2 hours ago, Jim Tosch said:

there are never solutions for all problems. But, before feeling sorry for the Panamanian gov remember there are over a hundred thousand Panamanian's in the US, the US gov gives hundreds of millions in aid to Panama every year. Question why Medicaid doesn't cover expats out of the US where care is much cheaper thus saving the US millions. Why do people have to be terminally ill to receive assisted suicide. Why is suicide illegal in the first place. The Panamanian gov has financial problems because Martinelli spent like a drunken sailor not because of expats receiving a very cheap level of care in regional hospitals. Would a solution be a good thing? Yes, so why don't the two govs initiate a health care treaty.

Amen

3 hours ago, JudyS said:

The body has its own agenda.  Even if you want to die and are ready, the body hangs on.  It is programmed for survival, not philosophy.  It will hang on beyond all reason.  That is why enlightened states in the U.S. have passed laws to allow assisted suicide, to prevent prolonged, useless suffering when there is no chance of recovery.  It is highly unlikely such laws will ever exist in Panama. 

While this is true that it's highly unlikely such laws will ever exist in Panama, suicide is suicide, why would one need assistance? People commit suicide every day with no help at all.  Just saying.

18 hours ago, Ken and Becky said:

They do stamp your passport at Rio Sereno, but they keep a copy of your passport.

I guess I don't understand the reasoning behind that. Maybe they don't have computers? Or take your picture with the web-cam like they do at Paso Canoas? Not sure I would like copies of my passport floating around out there. :o(

57 minutes ago, Pantah said:

Major recent problems at Paso Canoas recently: http://panamaprattle.blogspot.com/2015/11/chaos-for-cubans-in-canoas.html

Also contrary to Chica's posting you do not need a ticket to your country of origin, you need ticket of onward passage. For some reason this is still uncorrected on her The Real Boquete Facebook page.

We were told my immigration that it is to be a ticket to your country of origin. It must depend on who you talk to.

The other possibility may be what your country of origin is. 

Do they not "stamp" your original passport at Rio Sereno?  I don't understand the "copy" of passport significance. If your passport is not stamped wouldn't you have an issue at any other crossing in future? Maybe I'm missing something here? At Paso Canoas driving back into Panama you will be stopped once again and your passport checked for your stamp.

2 hours ago, Gail Anstey said:

Don't you have to have 2 copies of your passport? Which crossing do you use?

No, not at the Paso Canoas (Frontera) crossing.

Calle Tercera in David 775-7966

40 minutes ago, Bonnie said:

Yes. Conway is where I bought the sheet set that feels like sandpaper. (Admittedly, they have grown softer with repeated laundering and the use of fabric softener.) The undersized blankets came from Pricesmart.

The first set I bought at Conway wasn't very nice either. But I found that you pretty much get what you pay for and bought a more expensive set and have been very satisfied with them. I have to admit that I opened them first and the sales lady didn't have a problem with it.

Bonnie, have you tried Conway in Plaza Terronal?  I don't know that the king size blankets are as big, but they do have good quality sheets and other bed linens in my opinion. 

That's pretty scary looking.

9 hours ago, Doug Tyler said:

I am a little 'gun shy' about the BCP market. Haven't been for ages. If Rodny AND AaC were there it would be a worth going to debate. I hope I can get feedback here.

Why would they need to debate? They both provide a service to the community. Some are signing up for both. They aren't trying to outdo each other so why all the drama? Choose one or both. 

19 hours ago, Admin_01 said:

We do not set the rules for any other website. We are only responsible for Chiriqui.Life.

Please refer to our Terms and Rules, specifically Rule #9.

Gordon, this should say it all. It's up to this site to determine how they want it viewed. I happen to agree that foul language has it's place, this is not it.

Just because you hear it on TV or in private conversations doesn't make it right or any more palatable. I'm not a prude but appreciate off color language not be so "in your face" at every turn. 

25 minutes ago, Admin_01 said:

We do not set the rules for any other website. We are only responsible for Chiriqui.Life.

Please refer to our Terms and Rules, specifically Rule #9.

Personally I appreciate not having to read smut on this site. If I wanted to read that type of thing I would go to Chiriqui Libre.

1 hour ago, Keith Woolford said:

Many years ago I complained to a Tico about the condition of roads in Costa Rica.

He replied that "yes, they are bad, but they go everywhere".

Here you square a rim in the pot holes, in Costa Rica you break an axle or fall completely in and end up in China! I lived there for 18 months and never saw them repair a single one.

The latest untruth on the home page:

We are truly sorry we cannot please all Ning members, we have exercised our right to ban those we thought disrespectful per above. (as Lee Zeltzer did and much more than us, but that gets overlooked in the diatribe against us ).

Been doing this from the start of this great site.

1 hour ago, Dottie Atwater said:

I think Rose Ann Fox is a shill.

So is Birdy of Paradise

38 minutes ago, TwoSailors said:

And how is Chiriqui Life doing for you?

Great... right?

You bet!

1 minute ago, TwoSailors said:

Ok... all great info.

Let's all focus this energy into moving forward and making Chiriqui Life the best resource in Chiriqui with positive and informative information for all of us.

Time to move along!

Thank you!

 

It already is but we're still having fun taking jabs at .ning

Many are saddened that we've lost this once good site.

4 hours ago, Chica de Chiriqui said:

Her name is Ambreen Ghazi.  At least that is how she signed her name in the letter she sent out about advert rates.

After having noticed the change of slide show pictures on ning this morning, I am now convinced that Ambreen is Malaysian!  I could barely contain myself when I saw the picture of the woman selling fruit wearing the non la bamboo hat!  

Bonnie posted the link 17 hours ago and I posted the print text that JohnF13 said he couldn't read. Within that the name 

Ambreen Ghazi Shaikh

was there. 

Sorry Roger.  This is the story I've heard from so many others. Only one person ever said it was okay, not great, but okay.

2 hours ago, Brundageba said:

Now THAT"s marketing!

 Maybe when they get the proposed "boots on the ground" moderator (as was announced today) the ad management will make some sense.  B4B is one of the more important charities in this town.  Now IF they were smart, they would offer an apology to Planet Telecom and as well  donate a large ad space to the  B4B cause.   That would be nice.

They are so arrogant you can bet that will never happen. They lie about the numbers, they lie about how Lee ran the site like we're a bunch of no nothing idiots and they hide behind fake names or at least don't want you to know who they are so they are not attacked around town (like they are even in town). So much BS it's hard to stomach. But I will stay till they boot me out just so I can take the occasional jab at them. 

They need to kill that immunity provision for public officials. It's encourages corruption in my opinion.

I've had several friends download the Win 10 and hated it, went back to 7.  I've only found one person that was at least satisfied with 10.  

I have to laugh every time I see their TV ad though. Like these little kids in pre-school will ever use Win 10, it will be Win 97 buy the time they are grown.

9 hours ago, JohnF13 said:

Bonnie, love the graphics in that one, can't read the text!

AMBREEN SHAIKH

Z Datamatics is led by a team of dedicated professionals with a combined total of more than 5 year of leadership and entrepreneurial endeavors. To achieve our full potential, the company is organized around principal customer relationships and backend service provider. Ambreen Ghazi Shaikh, president of Z Datamatics  is a Bachelor in Deitician Degree holder.  Under Ambreen’s tenure, Z Datamatics has been transformed from a Small local company to an emerging leader in providing Backend service and Virtual assistance to Business owners and Individual clients with a deep and broad expertise in the Social Media Marketing and SEO. Prior to starting Z Datamatics  in 2012, Ambreen worked for 5 Year as an Customer Service Executive with Convergys. After that she has 2 year of experience in Virtual Assistance and Customer Service, Marketing and Internet Research, Data Entry and Data Mining, Email Marketing and campaigns (Infusion soft, Aweber and Mail chimp),Social Media page management, tweets and post creation (Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn),Ad Posting to Cragslist, Kajiji, Word Press, Ebay, and Amazon, etc. Expert on Word Press and can customize Tumblr as well, knowledge of Google hangout, Content Development for Website and Blog and other white paper.

28 minutes ago, Hil said:

Penny,

If they haven't done so yet they will stop the upgrades to Win 7. I liked it also. I'm now in Win 8.1. I've gotten used to it but it was painfull. You won't need to change until some of your programs or features start to fail you that will not associate with Win 7. And, here's what happens to me and Win 10. Microsoft has attached an icon to my computer saying I can upgrade to Win 10. Well, I have been trying to inflict more pain on my self and install Win 10 free and it keeps telling me to wait. Well, I have been waiting for months. lol Stay with Win 7 as long a you can!!! 

They will support Win 7 till 2020 so certainly no rush to move on. My advise is to stay with 7 as long as possible.