Yeah ok, so your have seen this classic picture of Dominican Electric before. Gimme a break, my camera is in Florida with Dawn being used hopefully for business..
Yesterday as I was going out of my house to head up to Puerto Plata this guy is walking towards my front door.
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One thing I dislike is when people show up at your door unannounced and especially when they aren't your good friends. Even then I find it annoying. Anyone ever tell you that is what phones are all about?
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This guy has some papers in his hands and he starts talking to me. I tell him I am on my way somewhere and he keeps talking. I stop to see what he is talking about. A few months ago Dawn and I were going to Santiago to do some shopping and this creep comes to my house UNANNOUNCED and asks me to pick him up a weed wacker from Pricemart in Santiago.
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I say reluctantly ok. When we go shopping I have a full car coming back but I hate to say no to people. He tells me that it is the only weed wacker in the store so I say ok. He gives me something like 4200 Pesos to buy this. I say to him that sounds real cheap and did he give me the 16 % tax. He says there is no tax on it.
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We get there and not only is it 5900 pesos or something close to that but there is the 16% itbis tax on top of that. I lay out the money for Creepo and get a seperate receit for it to bring back.
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This CREEP is arguing with me at my car yesterday morning that there isn't tax and it was for my "Platinum Membership" to Pricemart. I get back out of my car and stand up in his face and say "That wasn't for my membership, it was for your weed trimmer and I will be happy to go back to Pricemart and talk to anyone about it. This creep says "This is what they told me on the phone so this is what is true". I said "I don't give a crap what they told you on the phone, that bill was for exactly what I had to pay for your Weed Wacker.
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Point of the story is to NEVER do favors for creeps. If this SOB comes to my freaking door again without calling me first I am going to tell him to call for a flucking appointment. Man some people aren't worth the skin they were made with! Annoying twit put me out and then tries to fill me up with his BS. Sorry I bothered trying to be a nice guy when I don't even like the creep.
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On the way up to Puerto Plata yesterday I called Alberto to make sure we hook up as that is the reason I was going there. He must have been in a bad Cell spot and didn't answer so I called my boy Jackie to take him out to dinner. He says fine and he even has time to wash his ass before I get there. I then call Carina and ask her if she had lunch yet and I tell her I will grab her up after I grab up my boy Jackie and she informs me she is at Jackies house. Hmm... well that is a convience but a surprise. Of course Jackie tells me later that he told me she was there. Hmm... I know we were out till 2-3 am last night but am I losing it??
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I take them to this nice place I found a few months ago which is on the road where the chinese restaurant is located. Coming from Sosua it is past the Chinese Restaurant on the other side of the road. Sorry I don't know the name nor do I know the street it is located on however it is a real nice place.
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We drive up the long driveway and park. We sit down at a table on a very comfortable veranda that has a lot of shade and a nice breeze over looking a old established garden. Food is good and the prices are reasonable. 22 bux for three people having real lunches with tableclothes and a sweet looking waitress. Carina and I are busting Jackies Arse during lunch about his British Boyfriend from the night before. Poor guy ends up saying "I need to get a girlfriend so people dont think I am gay". What more in life can you ask for? Good meal, good friends and Laughing my arse off at what happened to Jackie the night before. Priceless, for everything else "MasterCard".
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After lunch Carina and I drop off Jackie at his house where he is waiting for workmen to show up and complete some work. Off we go looking for a building for me that is a warehouse type building right in downtown POP that has a garage door. I want to make a Loft type residence that looks nothing like it from the outside. People don't know why I want to do this but I can't wait to find a property to get that done!
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Afterwards I get ahold of Alberto and head to his office. After taking care of business we sat and chatted for a while. Aberto bought the building next to his office and says he wants to put in a free dental clinic there for the poor people that cant afford proper care. Now this makes me think about the money we raised for the kids at the auction in the past and the ones in the future. He will also provide free office space to those that want to practice there and give free care to the poor people.
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I get home and email to Dawn, Carina and Jackie asking for feedback on whether this is as good of a use for the money as I thought it was in their opinions. So far Carina has responded with the thumbs up so I am just waiting to hear from Jackie and Dawn.
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My thoughts are that we can possibly build this up into a full blown healthcare center for poor children and people and continue to fund this with monies raised. Perhaps we can even work out free transportation from other places here to be even more effective.
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I was so glad to hear that Alberto was thinking along these lines. I was almost about to hit him up for some cash for the Easter Silent Auction. This is a much better use of these funds than what the pasty white guy Robert had in mind which was for the Reefs. REEFS? I raised money for the KIDS, whatever got into the pasty white boy?
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Last night I went to sleep at 8pm. At first I was going to take a nap and go out later in the evening but I said to hell with it. I am going to rest this tired old body of mine and slept till 6am which felt great!
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I don't know what I am going to do this weekend but I do have to go to Cabrera in the next week. Maybe I will head out that way today. I have a BBQ at a friends house tomorrow at 3pm so maybe I will pack a bag and stay over night and get back in the afternoon.
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Monday night Jackie and I are headed over to Cafe Negril in Costambar for dinner. It is a great place and he has already had dinner there and enjoyed it. If anyone wants to join us you can meet us there at 7:30pm on Monday. It is located inside Atlantico One Apartment complex catty corner from a pizza restaurant. I don't have the name of the Restaurant but the owner Mickeys phone number is 809-396-5208 if you get lost. If you are British Bald and Gay Jackie would probably appreciate you showing up! LOL
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Hasta Pronto!
PS> Yesterday I made 3.16 on the Google ads. I want to thank you guys for buying me breakfast! Keep up the good work. Only 14 cents so far today:) The google ads are usually interesting and informative anyway!
Yeah, here is another picture of Dominican Republic Electric. This is one of the calmer streets and had the most normal wire job I have seen here.
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I went to Cabrera today to take care of some business. I stopped off at my friend Stephan Shadleys Farm to say hi to him and his family. They are doing well and that was nice to see!
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The road from before Gaspar Hernandez to after Rio San Juan were absolutely horrible and just about dangerous. This government should be ashamed at what the main road on the whole North Coast looks like and the danger they are putting the people in here. Great way to stimulate tourism GUYS. I guess that is why I read in Http://www.dominicantoday.com that tourism is down everywhere but Punta Cana. Those fools better wake up and smell the roses. If tourism goes there AIN'T much left.
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Got the menu for the Easter Dinner today. Here it is below along with the price.
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