- I don't use it because I don't use a smart phone- no smart phone, no apps. I happen to be someone who believes the less things one "joins", the better. Facebook owns whatsapp- I don't like Facebook, don't use it, ditto for Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, all that social media. The more places you are signed up with, the more opportunity for someone to hack your personal information. Phoning and texting works just fine for me. And people are always saying Whatapp is free- it isn't- it uses data that you pay for. Even if you get unlimited Whatsapp on your package, you've paid for that package.

Continue crying? He's not even worth blocking. But webboards like this are set up with the intent to create a forum where people can assist each other, exchange information, talk about topics related to the purpose of the forum, not to exchange insults and meaningless adolescent drivel. People who enjoy doing that should just exchange email addresses and converse between themselves to their heart's content.

Exactly- Sin Limites works well if you use your phone a lot for calling or texting, and works in the US and Canada as well. I can call my family and friends in Canada from Mexico and gab for hours- it's an incredible deal. The Internet package works well if you are using a lot of data. What I actually have are 2 phones- an old school Nokia dumb phone that I put Sin Limites on and use for my calling and texting, and a smart phone with tethering that connects to my laptop, which I put the Internet package on. (I have no choice re Internet- there are no phone lines where I live, so cell-based is the only Internet option) Also something else I found- If you buy the Internet package, pay-as-you-go and ask them to enter it as such when you pay at Oxo or wherever, you only get the amount of GBs that come with your package. If you just give them your number and tell them "Normal" and then enter the INT300 (Int 500, whatever you choose) and text it to 5050 yourself, you will also get regalo- when your GBs run out for the package, that regalo will kick in until it is used up (it motors through data at a much more expensive rate, but at least you get something out of the regalo, rather than having it build up, never to be used). For instance, last month I received the notice that my Internet package had expired, but I was able to be online for 5 additional days until the 900 pesos of regalo ran out. 5 days of internet for 900 pesos is outrageously expensive, but hey, it came free with my package.

Of course anyone can ignore a specific poster's blitherings. That's not the point. The point is what Kyle said- that it degrades the entire webboard and turns it into something unpleasant and uninteresting and puts new posters who may have valuable things to share or legitimate questions to ask, off of even bothering to participate. Check out Baja Nomad- the same thing. A bunch of nasty, bored, old men feel the need to post on almost every thread, adding their sarcastic comments to threads started where someone simply wanted to know the answer to a question they have or share some information they thought would be interesting to others.

When my kids were young, if they started crying or being loud or otherwise displaying behavior that would disturb other diners, that's exactly what I did- got up, left the table and either took them outside or into the bathroom until they calmed down and acknowledged that behavior wasn't tolerated in a restaurant. Sometimes "multiple times during a meal". And I didn't take them out to eat at all when they were too young to understand this. Just as someone who finds it necessary to blow their nose at the dinner table in a public place might consider that their condition precludes going out for dinner, or only sitting on the outskirts of an outdoor dining area so as to disturb as few others as possible.

I actually had to teach the guy who runs the local Prisa what a color wheel is and how to use one (I brought him one from Canada). He's a really sweet guy and asked me how I learned how to mix paint. That was after buying some taupe color paint from him that had too much of a pinkish tinge- I brought it back and asked him to put a few drops of green in it to tone down the pink. He told me there wasn't any green in the formula, so was really scared to put it in, as he thought I'd end up even more unhappy with it. I urged him to go ahead, that I'd not hold him responsible. It turned out exactly what I wanted, which is when he asked how I learned that. I told him that to tone down one aspect of the color, you add a little of the opposite color on the color wheel. He'd never heard of a color wheel. I find that when looking for a paint color, it's far better to find something which is that color, rather than use paint chips. The chips are so small that it's hard to get a good idea of how it'll look on a large surface. Better to bring in a piece of dishware, a towel, a tile, a book, a piece of fabric that's the color you want- something large enough to really see and match.