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- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:06:46 -0500

THE WEATHER IS SIMPLY GORGEOUS !!!!!!

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:21:06 -0500

WE ARE FINALLY SEEING A TAD OF SUN BREAK THROUGH THE SKIES. BIG DOWNPOUR LAST NIGHT...DRIZZLE TODAY. HOPE THIS IS COMING TO AN END...WE NEEDED RAIN BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WE ARE EMERALD GREEN......I WANT MY SUN BACK.....PUERTO RICO...I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO REALLY GET HIT...STAY SAFE.

- Rain, Rain, Rain..

From: Kristen Vance <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 12:56:44 -0400

Well, I've never in my life seen this much rain. On my way to school this am, they were moving boats off the bayroad! The water is over parts of the road now, so it's unsafe to use the bayroad...and the rain just won't stop. Sometimes it lets up, and you think you might see the sun, and then it's raining so hard you can't see ten feet in front of you. We now have a water advisory, not safe to drink, because it has overflowed the treatment.

The ocean looks mean....

Hmm..time for a good book and the bed...if only I didn't have to study!

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 05:55:41 -0500

TO QUOTE FRANK BARONE...FROM EVERYONE LOVES RAYMOND..."HOLY CRAP"....I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MUCH RAIN IN 10 YEARS....TALK ABOUT ST. KITTS BEING GREEN.....I HAVEN'T SEEN THE ISLAND THIS GREEN IN OVER A YEAR. FINALLY THE WINDS HAVE CALMED AND THE RAIN HAS SUBSIDED...STILL CLOUDY, UGLY AND REALLY COOL. GREAT SLEEPING WEATHER...GRAB A BLANKET. TOURISTS ARE WHINING A BIT....MOTHER NATURE...SO UNPREDICTABLE. COULD THERE BE A STORM FROM THIS SYSTEM...REMNANTS OF LENNY?

LET'S HOPE, ONCE I REACH WORK, THAT THE RIVER OF MUD, IS NOT FLOWING THROUGH THE COLLEGE GUT. SHOULD HAVE SUNSHINE, MAYBE BY TOMORROW. HAVE A GOOD AND SAFE DAY.....

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 05:26:58 -0500

THE GODS WERE HAVING A BOWLING TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT.....LOTS OF STRIKES. THUNDER, LIGHTNING AND RAIN IS THE FORECAST FOR ST. KITTS. I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MUCH RAIN, OR LIGHTNING IN THIS SHORT TIME SPAN IN 10 YEARS. ALWAYS SAY....BETTER THAN A HURRICANE ANY DAY. TO THE VET STUDENTS...BRINLEY GOLD COFFEE RUM TASTE, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14TH, BLUE ANCHOR, 9:00.

- Rain, Rain, Rain...Thunderstorms

From: Kristen Vance <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 13:54:35 -0400

Well it's the rainy season for sure. Last week we got rain daily and lots of thunder storms. The island is so green. It's a rainy day again today, but so worth it as we watch the island green up, the colors come out and the cruise ships sail into port. Has cooled down here substantially in the last week and is now quite comfortable!

Kristen

- Lovely Rain

From: Kristen Vance <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 12:41:43 -0400

Hey all!

Well, had some lovely much needed rain blow in last nite. It started with a nice thunderstorm, lightening bolts into the ocean. This morning, it gave me enough time to get to class before it decided to open up again. Rumor has it the ghouts were really running and cars were questioning the safety of driving through one that was backed up on the main road. Now it's just really humid out and the rain has stopped. The island is very green...much needed rain has finally fallen..and we are almost out of hurricane season!

Kristen

One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.
-- Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 05:35:12 -0500

HAD SOME MUCH NEEDED AND APPRECIATED RAIN LAST NIGHT. STILL SOME CLOUDS IN THE SKIES. SHOULD CLEAR UP BY THIS AFTERNOON. STARTING TO SEE MORE TOURISTS......EVENING RAIN AND TOURISTS ARE A GOOD SIGN FOR THE ISLAND.

HAVE A SAFE DAY.....

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 05:37:07 -0500

EVERYTHING IS NICE AND WARM IN ST. KITTS...HAVE HAD SOME RAIN. THINGS ARE REALLY BEGINNING TO LOOK GREEN. HAVEN'T SEEN THE ISLAND THIS GREEN IN A WHILE. LOOKING OUT MY WINDOW, THE SEA IS SO CALM,IT APPEARS AS AN ICE RINK...SMOOTH AS GLASS...PALM TREES ARE STILL......IT'S GONNA BE A HOT ONE. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING AS BEAUTIFUL AS SITTING ON YOUR FRONT PORCH AND SEEING NOTHING BUT SEA AND A HORIZON. LET'S PRAY THAT THE HURRICANE SEASON IS COMING TO AN END....I STILL REMEMBER LENNY BITING US AT THE END OF NOVEMBER...SO ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. BE SAFE...HAVE A GOOD DAY....

- Beautiful Weather here today

From: Kristen Vance <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 14:57:00 -0300

The weather is St. Kitts is at it's normal...beautiful! Spent the weekend in Tortola...Lovely place! Took this sunset picture...Sunset in the islands is magnificent!

Kristen

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
-- Malcolm X

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 09:34:17 -0400

EVERYTHING IS TURNING GREEN....SALT PONDS HAVE FILLED UP SOME...PEOPLE WANTED ANOTHER DAY OF RAIN...CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING...WHAT WE GOT WAS A BLESSING. BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY...GOOD BEACH DAY.

- Rain..Rain....Rain...More please!

From: Kristen Vance <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 17:50:53 -0300

Hi to all..

Well, here in normally beautiful SUNNY and HOT St. Kitts, it's rainy and cool today. Results of a tropical wave I'd guess. Ocean looks mean as the high tide has come in, haven't had time to go to the Atlantic Side to check that out...(exams!)...We needed this rain so badly, I've asked all the locals I've seen today what they think about it, and everyone has replied, can we have a few more days like this?

Hope it greens up!

Kristen

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
-- Malcolm X

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 07:37:29 -0400

YES...FINALLY A GOOD RAIN...WE REALLY NEEDED THIS..NICE DAY TO SIT AND READ A BOOK...BUT I HAVE TO GO TO WORK.....HAVE A GOOD AND SAFE DAY...CARRY YOUR UMBRELLA !!!!

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2003 16:07:19 -0400

GREAT WEATHER IN ST. KITTS....WE NEED SOME RAIN.........A LITTLE MORE OF A BREEZE WOULD BE GOOD...OH WELL, AS LONG AS THERE ARE NO HURRICANES...WE ARE HAPPY.

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 07:47:12 -0400

GOOD MORNING....GREAT WEATHER IN ST. KITTS.....SOME RAIN WOULD BE NICE. THOUGHT WE WOULD GET SOME TONIGHT, WITH THE LARGE WAVE....LOOKS LIKE THAT WILL MISS US, AND HIT THE WINDWARDS.

BERMUDA WILL GET HIT WITH LARRY....IT MUST JUST BE THEIR YEAR....BE SAFE...OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU...HOPEFULLY IT WILL GO BY QUICKLY AND WITH NO HARM.

- Beautiful Sunshine Today

From: Kristen Vance <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:07:00 -0300

Yet another day here on St. Kitts for beautiful sunshine. Had a few brief showers to some parts of the island yesterday, but overall things appear to be pretty dry again. We could use another rainy day or two to wet things down. Breeze at nite is kicking up that last few nites, thank goodness!

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
-- Malcolm X

- St. Kitts Kathie

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 09:25:28 -0400

GOOD MORNING.....BEAUTIFUL DAY IN ST. KITTS. FINALLY HAVE A SLIGHT BREEZE. THE HURRICANES CAN STAY AWAY, BUT SOME RAIN WOULD REALLY BE WELCOMED.

STAY PREPARED, HURRICANE SEASON IS NOT NEARLY OVER.

TO ALL THE VET STUDENTS....BRINLEY GOLD COFFEE RUM WILL BE IN THE STORES BY NEXT WEEKEND. NEXT SATURDAY AFTERNOON, COME TO OASIS FOR A FREE TASTE....ABOUT NOON TIME......SEE YA THERE.

- Stormy Day

From: Kristen Vance <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 17:11:04 -0300

Finally, a much needed rainy day here in St. Kitts. We need this rain. Thunder is rolling in the distance today and winds are remarkably cooler...it is a nice refreshing change.

Kristen

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
-- Malcolm X

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 15:37:30 -0400

GETTING SOME WELL NEEDED RAIN...MAY BE THAT TYPE OF WEEKEND WHERE YOU CAN CURL UP WITH A BOOK OR TWO.....

- Pray for East Coast

From: Kristen Vance <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 13:47:11 -0300

As an East Coaster, from Maryland, down here in Hurricane territory, I'm asking for prayers for people who weren't as fortunate with Isabel as we were. My parents and friends in Maryland/VA/NC do not have power, water and many have some pretty severe structural damage.

Last nite in my being awake watching news, I did hear that we are all going to luck out, because they don't expect any more storms this season!

Kristen

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
-- Malcolm X

- St. Kitts Kathie

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 07:10:03 -0400

Good morning....weather is great in St. Kitts....say a prayer for Cape Hatteras...Isabel is still packing a punch. Looks like we will get some rain this weekend...well needed rain. Have a good and safe weekend. Congratulations to St. Kitts and Nevis on their 20th year of Independence. I remember being here for the first.

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 06:31:33 -0400

LET'S SAY A SMALL PRAYER, FOR CAPE HATTERAS.....THIS COULD HIT HARD.

LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE GETTING SOME RAIN THIS WEEKEND........WE DO NEED THE RAIN.

- High Surf...

From: Kristen Vance <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 08:57:52 -0300

Welll, I took a drive over to the other side of the island yesterday after having our adoption day for all the stray animals on the island, and found some good sized waves on the Atlantic side. Even the surf on the Carib. side of the island was up a bit. We are very lucky though. Hopefully it won't hit the states either! We did get some needed rain yesterday.

Kristen

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
-- Malcolm X

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 07:42:12 -0400

WELL, ISABEL IS PAST US...HAD SOME RAIN HERE AND THERE...WINDS PICKED UP...WHICH WAS GOOD, SEEING THE SEA LOOKED AS IF YOU COULD ICE SKATE ON IT...THEY WERE SO CALM. ALL IN ALL, YOU COULD SAY, THERE WAS NO EFFECT AT ALL ON ST. KITTS. LETS HOPE MOTHER NATURE MOVES ISABEL A BIT MORE NORTH....THEN NO LAND MASS AT ALL WILL BE TOUCHED....BUT NEW YORK.....AND THEY DO NOT EXPECT ISABEL INTENSITY TO REALLY LOWER THAT MUCH....I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH AN EYE. HAVE A GOOD AND SAFE DAY.....FOR ALL OF YOU IN WESTERN NY....GO BILLS.....

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 06:08:06 -0400

FIRST OF ALL...LET'S ALL TAKE A SECOND TO REMEMBER THOSE OF SEPTEMBER 11TH AND THEIR FAMILY WHO ARE STILL TRYING TO SURVIVE THAT HORRIBLE DAY.

THOSE OF US IN THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN ARE SOOOOOOO LUCKY NOT TO HAVE ISABEL COME OUR WAY. ISABEL BRINGS BACK VISIONS OF GEORGE...EXCEPT GEORGE WAS COMING DIRECTLY AT US. THE MEMORIES OF GEORGE STILL GIVE ME CHILLS.

HOPEFULLY, THE NORTHERN TURN, TALKED ABOUT, AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS, WILL KEEP ISABEL AWAY FROM ANY LAND MASS AT ALL.

AS ALWAYS, HAVE A SAFE DAY.

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:05:05 -0400

SO...HOW LUCKY ARE WE, IN THE NORTHERN ISLANDS...REALLY LUCKY, IF YOU ASK ME. LET'S HOPE ISABEL STAYS ON A TRACK THAT DOES NOT EFFECT ANY LAND AT ALL. NO ONE DESERVES ANY OF THIS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS...WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAS TO GO.

- ST.KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2003 06:51:39 -0400

The forecast is for Isabelle to go North of the island chain...how lucky are we, for this to happen twice in a row !!!! Let's hope this track remains true. We do pray for Isabelle to really continue in a track, where it stays away from Bermuda and the Bahamas....hurricanes...come all you want....just stay away from land.

Still not out of the woods, with the convection following behind Isabelle.

- Isabel

From: "Kristen R. Vance" <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2003 17:23:08 -0300

Well, I'm still prayng for Bahamas...and it looks like the islands might be okay with Isabel...

One can only wonder this season!

It's hot and humid here in St. Kitts. Snorkeling was great today, lots of feeding fish..minimal current. Let's hope it stays this way, maybe with a little needed rain.

Kristen

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
-- Malcolm X

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 08:00:22 -0400

OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH BERMUDA. BE SAFE AND GOD BLESS.

- Fabian Go Away

From: "Kristen R. Vance" <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 12:18:32 -0300

As a vet student just back from the East Coast of the United States, I'm hoping Fabian turns back to the east as it heads out to see and avoids EVERYONE! It was not reassuring to head back to the island with the forecast of a major hurricane on the horizon...but I'm praying and it looks like we'll be spared! Phew..Dodging another!

Kristen

When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.
-- Clifton Fadiman

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 10:37:10 -0400

IF YOU BELIEVE IN GOD...AND LIVE WITHIN THE ISLAND CHAIN...GET ON YOUR KNEES AND GIVE A SMALL PRAYER OF THANKS.

FABIAN WOULD HAVE MADE GEORGE LOOK LIKE KINDERGARTEN. IT IS FORECAST TO BECOME A CATEGORY 4 BY TOMORROW MORNING. LET'S HOPE IT DRIVES NORTH...INTO THE HEAVENS.

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 12:53:04 -0400

HI....FABIAN IS UGLY...BUT IF I WAS A BETTING PERSON...AND YOU KNOW I AM....75 MILES NORTH OF US IS MY BET. LET'S HOPE IT GOES NORTH, AND NORTH OF EVERYONE IN IT'S WAY. I CAN'T WAIT FOR DECEMBER 1ST.....IT'S ALL OVER BY THEN...FOR SURE.

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 16:12:19 -0400

GORGEOUS DAY A TAD HOT...HOT...HOT. HAD SOME RAIN...THE ISLAND LOOKS NICE AND GREEN.

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:03:00 -0400

ALL GREAT ON THE HOMEFRONT ....WEATHER WISE. LET'S HOPE ALL THE WAVE FIZZLE OUT, JUST BEFORE THEY HIT THE ISLANDS. WE COULD USE A TAD OF RAIN RIGHT ABOUT NOW.

GREAT BEACH WEATHER.......WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW VETS STUDENTS ARRIVING THIS WEEK.....

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 13:57:47 -0400

ABSOLUTELY A GORGEOUS DAY IN ST. KITTS....LET'S HOPE THE SEASON STAYS AS BEAUTIFUL AS TODAY.

- Tropical Wave

From: "Kristen R. Vance" <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 17:35:05 -0300

Looks impressive...I dare say it will hit north of here..and probably not be an issue. Vet students are in finals now, so some nice cooling rain is welcomed...Tropical weather is not!

When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.
-- Clifton Fadiman

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 07:13:34 -0400

Beautiful weather in St. Kitts today...Emancipation day ...a no work day....We have beautiful beach weather...guess that is where I will be.

Have a good and safe day...oh...that wave....we can wave at it as it runs north of us.

- Light Show

From: "Kristen R. Vance" <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 09:50:50 -0300

We had some good light shows last nite, and loads of rain. Thunder booming. Not yet used to these types of storms, having only lived here a few months...they are different then storms in the states. That thing in the Atlantic looks like it will probably track north of us here in St. Kitts...hopefully...hopefully north of everyone!

Kristen

When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.
-- Clifton Fadiman

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 14:11:16 -0400

The beautiful day just had a storm blow through...good rain....dreary at the moment.....we needed a good pour. Clouds are starting to beak up...a tad of blue showing from the heavens...anything is better than a hurricane.

- Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot

From: "Kristen R. Vance" <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 16:51:02 -0300

Well, we are feeling Hot, Hot, Hot here in St. Kitts...Vet students are getting ready to start finals...with no sign of a hurricane in sight! :) Sun is shining and there is minimal wind.

Kristen

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
-- William Jennings Bryan

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:31:27 -0400

WINDS ARE CALMING.....SEAS ARE RIPPLING......STORM IS GONE....THERE IS A GOD.........STILL A LONG SEASON TO GO THROUGH.....

- Gusty winds, rain

From: Kristen R Vance <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 07:09:45 -0400 (UTC)

Hiya all..

As of about 7am, we are just having some rain and gusty winds.  Last nite, the 
wind howling around my house (doesn't have to be that bad to howl quite loudly) 
was pretty loud...and we had some rain showers, but I think we've dodged a 
bullet yet again, thankfully!  The sky is pretty ominous looking...and the wind 
still looks to be kicking, but I think we are good to go on this storm!

Kristen

Always behave like a duck - keep calm and unruffled on the surface but
paddle like the devil underneath.
            -- Jacob Braude

- Gusty Winds

From: Kristen R Vance <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:00:31 -0400 (UTC)

We are starting to see some gusty winds, and the sea over which Ross looks is 
getting pretty heavy looking...water moving at a good clip. The University has 
announced it's plan to stay open through the event, however, the storm's north 
side, our side, is supposedly going to be the worst hit.  We shall see.  
Probably will not have power tonite/tomorrow...so will try to get one more 
update in before that point!

Kristen

Always behave like a duck - keep calm and unruffled on the surface but
paddle like the devil underneath.
            -- Jacob Braude

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:33:15 -0400

GOOD MORNING....EVEN THOUGH IT IS FORECAST NOT TO BE RIGHT IN TH CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM...I DO FEEL, THAT WE WILL EXPERIENCE SOME STRONG WINDS AND RAIN....TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. THE STRONGER WINDS ARE TO THE NORTH OF THE STORM...SINCE IT IS PASSING TO THE SOUTH OF US...THE CARIBBEAN SIDE OF ST. KITTS WILL SEE SOMETHING. JUST BE SURE TO TAKE IN ANYTHING THAT MAY GET DAMAGED FROM STRONG WIND GUSTS.

THOSE IN DOMINICA...ST. LUCIA....STAY SAFE...

- Still coming...

From: Kristen R Vance <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 07:24:44 -0400 (UTC)

Well, we here in St. Kitts are prepared to feel tropical storm force winds/rain 
today...but so far, it's bright and sunny outside, and the ocean seems 
relatively quiet.  I guess time will tell! Thankfully, we are forecast to miss 
the brunt of it...and our well wishes to those in St. Lucia and Dominica.

Kristen 

Always behave like a duck - keep calm and unruffled on the surface but
paddle like the devil underneath.
            -- Jacob Braude

- Tropical Depression#6...here we go!

From: "Kristen R. Vance" <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 18:33:50 -0300

Well,

A Tropical storm watch has been issued for St. Lucia...and they mention in the forecast that we will be seeing a tropical storm by Mon nite. School still on for us veterinary students...but only time will tell! Someone told me that it would be September before I had to worry about a tropical storm much less a hurricane in St. Kitts!

Kristen

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
-- William Jennings Bryan

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 09:19:00 -0400

WELL...HERE SHE COMES......THEY ARE REALLY EARLY THIS YEAR. FROM WHAT IS KNOW AS OF 8:30 AM.....WE SHOULD HAVE A STRONG TROPICAL STORM, RUNNING VERY CLOSE TO ST. KITTS....LET'S HOPE IT DOES NOT MOVE TOO MUCH MORE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION....IT WILL BE RIGHT ON US....HOPEFULLY, IT ALSO STAYS A TROPICAL STORM....WE WILL KNOW MORE BY 5:00 PM...STAY TUNED.

OH YEAH...NOW LA NINA IS DISAPPEARING...WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT????

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 15:44:29 -0400

Everything is getting pretty clean right now....still some ash falling, as it is still in the air. Beautiful day here otherwise.....wishing everyone in Texas...safety.

- Day two of Volcano ash

From: "Kristen R. Vance" <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:57:09 -0300

Just an update from the still a bit ashy island of St. Kitts. We can see the ash in the sky today, but there is no ash cover like in our sister island of Nevis today. Apparently, the plumb of ash in Montserrat was as much as 8 miles high at one point! We have a sunny day today. Classes are as normal at Ross and we are just waiting for a nice rain to wash our cars off!

Kristen

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
-- William Jennings Bryan

- An Ashy morning

From: "Kristen R. Vance" <umcpfreck AT mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 09:04:53 -0300

Hello from the ashy island of St. Kitts!

Woke up this morning not to a beautiful sunshine, but rather cars and ground covered in ash! I guess Montserrat went again last nite. What fun! We are starting the task of hosing everything down. Other than that, all quiet on the St. Kitts front. Did get some gusty wind and rain last nite.

Kristen

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
-- William Jennings Bryan

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 07:09:23 -0400

Good morning....beautiful weather on the beautiful island of St. Kitts today. Our prayers of safety as Claudette moves over land. Hope this is not a sign of things to come.

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 16:18:19 -0400

WE ARE EXPERIENCING STRONG WIND GUSTS...SUN IS COMING AND GOING....NO RAIN....AS SYSTEM PASSES, I AM SURE WE WILL FEEL SOME STRONGER GUSTS.

PARENTS OF ROSS VET STUDENTS...YOUR CHILDREN ARE FINE.

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 02:40:18 -0400

ALL IS CALM HERE...WEATHER WISE. MUSIC FESTIVAL THIS WEEK,AND FISHING TOURNAMENT TODAY. YOU KNOW THE OLD EXPRESSION....WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS....EVENTS THAT IS. WEATHER IS CLEAR AND WARM. ONE BLAST OF RAIN YESTERDAY JUST TO SOAK THINGS.

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 13:40:50 -0400

GOOD AFTERNOON....JUST GOT BACK FROM THE STATES...GOOD TO SEE A GREEN ISLAND UPON MY RETURN. THE WEATHER UP NORTH, WAS STILL COLD, WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF RAIN.

ST. KITTS IS VERY OVERCAST...SEEMS LIKE MORE RAIN APPROACHING....HAD A GOOD DOWN POUR YESTERDAY.

FOR THE PARENTS OF VET STUDENTS...THEY ARE ALL DOING WELL...EVERYONE HERE IS SAFE AND SOUND.

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 04:24:46 -0400

AT THIS MOMENT...IT IS POURING IN ST. KITTS....THERE IS A GOD.

WE DO NEED THIS RAIN...ANTIGUA...I HOPE IT COMES YOUR WAY...KNOW THE FEELING OF THE HOT AND DRY.

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 11:51:40 -0400

WELCOME TO THE FIRST DAY OF THE HURRICANE SEASON...2003. HOPEFULLY IT IS A SAFE ONE, FOR ALL CONCERNED. STAY POSTED, AND GOOD LUCK....!

- St. Kitts kathie

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 17:17:45 -0400

Hi...good to be back...I think...hope the experts are just exaggerating a bit about this season....hope everyone has a safe season.

St. Kitts has been horribly dry and hot. We need a cloud to open for about 3 days straight.

Parents of vet students ...they are fine...I am the Caribbean Distributor for a new rum made in St. Kitts..Brinley Gold Vanilla Rum.....the students love it..hopefully, they will bring some home on their break.

Stay tuned for another fun filled season.

- ST. KITTS KATHIE

From: Shero <rsherry AT thecable.net>
Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 07:57:09 -0400

HOT, HOT, HOT...AND DRY.....is the forecast for St. Kitts. Boy, do we need some rain...cattle are skin and bones, everything is brown....this island could burn up in a heart beat. Hopefully, our hurricane season is better than anticipated...at least one down...hope the rest do not come for a few months.

Parents of vet students...you children are fine !!!!!