Posted on 01/01/2012 8:10:22 AM PST by Gen.Blather
I met some illegal Mexicans last night at a party. Several years ago I stayed with a couple of wonderful Mexican families in the Baja below California. These were well-off people. The homes, on average were beautifully tiled and some of them had mahogany inlaid walls, bookshelves and cabinetry that would cost a hundred-thousand dollars here. So, I’m guessing if they aren’t rich they’re very comfortable. The elderly not as well-off grandfather, while living in Mexico was receiving Social Security from the United States and owned a rent-free apartment in California which he used as his address to receive several forms of assistance checks from Californian agencies. He visited the apartment once a week to re-arrange things and make it looked lived in. He had a car, a Toyota Corolla that looked quite nice and had working air-conditioning. I gathered it was supplied as some form of assistance and he generally left it in California at the apartment. The apartment was about 1100 square feet and very livable. The grandfather told me most of entire complex, easily a 1000 units, were like him, on Californian assistance, but actually living in Mexico.
At the party were a couple of teenage boys from this family. Very nice kids. I’d be proud to have them as my own; diligent, hard working, trouble-free and much more adult than you’d expect from that age. They told me that they’d decided to go to high school in California instead of Mexico. They said that the (California) government gave them an apartment and they travel back to Mexico on the weekends. (I don’t know if they’re staying alone or if a family member is staying with them, but if I had to guess, they came alone.)
When I posted information on this family last time, Freepers angrily asked why I hadn’t reported them. Firstly, I was a well-treated guest. Secondly, this must be obvious to the casual observer. Even if I knew who to report it to in California, which I don’t, it is obvious that this is how it’s done. These people are only taking advantage of “benefits” put there for them. Not to avail themselves of these benefits would be like deciding not to take candy freely offered to you.
I love guac and almost anything else that has avacados in it. The price for them there is WAY cheaper than here!!
Now, I’m thinking seriously about getting some bacon, tomatoes and avacados and making a batch of guacamole! (A Mexican woman taught me how back when I was a short person. I also learned to make flour tortillas, frijoles refrito, and Spanish rice.) I can even make enchiladas if the bribe is adequate.
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Is your recipe a treasured family secret, or can you share?
I love guac, I’ve just never learned to make it myself.
I will most certainly share! I have an appointment soon, but as soon as I get my wits about me, I will dig out the recipe for you! (Yummy!)
Re: motto. How about, “We have done so much with so little for so long, we can do everything with nothing forever, “ or is that too hackneyed?
Gonna sign off secondary to rapidly-deteriorating weather situation which will put me offline.
G’night and sweet dreams, y’all!
How about, “WE take showers!” for our motto?
Good luck with the weathers.
Sweet Kathleen! Yawning, crying, or demanding noms?
I believe that’s a yawn. She doesn’t cry, except when having her diaper changed delays teh noms.
That one reminds me of early pictures of Vlad, “the Ravenous Maw.” He was only 7 lbs. when he was born, but quickly made up for it. Vlad will be 6 on Monday. Tempus fugit!
we've been notarized...
Good heavens, Vlad will be six? Where does time go?
“What’s that you have, Frank?”
“Phillips-head screwdriver. I’m taking apart!”
That’s a question to be addressed after adult potations, which I can’t have because I took a Percocet before supper.
I take note of this notice & would also like to make an additional note to this
notification that you will be missing my birthday by a few days. Blargh.
a Phillips screwing device is good for taking apart...
Yeah, I noticed that.
Sorry about that sis.
Consider it noticed.
In addition, consider yourself on notice, that for safety sake, you shall notice everything around you for the duration of the notification period, and further, shall notify us when the notification period is over.
Noted?
It’s not like you could tell them to hold off for a
birthday. Not your fault, just a bit of a downer.
Did you notice that I noticed the notice of the notice?
Did you a take note if you noticed the I noticed the notice of the notice.
If you did take note when you noticed the I noticed the notice of the notice, did you take the notice of the notice in duplicate?
If you did not noticed that took notice of the notice then never mind.
ThomasThomas
Noted!
Xagthrath the grumbling rug takes notice of my notice and ate the notice off the wall.
Guess he doesn’t like posted notes.
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