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Does anyone have any idea when the water will be turned back on? A friend of mine in the US State Department is laughing at the fact that in the last year Boquete's water availability is rating lower than many cities in several African countries. Very sad.

Nothing beats dealer service, however, there's a guy in Bajo that works on small gasoline powered equipment in his front yard. Every time I pass he's always out there working and a couple of long time Boquete residents swear by him. Drive through town to Multibank and make a left. Drive about 1.5 blocks and he's the second house on the left after the new two story construction.

Jim and Judi, I agree 100%, Filipe Motta definitely has the best selection of alcohol as well as premium food products. I just wish they'd stock 1.75 liter bottles of Kettle One. Their bread, baked daily, is excellent. Whskyman, I have to disagree, the scotch and other alcohol I've purchased at Ivan's is definitely higher priced than Dorado. However, it's the only tienda in Boquete where you can purchase a case of cold Balboa with the cardboard holder. Super Xtra in David does so too. I have to say that Dorado's prices are the best, at least for the scotch I buy. Plus most of the time they ignore the 10:00 AM minimum purchase time! It depends on the cashier present.

Penny, You wrote: "In fact, my two guests were from San Francisco and observed that you can eat more cheaply at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco." Tucked away in the side streets throughout San Franciso's China Town are little restaurants where dinner entrees can be had for under $4. Amazing in that incredibly expensive city.

Someone already posted page two of the menu on Chop Stick's Facebook page.

"There is a complete other side of this menu with more dishes (including all the pork dishes)." Keith, When will you post the other side of this menu?

So an appetizer, two soups, two entrees, two upgrades to fried rice, and two cokes and we're almost at $50 without tip. Are those entree prices for the small or large cardboard containers for takeout? The Steakhouse, Palacio, and Neuva China will still get my business.

Keith's reference to "downtown" David made me curious. I pride myself with successfully navigating David about 80% of the time after studying Google's online maps. I was curious to see what if any definition of "downtown" was specified in Google maps. Entering "downtown david panama" in Google maps results in the outline of the entire city limits. It also displayed a photo of a new shopping mall anchored by Cochez and Romero with a map showing its location in south west David. Has anyone visited this new mall? Are there any stores there that aren't present in any other malls?

Okay, both Bonnie and Bud brought up the publication dates, I've got a 2011 edition and it appears that there's a 2018 edition available. The $64,000 question..... What's the law if any regarding what edition you must carry in your vehicle? Are there any penalties for possessing old editions? I would suspect that Mr. Woolford knows or can obtain that answer.

Bonnie, When I purchased my book five years ago the only store that stocked them in Boquete was Mandarin. They were located in the back of store in a glass display case by the cash register. It was $8 or $10 if I recall. At that time I couldn't even find one on via Espana in Panama City in El Cangrejo other than an expanded much larger book including the history of Panama for $20. I didn't want to lug that around in my glove compartment.

Judy, Look at the bright side, after a record breaking eight years of no GDP growth over 3% per quarter with the last president, Trump brought us 3+% GDP growth per quarter for two quarters in three months. The economy is doing very well. Have you examined the source of the donors for the Clinton Foundation's $1+ billion? You'd be quite surprised.

Bonnie, With all due respect, please don't put words in my mouth. The fact is that the two owners of Snopes are far left liberals. That's a fact. Whether or not their site is bias, you decide. As for Factcheck, they're always leaning left. Wikipedia's content is via membership, any of us can contribute to the content to our desire.

"I guess we're done here, because I would never click on a website called billionbibles.org. " Ouch!

Judy, But taking bacon off the menu..... bring on WW3 !!!!!

Judy, I'm sure that you're 100% correct. However, it has been documented that the businesses in many of these "zones" are 100% Muslim owned and that the public schools do not teach the country's native language as their primary language. In fact, many fast food restaurants namely Burger King have altered their menus to accommodate Muslims. Perform an internet search on: burger king france muslim menu And there are 370,000+ hits discussing Burger King's altered menu in France. Funny thing, Snopes say it's all false. It makes you wonder.

Keith, I have friends who have personally experienced these no go zones in Paris and London. I was curios and performed some internet searches. I received 146,000+ hits on no go zones. As for Snopes, that's a liberal owned website and for them to discount such a widely discussed real problem is disingenuous. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/446101/westminster-attack-khalid-masood-islamic-europe-mosques-no-go-zones https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10404/france-no-go-zones

Google: sharia no go zone And select images.

"Quotas are explicitly forbidden in the regulation." The "quota" is very clear in order to protect yourself. If the metropolitan area of where your corporation is located is say 4% people of "ABC" race or ethnicity and your company's staff is 4% or higher of "ABC" race or ethnicity you won't lose any discrimination cases in court. Period. The judge will always rule in your favor. Call it what you want.

Jim & Judi. "Most companies would not have diversity quotas....." All corporations in the US have diversity quotas. "..... an affirmative action requirement." Affirmative action is required in all US corporations. The problem arises when there are numerous personnel changes and the employee demographics no longer meet the quota requirement.

"What do you do with them, make itty bitty omelets? " I almost snorted coffee out of my nose!

Keith, "Is everyone in the U.S. hyphenated by their origin?" For employment purposes in the US, not everyone is a hyphenated American. To maintain a legal "diverse" workforce we were required to maintain a balance of what the immediate metropolitan area consisted of. Races and ethnicity were taken into account and some were labeled appropriately. For the most part, people of European decent do not have hyphenated names regardless of the fact whether they were born in the US or immigrated to the US, they're simply labeled "Americans." "Or just the origins you don't like? ..or those of the people you would rather disown?" It sounds to me that you awoke on the wrong side of the bed today. I hope your day improves.

Keith, So an Iranian-American? It's significant if the individual is a Muslim who feels entitled to practice Sharia law. It would certainly explain his actions. Of course the incident could be alcohol related or both.

The Public Ministry of Panama stated he was an Iranian-American. Panama Today seemed to have omitted that fact. "de origen iraní y de nacionalidad norteamericana" http://ministeriopublico.gob.pa/extranjero-expulsado-del-pais-cometer-actos-libidinosos-vuelo-aereo/ Perhaps the Americas need multicultural signs that are commonly seen in Europe.

Ok, today Sunday marks the 5th day without water here in Bajo. Last week was only two days, the week before none, and the week before that four days of no water. A friend of mine finally closed down his popular restaurant but will reopen when the construction ceases. When will this end?