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The gravel that makes you spin your tires for about 10 seconds as you try to merge into the 80kmh traffic ?  Tons of it left over in Riberas on the side of the road.

I want to do what this video recommends, but getting "Iron Out" here is like $60 dollars per gallon !.  Anyone know what could be substituted using something available here ?

Mexico has the best and easiest recycling/re-use system !   I put out some rusty corrugated steel roof panels which I replaced with new ones, gone overnight. 

34 minutes ago, chapalence said:

Do you mean they charge extra for solar panels?

We have had solar for maybe 4 years and this year our taxes quadrupled.

Doesn't mean I will pay it without a talk with catastro first. Seems the data entry person added an extra zero on the land size for a few of us here in Chapala Haciendas. 

Not if on your roof, but if you build a seperate stand for them, its more square footage....

Now at 18.77, ouch

I had the predial increase 100% on my empty lot, because I built a light gauge shade roof for my vehicles....thanks Google Earth, oh well.

Apparently they are also looking for pools and structures to support solar panels.

48 minutes ago, lakeside7 said:

I am not sure if "failure" is the correct word. A change in the administration was the result, which suggests its a political thing. I would support parking meters  and a hi rise parking lot. Cars and visitors need a safe place  to park.

Plenty of parking space near Christiania Park, all they need is a shuttle bus and some on site security. I also think functioning meters for central Chapala would be a good thing. Vast majority of tourist can afford the meter fee I would think. 

When I called Total Play about not being to find it they said " we don't have the rights to it"   I hope the remaining games will be covered as my firestick went "missing" after a recent cleaning by a maid.

Total Play did not have coverage of today' s World Cup match between The Netherlands and Argentina !    I couldn't believe it

I went to Iron Horse and the bartender found it on some type of streaming service, yay !  It came down to the last kick in penalties after overtime, wow ! 

On 11/28/2022 at 1:50 PM, shortstop said:

It is part of the Mexican culture & heritage. , if you don't like it, go elsewhere.  

That depends on the volume and frequency which is not the same today as maybe 10-20 years ago. Would you enjoy it every day ?

12 hours ago, rvanparys said:

Whatever the up-charge it certainly beats what we were paying NOB>

Its like you don't even "own" your house NOB when you have to pay like $20k per year in property tax, NO THANKS

LOL, in the last couple of days I've seen several motos fly by running straight through red lights. How else will you get your pizza in time ??

On 11/27/2022 at 1:43 PM, Mostlylost said:

So it wasn't a checkpoint......., it was a patrol car stopping you for some reason. The Columbia crossing to the toll road is famous for shakedowns heading into Mexico. I have never used that route.

Checkpoint or point where they check, no I was not pulled over this time by a patrol car, and since I learned to drive in Guadalajara in 1976 I've never been" shaken down" which I interpret as being asked for money for no infraction. I have no hesitation driving daytime with all my papers in order, but both my license and tarjeta de circulacion required replacement here in Jalisco so I was stuck having to face the consequences on the way home. Glad I could pay on the spot to continue rather than deal with tickets and or worse in Nuevo Laredo. No "talking" out of not having a driver's license or circulation card without some sort of payout. Shit happens and I lost my sacrificial wallet with them inside. 

4 hours ago, Mostlylost said:

Curious where this random checkpoint was.  I travel to the border 4-5 times a year driving both foreign plated and Mexican plated vehicles and have never been asked for an ID at a checkpoint on an autopista.

After Columbia bridge you have to drive about 20 km before reaching the toll road. The check point was just before the toll roads. 3 National guard patrol cars were parked by the side of the road and I almost drove by when one of them flagged me over. Last year I was pulled over immediately after the immigration, but I had everything in order and wasn't guilty of any road infraction, so he let me go. They are always friendly at least

I just drove across with my dog. Nobody cared about any paperwork coming or going.

9 hours ago, Nikalos Telsa said:

Man drives from Canada to the Lorado Tx. crossing.

Man is waived through for entry w/o any stopping at all.

He arrives in Ajijic OK, but w/o and TIP for his car or tourist vise.He queries his daughter who is here from Canada, also a visitor. He wants to know what to do because someone told him he needed a TIP and tourist visa.

Attorney here contacted and attorney said if he was stopped by a cop, he was buggered.  Car would be impounded as contraband. Attorney said he had a case like this before, and it took literally months to resolve it. No paying a fine on the spot.

Anyone seen anything similar?

 

oh, I bet a guardia national officer would have accepted a healthy "offering".

I just returned from the US and was without any drivers license or tarjeta de circulacion ( both were lost on the way up ). I ended up paying 1200 to be on my way at a random check point. Got replacements for both when I returned lakeside. Mexico was playing in the world cup so hardly any wait at any of the local offices

For those who say to never pay a "bribe", to each his own, I chose the easy way to continue and was in no way interested in the legal fines and ramifications in Nuevo Laredo.

Luckily I didn't lose my permanente card !

On 11/7/2022 at 11:29 AM, ibarra said:

Thanks.  I can't find any reference to this change in any of the MX publications that I read.  Hopefully,  this is true.  However, without any type of testing,  we will probably see many older vehicles on the roads that shouldn't be.  

Workers have to get around, as long as it runs, it will be on the roads. I wish I could have taken pictures of some of the jalopies I've seen over the years. In Mexico you as a driver have to be prepared for anything on the roads

31 minutes ago, SunFan said:

From a very thoughtful poster on Facebook;

IT'S OVER!

NO MORE COHETES UNTIL NEXT YEAR!

I just came back from the church of Our Lady of El Pilar in Riberas and some very nice ladies explained everything to me.

The feast day of Our Lady of El Pilar is October 12. The festivities start a few days before and end a few days after, depending on which day of the week the 12th falls on.

Traditionally it is a "novenario", which means they last nine days, but the last three years there have been fewer days due to the pandemic.

The cohetes usually start between 5 and 6 pm. Today they were earlier because it was the last day.

Prior to the celebrations it is possible to ask for a schedule of activities so that we can prepare. I already wrote it down a few days before in my calendar for 2023 to remember to go and ask for that schedule and post it in the group. It would be good if other people would also write it down in case I forget.

I would like to comment on something that I think is extremely important: The ladies I spoke with told me that these days they have been receiving complaints, rudeness and even serious threats. They had to call a patrol car, which was in front of the church during all the celebrations.

Among the people who approached them in these ways were some Mexicans, but most of them were expats. I asked them to understand that even though expats are bothered by the cohetes, especially because of how their pets suffer, almost all of them are respectful of our culture, although, unfortunately, those who approach them give all expats a bad name.

It is inevitable that we put up with this sort of thing in our country. We have to accept it and, if possible, prevent our pets from suffering so much.

Thanks for this and to the facebook poster:

 I think the conclusion giving all expats a bad name is a little disrespectful to everyone. One or two bad apples doesn't sour the whole batch and the locals I'm sure aren't going to judge ALL expats especially as the facebook poster mentioned they were some Mexicans complaining as well. 

btw , it wasn't me,but 9 days might have driven me over the edge. The cohetes seem to be increasing in size, volume and frequency every year. Too bad they don't require chips inside, they might not have any !

21 hours ago, NEWMtnMama said:

I put a noise meter app on my phone and the loudest rocket (inside the house) measured at 87.6.

please give us a reading outside if possible

In order to get away from the sound of these cohetes so my dog won't panic during a walk, I took him to Cristiania Park in Chapala....and we could still hear them.

Those who say "learn to live with them" are correct, we really have no choice...but to like them, hell no

I was able to print out a document which will allow payment at OXXO. 

Sorry but the website just says " Paseo Ramon Corona"  

Where exactly is it ?

Thanks

Where can I buy a one ounce gold coin lakeside ?

2 hours ago, ibarra said:

We haven't been there in many years.  The last time I drove by they were remodeling.  Are they open for business?

Expect prices to have doubled...

I need to kill an underground termite ant colony. I tried "AZUL MORTAL " from the ferreteria, but they don't care and just pop out somewhere else. Suggestions ?