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And Now I Know - Ladies Day for Shopping or No?
JohnF13 commented on Marcelyn's blog entry in And Now I Know
The answer is to stop treating people like children and come up with some sensible solutions. -
And Now I Know - Gardener & Coronavirus
JohnF13 commented on Marcelyn's blog entry in And Now I Know
Marcelyn, it is on my whatsapp, if you pm me your phone number I will forward it. I only used the term “hall pass” ‘cause I didn’t know what else to call it. -
And Now I Know - Gardener & Coronavirus
JohnF13 commented on Marcelyn's blog entry in And Now I Know
Just talked to my gardener, told him not to come for a couple of weeks. He produced a "hall pass" showing that he was allowed to continue working. Good for him in taking the initiative. He'll be here as usual. -
I am questioning myself as to whether I should renew my "membership". I can get pretty much everything they stock elsewhere for comparable prices and I don't have to wait in a long line. (I was going to say wait 30 minutes but by that time I would have abandonded the cart and walked out).
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What's the huge dam-like structure for?
JohnF13 replied to Brundageba's topic in Miscellaneous Chiriquí Topics
It looks like they are leveling the area to make it useable. Guess they don't need rocks in the infill down below, so are setting them aside.- 1 reply
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Hmmm, he is not in the Country, has never actually been arrested and imprisoned, no-one knows where he is and bail is denied? Can anyone else see the dichotomy here?
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Ridiculous. Climate change does NOT force a surcharge. That is entirely the fault/responsibility of the ACP. What they are trying to do here is get the same amount of money by providing less service. Eventually they will price themselves out of the market, resulting in much hand wringing and crying. Look for solutions, build another lake, find out why the catch basins are not working efficiently, utilize ocean water more. It's not like there isn't enough water around, just that it is not the type that the ACP wants to use.
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Doug, it comes down to money. If (and I'm only guessing) prison guards get paid around $600/month, then if someone associated to a, for example, a drug smuggling gang with virtually unlimited resources offers something similar for bringing in a "package" it can be hard for someone to resist. As you suggest, though, I think there is a network amongst the guards and bribes are paid. How to fix it? I have ideas, but being an expat Panas are not interested in our input.
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Mayo Clinic, WebMD and many other reputable organisations state that a) Colloidal silver has no significant benefits and b) could be dangerous to take. However, I am not going to argue the point, if you can convince folks to buy then it is on you.
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Everything I read says it is, at best, ineffective and at worst, dangerous.
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A tank based system is indeed, less efficient from a fuel consumption point of viw. The one advantage, I suppose, is no longer messing with on demand heaters to get the correct shower temperature. The big drawback, for those that like longer showers is that you run out of hot water. Personally, I like the on demand approach, I have my heaters dialed in to the perfect shower heat. I have found the trick is to NOT buy the biggest there is - they take too much pressure to maintain a constant heat. I use 12kw heaters in both the main house and the Casita, the water temperature is steady.
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Why bother? Considering Panamanian courts recent rulings, no one of any importance will ever be found guilty of anything.
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I'm a big believer in local is better. Form little associations of 5-10 houses where you can check on each other relatively quickly. Larger groups tend to get lost.
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Ruta Sur to Portrerrios is open!!
JohnF13 replied to Moderator_02's topic in "News.Boquete" Archives
We had to go to SanFrancisco Plaza today so did a test of the new Ruta Sur vs. The Via Boquete road. From opposite the Avicola Athenas chicken plant on the Potrerillos Arriba road, start and finish. Ruta Sur - 20.1 kms. Time 30mins 2 seconds Via Boquete - 29.9kms. Time 23.36 So, the Ruta Sur is definitely shorter, but considerably slower. YMMV of course! However, the Ruta Sur has some spectacular views as long as you are the passenger - the driver needs to concentrate on the road. Last observation - Ruta Sur best done with an automatic transmission. My Frontier truck would have been down to first gear on a lot of the inclines. Happy motoring! -
Looking for someone to supply and install a straight 90 foot length of eavestrough. 2, maybe 3 downspouts. Johnferguson1301@gmail.com
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The big dig south of Dolega
JohnF13 replied to Penny's topic in Water Cooler Topics, Rumor Central, Bochinche
It looks like they are leveling the area, taking the hill from the South side and filling in the swale. Why? Don't know, but water run off and retention may be an issue, as well as commercial viability of the property.