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phylny

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41. malaise, I loved Jamaica when I visited (honeymoon, 1981 at the Jamaica Inn - can't afford it now!)

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Tue Sep 5, 2017, 10:38 PM

Sep 2017

And the Caribbean is my chosen vacation place. I have been to St. Maarten, St. Kitts & Nevis, and Antigua, with plans to go to St. Croix next year. I love them all, want to see more and more.

How do people on the islands ever stay safe?

(Jamaica story - a gentleman at the Jamaica Inn was named "F.S. Ellis - for fast and sweet." Every night when I came down for dinner, he would go on and on: "You look ravishing tonight, ma'am, but if I say it again, your husband, he will kill me, ma'am.&quot

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Pssssssssssssssssst - Irma has company [View all] malaise Sep 2017 OP

gonna get real interesting, looks like. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #1

Impeach the Con malaise Sep 2017 #2

I'd actually be more concerned about potential Jose B2G Sep 2017 #3

We're paying attention malaise Sep 2017 #4

Jose just became a Tropical Storm. nt B2G Sep 2017 #12

Thankfully Jose looks like a fish storm malaise Sep 2017 #13

I am freaking out MuseRider Sep 2017 #18

Will be messed up malaise Sep 2017 #21

I just saw that Irma is now 185 :-( MuseRider Sep 2017 #23

With gusts at 220mph malaise Sep 2017 #24

This is making me cry. MuseRider Sep 2017 #25

Someone else here lived through a string of hurricanes in 2005. Hortensis Sep 2017 #30

I think I remember but cannot pull up her name. MuseRider Sep 2017 #38

Tracking map indicates Jose will go north, might not touch land at all. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #15

OMG, malaise, this is getting scary. I'm preparing now in case Irma hits the US, which I think it RKP5637 Sep 2017 #5

Any opinions on that clump of clouds to the ESE of Disturbance 1? roamer65 Sep 2017 #6

The experts say it will be TD11 malaise Sep 2017 #7

I swear there is something forming behind Jose. roamer65 Sep 2017 #10

You too malaise Sep 2017 #11

Irma to Harvey: Hold my Beer,Watch this... HipChick Sep 2017 #8

LOL malaise Sep 2017 #9

K&R... spanone Sep 2017 #14

Sadly Puerto Rico looks likely to take a direct hit from malaise Sep 2017 #16

Stay safe, Malaise Cyrano Sep 2017 #17

Back at you Cyrano malaise Sep 2017 #22

Key West greytdemocrat Sep 2017 #19

Trailing storms generally don't get enough energy to be as powerful as the one in front of them. RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #20

It's getting way too busy out there right now. area51 Sep 2017 #26

"I want my wall! I want my wall! I want my wall! I want my wall! I want my wall! I want my wall!" Miles Archer Sep 2017 #27

Thanks for the info. Jane Austin Sep 2017 #28

Nice cousin Jose is tagging along please take another way FloridaBlues Sep 2017 #29

Be safe, malaise!! salin Sep 2017 #31

We're not in the cone athough I don't know what that means malaise Sep 2017 #34

*Sigh of relief* in hopefullness that you aren't in the cone, salin Sep 2017 #39

What kind of a name is "Thirteen?" DFW Sep 2017 #32

Tropical Depression #13 malaise Sep 2017 #33

Ah, got it, thanks DFW Sep 2017 #35

LOL malaise Sep 2017 #36

Oh,...no. Irma's already the strongest storm recorded in its location. Hortensis Sep 2017 #37

Stay safe malaise. suffragette Sep 2017 #40

malaise, I loved Jamaica when I visited (honeymoon, 1981 at the Jamaica Inn - can't afford it now!) phylny Sep 2017 #41