Weather thread. (can’t find my nuts)

[Aaron Carrara]

I hope this finds all of you guys in a warm space.  Wow, what a handful of days it has been.  We finally have power and heat back after 72 hours, but no water.  Everyone hang in there and remember to appreciate the small things - I know this ordeal has taught me to.

 

[java]

I am so sorry fellows. I know how miserable it is to lose power. I grew up near Corpus Christi, and we would lose power (and water) for weeks at a time. 

For some reason, we suffered no power losses, and the water has been on the entire time, though we did lose some pressure for a day, so we are under a boil water order.

Our grocery is almost empty, and it has had no water for days. Luckily, I bought a lot of water last week (hurricane protocol), and filled every large container in the house with tap water before we lost pressure.

I have many relatives in Dallas and one in Houston that have been without power, one for the entire time. Some with a variety of broken pipes.

The damage on this will be catastrophic.  I feel for everyone with property loss, but more so for families who lost loved ones.

I knew we weren’t prepared for it, and then I read about other states across the country.  It appears that many weren’t.

The best to all of you and your loved ones.

 

[java]

I heard a couple of hours ago that 75-85% of the schools in Katy suffered damage. 

I still don’t know what the damage is, or if there is damage, to our school, but would imagine there is some. 

I will be surprised if we go back to in person instruction on Monday. My thinking is that the school will need a week or two for repairs and cleanup, but that is purely a guess, and we will do online instruction (which I loathe) during that time.

 

[java]

Me, too, Fish. 

 

[Sirhornsalot]

I have a neighbor about 6 houses down who moved in just about a year ago. Their house caught on fire. Severe damage to the roof and side of his home. He wasn't home when it started. A neighbor behind him called it in. 

I watched the FD fight the fire. They had to cut several holes in the house with chainsaws to make sure there were no embers. The house looked awful the next day.

So I walk down there when I saw his truck at home. I offered to help. As I did, he raised the garage door and there sat a sparkling red 2016 Corvette. It was unscathed. It had pieces of insulation and whatnot on top of it, but not a scratch even through that.

 

[oldhorn2]

am so sorry fellows. I know how miserable it is to lose power. I grew up near Corpus Christi, and we would lose power

See there Java...I knew we were kindred spirits...I grew up in Kingsville

 

[java]

You don’t live there now, right?

Kingsville has fallen on very hard times. 

We are indeed kindred spirits, oldhorn. South Texans are special. 

?   Hook ‘em!