Hurricane Harvey

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**MechaEmperor7000**

Thanks for the info.

EDIT: Sorry for the somewhat panicked state I'm in. I got the news just before I went to bed last night so I'm a little shaken up. Didn't help this morning when I went into the office and found more stuff "went south" so to speak (unrelated to the flood, something else came up). I'm currently trying to process all of it and see what I can do to help.

**Frazzled**

Also the towers themselves may be out of order at this point.

**Do_I_Not_Like_That**

Well, I hope everybody is ok. Best wishes to the people of Texas in this difficult time.

Been watching it on the news. God almighty, the floodwater looks deep enough to float a battleship

**Tannhauser42**

Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:
Well, I hope everybody is ok. Best wishes to the people of Texas in this difficult time.

Been watching it on the news. God almighty, the floodwater looks deep enough to float a battleship

And now I've got a mental image of the USS Texas floating along I45 making a Buccees run.

**Kanluwen**

Frazzled wrote:
Also the towers themselves may be out of order at this point.

More than that, what always happens during these emergencies is people panic because they can't get a hold of someone and keep calling/texting/whatever and overload the system.

It's always the way it goes here in NC when we have snowstorms or hurricanes. I just don't bother calling or texting until after the state of emergency gets lifted.

Hopefully that's all it is in Mecha's case. This whole thing sucks for everyone involved, but expect to see it happen more and more.

**Frazzled**

Tannhauser42 wrote:
Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:
Well, I hope everybody is ok. Best wishes to the people of Texas in this difficult time.

Been watching it on the news. God almighty, the floodwater looks deep enough to float a battleship

And now I've got a mental image of the USS Texas floating along I45 making a Buccees run.

That brings a tear to my eye.

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Kanluwen wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
Also the towers themselves may be out of order at this point.

More than that, what always happens during these emergencies is people panic because they can't get a hold of someone and keep calling/texting/whatever and overload the system.

It's always the way it goes here in NC when we have snowstorms or hurricanes. I just don't bother calling or texting until after the state of emergency gets lifted.

Hopefully that's all it is in Mecha's case. This whole thing sucks for everyone involved, but expect to see it happen more and more.

Kanluwen has the way of it.

**Necros**

Been watching coverage on the news, looks pretty nasty. Hope all of the texas dakkaites & fams are safe.

**MrDwhitey**

Did anyone catch the article on Forbes (that got deleted) saying we need more price gouging in relation to this?

**Easy E**

Houston always floods anyway, so this is especially terrible.

Stay safe and best wishes.

**MechaEmperor7000**

My aunt finally replied and told me that they're currently away on vacation (in Spain) so at least the people are safe (and explains why I can't reach em). Material goods we can deal with when the time comes, but at least that's a load off of my mind.

**WrentheFaceless**

Just saw a report that a family of 6 drowned in a van trying to drive out of the Houston area

Sad stuff.

**whembly**

Houston... watch out for the floating fire ants!

THIS is why flame throwers should remain legal!

**NinthMusketeer**

Sounds pretty bad, but it should be something Texans are used to dealing with. It's not like the climate has changed.

**Frazzled**

No one is used to dealing with 60 inches of rain in four days bucko.

**Ouze**

MrDwhitey wrote:
Did anyone catch the article on Forbes (that got deleted) saying we need more price gouging in relation to this?

You can delete the article, Forbes, but Google sees all, google knows all.

Here's a newer article they wrote defending people who charge $100 for a case of water.

And a counterpoint, which i suspect no one really needs.

**Da Boss**

That is literally the policy that lead to a million people starving to death in the Irish potato famine. The exact same policy. How can they still be parroting that when they have a perfect historical case study sitting on their doorstep?

**Ouze**

But, the invisible hand of the free market

**Da Boss**

One can only conclude that these people do not consider the deaths of poor people to be a problem at all.

**Ouze**

Well, that's probably best for another thread.

**NinthMusketeer**

Da Boss wrote:
That is literally the policy that lead to a million people starving to death in the Irish potato famine. The exact same policy. How can they still be parroting that when they have a perfect historical case study sitting on their doorstep?

This is the country where cutting taxes on the rich is pushed as serious economic policy. Raw capitalism has long been glorified in US culture, and we more or less put profit ahead of history, data, or morality when it comes to economic policy.

**MDSW**

Terrible time for us all... I'm in the Bastrop area, so we got over 32 hours of non-stop heavy rain. I had to dig a few trenches in the backyard to channel the water as it was pouring down, but otherwise we all came out fine. And, we finally heard from our friends in Dickson that was purported to be completely underwater and they are fine.

And... prayers to those that lost,
congrats to those that survived.
Feth to those that think it is OK to gouge in a time of suffering.

**Frazzled**

CNN reporting Levee at Columbia in Brazoria county has been breached. Officials telling anyone remaining to GET OUT NOW.

**Kilkrazy**

The area where I live is subject to periodic flooding but it's a more genteel kind of flood than this hurricane. The kind of flood where you can sit on the pub terrace with your legs in the water and keep on drinking.

At first I thought you probably would be OK if you stocked up some camping gas, bottled water/filter/purifier pills, tinned food and so on. You could sit on the upper floors of your house and wait for the waters to subside. However it's obvious that that only works if your house isn't severely damaged by the hurricane winds. Also, it looks like this situation is going to carry on for more than a few days. It could be two or three weeks for the water to drain away. As well as rescuing people in imminent danger of being swept away and drowned, the emergency services need to set up refugee camps for the people who have got out by themselves, and also get ready to drop supplies to people who are trapped but all right but need water and food.

I've seen a lot of neighbourly help happening on TV and it's great but it won't be enough to help 100s of thousands of people.

**MechaEmperor7000**

I've been following it on the news still and this is the moment that heroes will be made. And not just the people on the ground rescuing others. It's gonna be a logistics pain but whoever can crunch the numbers fast enough will rescue far more people than those running out there with boats. I just hope no more instances of corporate greed or fear of blame stalls these efforts.

It's kinda hard to watch some of the earlier newscasts now. I remember seeing a man saying he's just buying some non-perishable supplied and hoping he can wait it out with his family in the basement. This was before the storm ramped up to life threatening levels.

**Tannhauser42**

I just pulled up Houston on Google maps with the traffic overlay. It's just covered with red road closure dots.

**Frazzled**

I did too. Jeesh.

Water is now over the top of the Addicks Dam. Houston Chronicle reporting an HPD officer has drowned.

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Pentagon conference, looks like they are mobilizing 20,000 nat guard and other troops from other states, to relieve current guard units and equipment.

**Da Boss**

Unbelievable. I hope no one else dies, and the storm finally moves off.

**Frazzled**

News says uncontrolled released will continue through Sept. 20.holy crap

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They have pulled vehicles out of the Nat Guard museum to help. Wow

**Bookwrack**

Frazzled wrote:
News says uncontrolled released will continue through Sept. 20.holy crap

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They have pulled vehicles out of the Nat Guard museum to help. Wow

The current rainfall to date would be enough to fill a 4x4x4 kilometer cube, although I'm not sure that actually helps visualize any better, because who pictures 64 cubic kilometers of anything?

**Frazzled**

Think of it this way. 60 inches of rain is enough for a red neck outdoor pool the size of France!

On the positive:
1. Looks like Fayette and Bastrop counties will have major rivers below flood stage by tomorrow. Once it actually stops raining the Houston area drains very quickly. It just needs to fething STOP RAINING.

2. Mom's old friends are still safe on the second floor of their apartment and the power is still on. Rain has slackened on the west side of town.