Hurricane Harvey

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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,877
    Jason P said:
    My uncle lived in Rockport where the eye hit.  He didn't leave because the last one that they hyped he took his RV inland and was in a tornado storm while the coast took little damage.  Anywho, got a text Saturday that the town had been leveled and he was going to try to move inland but have not heard back from him since then.
    After Katrina hit I heed the warnings now.

    I hope your uncle is ok.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,919
    Jason P said:
    My uncle lived in Rockport where the eye hit.  He didn't leave because the last one that they hyped he took his RV inland and was in a tornado storm while the coast took little damage.  Anywho, got a text Saturday that the town had been leveled and he was going to try to move inland but have not heard back from him since then.
    Shit. Well at least you heard from him after the town was leveled, so you know he wasn't leveled along with it. Hope he's dealing with things okay! I imagine it will be a long hard road back to normalcy for a lot of people affected. Floods are just so fucking devastating. :frowning:
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  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    Lyon Ted!

    https://youtu.be/MB_HqNfPwi8
  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    everybody makes money on urban sprawl, then more on rebuild. water has nowhere to go except on streets and in homes.

    https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/538251/
  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,671
    JC29856 said:
    everybody makes money on urban sprawl, then more on rebuild. water has nowhere to go except on streets and in homes.

    https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/538251/
    It's a horribly designed city, but proponents will tell you about the affordable housing and sketchy zoning laws. 
  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    just in time

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/harvey-texas-insurance-claims-hailstorm-law-harder-gain-full-compensation-contested-claims-a7917346.html
  • mfc2006
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    Jason P said:
    My uncle lived in Rockport where the eye hit.  He didn't leave because the last one that they hyped he took his RV inland and was in a tornado storm while the coast took little damage.  Anywho, got a text Saturday that the town had been leveled and he was going to try to move inland but have not heard back from him since then.
    I hope he's ok. 
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,787
    stuckinline said:
    pjhawks said:
    too early to politicize this.  those people in that region are suffering a monumental event that won't let up for 3 or 4 more days.  Let's worry and give our thoughts to those people first before politicizing. it's a horrible situation.
    I agree, I did not intent to politicize this horrible situation. The photo I posted made me so very sad. Sorry if it offended anyone.
    I didn't take the photo as politicizing or offensive, stuckinline.  I found it sad as well.  My Mom was in a home like that one. Even though she's been gone over 13 years now I thought of her when I saw that photo and realized, shit, this is terribly sad.  This is someones mom.  No, I was not offended at all.
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  • Annafalk
    Annafalk Sweden Posts: 4,004
    My thoughts and prayers to all affected. 
  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/08/climatedesk-theres-an-unbearable-chemical-smell-hovering-over-parts-of-houston-and-experts-are-worried/

    Houston areas are pretty much toxic, air, land and sea!
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 43,164
    JC29856 said:
    http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/08/climatedesk-theres-an-unbearable-chemical-smell-hovering-over-parts-of-houston-and-experts-are-worried/

    Houston areas are pretty much toxic, air, land and sea!
    As will be most of the US. MAGA.
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  • JC29856
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    Halifax2TheMax said:
    JC29856 said:
    http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/08/climatedesk-theres-an-unbearable-chemical-smell-hovering-over-parts-of-houston-and-experts-are-worried/

    Houston areas are pretty much toxic, air, land and sea!
    As will be most of the US. MAGA.
    dont make fun...http://www.metronews.ca/news/halifax/2017/08/28/potential-tropical-storm-could-bring-wind-and-rain-for-halifax.html

  • Halifax2TheMax
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    JC29856 said:
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    JC29856 said:
    http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/08/climatedesk-theres-an-unbearable-chemical-smell-hovering-over-parts-of-houston-and-experts-are-worried/

    Houston areas are pretty much toxic, air, land and sea!
    As will be most of the US. MAGA.
    dont make fun...http://www.metronews.ca/news/halifax/2017/08/28/potential-tropical-storm-could-bring-wind-and-rain-for-halifax.html

    Has Canada jettisoned their environmental regulations? Gutted their equivalent of the EPA?
     
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  • brianlux
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    JC29856 said:
    http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/08/climatedesk-theres-an-unbearable-chemical-smell-hovering-over-parts-of-houston-and-experts-are-worried/

    Houston areas are pretty much toxic, air, land and sea!
    Terrible!  What a nightmare for those folks,  :frowning:
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,067
    It seems like we have at least learned a little something in the response to this.  Only 10 dead so far is pretty insane, though there are many many more to come, once the waters recede and they can go door to door.  A glimmer of positivity.  So many pictures of amazing humanity of folks helping other folks.

    But yeah, development is an issue

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  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    money money money money!

    http://gritpost.com/texas-ag-price-gouging/
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,877
    edited August 2017
    I will be donating to this fundraiser by Houston Texans superstar JJ Watt.

    I'll encourage you to do the same.

    https://www.youcaring.com/victimsofhurricaneharvey-915053
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,919
    edited August 2017
    JC29856 said:
    money money money money!

    http://gritpost.com/texas-ag-price-gouging/
    Disgusting. If there were a hell, people who do this would go there. I know that's against the law in Texas, but who the hell is available to enforce that right now?
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  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    price gouging the desperate, okay!
    the desperate looting food, not okay!
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,919
    JC29856 said:
    price gouging the desperate, okay!
    the desperate looting food, not okay!
    Right?! (hey, look at me, agreeing with you :joy: )
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