daveinspain Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Really feel bad for everyone affected by the flooding in Huston... thoughts and prayers for all.., Do we have any forum brothers there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Yes the folks in Houston are having it rough. May God Bless Them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingarmadillo Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 I'm from Houston, luckily one of the drier parts we still have power and the only major system failure is that the toilets can't be flushed. We keep hearing and seeing helicopters doing rescues less than a mile from my house. The rain started to slow yesterday - we only got 6 inches at my place instead of the 17.75 that we got on Saturday. My total so far is 34.38 inches (87.3 cm) of rain since it started on Thursday. I've only gotten an inch since midnight which is lucky, if the bayou comes up another foot, my feet get wet! This was about a mile away yesterday at Buffalo Bayou: And y'all should know, picking you favorite guitar(s) to save is like picking your favorite kid to save. Fortunately, it looks like we won't have to evacuate now. I think I've seen at least 5 people from Houston here over the years, if they were in one of the hard hit areas it may be a while before they can respond. I know Izzy is from Houston. There have been a few humorous things: http://www.fox26hous...277021065-video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drog Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Yes, terrible flooding and damage from the winds in Texas. It's still not over. My heart goes out to those affected.Stay safe everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Really feel bad for everyone affected by the flooding in Huston... thoughts and prayers for all.., Do we have any forum brothers there? Izzy edit, (it was already mentioned above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Izzy Yeah this. She moved there not long ago I think, year or so. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Hope Izzy's doing well. Say a prayer for Huston tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Yeah this. She moved there not long ago I think, year or so. rct She's lived in Houston most of her life. She bought a house recently in the last 2-3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Hope Izzy's doing well. Say a prayer for Huston tonight. Will do. What's with the Huston thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I live in the Austin area. Other than about 12 inches of rain and some wind damage (trees, tree limbs, power lines, fences, etc.), we have been very lucky here. My mother-in-law lives in Smithville (about 70 miles east and half-way to Houston). She is on high ground and safe, but is pretty much on an island with flooding all around her. And just down the road in La Grange ("A Haw, Haw, Haw, Haw") they are experiencing catastrophic flooding. And it only gets worse as you travel east toward Houston. On a happy note, my sister-in-law that lives just east of Corpus Christi (just west of Rockport and where the eye of the storm made landfall) returned home to find that other than having part of her fence blown down, her house survived with minimal damage. Incredibly lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I hope our fellow members in the area are all safe and continue to be safe. So sad and unbelievable how much rain thay have recieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I hope our fellow members in the area are all safe and continue to be safe. So sad and unbelievable how much rain thay have recieved. Yes. :( My best wishes from here, too. @ Izzy: How are you? Please post and tell us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1504057089[/url]' post='1878232']I live in the Austin area. Other than about 12 inches of rain and some wind damage (trees, tree limbs, power lines, fences, etc.), we have been very lucky here. My mother-in-law lives in Smithville (about 70 miles east and half-way to Houston). She is on high ground and safe, but is pretty much on an island with flooding all around her. And just down the road in La Grange ("A Haw, Haw, Haw, Haw") they are experiencing catastrophic flooding. And it only gets worse as you travel east toward Houston. On a happy note, my sister-in-law that lives just east of Corpus Christi (just west of Rockport and where the eye of the storm made landfall) returned home to find that other than having part of her fence blown down, her house survived with minimal damage. Incredibly lucky. I tried to convince Deb. to move down to Corpus Christi a few years back. I loved that area, now I'm glad we didn't. Stay safe folks, what a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I tried to convince Deb. to move down to Corpus Christi a few years back. I loved that area, now I'm glad we didn't. Stay safe folks, what a mess. it's not as bad as you think. The advantage of hurricanes is you know they are coming days in advance and you can prepare. I grew up in the Twin Cities area and remember more times than I can remember where tornadoes ripped through areas near me with little or no warning, creating all kinds of damage. I was also stationed in California while I was in the Marine Corps and experienced earthquakes with no warning. Basically NO TIME to deal with what was happening. For those who live on the Left Coast, just another thing to deal with in their daily lives. I currently live far enough inland where wind damage from hurricanes is minimal. Torrential rains have the potential to be a major problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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