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[quote=”pranaspakeywest”]I know it may seem crazy to want to heat a pool here, but we do.
I am familiar with “SolarCostaRica” as a company, but they have closed their business.
I’m looking for any names of companies here that carry and install solar panels specifically to heat swimming pools.
We’re in Manuel Antonio.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Mark.
BTW, still looking to share a container from South Florida if anyone is interested……[/quote]A buddy of mine in Camaronal is having them installed now, and the company doing it is, I believe, down your way. I have emailed him and asked for their contact info. He calculates the payback at 4.5 years, exclusive of the ICE credit when the meter is running backwards (when the house is empty).
Are you on the grid and looking to save money or off the grid and this will be sole service for power?
I will be escorting some renters to his house tomorrow afternoon and take some pictures of the installation. PM me with email address and I’ll send you the pics he asked me to take for him
Welcome, you will (should) really enjoy it here!
You have chosen a beautiful location as have we (Playa Samara) and nature has done it’s job to increase the enjoyment quotient of everyone who choses Costa Rica as their new home.
We love Lola’s and often make a day trip there with our frequent guests.
Again, welcome and enjoy – we hope to meet you soon!
crbJerry, Barbara, et al –
My wife and I had our Entramite and file # now, going on 2 years. Do you think Mayanye and Javier could help us?I did all of the initial paperwork myself and gave it to my attorney to file. We got the Entramite from Immigracion the same day, with the only “Incompleto” noted as the CAJA insurance.
I have given a power of attorney to our SJO attorney, but immigration is not his specialty and I fear we are sitting in a stack of files somewhere in the Immigracion Ministry.
If you think they can help, please let me know either here in the post or by PM.
Thanks,
crbSpirit’s web site clearly states they allow no animals on international flights, except service animals.
Have you looked into that? It really isn’t that difficult to get a dog designated as a service animal.
Jet Blue (out of Orlando) does allow up to 4 small pets (in a TSA approved container) in the cabin of their international flights. I’m sorry but the jetblue link will not work if copied into this message, but go to their website, go to HELP, and scroll down to INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, and click on PETS, then click on GENERAL INFORMATION FOR TRAVELING WITH PETS
Good luck!
[quote=”Dazu”]Thank you Costaricabill and sueandchris![/quote]
Sue makes a good point about the resources in the Central Valley, but there is a great interior designer from the central valley that also has a beautifully decorated home here in Samara, and she speaks perfect English! If you are still interested let me know via PM and I’ll send you her contact information.
And although the majority of furniture and accessory stores remain in the Central Valley, it is amazing how much that market has grown in Guanacaste, with Habitat, Artistica, Zen and others having stores here now.
Good luck in your search!
[quote=”Dazu”]Does anyone know of a shop for matting and framing artwork on the Nicoya Peninsula? Also looking for a reasonable interior designer on the Nicoya Peninsula.[/quote]
There is a great framer, matter, etc. in Hojancha that most people in samara/carrillo area use. I know where it is but not the name, but I’ll try and find out.
[quote=”GEEGEE”]Question for you:
What stand have you made to challenge the IRS, other than perhaps not pay taxes and hope that you dont have to defend yourself? Have you gone up against the IRS and they declared that you in fact are correct and dont have to pay taxes on your wages?gg[/quote]
Sprite: gg’s lengthy explanation (whether you agree with her or not) is followed by the 2 very simple, very logical questions above.
Are you going to answer them and demonstrate to us that you believe in what you say and write in your epistles, or is this another case of [b]”Do as I say and not as I do”?[/b][quote=”maravilla”]Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose. . . .[/quote]
MV – If you are going to quote Janis Joplin and “Bobby Magee”, I am sure you realize the importance of offering credit to the song’s authors, Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster!
I am sure that you don’t want to take credit for such clever lyrics when you are not the author or performer! We were fortunate enough to live in Austin TX during the early to mid-70’s, and although we missed Janis (who died in 1970) we did get to see and hear many of the artists that helped shape the “Austin Music Scene” and the TV series “Austin City Limits” (still running today!
One of our favorites was the man credited with dicovering and mentoring Janis Joplin, an Austin treasure named Kenneth Threadgill, who was probably 40 years her senior. Threadgill is credited with being the genisus of the Austin Music Scene, and you had to be there to really appreciated in the early 70’s and what continues today!
Gracias W-41
That is the name I now recall seeing and reading about! Many Thanks. I just need to check on my entramite – – – it has been 2 years, today!
crb
ps. This is the totality of the information I was seeking so hopefully this finalizes this thread and it will not proceed to evolve into a discussion of gated communities, spilt milk or fiat currency.Did they do the work shown in the construction videos, or were those videos taked elsewhere? Was there recent bad news about the development?
[quote=”costaricafinca”]Friends brought in a ‘Mule’, and which is similar to your vehicle, isn’t it? They were never able to license it either, so they go into the small town near them, and so far, have had no tickets…although it doesn’t have a ‘VE’ plate.[/quote]
Yes, mine is similar to a Kawasaki Mule, but diesel powered (vs gas) and about 50% bigger. I’ve had no problems with the local “blue shirts” and have traveled the roads as far up the coast as Ostinal and as far down the coast as San Miguel.
[quote=”Scott”]
How exactly did they categorize this vehicle when you brought it into the country Bill?
Scott [/quote]
I bought it here, from Durman Esquival. I told them I would not accept it withoout “placas”, so I thought I would be getting regular plates, either for motorcycle or car. Their attornry spent quite a bit of time getting the placas, and the only type he could get is the yellow VE. I have only seen one other VE placa here in Samara and it is on a Polaris Ranger side-by-side, and it has the Marchamo and RTV stickers. I’ve tried to track him down and talk to him but so far, no luck. There are many VE placas on electric golf carts, especially in Coco.
It never fails to amaze me how quickly and effortlessly a discussion can get totally (not “a bit”) “off subject”!
From W-41’s thoughtful and on-point responses to “spilt milk”!
Geeeez! And please, I hope no one tells me not to cry over spilt milk!W-41: I really wish I could get it licensed, and I have tried. I used the word “quad” to avoid a long description. It is actually a Club Car 3-cyl diesel, selective 4-wheel drive with side by side seating and a small pick-up bed in the back. It only goes about 45kph, but it will go places I shouldn’t go!
I have put a full light package on it – eveything but high beams (which RTV requires). Also, they say I need a speedometer, but there is no speedometer connection like on quads. I asked if they would accept my GPS (which reads out the speed), but they say “no”. Also, I added the plastic windshield, so now they say I need windshield wipers!
It has yellow “VE” placas (Vehicle Especial) so I guess that’s why the local police haven’t bothered me – they probably don’t know what that is.[quote=”DavidCMurray”]
And they, too, can provide door-to-door service. They’ll arrange packing, if you wish, delivery of the container to your home, transportation to Costa Rica and clearance through Customs, in-country storage, and delivery to your home in Costa Rica. Their price quotes include all Customs duties, too, so you’ll always know your actual cost.[/quote]Their range of services may have changed, but I used ShipCostaRica in 2008 and they did not offer packing – that was up to us to handle. Also, “always” is not “always”. It may be “most of the time” or “nearly all of the time”, but upon our container’s arrival in CR I was advised that I owed an additional $2,500. We eventually came to a satisfactory agreement (I have since referred others to them) that included extended storage and extra deliveries ……. but “always” isn’t “always”!
