We don’t know what frickin’ time it is in our own house because we don’t have any cloCKS THAT WORK. $&@)(%#(&$!&!~!!!
Oh, we’ve bought clocks. I bought two at Hipermas. That’s the only place I’ve seen them – even Office Depot doesn’t have any clocks for sale! Anyway, they were $16 each, the only ones they had, battery operated wall clocks, poorly put together… But, hey, I want to know what time it is so I’ll try something new and go with the flow.
When I got them home, one didn’t work right away. I returned it for another one. Which worked in the store. I know because I took a battery and tested it. God, I’m clever. But it outsmarted me and didn’t work when I got it home. And the other one stopped working two days later.
I could go on, but I’ll spare you. Here’s the point: if you are moving to Costa Rica, BRING YOUR OWN CLOCKS. And a battery charger with lots of rechargeable batteries.
And your own extension cords. Even the new EPA hardware store, the Costa Rica version of Home Depot, doesn’t have a good selection. And none of those new ones with the flat plug.
I’m now dreaming of Martha Stewart towels and the Kmart clock aisle. You know, those aisles full of cheap plastic clocks? Some with radios, cd players… now they come ready to play MP3s and Ipods. All shapes, all sizes, all under $10. Oh, a girl can dream, can’t she?
If you ever find a “wind-up” clock, please let me know. I would diligently wind it up everyday to save from the constant battery replacements and power-outages! I use rechargeable batteries but they don’t last long near the ocean. We all know it’s pointless to have an electric clock unless it has a battery backup. Fortunately, I brought one with me.
Bring back the WIND-UP CLOCK – I think it could become a trend here!
How the peepers doing?
We have two electric clocks with battery backups, one is our Bose stereo brought from the states and one battery only we purchased at Hipermas. We can each take a clock and set it at the exact same time and within an hour all three will have different times. Maybe that’s where Tico time comes from? No two clocks in the country have the same time. I’ve given up on time, luckily we’re retired and have no where to be at a specified time. Bill can tell you what time it is during the day if the sun is shining within 10 minutes. He’s usually more acurate than our clocks.
Peepers are much better today. It’s the first day I can open them all the way and people aren’t staring then looking away. Doc says two months, there will be no evidence at all. As soon as these last stitches dissolve in the outside corners of my eyes, I should look pretty normal. ‘Bout a week more….
What’s with all the rechargable battery talk? Should I consider bringing these when I move? Are batteries that expensive/hard to find?
YES, bring rechargeable batteries. They are pretty expensive here, maybe even double although I’m not an expert on what they cost in the states. I bought two re-chargers and about 20 batteries, AAs and AAAs. Once you get in the habit of recharging, you won’t go back to tossing and buying new!
que estupidez!!
What an intelligent comment, CArlos. You don’t sound stupid at all. OH – but you are banned so don’t come back.
You can now buy clocks that work here and so many other things. They are all still twice as expensive as in the US.