Bush and Congress Agree on Bailout Blunder? - 09/21/08 01:47 PM
I have been happily minding my own business in Costa Rica, off to Alberta for a bit of marketing, then Spain, where I am now. So I check in to the internet this weekend, no worries, the Dow is unchanged, politics as usual, whooops! A $700 billion bailout?? That´s more condos than I can build and sell for the rest of my life! Unless, that is,our politicos blunder (again), inflation ramps up and that starter unit goes for a cool $billion. Oh man, I hope I am wrong about this.
And what exactly are our leaders proposing? Destroy the remaining banks, … (2 comments)

ELECTRICITY COSTS: A REPORT FROM THE OAKS TAMARINDO, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA - 09/06/08 02:28 PM
I have been reviewing our typical unit owner´s electricity costs at The Oaks, noting that a typical bill during July for a fully occupied unit was $67 CAN for the month. When I asked our on-site concierge, Ana Lorena, for an explanation, she sent me our local electric company´s rates.

 Rates are divided into two seasons, "dry" and "not dry". Because 80% of Costa Rica´s electricity is generated by hydroelectric power, rates are 25% higher during the "dry" season from January through June. For an average user of 625 kWh per month, the July low season rates cost $67.75 CAN. … (2 comments)

 

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