Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - ¡Qué Calor, MamaZIHta!

¡Qué Calor, MamaZIHta! (reply)

ZihuaRob — Sat, 15 May 2021 23:23:46 +0000

Gracias, Rob. I'm surprised mi maestro Diego did not catch that pequeno error. I'll search for the bar scene.

Asegúrate de felicitarlo hoy por ser Día de los Maestros. ¡Saludos!

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Susan G — Sat, 15 May 2021 21:31:30 +0000

Gracias, Rob. I'm surprised mi maestro Diego did not catch that pequeno error. I'll search for the bar scene.

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catlover — Sat, 15 May 2021 19:45:28 +0000

Going that extra mile is so typical of the Mexican people we have encountered through the years. Reminds me of the lesson taught to me by my mother years ago when she was sell apples from the small orchard we had in our back yard. When a customer picked out and bought a desire quantity, throw in a few extra at no charge. In days long gone, it was the bakers dozen (13) business practice to give a little extra.

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ZihuaRob — Sat, 15 May 2021 15:22:53 +0000

Gracias por Luis Miguel's version de La Media Vuelta, tanta romantica.

Una clásica de José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval. No sé si te diste cuenta de los personajes famosos que aparecieron en el video en la escena del bar. Muchos que ya no están con nosotros.

P.D. Pa' que sepas. Ya que "tan" significa "so" y "tanto/tanta" "so much", se dice: "La canción es tan romántica" o "La canción tiene tanto romanticismo." Ponte a estudiar. Habrá un examen luego.

Cost? (reply)

mindpilot — Sat, 15 May 2021 14:37:43 +0000

Our la pipa guy charges MX$600 for a 10,000 litro load. Keep in mind you are paying for the delivery, not the water so it's going to be the same price whether you take 10,000 litros or 100.

We usually give our guy at least an extra 100 pesos. He's very helpful and responsive. A few weeks ago, a toilet valve came apart during the night and our cistern ran dry. He showed up within an hour on a Sunday morning, filled us up, and then helped me get the pump primed and hung out until everything was all working again.

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Susan G — Sat, 15 May 2021 14:00:41 +0000

Gracias por Luis Miguel's version de La Media Vuelta, tan romantica.

Cost? (reply)

Sun Seeker — Sat, 15 May 2021 02:28:49 +0000

How much does it cost to have a pipa come?
Hope I'm saying that correctly!
TIA

¡Qué Calor, MamaZIHta!

ZihuaRob — Sat, 15 May 2021 01:30:25 +0000

https://youtu.be/QfGc8PLZgaY

As of today, since April 18, 2020 Zihuatanejo has registered a cumulative total of 2,384 confirmed cases of Covid-19 (4 more than yesterday), 193 that have resulted in fatalities, 33 that are currently active, and approximately 2,010 that have recovered. Petatlán currently has 5 active cases while La Unión has 0.

Another day hotter and more humid than the previous. Smoke and clouds teasing a rain that won't come. Utterly windless. No sleeping under sheets for the foreseeable future. A good time for saving energy and turning off water heaters. Did someone wish the ocean would warm up? This is what comes with it. Enjoy! And only last week we were still sleeping under sheets and enjoying morning temps in the upper teens.

And still no city water, though plenty of promises. For foreigner retirees no problem buying pipas, but for working-class Mexicans a pipa is a luxury.

El muellecito, all but forgotten, and a "colorful" paint job on the footbridge.