hurricane is ‘no problem ’
Natives and tourists disagree on nature of storm
THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1980
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by JEFF COHEN
1980 by The San Antonio Light
Distributed by UPI
GRIL BEACH, Jamaica — Hedonists and
canes don’t mix.
ercenl when 150 international tourists — including
ibinec-learned that what’s been called the greatest
n of the century was bearing down on them,
rsuit of euphoria was replaced by chum-
ilnachs and sweaty palms,
i main concern was discerning what was
I votes ijf and what was fact and gathering more in-
ercenliation about Hurricane Allen, which hit
iledupiica Wednesday.
tes btiril Beach on the southwestern coast of this
Bean island is a resort geared to people who
n will jetting away from everything. People here
ce tie no desire to communicate with the outside
tyEi d—especially tourists, mostly from the Un-
r Gov States and Europe, who are on all-too-brief
nocrat|ons.
iamC lere are a lot of palm trees and banana trees
iblican ots of water near the inlet on which our hotel,
to win jjlction of two-story bungalows, is located,
nation there are no newspapers or television, and
mesl telephones.
Fa hurricane hits this island, we’re in trou-
siden- said a 22-year-old native who carried a canoe
siden was selling seashells on the beach. Known
jryfor as Bob, the native recalled stories his grand-
ainge >er told him about killer storms of the early
Doles S and in 1951.
Job he stories were not too good,” he said,
inw tcause of so little communication with the
the first news that the storm was headed
came Tuesday morning, when the hotel
While Yankees unfamiliar
with the destructive
poten tial ofh urricanes
adopted a lackadaisical
posture, several of us from
Texas tried to catch flights
back to the states.
management brought the tourists together and
told us the storm would be a severe one.
They told us the storm was heading toward
Kingston, on the opposite side of the island, and
told us to tape our windows, save candles and fill
bathtubs with water, in case water supplies were
cut off.
The first real sign for me came when one of the
natives became a little shaky and canceled a sail
ing class when he peered out into the ocean and
saw whitecaps forming, apparently a rarity in the
summer here.
My friend Tim and I came here to sail and play
tennis, but if we tried to get on a boat now, we
might wind up in Caracas. The wind has been
really gusty, and it’s making us nervous. In the
morning when we played tennis, the gale force
winds would send the ball back over the net to us.
Most of the tourists here do not really seem to
recognize the seriousness of hurricanes.
Jim Mitchell of Toronto told me, “In Canada,
we don’t believe in hurricanes. A problem is not a
problem until it becomes a problem.”
While Yankees unfamiliar with the destructive
potential of hurricanes adopted a lackadaisical
posture, several of us from Texas and some people
from Miami tried to catch flights back to the
states. But we will be stranded here because all
flights have been grounded.
A hopeful trip to the U.S. Embassy proved
fruitless.
Some tourists have left for Montego Bay, which
is 60 miles away. But because the roads are low-
lying and through dense brush, many were
advised to bear out Hurricane Allen in Negril
Beach.
Many of the nearly 100 villagers, most of whom
are too young to remember the last major hurri
cane, have tried to remain calm and entertain the
tourists. However, as the wind gusts have gotten
stronger, their efforts have been less enthusiastic.
Many villagers have tended to their gardens,
undisturbed, although many were seen bringing
down coconuts that would be scattered by the
winds.
Like the natives, hotel managers have adopted
the slogan, “No problem." The natives, predomi
nantly descendants of Spanish, African, Chinese
and British settlers, are dependent on tourists
and bauxite mining for their livelihoods.
But I can’t criticize their “No problem” atti
tude.
When we were at the airport in Houston, Tim
and I read in the paper that Hurricane Allen was
brewing in the Atlantic and might head for
Jamaica.
Our reaction: “No problem.”
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