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Penny

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  1. Alberto and his family are my neighbors. I have two tenants who do a lot to support and assist Alberto and his family. Although this family lives in abject poverty, the kids all seem happy and healthy. And Alberto is a sweetheart. He studies his English every day. He is never down or depressed. Quite amazing !!!!
  2. Geovana is the best and we really, really miss her in the C&W office.
  3. There is a box for mail on the table in front of the theater door. Best to get your mail there before the meeting starts at 10:30.
  4. Guilt by association. Nothing negative about NING has ever gone out on News.Boquete. It's no secret that Bud is the technical guy behind News.Boquete but that is totally unrelated to Chiriqui.Life.
  5. Who would have guessed that we have a facility right here in Boquete searching the sky for signs of alien life. And this ain't no wacko dude, either. He's a real scientist with real equipment and he's going to tell us all about it Tuesday morning at 10:30 in the BCP theater. Check it out: http://www.optical-seti.org
  6. For all of you who so smugly say that all U.S. parties are the same and it doesn't make any difference who gets elected, I have just two words for you -- Supreme Court. The long term future of the U.S. will be vastly different depending on who gets appointed to fill the newly vacated position.
  7. I also got my yellow fever shot at the place in David which is the Public Health Department. You drive down the road on the back side of Super Baru. You will pass Clinica Cattan. On the corner where the private Club David is, you turn right and then immediately into the driveway of the government building. The Health Department is around back (next to the morgue). At one time you needed the shot to return to Panama after visiting Colombia; I'm quite sure no longer is this the case.
  8. This is somewhat old news but worth repeating. Please take a look at this professionally made video (thanks Beth Corwin): https://youtu.be/t3CZ_HeHNdY If you're moved by it at all, you can stop by La Villa Coffee shop in the BCP and buy a couple of books and definitely you should attend the huge book clearance sale at BCP on Thursday from 9 - 2. Thousands and thousands of books priced at ridiculously low prices and all proceeds go to the Handicap Foundation (FPI)
  9. Neil who used to own the Branding Iron in Dolega had a similar approach. He had 4 signs posted: 1. Pensionado = 25% discount 2. Locals = 25% discount 3. Tourists = 25% discount 4. All others = 25% discount. Of course, although humorous, it makes the pensionado discount worthless.
  10. What's the deal with RetroGusto not only denying the pensionado discount but actually stating on their menu that they will not honor it. Shouldn't somebody take a copy of the law to the restaurant and show them? Good Lord, their prices are high enough to absorb the occasional discount. BTW, despite what games restaurants play, the discount is applicable to all food items and all beverage items except alcohol and soda.
  11. Panama has no coherent plan to market it's coffee. Basically, that means no "Juan Valdez" and no marketing budget. Panama has SCAP (Specialty Coffee Association Producers -- or something like that) but to the best of my knowledge they have no cohesive marketing plan.
  12. Enjoy a month (or more) in Panama. We have permanently parked our fifth wheel 2007 Sportsman LX RV beside a little stream and under a large tree on our very safe and secure fenced property. The RV is a spacious 38' x 8' with 4 push outs. You will find this is a convenient location for exploring Panama – about halfway between the large shopping area of David and the quaint tourist area of Boquete. We would like to rent it for a minimum of a month to one or two non-smoking adults. The RV is fully furnished with cooking supplies, bed linens, and towels. The following amenities are also included in the $750/month rent: - Air Conditioning - Hot and Cold water - Full size shower - Flush Toilet - TV - CD player - WIFI - Water and electricity - Surround sound - Washer/Dryer - Microwave Oven - Gas stove and oven - Queen size Bed - Fire Place - Furnace - Storage - Outside deck with lawn chairs Rent is $750/month plus a one-time cleaning charge of $25 and a $200 refundable deposit. Available March 1. Email pjbarrett@aol.com
  13. Two friends and I recently booked Copa airlines all the way from David to Medellin. The total round-trip ticken cost was $208. A super bargain !!!!! We booked through Anavilma at Viajes David in downtown Boquete. We then booked a luxury 3 bedroom, 3 bath apartment for 5 days for $140 each. The apartment building even includes a swimming pool and gym. We booked through AirBnB. As one of our group said "At these prices I can't afford to stay home."
  14. Yes, I think Keith is right. Bob Wilson (or whatever his name is) thinks I am one of the owners of Chiriqui Life although I've repeatedly told him that such is not the case. I have absolutely no power or authority on Chiriqui Life. The really unfortunate thing is that newcomers to our area (either actual or potential) don't find Chiriqui Life because they will do a google search on the word "Boquete" and ning comes up but not CL.
  15. I haven't been one to bash NING in the past even when they deleted the display ad Lee was running for news.boquete. As most of you know, News.Boquete is a free community service run by Bud Huber and me and paid for by me. Apparently NING feels it's somehow competing with them. Today I posted a new discussion advising the NING readers how they could sign up for this free community service. The very community minded folks at NING immediately deleted the discussion. Guess they will next ban me for being a trouble maker. What in the world is wrong with those folks if they delete announcements about community services????
  16. I say you guys should be happy you have water. I don't think anybody in Santa Lucia has had water for a month.
  17. Dr. Chen speaks very good English. Dr. Gomez is usually in the office in the mornings and Dr. Chen in the afternoon. They are both excellent doctors.
  18. I'm taking care of Irene's house which is at the very end of the main Santa Lucia road. Irene always said she didn't have water problems because she was at the beginning of the line. Boy, things have changed and there is hardly a trickle coming into her house for the past month. What do other Santa Lucia residents do? Do you buy water and fill up your water tanks? Do you complain as a group to the city? Or are you patiently waiting for the new water system to be installed? On a practical note, how do you shower and flush?
  19. The Superbowl was on several CableOnda channels but was in Spanish. You probably had to get CBS through the internet to see it in English.
  20. I have an old (2007) X-Trail which is sold in the U.S. under the name Xterra. I need to order a part for it but the internet sites keep asking for things like chassis number, etc. Where is the best place to internet shop for this kind of stuff? Amazon?? How do you go about finding out a part number? Thanks for any help.
  21. All of Alto Boquete appears to be out of water today. My friend who came by to fill up his water jugs says there's a major break in a major pipe line.
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