Everything posted by texasdago
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July 4th Hill Country Flooding Tragedy
Honestly, anyone who has lived next to a flood-prone area knows you should not build in those areas. The only people that do tend to be 1) stupid 2) greedy or 3) ignorant. I'm sorry. You don't build in a floodway. And if your property line is in the 100 year floodplain and you can casually throw a rock and hit the floodway, you might want to think twice. 2011 maps don't have to be super accurate to tell me that shit is flooding. And my point is this - you want to do that with your property and your family, that's on you. Don't do it with elementary school kids (aaaand not have a plan to get them out)
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July 4th Hill Country Flooding Tragedy
You're not getting it. I'm point out that in Houston or Hunt or Wimberley or anywhere regardless of whether we are talking about flash flood danger a la Gaudalupe or massive rain event a la Harvey, you don't build in the floodway. Take the actual event out of it. You don't build a house next to a fireworks plant and then complain when it blows up. You certainly don't use that house as a summer camp cabin.
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July 4th Hill Country Flooding Tragedy
I wish we would stop referring to cabins in the 100 year floodzone. Yes, some indeed were in the 100 year flood zone but the lowest ones were in the floodway. There is a difference. Let me show you a non-Mystic example or two... Here is Buffalo Bayou in Houston close to BW8/T&C and as you go into the villages... the flood zone is light blue. You build/live there, you need insurance and assume there is a risk because you are in the 100 year flood plain. The green is the 500 year flood plain. Lower risk, no flood insurance required. The dark blue... yeah, that shit is flooding. When we flooded with Harvey, our neighborhood had a house built around 1958 in the floodway. That house got wrecked. You do not build in the floodway. THAT is where Mystic had cabins full of little girls. Now here's Meyerland. Damn they won't stop rebuilding houses in the flood zone... you've probably seen the crazy ass lifted homes on Braeswood before. Flood zone. Yeah, I think they're kind of dumb. Meyerland farts and it floods. BUT they're not in the floodway. That's insane. That's where Mystic knowingly maintaned cabins. Now, back to the Mystic map... A or light blue is the flood zone... like the people who lift their houses in Meyerland. The striped section is floodway, like the dark blue above and where Mystic had the youngest children. Different view...
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July 4th Hill Country Flooding Tragedy
Was speaking to a neighbor who is a lawyer and friends with a parent who had a daughter attend CM that week (daughter is fine). Anyway, she said all it will take is for one family to use and then floodgates will open. There will be one.
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July 4th Hill Country Flooding Tragedy
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2025 Thread of the Rains
Google Quince Camp Wood
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July 4th Hill Country Flooding Tragedy
A great quote perfectly executed in this song...
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July 4th Hill Country Flooding Tragedy
Its kind of like hurricanes... every hurricane season, the local news reminds people to have a plan, know where to evacuate, have supplies, etc. etc. etc. Most people don't listen. Most people should. Also, most people aren't tasked with protecting the lives of hundreds of children. These people should have had a plan and had it down flawlessly.
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Tell Me About Kerrville/Kerr County
B double E double R U N Beer Run!
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July 4th Hill Country Flooding Tragedy
We were in Temple for a soccer tournament and they tested the tornado sirens and, man, those were creepy.
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2025 Thread of the Rains
We went swimming in Camp Wood in 2020... absolutely loved our time there. Has it been low that high up on the Nueces?
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4th of July Texas Flood
In related news, here's the situation in Norman, Oklahoma and their funding for a flood warning system: https://kfor.com/news/local/norman-loses-flood-warning-system-funding-after-trump-administration-cancels-fema-grant-program/
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July 4th Hill Country Flooding Tragedy
Might be worth noting that Federal assistance for these types of warning systems is starting to get pulled... https://kfor.com/news/local/norman-loses-flood-warning-system-funding-after-trump-administration-cancels-fema-grant-program/ This is the current situation in Oklahoma
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Asheville, NC
We drove through that area but we were going from one place to another so I didn't give it much thought. It looked quiet so my gut tells me it is still recovering.
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Lake Travis 2024: Countdown To Zero
Which one of y'all is going to go scope out underwater at Pace Bend because it is time to head back!
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Asheville, NC
We didn't go to that district... I don't think (is that where New Belgium is located?) We spent a lot of time hiking and in other areas but when we were in Asheville we went to the south slope, downtown and over to west Asheville. Those areas were very lively. I can't compare what it was like before. Parking in the south slope area was a PITA so we just paid in a lot. Off of Haywood it was totally fine. Speaking of Haywood and West Asheville, strong recommendation on Hole donuts!
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Asheville, NC
Well damn I understand why people want to live in Asheville
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2025 Thread of the Rains
I see Tarrytown is chiming in... (Just kidding, we know everyone in Tarrytown waters 3x a week)
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2025 Thread of the Rains
They're not releasing anything out of Travis
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July 4th Hill Country Flooding Tragedy
So Stephen Baldwin
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2025 Thread of the Rains
- 4th of July Texas Flood
At least they've marked themselves safe from vaccines- 2025 Thread of the Rains
- 4th of July Texas Flood
Meanwhile, from the Kerr County web page, this smells of cooperation: On a side note, I don't understand why county commissioners like this guy wouldn't take funding from the Biden administration: https://richpaces.com/about/ https://www.co.kerr.tx.us/commcrt/comm2.html- 4th of July Texas Flood
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