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Posted: 8/31/2019 10:58:42 PM EDT
[#1]
Like a skinny 18yr taking the BBC.
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Posted: 8/31/2019 11:07:54 PM EDT
[#2]
Probably wont be much left.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 6:33:21 AM EDT
[#3]
really really bad. 145 winds for a long time as the storm has slowed down.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 7:02:49 AM EDT
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The Bahamas are a mess, I feel bad for the good folks that live there. As for the scum, this is just another opportunity to scam folks....if they survive.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 7:05:06 AM EDT
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The islands are going to capsize.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 7:08:32 AM EDT
[#6]
Say good by to marsh harbor.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 7:12:55 AM EDT
[#7]
Bad, some of those Islands are barely above sea level. Many of the homes are
concrete and will survive, the flooding will be bad. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 7:20:41 AM EDT
[#8]
Gonna be Ugly. It would be a very good time to leave by boat or airplane.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 7:23:40 AM EDT
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The northern islands are getting wrecked. Eleuthera will get some damage. South of that should be better.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 7:27:53 AM EDT
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There has been a lot of new construction in the past 10 years. Most of it is built to a high standard. Unfortunately this is mostly vacation homes for the wealthy. Places like Marsh Harbor and Northwest through the rest of Abacos has a lot of Bahamians living in homes that will not survive a cat 4-5. Going to be a mess. Freeport was devastated a few years ago. So much corruption in the Bahamian government the recovery is going to be another disaster. Hope they are getting people out of the way. Pray for a turn north but not looking good.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 7:31:58 AM EDT
[#11]
It's looking very bad for them.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 7:38:42 AM EDT
[#12]
My in-laws love in Port Lucaya which is on Freeport. They are expecting to get slammed.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 7:52:45 AM EDT
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My in-laws love in Port Lucaya which is on Freeport. They are expecting to get slammed. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 7:54:35 AM EDT
[#14]
They are moving people from the smaller Islands to Grand Bahama Island.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 7:54:42 AM EDT
[#15]
It will be like 9/11 x 1000.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 7:58:49 AM EDT
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Say good by to marsh harbor. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 8:02:20 AM EDT
[#17]
Worse than Irma and the Keys?
Daughter has a vacation planned there in Feb. She’s looking at Turks and Caicos now.
Good luck to them. TC |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 8:03:47 AM EDT
[#18]
Before:
 After: (Minus the vegetation.)  They're going to get their asses scrubbed raw.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 8:37:23 AM EDT
[#19]
Looks like a Cat 5 now will pummel the islands. I would not want to be on the islands.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 8:42:14 AM EDT
[#20]
Cat 5 hard.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 8:42:47 AM EDT
[#21]
As of 8 a.m. Sunday the National Hurricane Center reported the center of the Category 5 storm with 160mph winds was located around 35 miles east of Great Abaco Island.
May God have mercy on the Bahamas.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 8:48:23 AM EDT
[#22]
Prayers up.
They will have it there many hours. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 8:51:46 AM EDT
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Like a skinny 18yr taking the BBC. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 8:54:48 AM EDT
[#24]
Yeah, that's bad. We're talking possible structural collapse of large, well built buildings.
The Bahamas will not be a vacation destination for at least a year to come. And it'll be more years before it's well recovered. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 9:01:45 AM EDT
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Since they are a Commonwealth Realm does that mean that the Brits and the other commonwealth countries (realms) will finance all the rebuild corruption?
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Posted: 9/1/2019 9:06:50 AM EDT
[#26]
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Since they are a Commonwealth Realm does that mean that the Brits and the other commonwealth countries (realms) will finance all the rebuild corruption? The rest will come from charities that will steal most of what is donated. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 9:30:47 AM EDT
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It will be bad but it happened before. Hurricane Floyd. Wiped some places completely clean as if a giant blade scrapped it down to the bare dirt.
I lived on Abaco for 13 years. Second home owners will be whinnying assholes. Local Bahamians will get busy and move shit out of the way on roads so things can get done. Guy I worked for and helped with the house build projects had the canal house engineered for a 200 mph wind load. 2 generators. Water maker. 200 gallons fuel. They should be in ok..shape. There will be damage though. The beach house is fucked...not surprised if it gets a couple million in damage or more. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 10:24:03 AM EDT
[#28]
Damn, 175 mph+ winds. The Abacos might be wiped clean.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 10:26:45 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/1/2019 10:42:57 AM EDT
[#30]
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Since they are a Commonwealth Realm does that mean that the Brits and the other commonwealth countries (realms) will finance all the rebuild corruption? 
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Posted: 9/1/2019 10:45:08 AM EDT
[#31]
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Like a skinny 18yr taking the BBC. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 10:57:42 AM EDT
[#32]
Trump did this.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 11:00:22 AM EDT
[#33]
It depends on a lot of things
But it’s never good |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 11:11:23 AM EDT
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Since they are a Commonwealth Realm does that mean that the Brits and the other commonwealth countries (realms) will finance all the rebuild corruption? |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 1:53:49 PM EDT
[#35]
185 mph sustained winds with gusts reported at 220. Hell of a storm.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 1:57:53 PM EDT
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really really bad. 145 winds for a long time as the storm has slowed down. Is that old gnus, or was the 145 mph old? Lots of sailing vessels going to get hammered either way. 
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Posted: 9/1/2019 2:01:52 PM EDT
[#37]
It’s going to be terrible. I’m predicting a death toll of at least 500 with many bodies never found.
I pray I’m wrong. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 4:29:26 PM EDT
[#38]
Marsh Harbor, Hope Town took a direct hit. From abaco forum.
update is : Abaco inn lost villas G and H additional damage to inn as well Hope town harbour lodge collapsed Dan Sullivan house top of hill by inn lost roof sea spray gone house called tip of Tahiti gone Tahiti high gone or damaged our lovely Sammy Lou house we heard has roof damage or off not confirmed Marnies landing homes severe damage Dorros cove Damage and gone Dune south end gone ocean flowing freely no word on Blue Moon cottage but if Inn damaged and dune gone expecting the worse. no update on mission house which was a safe haven,,, lots of people hunkered down at firefly cement office. no real updates form HTVFR as yet- hopefully just due to power out |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 4:32:54 PM EDT
[#39]
The lower section of green turtle is completely under water.
Severe damage to the main town. No word on the upper part of the island or green turtle club. I honestly fear my friends there might be dead. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 4:34:54 PM EDT
[#40]
Would be a good time to build a bunker for sure, and hope it doesnt flood
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Posted: 9/1/2019 4:35:49 PM EDT
[#41]
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The lower section of green turtle is completely under water. Severe damage to the main town. No word on the upper part of the island or green turtle club. I honestly fear my friends there might be dead. Bet they hightailed it to higher elevation. GTC settlement is low. was wiped out in 30's hurricane, probably not good. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 4:36:07 PM EDT
[#42]
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Would be a good time to build a bunker for sure, and hope it doesnt flood Highest parts of these islands are only 10-20 feet above sea level for the most part. Green turtle does have one peak. The school is built on top of it, about 100 feet above sea level. That’s the bunker. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 4:39:08 PM EDT
[#43]
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Someone said they had a house with a 40' elevation on GTC for use. Bet they hightailed it to higher elevation. GTC settlement is low. was wiped out in 30's hurricane, probably not good. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The lower section of green turtle is completely under water. Severe damage to the main town. No word on the upper part of the island or green turtle club. I honestly fear my friends there might be dead. Bet they hightailed it to higher elevation. GTC settlement is low. was wiped out in 30's hurricane, probably not good. They’re all brick and concrete buildings. There’s a few houses around then that would be fairly safe havens too from flooding. The rest of the island is fairly flat. Near the green turtle club, you have the bluff house which is an old concrete house that is literally on the bluff about 40 feet up. So they’re probably using that as a safe haven too. All the rest of the houses are +/- 10 feet above sea level. The settlement is about 4 feet above sea level if I remember right. Maybe 5. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 4:41:14 PM EDT
[#44]
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Marsh Harbor, Hope Town took a direct hit. From abaco forum. update is : Abaco inn lost villas G and H additional damage to inn as well Hope town harbour lodge collapsed Dan Sullivan house top of hill by inn lost roof sea spray gone house called tip of Tahiti gone Tahiti high gone or damaged our lovely Sammy Lou house we heard has roof damage or off not confirmed Marnies landing homes severe damage Dorros cove Damage and gone Dune south end gone ocean flowing freely no word on Blue Moon cottage but if Inn damaged and dune gone expecting the worse. no update on mission house which was a safe haven,,, lots of people hunkered down at firefly cement office. no real updates form HTVFR as yet- hopefully just due to power out  sounds like Garbanzo was cut in the usual place, but if Sea Spray is "gone" it must have been a bigger cut than last time |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 4:43:14 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Going out of the main green turtle settlement, you have about a 100 foot hill or so. On the very peak of it you have the fire station (new, built in 2015) the school, and the telecommunications office. They’re all brick and concrete buildings. There’s a few houses around then that would be fairly safe havens too from flooding. The rest of the island is fairly flat. Near the green turtle club, you have the bluff house which is an old concrete house that is literally on the bluff about 40 feet up. So they’re probably using that as a safe haven too. All the rest of the houses are +/- 10 feet above sea level. The settlement is about 4 feet above sea level if I remember right. Maybe 5. the water you are still exposed. It is a testimony to technology that they are able to get video out of there. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 4:44:01 PM EDT
[#46]
If I was rich and planned on living in such areas I'm going with a flak tower.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 4:49:00 PM EDT
[#47]
Reading this, it is terrible news.
So sorry that so many people have lost so much. I hope everyone's lives were spared. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 4:50:22 PM EDT
[#48]
 Hurricane Dorian LANDFALL IN FREETOWN |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 4:55:17 PM EDT
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And another thing I think sucks bad, maybe or maybe not others wont, is this-
Sadly, we may lose the Bahama Parrot today. By subjecting these animals to the tragedy of the commons, the state has reduced their numbers to unstable lows. The few that remain may not survive Dorian.
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Posted: 9/1/2019 5:06:42 PM EDT
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And another thing I think sucks bad, maybe or maybe not others wont, is this- Sadly, we may lose the Bahama Parrot today. By subjecting these animals to the tragedy of the commons, the state has reduced their numbers to unstable lows. The few that remain may not survive Dorian.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDY_kocX4AAzFjs?format=jpg&name=small |
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