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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3068945, member: 56859&quot;]Thanks, Stevearino.&nbsp; I&#039;m not in PR but close by-- Virgin Islands.&nbsp; In some ways the recovery is going much better and quicker than I had imagined but it is still a very rough road.&nbsp; Everything takes so long...&nbsp; I&#039;m a big DIYer but some things I can&#039;t do myself, such as install the new and painfully expensive generator.&nbsp; I received the generator in November.&nbsp; Installation still isn&#039;t complete and of course I&#039;ve been jacked around on the cost of installation, which is now up to $2200.&nbsp; It&#039;s just a 12kw propane standby generator!!&nbsp; Sheesh.</p><p><br /></p><p>My cistern just got cleaned so theoretically I can drink the water again but I&#039;m still buying bottled water until I get it tested (not on city water-- all of my water is from rain).</p><p><br /></p><p>So many repairs to do, including fixing the hurricane shutters (still not done!).&nbsp; My place had mild structural damage and lots of water damage (flooded with muddy water, ruined ~half of my possessions-- fortunately my coins are okay).&nbsp; Hurricane season begins again in just over a month, although all of the big hurricanes down here have historically occurred in September.</p><p><br /></p><p>Only a tiny fraction of the massive number of damaged roofs have been definitively repaired.&nbsp; Most still have tarps nailed to them.&nbsp; Those won&#039;t last through a tropical storm, much less another hurricane.</p><p><br /></p><p>Puerto Rico&#039;s recovery lags far behind ours due to many factors but primarily because of the physical size of the island and the much much larger population.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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