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2 hours ago, Bisbee Gal said:

I've noticed that the ants don't touch some of our plants....agapanthus (South African Lily/Lily of the Nile);  aloe and succulents of all sizes; philodendron family. 

But they have decimated a lima (sweet lime) and a few large hibiscus.  They come back again and again for these.

Can anyone recommend some sort of citrus tree and a large flowering shrub that these critters don't like?  Or any trees/shrubs in your garden that the ants leave alone?

They haven't bothered my Penta shrubs or Lavender.

8 hours ago, BeanRoy said:

I am quite sure Ferret knows this. And driving to Guadalajara to find a glass-blowing shop to fix a single stemmed rose is probably not high on anyone's agenda.

It must be nice knowing everything.

I was only trying to be helpful.

BTW we love driving into Guadalajara.

Tonala has many glass blowing places.

I would use S&S Auto. Spencer or Karen They are in Riberas. They are very helpful. 376 765 4800

2 hours ago, Ezzie said:

A group of us 60+ residents of the Municipality of Poncitlan (east of Chapala) received our first jabs this afternoon in Mezcala,  Next shot is to be given to us in 20-40 days.  The vaccine used was the Sinovac (Chinese) vaccine which Mexico is administering for all of the rural areas where the Pfizer vaccine is impractical.   There were about 200 people that were vaccinated and it was a remarkably well run and efficient process.  Thanks to the Jalisco health unit. Oh... so far no side effects.

Thanks for the information for those that are interested in the Sinovac vaccine.

8 hours ago, blankletmusic said:

 Amazon was not really much help. Mostly the refined oil used for frying/sauteeing.

What are your experiences in using Amazon. Mx?

We have ordered from Amazon Mexico many times with no problems.

You can order it from amazon Mexico.

6 hours ago, Bisbee Gal said:

Getting tired of resetting the clock on the microwave. 

We stopped resetting the appliances clocks a long time ago! Last night it happened more than ever in San Antonio.

I read somewhere, I think it was Chopo.com.mx that if your antigen test comes back negative you must have a PCR test. Is this true?

There are restrictions in our condo pool. I believe the restrictions come from the condo board. You need to sign up in advance, only 4 or 6 people for each time slot (I think it's for an hour), you need to have your temperature taken by the security guards first, you must social distance and no congregating. The pool hours have also been shortened. It closes at 4 pm. I like going later in the day so I'm out of luck for now.

There is a pool in Riberas. Traveling east from Ajijic it is on the left side right after S&S Auto and Puritan Poultry. Sorry but I couldn't find any information for it.

4 hours ago, RickS said:

If you didn't get one, see this:   https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/17/irs-has-sent-out-all-600-dollar-stimulus-payments.html

Thanks but we did get it.

1 hour ago, lcscats said:

Here are three things I do that really help.  Weigh yourself in the morning every day. It can change the day for the better.   Also when shopping look at the label. It is amazing the things that have added sugar to them.  Learn to use Stevia.  I have found it best to use it with a little bit of cane sugar which seems to eliminate the bitter aftertaste. 

Be careful when using stevia. It interacts with some medications.

3 hours ago, happyjillin said:

Morbid obesity is a killer all on it's own. I could never understand how someone can be such a glutton as to have this condition and continue with it their whole shortened life.

There are a lot of reasons.

We successfully stream Amazon Prime Video but not with a VPN.

6 hours ago, dcstroker said:

$600 stimulus check. Remember the first one last year, $1200? Hopefully we'll be receiving the 3rd check,$1400, by the middle of March.

We received $1200. each last year. Are you saying you received $600. in addition to the $1200?

On 2/24/2021 at 11:48 PM, lakeside7 said:

Received a call this PM from Chapala Post office to say I had a registered letter

Thanks Uncle Sam for the 2nd check

What second check?

13 hours ago, thevalerieleigh said:

My sister, Selecia Young-Jones, is a certified Remote-on-line Notary and can notarize your documents for less money and you can avoid a trip into GDL.  You can contact her at rainbownotaryandnuptials.com or at 904-333-7311.

She's had success helping lakeside folks this past year while the Consulate was shut down.  She can also help with getting your document Apostile for a very low price.  

Check her out!

Val Jones  

Selecia was the remote notary that I used. She was excellent. She convinced Merrill Lynch to accept the documents. I highly recommend her.

My remote notary and I had to jump through hoops to get Merrill Lynch in New York to accept my document. They finally accepted it. I did make an appointment at the consulate in Guadalajara just in case which I ended up canceling. I made it and canceled online.

On 2/21/2021 at 10:58 AM, MXConnie said:

We have used Patrick Oden with Lakeside Tax Service for the last seven years.   Telephone 956 765-2155.

We use Patrick also. Very happy with him.

From what I have read about airline requirements it seems like some or all of them require a PCR test or an Antigen test. There is a thread on this board, COVID 19 TESTING, LAKESIDE/GDL that lists labs Lakeside that do the tests with prices and time for results. It's on the first page. You will need to scroll down.

We went to Guadalajara on Friday. More traffic than usual everywhere. Lanes are still closed on the Guadalajara-Chapala highway.

4 hours ago, Bisbee Gal said:

It is indeed the correct menu.  Use the pull down feature.  I compared it to the one I got at Ajijic location this week...exact same items, exact same prices.

Ok. Got it now.

It's open now.

On 2/7/2021 at 1:45 PM, CHILLIN said:

I hope the items on their menu ending in "ghost" do not mean ghost peppers. They are really, really hot!

We have been going to this restaurant in Guadalajara for months. Today we tried the new one in Ajijic. Excellent food and service in both locations. The food is spiced to order. They will ask you what number on a scale of 1-10. My husband loves his food very hot and he said 10 is not hot for him. As for me I can handle a 3 or 4. One time I asked for 8 and it was too hot. The owner said the chef is reluctant to make the dishes too hot for the ex-pats. LOL