Tue 26 Aug 2008
Gustav is now moving west and will pass north of Jamaica. Then … who knows. Current forecasts have the eye of the storm passing about 95 miles from Grand Cayman and much, much closer to the sister islands (Cayman Brac & Little Cayman)
A work colleague showed me a new & pretty neat hurricane tracking site called StormPulse (www.stormpulse.com) A screen shot can be seen below with the path of Gustav passing above Grand Cayman ; hopefully.
This afternoon after work, I right away went to fill up the car and the 3-gallon canister with gas. Last time there was a big hurricane, it took a while before the stations opened since the most pumps had been damaged and the ones able to open had massive lineups. I’ll also be putting up the rest of the shutters and start putting in the garage the BBQ and other outside items. I also went to top up our supply kit with diet coke, canned sausages & other such items. We still had some from last year, so all-in-all we are in good shape.
More later …
Mico,
Here is what I read on Accuweather. “Gustav is expected to thread the needle between Cuba and Jamaica, then the eye of the hurricane will pass just north of the Cayman Islands on Friday. The southern part of Cuba and Jamaica are bracing for gusts to 70 mph and rainfall in excess of 5 inches beginning today and lasting into early Thursday. The Caymans will get the worst of it about 24 hours later.”
It looks like Friday will be your worst day, Lets pray and hope this storm wobbles more north unlike Ivan in 2004 that was further south.
Sounds like you have done all you can to prepare. After Thursday we in the states will keep our eyes and ears to the news since you may not have immediate access to the internet there.
Nick
Whoa there friend!
Be very careful of the “Diet Coke” or ANY other product containing aspartame (NutraSweet)!
http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-information.html
Being safe not only includes being prepared for the storm, but being prepared with SAFE products too! Follow the above links, and also look for the video “Aspartame – Sweet Misery – A Poisoned World” which details the several dangers and backs it up with extensive medical research.
Be wary of Gustav. but also be careful with your health!
Spike
@Nick
Thanks for your post! People are taking this very seriously. I agree, looks like it will pass north, so should not be all that bad. Lets hope it stays that way.
@Spike.
LOL. Thanks for the advice and looking out for me 🙂 Actually I took the Diet coke with Splenda. I have not tried it yet, so hope it tastes as good. I think its is better!