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I told my wife about this thread and I asked her that she donate my body to science but she has already made plans to donate my body to the Museo de las Momias in Guanajuato so she can visit and nag me. 💀

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Mark it spam or junk mail or whatever in you mailbox and forget it. If you want first forward it to scam@mcafee.com and they will try to shut down the email they are using

WHEN YOU FINALLY HAVE THE WHOLE COUCH TO YOURSELF 😸

I agree! Over the last year or so LCS seems to have forgotten its mission of community outreach. Apart from the programs at the Wilkes Center and student aid and the kid's art program it seems to have reverted to a social club and concert venue for gringos. To be honest these three outreach programs have been in place for decades so they probably have not had the chance to mess with them. Yet.

The Hilton Garden Inn is directly attached to the Terminal and is easily accessed via a escalator and elevator on the newly opened section of the airport. It is right next to the Domestic Arrivals area and a deluxe new Starbucks on that end. We were just there yesterday and had lunch at the Hilton when our friend's flight was delayed/diverted to PVR before heading back to GDL. Nice looking lobby and restaurant.

What's going on at LCS? These things have all happened recently: The resignation of a progressive and well liked Executive Director. The resignation of the Treasurer. The failure to find an external auditor after over a year of searching. If a deadline had not been forced on them at the recent AGM they may still be looking a year from now. The weird 6 month extension to the President's term for reasons that seem flimsy at best. The recent board meeting demonstrating a lack of interest in members and volunteers issues that was reported in the newspaper. The AGM that was held in March where members concerns were ignored and was basically just a one-man ego show. It looks like LCS has been declining over the last one to two years. Is this the beginning of the end?

Probably because it is useless and even more so on weekdays. DId make a great opportunity for the person in charge to get more retirement funds.

First slow as molasses, then down most of day then back up but now SLOWER than molasses. You?

I used to buy a lot of second hand books. Then I read an article about transmission of bedbug eggs on books and started thinking about other people's personal habits while reading so I bought my first Kindle Paperwhite. I've never regretted it and I love all the options for books that are available for downloading... usually free... and I also send those files to friends who ask. I find that a lot of downloads are available in E-pub format whereas the Kindle uses Mobi format. Doesn't matter to me because I also use a free downloadable program called Calibre which can convert from one format to another and then send it to your device. Edited to add: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/garden/bedbugs-hitch-a-ride-on-library-books.html

To let you know: I've called my U.S. bank, informed it about this McAfee email and also forwarded the "problem" invoice. Thanks for your comments. Lexy

There are many Apps that can be downloaded to different devices (game apps like Candy Crush, language apps like Duolingo, entertainment apps like Netflix, etc.) Most Apps allow you to log in using a username or email address and a password that you create. They also allow you to log in using your Google or Facebook or other social media accounts. Using one of the social media accounts allows you to, for example, keep your level in Candy Crush, watch history on Netflix, etc. on which ever device to play it on. According to the message you received, most major trusted Apps that you have used your Google account to log into should still work but there are thousands of Apps out there that are less trustworthy and those may no longer work. You can still access them but you will have to create a new Username and Password to access them in the future and use your new credentials to log into that App on each separate device.

In the above list of qualifications from the Treasurer he refers to LCS as a charity. This is not correct. In Mexico a non-profit and a charity are not the same thing. A charity has a very high bar that means all of its activities must be directed towards a specific charitable goal such as housing orphans or providing food to poor families and it must be registered as a charity with the government. LCS does not have a charitable goal and is not registered as one. It is a non-profit, but it is not a charity. I find it disturbing that the board does not know this, especially the Treasurer who should absolutely realize this. It makes me wonder what level of competence this board has. What is the basis for selecting the board members?

interesting - I do hope LCS is responsive to applicants for the treasurer position. After the (interesting) LCS annual meeting, I did volunteer for the audit committee and my application was acknowledged and I was advised someone would get back with me shortly. Note - The reason I volunteered was that Steve said LCS did not have any volunteers for the audit committee. I guess one needs to define shortly - after the next 9 days of silence (after we will get back with you shortly) , I did withdraw my application as I did expect some sort of response within several days - based on my experience working in for profits and non profits - and decided the silence was not a good start - so better off un volunteering And did receive the recent email that Executive Director, Luis F. Pacheco will no longer be with LCS. So appears that several positions are open - Executive Director and Treasurer and Audit Committee.

"Ya pays your money and ya take your chances." We're booked for October 4th. All in approximately $700 CDN per person with luggage and extra room. SunFan

My post is for information purposes, not necessarily as a recommendation.

Overall, good reports. Booked two tickets one-way, PV to TO, paid about $560 CDN total for the 2 tickets, with the checked baggage package and upfront seat choices. Recommend to BYO water, drinks, and food onboard, the in-flight selections are limited and $$ IMHO. No wi-fi, no internet, very basic that way also, so BYO entertainment. Apart from that, todo bien. No Air Canada staff forcing you to sit in a vomit covered seat or be dragged off the plane, anyway.

Me here at 8:20 am Friday. Problems continue. Lexy

Definitely problems yesterday, seems OK today. I have recommended changing hosting here a number of times. TOB, for example, runs far better and has better graphics. This suggestion has fallen on deaf ears.

Update. We went to Tepetate today for lunch. It was fantastic. I had Sweet and sour chicken and my husband had what they simply call Yellow Curry. Large portions, great presentation and wonderful service. We will return.

I would not call the number. I would, however, contact your bank and tell them not to approve any charges from questionable company.

If you check your Visa Statement every month or have an alert sent to you every time a charge is made, I would not call the number and just ignore the email. If a charge does come through, just contact your bank and let them know that it was not your charge and ask them not to allow any more charges from this person/business. If you call the number, they will phish for more information ( such as confirming a name with a phone number or email).

Haven't bought yet as I need to wait for a friend coming from U.S. soon.... will send to her U.S. home and she'll mule it here. Have decided I will not spend the extra $$ based on Matteloriver and others.

... and she's only 54!

Last time I looked at Civil Code I think there was one maximum increase for rentals under $5,000 pesos p/m and a different scale for those over $5,000. That said, very few LL's or tenants know this code, and often LL's simply ignore it anyway..... taking position " don't like it? Move!". Many have it built into their leases, with terms/ times / increases stipulated. If you don't, forget about "going to court" over it. You don't have that many years left!

In all fairness, LCS has undergone significant changes since 2001: 23 years ago. Just like everything here has changed since then. With the position of Executive Director created several years ago things have improved significantly and steadily with a strong focus on involving the Mexican community. Unfortunately, in the last year or two things have been backsliding and returning to the bad old days. Members should not give up on LCS. We need to work to change it for the better and reverse the damage. If you care about LCS you should think about going to the board meetings and see what they get up to. I recently saw that the details of these meetings now appear as a notice on the main page of the LCS web site.

Within the last year or so I have taken 3 excellent classes at LCS - one on getting my driver's license - the instructor even went with us that day to help - I think everyone passed - advanced care planning - and last week on medicare in Mx (by a US medicare specialist) (which helped me understand what could NOT be covered)

Here are a couple sites that I found, I have not read them thoroughly. Perhaps some of the information will help with your question. IMHO It may be beneficial to contact a property management company and ask them. https://yunglava.com/mexican-property-rental-laws-and-regulations/ https://www.mondaq.com/mexico/landlord--tenant---leases/1392244/rent-increase-clauses-in-mexico-real-estate-lease-agreements

IMO I would go to your mailbox and, if you have a lot of old mail, delete it. Your mailbox may be full not allowing you to receive new messages.

Our first and only encounter with the LCS was in 2001 when we moved to Ajijic. Neither of us could put a finger on what we disliked but both of us just had a bad feeling about the place. It seemed like a great idea that the founder had that had somehow been subverted by the people then in charge. There was nothing to complain about, it just seemed like why get involved in the same old, same old stuff we had left behind in the US. We never regretted not being a part of it nor did we discourage others who asked questions of us. We followed it's ups and downs mainly from newspaper stories. This sounds similar to what we saw years ago. To each his own.

Find groups doing activities he is interested in. What are his hobbies for instance?

Are you asking about a Mexican tax return? If yes... Were you working in Mexico for a company that reported your wages to the Hacienda with your RFC number?

I was surprised to see that members could not ask questions at a board meeting - unless the question was given - in writing - to the president - 24 hours in advance. Hopefully he is easily always available in the LCS office to just hand over the question And my recall is that the meeting agenda does not have a requirement to be published 24 hours in advance - before the cutoff for questions in writing. ? I have not attended a lot of non profit board meetings - but a few - and questions from attendees were always welcome. Is discouraging questions with a pre-approval required a normal practice for a community non profit - ? Also what about publishing an agenda? Ok for it not to be published 24 hours etc in advance of meeting from the LCS Website - Any LCS member may attend a Board meeting as an observer, except for closed sessions. Any member may speak — provided a request has been made to the President in writing, stating the subject and purpose, not less than 24 hours prior to the Board meeting.

I would another item to the list of concerns posted above by sarainchapala: 7. The surprise announcement that the President of LCS now carries the title President and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) with management control over all aspects of the organization.

Yes, it is a link to factual history of the demise of yet another discount airline. There have been a few in Canada.

There is a new small Mirage store in the building where GDL Farmacia used to be on the carretera between Chapala and Ajijic.

Trying Flair next week from PV to Toronto, and will look forward to the September start of non-stops to and from Guad. Per Ferret and Whipstock, just pay with a well known credit card and you're fully protected in case of any default, but they seem to be past the hiccups of the plane financing and growing well. TBD.

Maybe the Hilton will provide wheel chairs and a porter for their guests who require it.

https://hvacmirage.us/ We have had several posts recently about air-conditioning and heating units. Here's one: ac window units By Constance February 24 in Ajijic/Chapala/Guadalajara

i5 (in the old lingo) is more than most of us need so don't waste your money. https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intel-core-i5-vs-i7/ I'm still using a laptop with a mid range i5 bought in 2016. The only change I made was having a solid state hard drive put in to replace the old one. Cheapest upgrade ever at 1200 pesos and the laptop is working better than when it was new. I am not a gamer (unless you count cribbage but I do stream tv and it has made a big difference to me.

Great podcast. Never knew his dad lived at Lakeside. Thanks for that.