Trapped at home as most TEENs were during the passage of the outer bands of Tropical Storm Nicole, TEENage Observer went out and got some feedback about the impact the rain has had on their homes, schools and most importantly sanity.

Jheanelle Brown: The rain didn’t affect me at all. Had the opportunity to relive summer, just a little. I got to sleep as long as I want, stayed on the phone late, surfing the Net and relax with my family.

Kimone Willis: Well, the rain didn’t affect me much, the only thing was that I didn’t have water and power for a night. The time at home was really a family time for me, a time of bonding.

Shana-Kay Ingram: The rain didn’t really affect me that bad. Nothing was damaged or lost. Just felt as if I was getting a little fever, but apart from that everything was good. Just wanted the rain to stop falling though so I could get back to my everyday activities. During the few days though, I stayed home, relaxed and slept because there was nothing else better to do.

Andreline Thompson: Because of the rain I was not able to go to school, so I spent my time at home doing school work. There was nothing else to do since light and water was gone, so activities were limited.

Allan Blissett: It didn’t really affect my house, just the fact that I never had school and had to be at home. But the three days at home was good I must say, I studied a little and played games for most of the time.

Tiffany Warren: The rain never affected me that much, just power outage and water loss. I had a generator, so I got the chance to surf the Net, chat with my friends, bond with my family.

Shoyea-Gaye Grant: There was no damage to my home. However, it had an impact on school in terms of my attendance. I missed two days and when I was able to go to school I had to leave before my class. It had the greatest impact on my sanity, though. I live in Mavis Bank and we had no electricity, no cellphone signal and the roads were blocked for a couple of days! Still quite distressing just thinking about it! (Sigh)

Brandon Donaldson: The rain didn’t have much of an impact on my home. All is well with my house and my family… except I caught the flu. As a result of the rain I wasn’t able to attend school for three days, two of which classes where cancelled, so I didn’t miss that much. A little rain didn’t have any effect on my sanity!

Jodi-Ann Francis: Fortunately, for me throughout the rain I was dry, had running water and only lost electricity temporarily. In addition the warmth and satisfaction experienced by delectable chicken foot soup, I had for dinner was the icing on the cake. Also, classes at UTech were suspended, which allowed me to get some rest, as well as to successfully research and complete assignments. On the negative side, however, we are now one week behind in some modules and will have to work hard to catch up.

Duane West: Well, I was with my friends at home throughout everything. The light went and with the wind it was a bit frightening, but we just found something to do to buy our time. We had to play dominoes under a candle but all in all we were okay.

Chantalle Jones: The rain didn’t have any effect on me, just that it became of annoyance to me. My time at home, I got some well deserved rest I needed from school.

Roshell Patterson: The extent to which I was affected was minimal due to the fact that I had the essentials: light, water, food and my BlackBerry. Well, I spent most of my time studying and sleeping. Let’s just say I enjoyed my little break from school.

Trevor Goulbourne: I was on the good side the good side I got a small break from school where I spent that free time at home, most of it catching up on some needed rest and the rest studying and relaxing my mind by watching a few movies.

Roxanne Rose: Well, the rain hasn’t affected me significantly. The only problem was that I didn’t have water, but I was grateful to have light. This might be weird for some people, but I didn’t want to miss school because I wasn’t sure if lessons would be taught, seeing that the lecturers penciled out how the entire semester would go. But that’s nothing compared to the families that were flooded out. I slept, ate, slept, call some friends and slept again. The usual for hurricane/storm season.

Tiffany Hanson: The rain didn’t affect me much other than the fact that I couldn’t go outside. But I had light, I had water and most of all I had my Internet, so I was pretty good. I spent my time at first studying for a bit, but for the most part I was on the Internet and texting.

Saccheen Laing: Well, it gave me more time to study and to complete assignments that were piling up on me. I spent my time at home sleeping and reading and keeping up to date with the latest news items to find out what was going on in the country.

Monique Coombs: The storm didn’t affect me much! I had electricity, sufficient food items, was safe and thank God, I haven’t lost any family member or close friend! I spent most of my time sleeping and the rest doing work.

Jhenelle Buchanan: Well, I had a leaky roof, my bed was cold and I was sick. But for the most part, I am still alive and well. Thank God!

Jonan Hinds: I didn’t get to do my hair, I got sick and I didn’t have school. I studied, talked the friends on the phone to make sure they were okay, watched television and slept.

Theophilus Nelson: The most significant effect the rain has had on me personally was the inconvenience of missing two busy days of school and as a medical student with an already hectic timetable the rescheduling of these classes isn’t necessarily something I am looking forward to. But despite all of that I feel quite grateful and blessed that both my family and I have been able to weather the conditions without major discomfort.

Dane Johnson: Due to the weather, I missed a day of school and a programming lab. I also missed a test which had to be postponed. The rain also affected my home because I didnt have any water and there was no cable.

Romari Yorke: For me the rain had done minor damages at home such as the temporary disconnection of light and water. However, when school resumed, I noticed that a wall separating my school from another building had fallen which may pose a risk to our security. Overall, I am thankful that the rain was not too much of a burden for me and my deepest condolences goes out to the affected victims of tropical storm Nicole.

Chelton Glenister: I occupied myself by reading Search Angel, very interesting, and it helped me to ignore the heavy rains outside. Well, I woke up late which doesn’t normally happen, I couldn’t go to school which is a major part of my daily routine, I just stayed home all day. At first I didn’t mind because I had a presentation due Thursday, but after hearing about the deaths and destruction it caused I wish it never came! I was dry, all I did was wrap up in my bed, mom did the rest.

Christopher Lambert (Clarendon): Mostly, I used my BlackBerry to stay in contact with friends, I played video games an listened to music on my iPod to keep busy. Nicole caused me to miss work for the few days, thats all. My sanity was definetily tested in Nicole. I wasn’t used to being trapped at home. It caused me to worry about the friends an family I couldn’t contact. The rains caused a lot of leaking in my house. Some of my neighbours’ lower level was flooded a little thankfully no major damage was caused in my area.

Kaydianna Ebanks (Mandeville): I prepared canned food ,water and flashlight along with batteries before the storm.During it I listened the radio for updates while laying in bed. Classes were postponed so that set back ma syllabus and assignments due dates,also because of the weather I could not do my laundry and other chores. My mind was here and there, All I could think of is, if I would Live to the end of the storm and I had trouble not worrying about my grandparentas their home is not all that safe. I read the bible throughout,motivating myself as I wanted others around me to stay focus and happy. The rain affected my home in no negative way,thanks be to God. My neighbours could not go out to their gate because of the pool of water that blocked the way.