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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Thursday, August 20, 2020, 20:53 (2274 days ago)


https://youtu.be/5A5Xl9hPowA

As of today Zihuatanejo has registered a cumulative total of 1,048 confirmed cases of Covid-19, 72 that resulted in fatalities, 33 cases that are currently active, and 878 recovered. A downward trend in new cases is occurring all along la Costa Grande de Guerrero.

Got a pretty good rain last night which made for refreshing sleeping weather, cool enough to sleep under a light bedsheet. The sounds and smell of a nice steady light rain and some large-but-not-too-big waves breaking about a hundred meters away create the perfect music to sleep by. It doesn't get any better than this! Got a thunderstorm rumbling around outside right now and another light rain. Perfect!

I expect Guerrero just might qualify for the Semáforo Amarillo designation soon, which will allow more businesses to open including cinemas and most shops and markets. Restaurants and hotels will also be allowed a higher capacity of clients.

Remember, many local restaurants are offering take-out and delivery services. hey are helping to keep our local economy going with the jobs they provide and their purchases of local foodstuffs. Many have been open for weeks and applying safe sanitary protocols, others plan to open soon. Let them feel the love!

Guide to Restaurants in Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa

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by Talley Ho @, Playa la Ropa, Thursday, August 20, 2020, 21:19 (2274 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

The movie theaters are open!!!

Unfortunately for us and those still working hard to learn Spanish, the movies in English are limited, at least for today and tomorrow.

Life is improving, although it's always wonderful here in paradise.

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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Thursday, August 20, 2020, 21:53 (2274 days ago) @ Talley Ho

The movie theaters are open!!!

Unfortunately for us and those still working hard to learn Spanish, the movies in English are limited, at least for today and tomorrow.

Life is improving, although it's always wonderful here in paradise.

Movie theaters are NOT supposed to be open. I’m guessing you’re referring to the Cinemex theaters across from Fibazi.

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by hromero ⌂ @, Friday, August 21, 2020, 07:37 (2274 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Friday, August 21, 2020, 08:41 (2274 days ago) @ hromero

News of cinema opening

Gracias, mi estimado amigo, but under the protocols of the Semáforo Naranja they have not been AUTHORIZED to reopen. But being a major chain they apparently have enough palanka to just make their own rules to suit them. Qué bárbaro. Maybe I misunderstood or simply missed the announcement, but I was led to believe that the Ejecutivo del Estado was supposed to have to authorize the opening of cinemas, as the alcaldesa of CDMX recently did.

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by RC, Friday, August 21, 2020, 09:26 (2274 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

Stupid is what stupid does. Foolish to go into a theater with air conditioning. That is one of the effective ways Covid is spread.

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by Talley Ho @, Playa la Ropa, Friday, August 21, 2020, 09:51 (2274 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

There was a blerb by the state government on MegaNoticias, I want to say on the 12th, that specifically opened the states museums, movie theaters and something else. Then, two days later there was follow up by the city stating that they were unhappy that CineMex hadn't reopened yet.

They opened, I believe on Sunday.

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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Friday, August 21, 2020, 10:52 (2274 days ago) @ Talley Ho

There was a blerb by the state government on MegaNoticias, I want to say on the 12th, that specifically opened the states museums, movie theaters and something else. Then, two days later there was follow up by the city stating that they were unhappy that CineMex hadn't reopened yet.

They opened, I believe on Sunday.

Thanks. I missed it. Working long hours.

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by Talley Ho @, Playa la Ropa, Friday, August 21, 2020, 11:12 (2274 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

We all know that you work your butt off and your fingers to the bone trying to help our wonderful area.

You do great work. Thank you.

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by mosesk @, Ojai, CA, USA, Friday, August 21, 2020, 12:15 (2274 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

News of cinema opening


Gracias, mi estimado amigo, but under the protocols of the Semáforo Naranja they have not been AUTHORIZED to reopen. But being a major chain they apparently have enough palanka to just make their own rules to suit them. Qué bárbaro. Maybe I misunderstood or simply missed the announcement, but I was led to believe that the Ejecutivo del Estado was supposed to have to authorize the opening of cinemas, as the alcaldesa of CDMX recently did.

what does "palanka" mean?

google not helping...

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by Sun Seeker, Friday, August 21, 2020, 12:20 (2274 days ago) @ mosesk

Influence

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by mosesk @, Ojai, CA, USA, Friday, August 21, 2020, 12:21 (2274 days ago) @ Sun Seeker

gracias

Palanka o palanca

by Diana B @, Saturday, August 22, 2020, 10:28 (2273 days ago) @ mosesk

Try SpanishDict.com which has idioms, some slang. Quite helpful.
https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/palanka

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by La Reina @, Saturday, August 22, 2020, 20:43 (2272 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

That Canned Heat song sure brought a lot of (almost forgotten) memories for me of seeing them live at a small-venue concert in Austin TX in 1967 or 1968. It may have contributed to my (thankfully mild) hearing loss.

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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, August 23, 2020, 09:50 (2272 days ago) @ La Reina

That Canned Heat song sure brought a lot of (almost forgotten) memories for me of seeing them live at a small-venue concert in Austin TX in 1967 or 1968. It may have contributed to my (thankfully mild) hearing loss.

Ha! Must've been a good concert. They were in their groove back then.

They were the last concert I went to at Louisville Downs (a now defunct horse-racing track) in Louisville, Kentucky before I moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands and began a totally new life. I went with two of the members of my band. As the joints floated by I noticed we kept getting skipped, so I boldly announced out loud that I was the National Reefer Tester. It worked! Got a few laughs, too. At the end of the concert some friends who were going to give us a ride home said to follow them. Next thing we knew we were sitting backstage with the band passing fruits and joints and bottles. My lead guitar player and their lead guitar player traded hats and really hit it off. They were very nice down to earth people. It didn't seem that their fame had ruined them, and I found that surprising and refreshing.

My next concert after that was the Mar Y Sol Festival in Puerto Rico. Our Caribbean Woodstock.
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