
Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
But, sure starting to wonder where I go from here.
thanks, i agree! in fact, the solutions i’m working on, are helping me. i’m sending us all lots of luck!
bundle of joy :)
thanks! i got a lot of supportive messages from many of you. it helped a lot.
chaos over here. but bit by bit, things are improving. i prefer not to explain.
sending lots of courage to us all!!
:)
Costa Rica is like the Bahamas as far as the poverty and third-world conditions go. The Bahamas is built up more though and is more cosmopilitan as far as hospitalization and medical care goes.
We love island vacationing, but pretty much it's the same thing everywhere. I'll take Hawaii any day of the week. It's expensive though. Isuppose you pay for the pleasure of not being panhandled and harassed on vacation. You will get none of that on Maui.
i continue to have a very rough time. but it’ll improve. i’m finding solutions for my LOs.
just wanted to wish you all a GREAT sunday. i’ll return one of these days.
bundle of joy :)
Reminds me of the song:
It's a small world after all.
It's a world of laughter
A world of tears
It's a world of hopes
And a world of fears
There's so much that we share
That it's time we're aware
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all.....
It's a small, small world
There is just one moon
And one golden sun
And a smile means
Friendship to ev'ryone
Though the mountains divide
And the oceans are wide
It's a small world after all.
I imagine wise American expats buy extra insurance for living abroad in the same way we Canadians do whenever we leave the country. And yeah, my understanding is that expat enclaves are like gated communities, there is no reason to venture into sketchy areas.
I know that Medicare is only good for treatment in the United States and its territories [Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands].
I found a really good place to take my vehicle that had old time mechanics, and ten years later none of those so called "repairs" ever needed to be fixed.
Yes, Costa Rica is a very beautiful country if you don't mind living in the third-world and getting panhandled incessantly because everyone knows you're a foreigner and they think you must have money. I took a vacation there once. The begging really ruined the trip because we couldn't take a step off the resort we were staying at. Nothing like living in village where the hospital shares the same building with a the church. Perfectly fine if your don's need surgery on a Sunday or basic care.
@gladimhere.
I couldn't agree more. I will not do any online business that insists on a cellphone number and email before even allowing the product to be seen. Restaurants too. If I can't read the menu online without the "screen" over it demanding an email and phone number, I move on.
I don't know where I have added my email address in the past month or so, but I have been bombarded with scams and junk! The only thing I can figure out is shopping for Medicare supplement!
I used to love driving, I thought when I retired I'd hop in the car and travel. But then I developed a driving phobia that causes crippling fear in heavy traffic...
I wish us all a great weekend!
I’m quoting you:
“Well, it is not very patriotic to go live in another country other than your own.”
It’s one Earth.
It just happens to be cut up in the random borders we have.
Hundreds of years from now, the borders will look different yet again.
And all that time, since the start, it was and is, one Earth.
One Earth with splendid landscapes, here and there, in various “countries”.
Well, it is not very patriotic to go live in another country other than your own.
This could be important information.
I took my very low mileage Toyota 2005 into the dealership.
They found $3,000 worth of repairs needed.
Since then, disheartened, I have not even gone to the beach, mostly driving nearby up to 10 miles. Could not afford that much.
I have not found a mechanic who confirms that the brakes need bleeding.
Other mechanics ask a few questions, and say there is no need to do that, or another repair, The car passed smog.
So, maybe get a second opinion not from a dealer.
Keep that car on the road! Toyotas are good for 200,000 miles plus!
I think that I and my dH are pedantic.
Definition and correct spelling:
Pedantic is an insulting word used to describe someone who annoys others by correcting small errors, caring too much about minor details, or emphasizing their own expertise especially in some narrow or boring subject matter.
I am usually trying to make a joke about something. But not the spelling of the word pendantic. 😜
I have decided to start dressing like I live there anyway as soon as the sun comes out this year (if it ever does..). Picked up a bright yellow & aqua resort dress in the local thrift shop 🌴🌞 😆