Retired General Contractor Florida. USCG certified Captain power and sail. Pilot land, sea plane and hot air balloon. Coffee farmer in Colombia S A. Veteran
@1chrismcg
I have a friend that has made millones with a cleaning business. He bids on big projects like the Atlanta airport or rest areas in Georgia . He won the bid for the airport in Chicago and many high rise office buildings. Also he won the bid for draw bridges in several states
When I see the clouds in the valley behind my house it will soon rain. The Catholic Church has a diary, convent and church on the property. Wonderful to hear the bell from the church. Great to finally see rain.
@creepypeoples
@Morbidful
I sailed the Caribbean for 30 years and had some encounters at sea with what I considered bad people. I had to bring my riffle out on one occasion. They left when they saw my gun.
Roast your own coffee in a wok. Buy green beans online, 1 lb. Of beans in the wok. Temperature at 450degrees F. Stir beans frequently. Listen for 1st crack. When cracking stops you have French roast. Continue roasting for 2nd crack and hear crackling sound , Dark roast, enjoy
I’m in Asheville for my cancer treatment in the morning. Power is coming back and internet is back up. The hospital is operating at half capacity but cancer patients are being treated. No motel rooms within 60 miles of Asheville. Wife and I staying in the V A hospital tonight
I hope to one day be able to tour this coffee plantation house in Fusagasuga built in 1870. Italian artists did the paintings on the exterior. It had a outdoor kitchen and a big underground cistern. Casona, Quinta Balmoral. It’s closed to the public most of the year.
It’s raining here. We have not had rain in over two months. I hope it’s not a short rain. We only receive water to the house 12 hours a day. My coffee trees really need water.
My view of the world this morning. I’m on the North side of Bogota where the private hospital and medical clinics are located. This is a very safe part of Bogota and many businesspeople here. My hotel had many people from Korea Samsung headquarters for Colombia here.
The line was long for early voting in Blairsville Georgia this morning. I think the voter turnout this year will be very strong. I voted as well as my wife. We had to show our Georgia drivers license to vote
I stayed in a hotel with no water in Asheville last night. I went to the VA hospital for my appointment and the hospital was closed. I was not notified that the hospital would be closed. I understand, phones and internet still not working
I had breakfast at the Waffle House and my waitress noticed my shirt. She said that is Juan Valdez. I told her that my coffee in Colombia is sold to Juan Valdez. She was so excited that she followed my wife and I to the parking lot asking questions.
@Nutmegbunny9
Our bedroom has prison bars and we lock ourselves in at night. We are not allowed to have a gun in Colombia. I have pepper spray and a mechete in the bedroom.
My wife and I met a young lady about finishing high school working in a restaurant. She wants to be a dermatologist but comes from a poor family. I suggested she join the military. The army paid for my brother’s medical school. He agreed to serve 2 years for every year. Served 30
When in Bogota you always see yellow taxis You don’t need to call Uber here. You just stand on the sidewalk and flag a taxi down. And they are cheap. Government regulated. Never had one try to rip me off. They do text and drive which is illegal but they still do it.
Big sign on I 40 going to Asheville N C that says Travel Thru Western N C is Prohibited. I made it to the V A hospital but it’s closed. Trees and lines down across the road through out Asheville. No power, fuel or phone service in the city.
Something I have noticed about food in the U S A.. when I finish eating it is not long before I’m hungry again. I don’t get this eating in Colombia. Also bananas taste terrible in the USA compared to Colombia where they are fresh. I told my wife don’t buy more bananas.
I sailed to San Salvador in the Bahamas for the 500 year anniversary of Columbus making landfall. ABC, NBC and CNN were broadcasting from the island. People on the island had prepared for visitors. No one showed up for the party. At 10:00 A M every one left including me.
@JimHawk67327371
All Americans should have to spend a month in Cuba. I have been there twice on my sailboat. Total shithole with starving people with no hope. It was once the most wealthy and beautiful island in the Caribbean. We may one day be one of the poorest countries in the world
I’m back in Asheville for medical in the morning at the V A hospital. Still no phone service, electricity or internet in many areas. I found a hotel with power but it has no running water. They have starlink internet. Toilet going to be a mess in the morning. Supercharger is up
My dermatologist called me from the V A. She will see me next week and schedule the surgery on my nose. The V A does not have a plastic surgeon to do my nose, I will need a specialist. The V A really has taken excellent care of me
I met a 35 year old American teacher that just moved to Fusagasuga. He works for a company based in California that does online tutoring. He can live anywhere that has internet. His wife is Colombian. Such a deal
What a shock to go from living very well on $2000.00 a month to $8000.00 a month in the U S.
We eat in restaurants every day in Colombia and the same in the U S. Crazy expensive here. We don’t have a house in the U S, only a R V van. My inverter stopped working so no cooking
There is some dude on X that claims he won the power ball lottery and wants to give $70,000 to select individuals. Don’t fall for this scam. Report and block . I received a DM this morning that I had been selected to receive $70,000. Oldest scam in the books
My model S Tesla just drove me home from the golf club without intervention. The distance was about 12 miles. I know longer see well at night. FSD is so great and getting better every day.
@JimHawk67327371
I grow my own chocolate along with coffee in Colombia. I roast the chocolate beans with the coffee and grind the coffee and chocolate together. Also I dry the fruit of the coffee and grind that up and mix with the coffee. It’s to die for
I’m on I 40 East bound going to Asheville NC.. I’m 10 miles from Asheville and spending the night at Cracker Barrel. There is a open gas station here with cars lined up on both sides of the road to get fuel. The little town I am in has no power. I go into Asheville morning.
Today has been interesting. The cook at Waffle House became ill and the waitress had to take over. I’m at a coffee house, we ordered and paid and had a seat. Fifteen minutes later we asked if our order was ready, they had forgotten the order. Not a problem we have time.
I just talked with a nurse at the V A hospital in Asheville. My primary care appointment was moved from October 1 to October 24. Another nurse told me that I can report next Friday for BCG treatment for bladder cancer. I’m waiting to hear from dermatology.
@TheMattViera
I was a premedical student. I had the grades but no money. I started a construction company in Florida and retired at 45. Went sailing. Sold the boat 10 years ago and live in Colombia.
Strange indeed. Got into my Tesla and the screen showed a child on a tricycle on the right front end of the car. I got out to take a look and nothing in front of the Tesla. When I returned to the car in no longer showed on the screen. Must have been a ghost.
FEMA is looking for me a place to stay in Asheville tonight. I thought I was staying at the hospital tonight. I don’t think this is going to go well. I put the mattress in my model S. This boy is always prepared. FEMA if I was homeless because of the hurricane. No
Panic buying occurred yesterday at the Walmart in Blairsville Georgia due to the longshoreman strike. The shelves were emptied. Looks like a store in Cuba.
@SteveOnSpeed
I never paid credit card interest in my life and use my credit card every day. I pay my credit card bill every morning. That is how you do it. I like the points for cash, that is why I use the card.
Farmers market in Fusagasuga. The people selling on the sidewalk are operating illegally. The police move them out and they move back in. And they fight the police, so the police give up. Poor people trying to survive will fight to the death.
@1chrismcg
@eduschesne1
My friend worth millions never went to college. He lived in a multimillion dollar home on Clearwater Beach in Florida. He told me that he was just a janitor. He is in his 80’s now and retired. Wonderful friend and man. Always loved his wife and children and loved to fish
I have never been asked to participate in a political poll until this year. I received another text yesterday to say how I was voting. That is twice this year. I reported junk twice. I wonder how many people report as junk
@realfrugalmogul
My wife from Colombia had no assets to bring into the marriage. I made sure she was on the deed to my property and bank and brokerage accounts when she became a citizen. If you marry a woman you cannot trust you are to blame. Also I did not marry a young woman.
A retired school teacher would visit the local prison and had a bible study class. He told me that some of the inmates had committed crimes to receive health care. Some of the inmate’s had cancer and no insurance. What a terrible way to get health care.
@BuckHillsFarm
I bought a type of chicken yesterday here in Colombia with bright orange skin. It was not artificial colored. I will take a photo next time I go to the store.
My son in law’s construction workers went to a job and a rabid raccoon tried to attack them. Foam was coming from it’s mouth. They had to kill it with a shovel as it wanted to bite them. They reported it to the police as is required in Blairsville Georgia.
Who would believe, I just got a message that my passport renewal has been approved and in the mail after only one week. It took my wife 6 months to renew during the pandemic. Hats off to the passport workers in the USA
First electric car in Fusagasuga Colombia. Teslas are not sold in Colombia . This car is made in China. How do you like the gear shift. Huge market for Tesla in Central and South America.
@TycoonRazzi
@Morbidful
I also was a sailor for 30 years in the Caribbean. Best years of my life. But not only white people do this. All races sail the seas
I found the perfect place to anchor in the Bahamas. Small inlet with 360 degree protection. At 2 A M a helicopter was hovering just above the mast with a spot light shining through the hatch to our cabin. I’m sure one of ours getting their jollies
The Federal Government spent millions to build small trailers for displaced people to live in after Katrina. There was no place to park the trailers because no sewage or water connection for the trailers. The trailers sat in a field in Mississippi and rotted .