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Re: Changes to Restaurants on Orient
[Re: lobstaroll123]
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01/22/2015 09:28 AM
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I think it is the plan of the French Government and a group of investors to move the eating places back from the water's edge, put up, as you said more permanet concrete structures , which would then be rented back to various restaurants and also build a small wall to keep the water from eroding the beach by the restaurants. I think parking lots will be constructed also. The plan was to start last fall, but owners got them to wait to possibilly this summer before starting.....'Course nothing is ever a sure thing in SXM.
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Re: Changes to Restaurants on Orient
[Re: SXMNorm]
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01/22/2015 09:32 AM
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Well, I'm sorry to hear this. The current atmosphere of the beach is one of the things that keeps bringing me back.
If the changes are made as outlined, I think the whole "flavor" of the beach would be changed, and I don't think for the better...
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Re: Changes to Restaurants on Orient
[Re: astropilot]
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01/22/2015 09:40 AM
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While you have a valid point, the "atmosphere" of the beach now is nothing like it was 24 years ago when I first visited either. I liked Orient much better they way it was 20 years ago versus now.
Sometimes "progress" is a good thing and other times it is not so good.
Kind of like the boardwalk in Philipsburg. It is a lot different than years ago and it appears to have benefited the island in general. Some people will like it and call it progress, others will not care for it.
J.D.
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Re: Changes to Restaurants on Orient
[Re: astropilot]
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01/22/2015 10:35 AM
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astropilot said: Well, I'm sorry to hear this. The current atmosphere of the beach is one of the things that keeps bringing me back.
and the current atmosphere of the beach is one of the things that keeps me away. Which just goes to show, we can all look at the same thing and see it so differently.
If the changes are made as outlined, I think the whole "flavor" of the beach would be changed, and I don't think for the better... We first visited this beach about forty years ago when there was nothing there but sea grapes and sand and you didn't have to worry about your neighbors getting too close for comfort. To me, the 'flavor' of this natural wonder was destroyed when the first restaurant morphed from Pedro's BBQ grill into the first formal style restaurant. But again, we can all look at the same things and see them so differentlyIn the long run, given the periodic storm damages and such, it sounds like the changes under discussion on one hand would benefit everyone in the long run but the associated expenses will probably also price this beach out of the realm of many. We'll see, won't we? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
Respectfully,
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Re: Changes to Restaurants on Orient
[Re: lobstaroll123]
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01/22/2015 10:52 AM
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My understanding is that this is a fait accomplit, and will start in June, and is supposed to be finished before high season next fall. As someone else said, the project is supposed to include parking lots, plus restrooms, etc.
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Re: Changes to Restaurants on Orient
[Re: eskimo888]
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01/22/2015 10:55 AM
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Well obviously, we all have our own opinions and likes and dislikes. And also obviously, the locals and their government are going to do what they think is best -- right or wrong, and all of the discussion by us "tourist" is not going to make a bit of difference.
So I guess all that remains is to see what happens...
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Re: Changes to Restaurants on Orient
[Re: lobstaroll123]
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01/22/2015 01:21 PM
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Here is a thread from a couple of months ago. Apparently it is a done deal now, as far as the decision has been made, is what I am hearing.
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Re: Changes to Restaurants on Orient
[Re: JulieandKarl]
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01/23/2015 11:32 AM
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Wow! I feel sorry for any of those businesses that might have to close for 4 months, especially after all the business lost and money, time, and effort most of them have just spent on rebuilding from the hurricane this past Fall. We are also visiting in June and bringing first-time visitors with us. Ah, progress. What a concept. Such a double-edged sword at times. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/boohoo.gif" alt="" />
Robin & Ed
One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. - Henry Miller
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Re: Changes to Restaurants on Orient
[Re: JulieandKarl]
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01/23/2015 11:37 AM
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I'm not sure exactly how it is supposed to work, not sure anyone knows, but it would seem logical possibly that they would work in sections, but I don't know.
Carol Hill
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