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I can fully understand their interest and as well their concern that this has been put off forever. My concern would be the opening of the road to criminals coming and going.

Hey...give the guy a break...they accept dogs at the Trump Plaza !

Wow we can stay at the Trump Plaza...only $150 extra for the dog. Such a deal ( wink wink)

Bill and I would like to go somewhere with our doggie. Any hotels that accept pets you know of?

Yup....our take. Thanks for the K.D.Lang...loved it ! Good choice

That would be the day Marion and Richard have their health back and all emergency services here in our area can co-exist.

Bob: Thanks for the apology. It was however a tad of a struggle gettin' there.

Don't go!

Public servant. That would be a person that puts service before self defense. Somebody that can kindly explain without getting provoked and as well provoking others. A public service emergency hotline network needs this sort of person at the helm...especially in these times of trials and horrific troubles . Questions deserve answers. Just a simple answer that's all.

Yah...so you spend 8 months selling off everything and getting the house ready for sale. Merely my thought ( today). I think getting that certification of marital status is well worth the effort and something we can do ASAP.

Time of the Tyrants.....heavy read. Eye opener ! Path Between the Seas.....If you live here and have not read this...you should. How the canal got built and how Panama became an independant country. Well written.

The quote is from what person calling what service? I'm a bit confused.

FYI: My husband and I are surfers ( OK old surfers). Last year there was an international surf contest for individuals with handicaps. It was broadcast LIVE and I was daily sending Rodny emails about what I saw. Paraplegic surfers...with the assistance of helper-pushers and watchers were a particular division. To watch that happen ( and for me a nurse having done much of my nursing caring for paralyzed patients) ..was a JOY to see...and as well to share with Rodny. I sent him their official tee shirt. On the front is a surfer with one leg surfing. So anyway...that's the story on the tee shirt I sent to Rodny. Anything is possible if you dream ! ALISON

Well done ! thanks

Meanwhile keep researching and gathering information. recently I learned from another attorney that a Corporation , a Will well specified and put together with a notary's help, along with documentation certifying marriage...will get a survivor's spouse through Probate in an average of 8 months. After the death of a spouse 8 months would be a reasonable time to end your affairs here...sell off items etc. Bottom line, advice from this attorney was...no need the extra envelope of a Foundation on top of a Corporation if all those other things are in order. Probate should not be a problem. OK...another opinion.

According to Bob Gregory, this has happened to Rodny as well. I'm going to check on that and get back. I'd say...if you are calling and get an answering message...then KEEP CALLING. Seems eventually it will go through.

Something is unsettling here. Now I am concerned that my phone won't transmit when I am in an emergency. I live in an area that always seems to get good transmission but it would be a concern if you hit the number thinking you are calling an emergency service and the telephone does not send to the phone but in fact triggers a voice message then just disappears into space. "New numbers"...this is also a confusion as Mr Gregory states there are no "new numbers" I'd feel better if I could fully understand what happened. In an emergency response situation you have to be 100% certain that phone will be answered.

Bold....and that's the scary part about it all !

and.......now what?

Bill and I have decided that when we can't surf anymore we'll sell everything and go. At least that's the theory this week ( laughing) Surf here is is as good as we enjoyed in Hawaii. Both of us are from Florida and my hunch is we'd go back there. (Surf in Florida at this point in our lives just wouldn't satisfy us.) For now and the immediate future we stay here..we're happy. Meanwhile we will do everything humanly possible to make sure our house can be sold and not linger a year or more in Probate and that my husband and I are recognized as married here in Panama. That last Tuesday meeting was an eye opener for us and put a fire under our butts to do something now. Probably get a Foundation, make a Will and have that Marriage certificate card Panama issues. At nearly 71yr old..the clock seems to tick faster ! Another thought we ponder at times is going back for a month(...rent a condo or something) and get all those exams our Medicare offers us old farts. If we find out we're on the short end of the rope...that helps makes some decisions.

Agree Judy. Brains won't be firing on all burners, body won't be moving as swiftly. In the wild an animal in this state is considered prey. Bill and I would like to sort the situation out as best we can right now so that down the road we won't be like the Sloth crossing the interAmericana at rush hour.