We get electricity Saturday, then the brand new refrigerator quits working on Monday.
And, it may be our fault. We didn't put a low voltage regulator and surge protector on the plug. Refrigerators are sensitive to voltage fluctuations so we may have destroyed it.
We were so excited to get electricity that we completely spaced out the voltage protection issue.
Electricity in Panama is known for its variations. In my earlier blogs, I talked about "brown outs" which we would call black outs in the US.
Plus, lightning is ever present in copious quantities.
Panama giveth and Panama taketh away!
If that's not enough, we take our car in AGAIN to have the clutch fixed. I don't know how many times we will have to do this. And, the power steering pump is leaking oil, forcing us to refill the reservoir weekly.
So I am supposed to meet the mechanic at 8 and that means 8:30. He says he will have it this morning. Ya, right.
I stop by at lunch and he's gone. His partner says he hasn't even gotten the part yet. I stop by after lunch and he still is nowhere to be found.
I call at 3 pm and he tells me he doesn't have the money for the part so could we stop by and give him some money.
Well, F##$@#@!!!
As it turns out, it is a language problem. He has fixed the clutch but he discovered another issue and he doesn't have the money for that. It is not critical so we will buy the part on our next trip to David.
Man, can a day like this beat me up!
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