Comments on: I Hate When This Happens

By: Don Ray

Don Ray — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:50:10 +0000

That just goes to show you that even in the same city, services are different a lot of the time. One person may have C&W and it is horrible, another it is great. Some may have a lot of water shortage and others don’t. Thanks for leaving another comment.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:46:44 +0000

Don,
I’m in David. You may have a underground leak in a main in your area.
That would be the reason for dirty water after a flush out. Finding it in the maze is another problem.

By: Don Ray

Don Ray — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:51:43 +0000

Hi Steve. I don’t know where you are, but historically, if my water has been off several hours to a day, it usually comes out extremely dirty. I have never had it come out whitish.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:48:00 +0000

Don,
The water outages, when there is a lot of rain is due to IDAAN stopping the water supply in Dolega. They do this to keep the overflow from contaminating the water supply and to clean the
aerators that scrub the water supply. If you will notice, after a heavy rain and when the water is off for a day, when it comes back on it will be whitish if you put it in a clear container. They shock the water supply with chlorine. Having the water off for a day is a small inconvience for having a reasonably safe water supply. Just remember not to use too much the day after for drinking and direct intake.

By: Don Ray

Don Ray — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:24:09 +0000

Just looked up the Airbus accident. It was weather related. Overshot the runway. That is a problem to be aware of when bigger planes start coming to David.

By: AuntieSunshine

AuntieSunshine — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:49:16 +0000

Hello again:
The TACA Airbus accident in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, was a breaking news on CNN and is already in the Yahoo news.
AS

By: Joyce LaGow

Joyce LaGow — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:55:50 +0000

Hmm, I missed the TACA accident. I scanned the Panamanian newspapers this morning, but the big stories were about the helicopter accident in Panama City yesterday. What happened?

And Don’s right–either Mary or I have been held up in flying out of David to Panama City several times due to poor weather in the capital during the rainy season. It’s iffy for sure.

By: Don Ray

Don Ray — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:29:17 +0000

If there was flooding, it was in areas other than mine. There was enough rain over the last couple of days that low lying areas could have easily been flooded.

Sorry about the flight problems AS. Flying during the rainy season is always a little iffy. This is the time of year I only fly in the morning hours. Even then it isn’t guaranteed.

By: AuntieSunshine

AuntieSunshine — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:23:47 +0000

Dear Don,

I agree with Joyce: This should be due to pipes which are old, too thin, damaged, you name it. Water has been a minor problem for me today. I placed some ice cubes in the microwave to get clean water. This has been a minor problem compared to the TACA accident in Tegucigalpa. I have relatives whoi are frequent travelers in Central America. One of them, had to take a COPA flight to come back to Panama, but due to the weather conditions, the flight was canceled. Then, I had a tears shower before the regular one.

By: Joyce LaGow

Joyce LaGow — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:22:26 +0000

Did you have much flooding in David yesterday? Lloyd Cripe in Palmira near Boquete reports 9 inches of rain yesterday alone, 26 inches for the past 8 days, and 40 inches for May. He says that broke last year’s record for May, and last year was supposed to be the wet one! I have no idea how much we received but it was a LOT.