Hubby spoke to an engineer who's been assessing damage for an insurance company and that engineer said that from what he'd seen, most of the damage could have been avoided if property owners, as well as the authorities, followed proper engineering practices, but that's all fallen by the wayside, as has maintenance!
It's sad what's happening in your country as well, but it seems like many parts of the world are run by corrupt officials!
Yes, I remember how Hive account@buttcoins used my name instead of Hive account@simplylizelle, which led to our meeting :) Those were great times! I've not heard from her for a very long time.

I still have no grandchildren, my oldest son is moving to the Netherlands later this year, and the younger one is back in Johannesburg after a stint in Russia, of all places! That was just before Covid lockdowns took place. He ended up being stuck there for a month longer, as they had their lockdown, and all international travel was brought to a halt. A very trying time for all of us, but the Russian people were very good to him. He was in Orenburg which is on the border with Khazakstan.
He did not come back with a Russian bride :) Although that was not his intent, he now says he should have tried to find one there as they're not as spoiled and demanding as Western women!

Youngsters all over will leave arrangements to the last minute which can be really nerve-wracking for everyone, especially mom & dad! But I'm sure you're going to enjoy the wedding.

Hope to see you again soon and hear how the wedding went.