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not exactly the way vaccinations against infectious diseases work. vaccinations reduce severity of disease, increase resistance, and decrease transmission. vaccines reduce hospitalisations, deaths, and increase immune systems in general. This is not opinion- its settled science. I am...

as an adult, and a member of my community, I feel a responsibility to be immunized for common, dangerous diseases. Its pretty simple- even if I never get Polio, or Chickenpox, or Covid, me being immunized helps the greater community of human beings I live among- I may have a contagious but...

I am at either 4 or 5, last one 2 months ago. Most I had no side effects, once I felt punky the next day. Have no qualms about taking more, no biggie. Have never had covid. Knew at least 8 people pretty well who died of it, know people who have gotten it recently and been very sick, others who...

While accounts differ as to whether he commanded his men to machine gun striking workers ( somebody did, as 1500 workers died according to some sources) there is no doubt that Peron first attracted the attention of his superior officers and began his rise to General due to his actions against...

most people on rentista or pensionista have found Santander is the easiest to get an account with. We use Galicia, which has required some time pestering the branch manager until everything works. Many banks will just turn you down because they dont want to bother with the paperwork.

Nothing in Argentina is permanent or predictable. The amount you need to wire can change every month. Or stay the same for a while. The government can, and has, changed the rules whenever it feels like it, and not tell anyone. They changed the policy in May of last year, but didnt post it on...

When you really need to worry is when they ask to see pictures of your fridge.

Isnt that the same in every country on earth? Leon Musk, as a certain presidential candidate calls him, has plenty of banknotes. But somehow the majority of US workers earn something like $45,000 before taxes. Where, exactly, are the people rich ?

I own one unit with ductwork- and we have problems with dust, mold, and rodents, none of which are issues with minisplits. There is a lot of space in those ducts that you cant see, or clean. We once had a full sized raccoon emerge from the duct in the living room. He had somehow worked his way...

are you talking about the old fashioned window units? We have heat pumps, also known as mini splits, in 2 locations in Buenos Aires, as well as in our place in the USA. They are far better than the old cube shaped units that are half in and half out of the building. Or are you talking about what...

different banks have different rules. as do government agencies. You need to talk to the bank, on the phone, and describe your situation, and see what they say. Some banks, no problem- I can access my US bank from Argentina, and my Argentine bank from the US, but it depends on the individual...

Even in a stable dollar to peso era, its always cheaper to buy existing than to build. Unless you do all the labor yourself.

My idea is the exact opposite. The entire reason I live in BA is so I never have to enter a major supermarket. I do go to barrio chino, but mainly to eat at Mian or to buy specialty items. I have a network of small family owned stores of all types I have been shopping at for up to 15 years...

only a travel writer would call Gata an "ironmonger". Its a ferreteria industrial- specialising in nuts and bolts, and a gem. They have stainless, or bronze, or steel hardware in an incredible range of sizes and shapes, high quality tools, and I love it. The pasaje is very nice, too.

I am in the US right now, will be back next month- so I cant say for absolute sure, but, recently, I have seen lamb at Corte, Piaf, and Converso, and Jose El Carnicero, the new parilla by the owners of La Carniceria and Nino Gordo cooks a whole lamb on the fire in the window every day. In fact...

Since they got old. In the sixties, I listened to zappa and the bonzos and the VU, in the seventies I saw the ramones and patti and the clash on their first US tours, in the 80 s I saw and listened to the first wave of rap and hip hop, in the 90 s I got deep into early edm, techno and house, and...

totally agree. I have had hilarious, entertaining, educational, and totally unexpected conversations with taxi drivers for over a decade. Have become friends with a couple. I once had a conversation with one where we talked about how TWO of the ramones had lived in BA (taxistas LOVE the Ramones)...

A lot of the taxi drivers I get are also socialist hippies. We compare our favorite ramones songs. But then, I talk to a lot of them, and they are always interesting. I have gotten poets, retired professors, moonlighting emergency room physicians, shrinks, housewives, gofers for rock nacional...

I have a friend who takes the 152 to mashewicz . But she is local, and earns in pesos. I just dont like the smell in Ubers. Plus, I am an old hippie, socialist, and just feel more comfortable in a bus or regular taxi. But I have to go to Pilar, I take an uber, or I use a taxi app that books in...

In 15 years, flagging down taxis on the street, I have been overcharged perhaps twice. 99% of cabdrivers are very honest. personally, I only take Uber or similar rides when I need to go someplace outside of the city proper. I am not a big fan of the dudes who drive em, smothered in aftershave...