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Re: A trip up the mountain and almost off the cliff
Doing this report has been a lot more fun than I thought it would be and I want to thank everyone for their encouragement.
This trip was on my personal agenda because I have an interest in community development and small business - and always have throughout my travels living in the U.S. and in my home town of Toronto.
It was a pretty new sensation to be thinking about cultural development in my mother's town. I'd always thought about it for other areas of Jamaica and learned a lot about (and supported) fantastic initiatives promoted right here on jamaicans.com
Our little district near Brown's Town has the potential to offer much to those who enjoy visiting Jamaica and those living there.
Each morning I would watch as 5, 6, 7 or more large tour buses, filled with visitors, would zoom by on their way to Mandeville and other locations.
What a shame there was no place for them to stop in our community. Hopefully that might change.
Back to the report...
Usually rain is a bad thing when you're on vacation - especially in Jamaica when you're hoping for lots of sun and sand. But on this trip a torrential rain fall was a God send for a number of reasons:
- It filled up our water tank
- It helped to cool off the summer heat a bit
- It alerted us to a BIG problem in the construction of the house!!
Apparently the porch was slightly higher than the house - and this downpour made us painfully aware of the error. As we were inside having lunch we were shocked to see water rolling this hallway!
It's frightening to think of what would have happened had we not been there to mop it up.
Anyhow we got a hold of the tiler who was still working on the house and he will be putting in a fix to prevent the water from seeping in the front door again. The issue should have been caught during the tiling of the porch...but it wasn't.
Another piece of advice we received to remedy the porch error, was the suggestion that we add awnings to the front of the house. That's another big expense but something we see many neighbours and residents in general using.
One thing I feel good about is that we are using the services of many local tradesmen. These are hard working small business men, from our rural district, who travel throughout the region and beyond to build up a client base.
Time are tough for everyone - especially here where unemployment is high. That's why it was so wonderful to see the spirit of entrepreneurship and human decency and friendship alive and well in this community.
The gentleman on the far left is the tiler - he and his younger brother run a tiling business. The other two gentlemen in the picture are friends of my parents - more returning residents (one is also building a home in Jamaica).
Doing this report has been a lot more fun than I thought it would be and I want to thank everyone for their encouragement.
This trip was on my personal agenda because I have an interest in community development and small business - and always have throughout my travels living in the U.S. and in my home town of Toronto.
It was a pretty new sensation to be thinking about cultural development in my mother's town. I'd always thought about it for other areas of Jamaica and learned a lot about (and supported) fantastic initiatives promoted right here on jamaicans.com
Our little district near Brown's Town has the potential to offer much to those who enjoy visiting Jamaica and those living there.
Each morning I would watch as 5, 6, 7 or more large tour buses, filled with visitors, would zoom by on their way to Mandeville and other locations.
What a shame there was no place for them to stop in our community. Hopefully that might change.
Back to the report...
Usually rain is a bad thing when you're on vacation - especially in Jamaica when you're hoping for lots of sun and sand. But on this trip a torrential rain fall was a God send for a number of reasons:
- It filled up our water tank
- It helped to cool off the summer heat a bit
- It alerted us to a BIG problem in the construction of the house!!
Apparently the porch was slightly higher than the house - and this downpour made us painfully aware of the error. As we were inside having lunch we were shocked to see water rolling this hallway!
It's frightening to think of what would have happened had we not been there to mop it up.
Anyhow we got a hold of the tiler who was still working on the house and he will be putting in a fix to prevent the water from seeping in the front door again. The issue should have been caught during the tiling of the porch...but it wasn't.
Another piece of advice we received to remedy the porch error, was the suggestion that we add awnings to the front of the house. That's another big expense but something we see many neighbours and residents in general using.
One thing I feel good about is that we are using the services of many local tradesmen. These are hard working small business men, from our rural district, who travel throughout the region and beyond to build up a client base.
Time are tough for everyone - especially here where unemployment is high. That's why it was so wonderful to see the spirit of entrepreneurship and human decency and friendship alive and well in this community.
The gentleman on the far left is the tiler - he and his younger brother run a tiling business. The other two gentlemen in the picture are friends of my parents - more returning residents (one is also building a home in Jamaica).
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