I have no idea if he's senile or not but there is nothing is in effect for Cuba according to my MIL. In fact she told my wife they also expect it to miss Cuba. Hopefully they are right. Also the course of Maria is thankfully further south right now than Irma meaning it's going to miss Barbuda and Antigua but unfortunately do damage to other Islands. This one looks like a direct hit on Dominica and then Puerto Rico before heading more north.
I'm not trying to be argumentative but I don't want people here to worry about Cuba more than they need to. Irma gave everyone enough to worry about.
I think you're making more of my post than it was. At the time I posted it, it had not reached the DR and it's path up to that point was on the same path as Irma. As the hours pass and it moves, it's path becomes more clear. As of right now it will head the same direction as José, based on projections and miss Cuba completely. At the time I posted, H had spoken to his dad the night before and was told there was a hurricane watch put out by the government. A watch is not the same as a warning, it's simply a watch. As for not worrying about Cuba more than people already have, Irma did a number on the keys, speak to anyone who lived around the keys who have no home left. Anyways, I'm not here to waste time arguing, I simply posted a link to show its path at the time I posted, as it has moved its path has become more clear in regards to its direction.