Hurricane Harvey

so they just showed a stat on the weather channel...average rainfall for a US city in ONE Year (30inches)
rain in Houstin last 3 DAYS (34inches) and its gonna rain all week long too

they just opened the flood gates higher and they have absolutely zero idea whats gonna happen as theyve never opened them from the sides before, wow
 
512detail said:
so they just showed a stat on the weather channel...average rainfall for a US city in ONE Year (30inches)
rain in Houstin last 3 DAYS (34inches) and its gonna rain all week long too

they just opened the flood gates higher and they have absolutely zero idea whats gonna happen as they`ve never opened them from the sides before, wow
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So standard gov`t operating procedure - let`s try something because we don`t know how it will work. What could possibly go wrong?:wacko:
 
512detail said:
so they just showed a stat on the weather channel...average rainfall for a US city in ONE Year (30inches)
rain in Houstin last 3 DAYS (34inches) and its gonna rain all week long too

they just opened the flood gates higher and they have absolutely zero idea whats gonna happen as theyve never opened them from the sides before, wow
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Well, if something bad happens at least they can close the gates and try plan b. If the walls break, they lose all control.
 
Terrible news on what is going on. I heard the last big storm in the area in 01 in total had about 34" of rain. This is the 2nd day and it`s passed that and expected to continue for 5 more days. I hope everyone gets the aid they need!

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Things are crazy down here in the Houston area, I was very fortunate and did not experience any flooding on my street( me and some neighbors did take the time to clean our street before things went down) and my backyard suffered standard flooding that I managed to keep under control . Some streets on my same neighborhood though were under 2+ ft of water and no more than 4 miles from me it`s pretty much a disaster. It`s so sad for those who were barely getting up on their feet from the "tax day flood" as of the beginning of this year, to go through this once again so soon.
 
20" of rain through last night. No water in the house but lost one huge oak tree. Saw the sun this morning for a few minutes. Hope we`re done here for awhile. We`re about 20 miles east of Austin. IMHO---Events like this sure make you realize that someone else is in charge.
Jay
 
What was crazy to see for me where the tornado(es) that touched down like less than 20 miles from me while we were getting slammed by rain already.

It`s lightened up here some, but I`m expecting no sunshine for like 2 more days.
 
Migue said:
What was crazy to see for me where the tornado(es) that touched down like less than 20 miles from me while we were getting slammed by rain already.

It`s lightened up here some, but I`m expecting no sunshine for like 2 more days.
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I saw the sun yesterday, it was glorious!
came out today too but I just can`t bring myself to flood the street washing both my vehicles
 
Bunky said:
Glad to see people checking in.. It is going to be bad for some for a very long time.
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My employer sent out an email today reminding everyone that the company will match your donation to any charity up to $3k, you just submit it and at their cutoff date in April the next year they review and match.

I thought that was pretty cool.

They were throwing out 30 billion yesterday on the tv, and that was a `should get it going` number for the recovery.

Houston is what..4th or 5th largest city?
 
Never Enuff said:
20" of rain through last night. No water in the house but lost one huge oak tree. Saw the sun this morning for a few minutes. Hope we`re done here for awhile. We`re about 20 miles east of Austin. IMHO---Events like this sure make you realize that someone else is in charge.
Jay
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Is your phone working? I tried to call this weekend on Sunday. Just rang and rang.

Glad you guys are ok.

Let me know if you need anything.
 
Hey All,

For those outside of Texas how do we get supplies over to Houston/ affected areas?
I have been searching online for places where I can drop supplies in Atlanta that would be sent to Houston but none of the Food Banks/ Red Cross seem to have a program like this?
Only seem to be able to donate money which is fine but I would imagine folks need supplies as well? I.e. Non perishable foods, diapers, baby formula etc?

Anyone have ideas?
 
Raydiant, not sure if the collection efforts are stretching across state lines yet. I know College Station is holding a donation drive collecting the items you mentioned today, with the intent to load up trucks and send them down to Houston. My wife is going to the store today to get a bunch of the items. I know that doesn`t really help from Atlanta, sorry. Maybe there is a direct-donation to some of these efforts? I`m not sure.

I know the JJ watt foundation is getting a lot of press if you don`t trust the Red Cross...
 
nickclark08 said:
Raydiant, not sure if the collection efforts are stretching across state lines yet. I know College Station is holding a donation drive collecting the items you mentioned today, with the intent to load up trucks and send them down to Houston. My wife is going to the store today to get a bunch of the items. I know that doesn`t really help from Atlanta, sorry. Maybe there is a direct-donation to some of these efforts? I`m not sure.

I know the JJ watt foundation is getting a lot of press if you don`t trust the Red Cross...
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Thanks NickClark. I am going to keep my ears to the ground and see if there is an organization that will be planning something. I donated to the RedCross but I felt like providing supplies would be helpful too. Hopefully my company will be doing something soon. They usually get involved when things like this happen.
 
Raydiant, got an email from a co-worker that the local Harley dealership here in CS (The Ranch Harley Davidson) - is also sending trucks down there a few times a week. I know this is a long-shot, but maybe your local Harley dealership will accept donations and then work with the "corporation" to get the goods down here?

I know its kind of a weird chain, but other than donating to a list of different Houston charity organizations, most of the volunteer work is grass-roots at this point. I bet the National Guard units start donation sites soon - might be another option.

Nick

RaydiantDetail said:
Thanks NickClark. I am going to keep my ears to the ground and see if there is an organization that will be planning something. I donated to the RedCross but I felt like providing supplies would be helpful too. Hopefully my company will be doing something soon. They usually get involved when things like this happen.
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