Weird weather
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Is there a charity that buys flatbed trailers of drywall and drops it off in neighborhoods?
figmentPez
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figmentPez
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Propeller marks on the roof of a minivan...
Nah, for floods the way to go is definitely a gopher wood ark 300 cubits in length, 50 in width, and 30 in height, with three internal divisions, a door on the side, and a roof.
The remnants of Harvey started hitting me last night - it's been raining since 7 PM Central time last night. Wind gusts took down a tree just down the road at 4:30 AM and took my power down until a little while ago. We've gotten over 4 inches of rain (my rain gauge only went to 4 inches, so I dumped it out this morning).
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Well.
My neighborhood is now under mandatory evacuation if you have water in your house. The mayor says that the reservoir releases have to continue, and they don't expect the water levels to go down over the next 7-10 days.
Also, because this is Texas, "mandatory" means exactly jack squat. It's basic a stern finger wagging.[DOUBLEPOST=1504293559,1504293263][/DOUBLEPOST]To be clear, this doesn't affect me directly. More just reporting. The only real effect is that it's starting to stink around here.
My neighborhood is now under mandatory evacuation if you have water in your house. The mayor says that the reservoir releases have to continue, and they don't expect the water levels to go down over the next 7-10 days.
Also, because this is Texas, "mandatory" means exactly jack squat. It's basic a stern finger wagging.[DOUBLEPOST=1504293559,1504293263][/DOUBLEPOST]To be clear, this doesn't affect me directly. More just reporting. The only real effect is that it's starting to stink around here.
Not yet. But I was rather thinking of what 7-10 days of standing, seeping water will bring
GasBandit
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Fun fact: The Houston Ship Channel does not smell good on the best of days. And these are not the best of days.
Texas Secretary of State rejects Quebec's offer of blankets, beds, and hydro crews, says "send prayers" instead.
It's that kind of headline that makes the rest of the world laugh at us.
It's that kind of headline that makes the rest of the world laugh at us.
Why is that laughable? Next week they may need outside help, but Texas has different needs this week.
Or are you saying that the religious request is laughable?
If you only read the headline, it makes TX look like a bunch of backwards bible-thumping idiots who rejected actual help. True, the real story is the help offered isn't what's needed right now, but the headline just makes TX look bad.
Is your hyper-link the actual headline at the time you posted it? If so, they changed it to:
Quebec offers blankets, beds and hydro crews to Texas in wake of Hurricane Harvey
Texas Secretary of State says no need for now, asks for prayers instead
That was the story I picked to link. It seemed to be the least biased. That was their headline from the start. Most other outlets are going with the more inflammatory version.
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I just drove out over the Addicks reservoir. I think the city is hiding how bad the dams are. Probably to prevent panic. The water is right up against I-10 and above the road level. It's being held back by long water bags, and only the very tops of house rooftops are above water. There is a massive flurry of construction going on in the dam itself.
My dad's house is looking to be an almost total lost. Still has over 4 feet of water in it and it is hey aren't expecting it to receded down here until at least the 13th. Hopefully they are wrong. His security cameras are still working so that's how we know the amount of water in his house. My mom has water in her house, no idea how much because she lost power on the first day, and same thing with her, they are expecting the water to receded around the 13th. My sisters houses and my house are completely fine. My dad also lost his car and motorcycle due to the flood, he has one surviving car and that's because it's in the shop. He's stuck in west Columbia and it's under a mandatory evacuation, the last highway just got flooded out and closed down here for that town. Everyone else but me are ifutger up north evacuated. I'm not in an evacuation area so I'm still good
Not zombies, but could be pretty damn bad for people still in Houston:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...aise-fears-spreading-toxins-article-1.3463785
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They were actually checking for trapped people. I was just playing around. They're starting planned outages in this neighborhood starting today.
Jeez, @CrimsonSoul I hope things get better for your parents. If they need help, I can offer food or manual labor. My wife's been working with a shelter here, and she can put you in touch with people who can help if you need it.
My mom and her husband together make over 100 dollars and hour working. And my dad, he recently retired but he's made bank as well so they are good, thanks though
figmentPez
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Photo from inside of the HEB (grocery store) in Kingwood, TX
My first thought: someone should photoshop that prominent red box into a box of Sugar Bombs.Photo from inside of the HEB (grocery store) in Kingwood, TX
I've shopped that store before. We drive down to that area to shop semi-regularly.
I don't mention them often, but our company BBB lost the store at 1960 and 59N where the San Jacinto flooded the area again. One of the employees has relocated with us, talk from his bosses is that possibly not re-opening that store and moving it instead. This is the second time since I went to work for BBB that this particular store has flooded.
Do you happen to know if V-Bistro made it? It' was on the south side of 1960 has a DSW Shoes across from it. My wife loves their pho.
Meanwhile, the west coast is turning to ash (this map is a week or so old):
This morning I literally had ash raining on my car:
This morning I literally had ash raining on my car:
TIL - where Idaho is.Meanwhile, the west coast is turning to ash (this map is a week or so old):
This morning I literally had ash raining on my car:
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