Irma. The biggest ever Atlantic hurricane......
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MitchT said:
Short piece from Jost Van Dyke on BBC News at 10 this evening. Interviewed a couple of people - one of them a chap whose bar had been completely flattened. He seemed quite upbeat, said he had no money but he would "use this" [pointing to his head] to fix things. The other was Justine from Foxy's Tamarind Bar which has been quite active on Facebook providing updates, was battered but mostly intact and is now back up and running serving locals who need meals. Just a microcosm of course, but interesting to see the spirit of the people there.
They both sounded stoned. Not sure they really cared about anything.98elise said:
Dazed and Confused said:
Has Boris made landfall yet?
Why has it taken him a week to get out there?
Maybe because they have just suffered a massive natural disaster and extra politicians are not high on the islanders lists of needs?Why has it taken him a week to get out there?
Scared of getting lynched, I'd have thought.
Odd that he decided to go a day after 500 British Troops had been deployed to the BVIs.
Edited by Dazed and Confused on Wednesday 13th September 09:01
TTmonkey said:
Lucas CAV said:
The Mad Monk said:
TTmonkey said:
Hurricane Jose also looks like it will take a very similar track.
Why are so many people pronouncing Jose as Hoseh?Are you deluded or what
TTmonkey said:
The Spanish prounounciation is used as Spanish is now the predominant language of the USA is it not?
It has increased over the last 20 years but remains relatively low. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language_in_...
fblm said:
Tell that to the Falklands and Gibraltar, they are all British Overseas Territory. I agree though that the UK should only do what it can afford to. Fortunately we have a 10bn overseas aid budget so clearly we can afford it! 
I think all that went to pay for nukes for India and satellites for Pakistan?The couple in the gas station I watched stream for most of the weekend made BBC news
https://youtu.be/Giimd9hkLyA
https://youtu.be/Giimd9hkLyA
Tropical Storm Jose after going around in circles north of the Caribbean for a few days looks like turning north and the outer edges heading for the coast around Tuesday off North Carolina/Virginia before heading up the coast to New York/Long Island and on to Nantucket.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weathe...
https://www.windy.com/overlays?2017-09-20-09,42.74...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weathe...
https://www.windy.com/overlays?2017-09-20-09,42.74...
K50 DEL said:
Looking at the state of the bonnets on them, those on the lower level have previously been further under water than they are now....
I hope the owner has decent insurance.
The water level was indeed higher before that video was taken, but that was the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey hitting Texas not IrmaI hope the owner has decent insurance.
Saleen836 said:
K50 DEL said:
Looking at the state of the bonnets on them, those on the lower level have previously been further under water than they are now....
I hope the owner has decent insurance.
The water level was indeed higher before that video was taken, but that was the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey hitting Texas not IrmaI hope the owner has decent insurance.
Saleen836 said:
K50 DEL said:
Looking at the state of the bonnets on them, those on the lower level have previously been further under water than they are now....
I hope the owner has decent insurance.
The water level was indeed higher before that video was taken, but that was the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey hitting Texas not IrmaI hope the owner has decent insurance.
My house in Miami came through Irma ok, front fence destroyed by huge banyan branches, but no real issues. Only without power for 2 days so very lucky. Had 2 families staying at my place until they got power back Friday, and have other friends still waiting for their power to be restored.
Streets here are lined with huge piles of drying vegetation, I'm waiting for the fires to start. Petrol now easy to get, shops still have many empty shelves, but life is slowing returning to some semblance of normality.
Until Maria! I laughed at the probability of another big one so soon after Irma - Miami has had 12 years without anything serious. Then someone told me that Wilma and Katrina came a month apart....
Really don't want to have to go up ladders and put those sodding steel storm shutters up again! Hopefully we'll get lucky and this one will turn north as predicted. However, it does look certain that the Virgin Islands are going to get it again, while already reeling from Irma. When I look at the photos of the damage there and imagine those debris being picked up and hurled again, it has to make it doubly dangerous for the poor inhabitants. 2017, what a s
t year.
Streets here are lined with huge piles of drying vegetation, I'm waiting for the fires to start. Petrol now easy to get, shops still have many empty shelves, but life is slowing returning to some semblance of normality.
Until Maria! I laughed at the probability of another big one so soon after Irma - Miami has had 12 years without anything serious. Then someone told me that Wilma and Katrina came a month apart....
Really don't want to have to go up ladders and put those sodding steel storm shutters up again! Hopefully we'll get lucky and this one will turn north as predicted. However, it does look certain that the Virgin Islands are going to get it again, while already reeling from Irma. When I look at the photos of the damage there and imagine those debris being picked up and hurled again, it has to make it doubly dangerous for the poor inhabitants. 2017, what a s
t year.I suggest enlisting the help of the cruise line companies that have ultimately ruined a lot of the Caribbean islands, with mega loads of people just visiting for a few hours and putting very little back, after Irma and Maria I imagine they will divert for a few years as there will be nothing to see but destruction,
YankeePorker said:
However, it does look certain that the Virgin Islands are going to get it again, while already reeling from Irma. When I look at the photos of the damage there and imagine those debris being picked up and hurled again, it has to make it doubly dangerous for the poor inhabitants. 2017, what a st year.
Yep - Virgin Islands are very much in danger. Puerto Rico had a lucky escape from Irma, but looks to be in the cross hairs this time.t year.
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