Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)

[SweetSugahDumplin 0]

With the hurricane coming i pray it passes by the island. Please keep Chris's family in your prayers as his mom house may not stand the hurricane she lives in a board house its pretty much already coming apart and they are trying to build her a cement house now but its nowhere near finish. I pray shes ok being there. I hope she decides to come down from the country and stay with them in the hills that should be safer.

[JA Tam 7]

With the hurricane coming i pray it passes by the island. Please keep Chris's family in your prayers as his mom house may not stand the hurricane she lives in a board house its pretty much already coming apart and they are trying to build her a cement house now but its nowhere near finish. I pray shes ok being there. I hope she decides to come down from the country and stay with them in the hills that should be safer.

I will certainly keep her in my prayers

[JA Tam 7]

I had to share this with my VJ Yardie family. Finally got our interview date: September 21st @ 1:30 p.m.

Tam not to bear any bad news but are you sure you're interview is on 9/21? I haven't seen Kingston do any interviews on Friday in a long time. It's normally Tues or Thurs. Maybe you should double check that.

Anna

Hey Anna,

That's a valid point and in the back of my mind I have been wondering if we will hear later that our date has been rescheduled. My husband is going to call the embassy to verify and I have also sent them an email. I went on the embassy website and they are no longer specifically listing the days that they conduct immigrant visa interviews. It just says by appointment. As soon as we have it verified, I will let you know.

Good looking out

Hey Anna, My husband called the Embassy and they didn't have it in the system, I called the Dept of State and they didn't have it in their system. So I called the NVC again...they said they are the ones scheduling the interviews and this is the date that they told the Embassy to schedule us for. I am assuming the policies for IV interviews are going to change in Jamaica, so I am waiting to see. Pray that this is so . I am waiting for the letter and I don't care what Kingston seh, if my letter says the interview is this day, I am going to be there on that date at that time to do my interview! Dem try dem best; is time fi a change

[*JG* 2]

With the hurricane coming i pray it passes by the island. Please keep Chris's family in your prayers as his mom house may not stand the hurricane she lives in a board house its pretty much already coming apart and they are trying to build her a cement house now but its nowhere near finish. I pray shes ok being there. I hope she decides to come down from the country and stay with them in the hills that should be safer.

Andre's family always goes to the country in times like these, for safety. The live about 50 feet from the sea now.

[SweetSugahDumplin 0]

On another note this is movin quite fast for me since last fri my case has been all over the place its now enroute to kingston it just may be there im trying to call now to see...no luck as yet just voicemail

8/10 Fri:NOA2 EMAIL TODAY.......HALLELUJAH

8/12 Sun:Touched for some reason ...on a sunday???

8/13 Mon:Touched again i guess my papers have been mailed to NVC

8/14 Tues: Went to kingston for police record chose 3 day option and they will mail it DHL also realized i forgot to send off ID with the UK police report back to square one send all over again.

8/15 Wed: OK this is movin fast now called NVC today case is there has a Case number now and will be sent to Kingston 2-4 weeks lady said

8/16 NOA2 hard copy rcv

8/17 NVC said case mailed to kingston 8/16

With the hurricane coming i pray it passes by the island. Please keep Chris's family in your prayers as his mom house may not stand the hurricane she lives in a board house its pretty much already coming apart and they are trying to build her a cement house now but its nowhere near finish. I pray shes ok being there. I hope she decides to come down from the country and stay with them in the hills that should be safer.

Andre's family always goes to the country in times like these, for safety. The live about 50 feet from the sea now.

yeh i hope they do vacate and go there its just mom and dad and baby brother in the country

[JA Tam 7]

On another note this is movin quite fast for me since last fri my case has been all over the place its now enroute to kingston it just may be there im trying to call now to see...no luck as yet just voicemail

8/10 Fri:NOA2 EMAIL TODAY.......HALLELUJAH

8/12 Sun:Touched for some reason ...on a sunday???

8/13 Mon:Touched again i guess my papers have been mailed to NVC

8/14 Tues: Went to kingston for police record chose 3 day option and they will mail it DHL also realized i forgot to send off ID with the UK police report back to square one send all over again.

8/15 Wed: OK this is movin fast now called NVC today case is there has a Case number now and will be sent to Kingston 2-4 weeks lady said

8/16 NOA2 hard copy rcv

8/17 NVC said case mailed to kingston 8/16

Congratulations!!!

[Yaads 0]

From the Gleaner:

A Hurricane Watch is now in effect for Jamaica as Hurricane Dean, the first Hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season, continues to move

towards the island. This means that hurricane conditions pose a possible threat within 36 hours.

At 4:00 p.m. the centre of Hurricane Dean was located near Latitude 15.0 degrees North, Longitude 64.5 degrees West. This is about 415 kilometres (260 miles) south-southeast of Puerto Rico or close to 1290 kilometres (805 miles) east-southeast of Morant Point, Jamaica.

Dean is moving towards the west near 33 km/h (21 mph) and this general motion is expected to continue with a slight decrease in forward speed during the next 24 hours.

Maximum sustained winds are near 205 km/h (125 mph), with higher gusts, making Dean a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale,

and further strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours. Hurricane force winds extend outward approximately 45 kilometres (30 miles), while tropical storm force winds extend as far as 295 kilometres (185 miles) from the centre.

Forecast models continue to project the eye of the hurricane south of Puerto Rico tonight, and over the warm waters of the central Caribbean Sea south of Hispaniola on Saturday before moving over Jamaica on Sunday morning. Should this occur, it is expected that the island would begin to experience an increase in showers and gusty winds associated with the hurricane by Saturday evening.

Fishers on the cays and banks are again strongly advised to evacuate immediately with a view to returning to the mainland by tonight. Other small

craft operators in our coastal waters are advised to return to port and those in port should not venture out.

The Meteorological Service will continue to monitor the progress of this system. All interests, especially fishers and other marine operators, should pay

special attention to subsequent Releases.

[clairern 0]

Hi Guys;

Just checking in. Wanted to say that I will also be praying that the hurricane passes by JA without any damage. I hope that all your family/friends/SO will be safe.

[12/11/2006 0]

Hi Guys;

Just checking in. Wanted to say that I will also be praying that the hurricane passes by JA without any damage. I hope that all your family/friends/SO will be safe.

Yes, I have been in serious prayers because my SO is still there. They all live in the hills and said that they weren't affected too bad by IVAN so I'm praying that it dies down or diverts. Also, his medical exam is Monday and he called them to ask about coming today and the receptionist was like don't worry because he will still be able to come on Monday. We'll see! Most of his family and my family down there seem to be in good spirits so that makes me feel a little bit better. I'm so worried right now

[JA Tam 7]

Yes, I have been in serious prayers because my SO is still there. They all live in the hills and said that they weren't affected too bad by IVAN so I'm praying that it dies down or diverts. Also, his medical exam is Monday and he called them to ask about coming today and the receptionist was like don't worry because he will still be able to come on Monday. We'll see! Most of his family and my family down there seem to be in good spirits so that makes me feel a little bit better. I'm so worried right now

Hey Shonnie,

I am praying that the hurricane will divert away from Jamaica or that the island is not affected to the extent that we are being led to believe. I wish they had given him the opportunity to come in early for the medical, but hopefully Monday rolls around and he is able to have it done. I know you and Empress have medicals scheduled for Monday and I am praying for you both since your interviews are right around the corner.

Edited August 18, 2007 by JA Tam

[WendyJunior 0]

Yes...let's all pray tonight and tomorrow. My Baby said it's going to hit on Sunday. Doesn't look real good.....

[luvtravlin 0]

Hey Jamie,

Since noone answered my flippin question ....how do I make someone "my friend" ....in here ? Ya know the "friends" to the right. I haven't figured that out....

Hope all is well. My prayers are with you and Andre's family. Craig's mom doesn't seem to be to worried....

Off to take Austin to high school soccer practice.... 7:30am ....ugh !!

Kelly

[SweetSugahDumplin 0]

Hey Jamie,

Since noone answered my flippin question ....how do I make someone "my friend" ....in here ? Ya know the "friends" to the right. I haven't figured that out....

Hope all is well. My prayers are with you and Andre's family. Craig's mom doesn't seem to be to worried....

Off to take Austin to high school soccer practice.... 7:30am ....ugh !!

Kelly

if on their page, go to their profile picture on the left look directly under it it says options and save as friend will be there or if your in the thread where u read everyones messages, click on that persons name to the left and it will give those same options there as well

[SweetSugahDumplin 0]

ok everyone i talked to does not seem to be worried at all !! ok why are we so worried and they are not alot of people havent even heard abt the storm i guess if ur not watchin tv u wont know i really dont even recall ever seeing news on tv down there have you? and i guess with us here watchin the videos and news we see how bad it really is. ive been tellin them please take shelter and get your mom out of the country but i dont noone is really listenin ! im just so worried about everyone i know one of my friends houses flooded during a bad rain fall a few months ago so imagine what this would do to them this time that person said well ill see what happens when the hurricane gets here

[jamerican 2]

ok everyone i talked to does not seem to be worried at all !! ok why are we so worried and they are not alot of people havent even heard abt the storm i guess if ur not watchin tv u wont know i really dont even recall ever seeing news on tv down there have you? and i guess with us here watchin the videos and news we see how bad it really is. ive been tellin them please take shelter and get your mom out of the country but i dont noone is really listenin ! im just so worried about everyone i know one of my friends houses flooded during a bad rain fall a few months ago so imagine what this would do to them this time that person said well ill see what happens when the hurricane gets here

You aren't the only one with this happening....I just got off the phone with Kevin and asked him if he is ready for the "storm" and his reply was, It's not supposed to be here until Monday i think????...I was like WHAT??? So then I started running down all the info and we was in SHOCK. I reminded him of IVAN and told him about how this is supposed to be worse. THANK GOD he beleived me because we all know Jamaican Men sometime think they know everything. SO, he is now on his way to the store to get water, macrel in a tin, candles... I also learned from another site that after Ivan although they couldn't make calls out on the cell phones they were able to text so make sure you tell all of your loved ones to use that route if they can't make calls.