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64. Botella and a Trader's Lessons
Regarding mosquito bites: In spite of precautions, we were bitten by the dreaded coloradilla but not as many times as before. The repellant may have helped because I only had six welts and they were n… more →
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64. Botella and a Trader's Lessons
Pat Palmer wrote 5 months ago: Regarding mosquito bites: In spite of precautions, we were bitten by the dreaded coloradilla but not … more →
56.5 On Striking and Activism
Pat Palmer wrote 8 months ago: kitchen and air-shaft/rain sump Besides finishing all the walls, floors and painting the front rooms … more →
55.5 Young guns in Panama
Pat Palmer wrote 8 months ago: bedrooms to be demo'd in apartment The second day of cleaning and repairing at our fixer-upper w … more →
55. How to "Shop 'til You Drop"
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Pat Palmer wrote 8 months ago: With a home-base established, we ventured out into the big city to get our new home ready to live in … more →
53.5 Annual "Riot for Jobs"
Pat Palmer wrote 9 months ago: The raca-taca have a political party in their corner called Modesco. It hasn’t been around for very … more →
50.5. Comparing Freedoms
Pat Palmer wrote 10 months ago: We took Wilma to her appointment at Social Security. The Colon CSS building used to house all of the … more →
49. Public Health Care
Pat Palmer wrote 10 months ago: Coco Solo Hospital does not have an ear, nose and throat specialist. He will, it appears, visit Coló … more →
47.5. Bureaucracy and the Pope
Pat Palmer wrote 11 months ago: Another piece of the puzzle that is Panamá gov’t: why it is so inefficient is because of the change … more →
47. Taxi along the Canal
Pat Palmer wrote 11 months ago: The next day Wilma wanted to take a taxi home instead of the bus. The 50 mile ride to Colón cost the … more →
46. Introduction to San Felipe
Pat Palmer wrote 11 months ago: To be candid, I don’t know how much I’ll like the city until I am there for a while and get familiar … more →
13.5 Bureaucratic Hell
Pat Palmer wrote 1 year ago: A related story: The legislature is struggling to pass a new 1.4% sales tax (there is an existing sa … more →
12. Alarming Behavior
Pat Palmer wrote 1 year ago: Sad news: the guard in front of the Panaderia was killed by a gang, just to get his guns. I guess gu … more →
