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Grimas

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  1. I think the opening scene of the (I think) first episode this season foreshadows the end. Remember the gaudy house being packed up and everything being moved out/confiscated? We saw that house again today...
  2. So does Mike get fired in the next episode for doing a crap job of protecting Gus? And as far as I can tell, this underground area is just that - just a hole in the ground but no lab is actually in it (unless I totally missed it...) Yes, it's gonna be a cook area but has it actually been used yet?
  3. Comal is great in the morning but it's nasty toilet by late afternoon in the summer. Buddy has a house near the public exit and I brought my dog with me on a guys weekend so he could swim and be a chick magnet (aww, can I pet your dog?) After 2 days in the Comal, we had to make him (dog) sleep outside at night since he stunk so bad from being in the water and it took two trips to the groomer to get rid of the smell...
  4. No clue - I don't do C other than what was set on the unit...
  5. I don't know about commercial leases but I assume that the lease cost include utility costs? Crank it down if I'm not paying... Lived in KL for a few years and the company paid our utilities so we had all the A/C's set to 17C and slept under down comforters...
  6. I'm more than happy with my GE especially since my card covers the cost. I haven't gotten it for the wife and teens since they have done overseas once in 3 years because of COVID and with the Clear trial and with MP app, it hasn't added any time to my travel in the past 3 years. (MP line in IHA was almost as fast as GE,,) Wife will get her GE this year as she will be coming on business trips with me in the coming years as the kids are old enough to now leave at home... Bigger issue for me will be when the fam all goes back to Europe as kids and I also have EU passports while wife doesn't so we'll have to wait in the non EU citizen line with her or divorce proceeding will initiate...
  7. Thankfully we had plenty of time, but is it asking too much for them to have a rudimentary knowledge of a program that CBP offers? I know you're in Canada, but it is a US Customs area you are going into. I used to travel to Calgary quite a bit for work. Even with a GE card, they wouldn't let you jump to the front of security so I went ahead and got a NEXUS card. It's a pain to obtain and to renew as you basically have to do an interview in Canada as well to get one...
  8. Finally got my GE renewed after 4 months on the day I was actually returning to the US (but didn't need to do another "interview"). Family was in tow - they don't have GE -and we used the "Mobile Pass" app to digitally fill-out the entry form and submitted it when we landed. At IAH, if you used the app, you have a special line where you jump the line and we got through almost as fast as I would have with GE... Costs nothing...
  9. Many trips to Venice due to cheap flights from Oslo so we went there multiple times just because of the cost. Used Venice airport as a base to drive to other locations after the first trip as we got bored there after the first trip...
  10. Late to the discussion but we got bored of Venice after a few days (19 Euro Norwegian flights from our home at the time so multiple trips)... Rented a car and drove over to Spit in Croatia over the course of a week the last time we were there and loved various stops along the route. Still not as good though as an agriturismo in Tuscany...
  11. I didn't realize Mai's reopened after the fire...
  12. We rented a condo on 40th between 5th ave and the beach in PDC. Lots of nice resturants/bars in the area 38th and 5th area and a great location if you are looking for a more laid back, non-party scene. The beach club right at the end of 40th was perfect for us - 500 pesos per person for chair and umbrella with the full amount credited to food and drinks. The north end was much more chill -residential/expat - than closer to centro which was more touristy. Beaches ok but we took a day trip to Cozumel on the ferry and most definitely it was better there for clear water and snorkeling. We did like the vibe in PDC more than Isla, Tulum, Akumel or Puerto Adventuras in terms of going out to eat and hitting the local bars and having a variety... Wife even discussed getting a place in the area for when we retire in a few years... Teens found a workout place on 28th and we had no fear when they took off on their own to work out. Of course, wife and I caught Covid while there so are dragging now that we are back...
  13. Miško Broliai need to remember their roots and start blowing up some Russian rail lines again...
  14. Looks like a fun trip home flying from Cancun to Houston tomorrow...
  15. https://m.facebook.com/RedSargazo/ Good site for the status of beach conditions and the seaweed...
  16. He actually did something before being an announcer as well...
  17. Lithuania remained something like 93% Lithuanian during the USSR days and the hate of anything Russian is still strong today. Kids in the American school in Vilnius are complaining of "discrimination" since the invasion and the attitude is "so what? What did you expect..."
  18. After a regional power outage across all of PDC and Cozumel that lasted almost 3 hours (cell also out), we hit the beach and there wasn't much junk on the beach. Yea, there was some but they had cleared it off by noon... Water was a little dirty from the rain they got on Monday.
  19. USA Transfers still top notch. But watch out for the bar where you wait- ordered 2 margs and a beer and they wanted 90 USD. Uh, no and I’m glad I asked before started making them…. Driver had cold beers in the van- 2 for 5 bucks…
  20. Southern and western side of the house getting all the sun on ground floor is the attached garage which stays pretty cool (foam insulation on the garage doors that used to take a beating with the setting sun. The attic above the garage has the radiant barrier sprayed onto the under roof and it does make a difference in that part of the attic. Not gonna get any relief from crape myrtles on that side of the house unless they are 30 feet tall and i only have limited space to plant anything due to the property width... ( Previous neighbor pulled out some 20' tall plants on his side of the fence to widen his driveway...)
  21. Thanks - Stayed at a condo on the beach in Akumal a few years ago and had to cross 30' of it to get to the water...
  22. Following... Headed there tomorrow with the family. Stayin in a condo on the north end of 5th avenue on nte. 40 a block from the beach. Close to beach but far enough from the party scene. In our case, it's basically eating, drinking and beach in Playa. Beach club recommendations where chair rental fees get applied to food/drinks? (Want more of a read a book and get drinks on the beach rather than the bachelor party scene...) We are near Mamasitas and Encanto Beach but looking for other options...
  23. Yea, I got a NEXUS card for that specific reason but to renew it, the nearest location to do the renewal from Texas was Detroit...
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