About Jamaica and stuff. 2 pound a weed in a napsack. new article
written by owen, published 2018-Jun-30, comment
If you ever wondered why they have to dig up the roads so often then here is a look at the water network below the densely packed Downtown Kingston streets. Eventually all this will be covered up and paved over. The whole system works unless one of old the pipes fail and there are alot of old pipes.
written by owen, published 2017-Dec-30, comment
This is my third attempt . The first 2 times I turned back because I had passed more forks in the road than my brain can process which is 3. This trip was aided by Janique running google maps on co-pilot. She was still getting the hang of it because google maps has the habit of re-routing if you do not page attention to it.
No matter what google maps tells you there are times the shortest route is impossible. Wasted 2 hours driving through narrow cobble stone roads at 30 kmph. When you start seeing bushes growing in the road you should turn back and go the route with the more used roads. If you stop seeing signs of road work, patching, white lines you know you are off the grid. Luckily cellphone data worked all the way. There was one occasion where we had to reverse into a driveway so that another car could pass along a narrow section of the road.
If you are going to Treasure Beach head down Spur Tree Hill. It might be the longer route but the roads are better - much better.
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Mad Bull commented: Nice pics. Also, good advice. I'ma have to remember that. ... read 2 more
written by owen, published 2017-Nov-27, comment
Since my last visit to the beach new structures have been built. I recently watched a reporter on television interview a meteorologist on whether the recent Montego Bay heavy rain event on Nov 22 2017 could be attributed to climate change. The question was skillfully curved. No one has all the data. I watched in awe as the same pointless question was asked over and over again expecting a different answer. Then it dawned on me; something I probably already knew. It is not that the climate is "changing" per se but that we as human beings (inhabitants of the environment) are remaining the same. Our new ability to shape the environment around us has lulled us into a state of complacency.
Paved streets become rivers, roof tops become water falls. Buildings become permanent wind blockers.
We are beginning to feel that the world is beholden to our constant whim and fancy. The climate "will" change as it always has but we are unable to adapt to these changes. The environment will do what it wants including changing slowly, suddenly, sporadically, or randomly in ways which are yet too complicated for us to predict. The real question is how long can/will we remain the same while everything around us changes?
It is apparent that we will do all that we can to maintain our current path and find ways to simplify complicated issues.
Related videos; Montego Bay heavy rain event on Nov 22 2017, Hellshire beach in the old days, A recent independence day at Hellshire beach
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abc commented: Climate change is happening. It is a man made event just like all the others you mention. The basic problem is humans have forgotten who their first mother (earth) is and what our purpose is while we are visiting this realm. Humans need to start to take care of their mother and being her carers and healers. We need to do this – not just for ourselves – but for all the other beings that we share our mother with. She is not ours to use and destroy. Our lives lived now are borrowed from our grandchildren not inherited from our ancestors. Peace and love ... read 1 more
written by owen, published 2017-Nov-19, comment
As the Coronation Market in Downtown, Kingston keeps expanding and we keep importing more cars at some point we are going to have to make a choice between them both. Cars or food? Small business entrepreneurs or Used cars sales?
written by owen, published 2016-Nov-10, comment
I have always wondered why they build so close to the sea in Jamaica. There is a aggressive move to stop erosion with sea barriers and such.
