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Cindyc, If the tables are of solid wood, then the price seems to be reasonable. In fact they would be on par with US prices and not as high as I would have expected. I’m curious though if there is a brand name on any of the tables you looked at.
Cindy, It’s good you had one growing up. It will most likely give you a better idea of what to look for in a pool table. I had the thought one time of possibly shipping tables down there, but the import tax would most likely cause the price to double. I had entertained the thought of maybe moving there and manufacturing them out of exotic woods. The labor intensive nature of the business just turned me off though. When we hopefully move there to retire, I think I would rather do something a bit less challenging. But one never knows what the future holds.
Just a quick reminder about space. You will need a minimum 13’2″ X 16’10” room size to accomodate the 8 foot table with 57″ standard length cues. If you need any other help, feel free ask.
Good luck, and let us know how your purchasing experience goes.Al
Cindyc, Believe it or not, I sell these for a living in the US. I have not seen any stores in CR myself. I have a customer in The US that has a restaurant with a pool table in Santa Ana CR. He buys equipment for his pool table from me, when he is in the US. He says the prices in CR are high.
If you need any professional advice before you purchase a pool table, I would be happy to give it to you. Our family has been in the business for 95 years.
The most important thing is to get a slate bed pool table. On an 8ft. it should be 3/4″ minimun thickness. 1″ is better for the humid conditions in CR. Less likely to warp. Most probably the slate would be from Brazil.
If you can get me a brand name, I could possibly be able to tell you some specifics about the manufacturer.
Hope this helps.Fiesta is a very nice small casino. Very safe and very pretty girls dancing on the bar, between band sets.
So, ya think she’ll ever really find happiness? LOL
Hate to be one of the hundreds. Lots of permanently scarred men left on the side of the road from that one.It’s almost incomprehensible to me that no one seems to remember what precipitated the actions of the government. September 11th is all but a forgotten tragedy.
We are living in a frightening new world. I don’t care what conspiracy theories anyone has. This will probably start a new wave of nuts out of the woodwork anyway, but 9/11 started this mess. Just as appeasement by Neville Chamberlain led to the war to end all wars (WW II), sitting on our hands and not protecting ourselves and our allies will not make this world any safer. Look to Europe and see what’s going on there. I don’t like this war anymore than anyone else does. We are in it, as the rest of the free world and Democracy is, up to our necks.
I’m beginning to get sick and tired of the US bashers who will scream bloody murder if the s**t hits the fan and the US does not step in to help. We are the world’s policemen, for better or worse, like it or not.If you think CR, or any country is immune to this, the sand is just a bit over your ears.
No one loves a soldier till the enemy is at the gate!
People are people no matter where we find them. We will always find good and bad in every country. I’m sure we all have stories of being had. Sometimes we are not even aware we are being taken advantage of. Chalk up the bad experience to a lesson learned. In the future you will be on your toes and prepared for anything like this happening again. Out of wanting to be kind and thinking others will always treat us as we would like to be treated, we can get ourselves into situations like this. It is most likely the fact that you are a good, kind and generous person that got you into this situation. At least at night when your head hits the pillow, your conscience is clear and you can sleep.
A guide in San Jose once told me, Some Tico’s are friendly so as to help you…Others are friendly to help themselves.
I have been fortunate to find most Tico’s genuine and have only had a feeling of being taken advantage of a few times. It was for very small amounts of money, so I didn’t bother to argue. I have had worse happen here at home.Dear Maravilla, I maybe one of the few conservatives who actually doesn’t fly off the handle when you post. You brought up some very good points. Let me say first though, we invaded Iraq with the supposition of WMDs. Hussein was not complying with UN resolution for site inspections for these weapons. If you remember he threw out the inspectors. Colin Powell pleaded the case to the UN security council, I believe. We went in with a coalition of the willing to enforce the UN resolution. We did not find WMDs, but it does not mean they didn’t exist, and possibly, could have been spirited out of the country. We acted on information we had at the time concerning the existence of WMDs. Good or bad, we have to take these reasons at face value. I happen not to subscribe to conspiracy theories.
You bring up the point of Hussein’s involvement with al qaeda. I don’t remember hearing that this was a reason for invading Iraq. It was the UN resolution noncompliance with inspections for WMDs that brought this on.
As far as the US being in Iraq for 20 years, I hope not. The Iraqi’s have a right to govern themselves and we should exit as quickly as possible. The US soldiers and Innocent Iraqi’s that have been wounded or killed, is a true tragedy. But now that the situation has gotten as bad as it has, we cannot pull out and leave sectarian violence to rule in place of law.With regard to our rights being diminished, you have a valid point. Some see it that way too, others see it as a reasonable effort to protect American citizens. I don’t like my rights being taken away anymore than you.
Do we have unprotected borders, refineries, nuclear power plants and ports? I have to agree.
Do we have an insatiable appetite for oil? I think so. Any country with a standard of living as we have would most likely develop the same appetite and driving habits.
Did the president steal the election and usher in fascism? I don’t believe so. The votes were recounted in Florida and I believe we had a legal decision. Some may disagree and that is their right. If the election had gone the other way, maybe voices on the other side would say the same things.Costa Rica’s army was disbanded by, I believe, Don Pepe. He did this in order to prevent the military from overtaking the government again. Not to prevent them from invading other countries, if I’m understanding your statement properly. Costa Rica has enjoyed peace, relative prosperity and security since then. Now don’t jump all over me on this, but, in this new world in which we find ourselves, not having an army or military may not be such a good thing. If Costa Rica found herself in a desperate situation, without an army, I believe the USA would come to it’s defense. At least I would hope so. I don’t know if you agree with that or not. In a perfect world no country would ever need an army. But we do not live in such a world, and it seems to be getting less perfect every day.
Speaking for myself, I don’t think I am a parroting fascist soldier. There are things about the USA I love, and other things disturb me greatly. As I have said before, I call it as I see it. Not everyone will agree, and quite frankly, I don’t care. I’m happy being me.
Also, I have seen Ann Coulter’s legs. A bit to skinny for me. On the other hand, mine, I don’t think, are all that bad.If I missed covering any of the points in your post, I’m sure others will.
Have a good time while in CR, enjoy your dinner party and Pura Vida!
rahulthack, We had a private driver this past August. He was recommended by the B&B we started from in Alajuela. The cost was $120 US From Manuel Antonio back to Alajuela, which was the longest trip we took. The nice thing about a private driver is their knowledge of the country and its attractions. For us it was better than renting our own car. We found almost any hotel or B&B has private drivers available for hire.
I think most of the wagering came from the US to begin with. If the source of income gets turned off, so goes the business. I have sympathy for the Tico’s who lost jobs at high wages. But if taking bets illegally from US gamblers is what put them out, then there is not much you can say. I did not hear of the US government coming down and closing the offices. It’s obvious they set up an offshore establishment to circumvent US law. They had to know most of the wagering was coming from up north where wealthier people will have access to the Internet and the financial means to use it. The responsibility rests with the businesses also for their practices, not soley on the US government. This is a very touchy subject. As I have read the passionate responses from everyone, I can see emotions have run high. Some of the points are valid and some quite frankly are off the cuff remarks. I’m not totally familiar with all the facts on this situation. I think to make a rational comment on this whole affair, we have to sit back and wait to see what all the facts tell us. Most of you know how I feel on some subjects posted here, and my thinking is, there will be a lot of blame to go around when this thing is fully investigated.
Scottbenson, I thought by using vonage the taxes would be eliminated, since they use the Internet to connect the calls, and the Internet is not yet taxed. Amazing! It may be because the calls originate in MN and that is the taxing point. I also assumed the Federal Universal Service charge was dropped. This year we can claim on our IRS return the Fed surcharge on long distance calls, from I think even 5 years or so back. You would think then the surcharge would also be dropped. I guess they get it any way they can. So on top of the $25 for the vonage you have to pay another $7 in taxes. Only about 27% as a guess.
The reason you pay MN taxes is because you originate the calls in MN. And where you receives goods or services you pay the tax. Not that I like that, but it’s the way they do it.With the bookies paying taxes, I don’t really know. It is possible there is a gaming tax, either Federal or state, due when a bet originates in the USA.
Death and taxes. The only two things you can be guaranteed of.
Scott, Thank you once again for an informative post. I thought I knew the answer to some of my questions already and you confirmed the worst of them. I’m not going to do a USA bash here, but I don’t like the idea that money managers are reluctant to deal with US citzens because of your above mentioned concerns. The government already knows what I have, and to limit my options for better returns just gets me a little hot under the collar. The fact that I’m willing to give them every last tax dollar they want should be sufficient. I know this is going to push a hot button for many folks who want to make a total break when they pull up stakes and make the final move. In this global ecomomy you would think things would be different.
Well, here’s an interesting tidbit as reported in today’s inside Costa Rica. Com. This is all according to International Living magazine. I think it’s published in Ireland. It is about top places in the world to live
The criteria was,cost of living, culture and entertainment, economy, environment, freedom, health, infrastructure, security and climate.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd in the world’s best places to live. France comes in at “numero uno” for the second year in a row….caught me by surprise. The United States, it looks like, has a 5th place rating. It goes on to say Costa Rica ranks in the top 20 for traffic accidents. ICR.com also editorializes by saying if there had been a category for the country with the worst roads, Costa Rica Would place 1st.There could be a reality check somewhere in there.
Scottbenson, The fact that taxing transactions on the internet is duly noted. The federal government in the US imposed a moratorium on taxing the internet some years ago, I believe for a 5 year period, and when it was about to expire they extended it for another 5. I don’t know if that period is up. It may have indeed expired. If not, I would think the state of MN is in violation of federal law.
Having said that, it is only a matter of time till they work out the details to taxing internet transactions. I’m sure other countries will want to get in on this also. Revenue enchancement is not exclusive to the USA. A couple of years ago they were attempting to charge a type of stamp tax on Emails. I guess the USPS(postal service) was losing money on the drop in letters being mailed the traditonal way.
