Greetings
Mogens
Statistics:Posted by webmaster — Fri Aug 25, 2017 6:01 pm
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Thanks to mgallard and bella luna et al:I like what I'm hearing from you all. Even here in the US I don't eat or use frozen food anyway. Veggies, meats, and poultry, and fish I buy fresh at local stores. So lack of frozen food sections in PV markets is irrelevant. HOWEVER, when lazy I like to count on finding frozen veggies, you know, like peas, corn, string beans, and so on. Are these available? Seems my life style here in the US already is a little bit closer to a Mexican style than other gringos in PV. This is encouraging.
Re: wood housing: I understand about the termites. I have no intention of building in wood. There must be something attractive in the spectrum between concrete block "bunkers" and wood though. What do you do about electricity outlets, fixtures, adding windows, hanging shelves, and so on, in a concrete block house??
Seeing you guys very helped full in my earlier post concerning, I thought I would seek your help on another pest. Could anyone recommend a good company that does Termite prevention and annual inspection in the Gold Coast area? Have read some disturbing stories of not so ethical pest eradication companies. Have heard that some areas of Gold Coast do have problems with Termites ( horrible things ) and I want to do all I can to prevent any infestation when I buy a property. Naturally there will be a clause in the contract stating subject to building and Termite inspection, but of course, that will only be satisfactory if the inspectors do a good job.
Statistics:Posted by john65 — Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:58 am
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Every fence in my city is concrete block, alot of them have been stuccoed over, many people have added brick/stone/slate and they look very nice. My fireplace is floor to seeing brick and I have used the concrete hangers for my mantle and two very large pictures with no problems.
So not to worry, your house will not look like a bunker.
Statistics:Posted by katnsocal — Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:14 pm
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Regarding the frozen veggies, yes there are quite a few brands that offer different versions and mixes.
Greetings
Mogens
Statistics:Posted by webmaster — Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:01 pm
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I like what I'm hearing from you all. Even here in the US I don't eat or use frozen food anyway. Veggies, meats, and poultry, and fish I buy fresh at local stores. So lack of frozen food sections in PV markets is irrelevant. HOWEVER, when lazy I like to count on finding frozen veggies, you know, like peas, corn, string beans, and so on. Are these available? Seems my life style here in the US already is a little bit closer to a Mexican style than other gringos in PV. This is encouraging.
Re: wood housing: I understand about the termites. I have no intention of building in wood. There must be something attractive in the spectrum between concrete block "bunkers" and wood though. What do you do about electricity outlets, fixtures, adding windows, hanging shelves, and so on, in a concrete block house??
Statistics:Posted by roger1 — Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:41 am
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Aha, did not know the freezer sections are so large in the US, it's been some time since I've been in the food section of a US supermarket. Walmart here in GDL is quite large one long isle both sides, plus the frozen seafood-meat section, but yes, pre-made food isn't much of a fad here, plus it's not that healthy either, not as food made lovingly at home
Greetings
Mogens
Statistics:Posted by webmaster — Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:15 pm
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The freezer section in the Mega is about 3 doors wide, the one in Lai is about 2, unlike the freezer sections in the states and Canada which take up about 3 aisles. Folks just don't buy the pre-made food in the freezer cases like they do stateside. Ruben and I and our friends just cook fresh everyday. The freezer section in Soriana is a bit bigger, I'm assuming that is due to it being built more like a market from the states and gets a fair amount of the Marina folks that maybe have big freezers and like to stock them. I can't say for Walmart, as I've never shopped for groceries there.
Statistics:Posted by BellaLuna — Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:07 am
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What's that about the freezer section?
Mogens
Statistics:Posted by webmaster — Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:05 pm
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Roger, have you ever gone into Mega and noticed how large their freezer section is?? There isn't one. Actually there is but very tiny. There is a reason for this, as well as for concrete.
Watch those termites, they just love those touristas who move in and build those wood homes. LOL
Statistics:Posted by BellaLuna — Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:43 am
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Mogens
Statistics:Posted by webmaster — Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:03 pm
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JM
Statistics:Posted by Jim Morrison — Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:39 pm
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Statistics:Posted by chico98 — Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:39 pm
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No matter how much of an eating machine a termite is (I'm a biologist), it needs biochemical pathways to process and eliminate toxins, I doubt they've evolved so fast as to have the appropriate enzymes to withstand the chemicals used in wood treatment.
If they have, that'd be a great business opportunity, to replicate it commercially for waste management
Greetings
Mogens
Statistics:Posted by webmaster — Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:42 pm
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I'm sure you could Google up some documentation on the topic, but ask anyone who has been looking at houses for any period of time, and they will tell you that termites will even eat the sapwood of pressure treated southern yellow pine.
Lumber get placed in large vats of chemicals during the treatment process, but those chemicals aren't always absorbed as completely as you might think. Look at the cross section of a 6x6, the center clearly doesn't absorb as much chemical as the outer sections, if any.
Plus, the concentration of the chemicals from cheap, big box lumber stores is only .40, if you believe the tags, and less if you believe that large companies are inclined to cut back on costly checmicals to improve profit margins.
Plus, like I said, termites are eating machines, and the ones we see in Vallarta are more ambitious than the ones I grew up around in Boston.
Anyway, that's all anecdotal, but I'm sure you can find what you're looking for on Google.
Cheers,
Jim Morrison
Statistics:Posted by Jim Morrison — Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:15 pm
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