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Title: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 25, 2017, 07:52:46 AM
Break out the tequila.....Ain't we havin fun.....LOL

Looks like Hurricane Harvey is planning on making an appearance here this weekend and last into mid week next week. Supposedly hitting well south of us but then it is supposed to stay on the coast and move east maybe into Louisiana. Course that puts us in the direct path. Should be downgraded to tropical storm by the time it reaches us in Houston though. Not our first rodeo down here. Been through quite a few storms in my life. We prepare, we survive. All you can do. Hopefully we don't lose power for two weeks like we did during hurricane Ike. That was a pain. LOL
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 25, 2017, 08:53:25 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"Break out the tequila.....Ain't we havin fun.....LOL

Looks like Hurricane Harvey is planning on making an appearance here this weekend and last into mid week next week. Supposedly hitting well south of us but then it is supposed to stay on the coast and move east maybe into Louisiana. Course that puts us in the direct path. Should be downgraded to tropical storm by the time it reaches us in Houston though. Not our first rodeo down here. Been through quite a few storms in my life. We prepare, we survive. All you can do. Hopefully we don't lose power for two weeks like we did during hurricane Ike. That was a pain. LOL

I hope you will be alright kiebers..



And everyone else in the storm's path.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 25, 2017, 09:46:20 AM
Thanks Fash, I think we will be ok. Just hate losing power and having to cook everything in the freezer that is cookable on a grill...We already lost one house in Galveston to a hurricane in 2008 and we were without power in Houston for 2 weeks. But its a been there done that kinda thing. We just hunker down and hope for the best. Not much else we can do.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on August 25, 2017, 11:28:46 AM
Oh man, so another CJ party?  :laugh:





I went through that somewhat a few years ago, we had a dechero (sp?) come through. No power for a week for most people, and it was 106 that week not including heat index. That sucked lol.



I was lucky to move most my food to my in-laws at the time. But did the grill thing too lol. Ever think of getting a generator for the important things like the fridge/freezer? Thats what my father in-law did. Hell he got one for his home that would power the fridge ac and tv, and one for his garage  :laugh:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 25, 2017, 11:58:11 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"Thanks Fash, I think we will be ok. Just hate losing power and having to cook everything in the freezer that is cookable on a grill...We already lost one house in Galveston to a hurricane in 2008 and we were without power in Houston for 2 weeks. But its a been there done that kinda thing. We just hunker down and hope for the best. Not much else we can do.

The longest I've been without power in my condo is about 90  minutes and that was for scheduled maintenance.



I hope things don't get too wild for you kiebers.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 25, 2017, 12:55:00 PM
Quote from: "Blazor"Oh man, so another CJ party?  :laugh:





I went through that somewhat a few years ago, we had a dechero (sp?) come through. No power for a week for most people, and it was 106 that week not including heat index. That sucked lol.



I was lucky to move most my food to my in-laws at the time. But did the grill thing too lol. Ever think of getting a generator for the important things like the fridge/freezer? Thats what my father in-law did. Hell he got one for his home that would power the fridge ac and tv, and one for his garage  :laugh:

I have thought about a generator but I would need a big one for everything and those ain't cheap. I have central air and that will take a big one to operate. Other wise I would have to buy a few window units....It was a pain the last time for 2 weeks but it is survivable. Sit in the truck with the AC on to charge phones...LOL  I have had to drive to another town to get supplies but that doesn't bother me to have to do that. They are already running out of gas and groceries everywhere. I filled up yesterday. No worries.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on August 25, 2017, 01:11:12 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"
I have thought about a generator but I would need a big one for everything and those ain't cheap. I have central air and that will take a big one to operate. Other wise I would have to buy a few window units....It was a pain the last time for 2 weeks but it is survivable. Sit in the truck with the AC on to charge phones...LOL  I have had to drive to another town to get supplies but that doesn't bother me to have to do that. They are already running out of gas and groceries everywhere. I filled up yesterday. No worries.


Right on man, thats good on the supplies. Here its in the winter, and if a few flakes fall there goes all the bread and milk lol.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 25, 2017, 01:16:41 PM
People tend to over react but at the same time its not necessarily a bad thing. Better to be safe than sorry. Hell I have places to go from Colorado to Chicago if I needed to leave the state....LOL
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: RW on August 25, 2017, 01:21:51 PM
My house if you need to leave the country. :)
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 25, 2017, 01:47:17 PM
Quote from: "RW"My house if you need to leave the country. :)

 ac_biggrin

That would be an expensive trip....If I came to Canada I would have to go to several houses to stay out of trouble....LOL

If I am in Canada I am going to impose on everyone from Alberta to Vancouver Island....LOL
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on August 25, 2017, 02:25:37 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"People tend to over react but at the same time its not necessarily a bad thing. Better to be safe than sorry. Hell I have places to go from Colorado to Chicago if I needed to leave the state....LOL


You're right lol. Also you're right that its "better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it"  ac_drinks
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Thiel on August 25, 2017, 04:19:06 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "RW"My house if you need to leave the country. :)

 ac_biggrin

That would be an expensive trip....If I came to Canada I would have to go to several houses to stay out of trouble....LOL

If I am in Canada I am going to impose on everyone from Alberta to Vancouver Island....LOL

Don't forget Winnipeg.



Maybe it will just be a bad thunder storm where you live.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 25, 2017, 06:12:06 PM
We can do Winnipeg.  :thumbup:

It will be more than one thunderstorm....LOL It's going to sit on the coast and suck up moisture from the gulf. We are expecting 18 to 24 inches or more in my area. I have heard predictions of 50 inches in some areas closer to landfall. We have a county rain gauge less than a mile from us so I will be able see what we actually get.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 25, 2017, 06:37:31 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"We can do Winnipeg.  :thumbup:

It will be more than one thunderstorm....LOL It's going to sit on the coast and suck up moisture from the gulf. We are expecting 18 to 24 inches or more in my area. I have heard predictions of 50 inches in some areas closer to landfall. We have a county rain gauge less than a mile from us so I will be able see what we actually get.

How long is the worst of it supposed to last before it moves on?
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 25, 2017, 07:46:03 PM
Quote from: "Velvet"
Quote from: "kiebers"We can do Winnipeg.  :thumbup:

It will be more than one thunderstorm....LOL It's going to sit on the coast and suck up moisture from the gulf. We are expecting 18 to 24 inches or more in my area. I have heard predictions of 50 inches in some areas closer to landfall. We have a county rain gauge less than a mile from us so I will be able see what we actually get.

How long is the worst of it supposed to last before it moves on?

That is the problem. It is supposed to hang around for a while moving slowly up the coast. It just went to a Category 4 with sustained winds of 130 mph. It hasn't made land fall yet but Corpus Christi is getting hurricane force winds now 6:30. Probably in excess of 100 mph. Not going to be good. Probably be the worst part damage wise. High winds, high storm surge doesn't make a good recipe. They are predicting it to go inland and start to lose wind speed but sit there. Then it will start moving back out over water as a tropical storm and run the coastline to Louisiana. Just sucking up all that moisture from the gulf and dumping it on the coast. All the rain will be a big issue. Flooding can take a lot of lives. Hopefully everyone prepared whether that be with supplies or evacuation.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 25, 2017, 08:01:19 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Velvet"
Quote from: "kiebers"We can do Winnipeg.  :thumbup:

It will be more than one thunderstorm....LOL It's going to sit on the coast and suck up moisture from the gulf. We are expecting 18 to 24 inches or more in my area. I have heard predictions of 50 inches in some areas closer to landfall. We have a county rain gauge less than a mile from us so I will be able see what we actually get.

How long is the worst of it supposed to last before it moves on?

That is the problem. It is supposed to hang around for a while moving slowly up the coast. It just went to a Category 4 with sustained winds of 130 mph. It hasn't made land fall yet but Corpus Christi is getting hurricane force winds now 6:30. Probably in excess of 100 mph. Not going to be good. Probably be the worst part damage wise. High winds, high storm surge doesn't make a good recipe. They are predicting it to go inland and start to lose wind speed but sit there. Then it will start moving back out over water as a tropical storm and run the coastline to Louisiana. Just sucking up all that moisture from the gulf and dumping it on the coast. All the rain will be a big issue. Flooding can take a lot of lives. Hopefully everyone prepared whether that be with supplies or evacuation.

Oh I hope there is no damage to your property kiebers.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 25, 2017, 08:13:49 PM
We will be fine and the Galveston property can't be hurt, nothing there to hurt.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 25, 2017, 08:17:38 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"We will be fine and the Galveston property can't be hurt, nothing there to hurt.

That's good to know kiebers..



Still If you don't post for a long while, I'll be worried.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 25, 2017, 09:16:26 PM
If I am without power there could be connectivity issues but I will check in with my mobile from time to time. Don't really expect any issues till Sunday and early next week.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 25, 2017, 09:21:47 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"If I am without power there could be connectivity issues but I will check in with my mobile from time to time. Don't really expect any issues till Sunday and early next week.

I was just reading some places in the hurricane's path could get a 1000 ml of rain over the next few days.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 25, 2017, 10:54:24 PM
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "kiebers"If I am without power there could be connectivity issues but I will check in with my mobile from time to time. Don't really expect any issues till Sunday and early next week.

I was just reading some places in the hurricane's path could get a 1000 ml of rain over the next few days.

I think that is a worst case kind of thing. I have heard 800. Not impossible but I believe unlikely. I figure in the 500 to 650 range in the worst places. But I have no idea. We have some rain bands but its not dropping much now where I am at 4 ml so far but they have gotten 50 ml. I am predicting 550-600 at my house from now until next Wednesday. We shall see. That's a lot of water to get drained out of the area. I think it took four weeks to drain the flood reservoirs in the 2016 flood.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 25, 2017, 11:42:35 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "kiebers"If I am without power there could be connectivity issues but I will check in with my mobile from time to time. Don't really expect any issues till Sunday and early next week.

I was just reading some places in the hurricane's path could get a 1000 ml of rain over the next few days.

I think that is a worst case kind of thing. I have heard 800. Not impossible but I believe unlikely. I figure in the 500 to 650 range in the worst places. But I have no idea. We have some rain bands but its not dropping much now where I am at 4 ml so far but they have gotten 50 ml. I am predicting 550-600 at my house from now until next Wednesday. We shall see. That's a lot of water to get drained out of the area. I think it took four weeks to drain the flood reservoirs in the 2016 flood.

That is a lot of rain over a very short time..



Is this storm expected to be worse than 2016?
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 26, 2017, 12:20:33 AM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "kiebers"If I am without power there could be connectivity issues but I will check in with my mobile from time to time. Don't really expect any issues till Sunday and early next week.

I was just reading some places in the hurricane's path could get a 1000 ml of rain over the next few days.

I think that is a worst case kind of thing. I have heard 800. Not impossible but I believe unlikely. I figure in the 500 to 650 range in the worst places. But I have no idea. We have some rain bands but its not dropping much now where I am at 4 ml so far but they have gotten 50 ml. I am predicting 550-600 at my house from now until next Wednesday. We shall see. That's a lot of water to get drained out of the area. I think it took four weeks to drain the flood reservoirs in the 2016 flood.

That is a lot of rain over a very short time..



Is this storm expected to be worse than 2016?

In 2016 was just a spring storm not tropical but we got 17 inches of rain in one day. That was bad. I expect a lot more but it will be spread out over 3-5 days. From the standpoint of the flood reservoir the days won't matter. It will be worse than 2016.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: JOE on August 26, 2017, 12:32:12 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "kiebers"If I am without power there could be connectivity issues but I will check in with my mobile from time to time. Don't really expect any issues till Sunday and early next week.

I was just reading some places in the hurricane's path could get a 1000 ml of rain over the next few days.

I think that is a worst case kind of thing. I have heard 800. Not impossible but I believe unlikely. I figure in the 500 to 650 range in the worst places. But I have no idea. We have some rain bands but its not dropping much now where I am at 4 ml so far but they have gotten 50 ml. I am predicting 550-600 at my house from now until next Wednesday. We shall see. That's a lot of water to get drained out of the area. I think it took four weeks to drain the flood reservoirs in the 2016 flood.

That is a lot of rain over a very short time..



Is this storm expected to be worse than 2016?

In 2016 was just a spring storm not tropical but we got 17 inches of rain in one day. That was bad. I expect a lot more but it will be spread out over 3-5 days. From the standpoint of the flood reservoir the days won't matter. It will be worse than 2016.


Has the hurricane brought massive destruction to the areas affected so far, kiebers?



Any fatalities?
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 26, 2017, 12:35:20 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "kiebers"If I am without power there could be connectivity issues but I will check in with my mobile from time to time. Don't really expect any issues till Sunday and early next week.

I was just reading some places in the hurricane's path could get a 1000 ml of rain over the next few days.

I think that is a worst case kind of thing. I have heard 800. Not impossible but I believe unlikely. I figure in the 500 to 650 range in the worst places. But I have no idea. We have some rain bands but its not dropping much now where I am at 4 ml so far but they have gotten 50 ml. I am predicting 550-600 at my house from now until next Wednesday. We shall see. That's a lot of water to get drained out of the area. I think it took four weeks to drain the flood reservoirs in the 2016 flood.

That is a lot of rain over a very short time..



Is this storm expected to be worse than 2016?

In 2016 was just a spring storm not tropical but we got 17 inches of rain in one day. That was bad. I expect a lot more but it will be spread out over 3-5 days. From the standpoint of the flood reservoir the days won't matter. It will be worse than 2016.

Do you get water in your basement?
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 26, 2017, 12:54:20 AM
Quote from: "iron horse jockey"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "kiebers"If I am without power there could be connectivity issues but I will check in with my mobile from time to time. Don't really expect any issues till Sunday and early next week.

I was just reading some places in the hurricane's path could get a 1000 ml of rain over the next few days.

I think that is a worst case kind of thing. I have heard 800. Not impossible but I believe unlikely. I figure in the 500 to 650 range in the worst places. But I have no idea. We have some rain bands but its not dropping much now where I am at 4 ml so far but they have gotten 50 ml. I am predicting 550-600 at my house from now until next Wednesday. We shall see. That's a lot of water to get drained out of the area. I think it took four weeks to drain the flood reservoirs in the 2016 flood.

That is a lot of rain over a very short time..



Is this storm expected to be worse than 2016?

In 2016 was just a spring storm not tropical but we got 17 inches of rain in one day. That was bad. I expect a lot more but it will be spread out over 3-5 days. From the standpoint of the flood reservoir the days won't matter. It will be worse than 2016.

Do you get water in your basement?

Basements are not common in the southern US. There are some but not many. But if they were common I am sure many would fill up.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 26, 2017, 12:57:00 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "iron horse jockey"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "kiebers"If I am without power there could be connectivity issues but I will check in with my mobile from time to time. Don't really expect any issues till Sunday and early next week.

I was just reading some places in the hurricane's path could get a 1000 ml of rain over the next few days.

I think that is a worst case kind of thing. I have heard 800. Not impossible but I believe unlikely. I figure in the 500 to 650 range in the worst places. But I have no idea. We have some rain bands but its not dropping much now where I am at 4 ml so far but they have gotten 50 ml. I am predicting 550-600 at my house from now until next Wednesday. We shall see. That's a lot of water to get drained out of the area. I think it took four weeks to drain the flood reservoirs in the 2016 flood.

That is a lot of rain over a very short time..



Is this storm expected to be worse than 2016?

In 2016 was just a spring storm not tropical but we got 17 inches of rain in one day. That was bad. I expect a lot more but it will be spread out over 3-5 days. From the standpoint of the flood reservoir the days won't matter. It will be worse than 2016.

Do you get water in your basement?

Basements are not common in the southern US. There are some but not many. But if they were common I am sure many would fill up.

They have to worry about rain water on their main floor.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: RW on August 26, 2017, 12:58:18 AM
Do you guys end up staying up all night or do you get some sleep kiebs?
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 26, 2017, 12:59:59 AM
Quote from: "RW"Do you guys end up staying up all night or do you get some sleep kiebs?

We didn't get much sleep during the 2013 flood..



We knew we could be ordered to evacuate at any time and it did happen.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: RW on August 26, 2017, 01:04:30 AM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "RW"Do you guys end up staying up all night or do you get some sleep kiebs?

We didn't get much sleep during the 2013 flood..



We knew we could be ordered to evacuate at any time and it did happen.

I have never been through a serious weather event.  I imagine it's terrifying.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 26, 2017, 01:05:22 AM
Quote from: "JOE"
Has the hurricane brought massive destruction to the areas affected so far, kiebers?



Any fatalities?

Nothing definite has been reported yet. I am sure there will be major damage. Just have to let the storm subside before going in and checking. The eye has not made it completely on land yet.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 26, 2017, 01:06:47 AM
Quote from: "RW"Do you guys end up staying up all night or do you get some sleep kiebs?

I am keeping an eye on things but will probably go to bed shortly. No wind here to speak of and light rain only.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 26, 2017, 01:08:23 AM
Quote from: "RW"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "RW"Do you guys end up staying up all night or do you get some sleep kiebs?

We didn't get much sleep during the 2013 flood..



We knew we could be ordered to evacuate at any time and it did happen.

I have never been through a serious weather event.  I imagine it's terrifying.

This one is not going to be bad for us here in Houston. In Rockport, well that's a whole nother animal....LOL
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: RW on August 26, 2017, 01:09:41 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "RW"Do you guys end up staying up all night or do you get some sleep kiebs?

I am keeping an eye on things but will probably go to bed shortly. No wind here to speak of and light rain only.

I hope it stays that way.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 26, 2017, 01:12:19 AM
Quote from: "RW"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "RW"Do you guys end up staying up all night or do you get some sleep kiebs?

We didn't get much sleep during the 2013 flood..



We knew we could be ordered to evacuate at any time and it did happen.

I have never been through a serious weather event.  I imagine it's terrifying.

But, there was no threat to human life at least..



We had damage to our home, but thankfully my husband could repair it all himself..



We only had to buy material.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 26, 2017, 07:50:06 AM
It is 6:45 am. just started getting some rain. Nothing major but steady rain. Had a little over an inch in the last 24 hours. So far the storm is still traveling NW and has not made a turn back to the coast. If it keeps the same track we will be safe and sound here in Houston. Too early to tell though.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: GORDY GAMBINO on August 26, 2017, 08:53:03 AM
So ya just gonna stay put or are ya gonna go outside and shoot the enemy?



Guns ya answer to everything.



Now tonight I'd be getting ready for a big heist if I was you.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 26, 2017, 10:11:24 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"It is 6:45 am. just started getting some rain. Nothing major but steady rain. Had a little over an inch in the last 24 hours. So far the storm is still traveling NW and has not made a turn back to the coast. If it keeps the same track we will be safe and sound here in Houston. Too early to tell though.

Do you have power kiebers?
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 26, 2017, 10:31:15 AM
So far we do. Don't really expect to lose power now. But never know. Storm still traveling north. Looking good for us right now. Almost 3 inches in the last 12 hours. Some places have had 6 inches. Still expecting a lot of rain all down the coast.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 26, 2017, 10:34:07 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"So far we do. Don't really expect to lose power now. But never know. Storm still traveling north. Looking good for us right now. Almost 3 inches in the last 12 hours. Some places have had 6 inches. Still expecting a lot of rain all down the coast.

That's a lot of rain, but it could be worse.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 26, 2017, 11:09:47 PM
lost power....sigh  going through a bad band of thunder storms. neighbors down the street still have power so hopefully we will get it back soon. I will talk to yall in the am
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 27, 2017, 06:36:28 AM
Still no power. Lots of rain though. Up to 13 inches or so. Ten of them in the last 12 hours. Ain't we havin' fun.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Harry on August 27, 2017, 07:09:28 AM
Bunch of photos at the Daily Fail.



//http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4825124/Hurricane-Harvey-hits-Texas-130mph-winds.html
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 27, 2017, 12:08:21 PM
We lost power for about 14 hours. Have had over 14" of rain in the last 48 hours. The way it is raining now and the way the radar looks we should hit 20-24 inches by tonight. Storm is expected to sit here for another 2-3 days. We could hit 50 inches or better before its all done. But power is on so things are good for now.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 27, 2017, 03:35:23 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"We lost power for about 14 hours. Have had over 14" of rain in the last 48 hours. The way it is raining now and the way the radar looks we should hit 20-24 inches by tonight. Storm is expected to sit here for another 2-3 days. We could hit 50 inches or better before its all done. But power is on so things are good for now.

 :ohmy:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 27, 2017, 08:04:54 PM
Entrance to grand daughters subdivision. Water is rushing pretty good.

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New retention "lake" just put in by my subdivision.



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road we were on doing the gif



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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 27, 2017, 08:07:32 PM
I saw some of the destruction caused by the hurricane on Global Calgary.

 :sad:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 27, 2017, 08:46:46 PM
The national guard is working her subdivision now so they may get out.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 27, 2017, 09:41:14 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"The national guard is working her subdivision now so they may get out.

Yikes!!
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 28, 2017, 07:02:27 PM
They just got rescued. Everyone safe and sound. Feeling much relief in my house. Grandma and I were worried. Tried to go back where I took the pics this morning and could not get there.



Now the storm has moved back in the gulf and is gaining a little strength back. It's time for this crap to be over. Both our airports are closed until further notice. We have had 2 feet of rain since Friday at midnight. I did not take this pic but it shows how bad it was but not how bad it will get. Still a lot of water to drain down to this area.



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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Harry on August 28, 2017, 09:34:36 PM
Yikes.



Hurricane Harvey's Stinging Nightmare: Floating Fire Ant Colonies



//http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/floating-fire-ants-harvey-floods_us_59a48945e4b041393a1ffc91?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009



//https://twitter.com/Mike_Hixenbaugh/status/901912379470077952/video/1
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 28, 2017, 09:54:59 PM
Quote from: "Harry"Yikes.



Hurricane Harvey's Stinging Nightmare: Floating Fire Ant Colonies



//http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/floating-fire-ants-harvey-floods_us_59a48945e4b041393a1ffc91?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009



//https://twitter.com/Mike_Hixenbaugh/status/901912379470077952/video/1

It's not just a hurricane thing....LOL  We have flood tides every year in the Gulf of Mexico. October/November we will have a week or two of high tides that if you are low enough you get flooded. Little bastards are floating everywhere.



Flood tide just before a motorcycle rally back in the mid 2000's.



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Tide goes down so we can unload the bikes.....



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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Harry on August 28, 2017, 10:23:02 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Harry"Yikes.



Hurricane Harvey's Stinging Nightmare: Floating Fire Ant Colonies



//http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/floating-fire-ants-harvey-floods_us_59a48945e4b041393a1ffc91?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009



//https://twitter.com/Mike_Hixenbaugh/status/901912379470077952/video/1

It's not just a hurricane thing....LOL  We have flood tides every year in the Gulf of Mexico. October/November we will have a week or two of high tides that if you are low enough you get flooded. Little bastards are floating everywhere.



Flood tide just before a motorcycle rally back in the mid 2000's.



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Tide goes down so we can unload the bikes.....



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Nice Z1.  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 28, 2017, 10:28:01 PM
Quote from: "Harry"
Nice Z1.  :thumbup:

Thank you. 100% original. Had the original tires on it from 74. I stole it on ebay. 5600 miles. Sat in a dealer showroom for 16 years as a show piece. I did replace the tires but that is it.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Harry on August 28, 2017, 10:37:30 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Harry"
Nice Z1.  :thumbup:

Thank you. 100% original. Had the original tires on it from 74. I stole it on ebay. 5600 miles. Sat in a dealer showroom for 16 years as a show piece. I did replace the tires but that is it.


That is a truly awesome piece of 70's goodness.  



I haven't ridden for 20 years as a made a commitment to refrain from doing so until the kids are through school, but every time I see a prime piece of machinery like that I find it hard to stay on the straight and narrow.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 29, 2017, 02:37:27 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Harry"Yikes.



Hurricane Harvey's Stinging Nightmare: Floating Fire Ant Colonies



//http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/floating-fire-ants-harvey-floods_us_59a48945e4b041393a1ffc91?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009



//https://twitter.com/Mike_Hixenbaugh/status/901912379470077952/video/1

It's not just a hurricane thing....LOL  We have flood tides every year in the Gulf of Mexico. October/November we will have a week or two of high tides that if you are low enough you get flooded. Little bastards are floating everywhere.



Flood tide just before a motorcycle rally back in the mid 2000's.



(//%3C/s%3E%3CIMGUR%20id=%22wY3t7qX%22%3E%3CURL%20url=%22http://i.imgur.com/wY3t7qX.jpg?1%22%3Ehttp://i.imgur.com/wY3t7qX.jpg?1%3C/URL%3E%3C/IMGUR%3E%3Ce%3E)



Tide goes down so we can unload the bikes.....



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Good pictures kiebers.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: realgrimm on August 29, 2017, 10:19:40 AM
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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Harry on August 29, 2017, 10:27:04 AM
Quote from: "realgrimm"(//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://68.media.tumblr.com/5c9d6359650d2eeedf137e11c14f48f6/tumblr_ovgag2JdKO1ris16so1_540.jpg%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://68.media.tumblr.com/5c9d6359650%20...%20o1_540.jpg%22%3Ehttps://68.media.tumblr.com/5c9d6359650d2eeedf137e11c14f48f6/tumblr_ovgag2JdKO1ris16so1_540.jpg%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)


There goes the lawn...
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on August 29, 2017, 10:28:13 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"They just got rescued. Everyone safe and sound. Feeling much relief in my house. Grandma and I were worried. Tried to go back where I took the pics this morning and could not get there.



Now the storm has moved back in the gulf and is gaining a little strength back. It's time for this crap to be over. Both our airports are closed until further notice. We have had 2 feet of rain since Friday at midnight. I did not take this pic but it shows how bad it was but not how bad it will get. Still a lot of water to drain down to this area.




Thats good to hear on the granddaughter, been thinking about y'all. Heard it was building up again, hope everything goes ok.



Im usually on theChive, and I noticed they setup a thing where peeps on the coast could come to a certain hotel in Austin. After they set up a food fund raiser for $25k, they passed that in 15 minutes and got up to $125,000. I think they are based out of your area.



I planned 2 months ago to go camping for 4 days this coming weekend. Now its gonna rain the whole time. Im a lil bummed, but when I think of what y'all going through I feel I should be thankful that a weekend of camping is the only thing Im losing.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 29, 2017, 10:32:33 AM
Quote from: "Harry"
Quote from: "realgrimm"(//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://68.media.tumblr.com/5c9d6359650d2eeedf137e11c14f48f6/tumblr_ovgag2JdKO1ris16so1_540.jpg%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://68.media.tumblr.com/5c9d6359650%20...%20o1_540.jpg%22%3Ehttps://68.media.tumblr.com/5c9d6359650d2eeedf137e11c14f48f6/tumblr_ovgag2JdKO1ris16so1_540.jpg%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)


There goes the lawn...

The entire hood.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: JOE on August 29, 2017, 01:19:08 PM
A recent photo of Gas Station prices in Texas:



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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on August 29, 2017, 01:37:04 PM
HOLY SHIT!!!!!!
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 29, 2017, 05:22:27 PM
Quote from: "Blazor"HOLY SHIT!!!!!!

Not hardly. Either a chop or the sign is in error. Price gouging is illegal. I pity the station that attempts to do that. This is Texas and we don't go for that kind of shit...LOL A tracer round could fly into pump....can you say BOOM!!!! LOL Besides the price for the different grades and types of fuel are all the same.



Seems we already have the climate change folks and Trump bashers using our tragedy for their agenda. Just want to reach out and slap the piss out of these folks.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 29, 2017, 05:23:24 PM
A few before and after pics....



https://www.facebook.com/TheWeatherChannel/videos/10155772105890921/
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 29, 2017, 05:39:28 PM
My license plate did not appreciate going through high water today. Took the grand daughter for a ride to see the water. Did make it back to her street where I took the pics. There was a little more water than when we went the first time.



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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: RW on August 29, 2017, 05:42:17 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"My license plate did not appreciate going through high water today. Took the grand daughter for a ride to see the water. Did make it back to her street where I took the pics. There was a little more water than when we went the first time.



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Yikes!
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 29, 2017, 05:52:15 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Blazor"HOLY SHIT!!!!!!

Not hardly. Either a chop or the sign is in error. Price gouging is illegal. I pity the station that attempts to do that. This is Texas and we don't go for that kind of shit...LOL A tracer round could fly into pump....can you say BOOM!!!! LOL Besides the price for the different grades and types of fuel are all the same.



Seems we already have the climate change folks and Trump bashers using our tragedy for their agenda. Just want to reach out and slap the piss out of these folks.

During the Southern Alberta floods we had small stores gouging people over the price of bottled water..



We also had climate change alarmists milking our tragedy for their own agenda.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: realgrimm on August 29, 2017, 06:05:55 PM
pictures a fake #13 //https://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/false-information-about-texas-storm?utm_term=.fqpp9QLx1#.oxwpxMyOD
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 29, 2017, 06:24:32 PM
Quote from: "realgrimm"pictures a fake #13 //https://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/false-information-about-texas-storm?utm_term=.fqpp9QLx1#.oxwpxMyOD

That's terrible, but not unexpected.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on August 29, 2017, 07:50:43 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"There was a little more water than when we went the first time.




Oh man I know that one lol. I crossed a creek one time, came up the door a lil, fine. I did it another time, water was higher, it was up to my headlights but higher as it was pushing from the one side. Was a long crossing and I knew I couldnt turn around. When we got home my sons mom asked if he got scared, he said "only when daddy said the S word 3 times"  :roll:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on August 29, 2017, 08:49:11 PM
I thought I had problems but this...oh boy...I don't think I can handle this. Good luck to you all, kiebs!
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: JOE on August 29, 2017, 10:00:40 PM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Blazor"HOLY SHIT!!!!!!

Not hardly. Either a chop or the sign is in error. Price gouging is illegal. I pity the station that attempts to do that. This is Texas and we don't go for that kind of shit...LOL A tracer round could fly into pump....can you say BOOM!!!! LOL Besides the price for the different grades and types of fuel are all the same.



Seems we already have the climate change folks and Trump bashers using our tragedy for their agenda. Just want to reach out and slap the piss out of these folks.

During the Southern Alberta floods we had small stores gouging people over the price of bottled water..



We also had climate change alarmists milking our tragedy for their own agenda.


...as it turns out, or what I found out about Kahbuzz' hometown...



Houston, is only about 50 feet above sea level.



https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harvey-why-is-houston-so-prone-to-major-flooding/


QuoteThere are a lot of factors at play. For one: Houston's elevation. The city is relatively flat and is barely above sea level. Downtown is only about 50 feet above sea level, and there's only about a four-foot change between the highest and lowest parts of downtown. That means when rain falls, it has nowhere to go, and takes a long time to drain out.



Some of the southern suburbs are even lower...at 40 feet above sea level. The highest point in the city, in the northwest suburbs is only 128 feet above sea level


...is a poor choice to locate a city, especially one as large as Houston.



If they're not gonna move it, perhaps they should build an elaborate dyke system like Holland to keep the water out.



Is this possible?
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: JOE on August 29, 2017, 10:03:40 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"A few before and after pics....





It's fucken' hot in Vancouver today, K.



About 90 degrees farenheit.



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That's unusually hot for us. I'm boiling. 'Specially this late in August.



Maybe we got your Texas weather and you got ours?



Whether you believe in global warming/climate change or not...somethin's happenin'.



We definitely shouldn't be in the middle of a heat wave, and you guys shouldn't be gitttin' Vancouver weather.



Oh well.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 29, 2017, 10:17:40 PM
So we had an 800 year flood. Not 100 year, not 500 year, but an 800 year flood. There is no dyke system in the world that would have helped. Besides if you do some checking, we did build a flood reservoir system with dykes/dams. So tell me J0E if you were planning things back in 1837 would you have planned on 50 inches of rain falling in 5 days knowing the average rainfall is 49".  



Move a city???? Really???? Move a city???? Move a city with a population of 6.5/7 million. You know, almost twice the population of British Columbia. Tell me J0E, how you gonna move a city that big.



That full head of hair must suck everything out of your brain cause you sure ain't talking with any brain power. No wonder you never have a clue....they starved to death.



 :roll:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: JOE on August 29, 2017, 10:26:04 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"So we had an 800 year flood. Not 100 year, not 500 year, but an 800 year flood. There is no dyke system in the world that would have helped. Besides if you do some checking, we did build a flood reservoir system with dykes/dams. So tell me J0E if you were planning things back in 1837 would you have planned on 50 inches of rain falling in 5 days knowing the average rainfall is 49".  



Move a city???? Really???? Move a city???? Move a city with a population of 6.5/7 million. You know, almost twice the population of British Columbia. Tell me J0E, how you gonna move a city that big.



That full head of hair must suck everything out of your brain cause you sure ain't talking with any brain power. No wonder you never have a clue....they starved to death.



 :roll:


Oh well. Those 800 year floods'll soon become 8 year cycles or less, K.



Git ready for some bruising weather patterns for the remainder of your life.



Global warming is wreaking havoc on the weather systems and the land.



Arctic/Antarctic regions melting faster 'n a popsicle, K.



This doesn't bode well for us.



Glad you 'n me saw the good times, K.



Your grand kids...well I'm not so sure, eh?
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Angry White Male on August 30, 2017, 12:37:02 AM
Sounds like Texas will need Ace and his dump truck & pony!  My old Kenworth will BLAST through that mess, and help clean up, but only if the rates are OK!



All kidding aside, I can't do that...  You have illegal Mexicans to clean up that mess!
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 30, 2017, 02:35:32 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"So we had an 800 year flood. Not 100 year, not 500 year, but an 800 year flood. There is no dyke system in the world that would have helped. Besides if you do some checking, we did build a flood reservoir system with dykes/dams. So tell me J0E if you were planning things back in 1837 would you have planned on 50 inches of rain falling in 5 days knowing the average rainfall is 49".  



Move a city???? Really???? Move a city???? Move a city with a population of 6.5/7 million. You know, almost twice the population of British Columbia. Tell me J0E, how you gonna move a city that big.



That full head of hair must suck everything out of your brain cause you sure ain't talking with any brain power. No wonder you never have a clue....they starved to death.



 :roll:

Old man Joe needs to step aside from posting bullshit and get his sixty year old virgin ass laid.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Harry on August 30, 2017, 07:18:02 AM
This is a time lapse of some Houston flooding from 9:30pm on August 26th to around noon on August 27th.



At 1:20 a guy drives his truck into the flooded car park, gets stuck, and has to leave on foot.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Harry on August 30, 2017, 07:28:05 AM
And now the Scientologists are on the scene.



//http://www.mikerindersblog.org/hurricane-harvey-update/
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 30, 2017, 08:11:55 AM
Quote from: "Harry"And now the Scientologists are on the scene.

Hope they don't come in and loot....well maybe I do....



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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 30, 2017, 02:22:37 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Harry"And now the Scientologists are on the scene.

Hope they don't come in and loot....well maybe I do....



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 :thumbup:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 30, 2017, 02:46:07 PM
Just to give you a little more perspective....Something around 15 trillion gallons of water was dropped on Houston. We still had a day of rain left when they said enough water was dropped to run Niagara Falls for 15 days. I imagine a few days could be added to that now.



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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: JOE on August 30, 2017, 03:05:39 PM
Here's an article which appeared one year ago warning about the next big storm to hit Houston:



http://grist.org/climate-energy/houston-is-a-sitting-duck-for-the-next-big-hurricane-why-isnt-texas-ready/
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 30, 2017, 03:38:49 PM
We did not need a warning. We are all aware of this fact. Those of us on the Gulf coast have always been aware of what can and probably will happen. I would imagine this is not the first time a storm like this has hit the Texas coast in the Houston area. After all we only have semi accurate weather data for the last 250 years. That's 0.000005502972% of Earths data. Y'all have earth quakes...Why don't you move your cities somewhere where there are no earth quakes.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: JOE on August 30, 2017, 03:56:52 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"We did not need a warning. We are all aware of this fact. Those of us on the Gulf coast have always been aware of what can and probably will happen. I would imagine this is not the first time a storm like this has hit the Texas coast in the Houston area. After all we only have semi accurate weather data for the last 250 years. That's 0.000005502972% of Earths data. Y'all have earth quakes...Why don't you move your cities somewhere where there are no earth quakes.


Well K, methinks if yer not gonna move Houston or New Orleans, y'all down South will seriously have to consider re-building those city on floating partitions. Floating Bridges, and airports too? I think they have already implemented that concept in other coastal cities or places with highly volatile geography. ie - Japan. Holland too:



http://www.businessinsider.com/netherlands-floating-houses-2015-12


QuoteMore than half the people living in the Netherlands live below sea level.



As sea levels rise, things are getting more and more complicated: there's less land to build on, and plumbing becomes difficult.



The solution? Floating houses. In fact, Amsterdam's Ijburg neighborhood is the first floating neighborhood, and has 97 houses.



"We think that sustainability on the water can work even better than sustainability on land," Koen Olthuis, an architect who designs floating buildings, told the Associated Press. Olthuis's firm has built dozens of floating houses and office buildings throughout the Netherlands.


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Artists' concept of floating city in Holland



So if this was to occur, Houston would not be the first. Ecological disaster/flooding now a fact of life in the world, especially with this global warming/melting of the polar ice caps. Whether it's caused by man or Nature's cycles is a matter of debate. But whatever is to blame, It'll jes get worse, K.



Anyways, I read 30 people perished/died in this latest disaster:



https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/us/hurricane-harvey-storm-flooding.html?mcubz=0
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Post by: cc on August 30, 2017, 05:38:10 PM
'In solidarity with the victims of Harvey,' Taiwan pledges to donate $800,000 in disaster relief to Houston



http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in-solidarity-with-the-victims-of-harvey-taiwan-pledges-to-donate-800000-in-disaster-relief-to-houston/article/2632955



Taiwanese people don't have a lot in common with Texans. But while they're separated by culture, language, and 8,000 miles of ocean, they do know what it's like to shelter under punishing tropical storms.



As the city of Houston focuses on rescue efforts after Hurricane Harvey, Taiwan is looking toward reconstruction. "The government of Republic of China (Taiwan)," its Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Wednesday, "has decided to donate $800,000 for local governments and community disaster relief efforts."



According to a translated excerpt of the statement provided to the Washington Examiner, the decision stems from a shared sense of "solidarity with the victims of Harvey because Taiwan experiences typhoons every summer and fall."
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Post by: Anonymous on August 30, 2017, 06:12:54 PM
Quote from: "cc"'In solidarity with the victims of Harvey,' Taiwan pledges to donate $800,000 in disaster relief to Houston



http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in-solidarity-with-the-victims-of-harvey-taiwan-pledges-to-donate-800000-in-disaster-relief-to-houston/article/2632955



Taiwanese people don't have a lot in common with Texans. But while they're separated by culture, language, and 8,000 miles of ocean, they do know what it's like to shelter under punishing tropical storms.



As the city of Houston focuses on rescue efforts after Hurricane Harvey, Taiwan is looking toward reconstruction. "The government of Republic of China (Taiwan)," its Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Wednesday, "has decided to donate $800,000 for local governments and community disaster relief efforts."



According to a translated excerpt of the statement provided to the Washington Examiner, the decision stems from a shared sense of "solidarity with the victims of Harvey because Taiwan experiences typhoons every summer and fall."

This makes me very happy.
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Post by: kiebers on August 30, 2017, 10:02:54 PM
The fund raising has been pretty awesome. One of our football stars JJ Watt started a relief fund that is up to almost 8 million now. Fully expect it to break the 10 mil goal. Lots of awesomeness going on in Texas.
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Post by: cc on August 30, 2017, 11:24:48 PM
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Post by: Anonymous on August 31, 2017, 02:26:47 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"The fund raising has been pretty awesome. One of our football stars JJ Watt started a relief fund that is up to almost 8 million now. Fully expect it to break the 10 mil goal. Lots of awesomeness going on in Texas.

Hurricane Harvey has brought out the best in people.
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Post by: kiebers on August 31, 2017, 03:22:37 PM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"The fund raising has been pretty awesome. One of our football stars JJ Watt started a relief fund that is up to almost 8 million now. Fully expect it to break the 10 mil goal. Lots of awesomeness going on in Texas.

Hurricane Harvey has brought out the best in people.

Very true. Up to 11.6 mil right now.



Grand daughters family got into their house. Power is on. Got about a foot of water. Already have floors ripped out and 4 feet of sheet rock from the floor up taken out. So everything is looking good for them. Could have been a lot worse.
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Post by: Blazor on August 31, 2017, 03:25:23 PM
Thats awesome to hear on the home Kiebers!
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Post by: kiebers on August 31, 2017, 03:36:41 PM
Quote from: "Blazor"Thats awesome to hear on the home Kiebers!

Yes it was. I was concerned. They just bought that house. Oh and the vehicles, brothers truck was behind the other vehicles and he got a little water in it but nothing more than wet floors. The other 2 had no water at all. Her an her mom both have a Durango so they are a little higher than cars. That was a big relief. School opening was postponed but they start next week. On the road to recovery. Going to be a long ride for Texas.
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Post by: Blazor on August 31, 2017, 03:58:27 PM
I'd help if I could, Virginians and Texans are like brothers, closest in similarities Southern wise lol. I'll just keep y'all in thought  ac_drinks
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Post by: Anonymous on August 31, 2017, 05:05:21 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Blazor"Thats awesome to hear on the home Kiebers!

Yes it was. I was concerned. They just bought that house. Oh and the vehicles, brothers truck was behind the other vehicles and he got a little water in it but nothing more than wet floors. The other 2 had no water at all. Her an her mom both have a Durango so they are a little higher than cars. That was a big relief. School opening was postponed but they start next week. On the road to recovery. Going to be a long ride for Texas.

It's beginning to turn the corner kiebers.

 :smiley_thumbs_up_yellow_ani:
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Post by: cc on September 01, 2017, 08:39:22 AM
Here's some Before & After satellite shots to put the areas of devastation into perspective (//http)



You can sweep across images to see before and after



The powerful general attitude of Texans is remarkable .. . but not a surprise
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Post by: Anonymous on September 01, 2017, 06:10:35 PM
Quote from: "cc"Here's some Before & After satellite shots to put the areas of devastation into perspective (//http)



You can sweep across images to see before and after



The powerful general attitude of Texans is remarkable .. . but not a surprise

Oh my goodness kiebers..

 :ohmy:

How are you and your family holding up my friend?
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Post by: kiebers on September 01, 2017, 11:51:09 PM
Doing good. Thankful we stayed high and dry and high....LOLOLOLOL



This is a pic taken Thurs afternoon of grand daughters front yard. A lot of the stuff that was torn out of the house is getting piled up. She told me she would take a pic in the morning and send it to me because the pile was much bigger now....



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They had a small "awww" moment with a rabbit in the back yard. LOL



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Post by: Blazor on September 01, 2017, 11:54:55 PM
Lol, bunny!!!!



And I see clear skies!



Dont know if you saw the "request" in my thread yet  :laugh:
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Post by: Harry on September 02, 2017, 02:19:01 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"Just to give you a little more perspective....Something around 15 trillion gallons of water was dropped on Houston. We still had a day of rain left when they said enough water was dropped to run Niagara Falls for 15 days. I imagine a few days could be added to that now
That's mind-blowing.
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Post by: Anonymous on September 02, 2017, 02:52:01 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"Doing good. Thankful we stayed high and dry and high....LOLOLOLOL



This is a pic taken Thurs afternoon of grand daughters front yard. A lot of the stuff that was torn out of the house is getting piled up. She told me she would take a pic in the morning and send it to me because the pile was much bigger now....



(//%3C/s%3E%3CIMGUR%20id=%22GHL0KUs%22%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://i.imgur.com/GHL0KUs.jpg?1%22%3Ehttps://i.imgur.com/GHL0KUs.jpg?1%3C/URL%3E%3C/IMGUR%3E%3Ce%3E)



They had a small "awww" moment with a rabbit in the back yard. LOL



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Is your son or daughters house salvageable kiebers?



Our basement needed a lot of work after the Southern Alberta flood..



Thankfully my husband could do all the work himself.
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Post by: kiebers on September 02, 2017, 06:49:12 AM
Quote from: "Harry"
Quote from: "kiebers"Just to give you a little more perspective....Something around 15 trillion gallons of water was dropped on Houston. We still had a day of rain left when they said enough water was dropped to run Niagara Falls for 15 days. I imagine a few days could be added to that now
That's mind-blowing.

IKR!!!!  I think it went up to 19 trillion gallons of water.
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Post by: kiebers on September 02, 2017, 06:50:00 AM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Is your son or daughters house salvageable kiebers?



Our basement needed a lot of work after the Southern Alberta flood..



Thankfully my husband could do all the work himself.

It is definitely salvageable. It's a fair sized house so there will be a lot of flooring and sheet rock to replace. Just about all the down stairs furniture is ruined. But they really came out of it a lot better than we thought.
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Post by: Anonymous on September 02, 2017, 07:46:52 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Is your son or daughters house salvageable kiebers?



Our basement needed a lot of work after the Southern Alberta flood..



Thankfully my husband could do all the work himself.

It is definitely salvageable. It's a fair sized house so there will be a lot of flooring and sheet rock to replace. Just about all the down stairs furniture is ruined. But they really came out of it a lot better than we thought.

That's good I suppose.
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Post by: Harry on September 02, 2017, 08:55:05 AM
Just to put things in perspective, 19 trillion US gallons of water is 72 trillion litres.



Sydney,  a city of 4.4m, consumes about 520 billion litres of water per year for all purposes - residential, commercial, and industrial.



So Harvey dumped 38 years worth of Sydney's annual water consumption.



 :shock:
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Post by: kiebers on September 02, 2017, 09:03:30 AM
And that doesn't count the water after it left Houston. Hard to fathom that much water my friend, hard to imagine.
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Post by: Anonymous on September 02, 2017, 09:53:33 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"And that doesn't count the water after it left Houston. Hard to fathom that much water my friend, hard to imagine.

And I hear another one is on Harvey's tail.
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Post by: Harry on September 02, 2017, 10:59:43 AM
Army vehicle gets stuck in Houston floodwaters – then a monster truck drives up



//http://abcnews.go.com/US/fleet-monster-trucks-conducts-rescues-flood-ravaged-texas/story?id=49550004



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Post by: kiebers on September 02, 2017, 11:17:02 AM
Quote from: "iron horse jockey"
Quote from: "kiebers"And that doesn't count the water after it left Houston. Hard to fathom that much water my friend, hard to imagine.

And I hear another one is on Harvey's tail.

If you mean Irma, Don't think it is going to impact the US but it's mother nature so no telling what winds up happening. Should stay to the east. It's that time of year that we get lots of things coming out of Africa. Nature of the beast....
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Post by: kiebers on September 02, 2017, 11:33:46 AM
Quote from: "Harry"Army vehicle gets stuck in Houston floodwaters – then a monster truck drives up



//http://abcnews.go.com/US/fleet-monster-trucks-conducts-rescues-flood-ravaged-texas/story?id=49550004



Yeah I saw that...LOL There was an off road shop a few miles from my house that used everyone of their vehicles rescuing folks and coordinated over 100 volunteer boats. Not sure if that was one of their vehicles but it wouldn't surprise me.

But the Texas National Guard was here extremely fast, I saw several squads in my area working. I'm sure there will be crap said about the response but I have no complaints. They helped but we took care of ourselves and continue to do so. Rescue phase is over for the most part. In recovery mode now. We will make it. May be the biggest rodeo but not our first. We got this.
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Post by: Harry on September 02, 2017, 11:35:24 AM
Any looting?
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Post by: kiebers on September 02, 2017, 11:42:21 AM
Quote from: "Harry"Any looting?

There is always some. Can't seem to get away from that happening. Don't think it was as much as would have happened somewhere else. Before Harvey you could get 2-20 years if caught. It was announced that if you looted during Harvey it would be 5-life. Now we just have to watch for the scam artists that will inevitably show up to take advantage of the reconstruction. Those guys should get 10-life...
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Post by: cc on September 02, 2017, 11:56:13 AM
Quote from: "kiebers" .......Now we just have to watch for the scam artists that will inevitably show up to take advantage of the reconstruction. Those guys should get 10-life...

Ya. That's always a huge after-the-storm problem. Far too much construction for local contractors to handle so a setup for scammers move in.
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Post by: Harry on September 02, 2017, 11:57:19 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Harry"Any looting?

There is always some. Can't seem to get away from that happening. Don't think it was as much as would have happened somewhere else. Before Harvey you could get 2-20 years if caught. It was announced that if you looted during Harvey it would be 5-life. Now we just have to watch for the scam artists that will inevitably show up to take advantage of the reconstruction. Those guys should get 10-life...


I agree 100%.
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Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on September 02, 2017, 02:34:23 PM
It's easy to say because I am not in their shoes but I hope victims of this hurricane can dig deeper and feel blessed they have their lives. Material possessions can be replaced but life is precious.



What a living hell this is. Victims will suffer from the effects of this catastrophe for decades.
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Post by: Harry on September 02, 2017, 02:45:52 PM
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Post by: kiebers on September 02, 2017, 03:20:45 PM
Yes that evacuation was horrendous. A bus exploded and killed 23, there were heat strokes, road rage incidents. I knew there was no way to get out. Virtually impossible to evacuate a city this large. I stayed put and watched the fiasco go down. Cars were overheating, not running the A/C to save gas. Temp was 100.
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Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on September 02, 2017, 03:24:06 PM
ac_crying
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Post by: Anonymous on September 02, 2017, 05:50:41 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"Yes that evacuation was horrendous. A bus exploded and killed 23, there were heat strokes, road rage incidents. I knew there was no way to get out. Virtually impossible to evacuate a city this large. I stayed put and watched the fiasco go down. Cars were overheating, not running the A/C to save gas. Temp was 100.

I have watched a few personal stories about Harvey on CNN and I am shocked by every single one. I've never seen a hurricane this bad.



The coverage of Harvey is about the only thing on CNN I can stomach.
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Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on September 02, 2017, 06:55:44 PM
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "kiebers"Yes that evacuation was horrendous. A bus exploded and killed 23, there were heat strokes, road rage incidents. I knew there was no way to get out. Virtually impossible to evacuate a city this large. I stayed put and watched the fiasco go down. Cars were overheating, not running the A/C to save gas. Temp was 100.

I have watched a few personal stories about Harvey on CNN and I am shocked by every single one. I've never seen a hurricane this bad.



The coverage of Harvey is about the only thing on CNN I can stomach.


I can relate. I don't watch them at all now because I feel I am wasting time. I see the coverage on Harvey elsewhere.
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Post by: Anonymous on September 02, 2017, 07:26:03 PM
Quote from: "Azhya Aryola"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "kiebers"Yes that evacuation was horrendous. A bus exploded and killed 23, there were heat strokes, road rage incidents. I knew there was no way to get out. Virtually impossible to evacuate a city this large. I stayed put and watched the fiasco go down. Cars were overheating, not running the A/C to save gas. Temp was 100.

I have watched a few personal stories about Harvey on CNN and I am shocked by every single one. I've never seen a hurricane this bad.



The coverage of Harvey is about the only thing on CNN I can stomach.


I can relate. I don't watch them at all now because I feel I am wasting time. I see the coverage on Harvey elsewhere.

Ya, I should probably look for other sources for coverage.
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Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on September 02, 2017, 07:35:21 PM
Let's say I'm not left or right but somewhere in the middle. If I listen to CNN and the other channels, it's doom and gloom. If I listen to Fox, at least they provide both sides by inviting the perspective of folks from each side. That is what I appreciate.
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Post by: Anonymous on September 03, 2017, 09:39:50 AM
Quote from: "Azhya Aryola"
Quote from: "seoulbro"
Quote from: "kiebers"Yes that evacuation was horrendous. A bus exploded and killed 23, there were heat strokes, road rage incidents. I knew there was no way to get out. Virtually impossible to evacuate a city this large. I stayed put and watched the fiasco go down. Cars were overheating, not running the A/C to save gas. Temp was 100.

I have watched a few personal stories about Harvey on CNN and I am shocked by every single one. I've never seen a hurricane this bad.



The coverage of Harvey is about the only thing on CNN I can stomach.


I can relate. I don't watch them at all now because I feel I am wasting time. I see the coverage on Harvey elsewhere.

Me too.
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Post by: kiebers on September 04, 2017, 06:42:36 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"Doing good. Thankful we stayed high and dry and high....LOLOLOLOL



This is a pic taken Thurs afternoon of grand daughters front yard. A lot of the stuff that was torn out of the house is getting piled up. She told me she would take a pic in the morning and send it to me because the pile was much bigger now....



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The pile did get a little bigger. 2 views



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Post by: kiebers on September 04, 2017, 07:20:39 AM
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Post by: Harry on September 04, 2017, 08:30:02 AM
Lifted trucks, rescues....and WATER SKIING!!!



All in all, making the best of a bad situation.
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Post by: Anonymous on September 04, 2017, 11:17:48 AM
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 ac_blush
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Post by: Anonymous on September 05, 2017, 08:49:58 PM
I just saw this will cost the auto insurance industry two billion dollars..



And twenty one per cent of Texas drivers do not have auto insurance that covers damage from floods.
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Post by: Blazor on September 06, 2017, 10:18:45 AM
Gas went from $1.90 to $2.50 here shortly after the hurricane.
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Post by: Harry on September 06, 2017, 11:14:20 AM
Quote from: "Blazor"Gas went from $1.90 to $2.50 here shortly after the hurricane.


Basic unleaded is about A$1.15/litre here, or A$4.35/US gallon.  98 Octane is about A$1.28/litre, or A4.85/US gallon.



I run on liquified petroleum gas, which is a propane/butane blend (varies by season) at about $0.62/litre, or $2.35/US gallon.



All prices are A$, which is currently sitting on 80 US cents and on parity with the Canadian dollar.
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Post by: Anonymous on September 06, 2017, 11:22:40 AM
Seems a lot of the flooding damage in Houston could've been avoided.
QuoteDALLAS -- A report released two decades ago on the Harris County reservoir system predicted with alarming accuracy the catastrophic flooding that would besiege the Houston area if changes weren't made in the face of rapid development.



The report released in 1996 by engineers with the Harris County Flood Control District said the Addicks and Barker reservoirs were adequate when built in the 1940s. But it noted that as entire neighbourhoods sprouted over the years around the reservoirs in western Harris County, as many as 25,000 homes and businesses at the time were exposed to the kind of flooding Harvey has now brought.



In the report obtained by The Dallas Morning News , engineers proposed a $400 million solution that involved building a massive underground conduit that would more quickly carry water out of the reservoirs and into the Houston Ship Channel. The conceptual plan envisioned a conduit consisting of eight channels to carry water out of the reservoirs and safely past developed areas downstream.



But the timing in 1996 was right, the engineers noted. The Texas Department of Transportation was launching a reconstruction of the Katy Freeway, a portion of Interstate 10 west of downtown Houston that leads directly from the two reservoirs to the downtown section, and it would have been a suitable route for the drainage channel, they said

Other solutions were offered, such as digging the reservoirs deeper, buying out properties at risk of flooding and imposing new regulations on development.

"Do nothing and accept risk of flooding," the report warned.





The report was filed away without action, then last week Harvey struck. The usually dry Addicks and Barker reservoirs quickly filled until, on Aug. 28, they were nearly full and water had spread to their surrounding neighbourhoods. The Army Corps of Engineers opened the floodgates to let a controlled amount escape. But instead of the normal 4,000 cubic feet per second, Corps officials opened the gates wide enough to release more than 13,000 cubic feet per second to keep the rising reservoir levels from overtopping the dams. They did so knowing it would flood neighbourhoods downstream.

And just as the 1996 report predicted, water in many of the flooded homes would not drain for days or even weeks.



Who gets the blame? The Corps said with no federal money appropriated, there was no federal project, although Harris County is "welcome to do that if they can work with whatever partners they need to do that, and we would encourage it to happen," said Richard Long, supervisory natural resources manager for the Houston Project Office of the Corps' Galveston District.



Harris County Commissioner Steve Radack, whose precinct includes the reservoirs, blames Congress, which never allocated the money and credited the Corps with "an outstanding job of managing this reservoir, outstanding."



The issue is moot for Aaron Voges, whose family home is in a neighbourhood located inside a flooded reservoir.

"For some stupid reason I thought that levee that I see on my way home, I thought that protected me," he said. "I had no idea that there were plans in place to flood me to protect other people, which blows my mind."



On Tuesday, a Houston lawyer whose home was among those flooded filed a federal lawsuit against the Corps. Bryant Banes said the class-action suit seeks compensation from the federal government for what was effectively condemnation of their west Houston properties when water released from the reservoirs flooded Buffalo Bayou.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/engineers-20-years-ago-warned-of-houston-flooding-risk-1.3576475
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Post by: Harry on September 06, 2017, 11:32:36 AM
Quote from: "Shen Li"Seems a lot of the flooding damage in Houston could've been avoided.


Isn't it always the way?  Experts report on a problem.  Problem gets swept under the carpet because no-one wants to pay for it.  Consequences of the problem surface, just like the experts said they would.  Net result, it costs everybody a lot more money to fix what could have been prevented.



Didn't something similar happen with Katrina and New Orleans?
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Post by: Blazor on September 06, 2017, 11:47:43 AM
Quote from: "Harry"


I run on liquified petroleum gas, which is a propane/butane blend (varies by season) at about $0.62/litre, or $2.35/US gallon.




Interesting, I hadnt heard of this blend.



I seen where a guy converted a Jeep to run on french fry grease lol. Can you imagine how hungry the people behind him would be  :laugh:
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Post by: Harry on September 06, 2017, 12:04:55 PM
Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "Harry"


I run on liquified petroleum gas, which is a propane/butane blend (varies by season) at about $0.62/litre, or $2.35/US gallon.




Interesting, I hadnt heard of this blend.



I seen where a guy converted a Jeep to run on french fry grease lol. Can you imagine how hungry the people behind him would be  :laugh:
In summer it's generally 100% propane.  In winter they mix in some butane to assist starting.



It's quite common down here.  Most are after-market conversions with a big cylindrical tank in the boot (trunk), but mine is a Ford factory install.  Under the bonnet (hood) it looks indistinguishable from a regular petrol (gasoline) engine.  Instead of a petrol tank it has a couple of scuba-shaped LPG tanks.  



Ford has stopped manufacturing this range of cars because they have closed their Australian factory, so I'll probably look at some kind of hybrid next time.



Biofuels, such as the cooking oil conversions you mentioned, have a small hard-core following down here.  They claim to run their diesel engines on it with little or no conversion work. [shrug]
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on September 06, 2017, 12:23:06 PM
Quote from: "Harry"
Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "Harry"


I run on liquified petroleum gas, which is a propane/butane blend (varies by season) at about $0.62/litre, or $2.35/US gallon.




Interesting, I hadnt heard of this blend.



I seen where a guy converted a Jeep to run on french fry grease lol. Can you imagine how hungry the people behind him would be  :laugh:
In summer it's generally 100% propane.  In winter they mix in some butane to assist starting.



It's quite common down here.  Most are after-market conversions with a big cylindrical tank in the boot (trunk), but mine is a Ford factory install.  Under the bonnet (hood) it looks indistinguishable from a regular petrol (gasoline) engine.  Instead of a petrol tank it has a couple of scuba-shaped LPG tanks.  



Ford has stopped manufacturing this range of cars because they have closed their Australian factory, so I'll probably look at some kind of hybrid next time.



Biofuels, such as the cooking oil conversions you mentioned, have a small hard-core following down here.  They claim to run their diesel engines on it with little or no conversion work. [shrug]


Thats pretty cool, but sucks they closed shop.



Yeah it was some 4 wheel drive show, very lil conversion indeed. They still had to use gasoline at first til the engine warmed up, and the tank that held the grease warmed up. Once it was, they flipped a switch and good to go on grease lol.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: realgrimm on September 06, 2017, 09:06:30 PM
it's nice to know everyone pitches in, big or small in a crisis.









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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: priscilla1961 on September 06, 2017, 10:19:33 PM
Quote from: "realgrimm"it's nice to know everyone pitches in, big or small in a crisis.









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 ac_toofunny
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 06, 2017, 11:39:31 PM
Don't laugh old lady, that picture is legit. :laugh3:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Harry on September 07, 2017, 12:17:54 AM
Quote from: "realgrimm"it's nice to know everyone pitches in, big or small in a crisis.









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Grab 'em by the pussy!!
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 07, 2017, 12:25:18 AM
I knew somebody would post that.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: cc on September 07, 2017, 12:43:24 AM
Quote from: "Fashionista"I knew somebody would post that.

Fash!!   ac_biggrin
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 07, 2017, 12:51:51 AM
Quote from: "cc"
Quote from: "Fashionista"I knew somebody would post that.

Fash!!   ac_biggrin

I know cc.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: realgrimm on September 07, 2017, 08:37:50 AM
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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 07, 2017, 09:06:09 AM
Quote from: "realgrimm"(//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://68.media.tumblr.com/47c808063df7dab2835bb88f51d3d63a/tumblr_ovwtqebZuB1ris16so1_1280.jpg%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://68.media.tumblr.com/47c808063df%20...%201_1280.jpg%22%3Ehttps://68.media.tumblr.com/47c808063df7dab2835bb88f51d3d63a/tumblr_ovwtqebZuB1ris16so1_1280.jpg%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)

 :laugh:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on September 07, 2017, 09:28:12 AM
Quote from: "Harry"
Quote from: "realgrimm"it's nice to know everyone pitches in, big or small in a crisis.









(//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://68.media.tumblr.com/f44eb25af86d13a49014ec4536c18bef/tumblr_ovvxceHuSa1ris16so1_500.jpg%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://68.media.tumblr.com/f44eb25af86%20...%20o1_500.jpg%22%3Ehttps://68.media.tumblr.com/f44eb25af86d13a49014ec4536c18bef/tumblr_ovvxceHuSa1ris16so1_500.jpg%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)


Grab 'em by the pussy!!


 :roll:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Harry on September 14, 2017, 09:08:33 PM
Texas enlists U.S. Air Force Reserve to spray for mosquitoes after Harvey

//https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-enlists-u-s-air-force-to-spray-for-mosquitoes-after-harvey/



Not a pleasant situation.


QuoteHARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Aerial spraying to combat mosquitoes is scheduled to begin Thursday evening in Harris County, Texas, CBS affiliate KHOU reports. Harris County Public Health says the rain and flooding left behind by Hurricane Harvey created large areas where mosquitoes can lay their eggs.



The operation may take more than a day, and county health officials say the public should not fear the spray being used to control the mosquito population.



The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 910th Airlift Wing will fly a modified C-130 cargo plane to conduct the aerial sprays. The plan is to spray 600,000 acres, mostly outside of the City of Houston limits.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 14, 2017, 10:23:54 PM
Sharky would have a field day with that. I'm glad they are spraying. Mosquitoes can damn near carry you off around here sometimes. Especially after a normal rain but with this flood its really going to be bad.

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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: JOE on September 14, 2017, 11:13:39 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"Sharky would have a field day with that. I'm glad they are spraying. Mosquitoes can damn near carry you off around here sometimes. Especially after a normal rain but with this flood its really going to be bad.

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Geez Kahbuzz, ya'll down South have got it all.



Mosquiters, poisonous snakes, African Bees, Hurricanes, Floods.



Houston Real Estate musta taken a hit, eh?



No wonder why real estate is so cheap down there.



Tejas don' sound like my cup a' tea, K.



Never visited the place when I lived in the States.



Don' think I'll go there anytime soon.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: cc on September 14, 2017, 11:32:48 PM
It's not all bad.



They don't have you
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 15, 2017, 05:31:49 PM
Quote from: "Harry"Texas enlists U.S. Air Force Reserve to spray for mosquitoes after Harvey

//https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-enlists-u-s-air-force-to-spray-for-mosquitoes-after-harvey/



Not a pleasant situation.


QuoteHARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Aerial spraying to combat mosquitoes is scheduled to begin Thursday evening in Harris County, Texas, CBS affiliate KHOU reports. Harris County Public Health says the rain and flooding left behind by Hurricane Harvey created large areas where mosquitoes can lay their eggs.



The operation may take more than a day, and county health officials say the public should not fear the spray being used to control the mosquito population.



The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 910th Airlift Wing will fly a modified C-130 cargo plane to conduct the aerial sprays. The plan is to spray 600,000 acres, mostly outside of the City of Houston limits.

M husband would have a fit..



Mosquitos drive him up the wall.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 15, 2017, 07:23:34 PM
They drive us up the wall too. Besides the obvious danger from storms, mosquito's are a down side to retiring to Galveston. But really just about anywhere in Texas has mosquito's.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 15, 2017, 09:17:42 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"They drive us up the wall too. Besides the obvious danger from storms, mosquito's are a down side to retiring to Galveston. But really just about anywhere in Texas has mosquito's.

We have them too in Calgary..



But, being so close to the Rocky Mountains we can get cool nights even in the summer and they don't like that..



My brother lives in Manitoba and they get swarms of mosquitos.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 15, 2017, 09:28:11 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"The fund raising has been pretty awesome. One of our football stars JJ Watt started a relief fund that is up to almost 8 million now. Fully expect it to break the 10 mil goal. Lots of awesomeness going on in Texas.

The fund was stopped this afternoon. He raised $37,132,157.00
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 16, 2017, 07:45:04 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "kiebers"The fund raising has been pretty awesome. One of our football stars JJ Watt started a relief fund that is up to almost 8 million now. Fully expect it to break the 10 mil goal. Lots of awesomeness going on in Texas.

The fund was stopped this afternoon. He raised $37,132,157.00

That's a lot of cake. Why did they pull the pin on it?
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 16, 2017, 07:49:14 AM
Quote from: "Herman"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "kiebers"The fund raising has been pretty awesome. One of our football stars JJ Watt started a relief fund that is up to almost 8 million now. Fully expect it to break the 10 mil goal. Lots of awesomeness going on in Texas.

The fund was stopped this afternoon. He raised $37,132,157.00

That's a lot of cake. Why did they pull the pin on it?

It was time to disburse the funds and I think it has to be closed to do that. There are others still going. Just amazed at what he was able to collect. His name went a very long way to achieve that goal.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 17, 2017, 09:19:45 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Herman"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "kiebers"The fund raising has been pretty awesome. One of our football stars JJ Watt started a relief fund that is up to almost 8 million now. Fully expect it to break the 10 mil goal. Lots of awesomeness going on in Texas.

The fund was stopped this afternoon. He raised $37,132,157.00

That's a lot of cake. Why did they pull the pin on it?

It was time to disburse the funds and I think it has to be closed to do that. There are others still going. Just amazed at what he was able to collect. His name went a very long way to achieve that goal.

I'm very happy about all the generosity kiebers.

 :smiley_thumbs_up_yellow_ani:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on September 18, 2017, 10:42:31 AM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
M husband would have a fit..



Mosquitos drive him up the wall.


We have skeeters here too, and they use to not be so bad. They bad this year, plus several years ago we started getting these ones that are black with white stripes. Those buggers leave welps on me. And skeeters LOVE me lol. One year I went camping and within 24 hours I had over 50 bites, I counted them lol. So now I always make sure I have some kind of repellent on me. Outside my house they are worst during that magic hour that the sun is going down.





Gotta watch out for these though, mosquito drones.....





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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 19, 2017, 09:11:53 AM
Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
M husband would have a fit..



Mosquitos drive him up the wall.


We have skeeters here too, and they use to not be so bad. They bad this year, plus several years ago we started getting these ones that are black with white stripes. Those buggers leave welps on me. And skeeters LOVE me lol. One year I went camping and within 24 hours I had over 50 bites, I counted them lol. So now I always make sure I have some kind of repellent on me. Outside my house they are worst during that magic hour that the sun is going down.





Gotta watch out for these though, mosquito drones.....





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 :ohmy:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on September 19, 2017, 09:19:08 AM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
 :ohmy:




Those are from technology TEN years ago. Before that they had some that looked exactly like hummingbirds. Imagine now!
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 19, 2017, 09:23:44 AM
Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
 :ohmy:




Those are from technology TEN years ago. Before that they had some that looked exactly like hummingbirds. Imagine now!

I didn't know anything about insect drones Blazor.

 ac_blush
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on September 19, 2017, 09:36:59 AM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
 :ohmy:




Those are from technology TEN years ago. Before that they had some that looked exactly like hummingbirds. Imagine now!

I didn't know anything about insect drones Blazor.

 ac_blush


"I'd teach you, but I'd have to charge"  :laugh:



There is lots THEY dont want you to know.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 19, 2017, 02:44:12 PM
Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
 :ohmy:




Those are from technology TEN years ago. Before that they had some that looked exactly like hummingbirds. Imagine now!

I didn't know anything about insect drones Blazor.

 ac_blush


"I'd teach you, but I'd have to charge"  :laugh:



There is lots THEY dont want you to know.

It seems that way Blazor.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on September 19, 2017, 02:48:49 PM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "Blazor"


"I'd teach you, but I'd have to charge"  :laugh:



There is lots THEY dont want you to know.

It seems that way Blazor.




Didnt even laugh  :sad:



You didnt get the song reference did you lol?
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 19, 2017, 02:53:52 PM
Quote from: "Blazor"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "Blazor"


"I'd teach you, but I'd have to charge"  :laugh:



There is lots THEY dont want you to know.

It seems that way Blazor.




Didnt even laugh  :sad:



You didnt get the song reference did you lol?
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on September 19, 2017, 03:00:28 PM
Lol oh ok you did!
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 19, 2017, 03:06:04 PM
Quote from: "Blazor"Lol oh ok you did!

Everybody knows that song.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on September 19, 2017, 03:12:09 PM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "Blazor"Lol oh ok you did!

Everybody knows that song.


I would hope so  :laugh:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 21, 2017, 08:09:43 PM
I think the whole island of Puerto Rico is without power right now.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Thiel on September 21, 2017, 09:46:59 PM
If there's a bright side, PR is eligible for FEMA funds unlike Dominica.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 21, 2017, 11:19:15 PM
My wife and I have travelled extensively in the Caribbean. It will be years in some cases for things to return to normal.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 17, 2019, 04:57:10 PM
Looks like we will have a small storm coming through tonight and tomorrow, Tropical Storm Imelda...I say small, it could possibly stall and get a lot stronger. Right now only 40 mph sustained winds, of course Harvey wasn't much more when it got here. Hopefully it zips through and just drops some needed rain and doesn't stick around for 5 days.



I know there will be some damage next door. Neighbor has a big rotten tree limb that is broken off and sitting on another limb. Should fall on the neighbors back fence tonight. Be my luck the pine tree just off my patio will fall over my house....LOL
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 17, 2019, 06:38:41 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"Looks like we will have a small storm coming through tonight and tomorrow, Tropical Storm Imelda...I say small, it could possibly stall and get a lot stronger. Right now only 40 mph sustained winds, of course Harvey wasn't much more when it got here. Hopefully it zips through and just drops some needed rain and doesn't stick around for 5 days.



I know there will be some damage next door. Neighbor has a big rotten tree limb that is broken off and sitting on another limb. Should fall on the neighbors back fence tonight. Be my luck the pine tree just off my patio will fall over my house....LOL

I haven't heard of this storm.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 17, 2019, 07:42:29 PM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"Looks like we will have a small storm coming through tonight and tomorrow, Tropical Storm Imelda...I say small, it could possibly stall and get a lot stronger. Right now only 40 mph sustained winds, of course Harvey wasn't much more when it got here. Hopefully it zips through and just drops some needed rain and doesn't stick around for 5 days.



I know there will be some damage next door. Neighbor has a big rotten tree limb that is broken off and sitting on another limb. Should fall on the neighbors back fence tonight. Be my luck the pine tree just off my patio will fall over my house....LOL

I haven't heard of this storm.

It was named today. It is already being down graded as it has come on shore. No biggie at this time, we hope. Just some rain and a little breezy...
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on September 17, 2019, 07:48:52 PM
Hopefully it stays small Kiebers (thats not what she said) lol.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 17, 2019, 07:57:22 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"Looks like we will have a small storm coming through tonight and tomorrow, Tropical Storm Imelda...I say small, it could possibly stall and get a lot stronger. Right now only 40 mph sustained winds, of course Harvey wasn't much more when it got here. Hopefully it zips through and just drops some needed rain and doesn't stick around for 5 days.



I know there will be some damage next door. Neighbor has a big rotten tree limb that is broken off and sitting on another limb. Should fall on the neighbors back fence tonight. Be my luck the pine tree just off my patio will fall over my house....LOL

I haven't heard of this storm.

It was named today. It is already being down graded as it has come on shore. No biggie at this time, we hope. Just some rain and a little breezy...

It is hurricane season.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 17, 2019, 08:18:07 PM
Quote from: "Blazor"Hopefully it stays small Kiebers (thats not what she said) lol.

I have nothing..... :sad:



 :laugh:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 18, 2019, 07:40:53 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"Looks like we will have a small storm coming through tonight and tomorrow, Tropical Storm Imelda...I say small, it could possibly stall and get a lot stronger. Right now only 40 mph sustained winds, of course Harvey wasn't much more when it got here. Hopefully it zips through and just drops some needed rain and doesn't stick around for 5 days.



I know there will be some damage next door. Neighbor has a big rotten tree limb that is broken off and sitting on another limb. Should fall on the neighbors back fence tonight. Be my luck the pine tree just off my patio will fall over my house....LOL

I haven't heard of this storm.

It was named today. It is already being down graded as it has come on shore. No biggie at this time, we hope. Just some rain and a little breezy...

I watched CNN briefly last night(I can only watch it briefly :beurk: ), but no mention of it.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 18, 2019, 08:36:26 AM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"Looks like we will have a small storm coming through tonight and tomorrow, Tropical Storm Imelda...I say small, it could possibly stall and get a lot stronger. Right now only 40 mph sustained winds, of course Harvey wasn't much more when it got here. Hopefully it zips through and just drops some needed rain and doesn't stick around for 5 days.



I know there will be some damage next door. Neighbor has a big rotten tree limb that is broken off and sitting on another limb. Should fall on the neighbors back fence tonight. Be my luck the pine tree just off my patio will fall over my house....LOL

I haven't heard of this storm.

It was named today. It is already being down graded as it has come on shore. No biggie at this time, we hope. Just some rain and a little breezy...

I watched CNN briefly last night(I can only watch it briefly :beurk: ), but no mention of it.

Still getting a little rain but that's about it. Pretty much a non event...LOL The center of the storm is pretty much right above my head right now. No major winds and only a light sprinkle of rain. Should rain most of the day. We needed the rain so all is good.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 18, 2019, 09:13:51 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"Looks like we will have a small storm coming through tonight and tomorrow, Tropical Storm Imelda...I say small, it could possibly stall and get a lot stronger. Right now only 40 mph sustained winds, of course Harvey wasn't much more when it got here. Hopefully it zips through and just drops some needed rain and doesn't stick around for 5 days.



I know there will be some damage next door. Neighbor has a big rotten tree limb that is broken off and sitting on another limb. Should fall on the neighbors back fence tonight. Be my luck the pine tree just off my patio will fall over my house....LOL

I haven't heard of this storm.

It was named today. It is already being down graded as it has come on shore. No biggie at this time, we hope. Just some rain and a little breezy...

I watched CNN briefly last night(I can only watch it briefly :beurk: ), but no mention of it.

Still getting a little rain but that's about it. Pretty much a non event...LOL The center of the storm is pretty much right above my head right now. No major winds and only a light sprinkle of rain. Should rain most of the day. We needed the rain so all is good.

It's climate change, it's catastrophic and it's Trump's fault.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 18, 2019, 10:27:51 AM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "kiebers"Looks like we will have a small storm coming through tonight and tomorrow, Tropical Storm Imelda...I say small, it could possibly stall and get a lot stronger. Right now only 40 mph sustained winds, of course Harvey wasn't much more when it got here. Hopefully it zips through and just drops some needed rain and doesn't stick around for 5 days.



I know there will be some damage next door. Neighbor has a big rotten tree limb that is broken off and sitting on another limb. Should fall on the neighbors back fence tonight. Be my luck the pine tree just off my patio will fall over my house....LOL

I haven't heard of this storm.

It was named today. It is already being down graded as it has come on shore. No biggie at this time, we hope. Just some rain and a little breezy...

I watched CNN briefly last night(I can only watch it briefly :beurk: ), but no mention of it.

Still getting a little rain but that's about it. Pretty much a non event...LOL The center of the storm is pretty much right above my head right now. No major winds and only a light sprinkle of rain. Should rain most of the day. We needed the rain so all is good.

We've had too much rain this summer.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 19, 2019, 11:48:33 AM
edited for talk like a pirate day



They jus' sent me beauty galleon from work. She had t' wade through nigh-on knee deep water t' get t' her car. Her area o' town has had 19+ inches o' rain in th' last 24 hours, 26+ inches in th' last 48 hours. Damn storm does seem t' be hangin' around longer than originally predicted. Jus' a couple o' inches around me galleon though. I reckon that be fixin' t' change though....LOL



Current lightenin' strike map. Up t' about 87 strikes per minute 'n climbin' right now. Was about 175 per minute a few hours ago.



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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on September 19, 2019, 11:53:49 AM
Holy crap! Hope she gets home ok!
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 19, 2019, 12:16:19 PM
Quote from: "Blazor"Holy crap! Hope she gets home ok!

edited TLPD



She be galleon. Lucky though...they closed th' freeway she loots t' get galleon. One lane was open when she went through 'n then closed right aft she got through. Some are sayin' 'tis worse than Harvey was...nah hardly, or nah yet.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on September 19, 2019, 12:22:27 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"
Quote from: "Blazor"Holy crap! Hope she gets home ok!

She is home. Lucky though...they closed the freeway she takes to get home. One lane was open when she went through and then closed right after she got through. Some are saying it is worse than Harvey was...not hardly, or not yet.


Damn that was close!



We need rain here too, but not as much as y'all gettin' lol.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 19, 2019, 02:03:55 PM
edited for talk like a pirate day....



We've only had about 2" o' rain here at me galleon. We 'ave a county rain gauge half nigh-on half a league from here. We may get 3" total out o' it. I 'ave nah heard much about Beaumont Tx...but it could be Harvey bad. They 'ave been gettin' pounded. They be up t' about 24". Jus' like th' area th' beauty works in, they be up t' nigh-on 30"
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Blazor on September 19, 2019, 03:03:23 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"edited for talk like a pirate day....



We've only had about 2" o' rain here at me galleon. We 'ave a county rain gauge half nigh-on half a league from here. We may get 3" total out o' it. I 'ave nah heard much about Beaumont Tx...but it could be Harvey bad. They 'ave been gettin' pounded. They be up t' about 24". Jus' like th' area th' beauty works in, they be up t' nigh-on 30"


 :laugh:  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 19, 2019, 08:40:33 PM
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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 19, 2019, 08:41:46 PM
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 :laugh:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 20, 2019, 10:22:54 AM
The Texas governor declared a state of emergency in thirteen counties.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 20, 2019, 10:52:12 AM
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"They're Forming Like Roaches!"



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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 20, 2019, 02:21:57 PM
Meh...LOL
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 20, 2019, 03:17:56 PM
I thought hurricane season wasn't as bad this year as previous years.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 20, 2019, 04:50:05 PM
It's happened before and I am sure it will happen again. Lots of tropical activity out there now. Only one named storm on the Atlantic side. Course there are 3 disturbances out there as well. Having a place on Galveston bay, and living in Houston all my life, we tend to pay close attention to the Atlantic/Gulf side of things.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 20, 2019, 08:22:03 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"It's happened before and I am sure it will happen again. Lots of tropical activity out there now. Only one named storm on the Atlantic side. Course there are 3 disturbances out there as well. Having a place on Galveston bay, and living in Houston all my life, we tend to pay close attention to the Atlantic/Gulf side of things.

Galveston must get hit hard if there's a Gulf of Mexico hurricane?
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 20, 2019, 10:29:39 PM
If it hits Galveston and is strong enough to do damage, sure. But it's the same for everyone else along the entire gulf coast.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 20, 2019, 10:31:44 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"If it hits Galveston and is strong enough to do damage, sure. But it's the same for everyone else along the entire gulf coast.

I'm sure Galveston is a wonderful place..



But, hurricanes would make me think twice about buying a home there.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 21, 2019, 09:42:20 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTnAxLOwGHQ
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 21, 2019, 10:13:52 AM
Quote from: "Peaches"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTnAxLOwGHQ

Funny how the song writer used fiction to make the song more dramatic. The seawall construction was started because of and after the 1900 hurricane. Now, the seawall has had water come over it but that was in 2008, same storm that wiped out my house there. Seawall was not the cause of my house getting totaled, but rather the flood dyke that protects the little cities and towns along the ship channel and behind Galveston bay. In fact had the flood dyke not been there I would not have had any water get in the house, but since I can easily see the dyke from my house, the upward surge of the water being stopped pushed the depth to over 12+ feet above sea level which put about 18 inches of water in my house.
QuoteIt was the year of 1900 that was 60 years ago

Death come'd a howling on the ocean and when death calls you've got to go

Galveston had a sea wall just to keep the water down

But a high tide from the ocean blew the water all over the town.

QuoteThe Galveston Seawall is a seawall in Galveston, Texas, that was built after the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 for protection from future hurricanes. Construction began in September 1902, and the initial segment was completed on July 29, 1904. From 1904 to 1963, the seawall was extended from 3.3 miles (5.3 km) to over 10 miles (16 km).
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 21, 2019, 10:55:31 AM
Alarmists use fiction. :shock:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 21, 2019, 01:24:45 PM
Quote from: "Herman"Alarmists use fiction. :shock:


So do people who mistakenly believe that people who live on a sandbar would have the good sense to BUILD a seawall, since it was proposed thirty years previously after watching Indianola get destroyed twice.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on September 21, 2019, 02:19:35 PM
More like 15 years after the 1886 storm. Yeah I know nit pickin' but the one thing I do find slightly humorous is this...


Quote"Six weeks after the second Indianola storm, a group of [size=110]thirty prominent Galveston residents calling themselves the Progressive Association[/size] met and resolved to build a seawall", and "The city's Evening Tribune endorsed the plan". However, although "The state eventually did authorize a bond to pay for the work," the city's engineer E.M. Hartwick observed, "this was some months after the flood, and by then the attitude was, Oh, we'll never get another one--and they didn't build."


Damn Progs.....



 :laugh:  :laugh:  :laugh:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 21, 2019, 03:18:49 PM
Quote from: "kiebers"More like 15 years after the 1886 storm. Yeah I know nit pickin' but the one thing I do find slightly humorous is this...


Quote"Six weeks after the second Indianola storm, a group of

 :ohmy:   I hear that progs ruin EVERYthing.



Or at least, everything that ALARMISTS didn't already ruin.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 21, 2019, 10:40:54 PM
Quote from: "Peaches"
Quote from: "kiebers"More like 15 years after the 1886 storm. Yeah I know nit pickin' but the one thing I do find slightly humorous is this...


Quote"Six weeks after the second Indianola storm, a group of

 :ohmy:   I hear that progs ruin EVERYthing.



Or at least, everything that ALARMISTS didn't already ruin.

Alarmists are progs.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 22, 2019, 08:21:01 AM
Joe McCarthy was a PROG ???   :001_rolleyes:



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Get back in yer tent, mang.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 22, 2019, 06:37:08 PM
Quote from: "Peaches"Joe McCarthy was a PROG ???   :001_rolleyes:



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Get back in yer tent, mang.

Antifa copied him.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 22, 2019, 07:38:40 PM
Quote from: "iron horse jockey"
Quote from: "Peaches"Joe McCarthy was a PROG ???   :001_rolleyes:



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Get back in yer tent, mang.

Antifa copied him.




I don't think that argument is sustainable, particularly not in the content of his politics and theirs.



You could say that Herman (and by extension IHJ) copy him since they find "progs" under every bed they look under.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 22, 2019, 08:05:35 PM
Quote from: "iron horse jockey"
Quote from: "Peaches"Joe McCarthy was a PROG ???   :001_rolleyes:



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Get back in yer tent, mang.

Antifa copied him.

Antifa should be called Antifr for anti free speech.....or antiju for anti judstice....or provi for pro violence..



What a frightening organization.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 22, 2019, 09:41:40 PM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "iron horse jockey"
Quote from: "Peaches"Joe McCarthy was a PROG ???   :001_rolleyes:



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Get back in yer tent, mang.

Antifa copied him.

Antifa should be called Antifr for anti free speech.....or antiju for anti judstice....or provi for pro violence..



What a frightening organization.




I don't think antifa is a real organization, or else "orgainization" means something different than I think it does.



//https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on September 22, 2019, 10:18:07 PM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "iron horse jockey"
Quote from: "Peaches"Joe McCarthy was a PROG ???   :001_rolleyes:





Get back in yer tent, mang.

Antifa copied him.

Antifa should be called Antifr for anti free speech.....or antiju for anti judstice....or provi for pro violence..



What a frightening organization.

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Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Thiel on September 24, 2019, 06:00:16 PM
Quote from: "Herman"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "iron horse jockey"
Quote from: "Peaches"Joe McCarthy was a PROG ???   :001_rolleyes:





Get back in yer tent, mang.

Antifa copied him.

Antifa should be called Antifr for anti free speech.....or antiju for anti judstice....or provi for pro violence..



What a frightening organization.

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That is an accurate analogy.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on October 03, 2019, 02:22:37 PM
I haven't heard of any storms brewing in the Gulf/Caribbean. Any news kiebers?
Title: Re: Hurricane Laura
Post by: kiebers on August 26, 2020, 10:16:33 AM
Looks like it's that time again. Wednesday is Margarita night after all. Got the thunder dog started on the doggie downers to hopefully keep her from going batshit crazy when the thunderstorms hit. This one is not expected to hang around like Harvey did. Should blow through fairly quick.
Title: Re: Hurricane Laura
Post by: Renee on August 26, 2020, 10:26:30 AM
Quote from: kiebers post_id=377649 time=1598451393 user_id=193
Looks like it's that time again. Wednesday is Margarita night after all. Got the thunder dog started on the doggie downers to hopefully keep her from going batshit crazy when the thunderstorms hit. This one is not expected to hang around like Harvey did. Should blow through fairly quick.


Stay safe. Stay dry.
Title: Re: Hurricane Laura
Post by: Blazor on August 26, 2020, 10:47:25 AM
Quote from: kiebers post_id=377649 time=1598451393 user_id=193
Looks like it's that time again. Wednesday is Margarita night after all. Got the thunder dog started on the doggie downers to hopefully keep her from going batshit crazy when the thunderstorms hit. This one is not expected to hang around like Harvey did. Should blow through fairly quick.


Was just thinkin' bout ya man! Be safe!



Tonight is beer and fiddle night for me lol.
Title: Re: Hurricane Laura
Post by: Anonymous on August 26, 2020, 01:48:00 PM
Quote from: kiebers post_id=377649 time=1598451393 user_id=193
Looks like it's that time again. Wednesday is Margarita night after all. Got the thunder dog started on the doggie downers to hopefully keep her from going batshit crazy when the thunderstorms hit. This one is not expected to hang around like Harvey did. Should blow through fairly quick.

My husband's company has employees working in the Gulf of Mexico that they had to bring to shore.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 26, 2020, 11:29:21 PM
It is up to 150 MPH winds, 6 more and its a Cat 5. It's going to be pretty bad along the Louisiana coast since it is catching all of the dirty side of the storm. Going to be some major storm surge damage I imagine. This thing is so tight and compact it may not impact us at all. No major winds and no rain to speak of. Gives me time to get my generator here for the next one. Nothing I wanted was available so I had to order something that would arrive well after this storm.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: cc on August 26, 2020, 11:58:23 PM
The smaller area  it does hit will be brutal - and surge on the right side massive
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 27, 2020, 12:46:42 AM
Quote from: kiebers post_id=377813 time=1598498961 user_id=193
It is up to 150 MPH winds, 6 more and its a Cat 5. It's going to be pretty bad along the Louisiana coast since it is catching all of the dirty side of the storm. Going to be some major storm surge damage I imagine. This thing is so tight and compact it may not impact us at all. No major winds and no rain to speak of. Gives me time to get my generator here for the next one. Nothing I wanted was available so I had to order something that would arrive well after this storm.

I hope it misses your house kiebers.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: cc on August 27, 2020, 03:06:22 AM
Eye missed by quite a bit, but where it did hit must be hell
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: kiebers on August 27, 2020, 08:33:05 AM
Yeah it missed us completely. Zero rain recorded in our area. No major winds. We were lucky. Lots of emergency vehicles from all over the state as well as individuals with boats staged at NRG stadium waiting for first light to know where to head to. Hoping storm surge is all that they have to worry about in Louisiana since it is moving so fast. Won't be like Harvey dropping rain for 5 days on one area.
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Frood on August 27, 2020, 08:40:51 AM
At least you'll have your generator for the next one...



My area just got a double whammy this evening... power and mobile phone towers out. We're operating on battery packs because I can't be bothered to fish the generator out.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Guess it's time for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Party!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on August 29, 2020, 03:24:48 AM
Quote from: "Dinky Dazza" post_id=377859 time=1598532051 user_id=1676
At least you'll have your generator for the next one...



My area just got a double whammy this evening... power and mobile phone towers out. We're operating on battery packs because I can't be bothered to fish the generator out.  :laugh:

Victoria has had bad luck lately.
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