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Offline GrouchoTex

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Re: Weather
« Reply #100 on: June 02, 2016, 11:43:55 am »
Quote from: Bear_in_RoseBear on June 02, 2016, 10:39:40 am
Austin area got hit with another 2-3 inches this morning, just in time for rush hour. Expected to rain off and on all day.
Just passed through where I work.
Rained about 2 hours, here in Katy.
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« Reply #101 on: June 02, 2016, 11:55:13 am »
Quote from: Bear_in_RoseBear on June 02, 2016, 10:39:40 am
Austin area got hit with another 2-3 inches this morning, just in time for rush hour. Expected to rain off and on all day.

It was ugly! 
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« Reply #102 on: June 02, 2016, 05:39:40 pm »
I see more rain coming, something popped up over Medina and there is something up there farther north too
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Re: Weather
« Reply #103 on: June 03, 2016, 10:59:40 am »
Prayers extended for the soldiers lost at Fort Hood.  It saddens me to know they were in the same model truck as my avatar.  Unfortunately 18-20 year olds think when someone tells them the truck can ford 40" of water they believe that's any water.  While the truck weighs over 17k pounds it can be washed off a road with under 12" of MOVING water.
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Re: Weather
« Reply #104 on: June 03, 2016, 11:19:28 am »
Quote from: M1078 on June 03, 2016, 10:59:40 am
Prayers extended for the soldiers lost at Fort Hood.  It saddens me to know they were in the same model truck as my avatar.  Unfortunately 18-20 year olds think when someone tells them the truck can ford 40" of water they believe that's any water.  While the truck weighs over 17k pounds it can be washed off a road with under 12" of MOVING water.

Yes, terribly sad. 
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« Reply #105 on: June 03, 2016, 12:25:09 pm »
Quote from: M1078 on June 03, 2016, 10:59:40 am
Prayers extended for the soldiers lost at Fort Hood.  It saddens me to know they were in the same model truck as my avatar.  Unfortunately 18-20 year olds think when someone tells them the truck can ford 40" of water they believe that's any water.  While the truck weighs over 17k pounds it can be washed off a road with under 12" of MOVING water.

Saw that on the news last night....absolutely horrible.

We had a lady in Breckenridge die a couple of days ago in similar circumstances.  Her husband was driving and drove into moving water.  The water came up fast...he was able to get his handicapped son out of the truck, then went back for his wife and she had already perished.  He then dragged her lifeless body for a mile to get it out of the water.  Then our local tv station had the gile to interview him on tv......he could hardly talk.....   I can't even imagine.......
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« Reply #106 on: June 03, 2016, 01:04:32 pm »
I don't know what people are thinking when they try to drive through fast moving water
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« Reply #107 on: June 03, 2016, 01:34:05 pm »
That's why here in Arizona we have 'Stupid Driver' laws. if you try to drive through a flooded wash and get stuck,  and emergency services has to rescue you,  you get stuck with the bill.
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« Reply #108 on: June 03, 2016, 02:13:14 pm »
Quote from: uglybiker on June 03, 2016, 01:34:05 pm
That's why here in Arizona we have 'Stupid Driver' laws. if you try to drive through a flooded wash and get stuck,  and emergency services has to rescue you,  you get stuck with the bill.

In San Antonio if you drive around a barrier blocking a flooded street it's a $400 fine.  If you have to be rescued then you get the bill.
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Re: Weather
« Reply #109 on: June 03, 2016, 02:40:32 pm »
Quote from: M1078 on June 03, 2016, 10:59:40 am
Prayers extended for the soldiers lost at Fort Hood.  It saddens me to know they were in the same model truck as my avatar.  Unfortunately 18-20 year olds think when someone tells them the truck can ford 40" of water they believe that's any water.  While the truck weighs over 17k pounds it can be washed off a road with under 12" of MOVING water.
18-20 year old kids usually aren't out joy riding in military vehicles without some NCO in charge. No one should have been driving in or around Owl Creek when flash flooding is predicted. That's just crazy. I've seen tanks flipped over in those creeks.
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Re: Weather
« Reply #110 on: June 03, 2016, 02:59:02 pm »
You think your skeeters are bad....lol.  Check this out.


http://www.facebook.com/jessie.baker.56679/videos/633942910092140/
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« Reply #111 on: June 03, 2016, 03:04:52 pm »
Story of the man carrying his dead wife a mile to save her body.  Very sad......

http://www.people.com/article/texas-flood-victim-husband-body?xid=socialflow_facebook_peoplemag
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Re: Weather
« Reply #112 on: June 03, 2016, 03:32:22 pm »
Quote from: RetBobbyMI on June 03, 2016, 02:40:32 pm
18-20 year old kids usually aren't out joy riding in military vehicles without some NCO in charge. No one should have been driving in or around Owl Creek when flash flooding is predicted. That's just crazy. I've seen tanks flipped over in those creeks.

NCOIC could have been in the back not in the co-driver's seat.  Also I knew a lot of NCOs back in the day that didn't have much sense either (officers for that matter) it's not a course section at PLDC.
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« Reply #113 on: June 03, 2016, 03:54:43 pm »
Quote from: M1078 on June 03, 2016, 03:32:22 pm
NCOIC could have been in the back not in the co-driver's seat.  Also I knew a lot of NCOs back in the day that didn't have much sense either (officers for that matter) it's not a course section at PLDC.
Oh believe me I know.  I don't know how many reports of survey I've done or seen that easily found negligence from pure stupidity.  Some at Fort Hood very similar to this case.  Incidentally, almost at the same location.
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Re: Weather
« Reply #114 on: June 03, 2016, 04:07:09 pm »
Quote from: M1078 on June 03, 2016, 02:13:14 pm
In San Antonio if you drive around a barrier blocking a flooded street it's a $400 fine.  If you have to be rescued then you get the bill.

Actually, it's a Texas state law: driving around a flood barricade is a Class B misdemeanor. The penalty can be up to 180 days in jail and/or a fine of up to $2000, plus the cost of any rescue if one is necessary. I suspect that the municipality can set the actual penalty, up to the limits imposed by the State law.
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« Reply #115 on: June 03, 2016, 04:24:12 pm »
Quote from: RetBobbyMI on June 03, 2016, 02:40:32 pm
. I've seen tanks flipped over in those creeks.

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Re: Weather
« Reply #116 on: June 03, 2016, 08:57:18 pm »


I am officially tired of the rain
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Re: Weather
« Reply #117 on: June 03, 2016, 09:02:24 pm »
Quote from: thackney on June 03, 2016, 08:57:18 pm


I am officially tired of the rain

We are just getting what many of us prayed so hard for a couple of years ago!

I promised I would never complain about rain again but it is becoming difficult to keep that promise.
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Re: Weather
« Reply #118 on: June 03, 2016, 09:14:39 pm »
Wow, @thackney, I'll bet that does get old. 

What is the dam around the house made of? 
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« Reply #119 on: June 03, 2016, 09:52:17 pm »
It is rubber material, like a thin tire.  AquaDam.com
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« Reply #120 on: June 03, 2016, 10:17:45 pm »
Our house, yes.  5 guys with me manning the pumps to control the seepage.

I'm 5 miles from the Brazos, 1.2 miles from Oyster Creek.
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Re: Weather
« Reply #121 on: June 03, 2016, 10:28:29 pm »
Quote from: mrpotatohead on June 03, 2016, 10:24:18 pm
Do they have any idea if the Brazos has crested in your area?  I saw on tv tonight that Lake Possum Kingdom (west of DFW), had opened all flood gates, which empties into the Brazos.  Sadly there is more water likely headed your way.  This has been unreal.  Prayers for your safety buddy.

Yes, prayers for your safety!
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« Reply #122 on: June 03, 2016, 10:30:14 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on June 03, 2016, 09:14:39 pm
Wow, @thackney, I'll bet that does get old. 

What is the dam around the house made of?

As a guess I bet its inflated with an electric pump probably made like a giant inner-tube and on the outside its likely burlap or something
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« Reply #123 on: June 03, 2016, 10:30:54 pm »
Quote from: thackney on June 03, 2016, 09:52:17 pm
It is rubber material, like a thin tire.  AquaDam.com

That was my guess.

5 pumps! wow
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« Reply #124 on: June 03, 2016, 11:09:57 pm »
Quote from: geronl on June 03, 2016, 10:30:14 pm
As a guess I bet its inflated with an electric pump probably made like a giant inner-tube and on the outside its likely burlap or something

We used a large gasoline fueled pump to fill, borrowed from the local volunteer fire department.  Still using and others to pump out the seepage.
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« Reply #125 on: June 03, 2016, 11:11:05 pm »
Quote from: mrpotatohead on June 03, 2016, 10:24:18 pm
Do they have any idea if the Brazos has crested in your area?  I saw on tv tonight that Lake Possum Kingdom (west of DFW), had opened all flood gates, which empties into the Brazos.  Sadly there is more water likely headed your way.  This has been unreal.  Prayers for your safety buddy.

Very close to cresting.
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Re: Weather
« Reply #126 on: June 03, 2016, 11:44:50 pm »
So very sorry you guys have to handle this flooding......praying.....
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« Reply #127 on: June 04, 2016, 01:43:42 am »
Another 2-3 inches in the Austin area tonight, falling at the rate of nearly an inch per hour. The lightning that accompanied the storms was enough to shut down the X-Games for the night, down at the Circuit of the Americas facility.
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« Reply #128 on: June 04, 2016, 02:02:21 am »
Quote from: thackney on June 03, 2016, 11:11:05 pm
Very close to cresting.

small towns near rivers should have kevlar versions of that around them
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« Reply #129 on: June 04, 2016, 04:57:43 pm »
Quote from: thackney on June 03, 2016, 11:11:05 pm
Very close to cresting.

I was just checking to see if you, your family and house are okay?   :0001:
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« Reply #130 on: June 04, 2016, 09:46:26 pm »
Quote from: mrpotatohead on June 04, 2016, 04:57:43 pm
I was just checking to see if you, your family and house are okay?   :0001:

I'm sure everything is fine...

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« Reply #131 on: June 04, 2016, 10:01:10 pm »
Quote from: mrpotatohead on June 04, 2016, 04:57:43 pm
I was just checking to see if you, your family and house are okay?   :0001:

We are still holding the water back.  Water has held about the same depth.  Brazos is supposed to Crest tomorrow here in Rosharon.
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« Reply #132 on: June 05, 2016, 09:51:12 pm »
So my home made national news

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« Reply #133 on: June 05, 2016, 10:01:01 pm »
@thackney, so glad the dam is still holding. 

Did you get sunshine today?  Looks like we may have a week to dry out. 
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« Reply #134 on: June 05, 2016, 10:02:45 pm »
Quote from: thackney on June 05, 2016, 09:51:12 pm
So my home made national news



Unreal!  Where in the heck did you find the aqua dam and get it installed on such short notice?  Bet that wasn't cheap.  Cheaper than reinstalling drywall and painting though.

I am so glad that your house is going to be okay.  Lose any animals in the barn?

P.S.  You might see if aqua dam will cut you a better deal since you got them national advertising...lol.
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« Reply #135 on: June 05, 2016, 10:13:00 pm »
Quote from: mrpotatohead on June 05, 2016, 10:02:45 pm

P.S.  You might see if aqua dam will cut you a better deal since you got them national advertising...lol.

@thackney
I agree.  This is absolutely the best advertising for their product.  You must not be far from my area in Alvin.
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« Reply #136 on: June 05, 2016, 10:18:39 pm »
Quote from: Texas Yellow Rose on June 05, 2016, 10:13:00 pm
@thackney
I agree.  This is absolutely the best advertising for their product.  You must not be far from my area in Alvin.

And, are you doing OK, @Texas Yellow Rose ?
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« Reply #137 on: June 05, 2016, 10:59:03 pm »

@Sanguine

We are drenched but there is no flooding.  We are too far away from the rivers and in some places 40 feet above sea level.  Alvin took 40 inches of rain in 24 hours back in 1979. Our home was one of the 5% or so that did not flood.

I found this video on Facebook which is interesting...  Texas Flooding

https://www.facebook.com/frontiertexas/videos/10153517149296680/
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« Reply #138 on: June 05, 2016, 11:19:16 pm »

Quote from: Texas Yellow Rose on June 05, 2016, 10:59:03 pm
@Sanguine

We are drenched but there is no flooding.  We are too far away from the rivers and in some places 40 feet above sea level.  Alvin took 40 inches of rain in 24 hours back in 1979. Our home was one of the 5% or so that did not flood.

I found this video on Facebook which is interesting...  Texas Flooding

https://www.facebook.com/frontiertexas/videos/10153517149296680/


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« Reply #141 on: June 06, 2016, 08:49:02 am »
Quote from: mrpotatohead on June 05, 2016, 10:02:45 pm
Unreal!  Where in the heck did you find the aqua dam and get it installed on such short notice?  Bet that wasn't cheap.  Cheaper than reinstalling drywall and painting though.

I am so glad that your house is going to be okay.  Lose any animals in the barn?

P.S.  You might see if aqua dam will cut you a better deal since you got them national advertising...lol.

The previous owner bought it in Louisiana. He set it up with a few friends. I bought the house just before the flood.
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« Reply #142 on: June 06, 2016, 09:29:20 am »
Quote from: thackney on June 05, 2016, 09:51:12 pm
So my home made national news



That's am amazing photo.
I hope today the water starts to recede.
I hope you won't have to deal with this again.
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« Reply #143 on: June 06, 2016, 02:14:33 pm »
Quote from: thackney on June 05, 2016, 09:51:12 pm
So my home made national news



The best advertising their money could buy right there!!
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« Reply #144 on: June 06, 2016, 04:47:58 pm »
Quote from: mrpotatohead on June 06, 2016, 03:16:05 pm
No man is an island....oh wait.......lol.

Great to hear that all is well with you and your house.  Quite a few varmints come to your "island" for protection?  Fire ants, snakes...?

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« Reply #145 on: June 06, 2016, 08:46:03 pm »
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Your house is now the Ark of... whatever county that was.
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« Reply #146 on: June 06, 2016, 09:11:59 pm »
Quote from: thackney on June 06, 2016, 04:47:58 pm
*pic of a too-big snake*

... I think you need a bigger shovel.   :scared smiley:
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« Reply #147 on: June 07, 2016, 07:30:37 am »
Quote from: Bear_in_RoseBear on June 06, 2016, 09:11:59 pm
... I think you need a bigger shovel.   :scared smiley:


It's just a rat snake.

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