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Sorry John....but it won't make a damn difference what United is doing after Sunday. If anyone is planning on still coming down here to SXM after Tuesday...they are totally NUTS and insane. After Sunday, chances are huge that this island will be totally closed off from ANY planes ...and this according to estimates will be until May 6th the earlierst....and that only depends on conditions then. No one loves this island more than i do....but this is NOT the place you want to be here now. French side is totally closed down already...INCLUDING BEACHES. Dutch side beaches are still open.....but it is deader than a doorknob now. The streets are empty.....Most restaurants are CLOSED dompletely....and the the ones still open are for take out only. No music or nightlife anywhere.....casinos all closed......movies are closed......and anything with more than ten people are gone. IT IS A GHOST TOWN....and not very much fun right now. I do hope the people here will be able to ride out this terrible storm....but probably ninety plus percent of the island people are now not working...and won't be for the foreseeable future.....again. Yesterday we were able to spend some time in the lagoon on a local friends boat....but we had to stay only in dutch waters. Being caught out on the water in French waters would be a 450 euro fine!!!! The French side orders are to stay indoors in homes.....and NOT venturre out. I heard that the borders are bing manned by gendarmes to keep people out. I never thought i would feel the pain that most of our forefathers felt, when being kicked out of their home countries before coming to america.....but having three days to get out with us......kind of felt the same. IF ANYONE WAS STILL PLANNING ON COMING DOWN BETWEEN NOW AND PROBABLY MID MAY.....I WOULD SAY CANCEL YOUR PLANS NOW....YOU WILL NOT BE WELCOME HERE!!!! AND IF YOU WERE PLANNING A FUN VACATION....THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO BE NOW.