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The difference in location and altitude affects what types of “bugs” can attack your pets.
This information is making me re-think bringing our pets down when we move… but that is a while away yet.
Thanks for all the info…
Brian
I may be one of the lucky ones, but I do realize that the system isn’t the greatest for everyone. I’m not going to comment on the US system, because I haven’t been exposed to it. I have though been exposed to the UK system, which the Canadian system is based upon. It worked well for me when I lived there before coming to Canada and was great for my Mother, but it has similar shortcomings to the Canadian one and is probably in a worse state. Politicians in Canada know this and are trying to fix it… unfortuneately we know what that means…!
[quote=”Moving Soon”]If the goal of a health care system is to provide health care for the people then it is a great and tragic mistake to have it under the control of a “for profit” insurance industry.
The existence of a conflict can not be disputed. The conflict causes people to die.
Some things should be left out of the “for profit” machine.
4 generations of my family came (and are coming) up in the Canadian system (yes social medicine) but when you hear evidence from a conservative that says the Canadian system is horrible….he/she is motivated to lie to you. Our family (from the 2 year olds to the 91 year olds) have NEVER had a problem with the Canadian system. Everyone has been cared for.I hear the main opposition to a socialized system in the US being “are you crazy,? do you know how much that will cost?”
The cost is worth it.[/quote]
I can definitely agree with this, the Canadian system worked well for me, Aortic valve replacement, ruptured duodenal ulcer repaired and a pacemaker installed, all in 21 days!!! It was supposed to be only about 6, but the latter two issues arose as I was recovering!!! Since then I have had many tests to find the cause of excessive fluid… after searching for cancer, testing for every organ in my body, it was deemed perio-cardionitis caused by a tightening of the perio-cardio sack during recovery…nothing another diarhetic didn’t cure… My cost…$0 Nothing wrong with that system, I would say!!!
The down side is tax dollars HAVE to pay for it…currently about 45c of each dollar in tax revenue…
There were LOTS of sites still trying to sell properties, or rent (as in Boston). I actually had to go to page 2 before I found a “review”, a quick parousal of that showed several people saying how good the deal was… no full names, just christian names and an initial for the surname, with a city and state locale.
These quotes were all one liners… could easily have been manufactured or taken out of context.
BAD reviews were even further into the search and pretty well buried!!!Seems like they do have ways to “stop” the bad stuff from being seen…
I have to agree… and when I re-read the post, I realized that it was originally posted as somewhat speculative opinion of what could happen… although we all have plans for the future, and we all have differing reasons for our move, being speculative about “what can happen” is fruitless and yes we have to plan for “problems” but common sense has to prevail here.
What started as an enviromentally based thread, quickly turned to “armageddon” theory… enough!!!
The Mayans calender stops at 2012… some would have you think that is when the world will end… but think about it… they went hundreds of years into the future when it was written and thought “well that’s all I want to do on this for now… like all calenders they end! They just didn’t start another one!
Enough of this… let’s get back to the pura vida!
Brian
Edited on Oct 25, 2009 06:11
Although I feel compelled to argue some of your points you make caliskatari, I will address one issue, OIL. The US is oil dependant… no-one will argue that, however, what I have a problem with is the “raping” the US does of world resources, whilst they sit on HUGE pockets of oil within their own boundries. One reserve discovered late 2008 was in Colorado, and there is sufficient oil to supply ALL the US needs for over 50 years. Politics prevents it’s extraction, firstly because they don’t need it yet and secondly, it pays to leave it alone and let the environmentalists believe they have “won”.
As for my own plans… they are coming along slowly… however, I too, intend to relocate to Costa Rica, build my own “piece of heaven” and live out my life in paradise. Sustainability, eco-friendly design and build will be incorporated. Self sufficiency will be a paramount consideration. Having somewhere safe is also high on my list.
I have been to Costa Rica many times, and having lived in Britain and Canada, can find no other place I would rather be when I retire.
Like Scott said, anyone that wants to “take” what I will build, will have to be prepared for a fight, as I’ve never been intimidated by anyone, not even under fire…
Best of luck in your endeavours and Pura Vida
Brian
Yes David, Liberia is the same… the currency exchange in the airport is a rip-off,,, There are ATM’s around (Scotiabank has several just down the road on the opposite side to the airport, heading away from Liberia) but if you can wait until you get where you are going, there will be plenty around. I also concur that you should get colones rather than dollars…
David…
Excellent advise and well stated… short sweet and to the point. The cost of all of this “due diligence” is minor compared to not doing it…
Omit just one of these “guidelines” and it could cost you 10 times or more to “fix” it, if it’s possible to fix.
Several times I have seen properties that have a “building site” already excavated, and checked into them and found that the subsoil was too permeable… one was even washing away after a tremendous downpour whilst we were waiting for the soil engineer’s report!
Water, during the rainy season especially, will find the easiest route to take to follow gravity… be VERY sure you know what’s going on below and around your building site or you might just find your house moving!
Many people have said do your “due diligence” before you buy… it’s nice to see it capsulated so efficiently here…good job
Brian
I agree, and if there was an implication I was a whiner… well so be it, but I was actually making reference to everyone when I said “we”, I actually go by the principle that there is no point in complaining about generalities, because no-one can either do anything about it, or they don’t care… so why bother…
BrianEdited on Oct 04, 2009 23:28
Just seen this little ditty on “Inside Costarica” news site…
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12.000 Homes Owners Affected by Luxury TaxIt is estimated that 12.000 homes owners of luxury homes will be affected with the new tax on luxury homes which has to be paid within the next three months.
The law that went into effect on October 1 and will be in place for the next ten years, affects all home owners with homes valued at ¢100 million colones and more.
The tax on those properties will be between 0.25% and 0.55% of their value.
The ministerio de Hacienda (Finance ministry) has said that home owners will have until January 15, 2010 to pay their taxes.
The added tax is destined for social housing programs.
end quote.I had to laugh at that one David… okay the weather is taken out of the complaints column… but there is still lots left… but you know when it comes down to it… we only complain because most of the time we know we are powerless to do anything about it!
Your trip should easily be doable in 10 days… we did that and more last year. One thing you should be aware of is that the real estate in these areas, especially Hermosa, Tamarindo, Ocotal, Flamingo areas is very expensive, expecially for Ocean view property. Mind you it all depends on what type of property you are looking for. Becky Clower, a real estate agent for this area, and recommended on this site [ https://www.welovecostarica.com/public/1512.cfm ]has a website showing some properties and their pricing within many of the towns you mentioned. It will give you an idea at what you may be looking at cost wise to live in those towns. Google her name… it will give you the website.
Another thing to understand, is that this area is known as “Dry” forest and it will be hot, from November to early April temperatures will be in the 90’s, however , there is a prevailing wind (strong breeze really) that cools the effect a little. Humidity is not really an issue during this period. April, the winds die down and it can be extremely hot… then it becomes more humid as you go through May, June, July August with the wetter weather coming in September through mid November.
Last year we arrived on the 22nd November and had 2 days of rain… 85+ and humid, however after that it was beautiful… A shower at 8am will make it humid for an hour… by 9 it is dry and hot again…
Night-time temps do drop… but not like the Central valley… mid to upper 70’s at night is not unusual.Hope this helps
Brian
