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This new Google Group is open for membership. Joining this group will give you the ability to post questions and give answers to questions, about living and visiting Boquete. This is a Chat Room where political or religious issues are NOT permitted, and members are asked to be courteous and not give opinions that cause consternation and cause rancor. These are the kinds of posts you can place on Boquete Talks: Real Estate for sale or rent, Events that will happen, Questions about where to find things or services, Answers to questions posed, Notices of businesses opening or closing, Restaurant reviews and opinions, Information about businesses, etc. We ask that you make sure that the information you post is accurate, and that you verify facts you post as facts, before you post. You can choose how you will receive posts; Individual Messages as they are posted, Daily Digest of all message posted in one email to you, etc. This type of group exists in other communities and provides a great service to share information that is of assistance to other members of the community. To join this group and begin posting and receiving posts, just click here: https://groups.io/g/BoqueteTalks Penny Ripple We ask that you make sure that the information you post is accurate, and that you verify facts you post as facts before you post. You can choose how you will receive posts; Daily Digest, Individual Messages, etc. This type of group exists in other communities and provides a great service to share information that is of assistance to other members of the community. To join this group and begin posting information, questions and answers, just click here: https://groups.io/g/BoqueteTalks Real estate for sale or rent Events that will happen Questions about where to find things or services Answers to questions posed Notices of businesses opening or closing Restaurant reviews and opinions Information about businesses We ask that you make sure that the information you post is accurate, and that you verify facts you post as facts before you post. You can choose how you will receive posts; Daily Digest, Individual Messages, etc. This type of group exists in other communities and provides a great service to share information that is of assistance to other members of the community. To join this group and begin posting information, questions and answers, just click here: https://groups.io/g/BoqueteTalks

We apologize if you missed last week's broadcast due to the Radio Chiriqui coverage of the bicycle race, which delayed our show until 12 pm. You can hear last week's show by going to our website at www.listenupboquete.com/past-date-shows-.html Tomorrow we're back on schedule at 10 am, followed by the Strange Brew music program at 11. There are several ways to access the show: On your radio at 103.3 FM On your TV at CableOnda channel 861 On your computer at http://radio.garden/live/david/radio-chiriqui-103-3 Be sure to visit our featured restaurant of the week and tell them you heard the show....to get your FREE Panama Red Rum cocktail. You'll need to listen to the show in order to find out who the featured restaurant is this week, so Listen Up! Boquete....

Like new...with box, cables, cover...16 GB....White. I bought a new iPad Pro and am selling this one which is in excellent condition. $100 Call Penny Ripple at 6948-8255 or write chiriquiwoman@gmail.com. iPad 2.htm

Yes, it's true...but I've managed to find a spot at the car wash across the street, or at Sugar & Spice when they are closed (Wednesdays at after 6 other days), or even on the side streets. Once I parked in the back lot of Fundadores and walked the short block. No matter what...the food is worth the hike. Check this attachment out....

We ate there last night and it was GREAT!! Super food, good menu, service and price is right!! Where Parmesiano's used to be....across from Sugar & Spice, across the bridge from Fish House. Ate on the deck....give it a try. Keep them in business.

We ate there last night. FABULOUS food, menu, service and very nicely priced

We now have 27 people signed up for the Travel Industry gathering we will be planning for those who have worked in the travel industry (including airline, cruise line, tour operator, travel agency, flight controllers, meetings and conventions, etc. etc.). If you haven't indicated interest yet, please go to our survey before it closes out later this week. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BX3LQ5P -- Penny Ripple US 321-215-7678 Panama 507-6948-8255 www.pennyinparadise.com

A few ex-travel industry employees (airline, cruise line, hotel, tour operators, FAA flight controllers, travel agents, meetings & conventions professionals, etc.) are planning a gathering to meet and get to know others who worked in this field. If YOU or someone you know worked in the travel industry and would like to gather with like-experienced people who have moved to Panama, please click on the "TRAVEL INDUSTRY FUN" link in the notice below to complete a brief survey and SUBMIT it to us. Then, stay tuned for more details once we know how many people will attend. TRAVEL INDUSTRY FUN (click here to take the brief survey to let us know you are interested) Penny Ripple - 6948-8255

In the Box...never opened. HP OfficeJet Pro 6830 All-in-One Color Photo Printer with Wireless, Instant Ink enabled. Ink cartridges included. Listed on Amazon for $105. Will sell for best offer. Penny Ripple - 6948-8255

I have an envelope to the IRS that must get in the mail by April 15. Is anyone going to the US who could take this and mail it for me? Penny Ripple - 6948-8255

Yes, this was Delicios Del Andes...next to La Posada...always empty, right? Well, that will change soon because it is DELICIOUS! The decor and waitress are the same, but the food is waaayyyy better and the prices reflect that. I've eaten there twice now, and tonight I've requested it for my special birthday dinner with Jim. I'm going to have the Langostina Newburg....and the Princess Chicken is great too. With this and RetroGusto in town, we've got some great choices. And, yes...there is an Oferta Simple coupon that is available now...see link below. https://ofertasimple.com/ofertas/panama/comidas-bebidas-mar-de-grau-boquete-chiriqui-21ene16-2p

For days I have been wading through the mire of what is happening to DirecTV service and their satellite. I have located another source for DishNetwork and have heard from several that they are interested. Here's the latest: The PR Directv service provided by Gladys Archer has been going down for the last few weeks...first one home, then another...while some are still receiving a signal. Gladys sent an email saying that the satellite was 15 years old and they are replacing it with one that will no longer serve Panama. I spoke with Michael Delgado (the other PR Directv provider) today and he reports that he is not having problems with the satellite. He is going to call Gladys and find out what is happening to her, and will get back with me. They use the same satellite, so this all seems so strange. My question is: PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL IF YOU SUBSCRIBE TO PR SERVICE THROUGH MICHAEL DELGADO AND REPORT IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS, OR IF YOU HAVE LOST THE SIGNAL. chiriquiwoman@gmail.com If indeed Michael Delgado can still provide service without problem, it is a much less expensive alternative to the new installation of the DishNetwork guy, who is coming here next week to do installations. We were almost ready to send him a $375 deposit (50%) when I decided to talk to Michael Delgado about this. I will report to you what Michael tells me after he talks to Gladys. So....I am just trying to figure out what the truth is about the various satellite TV providers. I do NOT need any information about the wide variety of internet sources for TV since our internet speed is very slow and cannot handle all the buffering. So please don't tell me about IPTV or your type of internet TV. That's not what this is about. We're ONLY interested in information from anyone about their current satellite service. Thanks...please respond right away, as tomorrow is our deadline for a decision on DishNetwork. chiriquiwoman@gmail.com

For days I have been wading through the mire of what is happening to DirecTV service and their satellite. I have located another source for DishNetwork and have heard from several that they are interested. Here's the latest: The PR Directv service provided by Gladys Archer has been going down for the last few weeks...first one home, then another...while some are still receiving a signal. Gladys sent an email saying that the satellite was 15 years old and they are replacing it with one that will no longer serve Panama. I spoke with Michael Delgado (the other PR Directv provider) today and he reports that he is not having problems with the satellite. He is going to call Gladys and find out what is happening to her, and will get back with me. They use the same satellite, so this all seems so strange. My question is: PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL IF YOU SUBSCRIBE TO PR SERVICE THROUGH MICHAEL DELGADO AND REPORT IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS, OR IF YOU HAVE LOST THE SIGNAL. chiriquiwoman@gmail.com If indeed Michael Delgado can still provide service without problem, it is a much less expensive alternative to the new installation of the DishNetwork guy, who is coming here next week to do installations. We were almost ready to send him a $375 deposit (50%) when I decided to talk to Michael Delgado about this. I will report to you what Michael tells me after he talks to Gladys. So....I am just trying to figure out what the truth is about the various satellite TV providers. I do NOT need any information about the wide variety of internet sources for TV since our internet speed is very slow and cannot handle all the buffering. So please don't tell me about IPTV or your type of internet TV. That's not what this is about. We're ONLY interested in information from anyone about their current satellite service. Thanks...please respond right away, as tomorrow is our deadline for a decision on DishNetwork. chiriquiwoman@gmail.com

I am gathering names for those interested in receiving DishNetwork in English satellite TV service here in Boquete. I am in touch with this company and when I have a list of names, I will contact them about coming to Boquete to do installations. Learn more about the service at http://www.usatvsatfrompanama.com/. If interested, email me at chiriquiwoman@gmail.com. Penny Ripple

I'm gathering names for those who are interested in DishNetwork here in Panama. Go to http://www.usatvsatfrompanama.com/ to learn about this. I am in touch with Alberto there and when I have a list of names of those interested, I'll get with him to organize installations. Better to give him a big list to make coming to Boquete worth his time, rather than one of us at a time. Let me know if you are interested in this. chiriquiwoman@gmail.com

Sorry for the omission...we did of course include The Azuero. We talked about Las Tablas, Pedasi and Venao for one trip and the Pollera Festival in Las Tablas for July. Both were on the survey we conducted and there is quite a bit of interest for those.

Bud....are you saying that you can put Linux on a MAC?

I just stopped by this group to see what you Windows people were experiencing. I switched to MAC 7 years ago and have been in heaven ever since. Then Steve Jobs died! I said at the time...."now it will get strange" and indeed it has. MAC people don't have to pay for upgrades, and I have upgraded through about 5 operating systems with no problem. THEN, (now that Jobs is dead) they come out with El Capitan and I am in HELL. I actually told MAC support that "I feel like I'm in Windows-land again". I have actually gone through trying to reinstall my previous OS, Yosemite, but that didn't work because my backup data wouldn't convert between the 2, so I went back to El Capitan. Ever since I am on the phone with MAC support constantly. I was just about to go to David and buy a new MAC (they still have Yosemite OS in them), but then thought..."maybe Windows has finally got its "s__t" together with a decent operating system. Now that I read all these nightmare comments, I guess I'll stick with MAC and either figure it out with my machine or buy a new MAC. Thanks for giving me some insight into Windows.

Bud...we are Planet Telecom users and pay $200 a month for 3 mb!!!! This does NOT support streaming. We cannot get CableOnda due to our remote location...although they are now wiring the entire Jaramillo loop, they won't come down our driveway which is 1/8 mile from the main cable, even though we offered to pay half of the cost. We also have PR DirectTV and a MAC Mini that gives us Netflix and plays our movies, etc. CableOnda has told us that they will be introducing 10 mb wireless starting in January for around $100 (price not firm). This will be more than 3 times faster than Planet Telecom for half the price. We can't wait! I suppose that is why they bought MobilNet...so they can have the wireless backbone. But I am curious....why you can't get enough bandwidth with CableOnda fibreoptic? They offer up to 40 mb. Seems like you'd just buy that. Planet Telecom gives good service by are VERY expensive and I believe their highest capability is 4 mb for $250 a month.

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