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Persistent Rain Washout Heroes Weekend
10/17/05
Persistent Rain Washout Heroes Weekend
The riva de come down
‘What a sinting inna di island, since Friday it no tawp rain’. ‘Me naa chat bout no lickle drizzle either, wah we a get feel like starm.’ ‘fi real’. ‘Most of the outdoor events crass the island, washout’.
Apparently on Friday there was a system just southwest of Montego Bay that turned into a tropical depression which caused quite a bit of flooding island wide.
Follow up:
One house in Canterbury in Montego Bay, St. James was completely destroyed while two others were damaged from a landslide caused by the heavy rains. Rivers have overflowed their banks and some major road ways are blocked throughout the island.
No, this is not a riverbed, it's the road leading to Greater Portmore!
Landslide
Walking in the rain
Gordon Town Road,Hope River Rising
In the river and on the banks
The tropical depression has since been named Tropical Storm Wilma. Currently it’s moving away from Jamaica very slowly however we are still feeling the effects of the outer bands.
‘So much for Heroes weekend, all the planning for all those events, all for naught.’ I was really looking forward to getting out this weekend. I especially wanted to go to the seafood festival in Port Royal. Alas that was not to be. I hope it will be rescheduled.
Just so you get a feel of what I’m talking about, I got some pictures for you.
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SISTER MARGARET MARY, WHO WORKS FOR A LOCAL HOME HEALTH AGENCY WAS OUT MAKING HER ROUNDS WHEN SHE RAN OUT OF GAS.
AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT A GAS STATION WAS JUST A BLOCK AWAY.
SHE WALKED TO THE STATION TO BORROW A CAN OF GAS TO START & THEN DRIVE TO THE STATION FOR A FILL UP.
THE ATTENDANT REGRETFULLY TOLD HER THE ONLY GAS CAN HE OWNED HAD BEEN LOANED OUT BUT IF SHE WOULD WAIT, IT WAS SURE TO BE BACK SHORTLY.
SINCE THE NUN ! WAS ON THE WAY TO SEE A PATIENT SHE DECIDED NOT TO WAIT & SHE WALKED BACK TO THE CAR. AFTER LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO FILL WITH GAS, SHE SPOTTED A BEDPAN SHE WAS TAKING TO THE PATIENT.
ALWAYS RESOURCEFUL, SHE CARRIED IT TO THE STATION & FILLED IT WITH GASOLINE, & CARRIED IT TO HER CAR.
AS SHE WAS POURING THE GAS INTO THE TANK, TWO MEN WERE WATCHING FROM ACROSS THE STREET. ONE OF THEM TURNED TO THE OTHER & SAID, "IF IT STARTS, I'M TURNING CATHOLIC".
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