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    Default Cristina Zenato and Brian Kakuk reported OK in the Bahamas

    Cristina checked in via Paige Colwell (Jill Heinerth reported) and Brian contacted Edd Sorenson. Both were all right as of noon today. I do not have other details.

    Barbara

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    Great news!

    Keep posting updates as you get them!


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    First video in from Marsh Harbor. Does not look like very many trees are still standing. Cars flipped over, power lines on ground. Many cement buildings still standing, but wood frame buildings leveled. Salvation Army reports 13,000 homes destroyed. US Coast Guard working with Bahamian authorities to airlift sick and injured off Abaco Island.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ3k6d5oMb4

    Do not go gentle into that good night.
    Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
    Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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    For those interested in helping out, a GoFundMe has been started for Brian Kakuk in Abaco, who is OK (and so is Otis The Blue Hole Dog) but lost a lot and needs help. If you don't know Brian, he explores, conserves, instructs, and leads dives in some of the most amazing caves in the world...see for example this video of the The Crystal Caves of Abaco.

    There is also a link for Cristina Zenato but I don't have it handy.


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    https://www.gofundme.com/f/cristina-...SAbgZc4wu0B_cU

    Here is the link to Cristina Zento's GoFundMe page.

    Do not go gentle into that good night.
    Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
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    You can also paypal them directly and skip the gofundme processing fees.

    Ken Sallot

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    Quote Originally Posted by kensuf View Post
    You can also paypal them directly and skip the gofundme processing fees.
    The PayPal processing fee is the same as that of GoFundMe, i.e. 2.9% + $0.30/transaction. The only way around this is to use PayPal's "friends and family" option, which may not be available to you.


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    Quote Originally Posted by tursiops View Post
    The PayPal processing fee is the same as that of GoFundMe, i.e. 2.9% + $0.30/transaction. The only way around this is to use PayPal's "friends and family" option, which may not be available to you.
    If you're giving someone money, why wouldn't you use the friends and family option?

    Ken Sallot

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    Quote Originally Posted by kensuf View Post
    If you're giving someone money, why wouldn't you use the friends and family option?
    You should, if you can, but not all transactions allow it. Depends on your location and on the source of the funds you are transmitting.


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    For those so inclined, the Bahamian Red cross has set up a wish list on amazon.

    https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/l...t1BxXU#nav-top

    "Have you ever noticed
    When you're feeling really good
    There's always a pigeon
    That'll come shiat on your hood?" John Prine 4-7-2020

    "Into the blue again; in the silent water
    Under the rocks, and stones; there is water underground" Talking Heads


 

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