Different approaches to filling pot holes

I don’t want to seem judgmental, but

pozo-concrete

mine’s the one on top.

Grasera

Grease trap. Stinky, nasty piece of work that has to be cleaned out every couple months. Here’s ours, dug up and replaced.

grasera

It looks perfectly functional, and it is. But since the plans to our house were never brought up to date at the intendencia, it had to be replaced by a bigger “approved” one — 20 liters.

Instead of 18.

Owner-built home

The long-awaited surveyor showed up today with no warning. He had a little trouble measuring in some places, because, well ….

License plates

The older is of the type issued in the 1970s-80s. Below, a brand new, fancy reflective type.

New underground business

lava-autos

I haven’t been to Tres Cruces bus terminal and mall in some time. The cool underground parking now features a car wash/oil change place. Interesting.

Feeling modern

Got out my $10 flip phone (with .3 megapixel camera!) to take to the Untied Snakes. It would appear I did not set the date when I bought it last November.

Or else something very weird is going on.

in 1980, I was rendez-vousing with people in Europe. With no cell phones. With no texting (telex, yes). No internet. No IM. Incredible! How did we do it?

Close. Well, not really.

kitchen-plumbing

As part of “regularizing” our house, plumber needs to add vent pipe. Instead of measuring down from window to calibrate inside and outside, assumes floor is at same level. Arrow indicates where hole ended up being.