Well, I'm sure Houston will bounce back rather than spiral into a necropolis.
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Now it's once again supposed to loop back over the gulf before restrengthening and hitting Houston head on. In response, our school is closed for the week.[DOUBLEPOST=1503860355,1503860135][/DOUBLEPOST]This is the bayou near my house (~5 min walk). Normally, the bayou is well within steep, channelized banks beyond the far treeline. What's in front of me is a deep grassy bowl. I would have to reach up from the ground to touch the bottom branches of the trees you see.
[DOUBLEPOST=1503860468][/DOUBLEPOST]I put an interactive panorama on Facebook if you're friends with me there
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I'm still high and dry, but not far from me...
SO MUCH FLOOD!
SO MUCH FLOOD!
Sure, but it's kinda looking like tbe next Robocop remake is gonna be set in Chicago.
I stole this from my brother who...
(Stole this from a friend)
For my non-Houston friends- to help you understand the devastation:
Houston is huge. The greater metropolitan area is circled by the Grand Parkway - which is 170 miles long. That makes the area of the circle inside the Grand Parkway over 2200 sq. miles.
2200 square miles of densely habited, urban and suburban, areas with over 7 million residents is flooded.
Imagine if the entire state of Delaware, with twice the population of Manhattan, was under water.
That's Houston.
It's still raining.
(Stole this from a friend)
For my non-Houston friends- to help you understand the devastation:
Houston is huge. The greater metropolitan area is circled by the Grand Parkway - which is 170 miles long. That makes the area of the circle inside the Grand Parkway over 2200 sq. miles.
2200 square miles of densely habited, urban and suburban, areas with over 7 million residents is flooded.
Imagine if the entire state of Delaware, with twice the population of Manhattan, was under water.
That's Houston.
It's still raining.
Stealing to signal boost.
Good news, the Cajun Navy is coming to Houston.
[DOUBLEPOST=1503871711,1503871443][/DOUBLEPOST]Other good news, what was once considered the largest tree in the world is still standing after taking a direct hit from the hurricane.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Tree,_Rockport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Tree,_Rockport
Just outside my brother's neighborhood. That is an overpass under water.
So all of my county pretty much except my city is under a mandatory evacuate. We aren't because we are protected by levees
Well everyone south of hwy6 and west of hwy288
And of course it's essential that I come to work and sit down playing in my phone for 12 hours a night because I got voluntold for hurricane duty even though there is no work at all to do (railroad) because the plant is basically shut down
They have been evacuated. But that is just heart breaking.
edit: and the lady doing her knitting, don't give a fuck. I like Texas.
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My personal tragedy, I can't watch Game of Thrones due to the satellite signal is too weak.
Oh, and the water has been out for 3 hours.[DOUBLEPOST=1503883018,1503882811][/DOUBLEPOST]GoT is streaming on HBOgo. Just like my driveway.
Oh, and the water has been out for 3 hours.[DOUBLEPOST=1503883018,1503882811][/DOUBLEPOST]GoT is streaming on HBOgo. Just like my driveway.
This is more what I would expect of Britain, not the US.
They have been evacuated. But that is just heart breaking.
I guess Texas has a stiffer upper lip than most.
--Patrick
Remember all the homeless in this storm. If it is wet and dangerous out, bring them in.
Posting to let everyone know that my brother & his family are remarkably well off so far. They had to hunker down in a closet during tornado warnings last night and did lose power for a while, but it has been restored and they have not yet had any water in their house. Closest it has come is the street they live on had an inch or two of water at one point today. They are a bit south of Houston in Rosharon, TX.
Several of their friends are not as lucky, a few have lost their homes.
Several of their friends are not as lucky, a few have lost their homes.
Looks like I am stuck in my house. The only road out of the subdivision is flooded/closed.[DOUBLEPOST=1503889912,1503889611][/DOUBLEPOST]I got a wicked bad case of cabin fever. Thank God I went to a friend's house last night, or I'd be completely nuts right now.
figmentPez
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That's the palest white junk I ever seen...
Is this an invitation to a white-junk-off-party? 'Cause I'm pretty sure I'd win that competition.
The string looks like junk...
There are only a few mandatory areas. But there is very little high ground to run to.
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That water subsided fairly quickly. We were fine within a couple of hours. The neighbors' teens kayaked down the street.
When it was high, I saw a beach ball floating down the street. I held out my hand and it came right over to my open hand. Creepy. I was looking around for Pennywise.
"They all float down gargle gargle blub blub."
When it was high, I saw a beach ball floating down the street. I held out my hand and it came right over to my open hand. Creepy. I was looking around for Pennywise.
"They all float down gargle gargle blub blub."
The bridge out of my neighborhood. It is normally 20 feet over the creek.
The road just past the bridge. There is a pickup truck in that shot. I still don't see it.
My back yard... lake. This is the first time that it has topped the dam in the last 10 years.
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The road just past the bridge. There is a pickup truck in that shot. I still don't see it.
My back yard... lake. This is the first time that it has topped the dam in the last 10 years.
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