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John R Hampton

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    Power outage, February 2018

    in Public Utilities (Water, Sewer, Electricity, Propane, Garbage Service, etc.)

    Posted · Edited by John R Hampton

    Nearly 140 years after Edison started the first distribution company it amazes me that Panama (Fenosa) is still having difficulty delivering consistent, reliable power, with nothing more than wind (or rain) as a natural bogey man. Hard to remember a week without any interruptions.

    No one has ever explained to me why our power goes off regularly for a minute or two and then comes back on.  Why is it happening so often in the first place? Switching within the grid? Really?

    No one is expecting a "1st World" electrical system - - - but what exactly do we have? 2nd? 3rd? Something in between?

    HOLLY COW. Just went off again!

    Now back on after a 10 minute delay.

    So lets hear from the electrical engineers as to why this is happening.

     

    On The Subject of China Building a Rail Link From Panama City to Chiriquí

    in Public Transportation (Bus, Taxi, Airlines and Airports, Metro Subway, Metro Bus, Uber, Ferries and Water Taxis, etc.)

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    12 hours ago, Uncle Doug said:

    How on earth would it make any  economic sense to build one to a city of 150,000?

    There are plenty of people enamoured with anything China claims to be behind. Sound economics don’t matter to them  

    Lots of them would also “like to see a high speed train to Panama City” much like I would like to fly/drive a “helicopter/motorcyle” over the mountains to Bocas. 

     

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