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    Those who were looking for maple syrup

    here are some basic state side prices for top quality grade a light or vermont fancy. these two types are about twice the price of med amber etc. pint 14.95 usa dollars quart 21.95 usa dollars half gallon 39.95 usa dollars grade a light or fancy the amber syrups are half these...
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    Those who were looking for maple syrup

    maple syrup comes in grades and colors which make a great deal of difference in price. its not very cheap in canada or here in ny when i go shopping later today i will look up the prices they charge here (long island) just for a comparison. from wiki, heres info on the grades. i often get the...
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    Do fears of crime in Argentina reflect reality?

    whatever a person feels, is that persons reality
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    Hi All!

    i got the sidewalk in front of my building and the two neighboring buildings patched with concrete. one of the porteros did it from a bucket with concrete and it cost me 25 usa dollars which i m sure i could have bargained down. it made me think that 100 dollars would probably patch my whole...
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    Hi All!

    hiya i d be interested in your findings also. have an interest in trying block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood, to organize for fixing/patching the sidewalks. david
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    Central steam heating cycles

    and you might consider install a split or ac/heat unit that runs on electricity in some part of your apt that you want heated. it can supplement or replace your central system.
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    Strawberries? Frutisias?

    strawberries usually ripen in middle to late spring. of course s am has lots of climates so where the fruit comes from depends on when it ripens.
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    peso hits new low 3.8 to 1 usa dollar today sun

    sad state of affairs
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    balcony security netting

    try the super in your building, they usually need to be involved in most things that are external to your apt.
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    Debate on Craiglist on Expats in BsAs

    as someone who rented out my apt in santiago de chile, one needs to remember that a lot of renting people are "on vacation" and here to party or at least enjoy their free time here and dont live by a working schedule. i had students who i met with their parents in usa before renting. they...
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    bbc food inflation comparison incl. ba

    heres a link to bbc.com for an article that purports to show the actual inflation on some food items for seven international cities including buenos aires http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8059560.stm when you read the graphs they show percent of inflation. they do not necessarily show...
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    Online

    credit cards will often block a charge to places in south america unless you specifically call your card and let them know that you will be charging something in argentina or ? i do this for all visits to any foreign country now as its hell to have your cards shut down on you when you are...
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    GTKFE: What brought you to Argentina?

    reading these posts is like reading the articles that foreign journalists write about ba. that english is spoken everywhere in ba, etc. you wonder if we all see the same thing. i do see lots of interesting architecture in buenos aires but the majority of buildings in center city or metropolitan...
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    GTKFE: What brought you to Argentina?

    thanks guys i think im going to modernize and take a cue from you from now on im going to introduce myself as, d7d sounds like a 21 century name!
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    Documents needed to marry in Argentina

    a credit card !
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    GTKFE: What brought you to Argentina?

    staying on topic which is asking for the reason people moved to ba, my answer is a reason if that is the reason i chose to move here. but what the intention of what i said is.. i like big city life.....yes thats ba. and it is cheaper to live in ba than almost any other big city. for...
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    Gay Life in BA

    gay scene, hmm it sounds funny. maybe gay people are more integrated here. no gay ghetto. why would i go to a gay restaurant. do i eat gay people? (dont answer that!) i guess irish folks do go to irish bars, black people used to have to go to their own places but luckily civilization wised...
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    Gay Life in BA

    maybe its because porteno life is more liberal and accepting then most places and people can just be themselves and not so hung up on being gay that they need to live separate lives and keep themselves in a closet. if you have topics or issues that you want to bring up, i believe this board...
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    Dating Argentines...

    wear a wetsuit, not a condom...!
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    Missing bagels?

    bagelissouss.....
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