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  1. And if you have Amazon prime, you get two free books per month. A selection is sent to your registered email the first few days of each month; you can look them up on amazon for reviews and details before you make your selection.
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    DAMN GOOD BURGER

    We went this past Sunday evening just before dark. There was one table occupied by patrons, all smokers, as was one of the owner-brothers, so we had a Coke, some popcorn, and instead placed our order to go. We chatted for a bit...they're sweet, young guys who for a time lived in Oregon and who are trying to make a go of things while they go to school and, honestly, the made decent and tasty burgers and fries. Thanks for the recommendation...you never know when you'll crave a burger and if you live west and can avoid traffic, all the better!
  3. Any flight, domestic or international, originating in Mexico requires each passenger to show the completed Covid-19 form (either on paper or stored on your smart phone) and the doc is shown to the security agent before you proceed to the x-ray machines at the boarding area. Nobody actually takes the form from you, but they do ask to see ink on paper or a phone screen. I find the paper form (Bisbee Gal has it, above) to be easier to handle, what with an electronic boarding pass and ID in hand.
  4. I've not had the antibody test, but Laboratorio del Lago on Juárez in Chapala does extensive testing, including for Covid-19 antibodies. Here's their contact info: https://www.laboratorioclinicoellago.com.mx/ 376-765-6260
  5. INM at the airport in Guadalajara is open 24/7. If the agent is not there, s/he may be downstairs working an incoming flight or in the office, in which case ask someone to get the person for you.
  6. Had our emissions testing done today; appointment for 10:40 and we arrived around 9:30 (expected traffic/accidents did not materialize) and they took us, as there were only 3 cars being tested and one waiting in line ahead of ours. We were out by 10:10 with our sticker and documentation. Station 003 on Mariano Otero is a clean, professional facility where everything is transparent and explained on the tv screen while you wait. Even the toilets were impressively clean and stocked. The only issue to be aware of is that the occupant(s) must exit the vehicle as one of the workers drives the car through the testing stations, and they only allow one person per vehicle to wait in the customer waiting area; any other occupants are directed to wait outside where there is a bench and some standing-room seating. Requirements for testing are these documents: printout of appointment confirmation (scheduled by month based on last digit of license plate), original receipt for payment made, printout of their receipt/processing of payment (it comes to you in a confirmation email) and your original plastic tarjeta de circulación. As experiences go with Jalisco bureaucracy, this was impressive and easy.
  7. Around 11:30 am when I went, the paper sign on the remaining (non-operational ATM) indicates that they are upgrading their equipment; pardon the inconvenience.
  8. It sounds like the system is confirming that your on-line bill pay is set up. Maybe someone who does this regularly can advise the process.
  9. One ATM (the far right) was functional yesterday around 3:30 pm and the other was being serviced. Maybe it couldn't be fixed onsite?
  10. It really is getting miserable for those of us who live in barking distance. Now that the new delegado is installed, it might be time to work with him to relocate the shelter, as Moy had agreed to do (and reneged on) previously.
  11. Have you tried 866-FLY VIVA then asked for an English-speaking baggage rep? This seems to be their USA number and they may be able to route your call.
  12. Volaris, Delta and United state 3 days but other airlines may differ, including American Airlines, which says on their website that passengers must complete testing within 72 hours of departure.
  13. I was there and a sign says they are at $75 mx/day for LT parking. No idea how long that offer will last.
  14. Thank you for the clarification; I edited above. And you are most welcome.
  15. As noted above, the ONLY way to get a Covid-19 vaccination here Lakeside is to be alert to social media postings for upcoming vaccines, which is on the municipal government FB page, TV and radio announcements, the Jalisco state government webpage https://coronavirus.jalisco.gob.mx/ruta-de-la-vacunacion/, on the Secretaría de Salud de Jalisco website., or to know someone who is working an upcoming clinic. ( For example, starting tomorrow thru Friday in our Health Region IV, vaccination is open to adults age 40 and above who are getting their second dose of AstraZeneca. The posting went out yesterday afternoon.) Notice usually is posted 48 hours before the start of the clinic. I don't see any first-dose clinics from 30 Aug-Sept 3; next week may be different. One does not have a choice for the brand of vaccine applied—for that you'd have to fly to the US and get your shot there, choosing from those available at the vaccine location. To search what's currently available or to make an appointment, enter your chosen zip code and follow https://www.vaccines.gov/search/?fbclid=IwAR3HEcixXQFRRP7eba7CxqrJFzjDlarhYZ0nuXy1ZZxuHcyQENtCcca3obw If you let me know your age group and which Lakeside municipality you are in (choose Jocotepec or Chapala) I'll keep an eye out for you for the next clinic for which you are eligible. I assume from your post you have not yet had a first shot here. Locally, Lakeside, they do not schedule individual vaccination appointments: you will have to go to a makeup clinic for first-shot doses or tag onto the next first-dose clinic and wait your turn on line, so be prepared for a queue. I suggest you gather now to have at the ready to take with you to the vaccine site these documents: your original Immigration card (Temporal/Permanente) and a clear photocopy of front and back; a utility bill within the last 60 days; your CURP (the 8 1/2 x 11" version, not the old small trifold card) and a clear copy; a printout of your vaccine registration from the mivacuna.salud.gob.mx site where you registered; a copy of the Expediente de vacunación (blank vaccination record) with the QR code on it, found at the same mivacuna site. If you need assistance, PM me and I'll help in any way I can.
  16. From Google: Address: Parroquia 2, Centro, 45920 Ajijic, Jal. Departments: Atm/Cajero BBVA Suc Ajijic1576 Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 4PM · More hours Phone: 55 5226 2663 Appointments: bbva.mx
  17. Love it, and we are happy to be back, watching our rainfall accumulations. Thank you!
  18. My summary of Alfaro’s press conference today, as he had promised last week to review the state’s position on Covid:. • Slight decrease in number of cases of Covid-19 in Jalisco over last week, however, there is a slight increase in hospitalizations, positivity rate is at 24.3, and deaths are down slightly. Lethality of this wave is an issue. (Alfaro calls our current situation an extension of wave 2; everyone else on the planet confirms we are in the third wave.) The great increase in contagion in children under age 14 has happened during summer vacation; Alfaro, therefore, concludes that children can go back to school safely. • The measures that were implemented (at the end of July) are working to reduce cases. PV has reduced its Covid numbers substantially; Guadalajara also down (includes the 6 metropolitan zones). Cihuatlán has reduced significantly; Alfaro and blames the whiners and politicians for over-stating the emergency. • Alfaro predicts that this Friday (the end of the two-week federal Semáforo calendar) we will return to orange, albeit by one single point on the scale. •Vaccinations are ongoing (shows chart) but number of shots in arms not high enough; it is our responsibility to get the shots to get out of this circumstance. (FYI, my note: the federal charts show Jalisco at one of the 5 lowest vaccination rates in the country.)
  19. Go online to mivacuna.salud.gob.mx and enter your CURP number and check the 'I'm not a robot" box. Print the next page--the one with the box that says you are successfully registered. Then click the green box that refers to Expediente de vacunación. It will print the vaccine registration confirmation page with the QR codes that are needed. Then, fingers crossed, go to cvcovid.salud.gob.mx, and hope you are in luck. Where it says "Introducir CURP" enter your CURP and, again, check the "I'm not a robot" box. You'll get one of several messages, including "wait," "processing," "come back later," or downloaded (descargar). When you get to the download option, it will download the (hopefully correct--mine is not) first vaccine confirmation. You only have 90 minutes from the download notice to download to your laptop....pay attention to where your downloads are set up. Also, the form will only download to the original registration cell phone or email, whichever you provided when you initially registered on the federal site. If you have trouble, PM me your CURP and I'll see how far I can get for you. If this doesn't work, I have heard (but not done this personally) of friends who went to the old municipal building in Chapala (the yellow one on the corner) and were successful in getting their first shot record. Hopefully you have photocopies of your Permanente and ID; however, you may have an issue without these documents to present. If that happens, I'd suggest you go to the (current, red brick) municipal building and, on the second floor directly across from the stairs, you can apply for a constancia de residencia (or something closely named) with a birth certificate and bill; you might need a little finagling and clarification... The cost is around $70 and takes an hour or so to prepare and have signed.
  20. Mexican press reports today that we are supposed to get Moderna here shortly, from the US, to make up for the delayed doses of AZ and J&J that were held up by a contamination scare in Baltimore and missing documentation for importation into this country. https://www.mural.com.mx/aplicacioneslibre/preacceso/articulo/default.aspx?__rval=1&urlredirect=/afirman-que-eu-enviara-a-mexico-vacunas-de-moderna-y-az/ar2236825 "La Administración Biden está trabajando con México y Moderna para alcanzar un medio legal y regulatorio para la donación que se espera que finalice en los próximos días, según una de las personas, que habló bajo condición de anonimato."
  21. You are most welcome, and I appreciate the support. It's been a job, for sure, but Covid-19 has put my research and editorial background to good use, and I've learned a lot in the process.
  22. Source: Asociación Mexicana de Infectología y Microbiología Clínica, a Mexican research group. Comparison on efficacy and effectiveness as of July 2021.
  23. No vaccine is available for purchase in Mexico at this time. Distribution is under the control of the Feds. J&J doses from NOB are being applied, but so far as I can research, only to the border areas where the migrant issue needs immediate attention.
  24. Both Chapala and Jocotepec will have vaccinations from Tuesday through Friday (or until vaccines run out), August 10-13 from 8 am-4 pm, for adults aged 50-59. This is SECOND SHOTS for AstraZeneca only. Take all docs including the Expediente de vacunación (federal vaccine record), which you can download from mivacuna.salud.gob.mx by inputting your CURP.
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