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Because the real message here is how you can rationalize feeling superior to anyone else.
(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.
10 years after Katrina, some areas of N.O. look post-apocalyptic.
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/g...na-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.
Because the real message here is how you can rationalize feeling superior to anyone else.
(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.
Again, not about either of us, sport. Thanks for letting me know you are thinking of me.
I appreciate the articles/pics RandomGuy.
Acosta & his bud got their asses handed to 'em today:::
They'll get it straightened out by this evening, I betcha. They'll give her some cash-a-rooney & Danielle will apologize to them.
Acosta & his bud got their asses handed to 'em today:::
They'll get it straightened out by this evening, I betcha. They'll give her some cash-a-rooney & Danielle will apologize to them.
Careful who you interview, I guess.
9 out of 10 wont be covered by insurance. Regular homeowners insurance doesnt cover floods.
Many defaults coming
Young confederates going to help
One post about family. Dozens of posts being a snarky .
Family members are safe. Thanks for your concern.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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),.
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.
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.
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.
You mean like updating the dams? No ing clue. It's said that our cheese of a president touts spending a ton on infrastructure. I'm big on that proposal, even if we had to raise taxes for it -- but that stain probably can't get through congress because no one will agree to fund a trillion dollar infrastructure package.
I don't know what kind of drainage could deal with that rate of rainfall.
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 ing swamp right now.
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 like I did for the hurricane, but I'll still eat that 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.
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