A Mixed Bag Weekend

@akalinus (44366)

United States

September 4, 2019 10:10am CST

This weekend, I watched in horror as people were caught in the catastrophic floods in the Bahama as a result of Hurricane Dorian. These people had nowhere to go and now whole families are missing. It could have been us here in Florida, so I am grateful but sad for them. In the middle of this, I was devastated to learn that my brother decided not to fight his health problems anymore and will be in hospice. Then, I met a woman online who helped me in a search for someone that has gone on for decades. Somehow, we connected instantly. She is an amateur sleuth and she told me where this person was and what she has been doing over the years. I am not sure about this. There are a lot of similarities but some differences also. How was your weekend?

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@LadyDuck (502189)

• Italy

4 Sep 19

I am so sorry about your brother. Be careful with amateur sleuth, you can end up contacting a person that is not at all the one you are searching for.

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@LadyDuck (502189)

• Italy

4 Sep 19

@akalinus I only think that when someone insists so much there is something behind. They could be two friends and they have something in mind.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Sep 19

@LadyDuck Wow, I hope not. I did answer too quickly. I ought to know better.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Sep 19

Yeah, I am now having mixed feelings about that. She is so insistent that the person she found is the one I am looking for. I asked the sleuth if she actually knows this person and she said she doesn't. I don't know what to think.

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@kobesbuddy (78833)

• East Tawas, Michigan

4 Sep 19

Hurricane Dorian has really devastated a lot of people! I'm sorry your brother has decided to give up the fight:(

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Sep 19

He is at peace with it. He has been fighting cancer for years and there is more surgery to come. He did not give up easily. Cancer is a nasty, ugly, and disgusting foe.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Sep 19

@kobesbuddy It is throat cancer. There was a surgeon lined up to take things out and rebuild new ones but it won't come to that.

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@kobesbuddy (78833)

• East Tawas, Michigan

4 Sep 19

@akalinus Where does he have cancer, at this time? My ex had it through-out his entire body.

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@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

4 Sep 19

It's so sad to see the devastation in the Bahamas and what people are left with now after the storm has passed. I can't even fathom being in such a situation. Sorry to hear about your brother

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@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

4 Sep 19

@akalinus I've been seeing pretty much the same situations on the news. It's heartbreaking to see how trapped people are and I really hope they survived.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Sep 19

I sat there and cried for most of the weekend. I really felt terrible for these people.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Sep 19

I watched a video of one house. They had 19 people in the upstairs part. The house was on stilts. There was water coming in on the second floor. They showed a window where the ocean was crashing against it. I hope the window did not break and I hope the people escaped with their lives. I never saw what happened in the end.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Sep 19

I'm sorry about your brother. Yes, the damage to the Bahamas is awful. It will take a long time for them to recover. It's good you connected with someone online. I hope she helped you find the person you've been looking for. My weekend? Good, I think. I've been working on my book, getting it ready to publish.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Sep 19

Let me know when your book is on Amazon. I am eager to read it.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Sep 19

@akalinus I will. I'm hoping by the end of this month or early October.

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Sep 19

@just4him So will this be in a book form or a Kindle book. I like the feel of real books. It is hard to fall asleep cuddling a Kindle.

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@andriaperry (118793)

• Anniston, Alabama

4 Sep 19

Fun filled, adrenaline pumped, police and squatters, busted windows and drama. So sorry about your brother. Be careful people will use you when they know you want something like finding someone.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Sep 19

I am wondering about this lady's motives. She kept asking for more information. I did not see about the squatters. Was that in the Bahamas?

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@andriaperry (118793)

• Anniston, Alabama

4 Sep 19

@akalinus Nope I am not a Bahama mama. Alabamer

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Sep 19

@andriaperry do you ever get hurricanes detouring through Alabama? You could be a Bahama mama if you took a vacation there. However, soon might not be a good time.

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@Shivram59 (50135)

• India

7 Sep 19

@akalinus I have just responded to your post about your dear brother's demise.Sometimes we all get hopeless and stop resisting the inevitable. Durian has caused unfathomable devastation in your country.I watched it on TV. I had a very busy weekend.I am in my state capital since last night.Will leave for home on Monday.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

8 Sep 19

Why were you in your state capital? Dorian is making a mess in Canada now. It is the storm that won't go away.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

8 Sep 19

@Shivram59 Hopefully Canada is colder and will put an end to Dorian. I bet the boss is glad he can depend on you.

@Shivram59 (50135)

• India

8 Sep 19

@akalinus I came here on behalf of my boss.He was unwell.All the works I had to do here are finished.I may leave for home tomorrow morning.....I watch news about the destruction caused by Dormans .

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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

4 Sep 19

mine 'twas a bit stressful. 's fer the supposed 'amateur sleuth'? i'd not trust her 's far's i can spit. too many con artists 'cross the web.

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

5 Sep 19

Well, she has not asked for money. If she does, I will just block and delete.

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@JESSY3236 (22205)

• United States

4 Sep 19

My weekend was ok. Sorry about your brother. I'm glad that the hurricane has shifted away from me, but it's also sad that it will hit the coast.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

4 Sep 19

It has weakened somewhat, it was a Category 2 the last I heard. Hope it continues to weaken as it is predicted to wobble over the line onto land.

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@birjudanak (14316)

• India

5 Sep 19

nowadays flood is everywhere and is terrible things because survive in it is not easy. Sorry to hear about your brother and hope is fine. My weekend was so busy with festival and i enjoyed it a lot.

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

5 Sep 19

What kind of festival is there in India this time of year? What do you do to celebrate?

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

5 Sep 19

@birjudanak Is he the god who looks like an elephant?

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@birjudanak (14316)

• India

5 Sep 19

@akalinus we have a festival of lord Ganesha about who i made a post before 3-4 days. this festival will run for 10 to 11 days according to our calendar. first and last day of it has a holiday.

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 19

The hurricane caused immense suffering. And unfortunately, I guess there will be more storms before the season is over.

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

5 Sep 19

Yes, we have a couple of more months of the season. One year, it went over and they ran out of names for the storms. They started using the Greek (?) alphabet names, Alpha, Beta, etc.