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'Mathematical Enquiry' for a 'BETTER GOA' ! Goa, from an independent and non-partisan, citizen's view. 📧 : goa99@pm.me
Mar 30 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Bomb threat at #Goa DGP’s office declared hoax after massive search by cops.

EMAIL Sent at : 9⃣ . 0⃣ 9⃣ AM . Amazing !

First of all, not even a die-hard lunatic would try to use a Peroxide based IED in this state. That too, in this weather. Just trying to sound sophisticated. Image A cursory search query reveals that last instance of Peroxide based IEDs being used was in 2015.

Also, The Sent Email is so hilarious. It mentions "IEDs" which means there were supposed to be multiple IED rigged, that too at #GoaPolice HQs ? Also, advising what to do 🤣🤣
Mar 24 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Last Year ie 2024 production was itself almost 50% less than the previous year.

This Year it is again 40% less than previous year. It is so starkly visible to all those of us, who live close to Cashew Orchards. There are hardly any fruits; and in an Orchard selective trees bear Image fruits; which is quite surprising.

While this time of year, the air used to be filled with aroma of #Cashew ; even driving through lonely stretches where still some Orchards are left; the air is blank.

And absurd #climate has to be blamed. People are not cleaning Orchards only.
Mar 22 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Hughes Precision manufactures small caliber ammunition to NATO Standards; but the storage of Explosives is to the standards of #Rampur .

More over that, The Stupid Company Officials said, "It was a spontaneous combustion" of 14.5 Tonnes of Gunpowder.

Who are these Charlies? Image You take an empty Match-Box container; it would probably at max contain 20 Gms of GunPowder.

Try to light it, with a Match-Stick and see what happens...

These effing Charlies should be made to do this, with 100 Gms of Gunpowder, with their own hands. Lets see.
Mar 6 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Exactly 3⃣ MONTHS for the Arrival of #Monsoon in #Goa .

How we are going to weather this insane weather, is anybody's guess. Foggy Mornings. High Sun post 1100 hrs; and then just too hot beyond 1400 till 1730 hrs.

Humidity & Heat has driven away most of the foreigners already. Only solace is that barely handful of Foreign Tourists left and no arrivals; the consumption of water would be way far less and hopefully the alternate-day-4-hour-water-supply shall remain till Lord Indra blesses #Goa .

The Tankers which started flying mid-Feb, not to be seen.
Mar 2 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
ONE PAGE dedicated to Tuesday's fiasco, when many parts of #Goa went DATA DARK due to an Executive Engineer of Electricity Department; who should be rather transferred to Kashi.

NOT A WORD ON HOW RENT Of POLES ARE CALCULATED AND METHODOLOGY?

Seems Bhabhi Shetye calculates it? Image Since #Goa ED has to calculate the rent on poles from ISP, basis on Area Covered by each one. All they have to do is to ask their "Operational Map".

I hope they know the number of poles and their locations in that geography. And then it just becomes a simple arithmetic problem.
Feb 27 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
While the Owner of the Rent-A-Cab would extract a hefty amount from Chawla and buy a new vehicle using it as down-payment; he would also get his damaged vehicle repaired with Insurance money.

A Mother and Kid are suffering now; along with their family & friends. Exam Time. Image This stretch is so perilous dangerous and has seen innumerable accidents, just because of the drivers who were driving recklessly, despite never have been on this route.

2, 4 and 6-Wheelers alike; putting others lives in danger.

In fact, entire #Siolim - #Marna is perilous now
Feb 19 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
The 350 Pages Judgement Order is an EPIC Read in the #DanielleMcLaughlin Trial which just finished.

The Panch Witnesses and how they stood firm (well, most of them).

And despite of such corroborative evidence, the Case lingered on for 7 Years and 11 Months. Deadlines Extended. The Judges, all of a sudden suspend hearings, despite looming deadlines. And, it happened after High Court Order.

Till Dec 2024, it looked like Trial would be over by 1st Feb. By 28th of Jan 2024, #DanielleMcLaughlin Trial looked as if it would take another 3 Months at least.
Feb 6 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
There has been a lot of Questions being raised about C-17 #Deportation to #India .

Lets do some elementary arithmetic...

The distance between West Coast #UnitedStates and #India is about 7,750 Miles through Air.

Non-Stop Flight Time of C-17 would be about 15 Hours. Total Fuel Consumed by C-17 during this 15 Hours would be 47,000 Gallons of Jet Fuel.

Currently, Jet Fuel Cost in #UnitedStates is $6.30 per Gallon.

So, just the Fuel Cost would be $296,000/-

Let's round it off to $300,000/- to account for not being a direct flight.
Feb 2 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Have been saying this since Day 1; if #Charas is not sold at #Arambol and #Mandrem general area; hardly anyone would come from #HimachalPradesh to #Goa to either Work or establish any tourism related business, including sub-let Shacks.

This is just the tip of the ice-berg. Image Every shack run by buggers from #HimachalPradesh in #Mandrem General Area; indulge in selling #Charas . Till last year, there were shacks at such obscure places on the coast; which seems non-sensical . A front Shop for everything #Charas related and other sundry drugs.
Jan 29 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
The most amazing piece of Journalism to come from #Goa in 29 days of this year.

This "Manuel Fernandes" who is being quoted by @oheraldogoa here in this report; is the one who owned that Shack and then sub-let it to a #HimachalPradesh guy and then crying Crocodile Tears. #Goa Image It's such a good business in #Goa .
Being an aboriginal, you pay paltry sum of Rs.3-4 Lac for "Official Shack" lottery. Add, Rs.2 to 3 Lac more for bribes to Government and Local Officials.

If you let out the Shack, for Rs.30 Lac. Do the Math. You dont have to do anything.
Jan 28 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
#SITREP #ARAMBOL

Very surprising to see PI #Mandrem #GoaPolice at beach today, with some of his staff.

Sky Blue Half-Sleeve Shirt, Black Trousers and Black shoes; don't think "Janaab" was quite enjoying the sunset.

I don't think he would have to personally come again, 2 days. The infamous Shack Sea Lounge was obviously shut, with nearby Shacks open.

Till, just about dark none of the Shacks nearby had put the tables out. But obviously.

PI and his team left before Last Light, and so did I; so possibly after that they would have put.
Jan 25 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Shri Shri Laxmikant Parsekar Ex-CM of #Goa is desperately clinging on parents of the wards studying in his educational institutions and his Co-operative Bank depositors.

For someone who can't run his educational institutions with perfection, now want to resurrect his politics Image The HSC result of his famed School can be found out on the website of Education Department of #Goa .

Specially the Science Stream. Computer Science is taught with presentations, Blackboard with Code being written by Students by hand.

The Lab is non-functional. This is Ex-CM.
Jan 18 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Anytime you go past Terekhol Coastal Police Station ; you won't see more than 2 Scooters parked outside, ie if you are lucky.

Probably one belongs to Wireless Operator; and the other of his Buddy. Which means entire #GoaPolice staff of their is out on the field. #Goa Like any other Coastal Police Station of #GoaPolice; there are no Patrol Boats.

Oh, Wait a minute; there is 1; which has junked and piered to the small floating Jetty.

Btw, even the brave DGP of #GoaPolice Keshto Kumar cannot dare to put foot on the rusted pathway to Jetty.
Jan 14 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
The very fact that, other Hotlines of #Goa Government like the CHILD Helpline do not know this alternate number; is amazing !

About two weeks back, a neighbour Tourist's 1 Year and 2 month old Kid was running high fever and having convulsions.

He panicked and came to me. I tried calling 108 and call was immediately getting dropped.

We tried and tried, from different numbers, but every call was dropping. This is while, the Child was inconsolably crying.

The father was in panic. I offered to drive him, but he wanted the Ambulance, in case
Jan 3 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
#LIVE (Deferred) #Goa

Long 127 Kms drive from #Mandrem to #Mopa to "General Area" of Chief Minister; and back.

This is considerable distance, when length of the state itself is barely 100 Kms.

Many things visible during journey.

1⃣ Roads are way better in "that" North Goa. That's expected because the "General Area" of the 2⃣ Heavyweights of #Goa #Politics .

Absolute pleasure to drive through those roads.

2⃣ . One can really appreciate beauty of #Goa Forest and Hills there; even though its kind of "dry" now; but still very beautiful. Green Green.
Dec 23, 2024 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
#LIVE (Deferred) #Goa #Tourism

Today evening at Shore, My Best Friend Liza (1 Year, 3 Months and 7 Days Old) was playing in sand next to me.

There came a young Indian Couple; most probably originally belonging to #UttarPradesh, #Bihar or #Jharkhand with a slightly older son. The Woman saw a perfect opportunity to click a picture of her Son and Liza. If not adults, then, at least Kids.

The effing stupids, would do anything to get LIKES on FB and IG.

As soon as the Husband fished out his Phone; I sternly but calmly told him "NO PHOTO" #Goa #Tourism
Dec 19, 2024 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
#Goa #LIVE (Deferred)

There are few Tourists living nearby. We are just on a "Heelo / Hey" terms.

Today Morning, One of them came and asked me, if he can use my Washing Machine (as he saw me drying Bedsheet and Blanket, he guessed it, right).

I answered in Affirmative, but... I said, You would have to pay, the Market Rate. I do not want Tourists troubling me, to wash their clothes. One tells other, and then whole day, Washing Machine would be running.

So, he agreed, happily. Rs.2⃣0⃣0⃣ for 6⃣ Kgs of Clothes (including the detergent and service).
Nov 20, 2024 • 31 tweets • 6 min read
#Fisherman 🐠🐟 #Log #North #GOA

Today as the alarm rang at 0️⃣3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ hrs and after jumping out of the bed, as I opened the Curtain; a strong breeze was blowing from due EAST.

At just at 0305 hrs, it was clear, today is going to be a WASHOUT.

No Wind yesterday. Since it's not Monsoon, so Sea is not supposed to be Choppy, so had to reach the ⛵ Boat Station.

As stepped out, it was quite chilly, for dressed in only a T and Short at 0400 hrs. Even though, it's 20th November.

Reached the Station at 0425 hrs. Not so cold at shore.
Nov 6, 2024 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
#Goa #Fisherman #Log

Except One, for most of the Boats it was almost 0️⃣ Day.

Egress at 0445 hrs and it was all calm, not even a whisper of wind.

And, then suddenly after both the best have been casted, just around FL (First Light), the Wind started blowing. We immediately knew, we are screwed today.

Net was already casted, so no improvisation could be done. Coming in from North-West at around 15 + Knots, it was not heavy to rock the ⛵ Boat, but enough to change the current direction and fish shoals.

We could spot Mackerel Shoals
Oct 19, 2024 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
I don't know when Alexio Sequeira wet his feet in the sea, but it seems not after turning a Turncoat.

Ask any traditional fisherman about how the water temperature of sea has increased over the years. Let's say in past decade, for example.

During peak monsoon, the sea water Image is used to be like almost chilled. It used to be a task, even getting into the Boat, because that means wetting yourself till waist.

As you are on the Boat and you start encountering 60 degree inclines, the cold mist would further splash down and soon you are shivering.
Sep 22, 2024 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
This is nothing.

On the Northern end, there is a huge extremely dirty and filthy wide drain, which empties into the sea.

The water even stinks so horrible.

The restaurants over there, all empty their waste water into the sea itself. There is a lane, which goes from Khalchawada to northern end of the beach; besides a big resort.

About 200 mts from where the lane starts, you meet this very drain. If you stand besides it for 2 minutes, you would throw up.

This is that drain, which empties in the sea.