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  1. I Googled "substitute for iron out", and while not all look like the product you're talking about, some do.
  2. All done online. Follow the directions on the site Ibarra listed and pay the reasonable fee to have it sent from Guadalajara by FedEx. No more Legion or LCS visits since this was implemented.
  3. Exactly what I was thinking. There is one pueblo near Mascota that has been collecting funds from residents and others to bring cell service to their little town for several years. Poco a poco, $50- 100 pesos at a time. ❤
  4. Many of us in Chapala Haciendas discovered a data entry error on SQ meters of land where an extra zero had been added at the end. Some had it corrected by Catastro after waiting several hours to speak with them. Ours was corrected without that pleasure, which I discovered when I went back to the pagos page to check the bill a second time. Overall increase for us was 50% after the correction was made. Still, an incredible bargain over taxes on property NOB and this was the first increase in the 6 years we have owned the house.
  5. You only need to qualify one time provided you don't allow it to lapse. Yes, you can very easily extend your temporal yourself. Go to the INM office in Chapala and ask them for the instructions, which they have printed in English. Use Google Chrome when you go online to fill out the request for the extension. It's not difficult and if you do make an error, they will tell you what you need to do to fix it.
  6. My understanding of what she does is different, but I won't say my understanding is correct It's worth a try to contact her IMO.
  7. There is a US notary who lives Lakeside part time and she advertises in El Ojo. Her first name is unusual, maybe Selicia? I think her sister Val is a member here on the board.
  8. 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.
  9. Consider this. Telmex uses the same crappy internet we have all endured for far too long... Telmex. It's pretty clear that the connections to the banks they need to get approvals from are either slow or non-existent. Much like the way we have to wait when Telmex is down, Telmex has to wait when Telmex is down. Give it a couple of days.
  10. While they do deliver some groceries, the prices are considerably higher than the same goods in the store. They also have a $1500 minimum for free delivery, otherwise it is $50 per item. Lakeside Shopping Service and their store, Hola! Market are better and cheaper options with one exception. Several times a year, Costco.com.mx will have a good sale on their online grocery items with no minimum for free delivery. I always stock up at that time.
  11. I'm pretty certain the competition for the job would be fierce among extranjeros who believe they know better. 😉🤣
  12. I have the same issue, as well as Poncho's instead of the correct Pancho's.
  13. Those are the ones we buy. I think we get "chicos" for the baños and they're darn good bolsas.
  14. Ours is 4 times what it was last year with only a two meter increase in construction size. That corresponds to some Maya Sombra we put up to allow for some shade plants. Our realtor is going to ayuntamiento for us and I will pass this on to her. Thank you.
  15. No membership. During covid we liked that it was wide open and we started buying the bags that fit our bathroom waste baskets there instead of at Guba, the dulcería. Nothing special about them, it was just convenient.
  16. I guess they figure it's too difficult to explain to some of us that we need a membership. I buy trash bags there all the time.
  17. Thank you for shopping local small businesses.
  18. I agree with you, Harry. Sadly, there are people here who have been duped into believing their Medicare Advantage plans are good here or who see INSABI or IMSS as being similar to Medicaid or a basic insurance plan NOB. Not having hardly any time to research our move, we fall into this category. Hardly a day goes by that I not informing people wanting to move here of the realities of a number of things, yet still they come. We're fortunate the real estate market here is hot and the market NOB is soft, so we can do this. Many others will die here without family or friends, all for a dream of cheaper living.
  19. We didn't come close and still wouldn't today. However, anxious to immigrate (soon after Nov. 8, 2016) we had bought a house here in Chapala, sight unseen (I don't recommend this!) from Oregon. When we went to the Tucson consulate (no appointment) on our way south. I was humble and explained in broken Spanglish that it was my deceased Mexican step mother's wish that we live in Mexico and I told them little things like I have two Mexican half brothers (never mind we don't speak!) in Mexico, and an American half brother married and living in Veracruz (never mind we don't speak!). I showed them the info on our house we had sold but not yet closed on, the house we had bought but not closed on here and basically begged to be given temporary residency. Mind you, my SS disability was the only income we could prove because my partner had been selling on ETSY and not much of that $ ever went into the bank. They went through their rule book, asked for another papel or two, and we were compliant, patient, and respectful throughout. They finally told us to come back several hours later and when we returned I went in alone, while my partner waited in the van with our dogs, I said a silent prayer and asked mi madrastra to be with me. When I was called to the window the clerk asked where my partner was, and I replied "in the car waiting" and when she said they needed to get her finger prints and photo also, I burst into tears. They had granted us both temporary resident visas. We have been here 6 years this month and we received our Permanente right on schedule. This has been a beautiful experience and while my partner has not assimilated quite as well as I have, we've been happy here. But as with most beautiful stories this one is coming to a close. We are both veterans and the biggest thing we have been missing here is our VA health care. We're experiencing some health issues that need to be addressed, so we are selling our home and returning to the USA. As always, we are leaving behind friends and acquaintances who have touched our lives and who will remain with us as fond memories. The outstanding kindness of the Mexican people we have touched lives with while living here will be forever the one thing I will hold dearest. The fruit and veg vendor that always takes time to converse with me, so my Spanish improves poco a poco, the lady that sells pan in front of the Chapala mercado who is always busy and makes sure I don't get pushed to the back of the line, the owner of the little tienda where I buy my partner's favorite gum who has it for me when no one else seems to be capable of getting it, the family at Mario's in SAT who all greet us warmly and invite us into the kitchen to share what's cooking. The people walking down the street saying "buen dia" or "feliz año to two extranjeros whose hearts are blessed by this small kindness. Yes, we will miss mi Mexico, linda y querida.
  20. Did you ask your worker if they want this? Most do not because then they have to pay taxes on all their income.
  21. I might add, we live on 2- low-end of the scale Social Security payments. We have no rentals, no investments, no nothin' extra and very little savings. Our needs are met, so why not uplift someone else?
  22. To my way of thinking, this is a good thing. My husband and wife workers have been able to educate their children thanks to what they earn mainly from extranjeros and a few well to do tapatíos. None of those educated children aspires to be a maid or a gardener. They all have higher education as a goal, with professional occupations after that. I refuse to pay people barely enough to survive.
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