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jimmyjazz

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  1. Secretary of Homeland Security. And she cares. No, really. She cares a lot. And blames the NWS for the whole thing.
  2. I did a little sleuthing: Camp Mystic is approximately 17 miles NE of the South Fork headwaters. That's by road, though. I don't know how much different the river distance is. At any rate, that's not real far. I imagine the flood surge arrived pretty quickly after forming, and was an accumulated volume of water cover who knows what length of the river. But yes, there should be an automated warning system. A few minutes could have made all the difference. It would make even more difference for the camps and other sites further downstream that got clobbered.
  3. This is something I'm curious about. Where did the flood surge start? Camp Mystic is well west/southwest of Hunt, Ingram and Kerrville. I've seen a lot of comments about a local Kerrville official out for a run ~ 3:30 AM and nothing was happening, but I think Mystic had already been hit by then. How much warning time was possible by monitors triggering west of Mystic? ARE there any monitors out there?
  4. Williamson County Press Conference: -- 2 people remain missing -- 1 confirmed fatality
  5. Yes, Linnie is the little girl who was ~ 2YO in my wife's preschool class. My wife left for another school after that single year with her. The look in her eyes when I confirmed her death was what I would expect were it one of our own. Teachers get very very close to their younger kids. So unbelievably sad.
  6. No idea, but I think he referred to a 9 AM briefing. Travis County press conference continued: unconfirmed 11-13 missing
  7. Travis County Press Conference Travis County Judge: -- 4 fatalities
  8. Kerrville City Manager: -- idiots are flying personal drones, cut it out -- 830.465.4794 to volunteer or donate
  9. Kerr County Sheriff: -- 59 deceased, 21 of which are children -- 11 Camp Mystic campers unaccounted for, and 1 counselor
  10. Rough start times for press conferences this morning: 10 AM Kerr County 10:30 AM Travis County 11 AM Williamson County KXAN will carry "as much of each as they can". Nothing has started yet.
  11. I'm losing hope. This has gone on too long. Any survivors found at this point should be considered miracles. Call me reactionary and irrational, but I have plenty of fingers to point and almost as many targets. Fuck.
  12. We literally pay taxes to (in part) fund this kind of public safety infrastructure.
  13. That's a sweet looking Guild. I have a JF30 jumbo that I love.
  14. Austin Pets Alive is asking for volunteers, fosters, and donations: APA flood relief
  15. You might say she DID report the facts.
  16. That's the little girl my wife taught in preschool.
  17. I have an easy solution for "Das Astros Fan in NBTX": if you don't like Stefania's editorializing, don't watch KSAT News.
  18. Enemy of my enemy, yada yada yada . . .
  19. I get the Culinary Cowgirls Lone Star Queso pretty regularly. It's good, not a world beater, but i don't think I could roll my own for less and sometimes you just want some chips & queso now. I'd bet their other two offerings (including the one you asked about) are pretty decent.
  20. Well, that bridge too far was likely washed out by the flood, so . . .
  21. Maybe it's because they're all gaping pussies.
  22. . . . and maybe the "board police" could change their tactics, because it's getting really fucking old.
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