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Harlon,
My dad told me once, he said. “The difference between family and freinds, is family won’t turn you away when you show up at their door with a body in the trunk”
He’s a big movie fan…
Cheers
No doubt as disparity grows, so grow the targets on our backs…
We can live without the flash, drive an older car with a NoTLC sticker, dine at the “Soda”, wear a “Saprissa” t-shirt… Not a problem.
But I agree, we need to grow the middle class and reverse proverty (no easy task)
Jose Marti spoke, wrote, lived and died with a gentle passion. Never a hypocrite, always true to his words… Sadly “Che” and “Pablo Escobar” are this generations political icons. Thank you … It’s not often a poem brings a frog to my throat..
More Marti….
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/by/Jose%20Marti?order=popularityWell said Sprite… No need to overreact… Probability over Possibility works for me…
But, can we still raise awarereness (pardon the cliche) to an ugly trend. Can we agree that it’s not OK… refuse to accept this fate… Maybe find like minded individuls willing to take action vs standby. I’ve seen Tico neighborhood crime watch committee signs popping up. It can’t hurt. Maybe I’m being naive.
I grew up in Miami, I know the before and after. My parents never thought twice about sending me to the Farm Store, 7 Eleven or Winn Dixie. It was like an episode from Leave it to Beaver. Like the one when June sends the Beave to buy a pair shoes… Beave was 10 at the time. If June did that today in Miami we’d know she was on crack…
It might be too late for San Jose and Miami… But in San Roque de Grecia I know I can still send my 10 year old to the Pulperia for Bread… The day I start to fear for her safety will be a sad day in TV Land…. I’ll know then I let another paradise slide by. Where to then New Zealand ?
Maravilla, I enjoy reading your post, but Please…. Higher in the US! So what, I chose to live here in CR…
The fact that crime is higher in the US only serves to quell our insecurities about leaving. Rehashing worn out crime stats arguments is either a fool’s errand or a self serving sugar high …
We Love Costa Rica, Yes…. We put our money, time and passion into it… We filled ourselves with dreams of a better life for ourselves and our kids. Quoting US crime stats might help sell condos in CR, it does nothing for me and my kin….The son of Tico friends in Grecia recently had his old nissan clunker stolen for ransom in San Ramon… They’re not well off and could not pay the 1000 usd requested by the well mannered professionals… Now he takes the bus. Should we have advised him not to be flashy?.
Three weeks ago an elderly Tico couple was car jacked in “El Centro de Grecia”, they were dropped off on the “autopista” (shaken, but un harmed). What indiscretion should we accuse them of..
Should I hang my laundry on the front hedge so as to not let on that I have a dryer… (not)
Yikes is right….Lets cut the cr@p, get off our kiesters and do something about it… Yes, it’s higher in the US.. We burned the ships there is no going back.
Until we realize we’re all part of the problem and the solution, it can only get worse. If not, we’ll eventually end up one of those stats you love to quote (or worse run around in cammo, keeping vats of acid)dm,
Do you have a number or url for them… .03-.05 sounds sweet.. Can you dial without a computer or is it like Skype? I’ve been using enlinea (about 0.19 NO Monthly) for outbound calls and ringCentral (0.19 plus a monthly) for inbound…thanks
Dreammaker,
Contact Enrico (originally from Italy) at http://cellulartelephonerentals.com/
He’s provided us excellent cell phone rental service the last few trips… He’ll meet you at the airport with phone(s) and even give you a lift in his limo to your rental car or hotel… He charges $10 per day with unlimitted local use.
Have a great trip…
Enrique (no relation)
Roger,
Hope she is feeling better, I agree you may have received a bum deal by CR standard… But just this last week my wife went in for 2 days of tests at CIMA and 2 outpatient surgeries with the Gastroenterologist.. Our total cost (no insurance) was less than 1,000 including 2 nights at the Mariott Courtyard… (drinks not included)
We priced just one of the procedures in Florida through our United Healthcare policy and it came to over 5,000…
We’ve been very happy with the level of care and attention provided. On Saturday we met with the specialist for a followup consult visit at CIMA he spent close to 2 hours with her. He charged us 30,000 colones (less than 60 usd)… Fee for service was the rule in the US before we let the trial lawyers and insurers muck it up. As we left his office he asked for his fee, we set the money on his desk, he put it in his pocket. No mess no fuss, no forms… That’s progress… Lets hope it never changes….
Does anyone know a local acupuncturist, I might ask….
LOL… My wife will kick my a#@ss if I don’t find her an answer soon. I may need to make something up… or worse … Re-post the question with the phrase “Paragon Properties”… or “Man in San Jose mugged with wooden leg”…
David,
Hi… Do you have any contact info for Lic. Pacheco… I’m torn between rentista and inversionista…Do you suppose procomer would condsider “boutique hotel/spa” a qualifying investment.
Cheers,
RickHere is a story that could not compete with Paris Hilton. If this doesn’t make you cringe nothing will: How about 12 Billion in Cash Missing…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2008189,00.html
