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Nanraughley wrote:

My husband and I returned to Florida after our house was destroyed in Humacao. We managed to get flights two and a half weeks after Maria passed through. We hope to start rebuilding when running water and electricity are restored in the area. Our prayers are with everyone still enduring hardship in Puerto Rico.

So sorry to hear that but glad to hear you and your husband are OK.
No clue how long it will take before water and power are available in your area - we're still without both but we manage with the generator and water that I get from a well and distribute here among the neighbors and ourselves.

Sitka wrote:

What do you all think??

Honestly I don't know what to think.
We're still surviving OK but no clue how long we can keep on doing this.
The only thing that really improved (for us) is communication. I have internet and phone connectivity, both via AT&T in my house. Not water, no electricity. I spend a lot of time and effort to get water and help direct neighbors (7 houses meanwhile) The generator is working fine (helping two neighbors with power for fridge, a fan, some lights) but I burn a lot of gas, spending roughly four times more than I normally would spend on electricity.
Electricity is the main problem. If that's not restored fast, to start with for businesses, stores (assuming hospitals and other medical services have been connected) I don't see the economy bounce back.
There are reports that already 15% of the population moved to the states after Maria and many are preparing to go.
We decided to stay and try to make the best of it. Let's see how long we last...

Sitka wrote:

Gary,聽 I see you are in Juncos.聽 I have not been in that town yet, but it must be in the mountains?聽 Fairly rugged terrain like most of the interior?

Juncos town is in the valley, along the expreso #30. We're in the hills/mountains all the way south in the Juncos area - fairly rugged, yes.

Sitka wrote:

Areas that are difficult to repair power lines will be without power the longest.

Yup, we're used to that. We're always among the last to be reconnected to water and power.聽

Sitka wrote:

Are you able to get food and stuff in local stores?

Yes, stores are sort of operating normally and we can buy all the food we need.

What the island really needs is to get businesses, shopping malls etc. up and and running. Electricity should be connected there first! That will get the economy started again slowly and it will stop more people from packing and going.

Nanraughley wrote:

My husband and I returned to Florida after our house was destroyed in Humacao. We managed to get flights two and a half weeks after Maria passed through. We hope to start rebuilding when running water and electricity are restored in the area. Our prayers are with everyone still enduring hardship in Puerto Rico.

Sorry about your home, all I can asume is that it was a wooden house. I was not aware any of the expats were purchasing wood houses.

Will you rebuild in concrete this time?

ReyP wrote:

Can solar panel withstand hurricaneqs cat 5?
It is not just the winds it is also the flying projectiles and water penetration into the electronics like a mist or spray under force.

Maybe if they were foldable into the inside of a tank and unfold again after the storm they may do fine.

Hi Ray, the solar panels of my frienf survived and聽 she is one of the only lucky ones who has electricity since Maria up in the hills of Mayag眉ez.

Marion-Olga wrote:

ReyP wrote:

Can solar panel withstand hurricaneqs cat 5?
It is not just the winds it is also the flying projectiles and water penetration into the electronics like a mist or spray under force.

Maybe if they were foldable into the inside of a tank and unfold again after the storm they may do fine.

Hi Ray, the solar panels of my frienf survived and聽 she is one of the only lucky ones who has electricity since Maria up in the hills of Mayag眉ez.

That is good to know, thanks.
I am sure some standards will get better after Maria, so they should be able to stand even more in the future.

ReyP wrote:

Hey Gary,
Not sure how you running your remote admin service given no internet and no power.

Generator power and internet from my聽 AT&T hot spot that I bought after Maria.
In the first weeks after the storm I was always running around with a laptop and trying to find a place with wifi.聽 After I got that hot spot I could be found a lot in Hato Rey, the Popular Center, where they had generator power operating the whole building including the lobby with coffee shops, restaurants etc.
Many people like me were working there, sharing extension cables and power bricks and using their hot spots..

Sitka wrote:

Just received this message from my friend in PR.聽 聽 聽 "Los mosquitos son insoportables".

"the mosquitoes are unbearable".

Less people to bite, so they have a food issue.

ReyP wrote:

Internet antena?
Are you using satelite internet service?

Microwave to the next tower, fiber from there. 25-30 Mbps down, 10-15 up
In our neck of the woods the only wired option is a crappy telephone cable and Claro won't guarantee more than 2 Mbps.

Sitka wrote:

JLos mosquitos son insoportables.

Mosquito coils are not available on the island - we get them (5 times more expensive than normal) from Amazon.
We also use (rechargeable) battery powered fans at night (no generator at night) to chase them away.
Then I fixed some of the screens and we try to keep screen doors closed at all time.
They only seem to like to bite my at my ankles so I spray off a couple of times per day.
All the above seems to work pretty good.

ReyP wrote:

Gary what that set up for Internet cost a month?
Do you also get a permanent IP address?

I pay $60/month for this. No static IP (but I get by with a paid account at NoIP.com)

Gary wrote:

20, 30 ms

Very good ping, gamers can use that service also.