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| Mexican Construction |
Lobo2626 writes, "Mexican Construction
© 2008 By Lee Rafferty
First of all, be aware that Mexican construction workers do just that; they work there tails off. Most of the construction is done by hand and It's rare to see any construction equipment, smaller than a backhoe, used at a construction sight. Most of the time, all construction equipment is hand tools and material (concrete & mortar) is mixed by hand and transported to wherever it's needed (even the roof) in a 5 or 6 gallon bucket. I've watched as bricks were being unloaded from a truck. One guy will be in the truck bed, picking up a stack of 6 bricks and tossing them to another guy on the ground. The guy on the ground catches all 6 bricks in a stack, without dropping any, and stacks them in a neat pile by the road. I've seen this done from a pickup truck, with 100 bricks in it and I've seen it done from a flatbed 2 ton truck with 2000 - 3000 bricks on it. They don't seem to get tired. Some will use an angle grinder or skill saw for certain projects, but they aren't common.
However, now that I've praised there abilities and stamina (well deserved), I'll tell you something else. They're not very neat or conscientious during the construction process. If they're building a new house, or remodeling an existing one, next to yours, you can expect to have some cleanup to do when they're done. To get the job done, they don't think about damaging or destroying anything in there way. It can be fixed when they're done. Concrete and mortar gets slopped around, rocks and bricks get buried in the yard, and most of the trash is carried to an empty lot and thrown there. They also use bailing wire to hold forms in place for pouring concrete and even to hold scafolding together. They think nothing of throwing a length of it in your lawn, to be hit with a weed eater or lawnmower. Watch out for it, especially if they're constructing a wall between you and the house next door. If you complain about anything, they're very polite and will make half-hearted corrections to satisfy you, but they won't quit doing it. I've found, the best course of action is to just wait until they're done and see what happens. They may clean some of it up and they may not. At any rate, you can't keep up with them and clean as they go. It's best to just survey the damages when they're finished and make corrections and repairs then."
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Posted on Aug 10, 2008 14:14pm.
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| The B Sisters |
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admin writes, "Blanche & Bonita. Two MSDs (Mexican Street Dogs) They are sisters from the same litter. Yes, we believe Mama was a party girl! There is a story about how they became our pets."
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Posted on Aug 29, 2007 08:57am.
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| The Real Lake Chapala |
admin writes, "Video-The Real Lake Chapala
Reposted with permission and Originally published by www.lakechapalainformation.com"
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Posted on Aug 09, 2007 20:37pm.
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| Our first visit to Ajijic |
tortuga writes, "After long hours on the internet searching for a foreign place to retire, we found a great week long retirement seminar in Ajijic. So we packed our bags and hoped to enlighten ourselves to prepare for the future retirement years.
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Posted on May 19, 2007 12:35pm.
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