Nothing Happens Fast
February 19, 2008.
All the books said that the Ticos had no sense of time. Well, I figured that meant fashionably late, or perhaps the part about saying they will go tomorrow or next week, then deciding they can’t but seeing no need to tell you. I’m beginning to understand more, now. “A Tico watch has no hands”, they say, but it goes deeper than that. I can’t post very often because everything takes so long to happen. For example, I have to buy the transformer. Okay. The engineers were here on the Friday of the previous post, and said Cynthia, at the ICE office in Judas would have the authority to give me a list of companies that sell transformers. Well, it wasn’t that easy. It’s now the 12th of March. My transformer has finally made it to Barranca, where ICE will pick it up and mount it on my pole. First, Carlos, the builder has to sign the contract, because the power to the house is in his name, because I need a residency card, which I might get this Friday because I’m going to try immigration in Puntarenas with my lawyer again, because they changed the law, and a passport is no longer enough to get service.
A visit with my lawyer on Monday, confirmed that I could get the power in my corporation name, although that would complicate the process at this time. Also, that the title for my house is still in process, in fact, I had to pay another $100 to put it in the paper for a month, to allow people to contest it and get the final stamp from a judge. My new motor in my car must be registered, but not before the safety, as I was told, rather with a form I get when I do the safety. The lawyer will also call ARCR, who has been ignoring my email requests for either an appointment for Linda’s identity card, or at least the last letter I need from immigration to get Julian, the lawyer here, to do it.
In short, yes, I’m busy every day, but nothing is happening.