Saturday, May 24, 2025

Last night I went to bed at 11pm, slept through the night, finally waking/getting up at 6am.

While I’m getting my haircut this morning Teresa is going to the beauty shop, then she wants us to go to El Tesoro for lunch.

At 8:30 I ordered my Didi and arrived at Daniel’s barbershop by 8:45. I got my usual haircut and reminded him my next haircut will be in 3 weeks and I’d also like a manicure and pedicure and I’ll text him in a week for an appointment.

I walked to Parroquia San Mateo and ordered my ride but for some reason it changed my pickup location to The Barber Club so I cancelled it and tried again and this time it worked.

I took a Didi to Todo Drogas where I bought 2 boxes each of Atorvastatina and Zopiclona hoping this will be sufficient so I can skip coming here after my next haircut.

I walked to a busy Ganso y Castor but got the last outside table and it was a single. (The patio on Los Portenos appeared to be full.) I briefly met 3 young ladies at the next table from Connecticut, Los Angeles, and Miami. I had a latte and a glass of water. I left at 11:15 and returned to the apt.

We left at 12:30 and took a Didi to El Tesoro mall for 16,600 pesos. Our driver, Juan, worked as a bus driver in New York for 9 years and spoke very good English and we had a nice conversation on the way.

Teresa shopped in H&M for a while, while I waited outside. We had lunch in Valentina’s café, each of us having their delicious chicken sandwich and a latte. I think next time we could share a sandwich and later return for dessert. We returned to H&M where I found 2 pairs of shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt and she found 2 dresses and a blouse.

We left at 4pm and returned to the apt by taxi for 20,000 pesos.

About 6pm Teresa states she wants to go to McDonald’s later. We left the apt at 7:30 and walked down to the busy restaurant where I found an ad for their new apple pie. Of course they call it something else.

I insisted we try one and it only cost 7,479 pesos (less than $2).

And I see it’s from Ontario, Canada.

That will reduce the US trade surplus.

Teresa tried a bite of it and I finished it. Not as thick as I remember back in the states but maybe they don’t make it so thick there any longer anyway.

Teresa made a comment about she hopes we won’t be eating at McDonald’s every night. I told her I’d be happy if we don’t eat there at all. There are certainly places where you can get a better burger.

We left at 8:15 and returned to the apt.

 

TARIFFS

 

Imagine if all these countries, that the US has a trade surplus with, with were to suddenly charge tariffs on US imports to their country.