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Hi everyone, Happy new year to all the readers and fellow residents of the Cayman Islands. I wish you health and happiness in 2008 ... and of course good weather :-) Great weather here to bring in the new year. At midnight the sky was filled with fireworks and was quite magical. Everywhere you looked, there were fireworks going off and it went on till almost 1am. Lots of tourists in town and everyone seems to be having a great time. Take care everyone! Micho Grand Cayman Island See my blog at : http://cayman.micho.org |
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Wherever you are, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and happy holidays. Here in Cayman it's a great day to go to the beach and to be with loved ones. Many people have packed lunches & Champagne for beach side celebrations. Here is a picture taken at lovely Spotts beach. Micho Attachment:
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Talk about unwelcome news!!! Everyone here is preparing for Christmas, many people have put up decorations and lights on their homes and there is not a hurricane shutter to be seen. Now Olga seems to be heading our way according to current computer models.
Cayman better keep an eye on this storm just in case it stays on its current path.
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Hi everyone, First post, so I figured I would start during a "non stressful" moment! Its been raining on and off here in Cayman for the last few days. A sprinkle here and there but nothing significant. Many people have taken down their hurricane shutters ; we will do that soon also. The best part now in Cayman is that the evenings are nice & cool; those "sauna days" of July and August are finally gone. Even many locals found this summer very hot. My wife & I are now enjoying walking the dog in the comfortable warm and slightly windy evenings. Have a nice evening! I hope nothing else will show up between now and the end of the month. Dean sure gave us a scare back in August. Micho Grand Cayman Island http://cayman.micho.org |
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Hello Everyone Keep your eyes to the east, I have a bad feeling about TD #8. Lets see what happens with it but my gut feeling is bad. Everyone get prepared....... I will be watching it and will report again later... Regards Helen Chat again soon, Helen 
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The outer bands and remnants of Felix seem to be affecting Grand Cayman this afternoon (George Town area at least - although the sat maps suggest the crummy weather is island wide). We certainly needed the rain, but hopefully it isn't too much to cause flooding anywhere. It is dark outside and raining quity heavily (and has been for about an hour now), there was thunder a lightening about half and hour ago. Hopefully it will pass as quickly as it arrived. My hearts go out to those affected severely by Felix. Glad to hear Roatan got lucky as I have have an uncle in law in the Bay Islands and haven't heard anything from him yet. Hope Graham's Place is still good and his pets were not disturbed by any bad weather. Take care all.
Tara Thompson
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Hopefully that is the only warning we will be issued. You all probably know by now to still keep tuned until Felix passes us - whether it be well or not it is well to our South. I guess we will know a little more about whether Felix will come closer to GC by Monday, and if it does take a more northerly track, then we will have at least a day or so (hopefully) to get ready. However, I imagine everyone on the island is pretty much set since the Dean scare.
Take care all and enjoy your Sunday!! :-)
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| - Dean Gone - back to normal | |
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Sally & Roland posted some pictures on the Pleas for Help forum: http://help.stormcarib.com/read.php?2,5600,6009,page=8#msg-6009 * ** *** Gert van Dijken ( gert at vandijken.com ) **** Caribbean Hurricane Network - http://stormcarib.com |
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Apologies for the delay in posting pics, but my comp broke down, fortunately I have back up. Winds are minimal right now, but still some gusts. Going to sleep soon. Business as usual tomorrow. Here are some pics I promised to post.
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gareth Pulman <gareth.pulman at gmail.com> Date: Aug 20, 2007 2:00 PM Subject: Dean Pics from Grand Cayman To: gert at gobeach.com Hi Gert,
I don't know if these pics are of any interest to you, but please feel free to put them on StormCarib if you wish. They are of Cayman Crossing in South Sound. The complex fared well but our dock over the road was destroyed. South Sound Road is pretty much impassable and currently closed.
Kind regards,
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| - All Clear issued for Grand Cayman |
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Title: All Clear issued for Grand Cayman
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| - Curfew lifted but not the "All Clear" |
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Title: Curfew lifted but not the "All Clear"
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got some pics from windsor village and will try to get pics of heritage club. the area before South Sound dock is closed off and the winds along the shoreline there almost took me off my feet. Will post pics later. It is still very windy in areas so please be careful. |
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Tara's right.
Curfew was lifted at 2PM.
Taylor
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| - Curfew to be lifted at 2pm (so I have been informed) |
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This was information passed to me by a friend that told me such info came from a member of the RCIPS. Please feel free to correct this post.
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Well the water is back on. I turned my genarator on. Got keep the fridge on! Still really strong winds but I took the shutters off anyway. Swell is starting to pick up on the beach hoping to surf first thing in the morning. Still to windy for that. When the power comes back on i'll let every one know. The power is out only in certain spots.. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from Cable & Wireless bMobile |
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Most of West Bay Road's water has been turned back on.
I guess they're working from WB upwards, so everyone should have water pretty soon!
I'll keep updating.
Taylor
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I am located off Walkers Road, (South Sound end) and we do not have water yet. But, from Taylor's report, if WB has water, hopefully we will have ours soon.
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I'm not sure about the rest of the island, but as far as I know parts of WB now have running water.
Check yours!
I live on North West Point and have talked to someone that lives nearby the WB post office area; they also have water.
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If you need to use the loo (toilet, bathroom etc), and you were sensible enough to fill up your bathtub with water (or had other reserves of water), use a big jug filled with water to flush. You can do this by standing over the loo and pour from a distance (about two feet from the actual basin). All the contents will wash down. Try not to put toilet paper in the loo though. Yucky I know, but useful nonetheless.
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Tara Thompson Msg sent via WebMail - http://www.cw.ky/ |
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If anyone is tempted to venture out whilst there is a curfew in the Cayman Islands, please don't. Although the winds do not seem so threatening, there is a reason why curfew is in in place. This is largely due to flying debris. Please, fellow islanders, stay inside until further advised. If you have a radio, tune it into 88.9fm (Radio Cayman). They will advise, soonest, when curfew is lifted. Stay safe. Tara
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Title: Update on Grand Cayman;
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:33:11 -0400 From: ann smith <annabar at candw.ky> To: gert at gobeach.com Subject: Grand cayman west Bay Beach at the moment we are fine this part of GC but when the storm passes us we will get the tail end with higher seas etc. as wind is from the east it is weird to watch the sea wash away from the beach. we still have power and internet phones etc. but no water. Ann Smith |
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The power just went out here in west bay. Oh well! Hope they can get it back on before bed 2nite. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from Cable & Wireless bMobile |
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Well it is very breezy where we are (near Sunny Smiles pre-school). There is one tree down along our road, but unfortunately I cannot see beyond that. Curfew is still in place, but fortunately we haven't lost electricity. Around 1am this morning, when the winds picked up quite considerably, I was outside and a bird (an Arnold I believe) got blown into the wall of our house. I helped it back on its feet, then its wings flapped, and for a moment I thought it wasn't going to be able to fly, but after putting it in an area shaded from the wind, it continued its journey. Yesterday, I chopped down my first tree - and shouted timber (more for effect than anything else!!). Being from England all the experiences mentioned above will stick with me forever. I am just so glad we didn't get badly hit. Will report later, hopefully with pictures once curfew is lifted. Tara
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Dean is pretty much as close as it's goint get. AT the
end of Snug Habour on SMB.
Winds I estimate re gusting around 60mph, stustained
high 40's to low 50's.
No surge from my angle the North sound looks prety
angry with the wind though.
Very noisy here makes the wind sound stronger than it
is, but it has taken wooden doo off it's hinges on
the side of the gym here, it's now flapping around on
one hinge. Some water forced through the hinge.
Guessing there will be some minor wind damage on the
island. It's worse than Emily, but no where near Ivan.
SUrfers will be out this afternoon is my guess
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Well its almost 6am and we still have power, amazing. Thank you CUC. Wind is
really howling out there now 25 to 30 with stronger gusts. Tree's are really
starting to bend now. Hope everything stays were it is. Will get pictures
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It's 3:15 am Sunday morning and I just couldn't sleep....Electricity
still on. Whenever my AC cycled off and I hear the wind gust outside,
my thoughts are 'there goes the power". But when I checked, it's still
on. Thank you CUC. Water was turned off at about 10:30pm. I have a
cistern and water pump, so I have running water and a generator when
power goes off. Ivan taught us valuable lessons :-)
Winds have increased since I went to bed at 11pm, and it just began to rain. So far about 0.18". Winds are gusty, ENE at 20 to 35 MPH here in Crewe Road. The station located in East End is reporting 38 mph average with gusts to 57mph. 'Brother Capt. Chris', I am proud of our national airline 'Cayman Airways. You guys did a fantastic job. I know it because you worked some of those 'Red Eye' evacuation flights. Thank you all at Cayman Airways. Keep safe William -- Local Weather Information http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=I90580545 My Station http://www.weatherincayman.com/ Several Local Weather Stations http://www.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=1142,1481932&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Official Weather Forecast |
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Winds are getting stronger and we have just had some rain. It will be daylight when the winds are at their worst so we may be able to get a peek outside to see what, if anything is going on. Other than the rattling of the accordian shutters I don't hear anything except the wind and it is not howling, just gusty and certainly picking up. This is a fairly sheltered location and I have not been in touch with anyone elsewhere. Joyce Cantlay
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