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[quote=”lillianwickram”]confusion, agitation, headaches, restlessness and hyperactivity—we should perhaps be expecting a big one in Chicago if my system is as sensitive as that of the Costa Rican animals:)
These are the benefits of civilization.
We can expect earthquakes from Godthaab to McMurdo.[quote=”Scott”]
English speakers can [url=https://translate.google.com/#auto/en/Familia%C3%ADas%20de%20Piercy.]read the Google Translate version here[/url] – Please bearing in mind that the translated version is rarely 100% accurate
Scott
[/quote]A very serious situation indeed copycat kidnapping is sure to follow. – but despite this appalling event I had to laugh at the Google translate version of the story. Not 100%? I’d say 50-60% is closer Even with my lousy Spanish the original version read much better. About the same as other flawed translators.
PEH[quote=”windom”]Hello,
Was wondering if George Linquist is still doing relocation tours for people interested in moving to CR?
Haven’t seen any articles about him recently.
Thanks in advance for any replies.[/quote]
George LUNDQUIST gives these contact points on his website:cell ~ (+506) 8888-4543
home ~ (+506) 2417-1041
info@CostaRicaRetireOnSS.com
skype ~ glundquist[quote=”Imxploring”][quote=”pharg”][quote=”Imxploring”]
So what might your feelings be about CR getting cozy with the Chinese? Good, bad, or neutral?[/quote]1. nearly all politicians of any nationality are venal;
2. when money talks, ethics walks;
3. not knowing the details of who gets what, and when, I am neutral until things play out.
4. At that point, any opinion I have is almost certainly inconsequential as far as the C.R. government is concerned.
PEH[/quote]I’d agree completely with numbers one and two…. as to three and four…. that’s where the danger exist is today’s world…. people’s willingness to “wait it out”…. or trust that a higher power (in government) is doing the right thing and that their opinion or position means nothing.
I often use the example of the 9/11 attacks and how the EPA (Chaired by Christie Todd Whitman) assured the folks in Manhattan and all the emergency personal at the scene that the air was safe…. only to discover that it wasn’t. And now thousands of folks are suffering the results of that government lie. It didn’t take a PhD to know that the airborne materials from the attack was full of carcinogens…. but yet we were lied to.
Those who waited to see how things played out are now suffering and dying very painful deaths… so trusting what you are told and relying on politicians is not really a good idea. Their actions and motivations must be questioned… whether or not you think it will make a difference. It’s part of the checks and balances that keep them in line!
One man standing in front of a tank may have seemed inconsequential…. yet it proved to be much more. Defining moments don’t always appear as such when the shutter clicks.[/quote]
How quickly these discussions swerve away from Costa Rica.
In response to your question, I never mentioned trusting what I am told and relying on politicians. Quite the contrary, in fact – actions and deeds, not rhetoric, delay my opinions. Your Whitman example is appropriate. In many venues, her statements were laughable.
And as to the man and the tank, you can’t really say this was not an extraordinary event, and in no sense typifies the reality of the inconsequentiality of individual opinion.[quote=”Imxploring”]
So what might your feelings be about CR getting cozy with the Chinese? Good, bad, or neutral?[/quote]1. nearly all politicians of any nationality are venal;
2. when money talks, ethics walks;
3. not knowing the details of who gets what, and when, I am neutral until things play out.
4. At that point, any opinion I have is almost certainly inconsequential as far as the C.R. government is concerned.
PEH[quote=”sweikert925″]And, as usual, once you run out of logical arguments you resort to childish insults.[/quote]
Periodically a series of discourteous exchanges erupts all over this discussion forum. Often it seems to be sweikert925 and a series of his antagonists. For me, I see them as nonconstructive pissing contests. It reminds me of one of Winston Churchill’s (many) quotes – Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.
More tact in disagreements would be a nice change.
PEH[quote=”Scott”][quote=”Imxploring”][quote=”Scott”]Sorry to be rude but do you really think that gardeners and housekeeper in Costa Rica understand currency fluctuations?
(snip)
It’s been my experience that most gardeners and housekeeper in Costa Rica don’t have a bank account so where do they change those dollars into colones?
Answer: In a place where they’ll probably get ripped off with the exchange rate which is not what you want.
(snip)
Mind-boggling!
[/quote]Here’s an anecdote on dollar/colon exchange.
The first time I came to C.R., as a visiting professor at UNA, I had some cash left over when I returned to the states. So I bought a CD at BN , in colones, for $250. The exchange rate at the time (1979) was 8.5 to the dollar, so the CD was for 2125 colones. Now, 36 years later, at today’s exchange rate of 530 colones/dollar, my $250 investment is worth $4.01. (Of course there has been interest applied meanwhile, but somehow [being Costa Rica] the entire account has “disappeared”). 😆 My personal desaparicedo.
It appears I will not be using that CD to pad my retirement.[quote=”Lotus123″]Choose organic, support organic. Funny in the USA they charge farmers to certify their crops as organic[/quote]
In the U.S. the term “organic” is NOT defined by law or by regulations that the FDA enforces. You can grow your carrots in bat pee in the U.S. and call them organic if you wish. As you say, it’s a free country [though some would dispute that].
To a chemist, ‘organic’ means a generally complex molecule based on one or more carbon atoms. So, if your fruit contains formaldehyde, dioxin, benzene, or Roundup, it’s still technically “organic”. Chew well before swallowing.[quote=”sweikert925″]Everything you have ever consumed (aside from pure H2O) has been modified from what nature had in mind. [/quote]
To pick a nit, pure H2O has also been modified “from nature”, depending on how far back you are willing go in time (i.e., more than 6,000 years :twisted:). All atoms [eventually molecules] ultimately came from stellar explosions.
I’ll accept that all GMOs are hazardous when I see independent research reporting such. [not precluding that there may be a bummer somewhere among them]. Monsanto assurances and blog anecdotes don’t do it for me as proofs of unequivocal harm and badness.. I am much more concerned about C.R. pesticides use and their effects on liver function and hormonal systems, especially in kids.
PEH[quote=”VictoriaLST”]Translator not working Scott? Tell it to translate from Swiss to English….. ;)[/quote]
Most Swiss speak German, with French and Italian bringing up the rear. However, my German-born spouse insists that what the Swiss speak in not German:lol:[quote=”Lotus123″]Hola! Although I have visited CR quite a bit over the years,often spending 6 weeks at a time there on vacation, we were always at the beach. The attraction was the surf among other things. I am wondering what the mosquito situation is like in mountain areas?
[/quote]short answer: more altitude = fewer mosquitos
[quote=”Scott”]I have just sent the following email to them:
I look forward to hearing from you …[/quote]
What do you suppose is the over/under on a bet you will get a prompt response?
PEH[quote=”Imxploring”]Danny and the crew up north sold out the folks of Nicaragua… he could care less about the environment, land rights, or human rights…. it’s all about money and how much he got! But then again the fools in Nicaragua did “elect” their president for life…. and no doubt it will become a dynasty when Danny and his lady pass into the sunset.
said Mark Twain,
Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.
😥[quote=”johnnyh”]Just came across this article from Counterpunch http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/10/31/starving-central-america/
I’m also wondering what will happen environmentally to Nicaragua and how it might also affect Costa Rica if the touted canal is built. As I understand, Lake Nicaragua is a fresh water lake, and sea water is bound to be introduced in it via the lock system.[/quote]
Introducing seawater to Lake Nica is by far the least of potential environmental, social, and economic damage. I suspect there is more electrolyte introduction to the lake by runoff from the land than ships would bring in. A century of ship transits in Panama has not shown significant change to Gatun Lake due to salt water introduction.
The lake’s fresh water is a very effective way to prevent the introduction of invasive marine species from the Pacific to Caribbean side, and vice versa. Very few marine critters can stand the change. One that has is the Lake Nicaragua shark, which has gradually evolved tolerance to fresh water. It is actually the Caribbean bull shark, a known maneater. Thus endeth the lesson for today.
