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any recommendations ?

dog?

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any recommendations ?

Capt. JG wrote:
dog?

Parrot. More traditional.

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I forgot to mention the boat is in Costa Rica, and parrots, dogs,
alligators, etc are only good for a week or 2 - then they starve as no
one there all the time to feed them. Except maybe the crooks ?

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:04:15 -0400, Larry wrote:

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any recommendations ?

Call ADT, the alarm company. They have a cellular-based, central monitored
alarm system they can install into your boat, just like into your home,
except for the cellular connectivity.

I bet you can get fire, flooding, intrusion, etc. professionally installed
with a monthly monitoring fee.

I say ADT because I have a friend who wanted a professional alarm system
installed in an armored car he uses in the mobile check cashing business.
I contacted ADT for him and they did a beautiful cellular-based
installation, even with 200 watt alarm sirens that make even approaching
the van impossible without ear protection. If his cashier needs the cops,
she presses a panic button and ADT answers just like OnStar does in GM
cars. The GPS in it tells them where she is and they dispatch help
directly to her location. When the van is unattended, the fire and
intrusion alarm system protects the van from vandals, thieves, etc.

I offered to add to the installation with my ignition-system-based "chassis
protection system" that will put anyone on their knees when the alarm
sounds, but he declined....(c;

Call ADT in your city and talk to them about protecting the boat.....

http://www.adt.com/resi/products_ser...urity_systems/

On the hook or at a marina?
The family and I lived in CR for a while and I'd have to say, while not as
violent, Ticos are second to only Nigerians as the most thieving bunch of
^&%$'s as I've ever personally seen.
While we were there, a cruiser ran aground and swam to the beach to find
help, by the time he got back (few hours) his lovely hosts were stripping
his boat.
Our house was literally a shack before we cleaned it and fixed it up enough
to move in. Whenever we wanted to head to the beach we had to hire a guard
to stay in the house to keep our fairly meager possessions from walking
away. We had a maid that watched the place during the day if we wanted to go
to town or work away from the house. Only reason to have on her on as she
did little else. This was in a small village, towns were much worse.
I'd go back as tourist, but not to live there.
If your boat is in a marina, an alarm is a damn good idea. On the hook? Kiss
it goodbye.
Some might think it's just the poor pulling this crap, but our San Jose
lawyer tried the same with us. OK, I know how much we love and respect
lawyers, but we were building a business that he could have fed off of for
years, and instead he tried to steal a few quick bucks. It's a common
mindset to forget about tomorrow and get what can now.
Of the gringos we knew around the Guanacaste beach towns, Arenal, and San
Jose, none would leave their place/possessions in the hands of a local for
any time at all. Might get by for a couple of weeks, but that would be it.
Most look for another gringo to house sit, and the rest just couldn't leave.
The major cause of all this was that the government rarely enforced the law,
and if a crime was committed against a gringo the authorities couldn't care
less.
I met a Evangelical family who seemed to be pretty good late in our stay,
but I was so burnt out by the locals by then I didn't trust anyone with
anything.
The locals have a custom when doing business called "mounting the gringo",
I'm sure you can figure it out.
I know, I'm ranting....
MMC

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I forgot to mention the boat is in Costa Rica, and parrots, dogs,
alligators, etc are only good for a week or 2 - then they starve as no
one there all the time to feed them. Except maybe the crooks ?

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:04:15 -0400, Larry wrote:

wrote in :

any recommendations ?

Call ADT, the alarm company. They have a cellular-based, central
monitored
alarm system they can install into your boat, just like into your home,
except for the cellular connectivity.

I bet you can get fire, flooding, intrusion, etc. professionally installed
with a monthly monitoring fee.

I say ADT because I have a friend who wanted a professional alarm system
installed in an armored car he uses in the mobile check cashing business.
I contacted ADT for him and they did a beautiful cellular-based
installation, even with 200 watt alarm sirens that make even approaching
the van impossible without ear protection. If his cashier needs the cops,
she presses a panic button and ADT answers just like OnStar does in GM
cars. The GPS in it tells them where she is and they dispatch help
directly to her location. When the van is unattended, the fire and
intrusion alarm system protects the van from vandals, thieves, etc.

I offered to add to the installation with my ignition-system-based
"chassis
protection system" that will put anyone on their knees when the alarm
sounds, but he declined....(c;

Call ADT in your city and talk to them about protecting the boat.....

http://www.adt.com/resi/products_ser...urity_systems/

"MMC" wrote in news:X_Tyg.5994$Wi.3438
@tornado.tampabay.rr.com:

Ticos are second to only Nigerians as the most thieving bunch of
^&%$'s as I've ever personally seen.

Isn't that interesting. This is my friend's second house in Hermosa Jaco
and she hasn't said a word about being ripped off. When she built both
houses, she hired a Costa Rican architect, Costa Rican contractor and all
the work on both houses was done by local workers who did a beautiful job
on both. She takes this to an extreme. The teak all the beams in the
houses are made from came hand hewn from local stock. All the metal
fixtures possible, like the hanging pot holders in her kitchen, cabinet
hinges and handles, beautiful door hinges, handles, and the surrounding
fences are all made by the local blacksmith of wrought iron, each a work
of art that must have taken him hundreds of hours. The stonework inside
and out, itself, is more art than just stones. I thought someone left
some Mayan Temple stonemasons behind...(c;

I can't imagine her living down there in an atmosphere you describe. Of
course, Hermosa is very heavily populated with a generous Gringo
population the locals depend on for their living, so that may change the
conditions in this village.

Now if she could only get a HOME TELEPHONE! You have to wait for someone
to DIE before a number gets freed up for you....or whoever has floated to
the top of the list. Lots of cellphone use there....

Ah, I see she has put up new pictures of her new house on her website.
Take a look:
http://www.jacowebs.com/
Kelie used to live on a sailboat, here in Charleston....(on topic)...(c;
Now that this house is done, I wonder when she'll start building the
next, like the first time....hee hee. She's quite a girl, Kelie.....

Beautiful house Larry. Could be the Jaco area is a different world than
rural Guanecaste.
Hope she continues to have a better experience than I did. May be that the
gringo population in Jaco has grown to the point that they are isolated from
the common folk.
I've lived in a few different countries (3 Balkan, 3 African, 1 Central
American) and visited a bunch of others without the benefits of a good expat
community and a couple that did (2 Middle Eastern), and it makes a world of
difference.
My opinions and frustrations about CR were based on my experiences.
MMC

"Larry" wrote in message
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"MMC" wrote in news:X_Tyg.5994$Wi.3438
@tornado.tampabay.rr.com:

Ticos are second to only Nigerians as the most thieving bunch of
^&%$'s as I've ever personally seen.

Isn't that interesting. This is my friend's second house in Hermosa Jaco
and she hasn't said a word about being ripped off. When she built both
houses, she hired a Costa Rican architect, Costa Rican contractor and all
the work on both houses was done by local workers who did a beautiful job
on both. She takes this to an extreme. The teak all the beams in the
houses are made from came hand hewn from local stock. All the metal
fixtures possible, like the hanging pot holders in her kitchen, cabinet
hinges and handles, beautiful door hinges, handles, and the surrounding
fences are all made by the local blacksmith of wrought iron, each a work
of art that must have taken him hundreds of hours. The stonework inside
and out, itself, is more art than just stones. I thought someone left
some Mayan Temple stonemasons behind...(c;

I can't imagine her living down there in an atmosphere you describe. Of
course, Hermosa is very heavily populated with a generous Gringo
population the locals depend on for their living, so that may change the
conditions in this village.

Now if she could only get a HOME TELEPHONE! You have to wait for someone
to DIE before a number gets freed up for you....or whoever has floated to
the top of the list. Lots of cellphone use there....

Ah, I see she has put up new pictures of her new house on her website.
Take a look:
http://www.jacowebs.com/
Kelie used to live on a sailboat, here in Charleston....(on topic)...(c;
Now that this house is done, I wonder when she'll start building the
next, like the first time....hee hee. She's quite a girl, Kelie.....

"MMC" wrote in
:

I've lived in a few different countries (3 Balkan, 3 African, 1
Central American) and visited a bunch of others without the benefits
of a good expat community and a couple that did (2 Middle Eastern),
and it makes a world of difference.

Me, too! I lived in Tehran, Iran from 1977 to 1979, leaving 28 days before
the Shah did. (Gunfire at breakfast just down the street isn't any fun at
all.) I loved Iran, beautiful place. The scene out my apartment window
was of Mt Tochal to the left and Mt Damavand, the highest point in the
Middle East at 18,000+ ft to the right, the snow blowing off it when the
temperature in the street was 100F. Most Americans have no idea how VAST
Iran is. I worked for the Iranian Air Force. Built IAF it's main
calibration laboratory in support of the SIGINT/ELINT mission keeping an
eye on the Iraqi and Afghan borders from mountain top monitoring posts and
C-130's full of equipment. Too bad I'll never be able to go back. My
apartment building looks like I left it on Google Earth, but Doshen-Tappeh
AFB looks rather deserted on the sat photos.

I worked on US Navy ships in Bahrain and have touristed Kuwait, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia and the Emirates a bit.