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    • Foreign Resident Requirements for Filing Changes with INM
    • GI Problems: Parasites, Bacteria & Fungi … What Can We Do?
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    • IRS Tax Issues for Americans Living and Working Abroad in Mexico – Master Article
    • Just how much does it Cost to Cool a Room in Mexico?
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    • Mexican Import Duties Changed for Chinese Goods: 2007-2013
    • Mexico’s New 2012 Labor Law and The Effects on Expats with Household Help
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    • Review of Foreigner’s Rights in Mexico
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    • What Can I Bring into Mexico: Mexican Customs Rules – The Article
    • ~ Current Rules and Procedures for Immigration ~ Immigrating to, Visiting, and Staying in Mexico
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    • Labor Law for Household Employees in Mexico – What must we pay? What should we be doing?
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    • Change: Moving to Mexico …. Living in Mexico
    • Comparing Tax Rates and Tax Policies for US Earned Income and Mexican Earned Income
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    • Happiest Nations: Mexico is in the top 10 …
    • Income Tax Liabilities in Mexico
    • Mexican Currency: A Photographic Tour
    • Mexican Custom’s New Importation Rules: Starting Nov. 1, 2011 – The Article
    • New 2014 Tax Laws for Mexico that Affect Expats and Foreigners
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    • New Immigration Law Published for Mexico – The Article
    • Preparations & Key Actions for Dealing with the Death of a Loved One in Mexico
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    • Real Estate Property Appraisals in Mexico: Catastral, Taxes, Capital Gains & Notarios
    • Recent Experiences in the Merida INM Office: Tales of the Residente Permanente
    • Requirements for US Citizens Who Own a Foreign Business or Corporation – 2015 BE-10 Filing
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    • Bridging the Gaps. (Learning Maya)
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    • A piece that still needs a lot of polish
    • Baby Boomers: Retirement? Sufficient Savings? Their Likely Effects on Mexico?
      • Direct Deposit of Social Security to Mexican Banks – Article
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      • US Complicities in Mexico’s “Failed State”? Part 1
        • US Complicity in Mexico’s “Failed State” Pt.2
    • Economic Knowledge (cont.)
    • Gringo Attitudes Regarding TIPs, INM Permits, and Mexico’s Laws – The Article
    • Higher Airfares, Gasoline Prices, and Shipping Costs Driven by Demand or Speculation?
    • Howler Monkeys Gone Wild ! Calakmul 2014
    • MXN Peso vs. US Dollar – “Saving 19 Cents on a $1000 Debt?”
    • The Way Things Work vs How They Really Work (Well)
    • Time to Buy Pesos? $2 Trillion of New Money Printed by Geitner & Treasury
    • US – Mexico – China Oil Policies and the Peso
    • What’s Going on with Oil Prices?
    • Why the $12 an hour mininum wage would be beneficial to America
    • Economic Recovery? The US Role in Worldwide Stagnation.
    • Mexican Oil: Past, Present, Future
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    • 2012 Hurricane and Tropical Storm Report – The Article
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    • Clean and Sparkling Swimming Pools – The Article
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    • Genetic Changes In People with PTSD
    • Killer Whale Genetics – Who’s Tastiest?
    • Spanish Phrases to Use in an Emergency!
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    • Dengue Fever Vaccine Update
    • Emergency Numbers & Spanish Emergency Phrases for Merida, Yucatan
    • Qualifications and Qualities of a Good Scientist – The Article
    • A Tale of 3 Families: Dengue in Cuba & Mexico
    • Quirks of Fate in Learning Foreign Languages: ……………… Article on Brain Development Effects on Learning Foreign Languages
    • DEET Causes Problems in Humans
  • Tropical How to/Fix-it
    • How to Test Your Toad (aka finding and fixing leaks in toilets)
    • Remote Control Rehab ~ Repairing Remote Controls
    • Prepare Your House for an Extended Absence
    • Considering Adding a Pressure Pump (Hidroneumatico) to Your Gravity Feed System?
  • Driving in Mexico:
    • Auto Parts Terminology: Spanish-English / English-Spanish – The Article
    • Buying a Used Car in Mexico … Do’s & Don’ts
    • Importing & Driving a Car in Mexico
    • Insurance News for Mexican Plated Cars Driving in the USA & Canada
    • New Transit Law Taking Effect in Yucatan State – The Article
    • Options for Foreign-Plated “TIP” Car Owners in Mexico, esp for Permanent Residents
    • ” Give me my Ticket . . . Please “
    • Adventures in Bringing & Keeping Cars in Mexico
    • Update on Yucatan State Police Car Protocols – The Article
    • Spanish Phrases to Use in an Emergency
    • Driving in Mexico (cruising?)
    • Pemex Gasoline: Issues? – The Article
    • Mexico Driving: What would you do?

Tag Archives: home repair

“How to”/Fix-it Tropical Style

Posted on May 1, 2010 by yucalandia

Tropical views on fixing & maintaining things. Continue reading →

Posted in DIY: Fix-It Tropical Style - Posts | Tagged appliance, appliance repair, auto, car, DIY, electrical, electronics, fix stuff, home repair, How to, Mexico, plumbing, repair, sapo, saro, scale, toad, toilet, toilet flush valve, toilet valve | 3 Comments
  • Top Pages

    • Auto Parts Terminology: Spanish-English / English-Spanish - The Article
    • New Immigration Law Published for Mexico - The Article
    • Labor Law for Household Employees in Mexico - What must we pay? What should we be doing?
    • INM Now Offers Online FMM (FMMd) Forms
    • 2023 Aguinaldo & Vacation Pay Rules for Mexico
    • What Can I Bring into Mexico: Mexican Customs Rules - The Article
    • ~ Current Rules and Procedures for Immigration ~ Immigrating to, Visiting, and Staying in Mexico
    • Aduana Proposal to Allow Existing Foreign-Plated "TIP" Cars to be Permanently Imported ?
    • Tax Issues for Americans Living and Working in Mexico - 2014 Filing Version
    • Considering Adding a Pressure Pump (Hidroneumatico) to Your Gravity Feed System?
  • Abstracts of Articles

    • INM Now Offers Online FMM (FMMd) Forms
    • Natural Risks fromTramping Around in the Jungles & Backyards of Yucatan
    • Protozoan Parasites May Be Driving Increased Impulsivity & Emotionality in USA & Canadian Adults
    • Mexican Taxes Owed by American Residents in Mexico
    • Learning Mexican Spanish Shortcuts … Gringo-Style
    • 12 Official Vacation Days for Mexican Workers for 2025
    • 2025 Hurricane Risks for Yucatan’s North Coast
    • The Real Maya Calendar … all 7 of Them …
    • VAT Tax Refunds or IVA Tax Refunds in Mexico
    • Maximizing Solar System Returns in the Yucatan
    • Yucatan State 2025 Schedule for Renewing Car License Plates AND Vehicle Tarjeta de Circulació Info
    • CFE Electricity Bills Show Their Annual Increases, again
    • Change gonna come … Tren Maya news
    • Merida Drinking Water Quality, Kidney Stones, and Staying Healthy in the Tropics
    • Ancient DNA results … Climate Change … and Data Driven Science versus Guesses & Handwaving**
    • 2024 Aguinaldo & Vacation Pay Rules for Mexico
    • Customs Fees Charged to Tourists Eliminated for Extra Electronics at Cancun Airport
    • Be afraid … Be stressed … or Be Prepared ?
    • May 24’th: The Day that Light-posts & Walls Cast no Shadows … (in Merida, Yuc.)
    • Estancia Nueva Vida Girl’s Program, March 2024 Updates
    • March 2024 Tren Maya Updates
    • Jan. 2024 Tren Maya Updates
    • INM Mexico’s 2024 Fee Schedule & New Income Requirements – Plus RNE Program Info
    • Full Eclipse Coming to Mazatlan, April, 2024
    • Estancia Nueva Vida Girls Program in Merida
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