About Placencia - and cleaning up ........ the amount of debris was horrific after the storm. I was there a week after Iris. Compared to where these poor souls began, they have literally moved mountains of debris. The problem was and is, where do you put all that stuff? The latest plan to take care of the last of the debris is in place. The road is being paved. Trucks bringing in material for the road work will leave filled with debris and take it to appropraite dump-sites. This should make a major impact on the remaining junk laying around.
As for attitudes ....... hurricanes are exhausting and traumatic. We went through Keith on AC, and the entire island was truly suffering from PTSS for at least a year. Most folks in San Pedro, if they really fessed up, admitted that they did not sleep through the night for at least 6 months following Keith. Many spent a lot more time drunk or drinking than ever before in their lives. Kids drew scary pictures for a long time. The jitters got worse, not better when the NEXT hurricane season approached. Tired, scared and broke, it's hard to see storm season back in your face.
Please give these good folks another chance - they have been through a lot and they deserve some compassion and support.