Engagement 235

I enjoy them very much, today just reading about the first topic made me think about my whole life, because since I can remember I have participated directly or indirectly in conditioning things for climatic and economic adversities.

Cuba is a country that in cyclonic seasons we can suffer the onslaught of hurricanes, which can reach category 5, characterized by strong winds, heavy rains and sea penetration.

The civil defense is quite good and has had a good communication system for a long time, from the information phase, the warning phase to the recovery phase.

Many people must evacuate in centers that the state transfers to them, most prefer to go to the homes of family and friends, they take everything they can protect and save to a safe place.

My house is resistant and what we always do is to secure doors and windows, those objects that are on the roof are tied or we secure them so that the air does not take them away, we make sure we have water, candles or lamps to light us, we try to have batteries to listen to the radio, there are those who have plants and support the rest by charging cell phones.

It is very, very important to have food supplies at home, bread, cookies and a can or two of canned food ifq necessary.

We have always been anticipating shortages, so we try to hoard food and everything we think might be in short supply, we have also learned to substitute products, to optimize things.

Today all my people to survive we have learned to do magic, because we do not have many options to feed ourselves and these can be scarce, prices do not help, since inflation is rampant, the financial system is unsustainable, so we must be prepared so that you can not receive your salary, because there is no cash or electricity to collect.

For me it is being unbearable the frequent fall of the national electrical system, that implies that we can be without electricity for 72 90 hours, Havana being the capital is privileged.

I am honest and here the preparation has to be psychological in the first place, because you do not only solve with lamps, chargers and even having a plant, because as the affectation is general they do not pump the water and if you do not have gas you have a very bad situation, especially when there are children, elderly and sick people.

You can have containers of water that if it takes more than a week you go into crisis, then you have to try to pay at any price a water pipe, for cooking you have to use coal as an alternative.

Solidarity in the neighborhood is important, I have lived in this place for more than 40 years and so have many of my neighbors, we support each other and we are surviving the blow.

I cannot fail to mention the support of family and friends outside the country, who send remittances of money, food and clothing combo, there is even a payment gateway to pay for electricity from abroad..

In particular, it is shameful for me, that is why many of us retirees work and try to at least have money to buy medicines in the informal market at high prices.

We cannot be surprised to see old people or people with physical limitations, selling nylon bags or doing anything to live.

In short, resilience is continuous, we try not to lose the joy and solidarity, because it is what we have left, given that the health, education, sports and social assistance systems leave much to be desired.

I confess that I had the idea of telling you about a dream day at the beach in Varadero, because my son came to visit from the United States, with the purpose of giving us family and friends a great joy.