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Nullus Anxietas |
That's very cool. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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Be Careful What You Wish For... |
Tornado warnings. Still have power. Raining off and on. No flooding in immediate area. ____________________________________________________________ Georgeair: "...looking around my house this morning, it's not easily defended for long by two people in the event of real anarchy. The entryways might be slick for the latecomers though...." | |||
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| Slayer of Agapanthus |
It has been raining all day with only mild gusts of wind. But about 20 minutes ago the intensity increased. From the radar it looks like Harvey is heading towards central Texas. "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre. | |||
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| 10mm is The Boom of Doom  |
It has begun.
God Bless and Protect the Once and Future President, Donald John Trump. | |||
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Funny Man |
Hang in there H-Town, looks like one hell of a line of thunderstorms stacked up to the south and rolling through all night. I have friends in a couple of different parts of town reporting tornado activity and 4" per hour rainfall. ______________________________ “I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.” ― John Wayne | |||
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Dances with Wiener Dogs |
We've measured 10 inches of rain since this started. _______________________ “The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” Ayn Rand “If we relinquish our rights because of fear, what is it exactly, then, we are fighting for?” Sen. Rand Paul | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
In my part of town, the worst I've had since this morning was 0.5" per hour, and this morning's worst was 1.5" per hour. The good news is the two rivers (one east and one west of me) that are flood prone have been holding steady the past 7 hours. Swales in my yard are still working well, and the street drainage is still working well. My county is divided into precincts and my precinct only has 7 roads under water. Lots of tornado warnings have been issued and cancelled throughout the day. I'm 70 miles from the Galveston sea wall, but there is still 11 NWS alerts for my area. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| Drill Here, Drill Now |
On a positive note, two less scumbags in Texas.
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| Funny Man |
From radar it looks like the 59 North corridor is in for a rough couple of hours. My parents are outside of Cleveland and a there is a heavy band coming up 59 now that extends all the way out into the gulf. Seems the SW part of town got the worst of it earlier and now the NE part of town is about to get hammered. ______________________________ “I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.” ― John Wayne | |||
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| Drill Here, Drill Now |
There is a big band from Galveston to Woodlands right now (lots of red and darker). Cleveland looks like it's north of it. Accuweather's minutecast says it'll be rockin' and rollin' at my house the next 2 hours. There are a couple more bands over the Greater Houston area closer to the eye. Friends in northwest, west, Heights, southwest are reporting street flooding. They've also had a lot more tornadoes. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| Oh stewardess, I speak jive.  |
2017 Battle of the Bands, Houston. \m/ | |||
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Oriental Redneck |
We've been caught in that heaviest rain band since early evening, and it's not going away. Reinforcement keeps coming up from the Gulf.  Q | |||
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| Drill Here, Drill Now |
We've had non-stop bands since my 10:30 post which 3.17" in 3.5 hours (peak was 1.66 in per hour). I'm staying up another half hour which is the estimated time this band will pass. Some parts of Houston people's homes are flooding and they're heading into their attics. News is telling people to bring axes / saws with them so they can get on the roof if the flood makes it into the attic. Watching the late night local CBS news coverage is astounding. They're interviewing stranded motorists at gas stations. Here are some of the reasons for being out: It's really difficult to see flooded water at night, and the driving rain from the bands made visibility shit. They've been saying for days to shelter in place and don't be on the roads. Here is the traffic map (blue rain drops are flooded highways, and red circle with white dash is close highways):  Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| Oriental Redneck |
^^^ Most of the red circles with white bars are closed locations (and not all are necessarily freeway closures) due to constructions, have been there forever, and have nothing to do with the rain/high waters.  Beltway 8 North is remarkably free of high waters, compared to the rest of the city. Which is fine with me, because that's my route to work this morning. Q | |||
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| Dances with Wiener Dogs |
4 1/2" last night and still coming down hard. Expecting water in the house within a few hours. Many friends in the area already have flooding in their homes. _______________________ “The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” Ayn Rand “If we relinquish our rights because of fear, what is it exactly, then, we are fighting for?” Sen. Rand Paul | |||
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| It's not you, it's me.  |
Why didn't they have a mandatory evacuation? Shits starting to look dippy there. | |||
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Dies Irae |
Good luck to those in the areas hammered with rain. Stay safe. | |||
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| Funny Man |
You are talking about the 4th largest city in the country. The entire effected region probably 10 million plus people. That's not an easy call to make and where do they go? It's a bad situation and the rain is perhaps only half over. This could continue through the middle of the week. ______________________________ “I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.” ― John Wayne | |||
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| Husband, Father, Aggie, all around good guy!  |
My aunt's house has knee deep water she lives by HW3 and Edgebrook the area Channel 13 keeps showing Task Force 1 make water rescues at. My friend's daughter has water in her newly remodeled house. There will end up being a quarter to half a million houses flooded if this keeps up for 3 more days, with Harvey staying put by Victoria. HK Ag | |||
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| Dances with Wiener Dogs |
Clear Creek was so flooded it was across I-45 last night. That's a LOT of water. We were fortunate that the water came up in our yards, front and back, but the rains slowed and it began to recede. Many in the area were not so lucky. I put on my high water boots and went to check and make sure the storm drains weren't stopped up with debris. They were clear. On a day like this, you can walk down the street wearing a bathing suit, goulashes, a cowboy hat, and carrying a rake and no one thinks it odd. If you've been watching Fox 26, that Coast Guard helo doing rescues in Dickinson has flown over my head several times. It's chest deep or more on 517 at the freeway. A weather station about a mile from here reported over 20" of rain in 12 hours. Our average annual rainfall is 50". Still waiting to hear from some friends who live close to Clear Lake. But look on the bright side, I'm sure there will soon be some great deals on some "low mileage, gently used" cars in about a month or so. _______________________ “The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” Ayn Rand “If we relinquish our rights because of fear, what is it exactly, then, we are fighting for?” Sen. Rand Paul | |||
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