About 3 blocks from us is a repairman. We had taken our electric frying pan to him when the switch went and he honestly told us that he probably couldn't get a new switch as it was from Canada. We left it with him for a couple of days and when we returned he explained to us that he just couldn't find a new switch that would work. Since then every time we see him on the street he says hello or waves to us. We decided to try him first. We wandered over there and explained what we thought was the problem. He said that he could come over soon and Roy waited for him while I continued on to the store to pick up a couple of things. I assumed that I would be back before he arrived at our place as "ahorita" (soon), doesn't always mean that soon. When we were there before I had spoken to him in Spanish and he had also spoken in Spanish, naturally. When I arrived home, he had already been there and left. Roy said that the repairman had spoken to him in English. Too funny. Anyway he had taken the fan out and said that he would be back in an hour or so. Sure enough about an hour later he returned with another fan, put it in and it worked. Cost: 200 pesos for the fan, 150 pesos for labor for a total of 350 pesos, which is about $28.05 CAD. The frig is working perfectly.
Yesterday we heard some commotion outside and as good, snoopy neighbors we had to have a look. There were 2 Telmex trucks parked at a neighbors home. Just ordinary 1/2 ton trucks with the toppers on the truck beds. On the top of one of the trucks was a long wooden telephone pole. The hole was already dug, we had missed that part somehow. Anyway they backed the truck with the pole on it up close to the pole and lowered the one end into the hole. They then slowly backed the truck up so that the pole slid off of the truck and stood in the hole. One man then steadied the pole while the other shoveled in the dirt, tamped it down and voila it was in place. One guy then climbed the pole while the other guy threw him up the stuff he needed. It didn't take long and soon they were gone. A job well done. No heavy equipment needed.
We were downstairs chatting with the landlords last night and our landlady was telling me about a new coffee that she had seen advertised on TV and heard good things about. It is made by Nescafe and is an instant coffee. They are advertising that it has twice the antioxidants in it that green tea has. She gave us a couple of packets and we tried it this morning. We thought the taste was OK; but that it was pretty weak. If we used it again we would put 2 packages in for 1 cup. I need to google it to see what all the hype is about. Interesting though as the package only lists 100% soluble coffee as ingredients.
Anyway that was the day.
