Keith Woolford

Interesting. I never knew the pizza @ Baru was wood-fired.

In principle I agree Dan. In this case, the upgrade was an easy fix for problems I was having with a bogus copy of Windows 7.

What do I have to hide, anyway? The words I use or the way I spell them? I don't keep my sexy, nude photos in the Cloud and never 'store' Credit Card info. Is Microsoft going to 'steal' more of my personal data than Apple or Google?

thanks for the kudos

Many years ago I complained to a Tico about the condition of roads in Costa Rica. He replied that "yes, they are bad, but they go everywhere".

The road exists.

Your views about pothole priorities should be directed to the local Diputada, Athenas Athanasadias. Alternatively, you can to go down to the Alcaldia and speak to the Mayor, Emigdio Walker.

Windows 10 is working fine for me. The computer actually seems to start and run much faster. The only couple of glitches I've had were with drivers from NVIDIA and Brother that hadn't yet been updated. By the way, I have previously avoided these upgrades and was someone who still ran Windows 95 when Vista was being introduced. What does Bud say?

Fear of the unknown? A techie friend suggested I install Windows 10 on my old desktop in order to overcome some freezing problems I was having using the bootleg Spanish-based version of 7 that Juan's people had installed. The upgrade install was easy, and I like the results. If I'm not mistaken. the first Windows 10 update comes out today,

Noticed there were "Ya Abrimos" signs on the place this afternoon. "We're Now Open"

Do you have a contact for Mary Ellen Watts or Annie O'Mohundro who run the children's art classes at the Library?

Auto-update on the Activity page is a big improvement

Bill Clinton was in Panama today to participate in the inauguration of the new wind farm near Penonome in the province of Coclé. http://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/Bill-Clinton-visita-eolico-Penonome_0_4343565629.html Could Bill be the first First man?

Police contact says the assailants have not yet been captured.

Boquete vs. Dolega Sorry, I don't know the start time but details are available on 95.3 FM

Employer-Employee relations are generally not enhanced when the Employer pulls out a gun and fires it a few times.

note to Keith and other Canadians: IGNORE this intended cheap shot

Glad to hear everyone is OK. At noon I had just left home for Dolega when I realized I forgot something in the casa. When I turned around at the Caldera turnoff and returned two Police officers had just set up about 1 km north of the intersection and they were stopping northbound vehicles. While I was waiting to go through, the newer blue/white Ford patrol unit came flying down the highway southbound and the officers inside told the two stopping northbound vehicles that they were on the wrong side of the road. The blue/white Ford then turned around and high-tailed it back to Las Trancas where they parked in the entrance. When I had retrieved my document at home and was headed southbound again, the blue/white pickup was still in the Las Trancas entrance and the first two officers had moved to the southbound side of the highway. When they waved me through I asked if they were looking for maleantes. "Si". Sounds like the bad guys got away before it was possible to establish an effective roadblock. This is where some of the planned new 5000 security cameras will help if they are placed strategically under bridges to catch License plates, imo.

If I'm not mistaken, the $3.5 million figure in the article references the budget for repairs to schools in Boquete and Gualaca, and has nothing to do with the Ruta Sur project. The local Diputada, Athenas Athanasiadis, has been pushing for the completion of the highway. She can be contacted on her Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5259335&fref=ts or on Twitter @AthAthanasiadis

A bridge required to connect Palmira Abajo and Potrerillos has been the missing link in the Ruta Sur from Alto Boquete to Volcan via Cuesta de Piedra. Looks like it's on the way.

Things worked out OK in this case for young, buff John but I don't know whether his moves would be recommended for an old guy like me. http://<iframe src="https://bmplayer-a.akamaihd.net/shareable/embedssl.html?dc=ctvnews_web&cid=745069&col=379&w=480&h=270&pl=0&plh=0&adSite=ctv.ctvnews&adZone=home&omniAcct=ctvgmnews,ctvgmglobal&section=CTVNews&site=ctvnews&shareUrl=&v7=canada&v8=story&v9=&v10=" width="480" height="270" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" ></iframe> CTVNews.ca Staff Published Sunday, November 8, 2015 12:38PM EST John Oughtred and Rebecca King-Jones only met three weeks ago. But the couple has already flown to Panama together, rented a romantic vacation home, and fought off an armed intruder. The pair from Victoria, B.C., was spending a relaxing morning on the picturesque island of Bastimentos, Panama, when a masked stranger burst into their rental home. "As I turned the corner, there was a guy standing there and he was completely suited up," King-Jones told CTV Vancouver. "He had a mask, a bandana over his face, hat on, gloves, and he was pointing a gun at me." With little time to think, Oughtred sprang to action. He charged at the intruder and wrestled the gun out of the stranger's grip. "My focus was the gun and getting that away from in between the two of us," Oughtred said. Then, with the weapon out of the man's hands, Oughtred lifted the intruder up and hurled him off the balcony. "I just proceeded to pick him up over my shoulder and I ran about another 10 feet carrying him, and then just basically shot him down about 20 to 25 feet off the balcony," Oughtred said. John Oughtred and Rebecca King-Jones was spending a relaxing morning in Panama when a masked stranger burst into their rental home. The gun allegedly carried by the masked home invader is seen on the ground. John Oughtred says he threw a masked and armed intruder about 20 feet off this balcony. Local authorities arrived and apprehended the man, who, they said, was actually wanted for a string of robberies in the area. "All we know is that he was taken into custody and that they had sort of mentioned that he (had) some big cuts to his face," King-Jones said. After the violent encounter, the couple decided to cut their holiday short and head home to Canada, arriving back Saturday night. But despite trip's abrupt ending, they say they still think highly of Panama. "It's a beautiful country and the people are pleasant and super welcoming," King-Jones said. "I don't want to create a negative buzz from this story." With files from CTV Vancouver

SINAPROC says 70% of the affected areas should have service by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. @Sinaproc_Panama: Se espera reestablecer el suministro de agua a las 7:00 am en un 70% de los corregimientos de Las Lomas, David y San Carlos Bottled water to be distributed by local governments on the President's tab. @Sinaproc_Panama: La entrega de agua embotellada sera dada para distribuir con los gobiernos locales @JC_Varela emitio la orden de brindar todo el apoyo.#FTC Nine trucks tanking around fresh water. @Sinaproc_Panama: Tenemos 9 cisternas trabajando que han distribuido 57,088 litros de agua tomando en cuenta hospitales,comunidades de escasos recursos #FTC The Ministry of Education announced that classes are suspended tomorrow in those districts. @chiriquinotici1: Oficialmente no hay clases mañana en colegios privados y publicos en David Las Lomas y Pedregal. https://t.co/O9OtiISuAz Apparently, today's repairs were unexpected. To the best of my knowledge, the cause for the original shutdown was to perform work at the big plant in Los Algarrobos.

As of half an hour ago, the work was completed and the line is now being tested. The Governor showed up for the 'supervision photo op' and someone provided a few life preservers.

A coupling on an intake pipe in the Rio David which feeds various David neighbourhoods flew apart and an under-equipped (highly skilled?) crew from IDAAN has been working on getting it back together all day. They finally got some real help. Meantime tank trucks with potable water were circulating all day in the affected neighbourhoods.