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Living is Good at Lake Chapala


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Post by mattoleriver Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:02 pm

Here's a short article with a video about current state of expat living Lakeside. Neither all roses nor all black clouds.
-China Global Television Network

https://america.cgtn.com/2020/07/12/ex-pats-hunkered-down-in-mexico-to-ride-out-covid-19-pandemic
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Post by ferret Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:35 pm

Nice video. Thanks for posting. This is home. Period. I can control my environment and I take precautions when going out. Sunshine, fresh air, a beautiful garden and temperate weather. Everything I need is within 10 minutes including groceries, hospitals, gas station, vet and Oxxo to pay bills. Good internet for communications.
I miss going out with friends for lunch but it's no biggee.
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Post by kiko Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:02 pm

Thanks.
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Post by slainte39 Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:31 pm

ferret wrote:Nice video. Thanks for posting. This is home. Period. I can control my environment and I take precautions when going out. Sunshine, fresh air, a beautiful garden and temperate weather. Everything I need is within 10 minutes including groceries, hospitals, gas station, vet and Oxxo to pay bills. Good internet for communications.
I miss going out with friends for lunch but it's no biggee.

Couldn´t agree more!  We have more chance of having a normal, better life here than just about any place I can think of.

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Post by CanuckBob Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:08 am

Nice video although I can't understand where all these videos and news articles get the number of 20,000 expats. Maybe at the peak of snowbird season but certainly not year round. Maybe 7,000 permanent residents.

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Post by MexicoPete Tue Jul 14, 2020 12:48 pm

I wondered where they got that 20K number. That seemed way to high.
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Post by RickS Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:02 pm

Probably the same place as the 'second best climate in the world' came from.... whole cloth.
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Post by ferret Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:30 am

I read this article this morning in the Ottawa Citizen. Spot on! Except that I already am living in my 15 minute neighbourhood with great people and a way better climate.

https://ottawacitizen.com/life/homes/time-is-right-to-embrace-the-15-minute-neighbourhood/wcm/e7a017b9-f90b-4367-89a5-b56bef6a0c8a/

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Post by gringal Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:06 am

Good article, and about time. I concluded long ago that a "15 minute neighborhood" was best for retirement years, although much of my life I preferred living "way out" in the country, which of course required a lot of driving for needs.

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