text:  Absolute challenge because the islanders here would tell you that, look, it's not going to come here. It's going north, so we're not preparing for anything. By Friday evening, it had become clear that either you prepare or you die in the process. And so many persons decided to go back down the hatches, empty the supermarkets, the gas stations. They were just literally abuzz with activity on the island. The houses, many of them could not withstand the Category 4 hurricane. You're talking about 140 miles per hour slamming into an island.