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malaise

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25. Calm as ever

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 09:50 AM

Oct 26

I was once a Girl Scout - be prepared.
Just took down all the drapes and curtains just in case.
This should be over in about 60 hours.
At my age, this will probably be my last experience with a major one - they are rare here.

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Which catastrophe will be worst for the Caribbean [View all] malaise Oct 26 OP

Prayers BigMin28 Oct 26 #1

Beyond enough. cachukis Oct 26 #2

I hope you are in a safe place! 2naSalit Oct 26 #3

The head MAGAT will celebrate all the death and destruction. pfitz59 Oct 26 #4

Yes he will, let's hope there is none. KS Toronado Oct 26 #11

Good to see you, kozar Oct 26 #5

Even better to see you😀 malaise Oct 26 #16

How are you doing, malaise? Scrivener7 Oct 26 #6

Calm as ever malaise Oct 26 #25

Stay dry malaise. We are all thinking of you. Lochloosa Oct 26 #27

That's wonderful. You're in my heart. Keep us posted as much as you can. Scrivener7 Oct 26 #30

I guess we'll have to add up the death toll and compare. ananda Oct 26 #7

From the National Hurricane Center PJMcK Oct 26 #8

K&R spanone Oct 26 #9

The old saying "if it bleeds, it leads" may apply. nitpicked Oct 26 #10

I've lost count of the number of times we've evacuated in the face of a strong hurricane. surfered Oct 26 #12

Mrs Seagull asks frequently about some of our posters Prairie_Seagull Oct 26 #13

Thanks malaise Oct 26 #26

I'll go with the convicted felon. spanone Oct 26 #14

Malaise my heart is with all of you. Hope22 Oct 26 #15

Here is the irony BumRushDaShow Oct 26 #17

Nailed it malaise Oct 26 #24

Love you all malaise Oct 26 #18

the murdering of people barbtries Oct 26 #19

Holding all of you who are in harm's way in love and light. Be safe, niyad Oct 26 #20

❤️🙏 littlemissmartypants Oct 26 #22

I don't want to think about that, malaise. Monday is the day Jamaica needs to live through first. ... littlemissmartypants Oct 26 #21

Tuesday malaise Oct 26 #28

Neither looks good. 🤓 littlemissmartypants Oct 26 #29

Please stay safe. OLDMDDEM Oct 26 #23

Maybe, just hoping, the hurricane takes out the warships. MiHale Oct 26 #31

Wishing You the Best in Dealing with these Twin Catastrophes. waterwatcher123 Oct 26 #32

Melissa will be far worse, but ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 26 #33

You have my best thoughts. Raven Oct 26 #34

Hurricane category 5 that sits over jamaica for 2 days. applegrove Oct 26 #35

One thing we can be sure of is that media will moniss Oct 26 #36

Hoping for you & yours safery. And as much as posdible for the whole island. electric_blue68 Oct 26 #37

That's a toughie malaise, Melissa blows but *rump sucks. Uncle Joe Oct 26 #38

Hope you will samplegirl Oct 27 #39