rusty shackleford Posted October 28 Author Posted October 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, frostbitmic said: Melissa has hit Jamaica with 185 mph winds gusting to over 220 mph. Not a lot you can build to withstand that. It may be the strongest storm to hit land ever. It made official landfall right where a popular resort is, Sandals South Coast, which has a bunch of overwater bungalows that are probably not there anymore. Edited October 28 by rusty shackleford 1 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 28 Posted October 28 JC... What's next! https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cge5qzwxgqvt 1 Quote
May Day 10 Posted October 28 Posted October 28 54 minutes ago, rusty shackleford said: It made official landfall right where a popular resort is, Sandals South Cost, which has a bunch of overwater bungalows that are probably not there anymore. Thats where we took our honeymoon. I think of the workers there and feel sick. Also I think of the ride there from the airport. A lot of poverty and people who probably have nowhere to go and no way to protect their belongings. 2 Quote
rusty shackleford Posted October 28 Author Posted October 28 31 minutes ago, May Day 10 said: Thats where we took our honeymoon. I think of the workers there and feel sick. Also I think of the ride there from the airport. A lot of poverty and people who probably have nowhere to go and no way to protect their belongings. Yeah there are a lot of houses and other structures throughout that area that sadly are just not built to withstand any serious type of weather, especially not something historic like this. Those people don't have much but are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. Quote
SoTier Posted October 28 Posted October 28 5 hours ago, T&C said: How about THEY rebuild themselves better... they should take a cue from Bermuda, that island is much smaller but their building codes are top notch... enough to handle a Cat. 5. No small island can "handle a Cat. 5", especially one of the top three strongest hurricanes to ever be observed in the Atlantic basin. 1 Quote
rusty shackleford Posted October 29 Author Posted October 29 6 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: JC... What's next! https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cge5qzwxgqvt This one actually is real. https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/hurricane-melissa-crocodile-threat-jamaica 1 Quote
US Egg Posted October 29 Posted October 29 20 hours ago, May Day 10 said: Thats where we took our honeymoon. I think of the workers there and feel sick. Also I think of the ride there from the airport. A lot of poverty and people who probably have nowhere to go and no way to protect their belongings. It was quite the eye opener passing through such poor living conditions as I was off to romp in luxury mere minutes away on my first time to an all-inclusive. I was taken aback and how wrong the contradiction felt.....until I got to my fully stocked suite. 1 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 29 Posted October 29 3 hours ago, US Egg said: It was quite the eye opener passing through such poor living conditions as I was off to romp in luxury mere minutes away on my first time to an all-inclusive. I was taken aback and how wrong the contradiction felt.....until I got to my fully stocked suite. Amazing what liquor can buy... Or erase...😉 1 Quote
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