I started with 10, count them, 10 things on my To Do List. I was exhausted before I left the house.
Not to be deterred, I went to Breakfast at Olga's. After all, first things first, don't ya know! I must confess that I did eat and run.
I was on a roll. Went to the bank, Mail Box Etc with speed and agility. All this came to a halt at the city. The entire department was out at a training class. Must have been Remedial Get Nothing Done 101. I thought they were already experts at this but I guess there is always room for improvement.
Oh well, on to David.
On the way, I called my iron worked to check up on him. He needed a couple of hinges, OK, anything I can do to keep things moving! I called my lawyer and she had great news, our building permits were in order and processed properly.
My main reason for the trip was to buy 22oV plugs and wire at an electric supply house to connect my generator to the house. I found the store...that's always a good start. They had the obscure plugs, even better news.
Because I was on a roll, I stopped at a music store to purchase guitar strings and picks. As I was standing close to the door, in a really narrow isle, they fired up a speaker cabinet 3 feet away.
If you remember, everything is loud and louder in Panama. But, for God's sake, not this loud!
My hands flew up to my ears, I was convinced I was bleeding from them. I lunged for the door, trying to escape the teeth rattling noise, and blew out the door. A couple of local guys were walking by, and started to laugh. It did look pretty funny, me tumbling out of the store. The racket outside was still deafening. They covered their ears too.
In reality, I'm sure this was heard in Panama City.
I think I really did suffer hearing lose in my right ear. There should be a law against this kind of volume. (Oops, that's thinking like an American!)
After I collected myself, I returned to Boquete and stopped by my house. The iron worker, who I hired, was working, but no one else. Why is it that the people I hire work and the people my builder uses rarely show up?
There goes my blood pressure again. Holy shit, will I be glad when we are finally through with this house building thing.
I talked to my neighbor through the iron worker, who translated, which is great because the last time I saw him, he talked a blue streak in Spanish and I didn't understand any of it. Turns out, he needs to use a generator to finish his house and I have one. It is always good to help out your neighbors here. This will help build our friendship.
My other neighbor hates gringos. This is very bad. He was screwed over by an Ugly American a few years ago, so his feelings are justified. I am working on thawing him our a little. I can't mention this enough, it is so important to get along with Panamanian neighbors. We will see.
At the end of the day, I completed 7 out of 10 To Do's. A great day in Panama!
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