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Carbon footprint apart...
This is a bit crazy...
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I am a firm aficionado of the Kindle, even though I have quite a book library.
For travelling it is unbeatable...where would I put over 100 books in my little VW camper??!!
I am not however a customer of Mr Bezos' corner book shop.
I use : https://ebook-hunter.org/
I make an annual donation and can download 5 books at any time.
I use Calibre for book management.
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Back in Nov '22 our accountant in Misiones explained to me the strategy of the dolar MEP and time is proving him right, By disincentivising tourists and others bringing large amounts of USD cash with the attractive card rate, much more of this money entered the domestic economy. Hence the slide in the Dolar blue.
While Argentinian exports are still largely agricultural and mineral, there are active foreign investment projects that make use of the Argentine situation. For example Finlays, a Scottish company, part of the Swire group, is fabricating high quality tea conditioning machinery from its manufacturing base in Northern Argentina, which is subsequently exported to Columbia, Kenya and India..all markets with high demand but low budgets, ruling out competition on price from European, especially Italian, machine manufacturers.
I found this video interesting, long but comprehensive and AFAIK accurate:
In Central France we are in the last gasps of Winter, I'm going to the Snow jazz festival next week
SANCY SNOWJAZZ, Festival de Jazz en Auvergne, Jazz au Mont Dore
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Tarragona is my destination after Easter.
I will be going in the VW on the scenic C37 route.
Then along the coast on the N340.
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In Misiones Dengue is an important matter.
The vaccinations are free if you are in the health system, you use the app and book your appointment.
The vaccination is compulsory at several factories I know.
Our part-time gardener/handyman went down with it over Xmas and though a solid chap, was out of service for 3 weeks.
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Dues paid..
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The link does not work...
Just out, worth a watch??
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Many Happy Returns.
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From that left wing rag.... 
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I am on several VW forums and what keeps them alive in face of the competition from FB Insta and the rest is the archived information, typically stored on Wikipedia.
Plenty of idle chat and newbies, but I am regularly dealing with 3 newenquiries and topics weekly.
A niche market I know, but still there.. my YT channel has a 1/2 million views on VW aircooled engines that stopped production 40 years ago..
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Left of centre or not....
What about all the people who do not work for the government having their wages cut by 50%...Could you live on 280 USD a month?? I have hard working friends that are desperate..
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Well, we are really into the festive spirit. The grandchildren are in school for this week, then the first week of next term. It is suitably cold and crisp here with brilliant sunshine. The log stove is doing sterling service..
On Friday the children have a Xmas meal with the passage of Père Noél.
We have decorated an enormous tree from my land and have bought seemingly a huge quantity of presents.
My other son with his little family will come on the 25th.
Very frosty on the roads this morning.. gently gently...
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Hmmm...
We have a saying in France......Plus ça change..plus c'est le mème chose....
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Just to let you know that the Argie family is now safely installed here in Sarran...
The kids will have 1 week of school here, then 2 weeks ski-ing, then another week of school..
The sooner they are acclimatised, the easier it will be...
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Hello everybody..
Family stop off in Rome, here tomorrow..
When in Rome.. do as the Roumainians do...
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From a 'Mystic Meg' point of view.. a few prognostications...
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Well our Xmas will be inverted this year.. I was in Misiones for the New Year at 32 celcius , but this time they are coming here for a month arriving in 5 days. As you may already know we live high up in central France and we are hoping for a good ski season. The grandhildren have never seen snow, or minus temperatures. We have kitted them out with gloves, boots and goggles on line from Lidl supermarket, the rest will come from the charity shops.
Big change here for me, as I have had to get all the deco for a tree..(not in short supply here!) and also organise for the children to spend 2 weeks in school........wrapping paper and sellotape..
So Xmas eve and dinner will be with an Auvergnate twist, with both sets of grandchildren...
I'm just doing the wine and bubbles...
Ho Ho Ho...
Interesting, from the German mainstream news..
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