'ECUADOR EMERGENCY' COMMUNICATION: #ECUADOR #NationWide 8 hr scheduled blackout from 10pm to 06am in 48 hours this Wed night 18SEP24-

 An 'ECUADOR EMERGENCY' COMMUNICATION: Greetings, fellow Ecuador citizens and residents. Regarding the #ECUADOR #NationWide 8 hr scheduled blackout from 10pm to 06am coming our way in 48 hours this Wednesday night 18SEP24-

 (and for subsequent blackouts to follow) if you or your Apt Building don’t have an electric generator available, then here are a few things to consider to lessen the impact:

A.- Make sure to gas up your car and charge up all your electronic devices before 18:00 for next morning. ️
B.- Also freeze up a few water bottles, and put them in the fridge, (at least two in each shelf}, to keep it cold. And don’t keep opening the fridge door to look at what’s inside.

C.- If your kitchen is all electric, you might want to get a small gas stove to heat stuff up.
D.- Security-wise, be on the alert as some criminals might take🥷 advantage that the alarms and electric fences will not be operational. E.- Test and make sure that your flash lights have fresh working batteries.🪫
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 Also It is highly recommended to take all necessary security measures for your safety and of your family and also of your business premises.

1.- Stay inside your houses with all the security measures in place, do not leave anything outside that brings attention and is within reach of thieves.
2.- Probably there will be no digital cell communications as the repeater antennas will be inoperative.
3.- Keep your cell phone fully charged so that the flashlight will work if you do not have a dedicated flashlight.
4.- Have flashlights with fresh batteries, candles and matches, in case you need them inside the house,

5.- Businesses have to set up all possible security measures also.
6.- Everyone should have alarm whistles, for emergencies, and blow the whistle repeatedly and the neighbors should do the same, since the regular alarms will not be working.
7.- If you hear strange noises and movements, make noise, beep, whistle and use your cell phones to record a video, as there will be no cameras.

8.- Have your house keys on hand ready for any emergency, so you can lock/open the doors, (including in case of an earthquake.)
9.- Disconnect all the electrical appliances you can, to avoid damage when the power surge comes back on.
10.- Do not open the door of the refrigerator unnecessarily, to maintan the cold temperature and avoid damaging the food.🦪

11.- Stay calm and make the most appropriate decisions in case of an emergency situation.
12.- Everything you can set up for security and safety in each home is important and necessary. Talk to your neighbors to help each other out and have a plan. 🛖
13.- Have fully charged fire extinguishers handy in case some of your family or neighbors have an accident with matches candles, gas stoves etc etc

14.- If your vehicle has an alarm, you can activate it with your key fob in case of an emergency. Have the remote control handy.
15.- Check that everything is ok when it is daytime the morning of THU 19SEPT and the power comes back on.  Then wait for half an hour or thereabouts, and then reconnect the electrical appliances only after once the power supply has stabilized, 

since voltage variations can fluctuate wildly when the power returns after a long outage such as this, that can affect your sensitive electronics and fuse panel, as they can be blown out by the surge. ️(not the purge:)

16.- "The Government has declared A 'STATE OF EXCEPTION (#ToqueDeQueda) a nationwide blackout on Wednesday night 22:00pm until Thursday morning 06:00am,

(So Stay home and off of the Streets) as announced by the Minister of the Interior, Monica Palencia. More than 70 thousand uniformed services personnel will be mobilized." More details  https://bit.ly/3TwJtW5

(🚸Partially borrowed from my nearest living Neighbor AT G.Knot 🚁ChatGPT)
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16 Sept 2024 - (16:32) These 6 Major Services will be affected during Wednesday night's power outage: Street lighting - The lighting of the country's roads will be affected during the eight-hour power outage announced by the Government. The roads will remain dark, since the public lighting service cannot be separated from the residences, explained Ricardo Buitrón , an expert in the energy field.

Cellular phone and internet service - During the power outage, there will be interruptions in mobile phone and internet services. The reason is that electricity is vital for the operation of telecommunications networks. The bases of these networks are powered by batteries, however, their autonomy is between 4-6 hours maximum. But with all of Ecuador in darkness, the batteries will not last for more than 1 hour.

Hospitals, maternity wards and clinics in the country - Critical areas of the 134 public hospitals and maternity wards are expected to operate normally during the power outage. In general, health centers have their own generators to supply their critical areas such as emergency, intensive care units, neonatology, surgical center, obstetrics, radiology, laboratory, among others. Meanwhile, administrative areas, hospitalization and non-critical areas will not have power.

Ecuadorian prisons - Ecuador's 35 prisons have established protocols that will be applied during the power outage announced for Wednesday night and Thursday morning. These prisons house more than 30,000 prisoners.

Evening classes - Educational institutions that offer educational offerings in the face-to-face and blended modalities during the evening hours must bring forward the departure of students. That is, with a maximum limit of 8:00 p.m.

Security and curfew - During the power outage, the Ministry of Government announced a curfew, although it did not specify the time of the curfew. During the eight hours of power outage, 70,000 uniformed officers will be deployed throughout the country to provide security." https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/negocios/cortes-de-luz-provocaran-suspension-de-al-menos-6-servicios-este-miercoles-18-de-septiembre.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawFVwiFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQzCtG4gKtbuFfMRD4O-cwCTNw9I0VyB0TVUxmb3BmYUW8yLMYXadhndlA_aem_q6b_Hq9GTCVpGI-_lnqNHQ

MON 16SEP24- "President Daniel Noboa announced that he will send a Partial Reform Project to the Constitution to the Assembly.

 MON 16SEP24- "President Daniel Noboa announced that he will send a Partial Reform Project to the Constitution to the Assembly. It seeks to modify the prohibition of foreign military bases in the country.  Specifically, Noboa is seeking to have the assembly members change Article 5 of the Constitution, which since 2008 has prohibited the installation of foreign military bases, such as the one occupied by the United States in Manta for a decade.

Over the years, Ecuador has sought to avoid any intervention that compromises its political autonomy, and the ban on foreign military bases is a clear manifestation of this policy. The measure, reinforced during the administration of Rafael Correa, culminated in the departure of the US base in Manta in 2009, which operated under a bilateral agreement. 

  (JJinEcu- foto of Prez NoBoa - ☝"i strutt my stuff yall!!! 👆We gone party like its 1999 all over again:)

  This event marked a milestone in Ecuador's stance towards foreign military influence, aligning itself with a trend towards greater independence in the region. The ban has been seen as a rejection of the control or influence of foreign powers in defense matters, seeking to avoid situations of dependence or subordination.

Daniel Noboa announced his proposal through a video recorded at what was the Manta Base. “They wanted to say that this way we would recover Ecuador’s sovereignty, but what they did was hand it over to drug trafficking.   That was the first pact with transnational crime. That pact that we have to reverse.” 

According to him, actions such as the closure of the Manta Base weakened the country in the face of threats that know no borders. “It is time for the National Assembly, once and for all, to decide which side of History it is on.” -   👉🔗 

https://www.primicias.ec/politica/presidente-daniel-noboa-enviara-proyecto-bases-militares-78917/?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social 

(JJinEcu: my comments, bringing back the MANTA FOL Base (FORWARD OPERATING LOCATION) USAF, will get this clean up party finally started and headed in the right direction, the past 9 months of martial law lite have been fun, but it will get real, and begin to get back on track if this approved, if not approved, we will continue to wither on the vine:(  'FOL Manta provides facility orientation-      

Published June 7, 2009   

  By 1st Lt. Beth Woodward     

478th Expeditionary Operations Squadron Public Affairs

  FORWARD OPERATING LOCATION MANTA, Ecuador -- 

  From June 1-4, personnel of Forward Operating Location Manta (FOL) at Eloy Alfaro Air Base in Manta, Ecuador, provided a special orientation to over 100 Ecuadorian Air Force and civil aviation officials. 

 The orientation was designed to give government of Ecuador personnel an overview of the buildings, systems and equipment that will transfer to their hands in September. The immersion program was not a requirement of the bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Ecuador.  Contract employees of the FOL, who provide a broad range of support to counternarcotics operations at the FOL, conducted the orientation.  

"We want the incoming occupants to understand the types of systems they will inherit from the FOL, and we are making available the tools they need to operate safely during the transition," said Mr. Jaime Jimenez, ITT Corporation site manager at FOL Manta.   FOL technicians walked the group through over 20 locations, including fire protection systems, electrical and lighting systems, sewer systems, water plants, dining facility equipment, and dormitory security systems. 

While the orientation did not certify the visitors nor train them on equipment specifics, the FOL has provided manuals, which outline day-to-day equipment and systems operations, to the government of Ecuador. 

  "In many cases, the expertise of FOL employees has benefited all the users of the Manta airfield," said Maj. Bryan Shumway, FOL Manta director of operations. "As best we can, we hope to open our doors and prepare them for primary responsibility."

  FOL Manta has served as a hub for U.S. counternarcotics air operations since 1999. Initially, the U.S. invested $71 million in construction and infrastructure improvements, including a 750-meter extension of the runway as well as repairs of the runway and the addition of state-of-the-art lighting. 

 The FOL occupies 27 hectares (five percent of the total area) of the Eloy Alfaro base. The FOL's 22 buildings, which were completed in 2002, will transfer to the Ecuadorian Air Force. These include dining and lodging facilities, office buildings, warehouses, an aircraft ramp, hangar and fire station.  

Counterdrug flights from the FOL are scheduled to end in July of this year. In September 2009 the U.S. government plans to hand over to the Ecuadorian Air Force its permanent property at the FOL, such as buildings, warehouses, and the aircraft ramp and hangar, well in advance of the bilateral cooperation agreement's conclusion in November 2009.  

FOL Manta last hosted Ecuadorian government leaders May 15 to provide information on the transition timeline and a tour of the facilities and equipment that will transfer to the Ecuadorian government later this year...." -   

https://www.12af.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/319842/fol-manta-provides-facility-orientation/

         (JJinEcu- foto of Prez NoBoa - "i strutt my stuff yall!!!

           We gone party like its 1999 all over again:)

Friday the 13th SEPT 2024 #TheEcuadorReport - "I'm Tom bodett, and we'll leave the light on for yah!" ⏳(52 Days to ShowTime)⏳ 'Election Countdown Clock-

 --As the USSA Goes, so goes the entire known World and Esp small banana republics that use the USD-- (c.1626) 'RemembeR, RemembeR the 5th of NovembeR' - English Folk Verse, 'The Fifth of November-

"Remember, remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!
Guy Fawkes and his companions
Did the scheme contrive,
To blow the King and Parliament
All up alive.

Threescore barrels, laid below,
To prove old England's overthrow.
But, by God's providence, him they catch,
With a dark lantern, lighting a match!
A stick and a stake
For King James's sake!
If you won't give me one,
I'll take two,
The better for me,
And the worse for you.

A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope,
A penn'orth of cheese to choke him,
A pint of beer to wash it down,
And a jolly good fire to burn him.
Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring!
Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King!
Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray!" -

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'What are the origins of the poem?-
"The traditional “On the Fifth of November” poem was first written by famous poet John Milton in 1626 in Cambridge. It was originally an epic poem, written in Latin and titled “In Quintum Novembris”.

The poem commemorates the anniversary of the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when a small group of Catholic plotters threatened to change the course of history. In early 1606, an act was passed designating 5 November as a date of thanksgiving, with bonfires and fireworks settled upon as a suitably fitting commemoration." -
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-"You are traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Your next stop, the Ecuador Zone!"

Hola, and Welkome to the various Expats in Ecuador fb groups. I have lived and worked here full time in all facets of Relocation to Ecuador since 2008, if your ever up near the UIO Quito Capitol way, For the past 7 years we have an Expats Meet and Greet lunch each TUE in the Valley of Cumbaya just east of Quito and just west of the UIO int airport, We look fwd to meeting you if ever over this way,

All the Best in Ecuador, JourneymanJack on fb : 'Jack Ecu Abercrombie'-
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Someone once said that Ecuador is a country that is:
•EASY to love- 
•HARD to understand-
•Impossible to forget-

"If you wait for the perfect time to launch a new business,
you will never be in business. If you want to travel,
there is no perfect time. Don't wait for conditions
to be perfect for anything...just go do it!"

"Faith is not about everything turning out OK;
Faith is about being OK no matter how things turn out."

-"Proper Planning and Preparation Prevent Piss Poor Performance"
(the 7Ps). The saying has different forms which are believed to go back to WW2.
The British Army is commonly given credit for the 7Ps version. -

"A wise man admits when he has been fooled.
A fool maintains his fantasy." -Mark Twain -

-- "While its exact origin is disputed, American humorist and writer Mark Twain is frequently credited with the aphorism: “History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” - Which means, while details change, circumstances change, settings change,
names change, similar events will essentially recycle."--

“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us,
that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”
― Thomas Paine, The American Crisis,

Strength for Today- "There’s No Victory Without Sacrifice."​ - Mateo 16:24
The quote, “There’s no victory without sacrifice,” is difficult to pin down to its exact author nevertheless, these words are intently true. Even in the areas of the world, for those rallying at the “victor’s podium,” it took:

· Endurance,
· Sweat and
· Long hours, preparing for “that moment”.

So even from here, we must conclude that “victory” isn’t a “once-for-all, automatic inheritance that is “laid in our laps at birth”.
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"So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind, while just the art of being kind is all this sad world needs." -Ella Wheeler Wilcox,

"We have Art so that we shall not die of reality." Friedrich Nietzsche

“Ask no questions and you will be told no lies.” - George Bernard Shaw,