This is one to watch 

Early reports say no threat to US mainland but Jose battered shorelines to get another hit.  Caribbean not so lucky.  One Euro model show Jose and Maria doing a dance off coast before it ends.  Mariachi requests anyone?

weather channel upgraded maria to cat5 a little while ago. she's gonna hurt the islands bad. don't think she's gonna touch us.

 they said this is the first since 07 to have 2 cat5 hurricanes in one season.

16 hours ago, 1LtCAP said:

weather channel upgraded maria to cat5 a little while ago. she's gonna hurt the islands bad. don't think she's gonna touch us.

 they said this is the first since 07 to have 2 cat5 hurricanes in one season.

Earliest 1930 sumtin....

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Keep it on subject

What happened to K and L?

https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/tracker

Katia and Lee. 

Pick Atlantic track on link above and sub drop down will give you the tracks. 

Maria's track seems very similar to Irene's track in 2011.. Irene was only a cat 1 when passing Puerto Rico. Weather channel said they can not rule out an east coast land fall at this point in time.  Something to think about..

2 minutes ago, GramGun79 said:

Maria's track seems very similar to Irene's track in 2011.. Irene was only a cat 1 when passing Puerto Rico. Weather channel said they can not rule out an east coast land fall at this point in time.  Something to think about..

Puerto Rico is going to be hit hard. 51st state after this

9 hours ago, Zeke said:

Puerto Rico is going to be hit hard. 51st state after this

Can they get federal disaster relief funding without being a state?

10 hours ago, Zeke said:

Puerto Rico is going to be hit hard. 51st state after this

god i hope not. we don't need another socialist shithole as another state. we got too many of those in the first place.

7 hours ago, ChrisJM981 said:

Can they get federal disaster relief funding without being a state?

Certainly, they are part of the US.

The Federal government is the source for about 25% of Puerto Rico's budget as it is.  They really don't want to become a state.

was watching last night. they got hammered. pummeled. like....holy poop who on that island pissed off the big guy up stairs? 'cause he smited them. they're guestimating about 6 months without electricity.

On 9/20/2017 at 7:48 AM, ChrisJM981 said:

Can they get federal disaster relief funding without being a state?

They have a senator, jus no vote.

and they are bankrupt.... the vote for statehood comes up every couple of years.

2 hours ago, 1LtCAP said:

was watching last night. they got hammered. pummeled. like....holy poop who on that island pissed off the big guy up stairs? 'cause he smited them. they're guestimating about 6 months without electricity.

Hopefully this one follows Jose 

3 hours ago, Zeke said:

They have a senator, jus no vote.

and they are bankrupt.... the vote for statehood comes up every couple of years.

Hopefully this one follows Jose 

technically speaking, every state in the union is bankrupt. hell...technically speaking, the union is bankrupt.

 

 

21 hours ago, 1LtCAP said:

technically speaking, every state in the union is bankrupt. hell...technically speaking, the union is bankrupt.

 

 

Let me rephrase. The territory's revenue can no longer service its debt...ergo interest.

The CONCRETE telephone poles got blown over that's incredible 

i had a friend telling me that he's heard they've already got some electricity service back...and now expect it within a month......

85% of cell towers down...

Maria looks to be following Jose maybe even more east.

THEY don't seem to think she's gonna make landfall on us......