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8B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 COFFEE BREAK Husband won’t defend wife A rescue, a reunion and a rush from shunning by his family to help in Dorian’s aftermath Benatace Pierre-Louis, 57, who collects and sells scrap metal. He said his sister-in-law died as she tried to escape the storm but got hit by plywood. “They gone, but we can’t do nothing,” he said, adding that Bahamian immigration of- fi cials visited The Mudd ahead of Dorian and told people to go to shelters for their safety. For days, the hurricane had pounded the Bahamas with winds up to 185 mph and torrential rains, swamping neighborhoods in brown fl oodwaters and destroying or severely damaging, by one estimate, nearly half the homes in Abaco and Grand Bahama, which have 70,000 residents. The Bahamian government sent hun- dreds of police and marines into the stricken islands, along with doctors, nurses and other health care workers. The U.S. Coast Guard, Britain’s Royal Navy and relief organizations including the United Nations and the Red Cross joined the burgeoning effort to rush food and medicine to survivors and lift the most desperate people to safety by helicopter. At Cottis’ home, the two women heard he- licopters overhead and cars driving past, but the weather and massive fl ooding prevented any assistance. “I can’t leave her here too long,” said Cartwright, who was also worried about her children, a son and a daughter, whom she had not heard from since the storm. She alter- nated between making light remarks and bursting into tears. She apologized for the house being a mess. Help fi nally arrived in the form of neighbor Ben Allen, a 40-year-old construction worker and maintenance man, who showed up with a minivan to take Cottis to get medical at- tention. Cottis clutched a white tissue in her hand as she struggled to stand up and nearly fell over when the group tried to get her into the vehicle, which had a partially collapsed roof and was fi lled with wet cardboard. Once everyone was in, the minivan sped past broken cell towers, snapped power lines, trees stripped of their leaves and 30- to 40- foot boats thrown on top of buildings. Metal shutters were ripped off their frames and hurled into stores. Allen took in the devas- tated scenery as he drove. “Abaco is no more,” he said. Exactly a week ago, it was “the most beautiful place you wanted to be.” By Michael Weissenstein The Associated Press DEAR ABBY: I am a 47-year-old woman, less, Marcus is extremely hurt. He won’t take her married to the love of my life for seven years. outside if I’m home, and he doesn’t try to play Three years ago, my husband’s cousin and with her or train her. Every time she rejects him her mother told him they didn’t like me and in any way, he takes it personally. didn’t want me around. I only found out We signed Daisy up for a puppy training about it two years ago. class. He participated for about fi ve minutes I feel humiliated, and it’s uncomfortable before giving up and handing me the leash for me to be around any of them now. I don’t during the fi rst lesson. How do I get my get invited most of the time, and that’s OK boyfriend to stop taking our puppy’s behavior with my husband! I want so personally? I should note, we him to address and resolve went through this when my cat DEAR it, but he hasn’t and won’t. In didn’t like him at fi rst, but they ABBY addition, we have had some are on good terms now. major marital issues. — PET PROBLEM IN I want him to stand up WASHINGTON for me, for us and for our marriage. I haven’t DEAR PROBLEM: It has been my experi- done anything wrong, but I feel like I’m being ence that dogs respond more positively to the punished because he won’t take a stand. He person who regularly feeds, exercises and and his family have swept the whole thing plays with them and shows them affection, under the rug for so long that neither of us than to a partner who remains passive. The knows what to do next. Please kindly advise. more Marcus withdraws from Daisy, the — CAST ASIDE IN TEXAS more pronounced her attachment to you will DEAR CAST ASIDE: You say you and become. Urge him to discuss this with the your husband have had major marital dog trainer, so perhaps the situation can be issues. Did the two of you receive counsel- put right. ing to resolve them, or were they, too, swept Caveat: If this is the way your boyfriend under the rug? I think some sessions with reacts to perceived rejection, I’d think twice a licensed marriage and family counselor about starting a family with him if I were you. might be helpful. I am not saying your husband should fi ght DEAR ABBY: After 47 years of friend- your battles for you, but ignoring this prob- ship, my friend ghosted me. This had never lem is not helping your marriage. He has to happened before, so I was left feeling very fi nd the courage to tell these relatives that if confused and sad. A year later, I accidentally they have a problem with you, they should dialed her number, and she answered. We address it with you. If he doesn’t, you should talked as if no time had passed. approach them directly. She told me I had hurt her feelings. It He should have told his aunt and his wasn’t intentional, and I apologized. Some cousin the two of you are a team three years time later, she told me she’d call me back, but ago. If he doesn’t have enough starch in his she didn’t. I clearly recall our last conversa- spine to do that, it will eventually destroy tion, and I didn’t say anything that would’ve your marriage. hurt her. It has been two years, and I haven’t attempt- DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Marcus,” and ed to contact her since. Should I reach out to I recently adopted an adorable rescue puppy, her again or consider this friendship over? “Daisy.” She was supposed to be mostly my — HURTING, TOO, IN DALLAS boyfriend’s dog because I work a demanding DEAR HURTING: This friendship has full-time job, and I have a cat that lives with run its course, for whatever reason. However, us. Marcus has always been a dog person, but abrupt changes in personality and behavior I enjoy them, too. can be a symptom of serious illness in older The problem is, Daisy has taken a liking to people. In light of the fact that you have known me. When I’m home, she follows me everywhere. this woman for nearly 50 years, and you still I suspect, due to her behavior, that she may have care about her, you might want to check with been mistreated by men previously, but nonethe- one of her relatives to be sure she’s all right. weather ABACO, Bahamas — When Hurricane Dorian hit Sylvia Cottis’ home at a beach club in the Bahamas, the fearsome Category 5 storm blew out the supposedly hurricane- proof windows, turning the glass into razor- sharp shrapnel that opened a wide gash on her knee. Then the 89-year-old woman and her caretaker settled in to wait for help, and conditions soon worsened. The house became fl ooded with sewage after the septic tank overfl owed with fl oodwater. They could not fl ush the toilet without using water from a pool. Surrounded by wet belongings and fi lth, Cottis spent the days sitting in her wheel- chair and the nights sleeping in a metal lawn lounger. Five agonizing days passed. Then on Wednesday, a neighbor and his friend at last pried opened the home’s jammed door with a screwdriver to check on Cottis and 58-year- old Kathryn Cartwright. By then, her gash had become infected and swollen. They were two of the thousands of desper- ate people seeking help in Dorian’s aftermath. The storm’s devastation came into sharper focus as the death toll climbed to 20 and many people emerged from shelters to check on their homes. They confronted a muddy, debris-strewn landscape across Abaco and Grand Bahama islands, which are known for their marinas, golf courses and all-inclusive resorts. Total insured and uninsured property losses in the Bahamas, not including infra- structure and autos, could reach $7 billion, according to a Thursday estimate from the catastrophe modelers Karen Clark & Co. On Thursday, food and water was running low in The Mudd, a shantytown in Great Abaco island that was home to several thou- sand Haitian migrants before Dorian razed it. AP journalists saw a body, hands stretched toward the sky, that was tangled underneath a tree branch next to twisted sheets of corru- gated metal. It was one of at least nine bodies that people said they had seen in the area. “Ain’t nobody come to get them,” said Car- dot Ked, a 43-year-old carpenter from Haiti who has lived 25 years in Abaco. “If we could get to the next island, that’s the best thing we can do.” Among those who lost a loved one was AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION Astoria Longview 57/68 Kennewick 58/73 St. Helens 58/75 59/75 TIllamook 62/81 63/85 62/77 57/76 Condon SAT SUN MON TUE Clear Partly sunny Cloudy and cooler Partly sunny and pleasant A couple of showers 71 43 72 45 71 40 Eugene 8 10 10 55/74 71 49 70 49 69 44 6 10 6 Comfort Index™ 10 La Grande 52 86 56 Comfort Index™ Enterprise 6 9 7 50 83 52 Comfort Index™ 10 66 46 66 43 8 7 7 8 NATION (for the 48 contiguous states) High: 119° Low: 24° Wettest: 2.48” 90° 59° 94° 50° PRECIPITATION (inches) Wednesday Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 0.00 0.08 6.29 7.15 0.00 0.00 0.09 11.29 10.96 0.00 0.00 0.10 20.81 15.13 HAY INFORMATION SATURDAY 30% ESE at 4 to 8 mph 4.9 0.18 RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Thursday) Phillips Reservoir Unity Reservoir Owyhee Reservoir McKay Reservoir Wallowa Lake Thief Valley Reservoir 58/72 27% of capacity 35% of capacity 71% of capacity 52% of capacity 36% of capacity 14% of capacity STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Wednesday) Grande Ronde at Troy Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder Burnt River near Unity Umatilla River near Gibbon Minam River at Minam Powder River near Richland OREGON High: 99° Low: 38° Wettest: Trace Ontario Lakeview Astoria 503 cfs 79 cfs 100 cfs 39 cfs 78 cfs 37 cfs SUN & MOON FRI. 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