Houston Flood

dang I thought mailbox guy was a log rolling world champion

let me guess "he has the right to use his property as he sees fit, I don't see any of YOU offering up YOUR homes, besides it might be unsafe soon", etc etc?

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New bad news in the form of a levee way up on the north side that is highly likely to have pump failure so the neighborhood near it is having a forced evacuation right now. Like 'Get up and go now or DIE.'

Christ

do you know which levee and where it is in proximity to Spring, TX? friend there said she hadn't been evacuated yet but the neighborhood next to hers had....

Cool story, Bill

Visited Houston first time on on most recent tour. Remembering local people at the signing, how postmodern/terraformed the city felt to me

— William Gibson (@GreatDismal) August 29, 2017

let me guess "he has the right to use his property as he sees fit, I don't see any of YOU offering up YOUR homes, besides it might be unsafe soon", etc etc?

Pretty much. Also: "You demand too much of people!" and "He doesn't need the responsibility of looking after 16,000 people" (like they don't do that several fucking times a week).

I really think his general silence is due to him and his family probably ducking out to Aspen or somewhere last week.

do you know which levee and where it is in proximity to Spring, TX? friend there said she hadn't been evacuated yet but the neighborhood next to hers had....

I think you could call it Spring. It's situated north of FM 1960 between I-45 & Hardy Toll Road. Inverness Forest is the name.

fuuuuuuuck

This is all so awful and still getting worse that it's so hard to keep up with. Is there at least an indication the people in charge are doing the best they can right now, given the circumstances?

In the meantime, check out this horror:

Pro tip: Don't touch the floating fire ant colonies. They will ruin your day. #Harvey pic.twitter.com/uwJd0rA7qB

— Mike Hixenbaugh (@Mike_Hixenbaugh) August 27, 2017

Saw it in this epic litany of animals seeking shelter:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/08/28/harvey-is-also-displacing-snakes-fire-ants-and-gators/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.2371becae282

Which includes not just alligators but this keeper:

https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21150440_10156125601700348_1624938518966458004_n.jpg?oh=fc88a9ddca993d6eb4f00a9af34b5246&oe=5A23BFFF

This is all so awful and still getting worse that it's so hard to keep up with. Is there at least an indication the people in charge are doing the best they can right now, given the circumstances?

I could go on and on, but basically given how unprecedented a disaster this has been, things have been handled as well as possible.

that is very good to hear.

they had time to do orderly evacuations too this was predicted days out

― lag∞n, Sunday, August 27, 2017 2:24 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

btw, this is insane. The storm had dissipated on 8/23 and advisories had stopped, until it re-strengthened that day, and the initial rain forecasts were "10 to 15 inches with isolated maximums of 20 inches over the middle and upper Texas coast and southwest Louisiana", which has been far exceeded thus far. by the time the storm took a turn and the rain forecasts ramped up, it was literally a few days before the storm.

after Rita I can't blame them for not wanting to put people at risk of dying on the road.

It breaks my heart that it took something of this magnitude to wipe Trump off the front pages for once.

scary part is the horrors that will be found when the water levels begin to recede....

@milo z, thanks for reminding me of this awful Onion story - what the fuck is this shit? seeing lots of these snarky comments, attempts at pithy hits at globalization/capitalism/industrialization...... while the event is still in progress. it's just disgusting, why would your mind ever go there?

Houston Residents Begin Surveying Damage Of 200 Years Of Unchecked Worldwide Industrialization https://t.co/4v1QOvap1j pic.twitter.com/m8wKcgrjBb

— The Onion (@TheOnion) August 28, 2017

re: evacuation, Houston traffic in the best of times is a complete shitshow. Before things got bad, friend who evacuated took two hours to get out of downtown before he could make any progress north.

By before they got bad, I mean Thursday afternoon

I want to say it's too early for thinkpieces, but this article outlines a lot about what to be afraid of down here thanks to the current administration

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a57229/harvey-houston-trump/

http://babylonbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/osteen-flying-696x430.png

Ann Coulter Harvey Tweet

Can I call her a Cunt? Calling her a Cunt seems like the only appropriate and achievable action at this time.

When congress OKs money for Texas, they should cut all funding to Ted Cruz, calling him full of pork.

being full of pork just means he's passed the True American test

Well, he does look like he sweats lard.

Reminder that despite his favorable performance since the past couple days, Abbott is still a dumpster person

http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/28/news/texas-insurance-bill/index.html

In other news, three more major shelters are openng later today and tomorrow (one at Lakewood), the Addicks reservoir will possibly have uncontrolled water release into mid-September, and a bridge is about to collapse in Channelview.

And Mayor Turner just went off on a reporter who asked about not ordering evacuations last week.

Addicks flows over spillway, officials anticipate uncontrolled release at Barker. No more protection from further precipitation from those watersheds.

at this point, what is it helping to keep asking him about it

Seriously. Blame the lack of prep and logistics, but don't fault anyone for not choosing this route two days before a hurricane arrives:

http://i.imgur.com/lZSPfo5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DHW9Olq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/J3yYLtY.jpg

Trump's in Corpus, letting other people talk.

It sickens me that he's eventually gonna try to take credit for all of this.

If he continues to STFU and let the adults handle this, I'll give him all the credit he deserves.

Fuck this dude to death, hope he's beaten by an angry, hungry mob.

#Breaking We're witnessing looting right now at a large supermarket in the NE part of Houston & police have just discovered a body nearby

— Tom Llamas (@TomLlamasABC) August 29, 2017

We informed police of the looting and Coast Guard is flying overhead. Multiple officers now on the scene. pic.twitter.com/OsVVNF1M06

— Tom Llamas (@TomLlamasABC) August 29, 2017

Eventually, some intrepid reporter will ask Trump about his administrations proposed $667 million cut in FEMA's budget, and $847 million cut to state and local FEMA-administered grants, and the facade will fall off.

wtf xp

At his first briefing in Texas, Trump thanks FEMA Director William Brock Long and says he’s come “very famous on television” due to Harvey. pic.twitter.com/TFyD580JPY

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) August 29, 2017

Need I remind everyone (post-Katrina):

https://i2.wp.com/img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/scalefit_970_noupscale/55d67f3414000077002e38df.png

public statements very much in character xp

This guy.

Let me clear this up–we were w/police who had discovered a dead body & mentioned we saw ppl w/faces covered going into a supermarket nearby pic.twitter.com/bfM5WCCO1e

— Tom Llamas (@TomLlamasABC) August 29, 2017

Do you feel like a hero, snitch?

— Nicole Russell (@nicolerussell91) August 29, 2017

i can't believe that shit. his explanation makes no sense, either. and yeah did he learn nothing from the way Katrina was covered?

seriously

Llamas went to our private Catholic high school rivals.

I hope HPD and the Coast Guard are only rushing to the "looters" to rescue them or at least help them carry their groceries.

Jesus Christ

Just unbelievable.

ON THE TOP: Downtown Houston yesterday.

ON THE BOTTOM: Downtown Houston today. pic.twitter.com/FjGstrZXEy

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) August 27, 2017

Listening to the radio just now, this is the among the most heartbreaking moments of any natural disaster, when shock gives way to exhaustion and people are just struggling to keep it together, the reality of their situation finally settling in and much as it can. What are the best charities to donate to right now? My wife said diapers are still a pressing need.

Hey y'all. Texas Monthly Magazine has a list of different organizations accepting charities. The list includes help for kids, pets, the homeless, food banks and a bunch more:

http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/ways-can-help-people-hurricane-harvey/

accepting *donations*

BREAKING: National Weather Service: Cedar Bayou, Texas, records 51.88 inches of rain from Harvey; new continental U.S. record.

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 29, 2017