Comments on: Trampitas http://www.hopalog.com/2008/07/13/trampitas/ Musings from the Caribbean Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:46:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jenadina http://www.hopalog.com/2008/07/13/trampitas/comment-page-1/#comment-76124 jenadina Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:28:59 +0000 http://www.hopalog.com/?p=681#comment-76124 Wow, you pay a lot for water where you are. In Tijuana, the garrafones are around 10 pesos to fill if you bring your own, and you can find it cheaper depending on which day of the week you go! Wow, you pay a lot for water where you are. In Tijuana, the garrafones are around 10 pesos to fill if you bring your own, and you can find it cheaper depending on which day of the week you go!

]]> By: Kathe http://www.hopalog.com/2008/07/13/trampitas/comment-page-1/#comment-76091 Kathe Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:09:52 +0000 http://www.hopalog.com/?p=681#comment-76091 Here is an interesting little difference in living further south in Chetumal...our water is 16 pesos....no matter where you buy it...and I have not seen any water other than Crystal. I load up my empties and take them to the little abarroteria where the young man there gladly loads the full ones in my car. Your little story is enough to put anyone off moving to Mexico...and is a primo example of what life is like here. Here is an interesting little difference in living further south in Chetumal…our water is 16 pesos….no matter where you buy it…and I have not seen any water other than Crystal.

I load up my empties and take them to the little abarroteria where the young man there gladly loads the full ones in my car.

Your little story is enough to put anyone off moving to Mexico…and is a primo example of what life is like here.

]]> By: wayne http://www.hopalog.com/2008/07/13/trampitas/comment-page-1/#comment-75957 wayne Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:39:26 +0000 http://www.hopalog.com/?p=681#comment-75957 Now I feel lucky. Our water is 21 pesos, delivered or not. Depending upon our need, we can: bungee cord the garrafone to our gate with 21 pesos inside. The truck will stop, exchange it for a new one and carry it into the house for you. Or we go to the lady around the corner who sells it out of her house. Same 21 pesos. Or we can go directly to the dealer, same 21 pesos. We have to maintain a supply of 6 of those things so we are always getting water! Now I feel lucky. Our water is 21 pesos, delivered or not. Depending upon our need, we can: bungee cord the garrafone to our gate with 21 pesos inside. The truck will stop, exchange it for a new one and carry it into the house for you. Or we go to the lady around the corner who sells it out of her house. Same 21 pesos. Or we can go directly to the dealer, same 21 pesos. We have to maintain a supply of 6 of those things so we are always getting water!

]]> By: crystal d fritts http://www.hopalog.com/2008/07/13/trampitas/comment-page-1/#comment-75954 crystal d fritts Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:32:26 +0000 http://www.hopalog.com/?p=681#comment-75954 Okay, I have a couple of questions. How often do you go for water? Do you use it for drinking (duh) and cooking? And are these prices pesos or American dollars? Still love your blog! Okay, I have a couple of questions. How often do you go for water? Do you use it for drinking (duh) and cooking? And are these prices pesos or American dollars?

Still love your blog!

]]> By: Jonna http://www.hopalog.com/2008/07/13/trampitas/comment-page-1/#comment-75946 Jonna Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:32:52 +0000 http://www.hopalog.com/?p=681#comment-75946 Ah amiga, and that is where we differ. I will happily, joyfully, pay an extra 5 pesos for someone else to haul, carry, transport and deliver almost anything but most certainly those large, heavy garrafons of water. My sadness now is that I can't do that as we can't catch the water truck when we can't see it from the 3rd floor and we are using a different brand than the condo management so as to avoid confusion or accusations of water theft. So, Mimi has to go off to the Pueblo and buy our water and haul it up the stairs. I still pay more though to get one of the brands made by either Pepsi or Coke because I trust it more. Not because they are Pepsi or Coke but because even the smallest amount of bacteria will explode a soda can so they make the purest water. Ah amiga, and that is where we differ. I will happily, joyfully, pay an extra 5 pesos for someone else to haul, carry, transport and deliver almost anything but most certainly those large, heavy garrafons of water. My sadness now is that I can’t do that as we can’t catch the water truck when we can’t see it from the 3rd floor and we are using a different brand than the condo management so as to avoid confusion or accusations of water theft. So, Mimi has to go off to the Pueblo and buy our water and haul it up the stairs. I still pay more though to get one of the brands made by either Pepsi or Coke because I trust it more. Not because they are Pepsi or Coke but because even the smallest amount of bacteria will explode a soda can so they make the purest water.

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