Ike

[Trainwreck2100]

That's crap. Damage report for me is a lot of trees down, and lots of flooding. We're very fortunate with the power & minimal water running.

If its minimal you should be able to catch it

[thispego]

I knew this was being totally overblown.

true that, cbf, true that.

hurricanes are so few and far between in texas that when one comes around everyone wants to get involved. LMAO at people in austin and san antonio stocking up on water, supplies and gasoline

people get so swept up in these things.... I guess they are just practicing for when there is a REAL disaster.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

true that, cbf, true that.

hurricanes are so few and far between in texas that when one comes around everyone wants to get involved. LMAO at people in austin and san antonio stocking up on water, supplies and gasoline

people get so swept up in these things.... I guess they are just practicing for when there is a REAL disaster.

Yes, 10 feet of water in a relatively large Texas city (Beaumont) is overblown...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Reliant in Houston:

[thispego]

just your regular, every day, run of the mill hurricane.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Totally overblown...

[Extra Stout]

The west part of the eyewall went over my house. We saw 100-110 mph winds for two to three hours. All of the shingles on the north side of the house were ripped off, and the resulting water intrusion caused all ceilings except in the southernmost two rooms and the garage to collapse. After that, it rained another six inches or so, so everything in the house was drenched. We stayed holed up in the office where the ceiling was still intact until about 9 AM. The carpet was soaked, but at least we were protected from the rain and wind. Once the winds died down below 30 mph or so and we could get a hold of someone on the cell phone, we got the out of Dodge. We took some pictures, gathered up some belongings that weren't ruined, and fled to a relative's house in Cypress. The drive was treacherous, trying to find a route that wasn't flooded out, and avoiding debris and fallen trees, but we eventually got there.

[thispego]

Reliant in Houston:

we get it... the "roof" blew off reliant stadium... a few windows were broken out of a skyscraper... again... not a superstorm

[J.T.]

Chase Building in downtown Houston.

As someone who owes Chase Manhattan a lot of money, this image is ing awesome.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

we get it... the "roof" blew off reliant stadium... a few windows were broken out of a skyscraper... again... not a superstorm

I wasn't posting that as proof of how bad the storm was. Someone asked earlier in the thread what happened to Reliant to cause them to cancel the game, so there you go.

Again, they haven't even begun to figure out who all lived and died in this, several areas in eastern Texas (Orange, Jefferson counties) are impassible and still underwater.

And with 40,000 homes to search on Galveston Isle, that's going to take a while too.

[thispego]

I wasn't posting that as proof of how bad the storm was. Someone asked earlier in the thread what happened to Reliant to cause them to cancel the game, so there you go.

Again, they haven't even begun to figure out who all lived and died in this, several areas in eastern Texas (Orange, Jefferson counties) are impassible and still underwater.

And with 40,000 homes to search on Galveston Isle, that's going to take a while too.

you act like it was a tsunami or something. those people had days to get out of town. there is a minumum amount of damage to be expected in coastal cities where hurricanes make landfall. people who were too stupid/lazy to do anything about it deserved to die. what i was LMAO at is people in austin, san antonio, etc stock-piling supplies in preparation

[Whisky Dog]

you act like it was a tsunami or something. those people had days to get out of town. there is a minumum amount of damage to be expected in coastal cities where hurricanes make landfall. people who were too stupid/lazy to do anything about it deserved to die. what i was LMAO at is people in austin, san antonio, etc stock-piling supplies in preparation

I agree. If you were too stupid/stubborn to leave under a mandatory evacuation then you deserved whatever you got. My friends in Houston made motel 6 reservations at the weekly rate the minute the storm was indicated to possibly hit Houston, left Thursday night at 2 am to avoid traffic jams, and are comfortably safe right now. Not that difficult.

[baseline bum]

Chase Building in downtown Houston.

As someone who owes Chase Manhattan a lot of money, this image is ing awesome.

[Ginofan]

The west part of the eyewall went over my house. We saw 100-110 mph winds for two to three hours. All of the shingles on the north side of the house were ripped off, and the resulting water intrusion caused all ceilings except in the southernmost two rooms and the garage to collapse. After that, it rained another six inches or so, so everything in the house was drenched. We stayed holed up in the office where the ceiling was still intact until about 9 AM. The carpet was soaked, but at least we were protected from the rain and wind. Once the winds died down below 30 mph or so and we could get a hold of someone on the cell phone, we got the out of Dodge. We took some pictures, gathered up some belongings that weren't ruined, and fled to a relative's house in Cypress. The drive was treacherous, trying to find a route that wasn't flooded out, and avoiding debris and fallen trees, but we eventually got there.

I'm so sorry about your house, but thankfully you and your family made it out okay. It must've been super crazy going through an eyewall jesus!

[Cry Havoc]

you act like it was a tsunami or something. those people had days to get out of town. there is a minumum amount of damage to be expected in coastal cities where hurricanes make landfall. people who were too stupid/lazy to do anything about it deserved to die. what i was LMAO at is people in austin, san antonio, etc stock-piling supplies in preparation

Were you insinuating that people overreact to the situation, or that forecasters were too zealous with their storm warnings?

Two very different things.

[thispego]

Were you insinuating that people overreact to the situation, or that forecasters were too zealous with their storm warnings?

Two very different things.

i think they are the same. forecasters sensationalizing the storm and everyone buying into it. people LOVE preparing for natural disasters, it's like a statewide pity party and everyone wants to participate.. hence having people in austin and san anotnio asking for prayers () and stocking up on water and supplies. The gas station next to my apartment here in north austin closed yesterday after they ran out of gas lol, in ridiculous

[Cry Havoc]

i think they are the same. forecasters sensationalizing the storm and everyone buying into it. people LOVE preparing for natural disasters, it's like a statewide pity party and everyone wants to participate.. hence having people in austin and san anotnio asking for prayers () and stocking up on water and supplies. The gas station next to my apartment here in north austin closed yesterday after they ran out of gas lol, in ridiculous

Yeah, they did a great job of sensationalizing this storm...

That's why 40% of Galveston stayed behind for it.

[thispego]

people who live in galveston dont watch news channels

[MannyIsGod]

ES - sorry to hear about your home man. Hope everything gets worked out soon. Glad you're OK.

[thispego]

here's one of our hurricane sensationalists now

[dougp]

As someone who owes Chase Manhattan a lot of money, this image is ing awesome.

I hope they hike up your interest rate. I used to work in the building across from that and it looks identical. My friends don't know what's going to happen to their jobs, but they won't be working for awhile. The Chase DR locations in Houston are nowhere near big enough for the amount of people in those buildings.

[The Reckoning]

leggo thispego

[thispego]

thats right

[ChuckD]

The stupid people aren't the ones that prepared and got passed by. The stupid ones are the ones that didn't prepare. That includes you, v-crew.

You should always keep on hand:

a couple of cases of bottled water or 5 gallon drinking water jugs.

rechargeable batteries, charged, of course. I recommend Eneloop brand by Sanyo. They hold 85% of their charge for one year after the charge. They also come with adapter sleeves to turn a AA into a C or D cell.

a small camping stove and extra propane bottles.

canned goods to eat. coolers to stash a few refrig or frozen foods.

When the warnings come down, all you should have to do is charge your batteries and put your icemaker into overdrive and bag the results for your cooler(s).

[thispego]

The stupid people aren't the ones that prepared and got passed by. The stupid ones are the ones that didn't prepare. That includes you, v-crew.

You should always keep on hand:

a couple of cases of bottled water or 5 gallon drinking water jugs.

rechargeable batteries, charged, of course. I recommend Eneloop brand by Sanyo. They hold 85% of their charge for one year after the charge. They also come with adapter sleeves to turn a AA into a C or D cell.

a small camping stove and extra propane bottles.

canned goods to eat. coolers to stash a few refrig or frozen foods.

When the warnings come down, all you should have to do is charge your batteries and put your icemaker into overdrive and bag the results for your cooler(s).

im the master of disaster. i invite natural catastrophies.