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[quote=”Scott”]It is now fact…. Intel will close their chip manufacturing operations in Costa Rica and move them to Vietnam…
1. [url=http://www.nacion.com/economia/empresarial/Intel-cambios-operacion-Costa-Rica_0_1406659372.html]Intel transforma operaciones: manufactura va para Asia[/url]
2. [url=http://www.crhoy.com/intel-cerraria-manufactura-de-chips-dejaria-abierto-centro-de-servicios-v1l7x/]Intel cerraría manufactura de chips, dejaría abierto centro de servicios[/url]
Engineering, design and services operations will remain but more than half of all Intel employees in Costa Rica (1,500) are to be fired.
That’s the bad news…
The good news?
It could have been worse….
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I wouldn’t consider it good news.Lets use a Tico term.” Poco a poco”.
They got rid of the worst ones first. The rest(less bad-still bad) will go as soon as they get settled in Nam. HP and others will follow the leader. Maybe they’ll rethink the law about firing useless idiots here and quit penalizing employers 😉
jajajajaja NUNCA ![youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNJ8QgAGJ78#t=60[/youtube]
[quote=”makohan”]Bravo! Love your list; I agree all around.
Here’s a funny story though. You know how kids always HATE to take a bath and fight you and try to wheedle their way out of it, etc. etc. every single night? Well, after 3 months in Costa Rica in our rather rustic Caribbean home, all my little daughter wanted for her 9th birthday was to take a bath, imagine that. So we found a nice hotel in town equipped with a bubbly tub and she received a bath for her birthday.
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Bath tubs are for idiots :roll:. Install a shower.[quote=”makohan”]Bravo! Love your list; I agree all around.
Here’s a funny story though. You know how kids always HATE to take a bath and fight you and try to wheedle their way out of it, etc. etc. every single night? Well, after 3 months in Costa Rica in our rather rustic Caribbean home, all my little daughter wanted for her 9th birthday was to take a bath, imagine that. So we found a nice hotel in town equipped with a bubbly tub and she received a bath for her birthday.
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Bath tubs are for idiots :roll:. Install a shower.[quote=”Scott”]Can you believe the prices they are charging to see this 71 year old man perform here in [url=https://www.welovecostarica.com/public/Costa_Ricas_New_Stadium__Incredible_progress_in_just_one_year.cfm]Costa Rica’s nation stadium?[/url]
[url=http://www.nacion.com/ocio/musica/Paul-McCartney-Costa-Rica-ex-Beatle_0_1402259832.html]Paul McCartney en Costa Rica: Un ex-Beatle caminará entre nosotros[/url].
From what I can see, the cheapest tickets are $55 then $73, $100, $220, $311, $440, $522 and $633!
Who’s going?
[/quote]EWWWWWWWWWW Deah. That’s SIR Pablito McFartney to you peon !:(I generally don’t pay much attention to it(it’s been level for years) but I was paying bills yesterday and running numbers in my head as I went.
Capris–114200–$228, ICE 96000-$190 etc.
Once I got all done things didn’t add up.
I open the Capris screenshot and WALLA(not to be confused with Allah). $206 ! Que descuenta !:roll:Looks like Solis is in.He seems to be a decent fellow 🙄 Let’s see what he can do managing a mountain of incompetent dolts more worried about the next rendezvous with their brothers wife-sisters husband or texting their mommy to report that someone(probably me) called them a heavily perfumed cave dwelling idiot !
Solis it is ! Cold showers for everyone ! (porque electricidad es muy caro ahora)
[quote=”Imxploring”][quote=”sweikert925″][quote=”Imxploring”]I’d love to hear about it, your observations, and any questions.[/quote]
Thanks for asking. I went into a fair bit of detail about it on [url=https://www.welovecostarica.com/members/cfmbb/messages.cfm?messageid=47FFF102-24E8-5ED2-F1F8936BC8D93D01#47FFF102-24E8-5ED2-F1F8936BC8D93D01]this thread.[/url][/quote]
Next trip come a little further north to the Lake Arenal area, You might really enjoy it! Lots to do and see, beautiful scenery, a great and growing mixed expat community, and some wonderful Ticos![/quote]
Just make sure and not bring anything of value.:roll:
I’ve got two prison guard buddies in Nicoya that well know the notoriety of the Lake Arenal area.
Thieves per capita it’s a tie with Limon !It’s all part of the new math system. SMN.
10=5 ;5=2.5 ;2.5 = 1.4 and unlimited means 70% of the time or whenever it’s working.UPDATE. It was 90% done but the workers scrapped it for dippity-doo, perfume and new cell phones. They’ve applied for another grant.
C’mon guys everyone knows this is all going toward the Costa Rican Space Program. The same guys that build roads are building a shuttle out od Poxipol, expanding foam, silicon, and zinc. They’re looking for investors to put Franklin Changss plasma engine on it so they can teach the residents of Jupiter how to install a septic system.
Whatever you do do NOT come here with the thought of buying. I agree with the renting. Many say one year. I say permanently.
[quote=”ratus”]We have been in our new home for 3 weeks now, so we are pretty much experts on everything…….. NOT..<:
We are applying for residency via the investor program
( Inversionista )We have submitted our Canadian documents to our CR immigration lawyers and all was going well….until we found out that because our house purchase was barely over the 200k minimum, and we both held 50% of the shares…no one person, owned a property over 200k. So back to our lawyer, and re-assign 100% of the shares into my name, to show a purchase of over 200k. I will apply, and my wife can apply as my beneficiary. Now we are waiting for word on how that’s going…our documents are dated valid until Dec 6th, so we have time. They just need to be fully submitted by that time.
Our immigration lawyer told us, that CAJA now will determine that all investors are making a minimum of $2000 a month,and they will now take 10% for SS in CR. So $200 a month and we are covered for insurance…BUT, our lawyer said they are appealing that decision and CAJA can not arbitrarily decide how much a corporation makes…so still fightin on that part. But 10% of 2000 is a hell of alot better than 13% of 1 of our pensions.
On a side note…spoke with an US expat, and he was pissed because now Immigration may require a full FBI background check, along with a police report, His documents expire next month, so he may need to start all over again…
…..just sayin what i heard.
Will keep posting our progress, as we are informed…[/quote]That’s just The Great Satan giving CR orders or putting them under the threat of receiving some FreeDumb and DemoNcracy, special delivery !
[quote=”costaricabill”]Has anyone been lately?
If so, please share your travel info. I have been 7 times (by power boat, sailboat, commercial air) but each time from the States. We are planning a trip with friends in November, but looks like air travel is very difficult with Avianca no longer offering their flights.
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Contact Taca. You may need to drive-bus to Managua or take Nature Air from CR to Managua.[quote=”beverleygay”]Maybe if you try being a bit nicer you’ll get better service. I’m sure there are good herbalists here. Never heard of such a thing as hanging books in windows!![/quote]
Never make assumptions ! As far as hanging books, you’d better bring them with you !Here’s a source for a few.
http://www.securesitecr.com/editorialinbiolibreria/prestashop/category.php?id_category=22
Much like their YouTube channel there are 12 views. That was me.
