Things of Interest and the Banking delima

 Found this little (BIG) moth? on the wall.  Don't grow them this big in Washington.

 While there were digging the foundations this pot turned up.  Raul thinks it is very old.













Tom wanted to set up a bank account in Mexico for the ease of paying the utility bill and taxes.
 
In March we had one set up and it was closed unexpectedly while we were on our way home.  Not much we could do at that point.  After several phone calls we were given the reason that the ID's we gave were not sufficient in Mexico City.  We were told by the local bank not to worry that they had our money in a check for when we came back.

True to their word the check was waiting, but we still wanted to open an account.  We had a copy of the electric bill to set up the Mufa and our fedicosimo showing we owned property.  This was NOT sufficient, only a paid electric bill would do!  So no bank account.  Now we have the electric bill, but we read there were new rules on opening an bank account, so we shall see. 

Tom went to Intercam and had a check issued to him.  Went to the bank and NO money at the bank!  It had been a holiday the day before and that day was also pay day for the locals that get paid every other week.  He had to wait for a delivery of money in the afternoon.  As he was waiting in line the armored truck came with the cash necessary to give all the people that had been waiting all day.  Not a common occurrence in the US for sure.  Something to think about when the banks are closed for a holiday.  No armored trucks come on those days.