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johndish

Oct 30, 2005, 6:47 PM

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people were amazed that people did not leave cancun prior to wilma.

Where were we to go that we could guarantee it would be better?
What do you do in Merida if all hotel rooms are booked up?

how do you get back? the highway was closed for about a week...

When do you run? On monday or tuesday it was a weak storm not heading here

we stayed in our house and it was terrifying. during the eye we repaired our plywood and booked to a shelter

in hindsight i wish we had not stayed but, it is hard here in cancun as there is really no safe place to run to flights out were impossible etc...

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gpk

Oct 31, 2005, 3:33 PM

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Do you plan on staying there? What happens when another storm comes next year and the year after? One of the things I like about central Mexico is the general lack of disasters.

raferguson

Oct 31, 2005, 3:59 PM

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One of the things I like about central Mexico is the general lack of disasters.

Except for earthquakes. ;-)

Richard

http://www.fergusonsculpture.com

Jim in Cancun / Moderator

Nov 1, 2005, 4:13 AM

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"Wherever you go, there you are." To quote someone.

I too hunkered down in my house in downtown Cancun and waited for Wilma to pass by and, although she didn't want to leave it seemed, I knew that this too would pass--and it did and we started cleaning up and things are unbelievable better 1 week later, today is good and I would rather be here than there--wherever "there" is.

And everything in life seems to be a tradeoff that each one of us has to decide what we want more than something else. I recently read that 17 of the 19 major cities are on a coast. Not sure if it's true but sounds close enough. With global warming--whatever the cause, natural or man-made--seas are rising and meteorological patterns are changing. Now why all those millions and millions of people want to live on coasts subject to rising waters and storms--not to mention that some are on the San Andreas fault line or in Tsunami country--seems beyond some of us. Others know that those millions find something or someone they want and love in that exact place more than they would find in another place OR they would rather the devil they know than the devil they don't know OR they just CAN'T move.

I may be safer from hurricanes in Ft. Wayne, Indiana where I was born but not from tornadoes and I much prefer winters in Cancun to winters in Indiana. In Ft. Worth I got the heat without the ocean and in Cancun the heat, the ocean, the friends I've made and the life I've built here. Will I be here forever? Probably but never say never. I don't plan on leaving--even planning on having my ashes used as fertilizer for my beloved ranch. But who knows--tomorrow is another day!

patricio_lintz

Nov 1, 2005, 7:24 PM

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"Wherever you go, there you are." To quote someone.

On the front cover of:
People's Guide to Mexico- Carl Franz, 2002 12th printing. First printing was in 1972

www.peoplesguide.com

Jim in Cancun / Moderator

Nov 2, 2005, 12:49 AM

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"Wherever you go, there you are." -- Buckaroo Banzai

patricio_lintz

Nov 2, 2005, 6:00 PM

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Yes. One cannot copyright a one-liner, a joke or a receipe. One of those funny things in US Copyright laws.

A book of any of the above can be copyrighted, however.

Who came first? The Buckaroo or the "hippie" travel book, 1972? :}

mexigrl

Nov 4, 2005, 12:56 PM

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Having just gone through Hurricane Katrina your post makes a lot of sense. It also would appear that FEMA and the US government could take some lessons from Mexico (imagine that!).

I'm glad you are all OK - just remember to take some time for yourself during all the "clean-up". Maybe even (and I know it sounds funny since you live in Cancun) take a break/vacation for a few days. The devastation from Katrina is ungodly - but dealing with it every day can be difficult emotionally.

We did evacuate the morning of the storm - I am grateful we did as we didn't have to actually witness it. My parents lost their home - I fare a little better. We are on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and you wouldn't believe the destruction with your own eyes.

I also lived in Cancun (and San Miguel...which I believe is safe from hurricanes :) so I felt awful as I watched it rip away the beaches. I'm an old-timer so went through Gilbert and watched them slowly come back. I hope this time the rebounding is less painful.

I do have an ex-fiance and some very close friends who I have not heard from yet. Saw the flooding around the VIPS and Plaza Americas and figure they were flooded too. If anyone living there has the time to check in on a family for me let me know.

Take care of yourselves - this to shall pass (in some ways) - each day does bring some improvement!

Laurianne

Jim in Cancun / Moderator

Nov 4, 2005, 1:32 PM

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I understand you completely. There is a lot of work and pressure to stay positive which nevertheless is pressure which we impose on ourselves. "Vacation" even if it is only a day or an hour is necessary. Here are some pics--the first 3 albums are of Wilma http://community.webshots.com/user/jimincancun and the rest are of the ranch and some trips I have taken including 3 weeks in Italy in September. So I had my vacation BEFORE coming home to Wilma!!

jim

Jim in Cancun / Moderator

Nov 6, 2005, 10:05 AM

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I am not sure if it is necessary to insult the land, the people who live there (Mexican, Mayan and foreign) with words like "idiot" and "sucker." Perhaps you could modify your post even more. Or explain, in more polite and less provocative verbage, your point of view.

johndish

Nov 14, 2005, 5:00 PM

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I have been here three years and this would be our first disaster...

We had emily which left my area untouched and a couple minor brushes but, this was the first direct hit. So to assume that there willbe a flurry of hurricanes every year is a little premature. As Jim said where you are is where you are and we will all face challenges in our life. It is how we react to those challenges that determine the type of people that we are.

I believe my family and I came out of this storm with more respect for nature, a better sense of preparedness, an understanding of what went wrong with others and what we did better than others. We will use this in future preparedness wherever we will be...