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How Doctors Think , a book worth reading.

On average, a physician will interrupt a patient describing her symptoms within eighteen seconds. In that short time, many doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment. Often, decisions made this way are correct, but at crucial moments they can also be wrong—with catastrophic consequences. 

18 hours ago, Mainecoons said:

They don't have the capacity to test even just the residents of the ZMG.  Of course if they had a lick of sense they'd exempt vehicles newer than 5 years.  But they don't.

I had to get an emission test done on my new car driven from the dealership to the testing site; insane.

The intersection is total bedlam...far beyond the usual.

54 minutes ago, rvanparys said:

End of Story... Does anyone see Chapala listed above..?

The key is : Actualmente, la obligatoriedad es para todos los vehículos que circulan de manera permanente, incluyendo a aquellos con placas de otros estados, en el Área Metropolitana de Guadalajara (AMG):

Currently, the obligation is for all vehicles that circulate permanently, including those with license plates from other states, in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (AMG):

On 1/4/2023 at 10:00 AM, Mostlylost said:

You do not need it if your vehicle is registered in Chapala or Jocotepec, and you do not live or work in one of the named municipalities PERIOD.  This is not a grey area. Transit police are NOT AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE TICKETS for this. Thus there is no risk of being stopped for not having a sticker by transit police.

Only checkpoints ( like the alcohol checkpoints  ) will be able to check for the sticker, and if your registration shows you are not in the areas where it is required no problem just like if you haven't been drinking at an alcohol checkpoint you will have no problem. . All vehicles will be stopped in one of those checkpoints,

Some posts are stating that simply driving through the areas, i.e. trip to airport or Costco Guadalajara, will require emission certification with a vehicle registered in Chapala. I suspect this isn't correct, but definitive information would be beneficial.

On 1/26/2023 at 2:00 PM, artsnob said:

Pancho"s has both

Checked but not there. Spoke to Juan and he will let me know.

43 minutes ago, conejorapido said:

At the Tuesday Farmers Market at La Huerta, West Ajijic.

Any halwa?

1 hour ago, Ferret said:

Just for fun, I went googling to see if I could find my solar calculator. OMG! They're still making them... Calculadora Celica 12 dígitos batería solar CA-018 (pcdigital.com.mx)

Mine is STILL working flawlessly... FORTY YEARS LATER... and I use it almost daily.

Mine is too! http://www.datamath.org/Sci/Modern/TI-30SLR_PLUS_1987.htm 

My Commodore SR-1800 was my favourite for engineering. 

Barrio de Quilmes Ajijic

31 minutes ago, Ezzie said:

Not repairable.  Needs to be cut out and replaced.  If this type of PVC is exposed to sunlight, the plastic will get brittle and break, indoor use only.  Have the plumber replace it with a better quality brass full port ball valve if it is important to you.

Have replace one with a proper brass ball valve. Would have liked these to have been used originally.

1 hour ago, John Shrall said:

I would first try to pry the broken handle off. If possible and you can locate an identical new part, pry off the new handle and attach it to the valve. 

You could also just leave it and use pliers to assist when you need to close or open it.

Handle doesn't budge, the use of pliers is the safer approach.

Is there some means to replace a broken handle, or does the whole unit have to be replaced?

Down again .

20 hours ago, Mainecoons said:

Update on the pie.  Went to Colibri Garden, bought a cherry pie, 280 pesos.   Good part:  Tasty crust.  Bad part:  Way too much crust and not enough filling, very thin on actual cherries.  For close to $15 U.S. we were not impressed.

Seems to be a very common failing with commercial pies.  Costco does better IMHO.

 

Do miss the apple pies Costco use to sell with the crumble topping.

Eva Antúnez Pastelería

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7 hours ago, HoneyBee said:

Well luckily I live in an all Mexican neighborhood so I do not deal with Gringo hearsay. Also one couple that rents one of my apartments are from Nayarit and they must carry a special document exempting them from the Verification test. The document they have is free of charge. (did I mention that I am fluent in Spanish and Spanish news is what I read plus my neighbors Facebook feedback).   😉

"The document they have is free of charge." ---- Could you elaborate on the document and how it is obtained? Are you saying the those at Lakeside driving in other areas (i.e Guadalajara or Michoacan) require this document as well? Thanks.

56 minutes ago, dottiejane said:

re bmh post.  I am glad you got a second opinion re the pacemaker and found it wasn't needed.  Alas , in the end, I did. have to have one.    I had a series of "spells" in Portland for a couple of years and since there is no heart trouble in the family - but let's not talk ab out cancer - I simply ignored it. until when hiking  I couldn't even make it up the slightest hill without nearly passing out.   I had been leader of the pack for years until suddenly I was lagging behind.    The leader of the hike, whose husband had afib, said you had best see a doctor.     Finally, I had to see the electrophysisit in Portland and yes, I needed a pacemaker which I really didn't believe I needed.  However, giving in, I showed up in the outpatient surgery department and got all prepared to go in and have  the pacemaker installed but then decided I wasn't going to go through with it.  When my doc came out I told him he would have the next hour or so off since I was going home.    Luckily, he knew me well enough to know I was a bit looney so gave me his blessing and off I went.

The next year found me in the ER every three months getting the shock treatments which did indeed get my heart back to normal but after a year of this and getting more and more dizzy and passing out one day( luckily at home,) I finally had to give in.  By this time, I had changed from Kaiser to Legacy so in a sense I did have a second opinion since doctor #2 completely agreed with doctor #1.  I have been super good since although the lump the pacemaker makes is not the most glamerous thing about me - but then I am REALLY old.  

I agree totally about second opinions and a third if you are still not comfortable with the first two.  If interested, a very good book to read is called How Doctors Think by Jerome Goodman .(?)   He is a Harvard Med center surgeon and wrote of his experience getting a diagnosis for a bad hand.  After seeing the best hand doctors in the Harvard Medical community, it took a young resident to find out what was wrong.  

 

 

What’s the Trouble?How doctors think.

Most physicians already have in mind two or three possible diagnoses within minutes of meeting a patient.

While your at it don't forget the crystals... 😉

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On 11/19/2022 at 9:52 AM, chapalence said:

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6 minutes ago, egcallis said:

Just bought a new samsung cell from telcell. Is there a ajijic business that can transfer my fotos to the new cell?

31 minutes ago, phil in mexico said:

Please I'm old,  how do I open  a private  message  I've lucked out  in  the past  but  not today 

Phil TIA

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28 minutes ago, mkshawn said:

Thanks for the heads up, we are both Tax Paying Canadian Citizens aka Snow Birds, so that would not apply to us. Strangely we made a transfer about 2.5 months ago, so this is all fairly new. We will update the board on the outcome. Another nail that's unwelcome given all the other issues that we have here with new regulations for financial reasons

I still pay Canadian taxes on various investments and savings, albeit at a different rate vs a resident.