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3 hours ago, JGiff said:

Omg!!!! 

I posted this to help people. I really don't understand what you are so pissed off about. I can not climb ladders, I'm not rich and this helps not having to have 2 services like many do. I hired a Mexican friend to install this and paid him well as I do with with all the work I have him do. 

 I said what I said as not to insinuate that people should do as me. 

Take some midol and talk to us after your period is over. 

No offense to the ladies 

I don’t know how ladies feel about your remark but as a woman I am offended by your misogynistic remark. You seem completely tone deaf — and about 40 years behind the times. 

37 minutes ago, Wait. What? said:

EVERYTHING JUan CARLOS did for me SUCKED and had to be redone!  The man can’t even measure!  Plus he destroyed more than he fixed!  Broken tiles and masonry.  Cheap cheap parts he charges a fortune for.  He has no business calling himself a carpenter!  He’s simply terrible!

I am wondering why anyone would continue to use a worker when he had to redo EVERYTHING because the worker SUCKED at EVERYTHING. I mean the worker SUCKED at measuring and used cheap cheap parts and charged a fortune for EVERYTHING. As he worked he destroyed more than he fixed. So, just how many jobs did he do before you noticed he couldn’t measure, was destroying more than he fixed, overcharged for cheap parts, and was simply terrible? 

1 hour ago, AngusMactavish said:

... or get your rocks off, whichever seems more fun.

It should not have been a surprise. If it was, you might want to consider the bubble in which you are living. (Unless like Angus you never have any need to know the time for any reason and simply drift along disconnected from other humans and their slavish adherence to time.) 

5 hours ago, lakeside7 said:

Your sale phone  and computer  will automatically  change depending on where it is loaded/bought.

I still have a  iPad on western  time

Huh. My iPad was bought in the U.S. I chose which time setting I wanted it to be on in “Settings” and it has automatically changed to the correct time twice each year for eight years.

18 hours ago, ChapalaDan said:

Does anyone have any recent experience with this facility?

If you mean the swimming facility in the orange building on Pepe Gazar, it has been closed for quite sometime. Closed as in gone forever.

34 minutes ago, SunnyDee said:

Brought my car down here with my Temporaire...I want to go to Permanente.  However I want to continue to drive my foreign plated car.  It is 20 years old but still in excellent condition.  If I do get stopped what would the consequences be.  I have been told the car will be confiscated, which I am willing to risk.  Any advice.  I know several friends that are doing this now.  Thanks for you input.

SunnyDee, I sent you a PM.

3 hours ago, Mostlylost said:

Ok  the posted dam by Angus is over 300KM away by the river in the state of Mexico. Doubtful Chapala's problem is from there  The picture of the dam that was proposed in 1927 named Corrales was never built. Everything I have stated remains true. 

If being correct is being a fool I am guilty  

If you actually paid attention you would realize I have said NOTHING about your speculations, opinions, and guesses. What you fail to understand is my disagreement with you is over the ignorance and arrogance you exhibited by dismissing Dr. Todd Strong as someone who listens to what others say without knowing what he is talking about. Saying that is outrageous and ridiculous and causes me to dismiss you as a credible source. Other than that I do not give a shit what you have to say. So, carry on being a fool. I am finished with you. 

2 hours ago, Mostlylost said:

Just because you have DR. in front of your name does not make you faultless nor correct all the time. Nor does it make him more learned than me on this subject.  He didn't learn about Chapala in university. 

I have driven on the dike south from Jamay to the river and seen the acres of marsh full of reeds, lirio, and water lettuce. There are many canals full of vegetation in the area. All this is pushed into the lake when the water level rises and the winds blow.  You can easily see some of this if you go the waterfront park in Jamay.

Again name the location of one other dam than the small dam (really a weir) at Ibarra. THERE ARE NONE. The vegetation is in  the river and the eastern marshes.

PS  Sorry you don't like information about the history of the lake and the area in question., but that history applies to how shallow and marshy that area of the lake is. 

 

It is not the word Doctor in front of his name that makes him more knowledgeable than you. He is way more knowledgeable than you about Lake Chapala. It was ignorant and arrogant to dismiss him as you did. That is my point, plain and simple. You are making a fool of yourself.  

35 minutes ago, Upfront said:

mostlylost used to be a nice guy for along time. he has been overtaken by the cesspool this bored has become. now like a few others on here he is just lost. i understand. i two have suffred the same fate on more than one occasio

Then stop splashing around with the other turds. 

1 hour ago, Mostlylost said:

Ok. Fine. Where are the mystery lakes & dams?  Name a town or location.  

Sorry but there is only one very small dam at Ibarra what is behind it is like a wide river. If Dr. Strong says there are more he is wrong. 

I didn't say I knew from a map. I said you can look a a map.

I have driven through that area from here to La Piedad more than once in the last 40 years. No other lakes or dams period.

The vegetation is in marshes on the eastern shore of the lake. Reeds, lirio, water lettuce. When the lake level rises it breaks free and winds from the east push it westward. 

 

Manuel Cuesta Gallardo, one of the richest men of his day. He saw that the eastern end of the lake was shallow, marshy, and rich in silt deposited by the Lerma River.  Manuel persuaded President Porfirio Díaz to grant him a license to drain one third of Lake Chapala and sell the land for agriculture. Manuel built his dike across the lake from Jamay on the north shore to La Palma on the south shore, and also built raised dikes along each side of the Lerma River and its tributary the Duero River. The dike, which is 24.14 kilometers long altogether, was built between 1906 and 1909 Water was pumped out of the marshy areas and the land was sold.  

Dumping another boatload of verbiage does not make you more learned about the lake than Dr. Todd Strong. Neither does it make you less ignorant or arrogant when you accuse Dr. Strong of not really knowing what he is talking about. I am sure this diversionary tactic has served you well (otherwise you would not still be using it) but it does not work here.

7 hours ago, Bisbee Gal said:

Get a grip, gramps.  The story says the woman died on an airplane from Covid, while still on the tarmac.  Many questions being asked now, after it seems the airline hid this for several months (she died on July 25th).  US Airlines have been required to report all deaths on airlines for decades yet the media cannot find a report of this one.  

If you want to ignore the fact that a woman so sick that she died before the plane even took off  was allowed to board a plane during Covid with no screening, where there is no report of the death as required by law, go ahead.  Maybe you don't fly much, but pre-Covid we flew monthly and yes, I want to be sure airlines are being honest about conditions.  

The article I read said they did not at first know her COD. The report said she had an underlying condition that turned out to be COD. It was just recently they discovered she ALSO had Covid19. I am guessing she was asymptomatic for Covid. She died of, let’s say a heart attack or aneurysm, and after autopsy and blood tests they found out about the Covid. I don’t believe she got on the plane fully symptomatic and actively dying of Covid.

1 minute ago, gringohombre said:

Are you going to believe me or your LYING EYES??? Over 45 years visiting here and seeing record flooding and record drought and now living full time almost 13 years and walking daily on the lakefront...THIS IS A VERY NORMAL YEAR!!!

Never thought I’d be saying this, but I agree with gringohombre. I was gobsmacked by the ignorance and arrogance of mostlylost accusing Dr. Strong of just repeating what he hears about the lake “without really knowing.” This from a person who knows more than Dr. Strong because he has looked at maps! I honestly don’t know whether to laugh or cry. 

On 10/19/2020 at 1:57 PM, RVGRINGO said:

You could all go and relieve yourselves in the lake and measure the rise.    😲

I am certain that it would be insignificant, but you might feel better.

Easy for you to say! Maybe the women could spit in it while the guys pee?

On 10/19/2020 at 10:50 AM, cedros said:

Don't worry about it then-let others. The lake is not pretty high. Remember it is only about 31 feet deep. Where I come from a lake this wide would be hundreds of feet deep. It is after all Mexico's largest lake. Without the lake this area would just just be a series of scruffy towns. When I go NOB a common question. I am asked is how is the lake level.

So, what are you planning to do about it? 

I am totally confused. A poster gives a recommendation for a place to get great yogurt. Then another poster says something about masks. After that the whole thread goes to hell including a psychological evaluation of the original poster. I have no idea who is talking about what. Relax, people. Deep breaths.

2 hours ago, lcscats said:

Forget all this bitching people and give money to feed the people!!!!!   It doesn't matter what they look like folks are hungry and I know this for a fact not guessing. Its in our own self interests and the right thing to do.

Please

 People who make insensitive and ignorant statements should be called out. We don’t do it instead of donating to the cause but in addition to. 

1 hour ago, PNR1 said:

Don't worry if it expires and renewal is not an emergency (see mostlylost  comment if emergency).  Even if it is expired up to 5 years, there is no penalty when you ultimately renew it.

U.S. passports may be renewed for up to 15 years if you were over 16 years old when the passport was issued. After that you must apply from scratch for a new passport. There is no penalty. 

10 hours ago, gringohombre said:

Did I say that? I said "Any Doctor/Dentist can have a bad outcome due to many causes". PLEASE get your facts straight!!!

What you were saying was not at all clear. That is why I asked. You still have not made clear what you are saying. Are the people relating bad experiences all lying or did they all have these experiences long ago? 

3 hours ago, Colo-Rick said:

The kids may look  dirty, but their clothes are clean and look new.  They look well fed, especially after months of COVID difficulties   ????  

Sorry they disappointed you by not looking gaunt and pathetic.

57 minutes ago, gringohombre said:

Evidence? Have you read the many, many, many positive posts for Dr. Candy over oh, I would say at least 5 years here?

Are you saying people who have written of bad experiences are lying? Or that she screwed up a lot years ago but is perfect now? 

35 minutes ago, johanson said:

I guess they are a little stricter up here in Seattle where at least 95% of us wear masks. I sure hope I can get a corona virus vaccine shot soon, so that I can come back home (Ajijic)

You keep saying that, Pete. You need to accept that in all probability there will not be a vaccine available to the general public (including the old farts) until late spring or summer 2021 at the earliest. Decide you are in Seattle until at least then or suck it up, put on a mask and face shield, and come on home. 

What are you looking for in a retirement location? What are your priorities? What would be deal breakers for you?

Living here is like living anywhere. You will find much the same in your day to day life but with the differences you would expect from a very different culture. If having a well ordered life where things happen predictably and on schedule is very important to you than much frustration awaits you. If you are curious and adventurous, like learning, and adapt easily you will have great fun. 

1 minute ago, kam said:

Thank you Bisbee Gal for your informative posts and jillin, naptime for crabby boys.

In defense of crabby boy, I can see where he is coming from. Although he should have known posting the unmasked photo would create a stir among at least a couple of regular posters, he did explain masks were removed for the photo. He has made clear (twice) that the facility complies with virus protocols. There is no need to pound this restaurant into the ground. 

Out running errands this morning and decided to throw all caution to the winds by having breakfast at Pancho’s. It (and the store) were busy. Service was good. Protocols being followed.  I had the everything omelette which came with beans and a small fruit plate. It was excellent. It has been many months since I had eaten there and was pleased that everything seemed fine (at least for today).