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I think it’s great that some people thrive in hot, humid climates. I am not one of them and I suspect most people are not.
What I think happens is that many gringos come down to CR and set up living at sea level because they haven’t yet thawed out from northern cold. It may take a few months or even years but I’ll bet many of them eventually realize they really do not like the intense heat and humidity at 10 degrees latitude at sea level.
This is not difficult to understand. A comfortable temperature would not exceed 90 degrees. Besides having access to the sea for immersion, what advantages pertain to living there?
I have lived in Miami for the last 30 years. The firs 5 years were enjoyable as a novelty. But the oppressive heat became a negative. Initially, I intended to settle on the CR pacific coast until I visited there and realized that the cooler mountains were more comfortable. I am 62 now and I crave comfort over the adventure of living with humodity, heat and lots of bugs.
The optimum temperature range for human comfort does not exceed 85 degrees. This is not the beach. The beach is a great place to visit, briefly, but I would not want to live there.
Understood. I suppose a nearly flat roof incline is OK in a rainy environment as long as the over hang is at least 36 inches, there is ample roof to ceiling height (9 to 10 feet) AND there is a good seal between roof and wall.
Most of the modern designs I see with this feature have what appear to be concrete roof structures, which I assume is not the best way to go in a country where the earth tends to shake on occasion.
Speaking of roofing, I have see some modern designs with the nearly flat roof style and I wonder if that causes a problem with heavy rain fall draining off properly.
Jap Crap box? Really?! I have experience with Jeeps and Japanese 4×4’s and Jeep is the crap box. ( I will excuse Daihatsu since I have only limited experience in CR with renting them
Why go for inferior US designed crap where parts are hard to find in Costa Rica when you could go with a better designed and better performing Japanese 4×4? The Toyota FJ Cruiser will do anything a Jeep can do and ride better on the potholed CR roads too.
Look around in Costa Rica and count how many Japanese vehicles you see compared to US vehicles. There is a good reason you don’t see many Jeeps.
In the States, I gave up TV several years ago. Dump the dish or cable, trash the antennae and move up to the 21st century. I watch HULU sometimes and rely on other internet options for other viewing and listening. Virtually any movie, documentary or even corporate media crap can also be found online. HULU carries most of the popular corporate media stuff.
I pay a few bucks a month for the HULU PLUS with opens up more movie options and lets me use the iPhone for viewing as well but most everything online can be had for no cost.
Has anyone noticed that the San Ramon area seems a bit drier than usual for this time of year? It could be just me, but there seems to be less green than last year at this time.
If I were a multi millionaire hiding assets, I might be scared. But how is a story about fat cats predating other fat cats supposed to scare me?
Most drugs are illegal, either completely restricted or partially by prescription. Big pharma want us to use THEIR drugs over the more natural ones because their drugs have a higher profit margin within the prescription regime.
Government keeps the more natural drugs illegal because, besides the control this gives them, they also want a monopoly on that business. US troops grow and harvest opium for the government and ship it back home to a lucrative illegal market. Drug cartels and big banks have well established business relationships and this is well documented too.
And I disagree that there is a special class of people with an affliction called addiction who are the only ones who can understand it. Everyone of us is susceptible to varying degrees of this affliction. Who among the adolescent and adult population does not understand it?
[quote=”wspeed1195″]Their would be no war on drugs were their not addicts doing what they do for, or as A result of the illicit drugs.
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Of course! The powers that be manipulate behavior via economic control. Make something illegal or scarce or both, and the price skyrockets. They know what they are doing.
All the good, the bad and the ugly that people can potentially be and do is in each of us to varying degrees. In other words, we are all capable of human behavior, aren’t we? It boils down the the luck of the draw. Not everyone is born into a nurturing environment with the proper genetic starter kit.
The so called war on drugs has nothing to do with addiction. It has everything to do with societal control.
[quote=”Versatile”][quote=”sprite”]I am an avid sea kayaker. I am also a good swimmer. Nonetheless, when I began kayaking, I was apprehensive and very respectful of the ocean environment. Consequently, I have not yet had a bad experience. I am amazed at how many people stupidly and cavalierly venture into dangerous environments about which they know nothing. Taking a swim in unknown waters is no different than walking in a city park at night in a bad neighborhood. Situation awareness is a survival skill that is obviously absent in some people.[/quote]
Had friends that went camping in Florida. Told me they found a really cool trail system and camped there but they never saw anyone else. Later they found out the trails are made by Gators.
You are quite correct Sprite.[/quote]Ha! That is funny! I am told Costa Rican Crocs can be aggressive (crocs in general). Not so much with Florida gators except during mating and nesting seasons.
I took a small, narrow motor boat ride up the Sarapiqui once. It was Easter vacation and I saw many spots along the river where Tico families were enjoying the sandy river beaches. Small children played in the water along the banks with wild waters dangerously rushing by within a few meters. Then I saw a young man floating in a sitting position in an inflated tire tube, fishing while being moved down stream by the strong current. Within a few minutes of these sights, I saw a 12 foot croc sunning on a beach only a little further down. I asked the Tico boat driver if all those people were not afraid of the dangerous fast river and the crocs. He replied that Ticos are not afraid of much because they live there. I guess one can get jaded about danger after a while.
