@Pablo888

IMHO, the conspiracy theorist in me thinks that had the Hindenburg been full of natural gas or propane, we'd all be cooking with hydrogen stoves and heating our homes with it as well.......heh. "Oh the humanity" - @kolyaS122HSU Funny - and a space ... Read More

@alan279There is also another (and more likely) possible angle - politics.This article of Jan 30, 2025 -> https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-energy-electricity-governor-josh-shapiro-defd69d1dfa77128c8a9148af104849fIf you look at the ROI for ... Read More

@alan279, sorry for asking - is this a bicycle or motorbike? I love riding both bicycles and motorbikes but I keep reading about accidents happening on roads.I wonder what the insurance will cover if an accident were to happen... Bike, medical ... Read More

Certainly a permanent visa is a privilege, not a right, and can be taken off you for serious crime (but not minor stuff!). - @Peter Itamaraca I have noticed that most people who move from one country to another are for reasons other than to engage ... Read More

@Pablo888 The Toyota Mirai is selling for $17,000 in Southern California now, with $15,000 of H2 fuel for free. - @alan279 My friend has leased a Mirai for $250/month knowing that he is getting $250 worth of free H2 every month.... Good for the ... Read More

The East of the island tend to have strong trade winds (the South East Trade Winds) and the beaches are not very nice. There are exceptions like near Trou D'Eau Douce and Mahebourg where the winds are not too strong.In the south, it is also very ... Read More

My name is Vitali, i'm digital nomad in Brazil for 2,5 years. My topics of interested is growing tech related community in São Paulo. Personally i'm a product manager working primerly with FinTech projects. Now looking for a new communities ... Read More

@Sampa_BrooklinHave you considered utilizing the Banco Central's Registrato system? - @Marcos999 Holy smokes! Nice tool. Didn't know about it. Just checked for all of my financial institution accounts - check✔ Next I'm awaiting a "cambio" ... Read More

@Peter Itamaraca Herein lies the rub - That is why I need to find somebody here who has successfully gone through the golden visa based on real estate process before I give $3-4K to an attorney and find out that I stand no chance because of ... Read More

I’m getting quotes from several eye hospitals for cataract surgery now. Two hospitals have quoted me R$4.000 per eye plus lens. - @alan279Hope that the surgery goes well. Good luck. Read More

@alan279, is it cataract surgery? Is it easier to go the "private" route rather than SUS? Not sure if this is even possible. Read More

In Canada we have INTERAC EFT which works exactly like a PIX does here but only with email or cell phone. - @kolyaS122HSU Yes. I have tried that before. If I remember correctly, you can send money from your CDN account to someone else who has a ... Read More

@Pablo888 Ok, that does not sound bad, but in the old days people just had their credit cards attached to their UBER APP. When did this start to happen Roddie in Retirement🕵 - @roddiesho I think that this started a while back - as a Uber ... Read More

Yeah, the banking system in Brazil is so far ahead of the US. - @alan279 There is no PIX in the US. There is paypal, apple cash... Are those not equal? - @Pablo888 I think not. FedNow was to be the PIX equivalent in the US. FedNow seems to ... Read More

Yeah, the banking system in Brazil is so far ahead of the US. - @alan279 There is no PIX in the US. There is paypal, apple cash... Are those not equal?But I like PIX though.... One question that I still don't know the answer - why can't we pay ... Read More