tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post3326147342072338581..comments2023-09-23T04:08:41.258-05:00Comments on billieblog: I've Had It!Billie Mercerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-30504248415742069162011-06-15T10:06:31.873-05:002011-06-15T10:06:31.873-05:00Felipe, I agree with you.Felipe, I agree with you.Billie Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-34535373110739497722011-06-15T09:30:17.673-05:002011-06-15T09:30:17.673-05:00The cobblestone streets of Pátzcuaro are generally...The cobblestone streets of Pátzcuaro are generally far superior to those obstacle courses in SMA. And our sidewalks are wider. Much easier to get around here.Michael Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720359542700663699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-51628910090333340492011-06-12T18:46:48.041-05:002011-06-12T18:46:48.041-05:00Alamos also still has many cobblestone streets. We...Alamos also still has many cobblestone streets. We also have the new cement blocks on some of our streets. The sidewalks are up to 3 feet tall above the street in some places, narrow and uneven in some places. So, yes, it is sometimes hard to choose....Linda Lou and Senor, Toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613830430224948974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-45372422506311142292011-06-03T13:16:10.225-05:002011-06-03T13:16:10.225-05:00Billie, 100% in agreement. I'd a million time...Billie, 100% in agreement. I'd a million times rather have <i>lajas</i> (those square flat stones that Jonna mentioned), as they do in Zacatecas, than ANY kind of cobblestone.<br /><br />Here in La Condesa our sidewalks can be like busted-up goat tracks, but I'll take them any day over the cobbles in quaint San Ángel.<br /><br />CristinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-38564057330717480592011-06-03T07:56:16.025-05:002011-06-03T07:56:16.025-05:00Oh my, lots of responses this morning. I guess I&#...Oh my, lots of responses this morning. I guess I'm just a little slow on getting fed up with the cobblestones. I'm glad to read that so many of you agree with me.<br /><br />Trinidad, I don't think I've seen a comment from you before. I went to your blog. Very nice. I'll be back.<br /><br />Bob, I agree about the Motos although during the week we don't see much of them. The weekend flood of young people coming from DF and other big cities brings the problems. Drinking and driving....they are cowboys on those things.Billie Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-72427426947941455082011-06-03T05:34:44.199-05:002011-06-03T05:34:44.199-05:00I agree. Cobblestones are annoying. There are are...I agree. Cobblestones are annoying. There are areas of Philadelphia that have cobblestone streets and I remember hating them.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07843760065614670505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-29953034420921149682011-06-02T22:48:35.374-05:002011-06-02T22:48:35.374-05:00Oh my goodness I totally agree! Highly overated a...Oh my goodness I totally agree! Highly overated and try walking on those streets in heels! Anytime there is a big fiesta and a girl get all dolled up she pays for it dearly if in heels! I always think twice when I am getting dressed in Mexico because I have to think of comfort before beauty.Trinidad Salamancahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663418720571152780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-59372251790870657132011-06-02T21:42:43.404-05:002011-06-02T21:42:43.404-05:00My last brief visit to San Miguel did not leave me...My last brief visit to San Miguel did not leave me impressed with the cobblestones. And that comes from a guy whose village streets are "paved" with sand, dirt, jagged rocks, and cavernous holes.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-51691203496155843312011-06-02T20:14:33.690-05:002011-06-02T20:14:33.690-05:00Thanks for the comment about cobblestones Billie. ...Thanks for the comment about cobblestones Billie. I thought I was the only one who doesn't like them and I wouldn't mind it a bit if they were paved over with good old concrete. "Quaint" is nice on Christmas cards but this is 2011. It's "da future" for goodness sake. The cobblestone quaintness is one of the things that make me reluctant to take up residence there. That and a few other small details like the all terrain moto drivers and their death defying driving stunts. Nothing like tire tracks running up and down your backside, eh :)Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-45901392019734091522011-06-02T18:41:31.244-05:002011-06-02T18:41:31.244-05:00Remember that tale circulating a few years ago abo...Remember that tale circulating a few years ago about how cobblestones kept the Chinese people from having back problems, bunions and ingrown toenails -- not to mention heartbreak of psoriasis? You've got to know damn well that no Chinese people who actually had to walk on cobblestones were consulted about that piece -- yet gringos gobbled it up, hook, line and sinker.jennifer rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-25260088094029359972011-06-02T17:35:01.092-05:002011-06-02T17:35:01.092-05:00Jonna, we have all those problems with our sidewal...Jonna, we have all those problems with our sidewalks here. Ya gotta watch where you are going every minute. I speak as the voice of experience since I've had a broken ankle.Billie Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-63071382986498820252011-06-02T17:28:41.920-05:002011-06-02T17:28:41.920-05:00I've always thought that cobblestones are high...I've always thought that cobblestones are highly overrated as a walking or driving surface. The ones in SMA seemed a little better than the ones in Ajijic which are just dreadful. I much prefer the more even block squares that are used a lot down here. Those river rocks - having no rivers in Yucatan probably saved us that ordeal - are brutal. However, we still have the huge holes in the sidewalks, cracks, open street drains and various other obstacles that make walking a full sensory experience.Jonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775514857047122526noreply@blogger.com