North Buffalo Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 JSB on Sabrespace is down there and taken some amazing devastating pics... He is ok, but wow, my prayers go out for Houston... https://forums.sabrespace.com/topic/24528-weather/page-9
GG Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 AZ, they're saying Austin is also feeling it badly. Hope everything is ok
Azalin Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 AZ, they're saying Austin is also feeling it badly. Hope everything is ok Thanks, but it's not too bad here. Judging by the debris on the property here at work, we had a little wind over the weekend, but nothing major. The Colorado river is pretty high from all the rain, but as far as I know there's been no actual flooding. The problem is that all the rivers flow to the south, so they'll all be cresting at the worst possible place at a really bad time.
Tiberius Posted August 28, 2017 Author Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) Fewer people have died than during the last evacuation when the storm wasn't even bad. So not evacuating seems like the better option of two bad options Edited August 28, 2017 by Tiberius
row_33 Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 Friend goes to see if his car dealership is salvageable this morning in Houston, doesn't look promising by the aerial shots.
Tiberius Posted August 28, 2017 Author Posted August 28, 2017 Friend goes to see if his car dealership is salvageable this morning in Houston, doesn't look promising by the aerial shots. It's also a good thing to remember that some shady people will be trying to resell some of the thousands and thousands flooded vehicles in the next few years.
row_33 Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 It's also a good thing to remember that some shady people will be trying to resell some of the thousands and thousands flooded vehicles in the next few years. He's not quite like that. But he was enjoying a good life as finance manager with a minor partnership. Now wonders if he has a job and what insurance will cover. But may be jumping the gun, as I remind him, swim in and see what is what first.
dpberr Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 It will be very interesting to see if not evacuating Houston was the right call. I can see why they didn't - you would have likely had tens of thousands of people on highways in need of rescue. On the flip side, it seems like they should have started evacuations the moment this storm was modeled as a direct hit.
Azalin Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 On the flip side, it seems like they should have started evacuations the moment this storm was modeled as a direct hit. Any predictions that I saw had the storm coming straight for Corpus Christi, with a possible left turn and stall over Matamoros. I don't think any models predicted a north-east shift toward Houston/Beaumont.
row_33 Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 I'm not sure how one definitively TELLS US the success or not. Oh, silly me, CNN will be bashing Trump the whole time on his handling of it.... ho ho hooooooooooooooooo,,,,, It's the 5th or so since 1960, so it's not an area unknown to hurricanes and other bad phenomena, floods happen as often as well.
Tiberius Posted August 28, 2017 Author Posted August 28, 2017 It will be very interesting to see if not evacuating Houston was the right call. I can see why they didn't - you would have likely had tens of thousands of people on highways in need of rescue. On the flip side, it seems like they should have started evacuations the moment this storm was modeled as a direct hit. Earlier the better for sure. When this was first starting I was thinking if it was me I'd stay and ride out the storm. I do not think that anymore. I'd of hit the road early to avoid the traffic
row_33 Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 Earlier the better for sure. When this was first starting I was thinking if it was me I'd stay and ride out the storm. I do not think that anymore. I'd of hit the road early to avoid the traffic would depend on your location, a half-mile from a large man made lake and your city is already below sea level would hope for you to hightail it...
Cugalabanza Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 Contrast and compare.......................... I don't get your point. I'm not trying to be glib or anything, I just don't know what we're supposed to compare.
DC Tom Posted August 29, 2017 Posted August 29, 2017 I don't get your point. I'm not trying to be glib or anything, I just don't know what we're supposed to compare. Black man's obviously carrying the white kids into slavery...
Nanker Posted August 29, 2017 Posted August 29, 2017 TWEET OF THE DAY: Hillary staffer TRIGGERED by rescue boat in Houston with Confederate flag................. HERO ALERT: Man travels to Houston with his boat and one courageous goal http:// trib.al/rj9sT5f "I'm gonna save some lives" Hope his boat isn't that big plastic one... They will be saving him. Now that JonBoat w/the outboard will do. Hope people aren't being idiots and jumping into the hero role half cocked. :-/
B-Man Posted August 29, 2017 Posted August 29, 2017 Dem senator suggests better way to ‘fund disasters’ (what could go wrong?) By Doug Powers Now that the Senate’s debating legislation to help fund rescue and disaster recovery efforts in Texas, the MSM, Dems (and at least one Republican) have been critical of Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn’s 2012 vote against a Superstorm Sandy relief package. What they’re not pointing out is that the issue was with unrelated pork added to the bill and not enough money was in the form of direct aid. And sorry folks, he’s right, Sandy WAS filled with pork for NASA, Alaska fisheries, the Smithsonian … Democrat U.S. senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, wants to cut through disaster funding red tape this way: Chris MurphyVerified account @ChrisMurphyCT 21h21 hours ago Waiting to fund disasters until they happen invites this nonsense. We need a pre-funded account - automatically accessed when disaster hits. What could possibly go wrong? I’ve become so jaded by politicians that my brain immediately translated that to “Town drunks ask for keys to local tavern.”
Joe Miner Posted August 29, 2017 Posted August 29, 2017 Dem senator suggests better way to fund disasters (what could go wrong?) By Doug Powers Now that the Senates debating legislation to help fund rescue and disaster recovery efforts in Texas, the MSM, Dems (and at least one Republican) have been critical of Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyns 2012 vote against a Superstorm Sandy relief package. What theyre not pointing out is that the issue was with unrelated pork added to the bill and not enough money was in the form of direct aid. And sorry folks, hes right, Sandy WAS filled with pork for NASA, Alaska fisheries, the Smithsonian Democrat U.S. senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, wants to cut through disaster funding red tape this way: What could possibly go wrong? Ive become so jaded by politicians that my brain immediately translated that to Town drunks ask for keys to local tavern. Can the funds be stored in a lockbox?
DC Tom Posted August 29, 2017 Posted August 29, 2017 Dem senator suggests better way to ‘fund disasters’ (what could go wrong?) By Doug Powers Now that the Senate’s debating legislation to help fund rescue and disaster recovery efforts in Texas, the MSM, Dems (and at least one Republican) have been critical of Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn’s 2012 vote against a Superstorm Sandy relief package. What they’re not pointing out is that the issue was with unrelated pork added to the bill and not enough money was in the form of direct aid. And sorry folks, he’s right, Sandy WAS filled with pork for NASA, Alaska fisheries, the Smithsonian … Democrat U.S. senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, wants to cut through disaster funding red tape this way: What could possibly go wrong? I’ve become so jaded by politicians that my brain immediately translated that to “Town drunks ask for keys to local tavern.” Say a fund where everyone pays a small, predefined amount into it on a regular basis according to the particular probability of future loss due to a given event happening within a given time frame, then have the fund pay out to the people in need once the risk becomes realized. If only we had a name for this practice where someone provides a guarantee of compensation for a specific loss in return for the payment of fixed amount determined by magnitude and probability of loss.
row_33 Posted August 29, 2017 Posted August 29, 2017 The Dems think the people believe they are 100% trustworthy with $$$ and the future of everyone. I guess Tiberius fits into that category, but this is all an act on here, right?
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