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OCCOM FOOLISHNESS Strikes again! New Restaurant opening soon

 
 
ossobuco
 
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Reply Fri 9 Feb, 2007 10:05 pm
To Gus,
Erm? I did post that, you geezer, you. Insulting me is useless, useless, I tell you.
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realjohnboy
 
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Reply Sat 10 Feb, 2007 05:50 pm
I wish you the best of luck, Bill, in whatever you decide to do next
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Roberta
 
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Reply Sun 11 Feb, 2007 04:23 am
Hey, Bill. Watched a program about people looking for a house in Costa Rica. They had some amazing possibilities for relatively little money. Of course, next to the Big Apple, everything is relatively little money.

What a beautiful place it is. Are you practicing your espanol?
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farmerman
 
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Reply Sun 11 Feb, 2007 11:03 am
gus raftenhozer
Quote:
I was doing a little reading on Occam's Razor, just to freshen up my knowledge, and stumbled across William of Ockham's photo...


That was the shot they used in his high school yearbook
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OCCOM BILL
 
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Reply Sun 11 Feb, 2007 01:46 pm
Thanks RJB&Co

Roberta wrote:
Hey, Bill. Watched a program about people looking for a house in Costa Rica. They had some amazing possibilities for relatively little money. Of course, next to the Big Apple, everything is relatively little money.

What a beautiful place it is. Are you practicing your espanol?
Si.
I could litterally set up shop in a deluxe hotel for less then the taxes and condo fee's are now at my old condo in Palm Beach. My friend Lucy has a cozy 2 br. home in a gated community she rents for under $300 per month. Shocked A guy doens't have to make much to call it a decent living there. First I have to successfully set up a sales office in South Florida though. I'm guessing 6 months.
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margo
 
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Reply Sun 11 Feb, 2007 09:31 pm
I'm late here, too!
Sad to hear of your troubles - and good luck for your next venture!
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Roberta
 
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Reply Mon 12 Feb, 2007 12:38 am
OCCOM BILL wrote:

My friend Lucy has a cozy 2 br. home in a gated community she rents for under $300 per month.


$300 a month! Shocked Does a person need a car there?
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OCCOM BILL
 
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Reply Mon 12 Feb, 2007 03:10 am
Thanks Margo!

Roberta wrote:
OCCOM BILL wrote:

My friend Lucy has a cozy 2 br. home in a gated community she rents for under $300 per month.


$300 a month! Shocked Does a person need a car there?
Nope. Cabs everywhere, and busses, cheap... especially once you learn to haggle with them. Plus there's hardly any street signs, so it's easier to get around that way anyway. There's plenty of rentals for special occasions, so I doubt I'll bother with one. If you're in a hurry; you can fly to any major spot in under an hour for under $100. A retiree is still considered a rich pensionado. :wink:
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Roberta
 
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Reply Mon 12 Feb, 2007 03:28 am
I don't walk well. Are living places near shopping places?

BTW, I don't know how to drive. Never had to know.

This is v-e-r-y interesting to me. I'm not a retiree. I'm still working, but almost all my work is online.

I'm not kidding. I may seriously look into this. It sounds like the answer to a person's dreams (and the end to some nightmares).

Should I start brushing up on my espanol? Quien sabe? Es posible.
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Mon 12 Feb, 2007 07:13 am
Roberta- Don't want to bust yer bubble, but Bill is a young feller. One of the things that people of our vintage need to consider is the availability of good doctors and hospitals.

How 'bout it, Bill. Is Costa Rica a place for people who may need physical overhauls once in awhile?
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Mon 12 Feb, 2007 11:20 am
I've been hearing good things about health care in Costa Rica going back to the early 1970's.

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In a United Nations study conducted in the 1980s, Costa Rica's medical system was first in Latin America and ranked near the United States and Canada among the 20 best in the world. Things are pretty much the same today.


http://www.cocori.com/library/life/med1.htm

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Many of the country's highly trained physicians and some dentists work in the mornings for the CCSS and have their own office and clinic hours in the afternoons and evenings. While private care is more expensive than that offered by the same doctors and surgeons through the CCSS, the price is still way below that of the average office visit in the States. For example, a private office visit to almost any medical specialist costs around US$30. Continued treatments for diagnosed problems will vary but will almost always be considerably less than comparable treatment in the United States. Dental work, such as simple fillings run between $12 and $15. I recently had opportunity to compare costs for periodontal services in the States and here. For considerable work in the States, the patient was quoted $7,000; the same work performed in Costa Rica by a U.S.- and French-trained periodontist using the same materials and techniques was $1,500.



The politics of the country may not suit everyone's taste (i.e. I don't think Republican/c/Conservative Americans have a place there), but there's a lot to recommend it.

~~~~~

On the downside, the mother-in-law of one of our VP's retired there to open a B&B and she's been kidnapped a couple of times in the last 5 years. Living outside of a primary community is probably a factor in that.
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Mon 12 Feb, 2007 11:32 am
from the U.S State Dept site (worth reading)

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MEDICAL FACILITIES AND HEALTH INFORMATION: Medical care in San Jose is adequate, but may be more limited in areas outside of San Jose. Travelers may also find most prescription and over-the-counter medications available in San Jose. Doctors and hospitals often expect immediate cash payment for health services, and U.S. medical insurance is not always valid outside the United States. A list of local doctors and medical facilities can be found at the website of the U.S. Embassy in San Jose, at http://usembassy.or.cr. An ambulance may be summoned by calling 911. The best-equipped ambulances are called "unidad avanzada."



http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1093.html
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Roberta
 
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Reply Mon 12 Feb, 2007 01:59 pm
Phoenix, Health care was one of the first things I looked into online. I found what Beth found. (Thanks, Beth.) I don't have any insurance here. Not having any there won't make a difference except that treatment is cheaper there.

I'm still poking around.
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sozobe
 
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Reply Mon 12 Feb, 2007 02:41 pm
Meanwhile...

Are we going to hear more about this "love of your life" business, Bill?
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Mon 12 Feb, 2007 03:01 pm
Roberta wrote:
Phoenix, Health care was one of the first things I looked into online. I found what Beth found. (Thanks, Beth.) I don't have any insurance here. Not having any there won't make a difference except that treatment is cheaper there.

I'm still poking around.


I think that health insurance was what I was concerned about. I was curious as to whether a resident (not a citizen) of Costa Rica could get health insurance. I also wondered what the deal was with Medicare. If you don't have insurance anyhow, it is a moot point.
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Foxfyre
 
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Reply Mon 12 Feb, 2007 03:27 pm
Some excellent information on relocating to Costa Rica including residency requirements, cost of living, crime rate, health services, health insurance, etc. HERE
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Mon 12 Feb, 2007 10:07 pm
Thanks, foxfyre.
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Mon 12 Feb, 2007 11:07 pm
Ab uncle had been the German (honorary) consul general in Costa Rica ... I was to young to be allowed to visit him in those days and we even didn't get discount on bananas :wink: )
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Roberta
 
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Reply Mon 12 Feb, 2007 11:18 pm
Thanks, foxfyre. I find the residency requirements a bit confusing. I'll hunt around and see if I can find something to unconfuse me.

Seems like I've shanghaied Bill's thread. Sorry, Bill.
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OCCOM BILL
 
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Reply Tue 13 Feb, 2007 04:00 am
Phoenix32890 wrote:
Roberta- Don't want to bust yer bubble, but Bill is a young feller. One of the things that people of our vintage need to consider is the availability of good doctors and hospitals.

How 'bout it, Bill. Is Costa Rica a place for people who may need physical overhauls once in awhile?
To my knowledge, their medical care is better than most, though there is no second John's Hopkins... and cheaper by far. Nutty law suits don't exist there, so there is no reason to believe this will change anytime soon. This hasn't been a major concern for me at 38, but the research I have done leads me to believe a person would be no worse off there than here. There life expectancy is essentially the same as ours.

Citizenship, is a walk in the park for a retiree with a pension or even Social Security benefits, and if memory serves they'll roll out the red carpet for anyone investing $200,000 in a business or $50,000 in a tourism related business. Alternately, a person can fly out twice a year, even if it's only to Panama or Nicaragua if only to get their passport stamped, and they may stay indefinitely. Foreigners are allowed to own land and the restrictions appear to be mostly on paper, anyway.

They are a client of the United States insofar as military protection is concerned, so there is little if any chance of the government being overrun. It is the continent's oldest democracy and is quite stable. The Colones (their money) is on a daily pegged devaluation against the dollar, but this too has been consistent for a couple of decades and not likely to change any time soon. I think I shared good deal more research on my Pros and Cons of moving to Costa Rica thread a couple years back.

sozobe wrote:
Meanwhile...

Are we going to hear more about this "love of your life" business, Bill?
I'm sorry to report; this was largely exaggerated for effect. Embarrassed I am still on the lookout for the love of my life, likely because I still haven't crossed paths with Brooklyn. :wink:

Roberta, I have no objection whatsoever to the direction of this thread. I am as interested in the feedback to your questions as you are.
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