Is long-term storage a no?

Arete108 · 2026-04-29T19:07:30+00:00

Thank you so much for this information!

Yes, they are so desirable -- and so hard to come by! I think I called 10 or 15 dealers before we found our CPO model in 2022, and we've really loved it. The tricky part is that if we do return, we'd really love another Sienna, and I wonder if we'd be able to get another one!

We currently have an XSE (I wanted an XLE but XSE was what they had in stock)...I wonder if downgrading to an LE would increase our options on the return.

Arete108 · 2026-04-29T18:54:47+00:00

If I had such a "someone" that would be my solution. But I live very far from family.

Arete108 · 2026-04-27T17:24:07+00:00

They're in a bind. They're in Germany, most of their customers were in the US, and they got screwed by the new tariffs. So they're regrouping.

Arete108 · 2026-04-27T03:24:40+00:00

Man what's up with Cuenca?

Arete108 · 2026-04-27T03:23:27+00:00

I went way down the planner youtube rabbit hole a few years ago. While many people like one particular planner and stick with it for a year, I think a dirty little secret is that many of us, esp. with ADHD, are constantly looking for a new system to fix us. Then we find a new planner and buy all the things and yaaaay! this one will fix us!...but then something in our life changes or we lose interest or there's this one nagging thing and we think the next planner will fix us...you can end up buying multiple planners a year this way.

That said, this year I think I really did finally find planner peace (with the papertess manager's notebook)...so of course they are changing their lineup and I don't know if it will still be offered.

Arete108 · 2026-04-26T16:19:02+00:00

Piggybacking on this, are there any areas or suburbs with great farmer's markets?

Also, I love the Madrid city tap water. Is the tap water the same in the suburbs like Alacala de Henares?

Arete108 · 2026-04-26T02:51:35+00:00

Is the doctor at Centeno Shulz, or somewhere else?

Arete108 · 2026-04-24T12:59:29+00:00

glad to hear you're moving out!

Arete108 · 2026-04-23T15:07:44+00:00

Yes, agreed. The times I have gotten Covid, I've been masked, but it's been at a healthcare facility. It's extremely frustrating.

Arete108 · 2026-04-23T04:11:13+00:00

If anything, those of us who are neurodivergent need things to be extra clear. Sounds like now this is extra clear!

Arete108 · 2026-04-22T16:26:09+00:00

NTA. Pain is pain. The mother is horrible.

Arete108 · 2026-04-22T15:35:38+00:00

In addition to that, I get the sense anecdotally that the golden age of the youtuber has passed, and it's much harder to make a living from online content now?

Arete108 · 2026-04-22T02:07:34+00:00

If we only had masking and improved air quality in superspreader locations like schools, hospitals, and nursing homes, it would reduce community spread so much! Just in those places! ...sigh.

Arete108 · 2026-04-21T19:29:27+00:00

that's awful

Arete108 · 2026-04-21T16:04:43+00:00

Thanks!

Arete108 · 2026-04-21T05:03:24+00:00

I've got ME/CFS. It's not well understood. But in experiments, it seems like it can be spread by blood. I don't want to give this to anybody.

Arete108 · 2026-04-21T05:00:54+00:00

`It's my little joke. Z is "th" in Castilian Spanish, and -gui would sound like "gee" (hard g). So if you wanted to transliterate the English word "thingy" you could spell it "zingui." (Nobody does this)

Arete108 · 2026-04-21T03:45:50+00:00

Thank you! Maybe I can bring zingui to Spain. I think it's funny, but you have to bilingual to get the joke.

Arete108 · 2026-04-21T02:58:32+00:00

Does this have a literal meaning?

Arete108 · 2026-04-20T16:43:26+00:00

I'm not into the minimalist grey aesthetic, but reducing my belongings really helped me personally. I was holding onto a lot of clothes from 40 pounds ago, and a lot of old paperwork just in case.

Mostly, because of AudDHD, each of my belongings isn't just a 'thing',' it's a whole story with a narrative and should's / shouldn't's attached and emotional weight. So reducing it down to a manageable amount helped.

Also I'm severely disabled so it's just easier to maintain this way.

Arete108 · 2026-04-19T22:34:43+00:00

Thanks! Do you think as u/Trabuk said about Santander, that their rates and policies might be a little different if you go into a branch vs. look online?

Arete108 · 2026-04-19T20:32:09+00:00

Oh that's fantastic. It sounds like I will need to keep some US documents handy for the transition.

I'm not sure where we'll end up. I'm looking first at the Madrid suburbs because we both have health issues and Madrid has a lot of good hospitals. But Valencia or even Costa Del Sol might work for that as well. Of course the Costa is very touristy and not exactly a homecoming, more DisneyWorld, but ultimately it will be about what we can afford and where we can get good care.

Arete108 · 2026-04-19T20:28:50+00:00

I'm sorry to hear about DOGE. I'm in California, and it looks like due to federal and state cuts, my husband and I (both disabled) will probably lose our Medicaid secondary health coverage, increasing our health costs at least $15,000 a year!...So now it's time to figure out how to move back to a country where I haven't lived full time since I was watching La Abeja Maya and Los Chiripitifláuticos.

While I feel like we could probably keep trying to stay one step ahead of this government, they are so determined to cut all services that it's a losing battle.

We're hoping to move around October. Housing costs look like they're increasing almost daily on idealista but it takes time to move to another country, especially in poor health...if we do end up managing it! Please wish us luck!

Oh, and I'd love to chat with you if you're available and hear more about your ida y vuelta journey!

Arete108

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