thank you so much! I think I used up most of my luck last night. Fortunately on this island we don't get big storms. The last tropical storm to hit my island was in 1958, I believe, and historically there's never been a hurricane to make landfall on this island. They always veer off and hit the other islands.
There's this radio DJ I always listen to in the mornings, from 6am to 10am, and he came back on again yesterday from 3pm to 1am, then was back on again at 6am. He slept at the station. It was comforting to hear a familiar voice on the radio, and we were all of us up all night.
I'm still trying to reach some elderly friends who were in the hardest hit areas, but with power down and the phone lines down, it may take awhile. They didn't want to go to any shelters (even the pet friendly ones) and you can't force someone to leave if they're not actually in an evacuation zone. So I'm really hoping they're okay.
Still, we came through in pretty good shape, all things considered, so I'm grateful.
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There's this radio DJ I always listen to in the mornings, from 6am to 10am, and he came back on again yesterday from 3pm to 1am, then was back on again at 6am. He slept at the station. It was comforting to hear a familiar voice on the radio, and we were all of us up all night.
I'm still trying to reach some elderly friends who were in the hardest hit areas, but with power down and the phone lines down, it may take awhile. They didn't want to go to any shelters (even the pet friendly ones) and you can't force someone to leave if they're not actually in an evacuation zone. So I'm really hoping they're okay.
Still, we came through in pretty good shape, all things considered, so I'm grateful.