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Pride
and Hot Tub
I
returned to Texas to pick up the pumps, controls, jets,
heater, electrical panel and other stuff for the
construction of the 8-foot diameter hot tub I am
building in my new Mirador.
I am here for only three days, but was very lucky to
have the opportunity to see one of my sons receive
the award from Allstate, Inc. as the NUMBER 1 Financial
Planner in Texas for 2002.
The event was held at the Four Seasons in Las Colinas.
Everything was FIRST CLASS, the location, the food, the
drinks, and the entertainment. I was filled with pride
with all of the many compliments his associates gave
him.
I felt FANTASTIC to see him enjoy the great feeling of
achieving a lofty goal. Success feeds on itself and I
know he will continue to set and achieve higher goals.
In the first 6 weeks of 2003, he has booked ½ of his
total for all of last year.
I
also got to see his oldest daughter practicing with her
competitive Cheerleading Squad. They won a National
title last week for their age group.
This
column is about living in Costa Rica. Well that is the
most serious drawback; not always being here when our
children and grandchildren go through their lives
significant events.
The
reasons I returned to pick these items up are: They are
not available here in the configuration I want, so I
must buy them in the US and the freight and duty costs
would have been $800-$1,200. I used some frequent flyer
miles and $300 to make the trip. I had all of the parts
packed in my checked luggage and the duty was very low.
I
will be buying the shell for the Hot Tub in San Jose. It
is fiberglass, made in CR, 8 feet in diameter and 3 feet
deep. The cost is $700 plus I will have to hire a small
truck for about $50 to haul it to our house.
The
separate electrical service is already installed. It
took about 3 weeks and cost $90 to get set up.
I
will be posting photos to my photo site as the
construction progresses
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