I agree. I don't know how anyone can look at these pictures, watch the videos, and read these articles and think they will be vacationing on SXM in December. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> These poor people need all the resources they can get....food, water, electricity, supplies, a roof over their heads. They certainly don't need tourists there at this time using up all these things as well. I'm sure whatever small things are opening are needed by the island people, not by us wanting to sit on the beach.