Just hoping that all our friends on the U.S. East Coast, and especially in North Carolina (Laura!) will keep safe and well. Take care people. Ernest

Hehhheeey heee thanks, Ernest. I grew up in Pensacola and remember going through about five hurricanes. When I moved to NC, I thought I'd be safe in Raleigh. Then Fran hit us and after it, Floyd. Egads! As for all our friends in the Caribbean, how's about a roll call of who's where and how they're weathering things. Cheers, Laura On Sep 2, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Ernest Wiltshire wrote: Just hoping that all our friends on the U.S. East Coast, and especially in North Carolina (Laura!) will keep safe and well. Take care people. Ernest *************************** The Caribbean List now has a Resources Page at Historic Antigua and Barbuda http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CARIBBEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks, Laura I understand that the USVI suffered a bit more than the BVI, overall.. Nobody was seriously hurt here, but the eye of the storm traversed the BVI just north of Anegada, which was quite badly hit, and all our islands suffered from roads blocked by rocks, fallen trees and downed power lines. I felt stifled by hours of waiting in our hot, dark, shuttered rooms, but when I ventured outside I had to stop the door being wrenched out of my hands before being forced back inside by the wind and rain. Our area was without electricity (& the Internet) early Sunday to early Wednesday and even some parts of Tortola are still without power and piped water (our home has a huge rain-water cistern). Earl shook the BVI out of a complacency that had developed after several, lucky seasons. Although our DDM (Govt Dept of Disaster Management) put us all on high alert, we were not personally fully prepared for the force of a category 4 hurricane so close to us. Weaker Fiona, following a slightly more northerly path, is now forecast to bring little more than heavy rain to our shores before the weekend. However, Gaston may pose a much greater threat to the Leewards and Virgin Islands, next week. Having said all that, we enjoyed a very pleasant Thursday, with clear sunny skies and gentle breezes! We shall be waiting anxiously for news of your experiences, Laura. You will be in our thoughts and prayers. Peter LAlderson@nc.rr.com wrote 2 Sep 2010: > Hehhheeey heee thanks, Ernest. I grew up in Pensacola and remember > going through about five hurricanes. When I moved to NC, I thought I'd > be safe in Raleigh. Then Fran hit us and after it, Floyd. Egads! > > As for all our friends in the Caribbean, how's about a roll call of > who's where and how they're weathering things. > > Cheers, > Laura > > > On Sep 2, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Ernest Wiltshire wrote: > > Just hoping that all our friends on the U.S. East Coast, and > especially in North Carolina (Laura!) will keep safe and well. Take care > people. > Ernest