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General Discussion => The Flea Trap => Topic started by: kiebers on May 24, 2015, 09:42:20 PM

Title: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on May 24, 2015, 09:42:20 PM




There are times when a little help is necessary, even in Texas. Between Texas and Oklahoma I imagine the damage will go into the billions. It's not over yet, the surge is heading south. Lots more flooding on the way downstream.



Freeway feeder on Interstate 35 in San Marcos.







Car with occupants swept away. Car occupants did get out safely somehow.







Misc flooding.





The lightening flash boiled the moisture in the tree, causing it to explode. There's pieces 30 feet away.

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Bridge washed out in Blanco Tx



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A bridge in Wimberely Tx  or whats left of it.



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Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Anonymous on May 24, 2015, 09:49:38 PM
That is terrible kiebers..



My heart weeps for the people who are suffering..



I know their pain..



We were forced to evacuate our house due to the Southern Alberta floods.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on May 24, 2015, 10:10:32 PM
It is terrible but as long as we have a minimum loss of life its all good. Anyone that builds close to a river has to expect this to happen and always be prepared. Fortunately my house in the hill country is high enough to never have this happen, or if it did its 40 days and nights all over again and it won't matter. My Houston home is reasonably safe from flooding. Of course my Galveston home is definitely in the path of destruction from hurricanes. But we know this and choose to have a home there. When I rebuild in the next few years I will be at least 3 feet higher than the water got that ruined my place.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: RW on May 24, 2015, 10:26:49 PM
You have two homes?!



Stay safe kiebs!
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Anonymous on May 24, 2015, 10:27:38 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"It is terrible but as long as we have a minimum loss of life its all good. Anyone that builds close to a river has to expect this to happen and always be prepared. Fortunately my house in the hill country is high enough to never have this happen, or if it did its 40 days and nights all over again and it won't matter. My Houston home is reasonably safe from flooding. Of course my Galveston home is definitely in the path of destruction from hurricanes. But we know this and choose to have a home there. When I rebuild in the next few years I will be at least 3 feet higher than the water got that ruined my place.

The houses that had the most damage in Alberta were built on a flood plain as you said kiebers..



Our house was damaged, but we were able to clean it up and repair it as it was before the flood..



It is close, but not next to the Bow River.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on May 24, 2015, 11:09:12 PM
Quote from: "RW"You have two homes?!



Stay safe kiebs!

Three if you count the one I am fixing to tear down and rebuild. Property poor.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on May 24, 2015, 11:10:53 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "RW"You have two homes?!



Stay safe kiebs!

Three if you count the one I am fixing to tear down and rebuild. Property poor.

No danger here. That will be in a few years when we retire to Galveston. But we will never chance it. We will get the hell out of Dodge. (American saying)
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on May 24, 2015, 11:11:36 PM
I hate it when I hit the quote button instead of the edit button...LOL
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: RW on May 24, 2015, 11:12:06 PM
We say "Get the hell out of Dodge" here too :)



I actually pick where I am going to live keeping natural disasters in mind.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on May 24, 2015, 11:29:46 PM
Fortunately we have enough family and friends scattered about the area that we have no problem barging in on someone.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Renee on May 24, 2015, 11:45:27 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"It is terrible but as long as we have a minimum loss of life its all good. Anyone that builds close to a river has to expect this to happen and always be prepared. Fortunately my house in the hill country is high enough to never have this happen, or if it did its 40 days and nights all over again and it won't matter. My Houston home is reasonably safe from flooding. Of course my Galveston home is definitely in the path of destruction from hurricanes. But we know this and choose to have a home there. When I rebuild in the next few years I will be at least 3 feet higher than the water got that ruined my place.


My dad did the same thing when he rebuilt the shore house after hurricane Sandy. So far, so good but then again there hasn't been any storms on the Jersey shore of any major magnitude since he rebuilt it. I guess time will tell.



Stay safe , stay dry.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Bricktop on May 24, 2015, 11:58:31 PM
DON'T DRINK THE WATER!!!
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Anonymous on May 25, 2015, 05:40:15 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "RW"You have two homes?!



Stay safe kiebs!

Three if you count the one I am fixing to tear down and rebuild. Property poor.

No danger here. That will be in a few years when we retire to Galveston. But we will never chance it. We will get the hell out of Dodge. (American saying)

Is Galveston your retirement choice kiebers?
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on May 25, 2015, 08:20:38 AM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Is Galveston your retirement choice kiebers?

Yes it is. We have had the place for over 20 years. Wife's dad built it and she has been going there since 1968. We both love to fish and boating so its great all around and a commonality that helped bring us together and keep us together.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Odinson on May 25, 2015, 08:45:07 AM
Kiebers was in Nam killing some g00ks.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: keeper on May 25, 2015, 08:59:36 AM
Quote from: "Odinson"Kiebers was in Nam killing some g00ks.


Why do you BOMB every damn thread.... Can you not READ????



it says TEXAS FLOOD. stay focused.



Feel free to edit your quote.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Odinson on May 25, 2015, 09:12:21 AM
In 1968, kiebers´s wife was in Galveston and Kiebers was in Vietnam.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on May 25, 2015, 09:20:37 AM
Not quite. She was 12 and I was 15 in 68.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Bricktop on May 25, 2015, 07:31:05 PM
THAT'S not a flood.



THIS is a flood...
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on May 25, 2015, 07:48:49 PM
Sorry to hear of this calamity, kiebs. I hope you and yours are safe.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Romero on May 25, 2015, 08:13:22 PM
Yes, best wishes, kiebers.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Bricktop on May 26, 2015, 05:33:35 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"Not quite. She was 12 and I was 15 in 68.


I think he meant NINETEEN SIXTY EIGHT. ac_lmfao
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Anonymous on May 26, 2015, 09:08:19 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Is Galveston your retirement choice kiebers?

Yes it is. We have had the place for over 20 years. Wife's dad built it and she has been going there since 1968. We both love to fish and boating so its great all around and a commonality that helped bring us together and keep us together.

It sounds so lovely kiebers.

 ac_smile
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on May 26, 2015, 07:09:46 PM
Quote from: "Romero"Yes, best wishes, kiebers.

Thank you sir. We got hit hard in Houston last night. Over 10 inches of rain in some areas with probably an average of 6+ inches in others. Lots of flooded areas. Most all school districts closed today. More rain due tonight in the hill country areas already ravaged by the floods. Not over yet.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Romero on May 26, 2015, 07:24:50 PM
I've heard that in many places the flooding was compared to tsunamis.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on May 26, 2015, 08:11:25 PM
Quote from: "Romero"I've heard that in many places the flooding was compared to tsunamis.

On a smaller scale for sure. There was a family trapped in a house on stilts (pilings) the water just picked the house up and carried them down the river. The father was found and is in the hospital, dog was found alive in the tops of a tree, Mother and three children still missing. They were floating along and hit a bridge which destroyed the house. The mother had time to call her sister and tell her what was going on. Tragic. More rain in the hill country tonight. Initial surges are coming downstream now and hopefully everyone has evacuated. Still people missing in all areas. Death toll is rising.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on May 31, 2015, 12:25:51 AM
Stevie Ray Vaughn statue in Austin. Before and after.



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Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on May 31, 2015, 12:39:47 AM
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Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Romero on May 31, 2015, 02:36:35 PM
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What a gorgeous photo of a great city, and Stevie Ray Vaughn rocks. Austin will be that way again soon! If there's any people who can overcome travesty and make things even better, it's Texans...


Quote from: "kiebers".

I heard ya, and I agree.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on May 31, 2015, 10:51:02 PM
Thank you, it will bounce back soon. It is a beautiful city.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on June 16, 2015, 09:18:50 AM
The next few days will not be pleasant for some. Ground is still soaked, coastal rivers still at semi flood stage and tropical storm Bill is starting to drop even more rain. May get as much as 12 inches in some areas. Crossing fingers that we have no more deaths.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Renee on June 16, 2015, 09:34:52 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"The next few days will not be pleasant for some. Ground is still soaked, coastal rivers still at semi flood stage and tropical storm Bill is starting to drop even more rain. May get as much as 12 inches in some areas. Crossing fingers that we have no more deaths.


Stay dry, stay safe. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Anonymous on June 16, 2015, 07:51:01 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"Stevie Ray Vaughn statue in Austin. Before and after.



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Put a rain jacket on Stevie.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on June 16, 2015, 08:18:05 PM
I believe that is meant to be a poncho.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Anonymous on June 16, 2015, 08:27:51 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"I believe that is meant to be a poncho.

lol I know.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: kiebers on June 16, 2015, 08:48:05 PM
LOL



Well I am thinking we missed the worst of tropical storm Bill. We have yet to get the kind of rains in Houston they were predicting. However we are getting rain north and west of us. The same area that flooded so bad a few weeks ago. The ground is still soaked. Hopefully people are in safe areas. Lost over 30 lives a few weeks ago and don't need that again. I have some friends in the area it came onshore at and they said it wasn't that bad so maybe things will be ok.
Title: Re: Texas flood
Post by: Anonymous on June 16, 2015, 08:48:58 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"LOL



Well I am thinking we missed the worst of tropical storm Bill. We have yet to get the kind of rains in Houston they were predicting. However we are getting rain north and west of us. The same area that flooded so bad a few weeks ago. The ground is still soaked. Hopefully people are in safe areas. Lost over 30 lives a few weeks ago and don't need that again. I have some friends in the area it came onshore at and they said it wasn't that bad so maybe things will be ok.

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