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Sorry. Due to grammatical. error, the last sentence in previous posting may have implied the wood for the door may be cedar or redwood. That was not what I meant to say. Mexico has woods as resistant to insects and rot as cedar or redwood, but they are other species. I guess cedar does exist but probably not where I live. My builder knows the names of the local woods, but if he told me, I forget.We currently have a serious outbreak of Dengue. A number of sick folk, but only one dead, a 71 year old neighbor. This is Mexico, so it is not unusual to take care of neighbors. A cousin lives across the street and down a sharp incline. She has an order of quarantine, since she and her son had bad fevers with dengue.
I dug into my reserves and have been taking various foods, such as canned soups, and canned Tuna.
Mexico has a reputation of being very family oriented, very helpful to anyone in the family who needs help. But, it is exaggerated. There are good families, and there are bad families. Her husband died some years ago, and she was unable to find steady work. Instead of helping her, they stole from her. For several years, she and her son had only tortillas with salt, to eat. That is not good for a dog.
I told her that her family reminds me of my own. With a family like ours you have no unmet need for enemies. Which is why, I guess, I am in Mexico. I can't even tell you about our family here in Mexico. I break down and can't talk any more. I can't believe how wonderful they are. I tell people if Heaven is as good as this village I want to go to Heaven.
We had a minor crime wave last week. Several punks stared walking around town and stealing anything that was not nailed down. We called the cops when we had one of them under my porch. They didn't even send a patrol car to talk to us. So, the punks thought they had total impunity. In Mexico, such events usually end up with a 'linchamiento', that is, a lynching. Some boys told me Saturday, they finally arrested them, thus probably saving their lives.
Everyone took another look at their household security. Our weak link was the ancient door. We had a pile of block inside, and a piece of chain with a padlock. So, my nephew is here, and he will put two cups devices across the door, with heavy steel of dimensions of a four-by-four to drop in those cups and a 3900 pound Holstein bull couldn' t kick in that door.
That door is a terrible door, in very bad condition, but its historical value is almost priceless. In the USA, there are trees whose wood is very resistant to bugs and rot, such as Cedar and Redwood. Parts of this door are in very good condition, so I am wondering if they are of one of those resistant woods.
Go get it.
Go find it.