Penny

21 hours ago, Keith Woolford said:

Boquete's big flood when the Panamonte bridge went out was 10 years ago last Friday.

23/11/2008

The Panamonte bridge actually went out two times in the past 12 years. They immediately rebuilt it the first time it went out. However, the locals complained that it was only one lane so they started digging around the footings in preparation for building a second lane. Then the flood hit. I'm suspicious that the digging around the footings weakened the bridge to the extent that it immediately washed away again.

On 11/22/2018 at 10:16 AM, Penny said:

A reliable source has told me that the "for-profit" recycling facility next to the Bible Church is willing to take everything including your plastic and glass (i.e. wine bottles). In the past they wouldn't take those two items.

 

A clarification--they take your plastic and glass but then they take it to the landfill. Hold those items until RRR has found a new buyer.

I believe they've traced the e-coli to California lettuce. I kind of doubt we have any California lettuce in Panama.

12 hours ago, Bonnie said:

I attended this today, and it was fabulous. Turkey, ham, and more delicious side dishes and desserts than you can imagine. It was one of the best holiday meals I’ve ever had. Thanks to the whole Animales gang, particularly Sheila for her organizing and cooking skills! 

What she said. What a great facility Animales has built. The meal was fantastic and so was the company. About 80 people attended and a good time was had by all.

A reliable source has told me that the "for-profit" recycling facility next to the Bible Church is willing to take everything including your plastic and glass (i.e. wine bottles). In the past they wouldn't take those two items.

I like to support this facility as a family depends on it for income.

Panamonte Bridge y mas

The guys have been working nights and Sundays on the bridge and it's almost done. I think the November 28 parade route should be across the bridge. I'm so very happy. 

I've always said that driving in Panama in general and Boquete in particular is like one of those video games with perils coming at you from all sides. This morning, after hitting about 3 or 4 new dead-ends and detours I finally got to Alto Boquete. And then I had to brake hard for a small herd of goats who were off on a walk-about by themselves around Plaza San Francisco.

While I was in multi-pagos (near the E-shop) this morning, at least 5 Panamanians came in and greeted everybody in the building. One of the things I love about living here. Everybody says "Buenos Dias" and nobody minds waiting in line. I have a lot of things to be thankful for and living here is near the top of the list. Even with the bad roads. 🤡

Our tenant had an emergency and had to leave so this apartment is available immediately.

Best neighborhood close to downtown Boquete. No water problems, no wind problems, no noise problems, no crime problems. Furnished 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. Lower level of house in Jaramillo Arriba.  Only 12 minute walk to town over the new Panamonte  bridge. Private patio and shared garden area. Washer and dryer shared with upper tenant. Totally fenced with secure under-cover parking. Gardener, electricity, wifi, and cable tv included. Owner is a long term Boquete resident and can help a new resident with information, recommendations, etc. Must love dogs

Somebody on a different forum told me about www.ustv247.com and it's a great site. More than just the major networks. All for free. And no VPN needed to watch. I'm watching Sunday Morning on CBS right now. Rarely freezes or pauses. Now I might end up selling my Amazon Firestick I just ordered. The downside is that you cannot operate the program remotely with either a wireless mouse or a remote.

Nice, flat, titled building lot with both wonderful ocean and river views in Las Lajas, Panama. Las Lajas is the best beach in Panama and is just now beginning to be developed.

This large lot is the last lot at the end of a dead-end road. It is high and dry and fenced with electrical poles close by.

The lot is 1753 sq. meters with fruit and cashew trees. It has been meticulously cleaned. Dead trees have been removed, the fence has been repaired, and the undergrowth has been controlled.

The owner has decided not to build on the lot and is offering it for $48,500 with financing options.

The coordinates are 8°09'51.7"N 81°50'43.9"W. To drive to see this lot, enter the Las Lajas beach area. Turn left on the gravel road between Brisas del Pacifico and the Refugio Tropicale. Stay to the left and follow the signs to Casa Marpella. The lot is at the end of the road on the right side.

For more information, contact Penny Barrett at pjbarrett@aol.com

It seems that USTV Now has permanently banned me and now I'm suffering 60 Minutes withdrawal. Am thinking of actually popping for a Firestick or other device that will give me live US news. Am looking for suggestions on which device works best. Thanks in advance for any wisdom on the subject.

I see on Newsroom Panama that a large Peruvian corporation has purchased controlling interest in El Rey Supermarkets and that big changes are expected. Since El Rey owns controlling interest in our local supermarket Romero's, does that mean we should expect big changes in the local super?

Thanks to Bud and Marcelyn who loaned us their German outfits.

I usually don't feel earthquakes but I sure felt the one at 8:30 last night. We were rockin' and rollin' in Jaramillo Arriba. Even the doggies who usually sleep through everything picked up their little ears.

My whole neighborhood is going. Then we will have another Thanksgiving the following Thursday for our friends and neighbors.

I'm only hoping for non-powdered mashed potatoes. I guess I'll bring them to make sure they didn't come out of a box.

18 hours ago, Brundageba said:

 

A bit off topic but you asked.  Great Lakes.....between USA and Canada.   Beautiful place...not one car.  OOPS looks like it's in the USA.  I know Keith would know.

Excuse me. How would a Canuck know about Mackinac Island?? How about someone who grew up 5 miles away and spent many summers on the island. Even owned a house there at one time and hung out with the governor's daughter. Mackinac Island is the summer home of the governor of Michigan.

Remind me again, how is this relevant to Boquete roads. Should we bring back the horses for downtown transportation?

I found his new location which is basically across the street and next to El Constructor (AKA Boques Palmira). When I first couldn't find him I took the watch to Ven Jewelers for a minor fix on the band. The lady there worked for 20 minutes and charged me $3.21. It held for about a week and broke again. My guy who I just found, worked for 3 minutes and charged me $1. It's held so far.

I think he's a genius on fixing watches and phones. Let's support him. I think his shop is called Shalom (or something similar).

Making Calle F Sur one way will be a disaster. Many people use this street in order to make a left turn onto the Pan American Highway. There's a stop light at the intersection that facilitates making this left turn. No such stop light on the intersection of the Via Rapida and the Pan American and making a left from the Via Rapid is very difficult and dangerous.

Speaking of stoplights, the one at Calle F Sur and the Nissan Dealership has been non-functioning for at least a month.

The guy who had a shop next to Super Baru and behind the Sabroson #3 restaurant has moved. I need a minor repair on my watch band. Ven Jewelry fixed it a couple of weeks ago and it didn't hold and they charged me almost as much as the watch cost originally. ?

Does anybody know where the guy moved to? He was a whiz on fixing things like phones.

I bought 5 small items at Super Baru this morning. Sure enough, the bag boy substituted paper bags for the ubiquitous plastic ones. However when I got home I discovered my 5 small items were bagged with 3 paper bags of various sizes. I guess you can train them to use paper instead of plastic but what is needed is to train them that not every item needs its separate bag.

Anybody else having trouble with USTV Now?

This is how the website comes up for me.

Been like this for about 3 days.

Is there a fix?

SOLD

I bet that many gringos don't realize that what they want to see stocked at Price Smart are not necessarily the items that Panamanians buy. No store can continue to stock items that don't sell to 80% of their clientele. People need to take a wider world view especially when you're living as a minority in a country not your birth country

I was at Price Smart yesterday and the lines were very short and went quickly.  Don't know if PS put on more cashiers or if there were just fewer customers because City Mall has siphoned off some of them. Probably a combination of both.

I heard it's now owned by some Chinese folks.

This is very good news.

21 hours ago, TwoSailors said:

Are the cashiers check good to use for paying US bills by mail?

 

I highly doubt it as the US seems to believe that Panama uses a foreign currency called the Balboa.