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[quote=”vmc”][quote=”maravilla”]yum! my neighbor found a 22.5 kilo ayote in her compost heap. she divided it up and gave us a big chunk which my husband made soup with, very similar recipe except that he use miso paste as the base. omg! it was divine. then i made fresh croutons from some italian bread i’d baked and we put those on top to add texture. but we did two things differently from your recipe — one, we used FRESH milk/cream from our local dairy, and FRESH butter. mmmmmmmmmmm[/quote]
Maravilla….when we get there, would you teach us how to cook, or come cook for us just once?! LOL
I’m now disappointed with the Chili I just had.[/quote]
Here is a 42 kilo American Bulldog with a ” I have no idea kilo” ayote.
[quote=”chariotdriver”][quote=”Imxploring”]While Carlin’s choice of words might be troubling for some folks here fearing some type of “damage” to their young children’s ears… the TOPIC and the FUTURE of the US should be a MUCH larger concern for parents… words are words… but the direction the US is headed and the future that your children will face (and suffer) should be what is REALLY scaring the hell out of you![/quote]
Imxploring,
I would say that I’m very concerned about what the world will look like in 10-20 years. That’s the main reason that I’m looking into Costa Rica as a exit plan, just in case.
But that does not make me robotic to the point that this is all I think about hence the comment about, what is to be known as the “Carlin Incident”.
If I’m in the minority as compared to those that do not care what type of words their children hear then that’s okay also and I will be more careful in the future.
I would kinda think that this would kinda fall under the TOS #7
Not to hijack this thread, 😆 but what is the opinion on how the Death of U.S. Democracy will effect those of us living in CR at that time? I’m really concerned as to how we would fair if we were in CR when and if the US might falter to the point that it might somehow effect CR in some financial way. Any ideas on this point?
The last thing that I would want is to be in a worse position safety wise than I would be if I had stayed here in the US.
I guess no one knows for sure, but would still like to get some comments.
Thanks,
Phil[/quote]Hot tip of the day.8)
When you move here home school your kids.
Ticos are “evil” they even breast feed in front of other children. And the language ! They talk about horses and cattle giving birth in explicit terms.
Even at….gasp…the Catholic schools.Hey. I’m a pyro. when I see flames I FAN FAN FAN.:twisted:
I have the 2008 rates in front of me.For the first 200KWH it costs 43 colones per hour.
This is/was about 9 cents an hour. Same as the “low hour use” Miami.Mas o menos.Here’s where they “kill da gringo”.
Anything OVER 200 KWH is/was 67 cents.8 times what you pay in Miami.
It gets better. Anything more than 500 Kwh increases substantially over that amount. I’ll see if I can find the number and post it.
The rates have also gone way up over the 2008 numbers I posted.Lemme put it this way.
I have a super efficient fridge, a hot water tank that only cuts on for an hour at 3 AM. An idiot box that’s on for 2 or 3 hours per day, tops.
The computer is on about 12 hours.
The microwave heats up the cleaning lady’s lunch for thirty seconds a day.Gas stove.
All of my lights are the compact fluorescents.
I have no heat, no AC, no water well pump, solar landscape lighting, no extra freezer.
I do have a washer and drier that do about 4 loads every Friday.I have this months bill in my hand. 630 Kwh for 73,118 colones. $ 131.44.
In Miami, 630 Kwh would run me $75.55 today.
It’s roughly double here for an average house.
Far, far, more if you have AC a pool, deep freezer, jacuzzi, flood lights etc.My farm in fl used 4000Kwh/month.
If I tried that here it would cost me around $900 dollars or so.
But look at the quality service and what they have to spend on coal, diesel and the nuclear plant maintenance, upkeep on the fleet of bucket trucks…Lineman making 100 grand a year …..LOL:roll:Somebody is making a bundle.
I will give them credit for plugging away with the reforestation projects,nurseries and broadband work.
They do the very best they can with the bureaucrat idiots that control the place.That’s what happens when you give semi literate grass cutters a desk and a title. They become mini-Hugo’s
A gringo in Aguacate ? That’s a first.
I’m in Tila at the OasisOriginal poster. Look up Vanessa Calvo.
You need a real atty and real advice.
Don’t be like the many, many, many other idiot gringo’s and get screwed. Slow down.Take a try at these guys.
Scott will probably chime in with some people too.
http://www.osapeninsulaproperties.com/INBIO/CATIE/UCR sells a spineless variety. I have about 30 trees.
Get an old “soul food’ recipe for sweet potato pie and make one with pejibaye.It rocks.La Pacifica, just outside of Canas, makes the best soup.
Here’s their recipe.
18 peaches boiled, peeled, chopped.
6 cups of chicken broth.
2 cups of whipping cream/double cream. Dos Pinos box.
1/2 stick of REAL butter.
4 tablespoons of flour.
2 medium onions , diced
3 bay leaves.Melt the butter and saute the onion.
Slowly add the flour and whip by hand.
Add the chicken broth…room temp…with the bay leaf, some salt and pepper.Get it hot, almost to a boil.
Buzz this mix, with the previously chopped pejibaye, in the blender.
Back in the pan, BUBBLING, for 30 minutes and keep whipping with a whisk or stirring.
Let it cool a little bit then stir the cream in, sprinkle with cinnamon and munch out.It’s always better if you smoke a good left handed cigarillo while making it.8)
Pura Vida !The recipe also works great with ayote.
If you eat it every day, I’m sure Scott has a recommended cardiologist he can refer you to…..:lol:
Serve with chicharrones.[quote=”kordan”][quote=”DavidCMurray”][quote=”kordan”]Ajo Negro
Cedro
Cedro Real
Cedro Amargo
Cenizaro
Laurel Negro
Pochote
Tamarindo
[/quote]Says who? You see these all the time.[/quote]
Cannot be exported[/quote]
What’s your point ?
Did you come here to rape our wood and ship it to the Fallen Empire ?
Damn capitalistaz…………:lol:Yeah. You can do it on a grand a month.
The farther you get from San Jose the easier it is.
Why SJ ?
Hialeah Florida is just as cheap and a whole lot cleaner.[quote=”tandymonium”]I have a house close to the highway North of Parrita. With the Paving of the bumpy road, there is a lot more truck traffic and a lot more Jake Brake noise. Is there a noise law in Costa Rica? Does anyone have a suggestion as to how we can get the trucks to use mufflers on the Jake Brakes?[/quote]
How long have you lived here ?
There aren’t any laws in Costa Rica and if there were there is nobody to enforce them.That’s just idiocy !
Every community I have been in has a couple of good carpenters, window guys, and furniture builders, seamstresses that make cortinas, etc.Ya want a pre made kit ? Move to Alabammy.:evil:
800 sf of reinforced concrete, with nice hand made doors, nice tile, cabinets, etc will run you $40 to $50 a square foot….. if you speak Spanish and can see past BS.
I hear the gringo “expert” replies being typed already:lol:It also gives you relationships within the community, which is a MAJOR plus.One day they install your cabinets. Sunday you go to their grandmothers house for chicken and yellow rice or head to Cano Negro to fish.
I refer to Costa Rica, NOT San JoseB.
Flame suit on !!!8)Don’t pay any attention to website prices.That’s all BS.
Get on the phone, call places in the Osa, and tell them what you want to do.
Call real estate people too. There are a zillion properties for sale by owners, who live in the Empire, who would love to have someone stay for a month or three.
That way the toilets, windows, doors and roof won’t be stolen in their absence.
Tourism is completely dead here. So is building and real estate, contrary to the internet myths.Deals abound for tourists and investors alike.
[quote=”opabh”]Wat’s the difference between lux— Tax and Property Tax
In Costa Rica , California Property Tax , If you are late is a 10% penalty. Then they sell your House and give you a grocery cart. 😯
Willem[/quote]
Maybe here you get an ox cart:D
