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  1. Muchas gracias Natasha - really appreciate the information! Feewee
  2. Second evening without electricity...Am I the only one who doesn't have power? I am in upper la Floresta, above the carreterra at the top of the hill...anyone else experiencing this ? Has anyone had any luck calling CFE when this happens? Thank you!
  3. I use Juan - don't know his last name or his company name but he is excellent and exceptionally cheerful and pleasant - and often same day (hour) delivery. 3317842938. He speaks a little English but not much and I speak a little Spanish but not much. You will need to pay a deposit on the first bottle(s)but after that it is just the water delivery @ $25p/btl. He brings it right inside for me because it is heavy - and I give him a little tip each time. We're both super happy!☺️
  4. Hi Everyone - thank you for your comments...and here's the much awaited update... Unfortunately turning the unit off and on again didn't do the trick - but it was the first thing that the installer advised as well - so, Ferret, you were right on point with that advice - gracias! The installer sent a crew to my house literally immediately following my contacting them - very proactive and customer focused! They worked on it for about an hour and told me to wait until morning to ensure everything had reset properly. Well I am very pleased to report a solid green light this morning. Never sure if we're allowed to mention people/vendors by name on this forum but since others in this thread have done so - I'd like to send a major shout our to Nyah Walters and the Opiere team. They stand by their work/products and they couldn't be more pleasant to deal with. Thank you, Nyah and team! Happy and Safe Holidays to all, FeeWee
  5. Thank you Ferret - much appreciated. I was hesitant to turn it off in case I did more damage. Will try this!
  6. Hello to the solar power experts on this forum - I am looking for any advice or insights that may lead to correcting an error message on my Sunny Boy solar power inverter. The error code is 3501. This is what I found on the web to explain the code: there may be a ground fault present. The electrical insulation from the PV system to ground is defective or insufficient. This doesn't mean much to me - I assume it is serious and will require a professional to repair? But hoping there is a slim chance that there is something I can do myself without getting electrocuted?! If a professional is required, any recommendations are appreciated. Thank you!
  7. Thank you everyone! I appreciate the information and will post back here when I can share my experience and pricing.
  8. Waiting for an echocardiogram up here in Canada is starting to become worrisome... has anyone recently had this procedure in Lakeside area and if so where and what was your experience. If you can share pricing that would also be helpful. Gracias
  9. Thank you all - very helpful. I have some homework to do and will share what I learn. I like the idea of no capital gains if I sell up at some point...
  10. Hi everyone - you were all very helpful in getting me safely from Canada to Ajijic in Dec. Very grateful for your super advice. Except for when we got a bit lost, I followed it to the tee. I am now hoping you might have some good advice for me on the route back - specifically... 1) route 54D or 57D northbound? We came down via 54D but that it was because we got a bit turned around in Saltillo. I think I read that 57D is safer but a bit longer? 2) I am targeting Nuevo Laredo as the border crossing point rather than Reynosa or Piedras Negras. Any thoughts on safer or more efficient of the three? 3) I will want to get my TIP money back - can anyone share what they know about this process? Is it at the same place on the Mexican side as on the way down? Cheers and thank you for your help, again! Feewee
  11. Apologies if this is not the right place for this question but I didn't see other options... I have a wine box full of CD's - some not even opened - and a 100+ CD "jukebox" player for which I would like to find a new home. Any suggestions for where/who would be much appreciated. The CD's a mixture of classical, showtunes, big band, other...nothing recent. Thank you ! Feewee
  12. Hola I have been coming to Ajijic for 10 years on a FMM. Now that I am retired and can stay for more than a few weeks at a time, I am considering becoming a Resident. A local lawyer suggested this would be a good idea for me. Can any of you share what are the benefits of doing this? Thank you ! FeeWee
  13. Lost a small bright orange change purse/wallet between Centro Laguna, Super Lake and La Floresta (north side of carreterra) on Sunday, Jan 15 between 15:00 and 16:00. Contains a roll of pesos and a bank receipt. I have retraced my steps and didn't find anything. Hoping a good Samaritan may have found it and would like to return it. Please feel free to get in touch if you are that person. Thank you, FeeWee
  14. Hello everyone - we made the drive down over the last two weeks, just ahead of the bad weather. I want to thank everyone for their input. I made good use of all your advice and the route info. Very much appreciated!! Here's a little update for those who might be searching for this information in the future or interested in hearing about our experience: We had a couple of golden trip rules - no night driving and have your hotels booked in advance. Both proved to be good rules. We stuck to the US interstates but found they are full of big, fast trucks so it wasn't as leisurely a trip as I had envisioned. There are plenty of rest stops where you can get out and stretch, use the toilets etc. We enjoyed our first night on the New Jersey shore and the view of NYC very much. Next stop was Richmond, Virginia - didn't get in until late and left early the next day so didn't do the place justice. We spent two days in Savannah - historic district is lovely. Next night in Pensacola FL right on the edge of the ocean and the town was literally empty of people and it was really quite chilly. But we wanted to say we saw the beach. Good pizza at Papa's Pizza. Two days in New Orleans (could have spent a week here!) and two days in San Antonio (River Walk was all lit up with Christmas lights - very nice). Really glad we took our time coming down and hope to do the same again on the way back home in the spring but may take secondary roads rather than the interstates just so we can see the countryside a bit more. Attn Canadians: Definitely get medical insurance for the US part of the trip at least. My normally very healthy husband got some kind of food poisoning and we had to seek medical treatment at a walk-in clinic. We didn't actually use our medical insurance but I kept thinking...what if it had been something more serious!?$$$$$ We drove south from San Antonio for a few hours and crossed the border at the Laredo. I had spent a few sleepless nights going over and over which border crossing to use. Hubby was set on Laredo...so it was pointless to argue. Well, we had exactly zero issues and I felt silly for all the worrying I had done in advance. Maybe we were lucky or maybe you shouldn't believe all the horror stories on facebook? In fact the atmosphere was quite festive and the Mexican authorities were friendly and helpful. We had applied for our FMM tourist visa online from Canada. In hindsight, it probably didn't make a big difference in the amount of time the crossing took but the Mx authorities seemed pleased that we had tried the new website. I did have to return to their counter at one point to get my 180 days because they forgot to mark it down the first time. Not a big deal. Getting through the process for importing the car (TIP) took about 1 1/2 hours because of all the pre-Christmas travellers but went very smoothly. The process is well-communicated with signage and people were very patient with my poor Spanish and again there were lots of Mexicans willing to help me and chat about their own experiences. At no point did anyone ask to look in the car or seem even the least bit interested in what was in our suitcases although we had everything documented and numbered in case this were to happen. There was a security vehicle offering to accompany a convoy of travellers to city limits but we decided to skip the wait and head out on our own. No regrets. Uneventful drive from border to Monterrey on the cuota and then through to Saltillo where we spent 1 night at Sheraton Four Points just north of city limits - this is a simple hotel but we felt safe and there was a surprisingly good onsite Mexican-Lebanese (!) restaurant. We somehow missed the cuota coming out of Saltillo where we got onto a libre by mistake but made our way to Aguacalientes without any problems - we pretty much had the road to ourselves at one point. Although I did think that if we had had car problems, we were in the middle of nowhere...so I second the advice to stay on the cuotas ...which can be a bit hair-raising at times when there is no divided highway but at least there are places to stop and gas up or ask for help. The navigation app on the car was invaluable to making this a less stressful trip. We made use of cellphone apps quite often and I was grateful for MakeItSo's advice on being able to roam (Roger's "roam like home" at $15 Cdn/day). We also brought our garmin and made sure it was loaded with the Mexican maps but as it turns out we didn't need it. Also, I bought a "televia" transponder at the Oxxo in Nuevo Laredo so that we didn't have to rummage for pesos at the tollbooths - we just drove through without stopping. It cost $150 P and you can load them up to $2000 P. There was one toll booth where the system wasn't working but not a big deal if you have cash - so do bring some pesos with you. And just a note - credit cards are not always welcome. We took the Guadalajara by-pass to Chapala and thought we were very clever only to screw up and miss getting off at the right exit - it does not say Chapala at this point - it says back to Guadalajara. So we ended up on the cuota to Colima by mistake.🙄 We continued along for about 40 km cursing ourselves and then lucked out and saw a tiny sign for Chapala which got us onto the back roads north and west of Lago Chapala. It was slow going to make our way back and lots of topes but kind of a nice end to a long trip as we started to recognize things and feel like we were "home"... We arrived at the top of the libremente just as the sun was setting over the lake.☺️ Thank you again to all who answered my request for information. We'll be heading back to Canada in April if you have any other suggestions or recommendations! Happy New Year ! FeeWee
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