USVI-On-Line

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:44 am**

Today this has new meaning....HAPPY THURSDAY,ALL!!!

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:45 am**

It is so GREAT to wake up to such wonderful news!!!

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:52 am**

Glad everything is OK. Thanks for the live updates. Doesn't get much better than that.

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:00 am**

I am so relieved to hear that everyone is ok & the storm didn't cause much damage. You were all in my thoughts yesterday & last night. I couldn't wait to check on you all this morning. I am no stranger to hurricanes, so I was really worried about everyone.

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:03 am**

WHOA! It never ceases to amaze me the power that this group has and their connection with the Big Guy! All of our thoughts and Prayers were felt and heard apparently. Am sooo glad everyone is safe, sound and dry.......even tho you all are waiting for the WAPA report later today. Things look pretty darn good on the web cams!!

Now......could everyone here please pray for my 401K??? PLEASE??

-Bert

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:06 am**

Yeah - so relieved that this thing went in the other direction. I hope all the other islands were spared as well. Thanks for the live reports!

Tracy

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:23 am**

What great news!! So glad to hear this morning that y'all dodged a bullet! I too was concerned when I turned on the news this AM and heard that Omar was category 3. Hurried down to my computer and got the good news!!!

Good luck with clean up!

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:42 am**

StJohnRuth wrote:The web cam on the dock just came back up with the restoration of power.
Looks like our boat is still there!
This is all just such a huge relief.....
Somebody pinch me.
-Ruth

Yea! Great news! We still don't have power, but the gen is working great.

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:46 am**

sapphirecat wrote:Hurrah! See you next month

Are there Sunday Beach Bar gatherings?

Cat

When will you be there, Cat? I know we're having one on Nov. 9th.

When I woke up this morning those bozos on the Weather Channel kept saying it was a category 3 last night and everything was nice and sunny now, but they didn't tell me what happened in the middle. I rushed to work to see how it went (priorities, eh?).

I'm so glad this wasn't bad for you, but I have not yet heard from folks I know on STX, which sounds like it got the worst of it. I'm guessing they don't have power.

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:49 am**

Thanking the Lord this morning for everyone's good reports from the islands!

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:52 am**

So relieved that all are well! I was worried sick also. The big guy really did hear all of our Forum prayers and the bonus is the Phillies are in the World Series - go Phils!

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:03 am**

Tracy in WI wrote:Yeah - so relieved that this thing went in the other direction. I hope all the other islands were spared as well. Thanks for the live reports! Tracy

Good question. Reports indicate that the BVIs were spared too. An upper level shear came out of the west so Omar was lopsided out to the east. St. Martin, St. Barts and St Kitts may have even gotten it worse even though Omar passed closer to STT, STJ and the BVIs.

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:25 am**

There was a report out of Jost this morning, and apparently the only damage was that the road to Foxy's was washed out.

And the Weather Channel said that TD-16, which was the next storm they expected to come through, has completely fizzled out!

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:09 pm**

Yea!! Power is back on, so now we have cable again. I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the fact we were only without power for less than 12 hours and never lost our internet connection. I stayed up most the night texting with a friend. I don't know what I would have done with out communication last night. Being able to keep up with whats going on and sharing information with everyone was soooooo helpful. It definitely took the edge off.

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:44 pm**

So glad to hear everyone seems to be okay. Haven't heard from Randy or Pia... but hope they'll give us good news later in the day!