Question for Ivan the Awesome

[ladypanther]

We are all complaining about the heat here in NC. How is it where you are?

[Doyle]

I have no AC right now. My brain is cooking at this moment. Luckily the AC guy is here right now.

[Ivan The Awesome]

Today was cool. Only 110 degrees out. I only sweat half my body mass going to the store to buy tortillas and some steak to make carne asada. Sucks that I had to walk because the car was not available at the time.

It's dry heat around here, It's humid early in the morning at times. but not like NC. Where the Humidity suffocates your lungs.

[KendrickPanther]

Last November I bought a Kids pool that is big enough for an adult for $3 at Wal Mart. Best investment ever.

[Mother Grabber]

In Vegas this weekend. It's 106 right now at 6:30. The highs next week are around 111.

[lymelizzard]

Today was cool. Only 110 degrees out. I only sweat half my body mass going to the store to buy tortillas and some steak to make carne asada. Sucks that I had to walk because the car was not available at the time.

It's dry heat around here, It's humid early in the morning at times. but not like NC. Where the Humidity suffocates your lungs.

Curious how do things like coke (cola), steak, everyday type things compare price wise to the states. Cars, gas, rent etc.

[Ivan The Awesome]

Well as far as gas goes, in the USA you have gallons. Here we have liters.

If my measuring units are correct, there should be 4 liters to a gallon.

Price for one liter around here go from 5-7 dollars or so. So to fill up your tank it would be a bit pricey. especially since the cost of living and the minimum wage are so far apart. minimum wage is low (You'd be lucky to make 8 dollars a day) and the price of food is high because it's a border town.

I don't pay rent since I live in my own home. So that's a plus. I don't have a car, but my brother does. Electric gets to be high solely because of the AC units being on most of the day when possible. They tend to skyrocket during the summer months mostly. Heat man, it's your worst enemy.

Depending on what you're buying, you could find very cheap stuff as far as food. Milk is expensive (sold by the gallon around 4-5 dollars), but beer isn't (24 pack for 5 bucks). Which is kinda like, wtf? Eggs are cheaper, Meat is very cheap. I picked up 2 kilos (roughly 5 pounds or so) of meat to grill. Not all of it today of course. That's probably for the rest of the week. For around 45 pesos. Which would be around $3.50-ish dollars. Depending on what you eat, the prices range. But the indispensable food items most of them are cheap. Around here bread is more of a commodity, It's substituted for tortillas. I know sounds cliche but it is just that. Beans, rice, veggies, are cheap as well. Of course if you make the cash like some do around here, you can eat what you please. Know what I mean?

What really irks the fug out of me is that Mexico has a lot of petroleum but they sell it to other countries, USA included, to refineries. It's having oranges and selling them to your neighbors and then you buy orange juice from them...(seriously?!) If they'd make the refineries here and refine the poo here, this country would be better off. There's also the drug war that was started in 2006. Unfortunately the old power that kept looking the other way is back in power so instead of taking a foot forward, Mexico is taking a 2 steps back.

[KendrickPanther]

Yeah that drug war business scares me.

[Guest Bwood]

High 70's on the west coast B)

[Argus Plexus]

I used to live in Arizona. I lived in Flagstaff so it wasn't too hot but two hours south and Phoenix is fu*king ridiculous. North Carolina is still hot as fu*k with the humidity and I almost prefer the higher temps of Phoenix because at least there I can sweat. By the time 4:30 rolls around here Im getting off work and my shirt is completely soaked.