Shaggy,

As a one time employee of NYSE&G and a card carrying member of the IBEW and also as a survivor of the ‘microburst’ that decimated our quiet little town in CT back in mid-May I say kudos to you and all the other linemen who helped in bringing us back to real time after our ordeal. You were all wonderful and worked tirelessly to get us back on the grid.

That said, you know there have been incredible changes to our beloved Island of SXM thanks to ‘that b itch Irma’ but the beaches are still beautiful, the people are still welcoming and the ribs are still yummy. We were unable to make both our November 2017 and our April 2018 so like you, we are eagerly looking forward to our November 2018 trip.

A family member owns a condo there and like almost everyone else across the island she had damage done but she’s been back probably a half dozen times or more since the storm and with each return she tells us of progress being made and of the grateful attitude of the Islanders towards the returnees.

Go, have fun but keep an open mind in that it will be different but it’s still St. Martin.