On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:58:34 +0000, The Older Gentleman wrote:

> The lady who's selling us the land. Her house didn't survive.
>

Phew, I thought you meant she had been bum raped.

> My mate Patricio (whose missus is going to build our gaff) says she's
> living in the one room that stayed intact (old house, you see, not made to
> modern standards). She's asking us if there's anything we can do to help.
>
> Christ. Suggestions?

Increase your offer for the land ?
:-)

Best help would be to physical, to help clear and rebuild. You could put
out a request for any one traveling in the area to detour that way to help
out ?


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On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:09:09 +0000, sweller wrote:

> The Older Gentleman wrote:
>
>> The lady who's selling us the land. Her house didn't survive.
>>
>> My mate Patricio (whose missus is going to build our gaff) says she's
>> living in the one room that stayed intact (old house, you see, not made
>> to modern standards). She's asking us if there's anything we can do to
>> help.
>>
>> Christ. Suggestions?
>
> What has she said she needs - food, money, cooking utensils, stove? How
> easy is it getting things to her? Getting hard currency to her may be the
> best option.

Not if there is notnthing to buy it isn't

>
> You may need some grass seed though.

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On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:55:46 +0000, The Older Gentleman wrote:

> Simon Wilson <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> On 07/03/2010 16:32, The Older Gentleman wrote:
>> > sweller<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you're certain of moving over there I'd just send USD 1000 as a
>> >> gift.
>> >>
>> >> What goes around, comes around - if it doesn't come back around it's
>> >> still the decent thing to do.
>> >
>> > This was another option being considered.
>> >
>> > She's genuine, we liked her on sight, she's in a hell of a jam, it's
>> > ot a scam, the deal might still fall through but we can afford it, so
>> > wtf.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> How's she doing for leccy and water? Gawd knows how you'd get it there
>> but I doubt a decent diesel genny would go amiss.
>
> Water will be OK. Leccy should be OK, or back on soon I hope, but there's
> no house for it to power.
>
> And I'd also guess that there won't be a diesel genny to be had anywhere
> for love nor money.

Or diesel


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doetnietcomputeren <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> On 2010-03-07 17:32:33 +0100, (E-Mail Removed) (The
> Older Gentleman) said:
>
>>> If you're certain of moving over there I'd just send USD 1000 as a
>>> gift. What goes around, comes around - if it doesn't come back around
>>> it's
>>> still the decent thing to do.
>>
>> This was another option being considered.
>>
>> She's genuine, we liked her on sight, she's in a hell of a jam, it's
>> ot a scam, the deal might still fall through but we can afford it,
>> so wtf.
>
> In which case, do this, rather than the other. At least this way you
> know that it's gone, and perhaps one day it will return to you in
> another guise.
>
> What does half a million Chillean Pesos buy?

Swot I would do if I was reasonably sure of them. Assuming I was quite sure
of my migration plans....

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The Older Gentleman wrote:

> She's genuine, we liked her on sight, she's in a hell of a jam, it's
> ot a scam, the deal might still fall through but we can afford it, so
> wtf.

Swot I'd do - you'll gain huge local credibility before you arrive.

If you don't get there, well, as you say, you can afford it.

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YTC#1 <bdp-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Best help would be to physical, to help clear and rebuild.

Difficult when you're on the other side of the planet.


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steve auvache <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> In article <1jezqz2.brxv1z1sy4ej0N%(E-Mail Removed) o.uk>, The
> Older Gentleman <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
> >The lady who's selling us the land. Her house didn't survive.
> >
> >My mate Patricio (whose missus is going to build our gaff) says she's
> >living in the one room that stayed intact (old house, you see, not made
> >to modern standards). She's asking us if there's anything we can do to
> >help.
> >
> >Christ. Suggestions?
>
> While others have made the excellent suggestion that you do the goodwill
> thing and bung her a kilobuck or two, might I just point out the danger
> of this cash being diverted elsewhere and turned into WMD and offer
> instead that you buy them something really useful but effectively
> untradeable, like a 3 year subscription to Sky Sports HD.

Excellent warning!


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On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 15:58:34 +0000, (E-Mail Removed) (The
Older Gentleman) wrote:

>The lady who's selling us the land. Her house didn't survive.
>
>My mate Patricio (whose missus is going to build our gaff) says she's
>living in the one room that stayed intact (old house, you see, not made
>to modern standards). She's asking us if there's anything we can do to
>help.
>
>Christ. Suggestions?

Don't know how high the area is, winter coming... a rocking good tent?

Hj

On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:56:16 +0000, The Older Gentleman wrote:

> YTC#1 <bdp-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Best help would be to physical, to help clear and rebuild.
>
> Difficult when you're on the other side of the planet.

Granted, but there are bikers out on the road traveling down the
PanAmerican all the time.

A browse of a few blogs, and then maybe a few emails suggesting they may
want to detour inland and lend a hand ?

I know I would if something like this happens when we are on the road.

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The Older Gentleman took a blunt brush and painted...
>
> The lady who's selling us the land. Her house didn't survive.
>
> My mate Patricio (whose missus is going to build our gaff) says she's
> living in the one room that stayed intact (old house, you see, not made
> to modern standards). She's asking us if there's anything we can do to
> help.
>
> Christ. Suggestions?

Donate your plot of land to her so she can build a nice, new, earthquake
proof house on to live in.

The only humane, charitable thing to do.

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