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Deborah: It is not illegal at all. If your son and in-law have a baby in CR the baby will have dual citizenship, not your son and in law. I have my oldest son born in CR, my second (daughter) in Puerto Rico and the third (son) born in Panama. They all have dual citizenship. By the way all born from the same woman, it was thanks to the US Army that they were born in different countries. I was stationed in all these countries and more. Both myself and my wife DO NOT have dual citizenship, only the children.
It all depends on the profiling TSA does that week. My wife is Tica and travels to Costa Rica every 6 to 8 months back and forth from Tampa, FL to San Jose, she say’s that when she arrives to the States with her Green Card she selects a young male TSA inspector that talks spanish. Then it is all smiles and a little chit chat. Never has she had a problem. It probably pay’s to be good looking, well dressed, nice hair, smiles and laughter.
Maybe I will select the next time a female TSA inspector and do the same but I am not very good looking and double left footed, wear glasses with short hair and my favorite clothes are jeans and polo shirts. Then again who knows.happygirl: Wrong, Wrong, idea. Toronto (Canada) falls into the Interpol jurisdiction, so does Costa Rica. Anything you do will be informed to Homeland Security, in the USA. By train, boat, car or air: you will be monitored. Try something else and inform me of how you do it.
BIG BROTHER is WATCHING YOU.
Even in Canada.Maravilla; a word of advice. Breath in and out 10 times. I do not think it will end here, there is more to come. This administration has been “cooking” for the last 8 years Brilliant ideas like this one. Those see-through X-Ray machines you wrote about are OPERATIONAL in some airports of the good old USA. They can read the tab with the size of anyone’s bra and underwear. I might not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I know how this administration works (it is paranoid) and that is how they will think, plan, execute and react. Your wording of “TSA goons” is soo correct, they have absolute power over a simple passenger that wants to go from point A to B. I had my suitcases opened upon entering Miami and searched completely, all my possesions were in full view of everybody in the lobby on the counter socks, shits, pants, underwear, etc.).
So breath in and out 10 more times.Ask me the time and I will tell you how to build a clock.
How Diesel Engines Work
By Marshall Brain“What is the difference between a gasoline and a diesel engine?”. Rudolf Diesel developed the idea for the diesel engine and obtained the German patent for it in 1892. His goal was to create an engine with high efficiency. Gasoline engines had been invented in 1876 and, especially at that time, were not very efficient.
The main differences between the gasoline engine and the diesel engine are: Gasoline’s engine intakes a mixture of gas and air compresses it and ignites the mixture with a spark. A diesel engine takes in just air, compresses it and then injects fuel into the compressed air. The heat of the compressed air lights the fuel spontaneously. A gasoline engine compresses at a ratio of 8:1 to 12:1, while a diesel engine compresses at a ratio of 14:1 to as high as 25:1. The higher compression ratio of the diesel engine leads to better efficiency. Gasoline engines generally use either carburetion, in which the air and fuel is mixed long before the air enters the cylinder, or port fuel injection, in which the fuel is injected just prior to the intake stroke (outside the cylinder). Diesel engines use direct fuel injection; the diesel fuel is injected directly into the cylinder.
Diesel Fuel: If you have ever compared diesel fuel and gasoline, you know that they are different. They certainly smell different. Diesel fuel is heavier and oilier. Diesel fuel evaporates much more slowly than gasoline — its boiling point is actually higher than the boiling point of water. It takes less refining to create diesel fuel, which is why it is generally cheaper than gasoline. Diesel fuel has a higher energy density than gasoline. On average, 1-gallon (3.8 L) of diesel fuel contains approximately 155×106 joules (147,000 BTU), while 1 gallon of gasoline contains 132×106 joules (125,000 BTU). This, combined with the improved efficiency of diesel engines, explains why diesel engines get better mileage than equivalent gasoline engines.
Rocky425:
I am also a Postal Worker but I retired from the military. My benefits are from the VA and not from Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Find out in the US BEFORE you go to CR what are the benefits from BC/BS, they change every year.
Warren
Being a twenty year veteran gives you full service here in Costa Rica. You or your wife has to be Tricare standard or Tricare for life. Medicare Part B if over 65. We do not except Tricare Prime. It is easy to change Tricare Standard or Tricare for life, there are no penalties, meaning you could sign back to Tricare Prime when you went back home with no waiting period. You would also have to have a Costa Rica address reported in DEERS .
Here in Costa Rica we are considered out of net work provider so you would have deductibles that run from October1st to November 30th of every fiscal year. You have a $150 deductible per family member up to $300.00, a $3,000.00 catastrophic per family that you will pay %25 of all bills until the $3000.00 has been met then you are covered at %100. Being Costa Rica we use many medications from around the world so there are many medications not covered through Tricare. All medications have to be FDA approved. Any medication considered over the counter in the states are not covered either. In case of a hospitalization you would have to leave a deposit for any deductibles owed or non covered medication.
All services are available to you. X-rays, Laboratory testing, MRI, Appointments to the doctor, ect..
Documents needed:
Military I.D. card ( anyone using the program)
I need a copy of your DD-2214n form
Medicare part B
Address in Costa RicaIf there are any confusions or Question feel free to Email me or call. cduarte@clinicabiblica.com
Cristina Duarte
Tricare Coordinator
Hospital Clínica Bíblica
Tel. + (506) 522-1422
Fax. + (506) 257-7307
Let’s clarify the situation. Yes, retired with 20 years. PX and Commisary? I live 3 miles away from MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida and hardly go there. I am %30 disabled and don’t go to the VA, it is pathetic. They operate at %125.00 capacity with mediocre care. There used to be a plane that did courier flights from Panama to Costa Rica and Florida. Now that Panama is closed, I don’t know. To the question of “What more do I want” (nothing more than what people in my category has in CR.) If there is something more all I did was ask for information, plain and simple.
The con’s.
There is NO medical malpractice in these countries, communications are dificult with these doctors because of cultural and idiomatic (even thou they speak English) diferences. Follow ups are non-existent, and others things more. But the rate of success in these countries is %95 in low, medium and high surgeries. My dentist in CR has %40 of his patients CR native and %60 Non-CR. He is certified in Florida but loves his “Gallo Pinto” and went back to CR.
You are right about Blue Cross/Blue Shields, they sent a rep. to Bangkok and he was very impressed. India will be reading your X-ray’s in the future, while it is AM in the US, it is PM in New Delhi. While a X-ray tech charges $200.00 a hour in the US in New Delhi it is $25.00, do the math.Are we for real.
The republican’s had a “thumping” acording to POTUS (Prez of the U.S.) he said this. If the Democrats do nothing, then they get “booted”, and you think they do not know this. What’s good for the geese is good for the gander.
Please people, don’t be pessimistic, we are not ALL idiot’s in the good USA. Being in the pockets of big interest is one thing, but if you get caught it is “curtains for you” and many have been caught in the republican party (the democrats know this). This country sent a message in November, the days of the “Do nothing Congess” ARE OVER. If this new congress does not come with radical ideas to fix a whole lot of problems and fast they are OUT.
Lets wait and see. OK. By the way the TLC for Costa Rica is on hold with a majority of dem’s in both houses, and that is GOOOOD.
PS. From my “READ” here in USA, Karl Rowe and Condi are next in the chooping block. I only wish Cheney was there, but he is hidding and has not said anything to the press.Ripple:
Here is another fact about the high cost cost of medical insurance. My brother will go in Jan next year to CR for dental work. He travels from Virginia and will stay with my wife’s family in San Jose. Why would someone go overseas for dental work? (Because it is cheaper). On Nov 10 in the Tampa Tribune newspaper in Florida was a report “More americans head overseas for health care”. Bangkok, Thailand (bladder) New Delhi, India (hip replacement, heart surgery) Mexico (same day procedures) Canada (medications).
Dodie Gilmore from Oklahoma went to India for a hip replacement that would cost $40,000 in the US. She paid $7,000 in New Delhi.
Approximately 400.000 foreigners go overseas for medical treatment of which 50,000 are AMERICANS, why? (because it is cheaper).
The greatest country in the world, the most advanced, with a huge economy and it’s citizens are starting to go overseas for medical treatment.Do you see where I am going with this?
Really?
Deb, you live in the midwest and are paying $4,000 in taxes and insurance, move to Florida and pay double that. Last year I paid $1,000 in property taxes and $1,200 in home insurance. Now I am paying $1,400 in property taxes and $3,800 in insurance (that is an %%65 increses in 1 year.
It seems that insurance companies get to pick where they do business. And the Wall Street Journal last month said the insurance companies reported a $6 billion profit.
There is NO middle class anymore in the USA. Lets see what the Democrats which are in power now will do about this.
Bye the way, we sent $400 million related to the awr in Iraq every month. Figure that one out.You are all missing the mark. Today we Vote in the USA. 435 House seats, 33 Senate seats, Governors in 36 states will determine the fate of this present government.
IF, IF there is an upset and there seems to be a clear sight of this, then forget about everything you are writing.
Forgrt about the Patrioct Act, TLC, Iraq, etc. It will change because the People have voiced themselves throught the vote process.
You better pray this change is happening, I will know by 10:00PM tonight in Tampa, FL.mollyjim is right.
Make sure you tell your financial institution you are using your debit card outside the US. I had mine “captured” by my credit union on my 3rd day in San Jose. Had to call and explain and was released.
Financial institutions have a software program that will stop access to a debit outside the US if not notified ahead of time, it is a safeguard for the customer and bank.
I figured that taking $200 worth of colones every 4 hours at Costa Rica made the computer unhappy very fast.
