Dang Storms! - Page 100

TAPPY · 10-22-2005

The media always blows everything up, look what they did during Katrina and Rita.
Some of the stuff they reported turned out to be downright lies.

Wait till we hear from Steve or Mindbender, Playadel Soul, Heather or James and the rest of the Playa peep family...then we will know what the real story is. There should be some good pictures in the next few days that will gives us an idea of the damage.

Has any one heard from M. Holmes ??? He is another trusted source for good information. Hope his Villa made it through ok.

BonnyW · 10-22-2005

Our Spanish news station here in LA kind of said the same thing, used the same terminology-- 'total destruction.' I think I will go with JudyBlue on this and say it may not be a literal translation (meaning), but akin to 'Disaster Area' in U.S. terms. IMO...the pictures don't show 'total destruction'. Messy--yes--damage--yes--but the whole entire city doesn't look destroyed. I am sure that if it was really that bad, all the pictures would show the worst of the worst. Remember...it is the media after all...

Not to trivialize...It is bad, yes, but not my personal interpretation of 'total destruction' as I see it through the pictures supplied. (It may be worse, and maybe we haven't seen those pictures yet.) And IMO... I still think we need to support and help the citizens/locals as much as we can...recovery will not be easy for them, however resilient we may think they are.

Mikey · 10-22-2005

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Originally Posted by tommy

I think they will have very little "new" news to report until Sunday morning....

To tell you the truth I think that we will get more from our people then we will from the media.....

nanners · 10-22-2005

I know! It's so frustrating! I've now subscribed to Fox News, MSNBC, BBC, CNN, and many more news channels and they're all the same thing. "hope it stalls longer", "Evacuating Florida", "Stranded Tourists", etc... etc.. etc..

It's a really good thing that we have great sites like this to get actual facts about the area and what's going on.

and Kudos to those who aren't cancelling their plans to visit this great area to help out with the recovery process!

tommy · 10-22-2005

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Originally Posted by Mikey

To tell you the truth I think that we will get more from our people then we will from the media.....

i agree...

sunnygrl · 10-22-2005

Just tuned into CNN and the Weather Channel. That was a waste of time. However, the news guy in Cancun did a live report. They are still being battered with 100 mph winds. He mentioned something about being able to talk to several hotel zone managers and they said they were hoping to be back open for business by Christmas.

At the earliest. I know that's not real far away, but it's an eternity to these folks who have no means of income in the meantime!

Jan&Chas · 10-22-2005

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Originally Posted by Doggiemom

Just watched 2 CNN channels and The Weather Channel and it looks like they don't have anything "new" to report. Back to the baseball game....

The weather channel just reported a new report that came in saying that Playa Del Carmen has been destroyed! How credible is this!

Mikey · 10-22-2005

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Originally Posted by sunnygrl

Just tuned into CNN and the Weather Channel. That was a waste of time. However, the news guy in Cancun did a live report. They are still being battered with 100 mph winds. He mentioned something about being able to talk to several hotel zone managers and they said they were hoping to be back open for business by Christmas.

At the earliest. I know that's not real far away, but it's an eternity to these folks who have no means of income in the meantime!

Thats sounds about right I would think....For Cancun....They got pounded the worse....

Doggiemom · 10-22-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jan&Chas

The weather channel just reported a new report that came in saying that Playa Del Carmen has been destroyed! How credible is this!

Well it IS the Weather Channel!!

tommy · 10-22-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikey

Thats sounds about right I would think....For Cancun....They got pounded the worse....

Just remember that Cancun is where the airport is...

maya · 10-22-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shammy

Did you just HEAR the lady on the Weather Channel???

She has a bulletin from the Dept. of Civil Defense that said "the town of Playa Del Carmen has been destroyed. 1,000 homes ruined".

But..she called it Playa Del Carma about 10 times!

as I reported several hours ago-the colosio is gone!

playabum17 · 10-22-2005

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Originally Posted by maya

as I reported several hours ago-the colosio is gone!

Define 'gone'...meaning there are no buildings left at all or severe damage....what? let's not use extreme language unless you are an eye witness.

sunnygrl · 10-22-2005

Those of you in the construction business....with all the rain, are the foundations of these buildings at risk? In particular the larger hotels, shops, restaurants, etc. I know there are some buildings just built on a concrete slab. To me, those wouldn't be a worry. And as far as the building codes go, how strict are they about condemning property or will the owners stick a bandaid on and call them "fixed"?

sunnygrl · 10-22-2005

CNN did report the airport has suffered major damage....whatever that means!

YWGDon&Deb · 10-22-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jan&Chas

The weather channel just reported a new report that came in saying that Playa Del Carmen has been destroyed! How credible is this!

'Destroyed' must be too strong a word. Media hype. Damaged? Sure. Destroyed? No. Waves of bombers didn't succeed in 'destroying' cities in many recent wars. Playa looked quite solidly constructed the last 3 years we were there.

Bottom line is it's too early to know. When the branches are trucked away and the glass is swept up and the streets and buildings are dried out, then we will know.

10-22-2005	#1486 (permalink)
TAPPY añejo Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 21,148	The media always blows everything up, look what they did during Katrina and Rita. Some of the stuff they reported turned out to be downright lies. Wait till we hear from Steve or Mindbender, Playadel Soul, Heather or James and the rest of the Playa peep family...then we will know what the real story is. There should be some good pictures in the next few days that will gives us an idea of the damage. Has any one heard from M. Holmes ??? He is another trusted source for good information. Hope his Villa made it through ok.

10-22-2005	#1487 (permalink)
BonnyW añejo Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Left Coast...So Cal Posts: 13,320	Our Spanish news station here in LA kind of said the same thing, used the same terminology-- 'total destruction.' I think I will go with JudyBlue on this and say it may not be a literal translation (meaning), but akin to 'Disaster Area' in U.S. terms. IMO...the pictures don't show 'total destruction'. Messy--yes--damage--yes--but the whole entire city doesn't look destroyed. I am sure that if it was really that bad, all the pictures would show the worst of the worst. Remember...it is the media after all... Not to trivialize...It is bad, yes, but not my personal interpretation of 'total destruction' as I see it through the pictures supplied. (It may be worse, and maybe we haven't seen those pictures yet.) And IMO... I still think we need to support and help the citizens/locals as much as we can...recovery will not be easy for them, however resilient we may think they are.

10-22-2005	#1489 (permalink)
nanners lost on fifth Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 24	I know! It's so frustrating! I've now subscribed to Fox News, MSNBC, BBC, CNN, and many more news channels and they're all the same thing. "hope it stalls longer", "Evacuating Florida", "Stranded Tourists", etc... etc.. etc.. It's a really good thing that we have great sites like this to get actual facts about the area and what's going on. and Kudos to those who aren't cancelling their plans to visit this great area to help out with the recovery process!

10-22-2005	#1491 (permalink)
sunnygrl añejo Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: southern US Posts: 1,538	Just tuned into CNN and the Weather Channel. That was a waste of time. However, the news guy in Cancun did a live report. They are still being battered with 100 mph winds. He mentioned something about being able to talk to several hotel zone managers and they said they were hoping to be back open for business by Christmas. At the earliest. I know that's not real far away, but it's an eternity to these folks who have no means of income in the meantime!

10-22-2005	#1498 (permalink)
sunnygrl añejo Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: southern US Posts: 1,538	Those of you in the construction business....with all the rain, are the foundations of these buildings at risk? In particular the larger hotels, shops, restaurants, etc. I know there are some buildings just built on a concrete slab. To me, those wouldn't be a worry. And as far as the building codes go, how strict are they about condemning property or will the owners stick a bandaid on and call them "fixed"?

10-22-2005	#1499 (permalink)
sunnygrl añejo Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: southern US Posts: 1,538	CNN did report the airport has suffered major damage....whatever that means!

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