Invasion!

[CancunCanuck]

Anyone else having a problem with small black flies/mosquitoes? Not quite sure what they are, but in the morning my floor is almost black with their carcasses! They congregate towards the lights (like all good bugs) and I don't think they are biters, just annoying cleaning them up in the morning.

Is it just me?

[Elizabeth]

They are in my stairwell. So no it's not just you but I live like 3 houses down from you so that probably doesn't help much. lol

[Kris in Cancun]

I don't know about little black bug things, but I sure do have Mosquitos invading my apartment. Am hoping my window will finally get fixed after the holidays and I can cease being food for the moscos!

[Steve]

None here, and no mossies too at the moment. Just those tiny ants that seem to get everywhere.

Welcome to the forum Dark Pearl, I see you just registered. Let us know more about yourself :wink:

[RiverGirl]

They have not crossed Kabah Ave yet, fortunately for me.

We've got fleas right now though, probably something to do with having 9 cats. I'm going to break down and actually buy flea collars I think. Then I'll sit back and film the cats trying to pull off their collars.

[Kris in Cancun]

Originally Posted by Steve

None here, and no mossies too at the moment. Just those tiny ants that seem to get everywhere.

Welcome to the forum Dark Pearl, I see you just registered. Let us know more about yourself :wink:

Well, I haven't seen fleas yet...thank goodness! Had some monster-sized ants in the house last night though. I never had to put the flea stuff on my dog back in TX, but think it might be a good idea to start applying it here??

I moved down about a month ago and am working in the dive shop that sponsors this forum. So far, pretty good...a few hiccups, but nothing major. Looking forward to getting a bit more settled and meeting up with new friends.

Happy Holidays!
Kris

[BiznKitty]

When I lived in Belize, we would get covered with the little critters everytime the wind was from the north. Usually in the winter months when it was cooler. We had great screens in good shape. They were so small they would come through the screens and cover the floors. We had to sweep the house every morning. Almost as annoying as the birds that would wake us up with their morning chatter every morning. We didn't have air conditioning so we had to keep the windows open for the breeze.

[Kris in Cancun]

I've got air conditioning, but everybody's got me scared to death to use it...with the horror stories of electric bills here, I've literally used the ac about 3 times for a total of 15 minutes!

[RiverGirl]

One of the things I like best about living here is the chatter of the birds in the morning.

[BiznKitty]

Originally Posted by Dark Pearl

I've got air conditioning, but everybody's got me scared to death to use it...with the horror stories of electric bills here, I've literally used the ac about 3 times for a total of 15 minutes!

That's interesting. I thought electricity was somewhat reasonable in Mexico. We had a neighbor in Belize who put split units in several rooms. His electric was running him about $900 US a month. It didn't seem to bother him, but that was more than we were paying for rent.

So what what would be an example of an electric bill for someone who uses A/C? Obviously it's going to vary depending on temperature and use, but an idea would be helpful.

Biz

[jenleib]

Depends on how you use your AC and what type you have.

I changed my central unit to minisplits in each room, I use it moderately (it is not a freezer in here) at night, all summer long -more than 6 months- almost never during the day, only to dry up when it is so humid, and my bills are never more than 500 PESOS for 2 months at the hotest times.

[CancunCanuck]

I know people that have been very surprised when their electric bill is more than 8000 pesos! They learn pretty quickly to shut the A/C off.

Most folks I know don't run the air much at all. Those that do (usually) pay for it dearly, 7000 or 8000 pesos for two months.

[BiznKitty]

Originally Posted by CancunCanuck

Those that do (usually) pay for it dearly, 7000 or 8000 pesos for two months.

That's certainly more than our bill in the US. In Tampa, our electric bill will run $250 or so in the summer months. I think we will have to learn to be more conservative with the air. In Belize, July through much of September was almost intolerable without air. We had air in one room of the house and almost lived in there when we were home during the hottest monts.

From the posts here, I take it that billing is in two month increments.

Thanks for the info.

Biz

[Kris in Cancun]

Before I moved here, I had been told about the 7000-8000 pesos elec. bill and so I have only used the air when I've really needed it for a few minutes. With the fans I bought, the temp. really isn't that bad in the house (although it really hasn't been hot yet), so for now, no ac--not so bad!

[Elizabeth]

In the summer months I would use my a/c during lunch time and all night long until I left for work. My bill was 2,000 pesos for two months. I don't have a mini-split but do have two a/c units in two seperate bedrooms and sometimes I would even run the a/c in the second bedroom because the place was so hot. I guess that's pretty cheap considering. But another thing to take into consideration is 1) people stealing electricity from you (it has happened to me as well as stealing water from me) and 2) your meter. Some run fast some run slow. All depends. 3) you can actually have an electrical leak just like you can have a water leak and that can be costly.

[Drewbert]

We have a dyslexic meter reder, so our bill bounces from almost zero to 9k to almost zero all the time. Then they come around and accuse us of fiddling with the meter, and it's all down hill from there, I tell you.

[mixz1]

Originally Posted by Drewbert

We have a dyslexic meter reder, so our bill bounces from almost zero to 9k to almost zero all the time. Then they come around and accuse us of fiddling with the meter, and it's all down hill from there, I tell you.

The last time that happened to me I took the digital camera and snapped a shot of the meter face with the top banner from that day's Miami Herald (to document the date). I printed the shot and took it to CFE. They straightened out the accounting while I waited.

[Drewbert]

Good idea! I'll try that next time.

Thanks.