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    Summer And Power Outages,how Well Prepared Are We?

    Folks, if you ever consider using any kind of generator that burns a fuel, please get a CO/carbon monoxide monitor for the room where you sleep. They are inexpensive an save lives daily worldwide.
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    Summer And Power Outages,how Well Prepared Are We?

    I started reading FerFAL's account (Google him, please) of the 2001 meltdown n what changed in peoples' lives. He is a prolific writer with a lot of common sense. Did I mention he is a genuinely nice guy? When the power went out in some zonas in 2001, it stayed off for several weeks... but, not...
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    Where To Fix Broken Carrito Wheel?

    Just about any hardware store has wheels for popular carts, n they are super easy to replace yourself. Good luck.
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    Expat Documentary Film

    Saludos: There's a lot of 20s-30s aged ex-banker expats staying in hotels/pensiones/short term rentals in BsAs and living off the US dollar income from renting out their Manhatten apartment for 5000 dollars a month. I think Playboy did an article on them. They're trying to live inexpensively...
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    The end of Obama's socialism

    Yes. That is correct.
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    Ignorance or bliss?

    Down south where we live, my wife and I were commenting on... 1. a lot of local small businesses are closing down 2. construction projects that have laid dormant for years are suddenly bustling with activity One might infer from these indicators that there is so much inflation and...
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    The end of Obama's socialism

    Those who say the Tea Party has no plan to arrive at a smaller government aren't listening: plans could include new tax plan, school vouchers, hiring freeze in all government offices, an income tax holiday for up to a year... and many other options too numerous to mention here. I see no reason...
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    Intro

    Saludos, y'all! My name is Rick, a native of Galveston Tx, living in Mar del Plata for 3 years now with my Argentina math teacher wife. I am a retired marketing consultant and state employee. I will try to answer any questions... especially about Mar del Plata. Suerte, y'all! -CapnRick
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    US based new Exportation business looking for partner and products.

    Saludos, Whitney. I am always glad to see a new endeavor get started. Good luck to you and yours. One of the resources that I tell people about when looking at import-export issues is an Argentine gentleman who worked in the UK, currently residing in BsAs. I highly recommend him to you as a...
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    Moving out in December

    My name is Rick, a native of Galveston Tx, living in Mar del Plata for 3 years now with my Argentina math teacher wife. I am a retired marketing consultant and state employee. I will try to answer any questions... especially about Mar del Plata. Suerte, y'all! -CapnRick
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