Puerto Rico Is Still Hurting
Yesterday there was a special collection at church to send some money to a sister church in Puerto Rico. I'm not sure how much was collected and the money will do some good but there are so many issues involved with fixing stuff in Puerto Rico that it is symbolic at best and keeps reminding the folks in Miami that here are folks that got slammed by Irma or Maria or Harvey and there are unmet needs in a lot of places including the fires in California.
Life without electricity isn't exactly like just a weekend camping trip. The pumps that provide water and move sewage and in the tropics refrigerates our food is something we take for granted.
A local roofing companies are still busy fixing minor damage on our roofs, our condominium needs work on its emergency generator and trees still need some trimming and that may finally cost upwards of $20,000 that will need to come from reserves or a special assessment.
In Miami after a hiccup you can flip a switch and there is light 24/7 and you can open the faucet and drink the water. Three months later in Puerto Rico almost everything is difficult and a work in progress and will be for quite a while.
Life without electricity isn't exactly like just a weekend camping trip. The pumps that provide water and move sewage and in the tropics refrigerates our food is something we take for granted.
A local roofing companies are still busy fixing minor damage on our roofs, our condominium needs work on its emergency generator and trees still need some trimming and that may finally cost upwards of $20,000 that will need to come from reserves or a special assessment.
In Miami after a hiccup you can flip a switch and there is light 24/7 and you can open the faucet and drink the water. Three months later in Puerto Rico almost everything is difficult and a work in progress and will be for quite a while.
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