Houston Flood

@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/

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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

and the flooding isn't even supposed to peak until wednesday or thursday. jesus fucking christ

spacecityweather.com has been posting some measured analysis of the storm. My family all lives there (are safe at the moment) and one of my brothers has sent this link out to friends and family residing out of the Houston area. It's given me some comfort to counter the horrible footage coming from other sources since I live so far away

Beaumont/Port Arthur currently getting hammered by the remains of the storm.

Big problems in Houston area currently down to rising bayous and rivers.

Mandatory evac notices are still coming down as well.

yeah, through the weekend my dad's place didn't flood, but now all that rainfall is draining into the reservoirs and they're doing the controlled releases from the west side dams... water's encroaching slowly on his house. could be much worse. subdivision across the way from him nearer the bayou (and surrounding a manmade lake feature) had to be evacuated by boat.

Brazo River expected to crest 2 1/2 feet higher by Thursday/Friday, for those in the Fort Bend Co. sprawl. The newer, lower lying neighborhoods have one of the largest South Asian immigrant communities in the nation, and they've been [getting bad news from back home](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/30/mumbai-paralysed-by-floods-as-india-and-region-hit-by-worst-monsoon-rains-in-years), too.

I checked my FB feed yesterday for the second time since the election so I could do a little commiserating with the folks back home re:Katrina PTSD flaring up over all of this and saw that a friend had posted an article about how Harvey is a result of climate change and that we need start to take drastic measures. One of her in-laws (from Belle Chasse, LA) responded with something along the lines of "I have to respectfully disagree. It's not climate change, it's all because of wind patterns and the water temperature in the Gulf" and it took every ounce of self-control to not soak myself in kerosene and light a match.

Well, they're both right!

"It's not arson - it's all because of that guy who lit all the oily rags on fire and ran away!"

another one of those "I told you so "moments for someone with no feeling of pleasure

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/08/why-cities-flood/538251/

well drown the federal government in a bathtub, this one's gonna be $$$$$$$$

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2017/08/what_it_means_for_the_economy_when_a_city_like_houston_shuts_down.html

"At the conclusion of his brief remarks, Mr. Trump thanked Abbott, promised to get Texas "back and operating immediately"..."

https://scontent.fbed1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21192934_10156199513727137_7049456761141816261_n.jpg?oh=f1c3cface581260357b48c37fd65e26a&oe=5A129F4A

if not sooner!

Back and operating as a port.

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I'm kind of boggled by seeing traffic on the I-610 webcam that Ste posted three days ago when it was covered in water halfway up the highway signs.