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Puerto Rico - U.S. Virgin Islands
Friday, October 20, 2017 8:01 PM
OONJERAH
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 11:47 PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 11:50 PM
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 5:00 AM
SHINYGOODGUY
Quote:Originally posted by Oonjerah: Tesla makes quick work of Puerto Rico hospital solar power relief project https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/24/tesla-makes-quick-work-of-puerto-rico-hospital-solar-power-relief-project/ "Tesla CEO Elon Musk noted on Twitter that Tesla’s solar team could indeed outfit Puerto Rico with power facilities that could be used to generate and store power reserves when the existing grid isn’t available, as it has been after the U.S. territory faced the devastation of hurricane Maria." ... oooOO}{OOooo ...
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 5:15 AM
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 11:16 AM
SECOND
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Quote:Originally posted by Oonjerah: Congress approves $36.5-billion disaster aid for Puerto Rico, wildfires and hurricane relief http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-pol-essential-washington-updates-congress-approves-36-5-billion-1508860506-htmlstory.html "Congress gave final passage Tuesday to $36.5 billion in disaster aid for Puerto Rico and several states impacted by a particularly destructive hurricane season. "The package includes $576.5 million to address the devastating wildfires in California and the West."
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 10:04 PM
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:46 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Oonjerah: Hmmm. So the folks who have a job or some money will repair their own homes long before the gub'mint sends any relief money. The folks in poverty will camp out, roughing it. The olde folks will die unless their relatives can get 'em to the mainland. I think I'll ask my friend over there where to donate a bit. ... oooOO}{OOooo ...
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:53 AM
Thursday, October 26, 2017 8:56 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: Second, the power situation has been going on for years, but it came to a head after the storm hit the island.
Friday, October 27, 2017 1:41 AM
Friday, October 27, 2017 2:44 AM
Quote:Part of the problem is how FEMA requires Puerto Ricans to apply for disaster aid. Lynch said FEMA workers were asking residents to give them copies of utility bills and bank routing numbers. Then the agency promised to follow up via email or text. But most people don't have electricity or phone service, and their homes and documents may be destroyed.
Friday, October 27, 2017 3:49 AM
Sunday, October 29, 2017 10:02 PM
Monday, October 30, 2017 6:26 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Oonjerah: I have a cousin in Bozeman, Montana, rancher, salt of the earth. Mayhap those MT linemen are even now repairing the lines ... ... while their replacements are taking liquid fortitude for the job, no hurry, no worry. ... oooOO}{OOooo ...
Monday, October 30, 2017 8:19 PM
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 3:20 AM
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 3:41 AM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 7:06 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Oonjerah: Puerto Rico Kills Controversial Whitefish Contract https://news.google.com/news/video/iAjxBTsUNrU/dw6UgY0NPcffR_Mb8FYXyLJKNo9DM?hl=en OK. So the 2 guys from Whitefish, MT, were to be paid $3M to repair the power lines in PR. .. But PR has changed its mind. I haven't seen any clear details on this story yet. But most of the power is still out over there. If this was our PG&E power lines here in my hometown ... PG&E woulda sent their guys out the next day to fix on 'em. It can't very well be that PR has a power grid & no one there is responsible to maintain it ... that would make no sense. Strange Enough Yet? ... oooOO}{OOooo ...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 7:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: I post these things not because I necessarily believe they are 'the truth', but because it's more information. for your consideration: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/puerto-rico-governor-says-contract-to-whitefish-company-should-be-canceled/2017/10/29/e5336cda-bcb8-11e7-97d9-bdab5a0ab381_story.html Puerto Rico’s electric company moved Sunday to cancel a $300 million contract with a small Montana firm for repairs to the territory’s hurricane-ravaged electrical grid, saying controversy surrounding the agreement was distracting from the effort to restore power. The contract with Whitefish Energy — a firm that had just two employees the day the storm hit — had drawn blistering criticism from members of Congress for days. And on Friday the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has a large role in determining government reimbursements, said it had “significant concerns” about how the contract was secured.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 11:15 AM
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 4:31 AM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Whitefish was being paid (not the employees who get, perhaps, 33%, because it's not in the contract) an hourly rate for a site supervisor set at $332 per hour and $227.88 per hour for a "journey lineman" according to a contract seen by CNN. The deal also specifies the estimated cost of nightly accommodation would be $332 per worker and nearly $80 per day for food. There's also a clause in the deal that bars FEMA, the government of Puerto Rico and the Comptroller General of the U.S. from auditing the cost and profit elements of Whitefish's labor rates. It was an invitation for Whitefish to cheat on billing. http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/27/news/economy/puerto-rico-whitefish-montana-deal/index.html The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 10:56 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: But I'm a bit curious. Isn't it customary for utility companies to "rally" around the crisis center and band together in an "all-hands-on-deck" manner to restore some semblance of normalcy? I always like when cops and firefighters pack up and go help a different state in a time of crisis. Why wasn't it done in this case?
Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:28 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: Quote:Shiny, why'd we even put a VA hospital in Puerto Rico? It is because we have so many veterans there? That's a good question Oonj, I suppose that could be the reason. Puerto Rican men have been serving in the Armed Forces since they became U.S. citizens, I believe it was 1917, just in time for WWI. I'll look into it and see what I could find. I hope your friend is alright. SGG
Quote:Shiny, why'd we even put a VA hospital in Puerto Rico? It is because we have so many veterans there?
Friday, November 3, 2017 4:27 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Oonjerah: Moving this from the "Mueller, Trump and the case for Obstruction of Justice" thread. Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: Quote:Shiny, why'd we even put a VA hospital in Puerto Rico? It is because we have so many veterans there? That's a good question Oonj, I suppose that could be the reason. Puerto Rican men have been serving in the Armed Forces since they became U.S. citizens, I believe it was 1917, just in time for WWI. I'll look into it and see what I could find. I hope your friend is alright. SGG Last I heard, about a week ago; he was fine & his kitty too. He's like a lot of folks we know; a good egg, but never had the "douf" to work steady. His gf finally got tired of his recreational expenses. So she helped him move to Nicaragua (I assume pot is more affordable there). That was fine until his health began deteriorate. That's when he moved to PR for the VA hospital. My thought is, we might have a lot of Vets, originally mainlanders, who now live in PR 'cause it's cheap & has a VA hospital. My 1st glance at PR stats, over a month ago, showed that they're in way over their heads in debt. My advice is they should open a couple of casinos & generally improve their tourist trade. ... What can they offer that Florida doesn't have more of? ... oooOO}{OOooo ...
Friday, November 3, 2017 8:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: You're fucking with me aren't you? SGG
Monday, November 6, 2017 3:26 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Oonjerah: Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: You're fucking with me aren't you? SGG No. Not that I know of. ... oooOO}{OOooo ...
Monday, November 6, 2017 4:06 AM
Quote:My 1st glance at PR stats, over a month ago, showed that they're in way over their heads in debt. My advice is they should open a couple of casinos & generally improve their tourist trade. ... What can they offer that Florida doesn't have more of?
Monday, November 6, 2017 7:15 AM
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 2:19 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Oonjerah: No. ... nevermind.
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 2:41 AM
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 8:02 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: Here's an article that gives some of the sordid details of the Puerto Rico's debt: http://www.businessinsider.com/puerto-rico-debt-2017-10 If you care to know. SGG
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 3:19 AM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: Here's an article that gives some of the sordid details of the Puerto Rico's debt: http://www.businessinsider.com/puerto-rico-debt-2017-10 If you care to know. SGGThis other article has graphs clearly showing a 1996 tax law change in Washington DC ("Section 936") caused an economic collapse in Puerto Rico. www.cnbc.com/2017/09/26/heres-how-an-obscure-tax-change-sank-puerto-ricos-economy.html The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly
Saturday, November 11, 2017 11:46 PM
Friday, November 17, 2017 2:58 AM
Sunday, December 10, 2017 12:09 AM
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 3:39 AM
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 7:36 AM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: Fucking Government Pricks, oh and Trump......... Death Toll on the Island Cover-up, as usual... https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/videos/report-hurricane-maria-death-toll-in-puerto-rico-is-far-higher-than-reported/vp-BBGqRNA I saw an interview of recent island evacuees that spoke of this; they said that many have not been reported due to the lack of communication throughout the island. Makes sense. SGG
Sunday, December 24, 2017 2:16 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: Fucking Government Pricks, oh and Trump......... Death Toll on the Island Cover-up, as usual... https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/videos/report-hurricane-maria-death-toll-in-puerto-rico-is-far-higher-than-reported/vp-BBGqRNA I saw an interview of recent island evacuees that spoke of this; they said that many have not been reported due to the lack of communication throughout the island. Makes sense. SGG So.... not a cover up then? Do Right, Be Right. :)
Sunday, December 24, 2017 2:20 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: Banks and Wall Street looking to foreclose on devastated island... http://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/business/puerto-rico-housing-foreclosures.html Yep, just like Snydely Whiplash as he curls his black mustache. Brilliant! SGG Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: Fucking Government Pricks, oh and Trump......... Death Toll on the Island Cover-up, as usual... https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/videos/report-hurricane-maria-death-toll-in-puerto-rico-is-far-higher-than-reported/vp-BBGqRNA I saw an interview of recent island evacuees that spoke of this; they said that many have not been reported due to the lack of communication throughout the island. Makes sense. SGG So.... not a cover up then? Do Right, Be Right. :)
Sunday, December 24, 2017 9:14 AM
Monday, January 20, 2020 11:44 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: (September 27, 2017) Governor Cuomo did a flyover in a helicopter, and where's Trump?...he's at home washing his toupee.SGG
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