SADDS ,,, Let us know if you are safe !!!!!!

[CaptEsteban]

Let us know if you are safe, Amigo !

 

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[ARC]

Agreed.
Sads has been MIA for a few days now.

 

[BVI Hunter]

All coomms there are out
Extensive flooding and damage in his area
85% of homes in nearby Acklins reported destroyed
It will be a few days before he ca get word out I'm sure

Fingers crossed he is ok
I'm calling every few hours..

 

[old man]

All coomms there are out
Extensive flooding and damage in his area
85% of homes in nearby Acklins reported destroyed
It will be a few days before he ca get word out I'm sure

Fingers crossed he is ok
I'm calling every few hours..

BVI, Please keep us informed if you hear from Sads669. I hope he and his family are Ok. It sounds like he lost everything and if so I think we should take up a collection to get him back on his feet. I'm on social security, but I can give something. I'm sure every little bit will help.

 

[TheRingFinder]

Praying for him and his family - Hoping Sadds has insurance also!!!

 

[Enginefitter]

I e-mailed him 3 days ago and still haven't heard from him.

Engine

 

[BVI Hunter]

I'll try sort something today
Stand by....

 

[TreasureCDave]

Bahama's got rocked hard. Reminds me of Cayman Islands when Ivan went thru as a Cat 4-5 (below). Took years to recover. I too hope Sads is OK. Never met the man, but he seems like a real good guy!!

 

[BVI Hunter]

The Tribune

 

[BVI Hunter]

Seriously?

 

[Enginefitter]

Thanks for that article BVI, the British Navy is on it's way there to help.
Where SADDS lives was hit really hard.

Engine

 

[Jason in Enid]

Why would you start a Fund Raiser when you don't know if they are ok or not? Am I missing something?
Toolman

Because we know where he lives, and the reports of the damage from there guarantees he will have damage if not total loss.

 

[Enginefitter]

If you click on the live link that BVI put up that says Tribune and scroll down alittle bit till you see the video box from the weather channel and click on it, (put your audio up), the guy says it is total devastation. It is from a plane flying above Long Island, Bahamas.


Engine

 

[ARC]

Wow... I am so outta the loop on Sads ... sheesh wtf is going on ?
I just talked to him the day it was hitting...
He never said a word of fear" or "concern" at all...
And here I was thinking he was in northern end of BVI...
>>> ? ? ?
Somone clue me in.
Do they need assistance ?

 

[toolmanbutch]

Yes Seriously. I am new to this Forum, and I do believe in helping people. I was a little confused about what was going on.

 

[BVI Hunter]

There are MANY members here who have mentioned troubles at home, only to later receive cash in the post from Sadds, and he probaly never even met them.
That's just who is is.

Long Island has been devastated - FACT.
He and many others WILL need help.

I imagine he will share any funds raised with others nearby, again, that's just who he is.

Thanks.

 

[Enginefitter]

Yes Seriously. I am new to this Forum, and I do believe in helping people. I was a little confused about what was going on.

SADDS is one of a kind and would give the clothes off his back to help a total stranger.
I'm glad you came back in to clear that up but we knew you were fairly new to the site, I've not been on here that long either and I can't tell you how much SADDS has helped me. You'll see, once we locate him.

Engine

 

[Anduril]

Have not met SADS and don't know him, but I hope everyone is OK.
Back in 1998, I went scuba diving at San Salvador Island, Rum Cay, Conception and Cat Key.
Flew into George Town (Exhumas).

All of these places look like they got damaged in Hurricane Joaquin, (maybe not as bad in George Towne as they are a little further west).

I am particularly concerned about San Salvador Island. !!
It is sparsely populated and almost certainly not prepared for a CAT-4 hurricane like this.
Power is out, as expected. Water?? And for how long?
Even back in 1998 the place sort of looked "3rd world" - like several bombs went off.
Once you got past that though, the visit was nice, and the diving was great.

The reality is the economy was nearly 100% supported by a military base, but that air base eventually got decommissioned.
What I saw was mostly the aftermath of that.

FWIW: There is a Club Med on the island. (believe it or not!).
There's also a local's version called "Club Fred", but that's whole other story - and not nearly as pricey or opulent.
Out of curiosity, I checked the Club Med home page and they said the resort had not yet open for the season, so no vacationers were stranded, etc..
It was set to open Oct 18.

Club Med's website said they expected power to be out for up to 5 weeks, and have therefore delayed opening until Dec sometime.
They also said their facilities were extensively damaged -- these are probably some of the better built buildings on the island.
The good news is all of their employees are accounted for, though many obviously suffered similar residential damage.

The whole place is almost certainly an absolute wreck!
One of these days something like Joaquin is going to hit a populated area of South Florida.
Then we'll see how well the "post-Andrew" building codes hold up.

 

[old man]

I think sads669 lives on Long Island in the Bahamas.
I just read a report that was 2 hours old.
It said, that Long Island was devastated, there is no cell service. It also said that there were no reported deaths. So hopefully Kevin is Ok and he just can't communicate with anyone.

 

[NHBandit]

Apparently helping eachother on here during a time of crisis is against the rules... And that's all I got to say about that. I hope he is ok.