Stinky Smelly Shopping

For tourists there is much to do in the Yucatan and Merida. For us locals there's not much to do except gossip, bitch and shop. Fortunately one can do all three simultaniously but there are hazards. On Saturday afternoons at the mall where one often finds oneself it often seems as if the entire population under 80 has congregated to smoke, eat junk food and use the facilities. Contractors often like to skimp on the plumbing and electricity and then disappear to Cancun for a couple of years and hide out with their ill gotten spoils. This certainly seems to be the case at the Gran Plaza Mall. I find it especially pungent around the northwest corner upstairs where the Marbol furniture store seems to be floating above a natural gas tank that will surely explode any day now. It's a wonder that the ferrets and canaries at the pet store next door don't faint and die from the noxious fumes.

Over at Yucatan Living they have an article why shouldn't flush paper or dead cats down your home toilets.the poop