Jim and Judi

3 minutes ago, Siempre Soluciones said:

 

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. 

 

 

You clearly don't understand affirmative action. Quotas are explicitly forbidden in the regulation. 

48 minutes ago, Hil said:

The article below distinguishes the groper as Iranian Origins and American Nationality. Technically he is Iranian and this is not spinnable. Place of Birth.

 

Disagree. Place of birth does not necessarily determine origin. I was born in Germany, left when I was two and lived in Africa for the next 14 years. I am however, an American of US Nationality.

3 hours ago, Siempre Soluciones said:

To maintain a legal "diverse" workforce we were required to maintain a balance of what the immediate metropolitan area consisted of. 

 

Most companies would not have diversity quotas unless they were a part of an affirmative action requirement. I have never heard the term legally diverse workforce. 

5 hours ago, Siempre Soluciones said:

 

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.

 

 

 

I didn't know that pinching my butt had to do with Sharia law. But let me tell you this, the only hyphonated Americans I've been groped by are the Arrogant-Drunk-White-Man-Oversixty ones. 

We bank with Charles Schwab in the US. They refund all our foreign ATM fees once a month. When we bought a car here, we simply called and asked for a one time exemption on the daily limit. The banker stayed on the phone with us while we withdrew the money to be sure we had no issues. You do need a US address in order to bank with Schwab. We've been here 7 years and have never found the need to have a Panama bank.

This urban legend has been floating around the internet for years without substantiation. Unless someone knows this has actually happened, this "warning" is about as helpful as warning you that someone may throw dog crap at your windshield. You'll also find Utube videos trying to replicate the "egg and water, when they join, form a viscous substance like milk that will prevent you from seeing where you are going, blocking your vision as much as 90%" scenario without success.

Saw them today at Super Baru hanging on an end cap at the front of the store near the bakery. 

1 hour ago, JudyS said:

Please steal her. I know that's not legal, but so what.

I will Judy, as soon as I have a place for her to go. I stole/borrowed her to take her to the spay clinic and boy we're they pissed when I brought her back! Ha, too bad. I'm sure as legalities go, my taking her is no worse than them starving her, so...

ARF has no place to put any more dogs. This one is safest here right now so that I can monitor her until she gets a home

Thank you Dottie. And we have spoken with the owners, but they are awful people and, until I can get the dog away from them, I don't want to go any further for fear they will mistreat her more. They have no fear of the law as they are in jail regularly. After I have her safely away, believe me, I will file and I have many pictures and witnesses! 

I'm dealing with a very similar situation with a very similar looking dog, Dottie. She's as sweet as can be after being neglected by our neighbor. And after 3 litters, we finally have her spayed. We feed her daily and are trying to find her a new home. In the mean time, she still lives with the bastards who tied her up and starved her.

2 minutes ago, Lanecito said:

   We passed by the Fish House at 12:20pm Wednesday--it was open!

Did you happen to pass il pianista?

Per person... Still not a bad deal. I'm waiting for a special from Cala Mia for October or November, if anyone comes across anything.

Some let me know they are on vacation. Must be a long vacation because we've been trying to dine there since early August. A small sign would go a long way.

When is restaurant Il Pianista open? Went on a Tuesday, closed. Went on a Wednesday, closed. Went tonight, closed. I love the place but am getting pissed driving up there for nothing. Is there something I'm missing?

Love this store. We bought two Mexican sink and some glassware. Beautiful stuff!

42 minutes ago, TwoSailors said:

 

We never stated that we would not visit any restaurants because they have a no pet policy. Nor did we state we are boycotting SH or that we will never return.

 

This is all we simply stated.  They lost 6 customers yesterday. Not forever. We do not get angry over a policy that is recently implemented. We were disappointed. Your comments are taking out of context.

Ah, my mistake. I took "lost 6 customers" as meaning you wouldn't return. 

I don't think it's about that particular circumstance or they wouldn't have said they'll never return. It sounds as if they're angry about the new policy. It's their choice to make, as Keith said, but I wonder if they also stay away from other restaurants that don't allow dogs. My guess is that the Sailors do frequent those restaurants, so I don't get why they would choose to stay away from SG's when doggie is at home.

I'm surprised that someone would refuse to visit a restaurant because they have a no pet policy. That really must restrict your choices for eating out! I'm not sure if you're angry because they changed the policy or if you just don't ever eat out without your dogs, but I do think the new owner has the right to change to a policy, which most restaurants have, without being boycotted.

That being said, I used to love the felafel sandwich at Senior Gyro, but when I went a few weeks ago, it was awful. It was filled with giant chunks of tomato, the bread was soaked and turned to mush and the felafel disintegrated. I'm not sure what the difference was to make it so bad, perhaps the amount of tomato, which far outweighed the felafel. I'll give it another try some time to be sure it wasn't an anomaly.

21 minutes ago, Pat said:

Did someone say "International Living" in my ear?

It doesn't sound anything like IL too me. IL is targeted toward people looking to live internationally. This new site appears to be focused on events and classifieds. I don't see the parallel.

1 hour ago, Pat said:

Sounds like a lot of duplication with what is already offered here in Boquete.

Who cares? In the States if you want to sell your car you can post it in your local newspaper, on Craigslist, auto trader, cars.com, and any number of other places. And if you want to know what's happening in your area you check Facebook, your local newspaper, listen to the radio or whatever else. In my opinion, if All About Boquete continues pushing their site the way they have been, more people will go in that direction. Right now they appear to be very busy getting visibility. Honestly, if I were going to rent my house today, I'd post it there. 

59 minutes ago, JudyS said:

Strobe lights and loud music? Thanks for the warning. I will certainly avoid this place.

It's unfortunate. But the food is really good and if you can get one of the outside tables it's great. They also package food to go. The music was loud but not of a particularly annoying genre, in my opinion. I just don't get the lights.

I stopped by Pokotitos at San Francisco plaza tonight for a quick dinner on my own. Here are my observations.

Why I would go back:
Vegetarian options, yaay!
Very friendly!
Great food!
Good pricing!

It works be nice to get some feedback from anyone who tries or has tried it.

Wango Tango Shuttles. I have no personal knowledge but saw the Facebook post

https://www.facebook.com/groups/272307446243305/permalink/902888966518480/?sale_post_id=902888966518480