Harvey

[CosmicCowboy]

Damn. The wind was nothing. Rockport is messed up but Houston is drowning and Cuero and Victoria are fucked.

[boutons_deux]

thanks, we had no idea that SA escaped disaster

https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=ewx&product=NTP&overlay=11101111&loop=no

[Pavlov]

So it's pretty much doing what they said it would The only question was how far inland it was going to get before stalling.

[boutons_deux]

Trump Just Tweeted About His Election Win While Texas Struggles With Hurricane

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/874276197357596672/kUuht00m_normal.jpgDonald J. Trump (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump)
(https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump)✔@realDonaldTrump (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump)

I will also be going to a wonderful state, Missouri, that I won by a lot in '16. Dem C.M. is opposed to big tax cuts. Republican will win S!
8:15 AM - Aug 27, 2017 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901795255086968833)


https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/874276197357596672/kUuht00m_normal.jpgDonald J. Trump (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump)
(https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump)✔@realDonaldTrump (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump)

With Mexico being one of the highest crime Nations in the world, we must have THE WALL. Mexico will pay for it through reimbursement/other.
8:44 AM - Aug 27, 2017 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901802524981817344)


Donald J. Trump (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump)
(https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump)✔@realDonaldTrump (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump)

We are in the NAFTA (worst trade deal ever made) renegotiation process with Mexico & Canada.Both being very difficult,may have to terminate?
8:51 AM - Aug 27, 2017 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901804388649500672)

http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/08/27/trump-just-tweeted-election-win-texas-struggles-hurricane/

[AaronY]

Give it a rest boo. no need to politicize every fucking thing

[TeyshaBlue]

My uncles casa took considerable damage in Rockport. He's riding it out in San Antonio. Bad voodoo.:depressed

[baseline bum]

Give it a rest boo. no need to politicize every fucking thing

Faggot was doing it in the thread in the club too.

[RandomGuy]

So it's pretty much doing what they said it would The only question was how far inland it was going to get before stalling.

Stopped before it really got to San Marcos.

Flood gauge there on the Blanco tells the story.

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?gage=bsmt2&wfo=ewx

Peaks Sunday afternoon at 11 feet depth, -- about 4 feet over normal, 2 feet below "concern" level, and 7 feet below flood level, then started going back down.

I was freaked the eff out, bought canned food for 3 days, water jugs (camping type, filled with tap water), and was unable to find a single "D" cell battery in the entire city.

Pro tip:

Buy electric lanterns with rechargeable packs, most preferably ones with charging ports that are the same as cell phones. No need to worry about batteries, and if you need to, you can use your car in a pinch to charge stuff.

Happy to not need any of it.

[RandomGuy]

But that is my foible.

Read this article about the Cajun Navy. Fucking awesome.

http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/cajun_navy_lands_in_houston.html

People formed group after flooding and hurricanes in Louisiana, with hunters and fishermen with flat bottom boats and so forth.

BAM.

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/LaCajunNavy/

Portal for donations.
http://www.louisianacajunnavy.org/

[RandomGuy]

Why Houston isn't ready for Hurricane Harvey

Last year, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica investigated Houston's vulnerability to hurricanes and torrential rainstorms. The nation's fourth-largest city is sure to see the latter in the coming days. Here's what we know about what could happen.

Many scientists, experts and federal officials say Houston's explosive growth is largely to blame, along with climate change. As millions have flocked to the metropolitan area in recent decades, local officials have largely rejected stricter building regulations, allowing developers to pave over acres of prairie land that once absorbed large amounts of rainwater. In the decade after Tropical Storm Allison, about 167,000 acres were developed in Harris County, home to Houston. The map below shows that a lot of the new development is in or near floodplains.

Some local officials flat-out disagree with the scientific evidence that shows development has worsened the effects of big storms. Mike Talbott, the former longtime head of the local flood control agency, told The Texas Tribune and ProPublica last year that large-scale public works projects — like drainage basins — are reversing all the effects of Houston’s recent growth (His successor shares that view).

“You need to find some better experts,” Talbott said. When asked for names, he would only say, “starting here, with me.”

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/08/25/houston-faces-massive-flooding-harvey-heres-where-its-flooded-past/

[RandomGuy]

Un-sexy things like city planning, and things like permeable cover tend to get glossed over until shit hits the fan.

[RandomGuy]

http://www.trbimg.com/img-59a457f1/turbine/la-na-hurricane-harvey-pictures-20170825/1150/1150x647

[RandomGuy]

http://www.trbimg.com/img-59a457f7/turbine/la-na-hurricane-harvey-pictures-20170825-116/1250/1250x703

[RandomGuy]

http://www.trbimg.com/img-59a42bcb/turbine/la-na-hurricane-harvey-pictures-20170825-107/1250/1250x703

[RandomGuy]

http://www.trbimg.com/img-59a42bcd/turbine/la-na-hurricane-harvey-pictures-20170825-106/1250/1250x703

[RandomGuy]

http://www.trbimg.com/img-59a397f0/turbine/la-na-hurricane-harvey-pictures-20170825-064/1200/1200x675

[RandomGuy]

http://www.trbimg.com/img-59a35eaa/turbine/la-na-hurricane-harvey-pictures-20170825-097/1250/1250x703

[RandomGuy]

http://www.trbimg.com/img-59a312c4/turbine/la-na-hurricane-harvey-pictures-20170825-084/1250/1250x703

[DarrinS]

Why Houston isn't ready for Hurricane Harvey

Last year, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica investigated Houston's vulnerability to hurricanes and torrential rainstorms. The nation's fourth-largest city is sure to see the latter in the coming days. Here's what we know about what could happen.

Many scientists, experts and federal officials say Houston's explosive growth is largely to blame, along with climate change. As millions have flocked to the metropolitan area in recent decades, local officials have largely rejected stricter building regulations, allowing developers to pave over acres of prairie land that once absorbed large amounts of rainwater. In the decade after Tropical Storm Allison, about 167,000 acres were developed in Harris County, home to Houston. The map below shows that a lot of the new development is in or near floodplains.

Some local officials flat-out disagree with the scientific evidence that shows development has worsened the effects of big storms. Mike Talbott, the former longtime head of the local flood control agency, told The Texas Tribune and ProPublica last year that large-scale public works projects — like drainage basins — are reversing all the effects of Houston’s recent growth (His successor shares that view).

“You need to find some better experts,” Talbott said. When asked for names, he would only say, “starting here, with me.”

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/08/25/houston-faces-massive-flooding-harvey-heres-where-its-flooded-past/


The map showed most development in NW. Heaviest rainfall was SE.

[RandomGuy]

http://www.trbimg.com/img-59a33f59/turbine/la-na-hurricane-harvey-pictures-20170825-094/1200/1200x675

[RandomGuy]

The map showed most development in NW. Heaviest rainfall was SE.

... and your point is?

???

Bear in mind... water flows downhill. Which point is higher on the map? (hint, farther from coast = higher)

[RandomGuy]

Emergency workers began releasing water into the Buffalo Bayou from two flood-control dams in Houston on Monday — a move that could affect thousands of area residents, officials said.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it began to release water from the Addicks and Barker dams early Monday to prevent uncontrollable flooding of the Houston metropolitan area as water levels continued to rise rapidly from torrential rains released by Tropical Storm Harvey.

Engineers were forced to start the process earlier than previously announced because water levels in the reservoirs had “increased dramatically in the last few hours,” officials said early Monday, adding that the release would likely cause additional street flooding that could spill into homes.

This is the first time engineers have done this for flood control, officials said.

“If we don’t begin releasing now, the volume of uncontrolled water around the dams will be higher and have a greater impact on the surrounding communities,” Col. Lars Zetterstrom, the Corps’ Galveston district commander, said in a statement Monday.

Both dams were constructed by the federal government in the 1940s to reduce flooding along Buffalo Bayou, a narrow body of water that runs through downtown Houston. But development along the edges of the reservoirs has in recent years placed homes at risk upstream of the dams as well.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/army-corps-releases-water-2-houston-dams-levels-083305839--abc-news-topstories.html

[Pavlov]

The map showed most development in NW. Heaviest rainfall was SE.Thank goodness they had the foresight to build their developments outside the areas of the heaviest rainfall in a three day period.

[RandomGuy]

City officials announced that in the past 24 hours there have been 4,000 water-related incidents and 290 water rescues.

Creating a sense of stability for survivors is the top priority for now, emergency administrator Brock Long of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said.

"Once we move them we’re able to extract them from different areas; we've got to get them into shelters,” Long said in a news conference this morning. “This shelter rescue is going to be a very heavy lift. We're anticipating 30,000 people placed in shelters temporarily to basically stabilize the situation and provide for their care.”

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/30-000-hurricane-harvey-victims-desperate-shelter-evacuation-180003666--abc-news-topstories.html

[RandomGuy]

Droves of people stranded and displaced by deadly Hurricane Harvey are being transported to nearby evacuation centers and shelters around the Houston area.

As masses arrived on the back of city dump trucks -- by boat, by bus and some by foot to downtown Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center -- they were met with cots, blankets, towels, food and medical attention.

The American Red Cross has set up stations inside the convention center to serve as an acting hospital, hotel and food court for those seeking refuge and had more than 2,500 people as of this morning. They can accommodate as many as 5,000.

#RedCross is providing shelter, meals & comfort to people impacted by #Harvey. To find a location: https://t.co/sizEp51qtg or 1-800-REDCROSS pic.twitter.com/jfewo2EJh0
— American Red Cross (@RedCross) August 28, 2017
ABC Houston station KTRK-TV has a full list of all designated multiservice centers in the surrounding areas.

http://abc13.com/weather/list-of-shelters-around-houston-area/2341032/

[DarrinS]

... and your point is?

???

Bear in mind... water flows downhill. Which point is higher on the map? (hint, farther from coast = higher)


Exactly.

[DarrinS]

Thank goodness they had the foresight to build their developments outside the areas of the heaviest rainfall in a three day period.

New development isn't the problem.

[Pavlov]

New development isn't the problem.The problem is black people, right? Not impervious cover.

Black people.

[RandomGuy]

New development isn't the problem.

You have no clue what the problem is. no expertise, no data, no nuthin except reading a news article that I posted.

Fuck, you get worse than boutons sometimes.

[RandomGuy]

The problem is black people, right? Not impervious cover.

Black people.

Oh yeah, its Black Lives Matter, how could I forget? :rolleyes

[boutons_deux]

Give it a rest boo. no need to politicize every fucking thing

Everything is political now, America has turned into france

Already Abbott is blaming Houston pols, FEMA, DHS for not evacking 6M outta Houston, ignoring that 100+ people died in the last HOU evac

[Chris]

Gotta love Texas

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21151680_764730587048348_7512668235254718952_n.jpg ?oh=ab44fb6742c119a841ef46a8dab008e4&oe=5A12D233

[Chris]

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21078850_10211813592808596_6353964351493971402_n.j pg?oh=96e3c8586a956443e0184e95254ecd1e&oe=5A2B1D19

[DMX7]

It's embarrassing to have Ted Cruz as one of the face's of our state at a time like this.

[Spurminator]

It's embarrassing to have Ted Cruz as one of the face's of our state at a time like this.

He's really milking it to distract from his "no" vote on Sandy relief. But the people haven't forgotten.

[Pavlov]

Can't wait for tomorrow when Trump arrives with his trucks full of sweet, sweet socialism.

[Pavlov]

Oy, Teletrumpter sounded especially pained today. Had to work terra into the Harvey statement.

[Pavlov]

I am getting triggered by the exclamation points in this article treating a serious subject like a National Geographic Kids article, but the figures are pretty incredible.


So far, just the rain that has already fallen across the greater Houston area and Southeast Texas tallies to 9 trillion gallons. That’s only what has already come down, and keep in mind that 5 trillion to 10 trillion additional gallons could fall before things wrap up midweek.

The 9 trillion gallons of water dispensed so far is enough to fill the entire Great Salt Lake in Salt Lake City — twice! It would take nine days straight for the Mississippi River to drain into Houston and equal the amount of water already there. If we averaged this amount of water spread equally over the lower 48 states, that’s the equivalent of about 0.17 inches of rain — roughly the height of three pennies stacked atop each other — occupying every square inch of the contiguous United States. Imagine one downpour large enough to cover the entire country!

This amount of water could fill 2.3 percent of the volume of the mountain range containing Mount Everest in Nepal and is enough to occupy 33,906 Empire State Buildings, from basement to penthouse.

But here’s the kicker: Just how unprecedented is this? Well, remember the flooding that New Orleans experienced with Hurricane Katrina? Most places saw about 10 to 20 feet of water thanks to levee failure, inundating about 80 percent of the city. Now, if we took the amount of rainfall that Texas has seen and spread it over the city limits of New Orleans, it would tower to 128 feet in height — roughly reaching as high as a 12-story office building.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/27/texas-flood-disaster-harvey-has-unloaded-9-trillion-tons-of-water/?utm_term=.c984e0159bd2


Editor’s note: We’ve corrected the number of Empire State Buildings this volume of water could occupy.Thank god for that.

[RandomGuy]

He's really milking it to distract from his "no" vote on Sandy relief. But the people haven't forgotten.

Cruz is a horrible Senator. He basically flushed Texas' stature/influence down the toilet.

[boutons_deux]

It's embarrassing to have Ted Cruz as one of the face's of our state at a time like this.

Krazy Kruz, Cornhole, etc were happy, thrilled to deny $10Bs to blue states behind the lying pretext that the bill contained a few $100Ms in pork.

Let's see if Repugs put any pork in any bill to sent $10Bs to Houston area.

[Splits]

901918218239049728

Pence President. Not Trump

[boutons_deux]

Trash's campaign assholes sent out a Trash for President fund raising letter.

[TeyshaBlue]

Everything is political now, America has turned into france

Already Abbott is blaming Houston pols, FEMA, DHS for not evacking 6M outta Houston, ignoring that 100+ people died in the last HOU evac

No its not. Rational people can work through this without politicizing a fucking thing. That leaves you and most of the Texas ledge out tho.

[TeyshaBlue]

Un-sexy things like city planning, and things like permeable cover tend to get glossed over until shit hits the fan.
True. Pretty sure there aint city on the planet that can handle this, tho.

[Splits]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIWQazeV4AAC3Bf.jpg

[TeyshaBlue]

Um, ok?

[Thread]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIWQazeV4AAC3Bf.jpg

He mopped the fuckin' floor with her fuckin' ass.

[RandomGuy]

Houston flood: Addicks dam begins overspill

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41081629

[RandomGuy]

A pair of 70-year-old reservoir dams that protect downtown Houston from flooding began overflowing Tuesday, adding to the rising floodwaters from Harvey that have crippled the city after five consecutive days of rain.

Engineers began releasing water from the Addicks and Barker reservoirs Monday to ease the strain on the dams. But the releases were not enough to relieve the pressure after one of the heaviest downpours in U.S. history, Army Corps of Engineers officials said. Both reservoirs are at record highs.

The release of the water means that more homes and streets will flood, and some homes will be inundated for up to a month, said Jeff Lindner of the Harris County Flood Control District.

[RandomGuy]

HOUSTON -- Authorities outside Houston are urging residents of Brazoria County to evacuate immediately due to floodwaters from Harvey that breached a levee, the Reuters news agency reports.

A warning was posted on Twitter saying, "The levee at Columbia Lakes has been breached!! Get out now!!"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/houston-flooding-hurricane-harvey-reservoirs-levee-breached/

[boutons_deux]

If Addicks damn gives, Houston ... ?

https://www.hcfcd.org/press-room/current-news/2017/08/stormwater-rising-into-neighborhoods-near-addicks-barker-reservoirs-in-west-harris-county/


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41081629

[boutons_deux]

This horror fest is a long way from being over.

[boutons_deux]

Houston dam spills over for the first time in history, overwhelmed by Harvey rainfall

https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2017/08/addicks-barker.png

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/28/houston-releases-water-from-two-dams-in-attempt-to-prevent-uncontrolled-overflow/?undefined=&utm_term=.9ecd53efa886&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Buffalo bayou runs right downtown

[RandomGuy]

He's really milking it to distract from his "no" vote on Sandy relief. But the people haven't forgotten.



“Ted Cruz & Texas cohorts voted vs NY/NJ aid after Sandy but I'll vote 4 Harvey aid,” King tweeted Saturday. “NY won’t abandon Texas. 1 bad turn doesn’t deserve another.”


Some shit, you just don't play politics with. Unless you are fucking Ted Cruz.

[boutons_deux]

More than 20 Texas representatives and senators voted against Sandy aid. How will they vote on Harvey?

Of the 24 GOP (http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics-government/republican-party-ORGOV0000004-topic.html) members of the Texas House delegation in 2013, all but one voted against the Sandy relief package in 2013.

The one “yea” vote was Rep. John Culberson (http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics-government/government/john-culberson-PEPLT001433-topic.html), whose district includes Houston.

But seven other Houston-area congressmen voted the package down.

http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-harvey-aid-sandy-vote-20170828-story.html

[boutons_deux]

Mexico says nope to Trump's wall demand but offers Harvey disaster relief 'as good neighbors do' (https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/28/1693986/-Mexico-says-nope-to-Trump-s-wall-demand-but-offers-Harvey-disaster-relief-as-good-neighbors-do)

The Washington Post this past weekend: (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/27/mexican-troops-saved-american-lives-after-katrina-would-trump-let-them-do-it-again/?utm_term=.3467561b6cc0)

The aid Mexico sent was no small thing — it was an extraordinary gesture, and it may have saved many lives.

Marking the first time that Mexican troops had set foot on U.S. soil since the Mexican-American War in 1846, President Vicente Fox sent an army convoy and a naval vessel laden with food, water and medicine.

By the end of their three-week operation (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/when-mexicans-crossed-our-border-to-feed-our-hungry/2015/08/28/347342e4-4cee-11e5-84df-923b3ef1a64b_story.html?utm_term=.86843dde5502) in Louisiana and Mississippi, the Mexicans had served 170,000 meals, helped distribute more than 184,000 tons of supplies and conducted more than 500 medical consultations.

“Mexico and the United States are nations which are neighbors and friends which should always have solidarity in moments of difficulty,” Fox told (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/9231819/ns/us_news-katrina_the_long_road_back/t/nations-offer-aid-help-us-katrina/#.WaLvGj6GOvE)NBC News at the time.


And it was more than 10,000 immigrants that helped to rebuild (https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-katrina-anniversary/latino-workers-helped-rebuild-new-orleans-many-werent-paid-n417571) New Orleans, despite the fact that many of them were never paid for their work and others faced the threat of deportation (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/10/is-new-orleans-trying-to-deport-undocumented-workers-now-that-the-rebuilding-is-over/431406/).


https://twitter.com/Patricia_DSC/status/901201822882209793



https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/28/1693986/-Mexico-says-nope-to-Trump-s-wall-demand-but-offers-Harvey-disaster-relief-as-good-neighbors-do?detail=emaildkre

[boutons_deux]

Trump Just Arrived In Texas For Harvey Visit And Immediately Embarrassed Himself

http://verifiedpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/trumpuse.jpg

Trump appears largely concerned with the publicity that his widely touted trip will earn him.



Follow (https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood)

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/868178337859911680/GJ8zcy-z_normal.jpgJohn Harwood (https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood)
(https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood)✔@JohnJHarwood (https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood)

Trump, in Texas, praises his FEMA director as "a man who's become very famous" as a result of Tropical Storm Harvey
12:09 PM - Aug 29, 2017 (https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/902578870599208962)

“We won’t say congratulations. We don’t want to do that. …

We’ll congratulate each other when it’s all finished”

said Trump to conclude his photo-op with Governor Abbott, already

dreaming about the applause the right-wing media will shower him with for making a cursory attempt to show sympathy for the plebs.

It should not escape notice that the President is actively promoting his own businesses

while he’s in Texas, still wearing the “USA” hat that he sells in his Official Trump Campaign Store – for forty dollars.

http://verifiedpolitics.com/trump-just-arrived-texas-harvey-visit-immediately-embarrassed/


Above all, move the Made In not-the-USA merchandise.

[Pavlov]

Why even go to Ironside's Hitler bunker? Austin is fine. Houston is in trouble.

[RandomGuy]

Why even go to Ironside's Hitler bunker? Austin is fine. Houston is in trouble.

I'm sure his decision has something to do with bonespurs.

[boutons_deux]

NWS latest rain forecast for this afternoon and tonight

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIavPWNUMAAevBq.jpg:large

[DMX7]

Trump Just Arrived In Texas For Harvey Visit And Immediately Embarrassed Himself

http://verifiedpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/trumpuse.jpg

Trump appears largely concerned with the publicity that his widely touted trip will earn him.



Follow (https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood)

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/868178337859911680/GJ8zcy-z_normal.jpgJohn Harwood (https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood)
(https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood)✔@JohnJHarwood (https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood)

Trump, in Texas, praises his FEMA director as "a man who's become very famous" as a result of Tropical Storm Harvey
12:09 PM - Aug 29, 2017 (https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/902578870599208962)

“We won’t say congratulations. We don’t want to do that. …

We’ll congratulate each other when it’s all finished”

said Trump to conclude his photo-op with Governor Abbott, already

dreaming about the applause the right-wing media will shower him with for making a cursory attempt to show sympathy for the plebs.

It should not escape notice that the President is actively promoting his own businesses

while he’s in Texas, still wearing the “USA” hat that he sells in his Official Trump Campaign Store – for forty dollars.

http://verifiedpolitics.com/trump-just-arrived-texas-harvey-visit-immediately-embarrassed/


Above all, move the Made In not-the-USA merchandise.




Melania was also wearing a tasteless "FLOTUS" cap that I suspect will probably be going on sale at some point.

[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[SpursforSix]

Why even go to Ironside's Hitler bunker? Austin is fine. Houston is in trouble.

He doesn't want to hamper the rescue process. It's certainly the right decision.

[RandomGuy]

http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/harvey-36-ap-er-170827_4x3_992.jpg

[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/videos/1673004682792579/https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/videos/1673004682792579/

[RandomGuy]

He doesn't want to hamper the rescue process. It's certainly the right decision.

(edit)
His visit would certainly pull first responders away from efforts.

[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/moneybox/2017/08/28/houston_might_not_have_enough_construction_workers _to_rebuild_after_harvey/Epic-Flooding-Inundates-Houston-After-Hurricane-Harvey_1.jpeg.CROP.promovar-mediumlarge.jpeg

[RandomGuy]

The U.S. Might Not Have Enough Construction Workers to Rebuild Houston After Harvey


Let’s review. With the U.S. economy having created jobs for a record 82 months, there are 146.6 million people with payroll jobs. The unemployment rate is 4.3 percent. At the end of June, the Labor Department reports, there were a record 6.16 million jobs open in the U.S. (That compares with about 4 million in August 2005, when Katrina hit.) Put another way, it’s harder to find labor in the U.S. right now than at any point in recent history.

But that’s not the whole story. There are particular shortages in the types of trades that get called into action after a disaster. America’s construction labor force has undergone a sea change in the past decade. When the housing bust came, hundreds of thousands of roofers and other skilled and unskilled tradespeople were laid off. Because the recovery was remarkably slow, many went on to find work in different industries. Many construction workers had come to the United States (legally and illegally) from Mexico and Central America to work in the boom years, and in the bust years some of them went home. Others were deported. And in recent years, the flow of new potential workers has slowed down significantly. The result: As the U.S. housing and construction recovery has chugged on, it has become more difficult to hire construction workers. In June, there were some 225,000 open construction jobs in the U.S., up 31 percent from June 2016.

All over the United States, in Colorado, in Nebraska, and elsewhere, construction companies have been complaining that they can’t find enough labor to do their job. The National Association of Home Builders reports that 77 percent of builders are facing a shortage of framing crews while 61 percent are grappling with a shortage of drywall installation workers and 45 percent report a shortage of weatherization workers. The problem is particularly acute in Texas, where the housing industry has been powered by consistent population and job growth and whose service industries are disproportionately reliant on immigrant labor. Last fall, as the Wall Street Journal reported, “In Dallas, the King of Texas Roofing Co. says it has turned down $20 million worth of projects in the past two years because it doesn’t have enough workers.”

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2017/08/28/houston_might_not_have_enough_construction_workers _to_rebuild_after_harvey.html

[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

Dallas Prepares 'Mega Shelter' For Up To 5,000 Evacuees; Fort Worth, Irving Open Shelters

http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kera/files/styles/medium/public/201708/red_cross_beds.jpg

http://keranews.org/post/dallas-prepares-mega-shelter-5000-evacuees-fort-worth-irving-open-shelters

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[spurraider21]

Wow, and antifa isn't there to help

-Darrin

[boutons_deux]

Dallas Prepares 'Mega Shelter' For Up To 5,000 Evacuees; Fort Worth, Irving Open Shelters



http://keranews.org/post/dallas-prepares-mega-shelter-5000-evacuees-fort-worth-irving-open-shelters

Would SA used HBG Convention Center?

[RandomGuy]

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Empty city buses line up on Interstate 59 near Houston on Saturday in case their bus shelters flood. Mark Mulligan / AP

[RandomGuy]

https://lintvwood.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/harvey-houston-3.jpg

I think the death toll will be more than we can bear. This car is probably empty.

[boutons_deux]

Trump Just Bragged About The Crowd Size Of Hurricane Victims At Texas Firehouse


After this morning’s Presidential press conference with Texas Governor Greg Abbott,

Donald Trump went outdoors to address the hurricane victims waiting outside to hear from the ostensible leader of this nation – and

for the second time in an hour, made it immediately about himself.

https://twitter.com/christinawilkie/status/902591642976256000


http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/08/29/trump-just-bragged-crowd-size-hurricane-victims-texas-firehouse/

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[Pavlov]

He doesn't want to hamper the rescue process. It's certainly the right decision.He went to Corpus. Could've stayed there. Or gone anywhere else the storm hit.

[Spurminator]

Wow, and antifa isn't there to help

-Darrin

Don't forget BLM. I don't see any BLM T-shirts out there, so obviously they're not helping.

[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast some 175 miles (280 kilometers) from Houston, but the nation's fourth-largest city has never needed a direct strike from a catastrophic storm to flood.

Regularly inundated by floodwaters ever since its settlement in the mid-1800s, Houston looked on warily even before Harvey roared ashore. In Houston, the chronic deluges that have repeatedly swamped its neighborhoods are getting worse and more costly — not just for locals, but for federal taxpayers.

An Associated Press analysis of government data found last year that if the county that is home to Houston were a state, it would have ranked in the top five or six in every category of repeat flood losses. That's defined as any property with two or more losses in a 10-year period each totaling at least $1,000.

Nationally, repeat federal flood relief payouts averaged about $3,000 per square mile (2.5 square kilometers). But in greater Houston, the payouts were nearly a whopping $500,000 per square mile (2.5 square kilometers).

Harvey, which blasted ashore as a major Category 4 hurricane before weakening to a tropical storm, has swamped roads and paralyzed neighborhoods throughout the city. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said more than 2,000 calls for help had been received by midday Sunday. Flooding was so bad that residents were being urged to seek refuge on their roofs.

Here's a look at some of the reasons Houston has been so susceptible to flooding:



GEOGRAPHY

Founded on the banks of the Buffalo Bayou, Houston barely rises above sea level. Making matters worse, its flat terrain and clay soil are prone to the flooding of a humid climate that produces extreme rainfall. At least three dozen major floods have been recorded since Houston's founding, including one in April 2016 that claimed eight lives.

INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE

Floods prompted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build reservoirs in the 1940s in the western area of Harris County, which encompasses Houston. That addressed some problems, yet few notable flood-control efforts have been undertaken since, experts told the AP last year. Houston in recent decades has focused on improving drainage and building thousands of detention ponds, concrete-lined pools capturing stormwater and piping it out. But, residents say, some developers have skimped on the flood-prevention systems.


MANAGING GROWTH

In the last quarter century, greater Houston has added a million people and its commercial development has cut in half the amount of wetlands per capita that could soak up stormwater runoff. Paved land generates five times more runoff, and those surfaces in Harris County increased by more than 25 percent during that same time, researchers have said. Houston is also the only major U.S. city without zoning, and critics say local leaders have been pro-developer.

CLIMATE SHIFTS

As if Houston's natural elements weren't challenging enough, intense downpours, measuring at least 10 inches (250 millimeters), have doubled in frequency during the last three decades. Rising average temperatures have packed 7 percent more moisture into the atmosphere over Houston. Contributing to that is warmer water in the Gulf of Mexico.


http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/the-latest/106743-hurricane-harvey-the-latest-threat-to-flood-prone-houston

[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

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[InRareForm]

Does car insurance cover floods?

[RandomGuy]

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[Pavlov]

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2017/08/26/20170829_out3_0.jpgWas just about to post that. Another disaster. Hope those earthen dams at Addicks and Barker hold.

[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

Was just about to post that. Another disaster. Hope those earthen dams at Addicks and Barker hold.

They are overtopping now. They can't release water fast enough.

[Pavlov]

They are overtopping now. They can't release water fast enough.Yeah, if it's like other dams the danger is getting undercut on the other side.

[RandomGuy]

Addicks Reservoir overflows over spillway

The Addicks and Barker reservoirs outside Houston surpassed record levels Tuesday, and subdivisions nearby are beginning to flood, due to heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey.

"This morning we were advised that the Addicks Dam will have uncontrolled release rates this morning," said Steve Costello of the city's office of emergency management in a press conference.

The Addicks Reservoir breached the top of the emergency spillway Tuesday morning, surpassing controlled levels by more than 6 inches. Costello said the uncontrolled release will peak on Thursday, continuing until Sept. 20.

Harris County officials earlier on Tuesday warned residents of six northern Houston neighborhoods to evacuate areas near the

[boutons_deux]

...

[Pavlov]

CoE already releasing them into Buffalo BayouYeah, that wasn't enough. See above article.

[RandomGuy]

Yeah, if it's like other dams the danger is getting undercut on the other side.

Ish. I don't know how bad it could be if they breached, but yikes. One has to hope that the people who built it did a good job.

The ground has got to be getting soft.

[Pavlov]

Ish. I don't know how bad it could be if they breached, but yikes. One has to hope that the people who built it did a good job.

The ground has got to be getting soft.Each reservoir holds about 200k acre feet.

[boutons_deux]

Addicks overflow flooding the neighborhoods

http://www.foxnews.com/us/slideshow/2017/08/29/photos-harvey-floodwaters-overwhelm-texas.html#/slide/water-from-addicks-reservoir-flows-into-neighborhoods-as-floodwaters-from-tropical-storm-harvey-rise-in-houston--tuesday

[boutons_deux]

is this the ONLY Addicks spillway?

https://goo.gl/maps/krAxJxcxB6P2

the buffalo river spillway for Barker reservoir is equally tiny

[Pavlov]

is this the ONLY Addicks spillway?

https://goo.gl/maps/krAxJxcxB6P2

the buffalo river spillway for Barker reservoir is equally tinyThe only controlled spillway. The whole point of these is to NOT let a lot of water downtown at one time.

[RandomGuy]

Even the media are saving people.

Lol, this idiot


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtlsIwhZHLo

Houston police officer, part of Harvey response, confirmed dead

A Houston police officer has been confirmed dead after he drowned in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey that left him trapped in his vehicle.

Sgt. Steve Perez, 60, died on Sunday morning during Harvey, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner confirmed during a news conference Tuesday. Perez was heading to work when he was caught in floodwaters.

Houston Police recovered Perez's vehicle at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning.

http://a57.foxnews.com/images.foxnews.com/content/fox-news/us/2017/08/29/houston-police-officer-part-harvey-response-drowns-in-car-report-says/_jcr_content/par/featured_image/media-0.img.jpg/876/493/1504038336156.jpg?ve=1&tl=1

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/29/houston-police-officer-part-harvey-response-drowns-in-car-report-says.html

I guess Sgt Perez was an idiot too? You really should re-think your worldview.

[RandomGuy]

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Hurricane Harvey's Stinging Nightmare: Floating Fire Ant Colonies

As if the catastrophic floods in Houston haven’t done enough damage, people are now reporting large colonies of fire ants floating on the rising water.

These fire ants appear to have an outrageous survival mechanism. And, frankly, it’s unsettling.

Houston Chronicle reporter Mike Hixenbaugh tweeted a video of the red ants, infamous for their painful bites, on Sunday and said that they use the bodies of dead ants as a raft.

Apparently fire ants already have a slight resistance to water on their own, but nothing so strong as when they work together. Colonies will link together to be able to stay afloat even in the severe flooding Texas is experiencing.

GAAAH!

[RandomGuy]

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The Story Behind the Photo of a Texas Cop Carrying 2 Kids Through Waist-Deep Water
http://time.com/4918389/hurricane-harvey-kids-cop-photo-viral/

[RandomGuy]

Many people describing evacuating multiple times, fleeing from rising waters.

[RandomGuy]

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Harvey the Hurricane Hawk seeks refuge in Houston man's taxi

http://wjla.com/news/offbeat/harvey-the-hawk-seeks-refuge-in-houston-mans-taxi

[RandomGuy]

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[DarrinS]

Disaster porn

[RandomGuy]

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[RandomGuy]

Disaster porn

Because the real message here is how you can rationalize feeling superior to anyone else. :rolleyes

(shrugs)

It is a large event that is affecting a large number of people. Look away if you want.

I kind of prefer my reality to reflect... reality.

[Blake]

902570821411069952

Amazing what people can keep track of these days

[tlongII]

Terrible situation there. Hopefully the rain stops soon.

[RandomGuy]

Terrible situation there. Hopefully the rain stops soon.

Rain forecast to ease up tomorrow.

https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/tx/houston/77001

Flooding... not so much.

Temperatures will climb into 90s, as is normal for this time of year, making heat deadly for vulnerable people without power.

More yikes.

[DarrinS]

Because the real message here is how you can rationalize feeling superior to anyone else. :rolleyes

(shrugs)

It is a large event that is affecting a large number of people. Look away if you want.

I kind of prefer my reality to reflect... reality.

[RandomGuy]

Harvey Doubling Back After Houston Deluge, Louisiana in Crosshairs

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/harvey-doubling-back-after-houston-deluge-louisiana-crosshairs-n797221

As it makes landfall again, Harvey was expected to pack winds of up to 45 mph and drench the upper Texas coast and southwestern Louisiana with anywhere from six to 12 inches of rain before heading deeper into Dixie, the National Weather Service warned.

[RandomGuy]

-bla bla bla, I dont' like randomguy

Not about you, or me, dude. Give it a rest.

[RandomGuy]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/08/29/TELEMMGLPICT000138663388_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqYF7MdQS xaOl9RY38Wwk3lWAwD0N6FBLNXE8hjH2sn8I.jpeg?imwidth= 1400

'Worked until he couldn't stand any more': Exhausted deputy praised for incredible Hurricane Harvey efforts

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/29/worked-couldnt-stand-exhausted-deputy-praised-incredible-hurricane/

[RandomGuy]

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Genice Gipson comforts her lifelong friend, Loretta Capistran, outside of Capistran's apartment complex in Refugio, Texas, on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. "We got to be strong, baby," Gipson told Capistran. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

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Damage to the Bay House Condominiums is shown in Rockport, Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (Rachel Denny Clow/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

[RandomGuy]

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Wyatt Wasicek uses a chainsaw to cut a tree stump in Refugio, Texas, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

[RandomGuy]

Terrible situation there. Hopefully the rain stops soon.


Where will all the water from Hurricane Harvey go?
It will leave very, very slowly.


The amount of rain dumped on the city is mind-blowing by any measure. Record-setting rainfall totals are coming in from rain gauges, including an astonishing 49.2 inches that broke the record for rainfall in the state during a Tropical Storm.
The National Weather Service even had to adjust the color coding on its rainfall map to account for all the water.

Unsurprisingly for a city on the Gulf Coast, the vast majority of the water dumped on Houston will head back out to sea. But the route it takes from the city to the shore will, for the most part, be slow and painful.
“Think of a major interstate down to one lane at rush hour,” says Bob Holmes, National Flood Hazard coordinator with the Unites States Geological Survey. “The water has to get out to the ocean, but it can only flow down this small channel. It will take a while for all that to empty out.”
The flooding can also be compounded by storm surge, which raises the sea level, essentially adding a blockade to the traffic jam.
http://www.popsci.com/where-does-flood-water-go


Rest of the article details a couple of other factors that indicate the waters will be very slow to go down.

Lots of nasty stuff in the water will be left in the soil.

Houses under water will really start to rot quickly, especially as temperatures climb.

This is going to be nasty, and I can speak from direct personal experience. What I experienced on a small scale in San Marcos will seem trivial compared to what is happening here.

N.O. took years to recover, and some places are still abandoned.

[RandomGuy]

10 years after Katrina, some areas of N.O. look post-apocalyptic.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2015/jul/30/abandoned-new-orleans-hurricane-katrina-in-pictures

Pics won't link here, but you should see them. Houses being grown over, abandoned apartment complexes, etc. Has to be seen to be believed.

[SnakeBoy]

Because the real message here is how you can rationalize feeling superior to anyone else. :rolleyes

(shrugs)

It is a large event that is affecting a large number of people. Look away if you want.

I kind of prefer my reality to reflect... reality.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDydKwmrHFo

[RandomGuy]

bla bla bla, I don't like Randomguy either

Again, not about either of us, sport. Thanks for letting me know you are thinking of me.

[illmatic]

I appreciate the articles/pics RandomGuy.

[Thread]

Acosta & his bud got their asses handed to 'em today:::

xPVr5LjYCho

They'll get it straightened out by this evening, I betcha. They'll give her some cash-a-rooney & Danielle will apologize to them.

:lmao:lmao:lmao

[DarrinS]

Acosta & his bud got their asses handed to 'em today:::

xPVr5LjYCho

They'll get it straightened out by this evening, I betcha. They'll give her some cash-a-rooney & Danielle will apologize to them.

:lmao:lmao:lmao


Careful who you interview, I guess.

[CosmicCowboy]

9 out of 10 wont be covered by insurance. Regular homeowners insurance doesnt cover floods.

[Blake]

Many defaults coming

[DarrinS]

Young confederates going to help


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCQXqbV3LJE

[Pavlov]

One post about family. Dozens of posts being a snarky bitch.

[DarrinS]

One post about family. Dozens of posts being a snarky bitch.

Family members are safe. Thanks for your concern.

[Pavlov]

Family members are safe. Thanks for your concern.Eh, you just used them to snowflake your way out of criticism. That's worse.

[DarrinS]

Eh, you just used them to snowflake your way out of criticism. That's worse.

Your use of snowflake here is highly questionable. RG is the one who melted down because I questioned the intelligence of a man driving a small hybrid vehicle into high water.

[Pavlov]

Your use of snowflake here is highly questionable. RG is the one who melted down because I questioned the intelligence of a man driving a small hybrid vehicle into high water.That didn't require you to mention your family.

Judgment: you're snowflaking.

[DarrinS]

That didn't require you to mention your family.

Judgment: you're snowflaking.

Ok Chump. I'm not the dance partner you're looking for.

[baseline bum]

Man those of us in the San Antonio area have to be feeling pretty fortunate. While Houston is being drowned we just had probably the two nicest days we have had in all of 2017. I feel guilt enjoying such amazing weather here while a city I used to live in and still have fond memories of is facing one of the worst disasters in the history of our nation. But if Harvey had gone 40 miles west we'd probably be looking at a repeat of 1998. And while 1998 wasn't anywhere close to the disaster Houston is dealing with, it was no walk in the park. We were that close to having a disaster of our own.

[vy65]

You really got to wonder what will happen to this city going forward. Natural disasters often hit poorer people harder because they can't afford shit like flood insurance (even though its like $400). Do they leave a la what happened in Katrina? Or do they stay because there are going to be a shit ton of low-end jobs here for the next couple years as this city gets rebuilt. You'd think that there'll be a short turn downturn in the local economy, but Houston is too (economically) big not to be rebuilt. But that might just be baseless optimism though.

Also, aside from the bayou corridor (Allen Pkwy and Memorial), and select pockets inside the loop that always flood (Meyerland, Braeswood), the damage seems to be centralized around the burbs (Missouri City, Sugarland),.

[DarrinS]

Man those of us in the San Antonio area have to be feeling pretty fortunate. While Houston is being drowned we just had probably the two nicest days we have had in all of 2017. I feel guilt enjoying such amazing weather here while a city I used to live in and still have fond memories of is facing one of the worst disasters in the history of our nation. But if Harvey had gone 40 miles west we'd probably be looking at a repeat of 1998. And while 1998 wasn't anywhere close to the disaster Houston is dealing with, it was no walk in the park. We were that close to having a disaster of our own.


Yeah, we dodged a huge bullet. I still stocked up and fueled our vehicles, but seems kinda silly now. I'm from Houston, but I don't really have fond memories of it, tbh. Still, it sucks that they're having to deal with 4-5 FEET of rain. That's ridiculous.

[baseline bum]

You really got to wonder what will happen to this city going forward. Natural disasters often hit poorer people harder because they can't afford shit like flood insurance (even though its like $400). Do they leave a la what happened in Katrina? Or do they stay because there are going to be a shit ton of low-end jobs here for the next couple years as this city gets rebuilt. You'd think that there'll be a short turn downturn in the local economy, but Houston is too (economically) big not to be rebuilt. But that might just be baseless optimism though.

Also, aside from the bayou corridor (Allen Pkwy and Memorial), and select pockets inside the loop that always flood (Meyerland, Braeswood), the damage seems to be centralized around the burbs (Missouri City, Sugarland),.

I think Houston will bounce back. It's not such a poor city as New Orleans. But how in this political climate are they going to be able to pay for the kind of flood control measures that are critically needed? There's not going to be another New Deal any time soon.

[DarrinS]

You really got to wonder what will happen to this city going forward. Natural disasters often hit poorer people harder because they can't afford shit like flood insurance (even though its like $400). Do they leave a la what happened in Katrina? Or do they stay because there are going to be a shit ton of low-end jobs here for the next couple years as this city gets rebuilt. You'd think that there'll be a short turn downturn in the local economy, but Houston is too (economically) big not to be rebuilt. But that might just be baseless optimism though.

Also, aside from the bayou corridor (Allen Pkwy and Memorial), and select pockets inside the loop that always flood (Meyerland, Braeswood), the damage seems to be centralized around the burbs (Missouri City, Sugarland),.


And there's all kinds of health issues. Thousands of people have been wading around in that bayou runoff. I suspect it will be pretty miserable there for months.

[vy65]

I think Houston will bounce back. It's not such a poor city as New Orleans. But how in this political climate are they going to be able to pay for the kind of flood control measures that are critically needed? There's not going to be another New Deal any time soon.

You mean like updating the dams? No fucking clue. It's said that our cheesedick of a president touts spending a shit ton on infrastructure. I'm big on that proposal, even if we had to raise taxes for it -- but that fuckstain probably can't get shit through congress because no one will agree to fund a trillion dollar infrastructure package.

[DarrinS]

I think Houston will bounce back. It's not such a poor city as New Orleans. But how in this political climate are they going to be able to pay for the kind of flood control measures that are critically needed? There's not going to be another New Deal any time soon.


I don't know what kind of drainage could deal with that rate of rainfall.

[vy65]

And there's all kinds of health issues. Thousands of people have been wading around in that bayou runoff. I suspect it will be pretty miserable there for months.

It's weird -- where I'm at, not only is there no water, but half my yard is already dry. Although I know other parts of this city are a fucking swamp right now.

[vy65]

I don't know what kind of drainage could deal with that rate of rainfall.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/31/world/asia/japan-flood-tunnel/index.html

[baseline bum]

Yeah, we dodged a huge bullet. I still stocked up and fueled our vehicles, but seems kinda silly now. I'm from Houston, but I don't really have fond memories of it, tbh. Still, it sucks that they're having to deal with 4-5 FEET of rain. That's ridiculous.

What's silly about it though? This storm was ridiculously unpredictable and SA dodged it by the skin of its nuts. Filling your gas tanks was an obvious move since 1/3 of the nation's production comes from Texas refineries near the coast. So no matter what happened gas prices were going up in the short term. I bought batteries for the radio and the flashlights, but I didn't open them and kept the flashlight batteries, returned the ones for the radio (I haven't used a 9V battery in anything since the early 90s). I don't usually buy chips, Campbell's soup, Oreos, canned pasta and shit like I did for the hurricane, but I'll still eat that shit anyways. I bought a grip of ziplock bags in case I had to move my perishables to an ice chest, so now I just don't have to buy ziplocks for a while. The only real loss for me was $8 I spent on ice for two coolers. So basically I spent $8 to not have to depend on a shelter for food if the worst happened and we got 2-3 feet of rain. Worth it just for the piece of mind as Harvey was making landfall.

[DarrinS]

It's weird -- where I'm at, not only is there no water, but half my yard is already dry. Although I know other parts of this city are a fucking swamp right now.

You chose wisely.

I used to live on Lake Houston in the 70's -- by Duessen Park. That area is probably screwed.

[DarrinS]

What's silly about it though? This storm was ridiculously unpredictable and SA dodged it by the skin of its nuts. Filling your gas tanks was an obvious move since 1/3 of the nation's production comes from Texas refineries near the coast. So no matter what happened gas prices were going up in the short term. I bought batteries for the radio and the flashlights, but I didn't open them and kept the flashlight batteries, returned the ones for the radio (I haven't used a 9V battery in anything since the early 90s). I don't usually buy chips, Campbell's soup, Oreos, canned pasta and shit like I did for the hurricane, but I'll still eat that shit anyways. I bought a grip of ziplock bags in case I had to move my perishables to an ice chest, so now I just don't have to buy ziplocks for a while. The only real loss for me was $8 I spent on ice for two coolers. So basically I spent $8 to not have to depend on a shelter for food if the worst happened and we got 2-3 feet of rain. Worth it just for the piece of mind as Harvey was making landfall.


That was my thinking -- better safe than sorry. Don't know why I forgot to buy ice. :lol

[baseline bum]

You mean like updating the dams? No fucking clue. It's said that our cheesedick of a president touts spending a shit ton on infrastructure. I'm big on that proposal, even if we had to raise taxes for it -- but that fuckstain probably can't get shit through congress because no one will agree to fund a trillion dollar infrastructure package.

I was thinking mostly dams and levies, but I don't know, with the way Houston has been flooding in the 2000s maybe even extreme measures like New Orleans does with the pumping system? The latter is probably way too expensive considering how huge the Houston metro area is though.

[baseline bum]

That was my thinking -- better safe than sorry. Don't know why I forgot to buy ice. :lol

LOL, I forgot it too the first time Friday morning. I thought I was smart going to Walmart at 6AM to stock up on shit. Then about 10AM I realized fuck I forgot ice and had to wait in a long ass line at 5PM to buy four bags of the shit. :lol

[DarrinS]

I was thinking mostly dams and levies, but I don't know, with the way Houston has been flooding in the 2000s maybe even extreme measures like New Orleans does with the pumping system? The latter is probably way too expensive considering how huge the Houston metro area is though.

Houston is pretty low elevation, but New Orleans is a different animal.

[Pavlov]

LOL, I forgot it too the first time Friday morning. I thought I was smart going to Walmart at 6AM to stock up on shit. Then about 10AM I realized fuck I forgot ice and had to wait in a long ass line at 5PM to buy four bags of the shit. :lolWere convenience stores out of ice? People were planning for the Rapture up here but I got stuff in the middle of the night. Didn't bother getting ice and actually did end up losing power for about six hours.

[DarrinS]

We got lucky. Houston VERY unlucky.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzn309lDKBs


And, it's not over. Fuuuuuuuck

[DarrinS]

.

Fat fingered it

[baseline bum]

We got lucky. Houston VERY unlucky.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzn309lDKBs


And, it's not over. Fuuuuuuuck

It's amazing how almost every strong band died off after passing over New Braunfels.

[baseline bum]

Were convenience stores out of ice? People were planning for the Rapture up here but I got stuff in the middle of the night. Didn't bother getting ice and actually did end up losing power for about six hours.

I don't know, I never checked the ice houses for ice. I figured it'd be twice as much as the grocery stores.

[DarrinS]

It's amazing how almost every strong band died off at New Braunfels.

Yeah, that time lapse shows how much we lucked out. That thing was barreling right for us, stopped, and took a right turn. Looks like the center got close to your area.

But all those red bands going right through Houston.

[Pavlov]

I don't know, I never checked the ice houses for ice. I figured it'd be twice as much as the grocery stores.True enough -- I'da paid triple to avoid panic shoppers.

[baseline bum]

Yeah, that time lapse shows how much we lucked out. That thing was barreling right for us, stopped, and took a right turn. Looks like the center got close to your area.

Even the two strong bands we got Saturday morning weren't as bad as a strong thunderstorm. I was amazed.

[baseline bum]

True enough -- I'da paid triple to avoid panic shoppers.

I'm stubborn like that. I refuse to buy anything but gas at the ice house, refuse to ever use the self checkout at a grocery store, stupid shit like that. :lol

[DarrinS]

Even the two strong bands we got Saturday morning weren't as bad as a strong thunderstorm. I was amazed.

I had some patio furniture knocked over, but that's about it. Last year's hail storm did much worse damage.

I'm on a hill, so I'm unlikely to ever get flooded.

[DarrinS]

Rainfall record


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T9ZRbb2RjY

[pgardn]

What's silly about it though? This storm was ridiculously unpredictable and SA dodged it by the skin of its nuts. Filling your gas tanks was an obvious move since 1/3 of the nation's production comes from Texas refineries near the coast. So no matter what happened gas prices were going up in the short term. I bought batteries for the radio and the flashlights, but I didn't open them and kept the flashlight batteries, returned the ones for the radio (I haven't used a 9V battery in anything since the early 90s). I don't usually buy chips, Campbell's soup, Oreos, canned pasta and shit like I did for the hurricane, but I'll still eat that shit anyways. I bought a grip of ziplock bags in case I had to move my perishables to an ice chest, so now I just don't have to buy ziplocks for a while. The only real loss for me was $8 I spent on ice for two coolers. So basically I spent $8 to not have to depend on a shelter for food if the worst happened and we got 2-3 feet of rain. Worth it just for the piece of mind as Harvey was making landfall.

Exactly.

We could have been pummeled.
And if my wife would have to be a bit uncomfortable I would have been pummeled again.
I can handle heat and tough conditions as I put myself through it every summer camping. But constantly being in water is really miserable. I have been through that as well. It's not fun when you can never get dry, are hungry, thirsty, and your skin is rotting off your feet. Never being able to get dry is misery.

[pgardn]

Rainfall record


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T9ZRbb2RjY

Thats just absurd.
No cities can handle that.
For Houston it makes it horrible though.

We were supposed to have learned some lessons from Katrina. We will see, Houston is so big compared to NO and surrounding areas...

[baseline bum]

And if my wife would have to be a bit uncomfortable I would have been pummeled again.


:lmao

[boutons_deux]

I read that Repugs will need to find $50B - $100B for Houston when they come back from recess. BigOil will certainly have its hands out.

That new spending could really screw Trash's request for $50B for his stupid wall, $50B which the Repugs don't want to spend anyway

[Pavlov]

I'm stubborn like that. I refuse to buy anything but gas at the ice house, refuse to ever use the self checkout at a grocery store, stupid shit like that. :lol:lol tougher than I am. It rained for like 40 straight hours but never super heavy. Wind blew down a section of my fence and some trees around the neighborhood. Austin was so lucky this time.

[Pavlov]

I read that Repugs will need to find $50B - $100B for Houston when they come back from recess. BigOil will certainly have its hands out.

That new spending could really screw Trash's request for $50B for his stupid wall, $50B which the Repugs don't want to spend anywayThe US was having trouble finding enough construction workers before this. Hate to break it to the walltards, but it's going to take thousands more Mexicans to make Houston great again.

[Quadzilla99]

Lol

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIclCGSWsAASO98?format=jpg

Be careful guys dont get yourself shooted out there.

[boutons_deux]

Mexico Just Offered Aid For Hurricane Harvey Victims. Trump’s Response Is Telling

“The Mexican government … expresses that it has offered to provide help and cooperation to the U.S. government in order to deal with the impact of this natural disaster — as good neighbors should always do in trying times.”

and Trash refuses:

“If a need for assistance does arise, we will work with our partners, including Mexico, to determine the best way forward,” read a statement (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-mexico-aid-hurricane-harvey_us_59a492bbe4b050afa90c3600?utm_campaign=hp _fb_pages&utm_source=news_fb&utm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000021) from White House and State Department officials.

“Our offering is open and permanent,” said Carlos Sada Solana, Mexico’s foreign undersecretary for North America, in response.

http://verifiedpolitics.com/mexico-just-offered-aid-hurricane-harvey-victims-trumps-response-telling/

Trash's Exec is rotten with pricks, assholes, kakistocrats, a reflection of Trash and the entire Repug party.

[DarrinS]

Lol

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIclCGSWsAASO98?format=jpg

Be careful guys dont get yourself shooted out there.


That can't be real.

[Pavlov]

Lol

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIclCGSWsAASO98?format=jpg

Be careful guys dont get yourself shooted out there.Is there a hashtag for threatening looters on twitter? If not, WTF is the use?

That can't be real.Well done if fake.

[SnakeBoy]

Mexico Just Offered Aid For Hurricane Harvey Victims. Trump’s Response Is Telling

“The Mexican government … expresses that it has offered to provide help and cooperation to the U.S. government in order to deal with the impact of this natural disaster — as good neighbors should always do in trying times.”

and Trash refuses:

“If a need for assistance does arise, we will work with our partners, including Mexico, to determine the best way forward,” read a statement (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-mexico-aid-hurricane-harvey_us_59a492bbe4b050afa90c3600?utm_campaign=hp _fb_pages&utm_source=news_fb&utm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000021) from White House and State Department officials.

“Our offering is open and permanent,” said Carlos Sada Solana, Mexico’s foreign undersecretary for North America, in response.

http://verifiedpolitics.com/mexico-just-offered-aid-hurricane-harvey-victims-trumps-response-telling/

Trash's Exec is rotten with pricks, assholes, kakistocrats, a reflection of Trash and the entire Repug party.


Wonder what they offered. They're broke and we already have their best workers.

[Quadzilla99]

That can't be real.

Lol I dunno this is where I saw it

https://mobile.twitter.com/ReaganBattalion/status/902730972591947776

[DarrinS]

Lol I dunno this is where I saw it

https://mobile.twitter.com/ReaganBattalion/status/902730972591947776


Seems legit. :lol

[boutons_deux]

Lol I dunno this is where I saw it

https://mobile.twitter.com/ReaganBattalion/status/902730972591947776

Reagan Battalion? they all seem to mimic St Ronnie's dementia.

[AaronY]

Reagan Battalion? they all seem to mimic St Ronnie's dementia.

Goddamn, man. You just can't turn it off can you?

[Pavlov]

Man, the Houston anchors look like they've been through a week's worth of MDA telethons. Can't get through a paragraph clean.

[boutons_deux]

Goddamn, man. You just can't turn it off can you?

take it up with your murderous vigilantes

[pgardn]

:lol tougher than I am. It rained for like 40 straight hours but never super heavy. Wind blew down a section of my fence and some trees around the neighborhood. Austin was so lucky this time.


You had some sections that lost power for 3 days. Not pleasant for apartment dwellers.

[pgardn]

Goddamn, man. You just can't turn it off can you?


He is Thread.
But polar opposite.

[Pavlov]

You had some sections that lost power for 3 days. Not pleasant for apartment dwellers.Not at all, but the weather has been agreeable and there are so many options for relief here there is simply no comparison. It could have been so much worse.

[boutons_deux]

Why Houston’s flooding got so bad, according to storm experts


No city can survive 50 inches of rain unscathed. But Houston is especially prone to floods.


https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/u6yDa8H6PkL97x8JGkoSyADLxiY=/1200x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/9131861/HOUSTON_2x_80__1_.jpg

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/29/16216568/hurricane-havery-houston-flooding-experts

[Pavlov]

Apologies if posted before but damn.

Arkema Statement: Status of Plant in Crosby, Texas
6:50 pm est., August 29, 2017

The Arkema site in Crosby, Texas has been shut-down since Friday.

The site anticipated the storm, and safely shut down all operations before hurricane landfall. The facility has had extraordinary levels of rain, receiving approximately 40 inches by Monday afternoon. The site has been heavily flooded and without electric service since early Sunday morning. Back-up generators have largely been inundated with water. A small ride-out crew of eleven people had remained on site for some days.

As of late this afternoon, the situation at the Crosby site had become serious. In order to ensure the safety of our ride-out team, all personnel have been evacuated from the site at this time. We are working with the Department of Homeland Security and the State of Texas to set up a command post in a suitable location near our site. We also have been in contact with other regulatory authorities, who are aware of this situation.

Arkema manufactures organic peroxides at the Crosby plant. The primary challenge has been maintaining refrigeration for these products, which are stored at low temperature. The site lost refrigeration to all of its cold-storage warehouses when electrical power was lost and back-up generators were flooded. Our team then transferred products from the warehouses into diesel-powered refrigerated containers, and continued to monitor the situation.

At this time, refrigeration on some of our back-up product storage containers has been compromised due to extremely high water, rising to levels that are unprecedented in the Crosby area. Arkema is limited in what it can do to address the site conditions until the storm abates. We are monitoring the temperature of each refrigeration container remotely. At this time, while we do not believe there is any imminent danger, the potential for a chemical reaction leading to a fire and/or explosion within the site confines is real.

We have no higher priority than the safety of our employees, neighbors and the environment. We have been working without pause to keep our materials safe.http://www.arkema-americas.com/en/social-responsibility/incident-news/

Everyone within 1.5 miles evacuated.

[pgardn]

Not at all, but the weather has been agreeable and there are so many options for relief here there is simply no comparison. It could have been so much worse.

Of course not.

But the rain you guys had and Seguin just to the East of SA.
I measured 1 1/4 total. And some intermittent gusts.
We, SA, totally lucked out.

If you watched the radar it was like an invisible line that allowed all the rain to fall Out before SA. Seguin had 8 inches or so... Who made that boundary... It's nuts.

[boutons_deux]

Apologies if posted before but damn.
http://www.arkema-americas.com/en/social-responsibility/incident-news/

Everyone within 1.5 miles evacuated.

When the refineries shutdown, they burn off or vent TONS of really nasty stuff, fuck Americans.

There's something like 20 SuperFund sites, Fed + Texas, in Houston region, BigOil's "external costs" born by taxpayers, while BigOil is the most profitable industry world wide.

https://www.tceq.texas.gov/remediation/superfund/sites/county/harris.html

[CosmicCowboy]

Of course not.

But the rain you guys had and Seguin just to the East of SA.
I measured 1 1/4 total. And some intermittent gusts.
We, SA, totally lucked out.

If you watched the radar it was like an invisible line that allowed all the rain to fall Out before SA. Seguin had 8 inches or so... Who made that boundary... It's nuts.

Yeah, I was at the lake just north of seguin and the rain never stopped. Wind blew my front courtyard fence and gate down but my big fear of the guadalupe flooding didnt happen. Had plenty of tequila and margarita mix and cigars so buzzed right through it.

[CosmicCowboy]

Power probably went off forty times but never more than an hour or two. GVEC did a good job. Bet i heard at least 20 transformers blow in the neighborhood.

[boutons_deux]

Joel Osteen Sails Luxury Yacht Through Flooded Houston To Pass Out Copies Of ‘Your Best Life Now’

http://babylonbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/yacht-768x435.png

http://babylonbee.com/news/joel-osteen-sails-luxury-yacht-flooded-houston-pass-copies-best-life-now/

[Trill Clinton]

Yeah, I was at the lake just north of seguin and the rain never stopped. Wind blew my front courtyard fence and gate down but my big fear of the guadalupe flooding didnt happen. Had plenty of tequila and margarita mix and cigars so buzzed right through it.

glad you're still with us, old man

[Blake]

902536760038711296

[pgardn]

902536760038711296

SHIT

That is a nightmare.
NRA needs to bring in the flamethrowers

I literally would go nuts trying to kill those things. I seriously hate that species.

[RandomGuy]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/father-shows-amazing-pictures-son-082506175.html

[RandomGuy]

Joel Osteen Sails Luxury Yacht Through Flooded Houston To Pass Out Copies Of ‘Your Best Life Now’

http://babylonbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/yacht-768x435.png

http://babylonbee.com/news/joel-osteen-sails-luxury-yacht-flooded-houston-pass-copies-best-life-now/

LOL

[RandomGuy]

9 out of 10 wont be covered by insurance. Regular homeowners insurance doesnt cover floods.

Nope. This is going to be a financial disaster for a lot of people.

I doubt that Houston will ever recover. If Katrina was any indication of the future, many will leave and not come back.

[RandomGuy]

I appreciate the articles/pics RandomGuy.

You're welcome. Lots out there. It is a testimony to how large this event actually is.