Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: mrchuck on August 25, 2017, 09:23:58 AM
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Thinking of you and what is approaching.
The weathermen seem to think the Houston area will get huge rainstorms.
I remember their freeways looking like lagoons.
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We expect lots of rain here in Alvin, Texas, but should not get the hurricane force winds since Harvey appears to be headed for the Corpus Christi area right now. You never know what a hurricane might do, so we are prepared. We will not evacuate.
The only time we have run from a hurricane was for Rita and it was not as big as thought, and the evacuation routes were clogged so bad that we only got about 60 miles away in about 12 hours. My truck quit halfway there with a bad fuel pump and we ended up staying at a nephew's house just west of Houston.
Others in the path should take all precautions for the worst if possible.
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I was just going to start a thread and wish everyone affected godspeed weathering the storm.
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Hope everyone is able to stay safe, sounds like it is going to sick around for a few days.
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Just over 2 inches of rain here in Missouri City, west and slightly north of Papaw, but nothing detrimental at this time.
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The news channels and the Weather Channel seem to think it will be worse than I do. Lots of rain here already, but not a big deal.
South of here is really in trouble though!
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They keep saying yall are going to get a lot of rain! Everybody down there take care.
I was living in League City/Galveston County when Alicia blew thru in 83.
The locals explained that when the bayous fill up, it's so flat that everything floods.
Brian
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Now 3.75 inches of rain. The streets are still clear, but we are under a tornado warning until 11:00 PM.
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On July 25, 1979, Tropical Storm Claudette arrived in Alvin and settled in, dropping 43 inches over the next 24 hours. That amount still stands as the greatest one-day rainfall in the United States, according to the National Weather Service.
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You can have that record. I don't care to challenge it. We're now up to 11.75 inches.
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This evening I saw on the Dutch News the flood in Houston.
I wish you strength in Texas.
Henri
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The floods are all around here, but we are safe so far, and think we will be OK. Parts of Houston are being covered in water and looks like it will continue. Record breaking torrential rains.
Millions of people in Houston may suffer in some way, but our thoughts are with the many south of us in the Corpus Christi and Rockport areas.
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For our Non-Texan, Non-Houston friends-
To help you understand the devastation:
Houston is huge. The greater metropolitan area is circled by the Grand Parkway - which is 170 miles long. That makes the area of the circle inside the Grand Parkway over 2200 sq. miles.
2200 square miles of densely habited, urban and suburban, areas is flooded.
Imagine if the entire state of Delaware, with twice the population of Manhattan, was under water.
That's Houston.
It's still raining.
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Hello, Papaw. You are in our thoughts, and our prayers, Lou
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Yeah, definitely a lot of people in much worse shape. I've had over 50 inches of rain in the past 3 days. Fortunately no flooding, the rain comes in bands. Drops 2 to 6 inches and moves on.
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We are OK. Lots of rain, and still more today. No one in the family evacuated since the storm didn't hit us directly. No one flooded, just a lot of water in the yards. We have weathered lots of hurricanes, so we were as prepared as we could be for this one.
Folks south of us didn't fare so well as we did, especially in the Corpus and Rockport areas.
Houston and surrounding communities are experiencing flooding that exceeds any in recent memory.
Now Harvey threatens to build again because it has moved out into the Gulf of Mexico and is predicted to come ashore again near us!
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were thinkin about you and and Yadda and all the other tool aficionados down there. I know there are a few here and there is a few more over at GG also.
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I will make a half way apology for not reporting sooner. I did post a bunch on Facebook about conditions here in Alvin, just south of Houston.
We never lost power but all the streets flooded around us so we couldn't get out of the neighborhood.We have a room that used to be a garage that my wife sleeps in, and it did get water in it, but it usually does, so we were ready. Her bed got wet, so it is gone, and she has moved into the room I sleep in. Been in separate rooms since 2014 due to medical reasons. She likes to have a TV on all night, so I have a box full of ear plugs just for that reason!
We have seen many hurricanes here and know how to be prepared. All our staples are kept in stock, but we did run low on some stuff. Wednesday we tried to go to the grocery , but water too high all around. Thursday we made it to the store, and today I made a trip to Clear Lake to have my regular blood check.
We don't feel as much loss as all the folks to the south such as Rockport and Corpus Christi , who lost almost everything.
The flooding in Houston has been epic, record breaking, and sad for many citizens.
Evacuating was not even considered by us. Last and only time we ran from a hurricane was Rita, and the evacuation was worse than the storm. We rode Ike out right here at home and suffered a bit, such as no power for 14 days, but still didn't suffer as much as others.
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Glad to hear you are okay! Just up the road we are okay too. The street flooded twice on Saturday, but was never a serous threat. Lots of flooding between here and there. The water is still over the road at the front of our subdivision making it necessary to drive a couple of miles out of the way to get around. We received over 6 feet of rain in just over 4 days. Critters are also displaced. I caught a 2 foot gator just down the street.
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Glad to hear you guys are ok. I've been thinking about all the folks down there.
We rode out hurricane Andrew in '92, when we lived southwest of Miami, but it was a wind event, with minimal rain. Harvey was kind of the opposite. A rain event with minimal wind.
Given a choice, I think I'll take the wind.
Mike
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Glad to hear you're making it through all that; even with some water losses. Take care of yourself and family (and your family of tools). :grin:
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Hi Noel, I've been away for a while and just started to get caught up on tool talk.
was glad to hear that you are A-O-K, Frank
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I hope all of the Florida, Georgia and South Carolina folks remain safe from the next hurricane heading their way.
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I agree. They don't need any hurricane.
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+2 Mother Nature can be cruel.
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I guess the old saying "plan for the worst, hope for the best" is what I'm doing. Got the storm shutters up, both generators working, 5 gal. of gas and the car full of gas. Oh and a couple cases of water. Should be ok for a few days.
Mike
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Sounds like your sticking it out. Hoping for the best for you and any others from here.
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I guess the old saying "plan for the worst, hope for the best" is what I'm doing. Got the storm shutters up, both generators working, 5 gal. of gas and the car full of gas. Oh and a couple cases of water. Should be ok for a few days.
Mike
Mike, I thought about you yesterday, and hoped your fine tool collection is OK !! Seriously, I hope you and your wife are OK.
I live on a peninsula on a peninsula on the Gulf Coast. We are staying.
I live in a no flood zone on purpose, so no storm surge issues.
Started retrofitting our gable roof house after the 2004 hurricane season. Followed the info from http://www.floridadisaster.org/hrg/ .
Precut plywood is up , water, food and supplies on hand.
Generator with plenty of gas.
Neighbors are staying, we have a good group around here.
Bought ammo for the first time in my life, got to be ready for anything.
Brian
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We're between 12-13 ft. high so should be ok. The house was built in 2003 so is supposed to meet the latest hurricane standards...we'll find out.
Good luck Brian! And all the rest of our fellow Floridians.
Mike
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Between 12 and 13' high? As in height off the ground, or sea level?
We are 42" above sea level and the town got lots of flooding.
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12'- 13' above grade, on stilts?
I imagine we won't be fishing for redfish later this month.
Chilly
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I wish it was on stilts, but we're on a slab. 12-13 ft above sea level...whatever that is.
Mike
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Our flooding usually comes from upstream on the rivers and bayous. The ground gets soaked and can't take any more.
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Fortunately we have no rivers or bayous or "cricks" around us. It would be storm surge that would get us.
Mike