Titofan and his country have been hit very, very hard: waiting to hear from him!

Dude I started this thread for you on September 22nd and the title still stands "waiting to hear from you"!!!!

Today is the 17th consecutive day that we have not heard a word from Tito fan

Tito will be fine, he is a warrior.

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Tito will be fine, he is a warrior.

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Agreed.

I am surprised you aren't out there looking for him. Twat.

Hopefully he's up and running by the end of the month. Much harder than expected.

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I am surprised you aren't out there looking for him. Twat.

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WTF? :rolleyes::confused::rolleyes::confused::rolleyes: :confused::rolleyes::confused::rules::rules::rules :

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I am surprised you aren't out there looking for him. Twat.

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WTF? :rolleyes::confused::rolleyes::confused::rolleyes: :confused::rolleyes::confused::rules::rules::rules :

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What you think you can't say Twat in Off Topic?






Twat

no that was a random coicidence I just randomly poick emojis and shit like this:domo-kun::domo-kun::dj2::dj2::dj2::banllama::banllama::banllama:: beatdeadhorse::beatdeadhorse::sitr::sitr::sitr::si tr:




Twat

The Trump administration is not extending its waiver of the Jones Act for Puerto Rico, after it expired Sunday night.

The administration had announced on Sept. 28 that the Jones Act would be waived for the island, which suffered enormous damage from Hurricane Maria. DHS had faced pressure from lawmakers including Sens. John McCain and Marco Rubio to waive the act in order to speed up the shipment of aid to Puerto Rico.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dhs-wil...o-rico-expire/

"We believe that extending the waiver is unnecessary to support the humanitarian relief efforts on the island," Homeland Security Press Secretary David Lapan wrote. "There is an ample supply of Jones Act-qualified vessels to ensure that cargo is able to reach Puerto Rico."

That said, DHS said it will review requests for individual ships on a case-by-case basis and will "respond quickly if a non-Jones Act qualified vessel is needed for a 'national defense'-related need."


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CBS News' Major Garrett pointed out that the problem may not have been supply -- given that thousands of shipping containers filled with medicine, food and construction equipment sat at the ports for days because there were no trucks or truck drivers or open roads to distribute the supplies after the hurricane.








Soooooo the problem is

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"We believe that extending the waiver is unnecessary to support the humanitarian relief efforts on the island," Homeland Security Press Secretary David Lapan wrote. "There is an ample supply of Jones Act-qualified vessels to ensure that cargo is able to reach Puerto Rico."

That said, DHS said it will review requests for individual ships on a case-by-case basis and will "respond quickly if a non-Jones Act qualified vessel is needed for a 'national defense'-related need."


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CBS News' Major Garrett pointed out that the problem may not have been supply -- given that thousands of shipping containers filled with medicine, food and construction equipment sat at the ports for days because there were no trucks or truck drivers or open roads to distribute the supplies after the hurricane.








Soooooo the problem is

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There's no reason for it in the first place. WW1 ended some time ago. It's been a hundred year excuse to fleece Puerto Rico and put billions in the pockets of the shipping/transportation industries. If it hadn't existed PR would have zero public debt. At long last it should be scrapped.

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"We believe that extending the waiver is unnecessary to support the humanitarian relief efforts on the island," Homeland Security Press Secretary David Lapan wrote. "There is an ample supply of Jones Act-qualified vessels to ensure that cargo is able to reach Puerto Rico."

That said, DHS said it will review requests for individual ships on a case-by-case basis and will "respond quickly if a non-Jones Act qualified vessel is needed for a 'national defense'-related need."


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CBS News' Major Garrett pointed out that the problem may not have been supply -- given that thousands of shipping containers filled with medicine, food and construction equipment sat at the ports for days because there were no trucks or truck drivers or open roads to distribute the supplies after the hurricane.








Soooooo the problem is

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There's no reason for it in the first place. WW1 ended some time ago. It's been a hundred year excuse to fleece Puerto Rico and put billions in the pockets of the shipping/transportation industries. If it hadn't existed PR would have zero public debt. At long last it should be scrapped.

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Ha ha yeah no debt ha ha omg u are an idiot

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There's no reason for it in the first place. WW1 ended some time ago. It's been a hundred year excuse to fleece Puerto Rico and put billions in the pockets of the shipping/transportation industries. If it hadn't existed PR would have zero public debt. At long last it should be scrapped.

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OK, if you say so

Most of my Puerto Rican coworkers have made contact with family and friends by now via satellite phones hopefully Tito is alright as well

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"We believe that extending the waiver is unnecessary to support the humanitarian relief efforts on the island," Homeland Security Press Secretary David Lapan wrote. "There is an ample supply of Jones Act-qualified vessels to ensure that cargo is able to reach Puerto Rico."

That said, DHS said it will review requests for individual ships on a case-by-case basis and will "respond quickly if a non-Jones Act qualified vessel is needed for a 'national defense'-related need."


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CBS News' Major Garrett pointed out that the problem may not have been supply -- given that thousands of shipping containers filled with medicine, food and construction equipment sat at the ports for days because there were no trucks or truck drivers or open roads to distribute the supplies after the hurricane.








Soooooo the problem is

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There's no reason for it in the first place. WW1 ended some time ago. It's been a hundred year excuse to fleece Puerto Rico and put billions in the pockets of the shipping/transportation industries. If it hadn't existed PR would have zero public debt. At long last it should be scrapped.

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Ha ha yeah no debt ha ha omg u are an idiot

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxuwXczWQC0


:-X

Still waiting on word I take it

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Still waiting on word I take it

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YA nothing yet

It is a bit worrying we haven't heard from Rey , I'm hoping its just because of electrical loss rather than anything to serious.
Hope you are ok buddy.

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It is a bit worrying we haven't heard from Rey , I'm hoping its just because of electrical loss rather than anything to serious.
Hope you are ok buddy.

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I too hope it's nothing serious. Even if power was back there's no telling about internet access or if he's got a computer or phone that survived the storm and even then where do we rank on his priorities right now? I'm certain clean drinking water, shelter, food, helping his relatives and neighbors etc are all well ahead of us in line.


I believe Puerto Rico has everything it needs, it's just a matter of getting the good where they need to go and with bad infrastructure and communications then that job is very difficult.

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"We believe that extending the waiver is unnecessary to support the humanitarian relief efforts on the island," Homeland Security Press Secretary David Lapan wrote. "There is an ample supply of Jones Act-qualified vessels to ensure that cargo is able to reach Puerto Rico."

That said, DHS said it will review requests for individual ships on a case-by-case basis and will "respond quickly if a non-Jones Act qualified vessel is needed for a 'national defense'-related need."


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CBS News' Major Garrett pointed out that the problem may not have been supply -- given that thousands of shipping containers filled with medicine, food and construction equipment sat at the ports for days because there were no trucks or truck drivers or open roads to distribute the supplies after the hurricane.








Soooooo the problem is

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There's no reason for it in the first place. WW1 ended some time ago. It's been a hundred year excuse to fleece Puerto Rico and put billions in the pockets of the shipping/transportation industries. If it hadn't existed PR would have zero public debt. At long last it should be scrapped.

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Ha ha yeah no debt ha ha omg u are an idiot

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Thanks to the law, the price of goods from the United States mainland is at least double that in neighboring islands, including the United States Virgin Islands, which are not covered by the Jones Act. Moreover, the cost of living in Puerto Rico is 13 percent higher than in 325 urban areas elsewhere in the United States, even though per capita income in Puerto Rico is about $18,000, close to half that of Mississippi, the poorest of all 50 states.
This is a shakedown, a mob protection racket, with Puerto Rico a captive market. The island is the fifth-largest market in the world for American products, and there are more Walmarts and Walgreens per square mile in Puerto Rico than anywhere else on the planet.


A 2012 report by two University of Puerto Rico economists found that the Jones Act caused a $17 billion loss to the island’s economy from 1990 through 2010. Other studies have estimated the Jones Act’s damage to Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska to be $2.8 billion to $9.8 billion per year. According to all these reports, if the Jones Act did not exist, then neither would the public debt of Puerto Rico.
Three American territories are exempt from the Jones Act, including the United States Virgin Islands. Outright repeal of the law has already been backed by the Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, Manhattan Institute and several major publications. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that the Jones Act hurts the Puerto Rican economy, and two Republicans, Senator John McCain of Arizona and Representative Gary Palmer of Alabama, have submitted bills to repeal or suspend the law. (The shipbuilding industry supports the law.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/o...t.html?mcubz=0

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Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

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"We believe that extending the waiver is unnecessary to support the humanitarian relief efforts on the island," Homeland Security Press Secretary David Lapan wrote. "There is an ample supply of Jones Act-qualified vessels to ensure that cargo is able to reach Puerto Rico."

That said, DHS said it will review requests for individual ships on a case-by-case basis and will "respond quickly if a non-Jones Act qualified vessel is needed for a 'national defense'-related need."


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CBS News' Major Garrett pointed out that the problem may not have been supply -- given that thousands of shipping containers filled with medicine, food and construction equipment sat at the ports for days because there were no trucks or truck drivers or open roads to distribute the supplies after the hurricane.








Soooooo the problem is

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There's no reason for it in the first place. WW1 ended some time ago. It's been a hundred year excuse to fleece Puerto Rico and put billions in the pockets of the shipping/transportation industries. If it hadn't existed PR would have zero public debt. At long last it should be scrapped.

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Ha ha yeah no debt ha ha omg u are an idiot

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Thanks to the law, the price of goods from the United States mainland is at least double that in neighboring islands, including the United States Virgin Islands, which are not covered by the Jones Act. Moreover, the cost of living in Puerto Rico is 13 percent higher than in 325 urban areas elsewhere in the United States, even though per capita income in Puerto Rico is about $18,000, close to half that of Mississippi, the poorest of all 50 states.
This is a shakedown, a mob protection racket, with Puerto Rico a captive market. The island is the fifth-largest market in the world for American products, and there are more Walmarts and Walgreens per square mile in Puerto Rico than anywhere else on the planet.


A 2012 report by two University of Puerto Rico economists found that the Jones Act caused a $17 billion loss to the island’s economy from 1990 through 2010. Other studies have estimated the Jones Act’s damage to Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska to be $2.8 billion to $9.8 billion per year. According to all these reports, if the Jones Act did not exist, then neither would the public debt of Puerto Rico.
Three American territories are exempt from the Jones Act, including the United States Virgin Islands. Outright repeal of the law has already been backed by the Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, Manhattan Institute and several major publications. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that the Jones Act hurts the Puerto Rican economy, and two Republicans, Senator John McCain of Arizona and Representative Gary Palmer of Alabama, have submitted bills to repeal or suspend the law. (The shipbuilding industry supports the law.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/o...t.html?mcubz=0

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.....maybe it's more expensive because they're on an island with not many natural resources surrounded by water and with very shitty infrastructure and a corrupt government?


But naaaaaah it's totally Trump :rolleyes:

FBI Reviews Allegations Of Puerto Rican Officials Withholding Hurricane Relief
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/12/fb...rce=site-share

The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Puerto Rico received multiple allegations from residents across the island who say local officials in the territory have withheld needed FEMA supplies.

“People call us and tell us some misappropriation of some goods and supplies by supposedly politicians, not necessarily mayors, but people that work for the mayors in certain towns,” FBI Special Agent Carlos Osorio told The Daily Caller Wednesday.

Osorio explained, “They’re supposedly withholding these goods and these supplies and instead of handing them out to people who really need them, [there are claims] that [local officials] are assigning them to their buddies first–people that have voted for them or people that contributed to their campaigns or what not.”

He added, “So what we’re doing is looking into these allegations. That I can tell you is happening. Again, I cannot say that we have any ongoing investigation. We’re just corroborating these allegations.”



but yyyyyyyeah somebody got a t-shirt made with some snarky comment about Trump so I am guessing this is all his fault and not the corrupt politicians of Puerto Rico :-X

So now you are blaming TitoFan and his fellow countrymen? What a cunt you are Lyle.

Suspected misappropriation, derelict distribution and lack of cohesive logistics in a devastated disaster zone by local and Federal authorities. Shocked I tell ya! Oh and truck drivers and a President who even today treats it like a third world country because he got offended. Arrive at the game late and want to leave early, ahhh leadership :thumb:.

I started this thhread alm,ost 1 month ago to wait for @TitoFan to return and tell us he is OK. I hope it does not descend into partisan political jack-o-lantering during this pre-Halloween season. Let's keep すぐに戻ってきます focused on Tito and his countrymen.

Hello my dear friends. Just checking in to say I'm alive and well. All of my family is also, thank God.

I've missed the forum and all you guys so much. Yes, even you Miles. ;)

Thanks for all your messages and support. I can't be online long, as I'm connected at my wife's place of work, and there's been intermittent Internet problems all over the place.

Just wanted you all to know I'm ok. It's been the most catastrophic disaster to ever hit the island. I was pretty scared at the peak of it all. The experience of living in a tropical island and getting slammed by a Cat 5 hurricane head-on is not something I wish to experience again any time soon.

I'll be back again when I can write more. I feel there's so many things to catch up on. You can't imagine how great it felt reading the tussles between Lyle and Kirk, Beanz and Brock..... and all the other stuff I've missed so much.

These things certainly put a lot of things in perspective.


As for my own status... my house escaped unscathed. I thought for sure the terrace roof would blow off, but it survived. My mother's house suffered some damage, but she was staying with us at the time. We're without power, and were without water for a few days. We're also without cell phone service, and for the first couple of weeks getting gasoline was a task requiring waiting in 10-12 hour lines. Thankfully it's gotten better.

The mountainous part of the island was the worst hit, and some areas are still incommunicated. I'm afraid the final death toll may yet reach the hundreds.


Hey guys... I love you all, as I feel we're all part of a family..... arguments and all. ;D

Take care, and talk to you again soon.


TitoFan

Tito's alive!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VkrUG3OrPc

Damn he's alive he's alive oh my God it came alive it's a resurrection Tito fan is alive oh my God we've been waiting so long to hear from you Tito fan oh my God he is back with a vengeance

Wait a minute the son-of-a-b**** answered on Friday the 13th that could be a bad thing

Best news we've had on here for ages!

That's awesome to see! Endeavor To Persevere Tito.

Excellent glad u are in one piece

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Hello my dear friends. Just checking in to say I'm alive and well. All of my family is also, thank God.

I've missed the forum and all you guys so much. Yes, even you Miles. ;)

Thanks for all your messages and support. I can't be online long, as I'm connected at my wife's place of work, and there's been intermittent Internet problems all over the place.

Just wanted you all to know I'm ok. It's been the most catastrophic disaster to ever hit the island. I was pretty scared at the peak of it all. The experience of living in a tropical island and getting slammed by a Cat 5 hurricane head-on is not something I wish to experience again any time soon.

I'll be back again when I can write more. I feel there's so many things to catch up on. You can't imagine how great it felt reading the tussles between Lyle and Kirk, Beanz and Brock..... and all the other stuff I've missed so much.

These things certainly put a lot of things in perspective.


As for my own status... my house escaped unscathed. I thought for sure the terrace roof would blow off, but it survived. My mother's house suffered some damage, but she was staying with us at the time. We're without power, and were without water for a few days. We're also without cell phone service, and for the first couple of weeks getting gasoline was a task requiring waiting in 10-12 hour lines. Thankfully it's gotten better.

The mountainous part of the island was the worst hit, and some areas are still incommunicated. I'm afraid the final death toll may yet reach the hundreds.


Hey guys... I love you all, as I feel we're all part of a family..... arguments and all. ;D

Take care, and talk to you again soon.


TitoFan

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You're still here then. Jolly good.

Glad you are safe and well TitoFan. Hope you manage to get back to some kind of normality very soon.

Tito great to hear your okay and your family I hope your life gets back to normal very soon mate.:)

It's been a month since Hurricane Maria, and things here are still pretty out of the norm. I'm afraid this is going to take a while. Still haven't got power, but was able to get a hold of a nice emergency generator in the meantime. No reliable cell phone service yet, although it's coming back slowly. I still have to go to my wife's office to a pretty good-sized training room which is the only place I can connect to the Internet.

My days are pretty filled between looking after my mother, going shopping for supplies, now getting gas for the generator, and other assorted things. It's a pain in the neck... but there's people a lot worse off in the island.

It's hard to describe the devastation left behind by Maria, but I imagine the news coverage was pretty thorough. To make matters worse, we had a tropical wave come through the island on Sunday, which caused widespread flooding to already sensitive areas.

Not gonna be able to stay here long.... but one thing I wanted to get off my chest is the feeling I've gotten reading all the worrying and well-wishes from you guys. We always like to say this forum is like a family... but one never really gets it until something like this happens. We argue a lot, but so what? What family members never argue, other than the Brady Bunch? I've honestly gotten a knot in my throat from the posts I've read. Sorry for getting all sappy. ;D But that's what happens when you've had a life-altering experience like all of us have had here on the island. Life here won't be the same for a long, long time.... if ever. Some have chosen to migrate elsewhere, and I can't say I blame them. Many have lost their jobs, especially in the hotel and tourism industry.

Hopefully I'll get back to posting about boxing at some point... and also more often. For now though, it's probably gonna be piecemeal for me.


You guys take care,

Rey

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It's been a month since Hurricane Maria, and things here are still pretty out of the norm. I'm afraid this is going to take a while. Still haven't got power, but was able to get a hold of a nice emergency generator in the meantime. No reliable cell phone service yet, although it's coming back slowly. I still have to go to my wife's office to a pretty good-sized training room which is the only place I can connect to the Internet.

My days are pretty filled between looking after my mother, going shopping for supplies, now getting gas for the generator, and other assorted things. It's a pain in the neck... but there's people a lot worse off in the island.

It's hard to describe the devastation left behind by Maria, but I imagine the news coverage was pretty thorough. To make matters worse, we had a tropical wave come through the island on Sunday, which caused widespread flooding to already sensitive areas.

Not gonna be able to stay here long.... but one thing I wanted to get off my chest is the feeling I've gotten reading all the worrying and well-wishes from you guys. We always like to say this forum is like a family... but one never really gets it until something like this happens. We argue a lot, but so what? What family members never argue, other than the Brady Bunch? I've honestly gotten a knot in my throat from the posts I've read. Sorry for getting all sappy. ;D But that's what happens when you've had a life-altering experience like all of us have had here on the island. Life here won't be the same for a long, long time.... if ever. Some have chosen to migrate elsewhere, and I can't say I blame them. Many have lost their jobs, especially in the hotel and tourism industry.

Hopefully I'll get back to posting about boxing at some point... and also more often. For now though, it's probably gonna be piecemeal for me.


You guys take care,

Rey

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Jesus Rey....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgu7djuloZs







HAHAHAHAHA jk

]When you say that the island will never be the same ever or maybe even never that sends chills up and down the spines of the people including myself when we try to imagine that devastation. Yes the news coverage was more than thorough. You do what you have to do at least your wife's office building has some kind of signal to the outside world. I'm wondering how the ATMs are functioning without any electrical current. What about the airports? Are there flights in and out yet? For example if you wanted to take a flight to Florida would that be a big deal would that be something that is impossible to orchestrate? If the airports are functioning are there even any people that can get the cash together after the ATMs of the banks might be shut down to actually pay for tickets to fly out of there in an easy matter? Or perhaps are there delays going for weeks and weeks to try to get on flights heading out?

Glad to hear you're ok mate.