[NautiNurse]

Hurricane season 2017 marches on...with all best wishes for rapid and complete recovery to our FRiends and neighbors in Florida, Texas and PR.

[Soros Billions]

I recommend Bill Clinton to spearhead relief efforts. I heard he has experience in such matters.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks so much for your support to this point... I personally apprecaite it...
FReepers, what the hell?  It's far beyond time to wrap up this FReep-a-thon.  Lets do it...

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President Donald J. Trump's address to the United Nations on 09/19/2017.

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Just $183.00 dollars and cents to 93.00%

[dp0622]

You know, the great and terrible thing about life is it goes on regardless of what happens.

We are all concerned and have donated and hurt for our fellow Americans in TX and FL.

But you get involved in life and you get distracted.

Thank you for reminding us that the recovery has just begun.

[a fool in paradise]

While the talking point is that this is the “most active” season, Rita shot up between Texas and Louisiana roughly this week the same year Katrina hit New Orleans around Labor Day.

Katrina
Date: August 23, 2005 – August 31, 2005
Rita
Date: September 18, 2005 – September 26, 2005

We are still only at “M” this year (5 fewer named storms).

And Hurricane Ike was Cat 4 (I’ve been hearing it repeated that Harvey was the first big storm in a decade)
Date: September 1, 2008 – September 15, 2008

Hurricane Harvey was Cat 3

[Impy]

Be safe!

[P.O.E.]

Young Alexander Hamilton's letter from St Croix after the hurricane of 1772.

[wolfman]

One has to wonder what will happen when Maria (Mary) meets Jose (Joseph)

[Chickensoup]

Interesting that they are both Hispanic names.

[Lazamataz]

I am so screwed.

[miserare]

Dear Lord, if I feel overwhelmed. Thousands of miles way, I can only
imagine how the thousands affected feel...and all of our wonderful first responders. I am a very old lady, and all I can offer is my prayers. Please, Dear Father God, let your face shine upon these people. Please, I beg of you, calm the waters, as you did at Galilee. Hear the cry of your people. Give them strength for the Journey, bread for the day... I am pleading for them, Abba!

[Biggirl]

Thank-you for the hurricane updates!

[cmj328]

Quick poll:

How many refugees from Puerto Rico will resettle on the mainland in the next six months?

a. 15,000
b. 150,000
c. 1.5 million

[upchuck]

Maria article posted by Axios about noon today: "Devastating" Hurricane Maria intensifies

Has a pic.

[ColdOne]

What is the next hurricane name after Maria? Is it going to hit fl?

[BlessedBeGod]

A couple of FReeper JRios1968's family members are still unaccounted for after Maria:

Hurricane Maria has endangered the family of Puerto Rico born FReeper JRios1968

[nutmeg]

Just wanted to thank you so much for your exhaustive - and highly informative - work on the MANY hurricane threads over the past few weeks!

I know that you are / have been extremely busy away from the keyboard, and really didn't have a lot of time to continually post information on the threads. But you did! And for that we are all grateful. :-)

Let's hope Maria is the LAST of the hurricanes this season...