Is there anything we can do to help ease the destruction of hurricanes?

What I am talking about are works like tree trimming around electrical wires, (which I understand is carried out year-round), checking old or leaning lamp poles and other poles and replacing them where necessary, sea walls, drains and other engineering works which can curb some of the destruction of hurricanes.

It was almost heart breaking to me to learn that after Frances there was no drinking water on Grand Bahama. From school geography we learn that Andros, Grand Bahama and Abaco are the only three islands that have an unlimited supply of fresh water.

Suppose we just happen to receive way more contributons than we need for repairs and re-building from the generous countries/businesses who are kindly granting us donations. What should we do with the excess?

What about building a first-class water desalination somewhere in the Bahamas which can supply us with fresh water and maybe even supply some other countries? (It is said that in about 20 years, two-thirds of the world would be short of drinking water!)

Wouldn't it be a good idea to make a list of all the 'tings that can be or should be done to keep our Bahamaland in good repair after disastrous hurricanes? That way, when our honourable house members come after us looking for votes, we can show them the list of things we need them to do; then we should hold their feet to the fire so they would do what we put them in power to do!

After all, we are in a hurricane zone. We don't have earthquakes, volcanoes, mudslides, landslides, etc, but we could have a hurricane or two every year.

What can we do, what should we do to really be prepared?

Is there anything we can do to help ease the destruction of hurricanes?

What I am talking about are works like tree trimming around electrical wires, (which I understand is carried out year-round), checking old or leaning lamp poles and other poles and replacing them where necessary, sea walls, drains and other engineering works which can curb some of the destruction of hurricanes.

It was almost heart breaking to me to learn that after Frances there was no drinking water on Grand Bahama. From school geography we learn that Andros, Grand Bahama and Abaco are the only three islands that have an unlimited supply of fresh water.

Suppose we just happen to receive way more contributons than we need for repairs and re-building from the generous countries/businesses who are kindly granting us donations. What should we do with the excess?

Put it in a fund for......"the next time!!"

What about building a first-class water desalination somewhere in the Bahamas which can supply us with fresh water and maybe even supply some other countries? (It is said that in about 20 years, two-thirds of the world would be short of drinking water!)

Wouldn't it be a good idea to make a list of all the 'tings that can be or should be done to keep our Bahamaland in good repair after disastrous hurricanes? That way, when our honourable house members come after us looking for votes, we can show them the list of things we need them to do; then we should hold their feet to the fire so they would do what we put them in power to do!

After all, we are in a hurricane zone. We don't have earthquakes, volcanoes, mudslides, landslides, etc, but we could have a hurricane or two every year.

What can we do, what should we do to really be prepared?

Good idea, the water desalination plant. Perhaps China can give us the money for that as opposed to a national stadium were people can run around in, comparatively, meaningless cycles.

I agree that the money china is giving us should be used for something more important than a stadium.

The kendal G.L. Isaac gym is a national disgrace. We don't need anything else that we can not afford to maintain.

What about employment programs , China is an industrial nation, what about bringing some of their ideas and factories here.

Clifford park was good enough for us what is wrong with it now? Stadiums get very hot at least on the park you always cool.

As far as getting contributions more then we need my dears the next time we have a disaster we wont even find anything from donations these people to like to tote

Mel

yeah instead of spending money on things we dont need, that are not a neccessity, like a stadium, etc, should be spending it on utilities, public works, etc, things we need.