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[quote=”costaricafinca”]Unfortunately, it often it takes 3 years for surgery through the CAJA system.
lets not forget about are all of those Costa Ricans in San Jose with half of a body lining the sidewalks… Why?
And in the US, in addition to our citizens who need operations but have no money, no job, no insurance, we have returning military who are not getting proper treatment. But the military is here. The US needs to clean their own house, take care of their own children, mentally ill, broke citizens, unemployed, schools, crumbling economy, broken infastructure, dead fish, poisoned Gulf of Mexico, drug smuggling. Instead, they are here to save the Costa Rican people.
And maybe attack Chavez inbetween their Community Service smoke screen.
[i][quote=”johnr”]Boy oh boy. Can someone explain why a few 1000 people are showing up to get medical assistance if there is no need? Really I want some insight.
Yesterday they interviewed a guy that was going for hernia surgery for a problem he’s had for three years. Just looking for an explanation?[/i]
How about all of the US citizens in the US who need operations and can not afford them, have no insurance, lost their jobs…is our military giving them Humanitarian Aid??? Are their needs any less??? It is their tax dollars that are floating these ships.
[quote=”ticorealtor”]I think people don’t want to say anything when the U.S. does good things!
[url=http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/photo.php?pid=7089285&fbid=488341273227&id=71189598227]U.S embassy[/url][/quote]Nice photos, smiling faces, warm fuzzies, but that is not why they are here.
You think 7,000 miliary people were sent here to peel paint, the little boy could have done that. Or play with a child at the clinic??? The caja clinics may be busy, normal busy most everyday, but there is no need to see 1,000 extra people a day.
This is total smoke in your face. These may be nice guys, they may not even know why they are really here. Humanitarian aid, sounds good, no “real” truth to it! No emergency on that peeling paint.
I find the US government raids on organic farms and Community Supported Agriculture in the US to be very alarming. Police should not have the right to trash the healthy food providers. Combined with GMO foods taking over the US grocery stores…these are trying times. Food police, who knew?
The article was was informative. Thanks Scott.
The Dollar, so glad someone brought this up. The dollar is in big trouble, it is just paper being propped up. How much longer can they prop it up while still printing more, and with more than 13 Trillion in debt?
When we speak the truth, the bad news, it is not BASHING, it is simply what it is, telling the truth about a subject.
In reality the dollar has no hope of sustainable recovery at this time, if ever. Better to own an asset, a tool, something of real value. Paper does not qualify.
I knew Hal’s article was going to be excellent, and this evening I had the time to digest it. Right on Hal!!!
Thanks for spreading the Truth. NO US BASHING in your article, just truth.
Your directions to Esperana de Atirro de Turrialba are not correct. Go through Turrialba, south past CATIE take the fork in the road towards La Suiza, then a right towards Casa Turirre and the Golden Bean Coffee Tour in Atirro. Go through Atirro, over a bridge and continue until you see a tiny bus bench on the left side of the road, it has a La Esperanza sign on it, follow that goat trail up, up, up to Esperanza always staying on the high road.
For clarification, here is a link to the Esperanza, La Suiza area.
http://www.maplandia.com/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/turrialba/
We live in Esperanza de Turrialba and think that this is the best place to live. Our weather is near perfect, blue skys, plenty of fresh clean water, no irrigation necessary, an organic market on Saturday morning, 2 universities, 6 big grocery stores, 3 gas stations, fine dining, a hospital with a new one coming to CATIE, lots to do, and enough foreigners if you desire them. High speed intenet is also available in various locations. There are several private schools for your children including U of CR’s 1-12
Your altitude and location determines your weather, temperature and so on. 10 minutes above and it is much cooler.
Turrialba is a great place to live.
“How did you or your builder compensate for the inches of difference in the thickness of the columns and pre-cast panels in the interior walls of your pre-fab home?”
I am sure that Peg can answer this question on her own. It is not a problem!
How do you work around exposed roof trusses? I just finished doing this in my home. As a contractor builder, you should know that building materials are just a pile of materials. It is all about what you, the contractor, builder, does with them. When building any home, using any material, you must arrange the materials to get your end result as you want it. This technique is no different.
These homes are not sheds by any means. Shame on CR Homebuider for not knowing the difference, as a builder you should know how to work with various materials. If not stay away from them.
The joy of owning your dream home is not about how much money you can pay the home builder, although he would like the money. It is about you having your dream. Dreams are not always delivered by spending the most money.
Prefab concrete and steel homes can be as lovely and as long lasting as any other home.
Not true CR Homebuilder, I hear you put down the concrete and steel prefabs all of the time. It gets old, because it is bad advice. What you tell folks is simply not true. Probably because this is not how you make your money, you are selling conventional construction. Nothing wrong with that method, but there are other methods.
Prefabs meet the code and they can be as lovely as you desire, totally custom built to your specs. I know this to be true, I have built these homes on my farm. My ceilings in my custom home are 14’5″ high, my home is exactly what I wanted. It is not Tico by any means.
The wall finish is what you want, how you want it.
Let’s not put down viable building methods for the sake of lining your pocket.
If you are interested in prefab concrete and steel construction, you should continue to investigate this option. A custom home can be built in 3-4 months.
The Voz Que Clama Mission in Tuis is building it new resident’s facility using this method. I believe it is 7,000 sq feet, in it’s second month of construction and it is lovely. It meets every government code and all of the disability requirements for the disabled patients who will live there.
We will continue to build using prefab, it is a fabulous idea who time has come.
Ginnee
http://www.costaricamountain.blogspot.comEdited on Jul 29, 2008 07:52
I may be that person, I have built my caretaker family home and our custom prefab home and a plant nursery building all using the prefab construction method. You can see photos on my blog http://www.costaricamountain.blogspot.com or email me ginnee@gmail.com for more info
Ginnee
Ginnee y Felipe Hancock
Finca Quijote de Esperanza, SA
Costa Rica
http://www.costaricamountain.blogspot.comThere is no fast answer, and the best answer to economic problems is education.
A Tico friend who was a rural farmer , as were generations of his family before him, wanted to sell the farm and thought that owning a store in town would:
1. provide his children the chance to go to school past 6th grade.
2. relieve him of the duty to divide his farm yet again knowing that his children could not make a living on such a small piece.
The only hope that I saw for them was to give the children an education, and launch them into this world prepared to hold the job they desire. It is time to forget the old ways, the archaic cultural history that no longer works or makes sense in 2008. Let the parents keep their farm, and launch the children into new careers.
This is why you must invest your time and money into the education of poor rural children. This will allow them to have hope for a future that will help Costa Rica prosper. Their government and the Ministry of Education has failed them. The more rural the children, the sadder their education. Many can not read, comprehend or write, when in the 6th grade.
They have a dream, they all want to be somebody as children, an engineer, a doctor, an abagado, but as the years go by, and they can only look at the pictures in the books, their reality sets in. Young girls realize their only hope is to get pregnant and hope the boy will marry her. Usually by her 3rd child, she will find a man to marry her. It takes a while to find a decent man these days.
The Catholic church: I was raised catholic, but it was not for me. And the Catholic church does nothing for the people of Costa Rica. The visiting priest serves 13 little rural churches in our area. (I am only speaking of my area, as I know nothing of yours.) The priest holds service one night a month at each church, collects his money and leaves. I attend the monthly service in addition to the Voz Que Clama’s Mission service every Sunday. By comparison, there is none. At Catholic church, the priest holds service says a few niceties, passes the basket and good bye. He never talks about issues, fidelity, extramarital affairs and having babies while married to another; Big problems in Costa Rica.
What about STD’s and AID’s? Ojala, let’s not even go there. God forbid we discuss some of the realities who’s ugly heads are popping up, but nobody at the Catholic Church wants to talk about it. Ignorance is bliss in the eyes of the church. Birth control, not macho, no condom on that out of control head.
For those who worry that the money they earned in their successful careers in the US or elsewhere will poison Costa Rican workers should they leave a tip, or buy a child a pencil or shoes. Hog wash!!! All parents world wide want success and a full tummy for their children. Why is that only important for your children? You had an education and opportunity, they deserve no less. It is our turn to give back, yours and mine. Remember to give with an open joyful heart, you will receive far more than you give.
Ginnee
Ginnee y Felipe Hancock
Finca Quijote de Esperanza, SA
Costa Rica
http://www.costaricamountain.blogspot.comHi Dennis and Patsy Mahaffey,
You can email me at ginnee@gmail.com I live in Esperanza de Cartago de La Suiza de Turrialba de Cartago. I would love to connect with you.
Ginnee
Ginnee y Felipe Hancock
Finca Quijote de Esperanza, SA
Costa Rica
http://www.costaricamountain.blogspot.com
