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23. I have a lot of clients from PR and called about a dozen of them and none of them have been able to

Thu Sep 21, 2017, 09:23 PM

Sep 2017

contact family members there.

Some are taking time off to get to the island so they can bring their family members back.

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Puerto Rico may not have power for 6 months. That will change the way [View all] applegrove Sep 2017 OP

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Their wind farms had the blades torn off the wind turbines I saw on CNN. I would guess applegrove Sep 2017 #4

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Oh yes. There are probably lots of stuff one could buy online and don't use electricity. Hand crank applegrove Sep 2017 #9

Cities will have it first. Rural areas will likely wait forever Warpy Sep 2017 #2

This is where a smart government needs to protect the people. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #3

Hurricane proof buildings and solar SHRED Sep 2017 #6

American citizens of Puerto Rico. roamer65 Sep 2017 #7

They know. :) Going home someday will be a dream for a great number, but Hortensis Sep 2017 #35

PR isn't Cuba. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #37

No idea what that means, but fwiw it invites the comparison that Hortensis Sep 2017 #40

Florida may get 100,000 new citizens this year... Sancho Sep 2017 #8

Good. More Democratic VOTERS! roamer65 Sep 2017 #10

Hey Sancho! sheshe2 Sep 2017 #11

we left in the middle of the night when the lights went out... Sancho Sep 2017 #14

Good to hear. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #17

For some reason ... left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #33

So? nt RandiFan1290 Sep 2017 #36

Well we can list folks who no longer have any form of employment malaise Sep 2017 #12

Or even those jobs that still have to be done only without power. How does a teacher applegrove Sep 2017 #13

I experienced that after Gilbert malaise Sep 2017 #15

Oh the heat...with no fans...poor people. Where was Gilbert? applegrove Sep 2017 #16

Gilbert was a major hurricane - went from Morant Point to Negril in 1988 malaise Sep 2017 #18

Yes a friend was in that one. Said she never wants to be in another Hurricane applegrove Sep 2017 #20

You only need one major hurricane in your lifetime malaise Sep 2017 #26

I was in Hurricane Juan in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was only a 2. But I'm done. applegrove Sep 2017 #27

Most important are hospitals and nursing homes. TexasProgresive Sep 2017 #19

Yes. Vibes especially to the small and weak. applegrove Sep 2017 #24

Surely the government has the resources Flaleftist Sep 2017 #30

The hospitals are running on generator power now. TexasProgresive Sep 2017 #34

Imagine that happening in Nebraska, West Virginia or any other state with a smaller population WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #21

Colonialism is the mother load of evil DBoon Sep 2017 #25

Hello, New Orleans. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #38

Consider going there for vacation and spending money in the local economy Not Ruth Sep 2017 #22

And you will stay where? And visit where? And disembark where? WinkyDink Sep 2017 #39

Where there is a will, there is a way Not Ruth Sep 2017 #41

I have a lot of clients from PR and called about a dozen of them and none of them have been able to grantcart Sep 2017 #23

Gonna be a lot of standing water for breeding mosquitos NickB79 Sep 2017 #28

. applegrove Sep 2017 #29

We were going to go in March to visit family NickB79 Sep 2017 #31

Oh no. Stay safe. applegrove Sep 2017 #32

Orlando will get even more crowded AngryAmish Sep 2017 #42

Wouldn't it make sense for hurricane-prone areas to have underground power? Vinca Sep 2017 #43