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Very sad news; I always respected his knowledge.

Given his lack of posting of late, the news does not shock me, but still sad.

While I never met him, we traded PM's <pleasant ones> over the years. John was one of a diminishing group of guys who moved to CR about 20 years ago - what always struck me was for a prolific poster (he has to have the highest post count on CRT) I don't think many guys knew him.

OLD, thanks for sharing this sad news - RIP John, you will be missed.

[quote="Scuba1"]Very sad news; I always respected his knowledge.

(he has to have the highest post count on CRT) I don't think many guys knew him.

Look at his profile. he has 11,374 post. Man!!! he's up there for sure.

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One of the things on my "to do list" was to meet and have a beer with ID If I ever found myself back in CR. I feel melancholy that it will never happen now. ID made CRT interesting even if you didn't agree with him or his "fact checking".

RIP Irish Drifter

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Chao old man and rest in peace. Was entertaining bantering with you over the years. Wish i had the chance to meet you in person but oh well. Diga hola a timeoteo for us!

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RIP, John. I enjoyed meeting John over a fish dinner at SL a few years back. In person, John was a personable, considerate gentleman. He patiently entertained any and all questions I had about Costa Rica.

Rest In Peace Irish Drifter!!!

I enjoyed the numerous post and I will miss his insight in the land we love...he is the type of guy that would say this..."When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me".
R.I.P. ID....you will be missed....

ID - Vaya Con Dios. You will be missed, Sir. "Irish coffee has all the major food groups"

When you see Florida tell him from all his amigos ...

":P "

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met Irish Drifter/Ding-Dong many years ago @ the DR with VegasBob

he had little patience on this board & rubbed many people the wrong way but in the spirit of not speaking ill of the passed, despite living in Costa Rica he loved the good ole USA & was an American Patriot 'til the end

I think I'll make myself an Irish Coffee & root for the Miami Hurricanes this weekend!

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Prickly (it doesn't mean prick) temperment I'd say would be the apt words for ID. Long time Commander of the American Legion Post in CR of 20+ vets that meet formally on a Wed every month in Esczau with an agenda of doing good. He'll be missed there too.

I wish his last name would not have been posted. It'll be on the internet soon as are all of our posts albeit with our CRT name, check it for yourself, so no clue why someboy posted his real name.

And please cease using a memorial to him (and with his real name) in your signature as Mr Spam is doing on all of his BS posts next to his taxi/travel biz logo. Have you no shame? He wasn't a big fan of yours and he posted the same after he posted that very recently after you exchanged PM's about your "I missed the pic up because the "airplane ran out of fuel--diverted to Liberia" American Airlines bullshit post.

He posted and stated your story was bullshit. Check his posts. AA was important to him. Your version was another of your excuses about missing a pick up at the airport, like a guy did last week, and Irish would call you on it again like he did last time.

Regardless of that baloney, it is really, really in poor taste for you to include his CRT and personal name next to your biz logo at this time even if he was your BFF. Pretty bad. You were not, none of us were. Get that RIP for him off your singature.

pricks are good people a lot of the time. maybe not especially personable but deserving of respect.
not a surprise that an advertise at all cost individual would try to adopt his demise to his benefit.
kind of expected really. good on you Gersen.

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Wow. This is indeed very sad news. I was one of the few that had the honor of knowing John (personally) for the past several years and I had a great relationship with him.

I met him at the Sportsmens Lodge in 2005. After introductions and some small talk, I was simply amazed at his knowledge about the city of San Jose and the country of Costa Rica, especially since he had only lived there for about 2 or 3 years at that time. We ended up talking for the better part of 2 hours, about a myriad of different topics, i.e. Latin America, College & Professional Sports, World Politics, Medicine, Finance, Travel, etc. It was one of those "moments" that stand out in my mind.

We had talked before that day (on the board and also via PM's and e-mails) and I already knew about his "board presence". But he had never said a cross word to me (or about me), and I had nothing but respect for the man. I'd like to think the feeling was mutual, and after our 1st meeting, that feeling was simply reinforced.

John was a straight shooter, a no bullshit kind of guy. He was extremely intelligent about numerous subjects, and when he spoke, he knew exactly what he was talking about. But he also knew when someone was talking shit, and he certainly didn't have a problem calling them out on it! I knew this, and I never had any desire to have a battle of wits with him. He knew me and I knew him. And because of this, we both knew I'd lose, and lose in a big way. But I think that others (who did not know him personally) would try to push the envelope with him, only to finally realize that - while he may have seemed like a cranky, cantankerous old man on the outside, he STILL knew exactly what he was talking about, and he could always back it up with facts from well known sources.

Back in those days, I was in the process of building condo's on the Pacific Coast of Guanacaste, as well as starting a new fishing & day-tours company in Playa Flamingo. And he helped me on numerous occasions with some of the legal and logistical problems that I was encountering along the way. He also gave me the name of his local attorney in SJO, who I still use to this day. It is now 8 years later, and my business in Guanacaste is still plugging along and making a nominal monthly profit. And some of that success I owe to John, because of the solid foundation that he helped me build. Whenever I had a "serious" question on just about "anything Costa Rica", he was always the first person that I'd contact, and he was usually able to either give me the information that I needed, and if not - he'd steer me in the right direction.

Rest in peace old friend, and know that you will be missed. I will not soon forget all of our "behind the scenes" conversations and correspondence. I'm happy that you are no longer in pain and I know that you are in a better place now. Take care amigo.

With Much Respect,
Your Friend Mike B.

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Great testimonial M.G. I only know John personally for a short time. After we sat and talked in his house one day, I too gained the utmost respect for John. I was really pulling for him, hoping that he would find some kind of cure and make it back to Costa Rica, the country he loved so much. Then 3 weeks later, he's gone. Just goes to show you how valuable life is. Thanks John for re-teaching that lesson to me.

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I locked horns with ID a few times.... and was handed my lunch... most of it

As the other guy said may you be dead 40 years before el Diablo know about it

Give the name calling agenda,s an Bs a rest for a few days


I have never seen so many emoticons in one place..... Who said that

Con Dios ID

RIP ID

Def one of the most critical posters on here, who actually made sense. I wasn't aware he was sick, so sad to hear of the passing.

I had the pleasure to meet him on my first trip into town, and while I'm sure we butted heads over time, took it as part of the learning curve.