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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited August 2017
    https://youtu.be/4rhPe9qe9Jg
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,319
    edited August 2017
    ^^^^^Good one John
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,319
    The Chief's Backwards Rain Dance
    https://youtu.be/IOyvGdFdfdM
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    BlueFox wrote: »
    I wonder how the new $72 million high school football stadium outside Houston will fare?

    It's about three miles north of me. Yep, right next to the old stadium...biggest waste of frickin money ever. What a damn traffic nightmare.

    And, now they are coming back for another $700million bond. See, we rejected the bond for a $65m stadium, then they supposedly cut the cost to about $55m and bundled it with an $800m bond two years ago...seem to have left out the cost of the parking lot and other things they needed in there. They lied to us and idiots voted for it. Turns out they went ahead and spend the extra money after miraculously finding money from other projects.

    The district is almost $2billion in debt already.

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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,319
    WTF
    This sum-biscuit gonna linger till Wednesday as a TS....I've got work to do

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Job security? Or work for yourself?
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,319
    edited August 2017
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Job security? Or work for yourself?

    I guess it can work both ways
    Got new construction obviously will be held up, but can have a boat load of service repairs if its messed up

    Win win I guess except I hold an annual opening day Dove Hunt Labor Day weekend for my guys in San Antonio next weekend :/
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Water soaked birds should be easy game. :).
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,319
    helipilotdoug wrote: »
    Prayers being said for you Ron and everyone along the Texas coast. Harvey sounds like a very dangerous storm guys. I have several friends along the coast and just inland who have decided to stay, One in Port Lavaca, which is forecast to have 40" of rain, plus storm surge, and hurricane force winds. I'm praying she and her kids will be OK. You guys on the bad side of this storm may be in for a rough time. From the sounds of the forecast, this may be another Alison like storm with unbelievable flooding. If Harvey does as forecast, it will meander around the coast dumping tons of rain for several days. Please be safe Ron.

    Any updates Doug on your Port Lavaca friends

    I spoke to my extended family in Corpus and they are OK

    This is gonna be a long one b/c Harvey ain't moving out any time soon
    Forecasters screwed the pooch on this one
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,838

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeDADr2M6qo
    Sal Palooza
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,243
    Yeah, these slow moving coastal churner types have always been bad on the east coast, kicking up storm surge and dumping tons of rain over extended periods. This is what we're not equipped for - flooding, and downed trees from over saturation.

    Often these storms'll lose power and quickly dissipate over land, but when they stall on the coast and don't depower, it gets bad.

    Hang in there TX...
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    Does Texas float on water? We'll find out soon! :wink:
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    dkfreebird wrote: »
    Might need to wear the visor backwards so it doesn't blow off. :D

    Put the leading edge of the visor in a bench vise and put a 90* bend in. Then when wearing backwards it acts as a wing for more down force. Works really well when you're out on your Harley.
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    And don't forget, if you're within 1 second to the car or bike in front of you when you get to a DRS zone you can take it off for less down force and gain 12-16 MPH more top end speed.

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  • machone
    machone Posts: 1,513
    How's everyone in TX this morning?
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,319
    edited August 2017
    To early to tell, Rockport and Port Lavaca got hammered...lot of oil refineries in Port Lavaca so we'll see. They are south down the coast from me. Boliver lost 3 homes to fire which is on the other side of the bay from Galveston

    So that's a 200mi stretch in perspective

    We'll see how the flooding plays out, have 4 more days of rain in the forecast

    Hope all stay well that are in the path

    This is why I moved off the island after Ike, still in Galveston county, but don't feel the need to live THAT close to the beach anymore
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  • machone
    machone Posts: 1,513
    I get that. I used to live on the barrier island Hilton Head. After several evacs in the 90's we moved off island. Glad we did with Matthew last year.
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  • Stew
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    Hope all of you down there are OK. Stay safe!
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    You still have power and Internet access, so that's a good sign.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,195
    Is everybody in that area accounted for yet?

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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,319
    Katy had a tornado?? at 5am
    @DollarDave

    Screwed up stuff at Buc-ee's
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,195
    From the images we are seeing, there is widespread severe damage. Anybody hear from Doug lately?

    Tom
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    Harvey downgraded to TS. Glad to see Harvey is weaken quite a bit. Let's hope rains doesn't do a lot more damage than it already did!
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited August 2017
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    Katy had a tornado?? at 5am
    @DollarDave

    Screwed up stuff at Buc-ee's

    We're okay so far. If you drew a line between the two tornado touchdowns our place is right on that line halfway between them....just off of 1493 and cinco ranch blvd.

    Did your new buckees take any damage?

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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    Jeeze late to the party on this one - stay safe TX Polkies, hopefully the worst is over and cleanup is swift with little real damage!
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,195
    Doug is the one I am worried about. Anybody heard from him?

    Tom
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  • halen
    halen Posts: 720
    I have not. He is in Austin.

    Cheers
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Probably has other things on his mind, assuming he still has power and Internet access.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,195
    Responded. No contact.

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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,319
    Sent him a text
    If the rain keeps up like the last 6hrs
    House will flood. Neighbor has never flooded but gutters have been breached for 6hrs straight. Got 3" in an hr
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