And who says Hurricane Wilma didn’t do much damage in the Cayman Islands?
Been to the supermarket lately?
The dairy shelves have been emptied of perishables like milk and eggs. Bread shelves have been bare.
To their credit, those who manage our supermarkets were working fast and furious to get shelves restocked by bringing goods in via airplanes.
Once those goods arrive on our shores, shoppers should not be shocked at an increase in prices.
It costs a lot more to bring goods into the Cayman Islands via air than by sea.
Consumers should be thankful our grocers are taking our needs into account and should not complain about the higher prices needed to get those goods to our shores. It is not price gouging.
The ill winds of Wilma are being felt throughout the islands and even right here at Cayman Free Press where we learned mid-morning yesterday that we would no longer be able to receive personal emails because our servers are in Miami.
The company that takes care of our email was severely damaged in the storm and kept us up and running as long as it had fuel for its generators.
We don’t know when service will be restored, but the outage certainly puts a crimp in the way we are able to satisfy our customers.
And we’re sure there are many other companies and individuals in the Cayman Islands having to deal with Hurricane Wilma, although she never ventured over us.
We have joined the global world and Wilma has taught us that bad things that happen in Mexico and Florida have a certain impact on us.
Wilma has also taught us that hurricane supplies aren’t to be used just when we get slammed by a hurricane. The empty store shelves are proof that hurricane supplies must be bought and maintained throughout hurricane season.
While we have joined the global world, we are still an island that depends on calm seas to get our goods.
When the seas are angry, the port must shut down for the safety of those bringing goods in and those taking them off the ships.
While we can’t keep perishables for long periods of time, we can and should make sure our pantries are stocked with enough food to carry us through any hurricane season.
We’re thankful that Hurricane Wilma skirted the Cayman Islands. We’ll be grateful when Miami and the rest of Florida is able to pick itself up from the ravages of the storm and reopen to Floridians and the rest of the world.
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