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I can’t,yet I guess I should,believe that this thread is so,man,can’t even find the word.
to think that it’s everywhere,and so on edge,let me tell you,I’m responsible for my interactions and acquaintances and the way they play out.
when I was in Hermossa I made friends,and helped a friend do some work around his nightclub.then met his partner.he was a bit interogative at first.it was his military training.they were israeli as were many of their friends who came to be my friends.
it took him A hot minute to realize,just like the canadians I knew,the locals,that dang italian ice cream shop clique and so on.
what impresses me is that they,none of them judged me for the big loco gringo I am.they took me on my word,my behaviors and actions.
reading some of what is posted and then the responses,that saddens me.why is it so important?
one day your gonna be broke down,and me or some jew or canadian or poor as$ locals gonna stop to help.are you going to refuse me/us then?
I know a little about racism.my first baby sitter was a black man in 1961.in an all white rural dade county neighborhood before it was part of greater miami.
then my mom married my panamanian stepfather who looks black when you look through racist eyes.
we endured the hate,as white people,by white people.
then when the cuban community showed up,they hated us because how could this latino marry a gringa,with 2 bastard sons.
God,how can we still be of the dark,in the dark?[quote=”RaggedJack”][quote=”wspeed1195″]I think that some things should be brought up.whats hard is to not buy into the spin,or,better yet,rubberneck it or spin it to my own fear.[/quote]
Well said. That can apply to LOTS of media coverage, from any country, on any subject.
Now I must go and cancel my vacation to Florida, as I hear the icebergs will be arriving any day![/quote]aw shine,come on down,they ain’t to hard to navimigate.
I think that some things should be brought up.whats hard is to not buy into the spin,or,better yet,rubberneck it or spin it to my own fear.
[quote=”sprite”]It’s good to know others see this. It won’t change anything but it’s still good to know.[/quote]having neighbors, and contacts or places like this that wipe the sleep from our eyes is in part A change.
well,there you have it,the voiceS of reason.
you did state that you’d been before with family as a kid.
things are A tad different.
I started going in 1993.
in 17 years,I personally have not been deterred.[quote=”sprite”]Don Diego,
The Cuban revolution was never able to develop enough velocity to escape the gravity of the world monetary system. It did not have a philosophy which would permit a divorce from that system, rather it remained enmeshed in the world economy of scarcity, trying to circumvent its most vicious attributes with socialism. But the dysfunctional world economic system is as pervasive as stage IV cancer. Recently, Fidel remarked that the Cuban revolution no longer works for Cuba. The terminal stage of the disease of Capitalism is upon us all. Black markets may well grow but even they require material support.
I would not be reveling too much. The easy life is coming to an end.[/quote]it appears that someone is on the other side of the circle.
I’m from miami.and most of my friends are cuban.when you sit,and listen,then read,and watch and listen.the story is much as you say.wow,and my friends say the revolution was for the benefit of few,at the expense of many.[quote=”tonto”][quote=”wspeed1195″][quote=”DavidCMurray”]You’d still be a 56 year-old white haired guy who likes to ogle beautiful women and hates condoms, tonto. Some things never change.[/quote]zzzzzzzzzzzing[/quote]
ZING?….What do you mean ZING?….Your reply was not witty…if you are trying to give yourself points for being clever…you failed…If I was born in Costa Rica…I am sure there would be a larger change in my thinking…and my values would certainly be a bit different…I don’t see too many Ticos hanging out at the Beatle bar handing out 100 dollar bills…
Don Diego…Thanks for your reply…and yes…I am aware that Tonto means “stupid”…tongue in cheek for me…and your reply was interesting…and sincere…I appreciate that…and it is nice to get a response from a Cubano point of view…I will look forward to other responses from you on topics in the future.[/quote]yes it was,of course it was.he made a funny,you don’t like that I like it.
I stayed in Jaco for A long time.
not that you’d care what folks think/thought of the degenerates who went there.(beatle bar)
mostly married men and pitifully feo others.
it is about class though and not money.
when I spend time with someone it’s actually because they like “me”.[quote=”DavidCMurray”]You’d still be a 56 year-old white haired guy who likes to ogle beautiful women and hates condoms, tonto. Some things never change.[/quote]zzzzzzzzzzzing
being A florida native and spending several mos. at A time in costa on many occasions it’s no different.
the rewards of being there vs. here,and bugs as the variable,you ain’t done packin yet?
I left my doors and windows open all the time.literally.[quote=”waggoner41″][quote=”wspeed1195″] finding that finesse,and love for the trade is NEARLY impossible.
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I was a house painter/drywall repairman in the States for over 30 years. Some of the men I learned from, like your Italian stucco finishers, were masters of the trades. Over the years I was glad I learned from them when I worked with men who had no idea what proper prep work was.When I had my own business I had one master working with me and I hired kids out of high school who wanted to learn the trades right to work with us. It was easier than going through a bunch of men who claimed they were painters and finding that they didn’t know what they were doing.
It gives you double satisfation to see that many of them went on to become masters and several went into business on their own and continue to do as I did.[/quote]then you’ll appreciate this.you say to A “painter” nowadays something about waterproofing and painting and they look at you crazy.
nowadays,as you know,it’s put caulk on caulk,not pull A 5 way and clean the joint,then caulk.
the teach thingy,I stick built homes in NC for years.and did as you said,the hire thing,after weeding through about 200 guys in 3 years,I found 4 real carpenters who could frame,side and trim.out of the 15 of us.the rest were young bucks.they to wanted to learn.
it was a real joy to have guys that were eager to work and learn.many went on to work for themselve,and a few of them got the loan of my surplus tools to start up with.I would sub my sub work to them til they could get W/C and their own tools.contractors would ask me to frame truss homes and I wouldn’t frame themto hurry hurry.I would put the ones who wanted to branch out on it.
thanks for the trip down memory lane.[quote=”tpb”]Classic hustle! Query – reply on a forum to further self interest.[/quote]yes,many have self promoted subliminaly.
yet too,theirs those that who refer to their profession,and when/if asked would help.
thats part of the essence of A forum.you can decide,from the regular posters who’d you’d break bread with.[quote=”grb1063″]Synthetic stucco, more commonly know as the trade name Dryvit is all about application technique, especially around openings and corners. With the wind driven rain so often found in CR, these details have to be right on the money or you are just asking for a water intrusion problem like so many buildings in the pacific northwest = mold. It seems it would be a challenge to find these tradesmen on the coast, let alone CR. Normal stucco is ubiquitous to CR, but it is only as good as the substrate preparation. Having lived in several US west coast homes, my next home will be stone, split face CMU and stucco. No maintenance except pressure washing.[/quote]exactly right about prep.I’m a miami boy.grew up doin const.was an experienced apprentice for Lancaster Homes who built 500-1000 home tracts in the 60’s and 70’s.some of their stucco guys were old transformed italian NYC masons and tenders.they were radical fanatics about prober base coat,scratch coat and top coat.even with corner bead metal around the would feather back the corners and point up stucco edges,then we had to be ever so careful not to mess them up when sponging the finish.
you didn’t want some guy thats been finger totin and settin block all his life to pinch you.they were masters of so much,rolled up into A small package.
finding that finesse,and love for the trade is NEARLY impossible.
something though,when I lived there my friend had some guys who did alot of work for him.he asked me to help his guys do some painting.well,them folks just painnnt.thats it,no caulking,no prepping,washing down the walls,waterproofing etc.they had seen a caulk gun yet never used one.
I had brought all that stuff with me.3/4 nap lambskins,all my Purdys 5 way and so on.you can’t,or couldn’t in 2008 find that stuff in Jaco/Hermossa.when we were done,1 job,they could stand next to any painter here and be as good.they had the depth,yet with out the tools and teacher they didn’t have depth of knowledge.
we did stucco repairs,painted and roof/carpentry and some cabinetry.they actually went away with alot,and some tools.
that old chinese proverb,of love and humanity,more often in these times falls on deaf ears.
Give a man A fish feed him for A day,teach A man to fish,feed him for life.theyve done A good job it sounds like.
did they use the synthetic stucco?it’s pricey.I helped A 2 left handed friend do some repairs and it was around 27,000colones for 5 gallons.it has A bonding agent already.
seeins they used a bonding agent it may have been sand and cement or the bag mix.
many times the problems with the old stucco,especially on the coast is they use the beach sands.which is now forbidden,and then,it has a high saline content and over time aids in the deterioration of the stucco.and then to,the rebar in the actual structure as they use it for concrete.
was their any type of screen device layin around on the job?
a wood frame with some wire mesh on it?they will use it to sift the sands they get.
depending on the contractor,that is also.some are going to buy sand some will sift beach sand.and tucked back away on the seco,ya just don’t know.
stucco is an art.I hope they treated your house lika A Van Gogh.
