What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston? Non-CR thread

[BonzoMontreaux 1032]

Re: Religion classes in public schools... 

There are colleges out there that will require you to take a religion course or two.  In that context, for college credit, I have no issue.  The classes can be taught in a non-religious manner.  I have had such an experience at JUCO when I was contemplating going to Baylor.  It was in spring of 93 at MCC in Waco... there were some great discussions in that class about the goings on a few miles away.

[Da Fino 2665]

Weird story here. 

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-attorney-his-wife-arrested-hpd-homicide-detectives-search-missing-man

[huge 3774]

2 hours ago, Da Fino said:

Weird story here. 

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-attorney-his-wife-arrested-hpd-homicide-detectives-search-missing-man

I cant make heads or tails of that "article"

And the website is a vomitorium

 

 

[elfenix 34075]

Why am I seeing so many Oklahoma license plates in the last month or so? Swear it's gone from once a week to 3 times a day.

[royiv 9044]

1 minute ago, elfenix said:

Why am I seeing so many Oklahoma license plates in the last month or so? Swear it's gone from once a week to 3 times a day.

Do we need to deploy the National Guard to the Red River?

[elfenix 34075]

5 minutes ago, royiv said:

Do we need to deploy the National Guard to the Red River?

Abbott is putting razor wire in the wrong river

[PRONG HORN 3086]

On 9/6/2024 at 1:12 PM, elfenix said:

Why am I seeing so many Oklahoma license plates in the last month or so? Swear it's gone from once a week to 3 times a day.

 

Because you live/work in a shitty area?

 

 

[Armybrat 40527]

On 9/6/2024 at 1:19 PM, elfenix said:

Abbott is putting razor wire in the wrong river

Buoys 

[PRONG HORN 3086]

 

 

 

[RPM 26090]

2 dead, at least 35 injured after chemical release reported at refinery in Deer Park, officials say

https://abc13.com/post/deer-park-pemex-facility-is-emergency-situation-involving-life-flight-officials-say/15414117/

 

DEER PARK, Texas (KTRK) -- Authorities have confirmed that two people died and at least 35 were injured after a chemical leak at a Pemex facility on Thursday evening.

Officials with the Pemex facility at 5900 Highway 225 told ABC13 at about 6:18 p.m. that they were "dealing with an emergency" that began at 4:40 p.m., according to a statement issued hours later.

The chemical, hydrogen sulfide, is a colorless gas known for its pungent "rotten egg" odor at low concentrations. It is extremely flammable and highly toxic and can cause mild headaches, eye irritation, unconsciousness, and death-- even at low concentrations.

In a press conference Thursday night, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said authorities are working to learn if there are any more deaths.

Eyewitness News saw several ambulances responding and two Life Flight helicopters on standby. SkyEye was over the active scene while Harris County Hazmat Response crews were at work.

Pasadena and Deer Park officials lifted the city shelter-in-place orders after Harris County Pollution Control completed air monitoring in the area and no longer detected hazardous chemicals in the air.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13295]

7 hours ago, RPM said:

2 dead, at least 35 injured after chemical release reported at refinery in Deer Park, officials say

https://abc13.com/post/deer-park-pemex-facility-is-emergency-situation-involving-life-flight-officials-say/15414117/

 

DEER PARK, Texas (KTRK) -- Authorities have confirmed that two people died and at least 35 were injured after a chemical leak at a Pemex facility on Thursday evening.

Officials with the Pemex facility at 5900 Highway 225 told ABC13 at about 6:18 p.m. that they were "dealing with an emergency" that began at 4:40 p.m., according to a statement issued hours later.

The chemical, hydrogen sulfide, is a colorless gas known for its pungent "rotten egg" odor at low concentrations. It is extremely flammable and highly toxic and can cause mild headaches, eye irritation, unconsciousness, and death-- even at low concentrations.

In a press conference Thursday night, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said authorities are working to learn if there are any more deaths.

Eyewitness News saw several ambulances responding and two Life Flight helicopters on standby. SkyEye was over the active scene while Harris County Hazmat Response crews were at work.

Pasadena and Deer Park officials lifted the city shelter-in-place orders after Harris County Pollution Control completed air monitoring in the area and no longer detected hazardous chemicals in the air.

Sad story but I wouldn’t want to live anywhere near that part of town. I’m less than 20 miles away and worry that is too close.

[Captainant 26902]

9 hours ago, RPM said:

2 dead, at least 35 injured after chemical release reported at refinery in Deer Park, officials say

https://abc13.com/post/deer-park-pemex-facility-is-emergency-situation-involving-life-flight-officials-say/15414117/

 

DEER PARK, Texas (KTRK) -- Authorities have confirmed that two people died and at least 35 were injured after a chemical leak at a Pemex facility on Thursday evening.

Officials with the Pemex facility at 5900 Highway 225 told ABC13 at about 6:18 p.m. that they were "dealing with an emergency" that began at 4:40 p.m., according to a statement issued hours later.

The chemical, hydrogen sulfide, is a colorless gas known for its pungent "rotten egg" odor at low concentrations. It is extremely flammable and highly toxic and can cause mild headaches, eye irritation, unconsciousness, and death-- even at low concentrations.

In a press conference Thursday night, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said authorities are working to learn if there are any more deaths.

Eyewitness News saw several ambulances responding and two Life Flight helicopters on standby. SkyEye was over the active scene while Harris County Hazmat Response crews were at work.

Pasadena and Deer Park officials lifted the city shelter-in-place orders after Harris County Pollution Control completed air monitoring in the area and no longer detected hazardous chemicals in the air.

They just got blown up and burnt to a crisp by the O&G industry, and now they get a nice dose of poisoning.

2 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Sad story but I wouldn’t want to live anywhere near that part of town. I’m less than 20 miles away and worry that is too close.

It's always sunny in cancer alley

[tx 3 putt 75227]

7 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Sad story but I wouldn’t want to live anywhere near that part of town. I’m less than 20 miles away and worry that is too close.

 

im about the same, also worries me 

[Herbie Hancock 7272]

FAA allegedly received reports 4 days prior that the tower light weren’t working. Not that it would have made any difference in this case, but getting on a 407 always made me uneasy, fuck a Robinson. Damned go kart engine and a rubber band. Nope


https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/deaths-reported-after-helicopter-carrying-4-hits-radio-tower-in-fiery-houston-crash/3676085/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_DFWBrand&fbclid=IwY2xjawGDJgNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRZx4ez5ndCYh8klT0Ovs2zh6MIBxuRHpMn7XUlLTcXyKjvMEiAklFq50A_aem_9-c6XEMb-tEWky282SiE7g

[Captainant 26902]

52 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:

FAA allegedly received reports 4 days prior that the tower light weren’t working. Not that it would have made any difference in this case, but getting on a 407 always made me uneasy, fuck a Robinson. Damned go kart engine and a rubber band. Nope


https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/deaths-reported-after-helicopter-carrying-4-hits-radio-tower-in-fiery-houston-crash/3676085/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_DFWBrand&fbclid=IwY2xjawGDJgNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRZx4ez5ndCYh8klT0Ovs2zh6MIBxuRHpMn7XUlLTcXyKjvMEiAklFq50A_aem_9-c6XEMb-tEWky282SiE7g

From the /r/Houston thread, apparently the lights on the tower have been out for some time - BUT - there was a NOTAM on file about the hazard. The NOTAM was last refreshed 4 days ago, but no telling how long it's been in place. Unfortunately looks at first glance like a commercial piloting fuckup, it's part of the flight planning process to check for NOTAMs along your flight path

Edited October 21 by Captainant

[UTPhil2006 3767]

3 minutes ago, Captainant said:

From the /r/Houston thread, apparently the lights on the tower have been out for some time - BUT - there was a NOTAM on file about the hazard. The NOTAM was last refreshed 4 days ago, but no telling how long it's been in place. Unfortunately looks at first glance like a commercial piloting fuckup, it's part of the flight planning process to check for NOTAMs along your flight path

Happened right down the street. In the ring camera video below looks like something was blinking before the crash

 

[Captainant 26902]

6 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Happened right down the street. In the ring camera video below looks like something was blinking before the crash

 

Jeeze that's haunting. But it's supposed to be lights going down the tower to the ground, not just one on the top. Either way, it doesn't matter because (it appears) there was a NOTAM in place about the navigational hazard

Edited October 21 by Captainant

[UTPhil2006 3767]

Just now, Captainant said:

Jeeze that's haunting. But it's supposed to be lights going down the tower to the ground, not just one on the top

That's what I'm reading. Dont know a lot about these things but I would assume with all those guy wires that there should be a lot more lights 

[Herbie Hancock 7272]

I used to think pre-flight checks were a bit over the top, but the longer I go the more grateful I am for them. There is a saying “3 to go, 1 to say no”; everyone on the crew reviews all information before flight and agrees to “go or no”.

If the pilot had filed this flight he would have seen any NOTAM or TFR’s. I’m pretty sure unless you’re flying IFR you don’t have to file a flight plan, so this was 100% preventable had a little extra diligence been done.

[Captainant 26902]

20 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:

I used to think pre-flight checks were a bit over the top, but the longer I go the more grateful I am for them. There is a saying “3 to go, 1 to say no”; everyone on the crew reviews all information before flight and agrees to “go or no”.

If the pilot had filed this flight he would have seen any NOTAM or TFR’s. I’m pretty sure unless you’re flying IFR you don’t have to file a flight plan, so this was 100% preventable had a little extra diligence been done.

Also deserves to be said, the NOTAM system is pretty archaic and crappy and damn near impossible to read. It's still the responsibility of the pilot, but goddamn the FAA could make it less burdensome

[huge 3774]

Not ideal

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/houston-teacher-certification-scandal-19869096.php?utm_content=cta&sid=670011b22cd9e1ea6d0dd687&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=roundup&utm_campaign=chrn%20%7C%20first%20draft&stn=nf

[Rip76 4880]

1 hour ago, huge said:

Not ideal

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/houston-teacher-certification-scandal-19869096.php?utm_content=cta&sid=670011b22cd9e1ea6d0dd687&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=roundup&utm_campaign=chrn%20%7C%20first%20draft&stn=nf

Was coming to post this.  Jeez.

[Captainant 26902]

1 hour ago, huge said:

Not ideal

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/houston-teacher-certification-scandal-19869096.php?utm_content=cta&sid=670011b22cd9e1ea6d0dd687&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=roundup&utm_campaign=chrn%20%7C%20first%20draft&stn=nf

At least two customers who gained certification through the ring were determined to be sexual predators, officials said.

 

I wonder how TEA let that slip through the cracks, don't you have to submit fingerprints and a background check as part of the cert process?