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8 hours ago, Natasha said:

Right on Ferret. ML is being a little  misleading by calling them the same, although in some ways they are similar. I do, however, get your point too ML. But your family is different.... they know what's what here, they make  decisions and know the rules and risk/benefits ahead of time.

My comment was directed at people who come to Lakeside with the express  intention to get behind (usually) guarded gates and walls so they can live among other foreigners and keep away from having/learning the Mexican way of life. These are the among the ones who mostly get their knickers in a twist as soon as they realize, not having bothered to read the fracc. rules when buying, that there's a price to pay for all that sociability and convenience".

There are fraccionamientos  all over GDL Metro area that doesn´t have even one "get behind guarded gates and walls foreigner" living there.  I can´t imagine what you are thinking.  You think mexicanos don´t do this?  LOLOL

7 hours ago, wanderer said:

i caught intercam charging me a very high fee, .92% on a savings account and then lying and denying it. i proved it to them and they still denied it so i moved to orourke. much better.

Are you saying it was an Intercam fee and not a government imposed ISR regulation with holding?  A fee for what?  I have had a checking account and cede account with Intercam for years and have never been charged a fee.  Unless it is something distinguishable between a national and a foreigner, I can´t imagine what it could be?  Other family members, all Mexican, have never been charged a fee either.

Isn´t that the El Bajio fracc. area?

9 hours ago, Mainecoons said:

And then there are those who post repeatedly with complaints about the complainers instead of just ignoring the threads...   

 

Just like you ignore the traffic lights LOLOLOLOL

8 hours ago, Stephen White said:

After almost 50 comments on this, I really need to find out how to turn my email notifications off.

They have beat this horse until there is nothing left to see, but like Custer, they just won´t give up.  LOL

On 6/17/2021 at 11:18 AM, johanson said:

Sorry to hear about your signal problems. Luckily, Shaw Direct is working fine and all of the US network stations from both Seattle and Detroit are coming in fine.

Same here.....no problem on Shaw that I have had.

When does the guessing game for the date of the end of the "rainy season" begin,  or should we start a new thread? 

10 hours ago, ManxMan said:

I went into iShop (Ajijic) and tried to ship two small necklaces to my daughter in the US and was told they wouldn't get through customs. I was told stones, silver, gold and some other metals can't be shipped. Are these actual restrictions or is customs that corrupt? Any suggestions on how to get these gifts to my daughter? These aren't expensive necklaces.

Are you sure you were at ishop?  There isn´t a ishop store in Ajijic, only in SAT and SJC.  Maybe you were at Sol y Luna.

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19 hours ago, Mainecoons said:

Unfortunately, we all have to drive through there.  But you don't have to visit Ajijic.   

Sentence one......."say´s who???   Sentence two.......say´s who???

You have to drive through there ?....OK   I have business to do in Ajijic.....OK?  

Quit arguing like a 4 year old.   edit....I  forgot the free pass guy.....😀

3 hours ago, Mainecoons said:

Since you live in San Antonio, not sure what your problem is here.  Not your circus, not your monkeys.

 

Well then, shut up about the traffic lights in SAT since you don´t live here. Your "come back" was hardly worth an answer.

IMHO, it is the same chronic bitching about everything the government does locally.

Can´t you people ever see anything good in the evolution of events and enjoy what we have instead of being  constantly negative?

15 hours ago, HoneyBee said:

Well I am aware that you know a lot of people in this area so maybe you could tell me how he funded his political campaigns over the years. One item that caught my eyes 3 years ago was the police trucks he gifted to the local police but then moved to his uncles storage facility on the Libriamento because he lost the election to Moy. 

Read the next post below your post.

2 hours ago, HoneyBee said:

Ok, lets just call it a family business. ☺️

It is NOT.  Having the same last name and being related does not make it a "family business".

2 hours ago, HoneyBee said:

That is interesting because as you probably know, he owns amongst other things, the local towing company and I have lost count of the number of impound yards he has. The last one he built is the one on the Libriamento. All the dirt that was removed (and there was a lot) was trucked across the street were the hardware store and steel structure business is. It was used to make a huge lay down area. I mention this because the steel structure provided and installed for the new hospital on the Libriamento was provided by the said business. He owns this business (under a different name). So wanting to built a regional hospital in Chapala makes sense as he will most probably get the construction contract since he is experienced in building A hospital ☺️

His uncle owns the towing business, long before.  His principal activity is being a Contador Publico.

5 hours ago, Guiness said:

They'rrrre back!!!

They never left, just adding to their repertoire of possible achievements.

So rain now can´t be part of the "rainy season", do they make that same distinction with snow falls, that can´t be part of the "snowy season"?  Only if everything is in a certain alignment?

If it rains, it rains, and if it don´t, it don´t.  What difference does that make to the rainfall total for the year?  Are we supposed to pretend that no rain has fallen the last few days?

(edited by mod to remove gratuitous personal comment)

6 hours ago, cedros said:

 Not solved at all. You will see.

Yeah, you should just forget about the whole thing, not worth the effort for what you get.  Your time is too valuable to be wasting on such a useless effort that is not going to change anything.

21 minutes ago, lakeside7 said:

What about the other Geoffrey..... Kay and Kiki are they still around, this Brit also had a similar mind set, maybe its a British trait. He was a very generous benefactor as long as things were done his way

Departed several years ago, under tragic circumstances.   Last I heard they/he were in Arizona, USA

Here we are "some people".....most definitely not "most people".

2 hours ago, Mainecoons said:

Uh Rick, where did it come from?  Ireland?  

 

 

Now, that´s a real personal attack for me!

12 hours ago, cricket said:

Thank you.  I was not sure where San Antonio and Riberas begins and ends.  That is why I stated the area as I did.

 

No problem, but when you are driving along, trying to spot a certain business, it helps if can reduce the search area.😀  I was once challenged to find a Mexican owned business in Dublin, Ireland, that was it, no address.....never did find it....ouch!

4 hours ago, Bisbee Gal said:

Huh???  Restaurants here have charged IVA (embedded in their prices) for a long long time.  

We went to Magana's at least monthly since we arrived in 2008 until he moved.  I don't at all remember his prices jumping towards the end. 

You said you went ONCE....me thinks you are making things up. 

I can´t imagine what this guy is talking about....prices?  I used to eat there at least twice a week and his prices matched the quality of his food.  All restaurants charge IVA by law, so what is that all about?  He was from an Irish-Brit family, born, bred, and buttered in Manchester.  I played American football, collegiate and professionally, so we talked a lot about sports, or at least the two we knew.  And he didn´t play "soccer" because you would not call it that in Manchester or anywhere else in the UK.....it´s football .LOL

He talked strait and no BS, he said what he thought and there wasn´t a phony bone in his body. Take him or leave him, he couldn´t have cared less.

16 hours ago, cricket said:

I was in the Garden Center Store in San Antonio/Riberas yesterday.  Laura has a pair of ladies prescription sun glasses a customer left in her store.  If you lost them thought I would let you know where they are. 

 

The Garden Center is only located in Riberas del Pilar, just east of the old 7-11 which is now closed.

They do not have a store in San Antonio Tlay.

(Edited by  moderator, gratuitous personal comment.  Will you ever learn?)