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crimsonlonghorn

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  1. Finally back online. The eye of the storm went right over our place here in Richmond. There were some wicked winds right before it passed over. Lost power about 6:00 AM and it's still out. We moved into our new house back in May without the generator installed, then the derecho happened and we didn't even bother getting on any waiting lists for a generator and figured we could wait a while. Oops. Irony. Regardless, the barndominium on our property does have a generator and it's running now and we have AC there, so that's where we moved last night. I had an old portable generator that we got running as well and plugged the starlink into that and now we have wifi and the house and barn. Could be worse. There is a lot of whining on the Ring app and on Nextdoor about people not having power, like they've never been through a hurricane before. It's probably unrealistic to expect to get it back immediately, but it also sounds like Centerpoint screwed the pooch royally. If power is still out a few days from now for most people, then the whining is going to be deserved. I will post some pictures later today of the effects here at our place yesterday.
  2. All of the worst winds on the forecast maps have shifted west of here towards pearland. Right up 288 is correct.
  3. Not only are they open, there is no wait at all.
  4. Still broadcasting. Currently at a gas station in Bay City. So compelling.
  5. Timbergrove is where we lived when Ike hit. My son who is a HS senior this year was 1 yr old and slept though it. The relative location of our house on the power system caused us to be without power for two weeks. Please Beryl, don’t be like Ike.
  6. All the best gentlemen's clubs have backup generators that can run the AC full blast. What do you think?
  7. Breeze is starting to pick up just a little bit here now. Beryl is nigh.
  8. I have to say, on Friday when the models all shifted, I felt like there was a pretty good chance they'd keep shifting like Laura or Rita and hit Louisiana and we wouldn't have to worry about any of this. Didn't happen. I guess the ridge could move even further east in the next 12 hours and pull Beryl with it, but I kind of doubt it's going to happen now.
  9. Can’t say this is what I was hoping for.
  10. Reminds me of the Rita evacuation when lots of people from the same household evacuated in both cars.
  11. This is the view from my front porch south of Richmond. 26 acres of large pecan trees, a couple of them (not in the picture) estimated to be more than 100 years old. The center of Beryl is currently forecasted to pass about 10-20 miles west of here. I'm worried enough with the 40 mph winds and 70 mph gusts they are predicting. Cat 4 or 5 and this whole place would be toast.
  12. Two inches in less than hour here at my place in Richmond. Quite a pre-partY we are having around here today.
  13. Latest Euro has shifted east a little bit and is slightly stronger. No bueno.
  14. The names alternate male female. The first storm was Alberto and the fourth storm is Debby. So, logically, Beryl is female and Chris is male.
  15. NOAA is saying for now that Austin will still get some good rain.
  16. Models are all starting to agree on somewhere between Aransas Pass and Sargent as a Cat 1-2 or strong TS on Monday morning. Western side of Houston and suburbs will get pretty good wind and a lot of rain but nothing especially damaging. All things considered it could be a lot worse.
  17. This is the latest Euro that came out at 18z. Probably doesn't mean anything since it's just one run, but the trend continues east. Luckily it's not even Cat 1, but anything stronger in that particular location would be a worst case scenario for Galveston and the ship channel. All that water would get pushed into the bay and have nowhere to go but into oil refineries and houses. Ike was stronger but a little further east.
  18. At this rate 72 hours in advance it's going to pass east of Houston. Rita or Laura all over again.
  19. Took almost two years of impatiently waiting for it to be finished and dealing with an incompetent builder, but we finally moved into our new house earlier this month and the BGE is getting fired up today for the inaugural cook in its own new home. Smoking a couple of chuck roasts for dinner later tonight with the in-laws who are coming over.
  20. Thank you, sir. I will look into that.
  21. My HS son drives (I own) a 2012 Nissan Frontier pickup with about 150k miles. The transmission appears to have finally conked out this week so I am in the market for replacing the transmission. The Nissan dealership says they can do it for ~$4,000 but I'm inclined to just take it to a transmission shop to try and save money. Does anyone have a recommendation or advice for transmission shop in Houston (Sugar Land) if I decide to go that route?
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