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Agree very much with the above post although I didn’t read the article that says Scott used the red dye…:( …a definite ‘no no’.
We ‘host’ in our garden in Guanacaste, throughout the year, 11 species of hummers and use no feeders at all.
With having your feeders where Scott lives, at a higher altitude, the ‘liquid’ will stay freshere, for longer, but after 3 days, it should be changed.No, there is no shame on him.
One shouldn’t expect others to have to help pay for the medical treatment since they decided [i]’they didn’t need it'[/i]. A choice was made.
No-one knows what is in store for them and one should be at least prepared financially to cover the costs of these horrific injuries.
What if no friends had came forward to help defray these costs? Will they cover them all? I doubt it.
We have been robbed three times and also sustained multiple injuries due to an accident, but we are members of CAJA and have also paid many thousands of dollars to private hospitals here for specialized treatment.If he had been initially transported to a CAJA hospital, yes they would. But he went, not by his choice of course, to a private facility.
I know many Ticos that don’t belong to CAJA….mainly because they know that if they go to the clinic or hospital, they will not be refused treatment.I, too, wondered why Ben Vaughan, didn’t have (at least) CAJA insurance. Maybe he is a citizen of Costa Rica, and hence he is not legally required to pay into this system.
We all want to be healthy and if we could ‘[i]will it to be this way’ [/i]wouldn’t everybody be thrilled. But this isn’t to be, so one should have themselves covered and even if he only had CAJA they do extremely well in an emergency situation. Accidents and unexpected medical occurrences do happen…Just prior to this horrible incident, a member on a different forum and who had only recently moved there, had been telling us that crime had risen dramatically and very rapidly, due to the new roads giving better access to these [i]thugs[/i] and that increased security measures were being taken by local police and residents.
At the same time, a Canadian member and his wife had just been robbed at gunpoint in Jaco. He was very upset because he had been denied the opportunity to purchase a gun to protect his family, because he is not yet a Permanent Resident of Costa Rica due to the change in rules.
We live [i]very near[/i] to the kidnapping of a local farmer that happened last week.
[i]Everyone[/i], you need to watch out….don’t take your security for granted.[i]”Best advice given; have a written contract, know your tenant, know the neighbors and visit the property frequently”[/i].
In regards to ‘know your tenant,’ can I ask how many ‘owners’ will have met a prospective tenant before renting out their property? Does an English speaking/ex-pat tenant insure more trust? It shouldn’t.
And from what I have heard from others, a written contract is no guarantee.
Just insist on a decent security deposit, and hope this covers costs the expenses occurred if there are damages or potential loss, if you can’t get them out.
But, do ‘visit’ the property as often as possible.While it may not be common, you are wise not to continue to build if you are not sure that you wish to be here, full time.
You are not the first, nor will you be the last with ‘[i]buyers remorse…'[/i]
Hope you call sell your property.To obtain Pensionado status, [i]one of you[/i] must have a guaranteed pension or SS of at least $1000 per month.
With an income of $1700 you can live well once approved.Welcome!
First the airport is still in the planning process….
You can open and operate a business here, but cannot perform [i]any physical labor[/i]. This must be done by local Costa Ricans or someone who has Resident status which one can apply for after three years in another category, such as Pensionado or Rentista.
And if you are intending to operate a wellness retreat, that would likely be geared to tourists….
Be aware there are many similar places already in existence.
You really need to visit for an extended time, before you decide to launch a new business here. As you may have read on another recently posted topic, many business do not succeed.Speaking on behalf of my hubby 😆 he found it harder to just ‘do stuff’ than I did. He missed/misses the camaraderie with his peers who had similar interests.
I don’t think men are so interested in volunteer work, as many woman are. Sure, they will help with a building project, but not make it a ‘3 day a week, go for lunch afterward commitment’ which is common ‘in town’.
We live in a rural area and there are very few ex-pats here with no volunteer groups except the church groups.
You may need revert to childhood, and learn to be happy within yourself.
This will be a tough call….Definitely the same place!
On an important note: if you have concerns or any problem negotiating large rocks and wobbly stones, [i]do not attempt[/i] to go down to the pool.In the perfect place, the import duty cold be lowered/excluded for all, but I don’t think it will ever revert back to ‘no duty on vehicles’ for ex-pats.
And why should it?
If you take a car from the USA into Canada, duty is due….
Possibly, no import duty on used household goods.
I wish the new president, the best.
