2024 Rain Thread: All Your El Nino Are Belong to Us

[ROFL BOX 6655]

I have 2 appointments lined up for the area & crews will be going out ahead of me to do temporary water remediation (one from Cleveland & I forget the other zip).

[Pimphand 6373]

6 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

This was because of the solar storms right? 

No cocksmoker

[Pimphand 6373]

If you are too fucking stupid to realize earths waning magnetic field allowed Aurora Borealis shows as far south as Puerto Rico from simple X5 solar flares is a problem well I ain't got nuttin for you man. It's a shame the parasympathetic nervous system keeps you breathing because you are clearly too stupid to do so on your own.

[SydneyCarton 49512]

There it is!!!!!

[Pam Cummings 9883]

5 hours ago, Pimphand said:

If you are too fucking stupid to realize earths waning magnetic field allowed Aurora Borealis shows as far south as Puerto Rico from simple X5 solar flares is a problem well I ain't got nuttin for you man. It's a shame the parasympathetic nervous system keeps you breathing because you are clearly too stupid to do so on your own.

Your mom was parasympathetic to deez nutz.

[BrickHorn 18447]

17 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

But it’s hard to express the tree damage man. 

Looks a lot like Austin after Arborgeddon. 

[Js1 87214]

6 hours ago, Pimphand said:

earths waning magnetic field

I’ve seen this movie. We just need to jump start the core. We got this 

Edited May 18 by Js1

[Biff Tannen 46177]

7 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I’ve seen this movie. We just need to jump start the core. We got this 

Underrated film

[Js1 87214]

9 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Underrated film

Fucking LOVE that movie 

[ftf82 493]

I've poked around a little bit on Centerpoint's webpage, but haven't been able to locate any sort of outage map. Does something like that exist? My daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter live in Timbergrove and lost power during the storm. They drove up to Austin yesterday to wait for power to get reconnected.

[Js1 87214]

17 minutes ago, ftf82 said:

I've poked around a little bit on Centerpoint's webpage, but haven't been able to locate any sort of outage map. Does something like that exist? My daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter live in Timbergrove and lost power during the storm. They drove up to Austin yesterday to wait for power to get reconnected.

It exists but it doesn’t work right now. Or doesn’t work consistently 

[Nivek 17417]

Cenerpoint’s website is about as durable as our grid.

[Captainant 28574]

My uncles in the Heights south of I-10 just got power back on, so center point is definitely making progress 

[troph 25238]

9 hours ago, Pimphand said:

If you are too fucking stupid to realize earths waning magnetic field allowed Aurora Borealis shows as far south as Puerto Rico from simple X5 solar flares is a problem well I ain't got nuttin for you man. It's a shame the parasympathetic nervous system keeps you breathing because you are clearly too stupid to do so on your own.

Use that pimphand like ya mean it bruh. 
 

[deadshank 24654]

37 minutes ago, Captainant said:

My uncles in the Heights south of I-10 just got power back on, so center point is definitely making progress 

My warehouse is 400 yards away from the downed high tension towers at 290 between Mangum and 34th.   
 

Centerpoint has crews their surveying.  

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13629]

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“We’ve got 10 transmission lines (towers) down across our footprint, seven of which are in Harris County. We hope to have our outage tracker back up and running soon but this is going to be right now we are looking at a multi-day event,” Paul Lock, CenterPoint Energy, said.

https://www.khou.com/article/weather/when-will-power-be-back-on/285-db87ba45-d59a-4a42-ad28-fa9d0a5d1d17

[SydneyCarton 49512]

36 minutes ago, Captainant said:

My uncles in the Heights south of I-10 just got power back on, so center point is definitely making progress 

In going full pedant here. Technically nothing south of 10 is the heights. Heights creep is real. 
 

we got confirmation that power is on in Timbergrove south of 11th street…of course the real nasty shit is north of 11th street but progress is definitely being made. I’ve wondered at how Centerpoint is going to handle this. Do everything except the nastiest areas of Houston first, or allocate some percentage in our area and split the rest over Houston. Going to be interesting to see. 

[SydneyCarton 49512]

9 hours ago, Pimphand said:

If you are too fucking stupid to realize earths waning magnetic field allowed Aurora Borealis shows as far south as Puerto Rico from simple X5 solar flares is a problem well I ain't got nuttin for you man. It's a shame the parasympathetic nervous system keeps you breathing because you are clearly too stupid to do so on your own.

I can’t help myself. 
 

So what are we going to do about it? Help us workshop the solution to the fact that some facet of Space can obliterate life on earth at any moment. Should so like, buy that SPF 4 million sunscreen that vampires use? Or just worry about other shit?

[Js1 87214]

34 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

In going full pedant here. Technically nothing south of 10 is the heights. Heights creep is rea

Memorial Heights

Sawyer Heights

Washington Heights

 

[MissingInAction 25563]

1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

I can’t help myself. 
 

So what are we going to do about it? Help us workshop the solution to the fact that some facet of Space can obliterate life on earth at any moment. Should so like, buy that SPF 4 million sunscreen that vampires use? Or just worry about other shit?

Dude,global warming will save us while by killing us first.

[SquishMitten 10497]

22 hours ago, Js1 said:

What’s game over in this context? Everyone died?

From the pictures I’ve seen, “trees in bodies” probably can’t be ruled out

[Nivek 17417]

I can’t help myself. 
 
So what are we going to do about it? Help us workshop the solution to the fact that some facet of Space can obliterate life on earth at any moment. Should so like, buy that SPF 4 million sunscreen that vampires use? Or just worry about other shit?

Obviously. The solution is to gather in groups, maybe like a flock and follow the seagulls prophets and run away. So far away.

[Nivek 17417]

Power restored at my home about an hour ago.

[GreenspointTexas 9987]

2 hours ago, Js1 said:

Memorial Heights

Sawyer Heights

Washington Heights

 

Buffalo Heights

Eureka Heights

Wicklow Heights

Bayou Heights

Woodland Heights

[tx 3 putt 78717]

13 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

I have 2 appointments lined up for the area & crews will be going out ahead of me to do temporary water remediation (one from Cleveland & I forget the other zip).

 

[tx 3 putt 78717]

2 hours ago, Js1 said:

Memorial Heights

Sawyer Heights

Washington Heights

 

if anyone can find info on 77003, 2nd Ward Heights, I sure would appreciate it 

[tx 3 putt 78717]

2 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

Dude,global warming will save us while by killing us first.

we’ll Have great tans !

 

[deadshank 24654]

Doing an end run on no power at warehouse.   Have another coming in and Electrician putting in to play on Monday.  

[tx 3 putt 78717]

2 hours ago, SquishMitten said:

From the pictures I’ve seen, “trees in bodies” probably can’t be ruled out

hits close to home. Went to Baytown yesterday to get ice and an hourly motel off 10 had a billboard and tree collapsed on half of it. Ugly site. Prayers to anyone in there getting a hummer or giving 

[GreenspointTexas 9987]

[SydneyCarton 49512]

5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

hits close to home. Went to Baytown yesterday to get ice and an hourly motel off 10 had a billboard and tree collapsed on half of it. Ugly site. Prayers to anyone in there getting a hummer or giving 

So how were the hookers at the roach motel? We all know you partook. 

[tx 3 putt 78717]

8 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

So how were the hookers at the roach motel? We all know you partook. 

just passing by, it was a large mess 

a large / active machine shop on Lockwood was missing big chunks of roof too 

[SydneyCarton 49512]

Centerpoint posted on FB they expect to have almost all power restored no later than Wednesday. 

[Chopper 17432]

No indication exactly where this house under construction was. 3 story, stick framed, no sheathing. Video of its collapse, in case it doesn't embed.

 

[UT_OB1 2266]

Is it common to walk away from stick construction with no cross bracing if you don’t have the shearing on?  I at least couldn’t see any, and I admit my eyes suck, but seems like you’re asking for problems. 
 

edit - I think I see some, but looks like it goes mostly front to back

Edited May 18 by UT_OB1

[deadshank 24654]

Gotta get the sheathing on. Especially with no interior shear walls (sheathing on interior walls at key places).  It will cracker box without.  Common in high winds.    Builders risk policy should pick up the tab if builder included wind damage in policy.    Most do for this very reason.   

[Captainant 28574]

19 minutes ago, Chopper said:

No indication exactly where this house under construction was. 3 story, stick framed, no sheathing. Video of its collapse, in case it doesn't embed.

 

That pile looks very similar to what I saw walking my dog around the morning after

[GreenspointTexas 9987]

23 minutes ago, Chopper said:

No indication exactly where this house under construction was. 3 story, stick framed, no sheathing. Video of its collapse, in case it doesn't embed.

 

Thats aggy construction if ive ever seen it

[jimmyjazz 47238]

I'm a little surprised a framed but unsheathed house can catch enough wind to collapse, but there you go.

[Js1 87214]

My power is back up in shady acres, according to my neighbors and my blink cameras being online again 

[Dahobbs 18337]

Power still out in 77008. Fortunately battery and solar have been clutch today. Seems like this area may be up last. 

[Js1 87214]

1 minute ago, Dahobbs said:

Power still out in 77008. Fortunately battery and solar have been clutch today. Seems like this area may be up last. 

I’m also 77008. It just came back up so you may be in the next 24 hours 

[tx 3 putt 78717]

10 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

Power still out in 77008. Fortunately battery and solar have been clutch today. Seems like this area may be up last. 

77003 no power 

[Nivek 17417]

I finally went out for a drive.  Sinclair Elm had its portables crushed, and most of their big trees are down.  Powerline down on the road and another being held up by a crane.    Timbergrove smells like a sawmill.    The strangest part to me are the trees that are just pruned from the top but otherwise still standing just fine.   Also saw one fense blown out and 2 doors down another blown inward.   Seems like Bob Stoops was in town.

[Sawbonz 28234]

7 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Buffalo Heights

Eureka Heights

Wicklow Heights

Bayou Heights

Woodland Heights

[GreenspointTexas 9987]

21 minutes ago, Nivek said:

I finally went out for a drive.  Sinclair Elm had its portables crushed, and most of their big trees are down.  Powerline down on the road and another being held up by a crane.    Timbergrove smells like a sawmill.    The strangest part to me are the trees that are just pruned from the top but otherwise still standing just fine.   Also saw one fense blown out and 2 doors down another blown inward.   Seems like Bob Stoops was in town.

We just drove by there tonight as well. @SydneyCarton was right. Looks like a warzone. Maybe 200-300 downed trees in Lazybrook/Timbergrove alone. At least 8-10 trees resting on/severed power lines in that area

 

 

[SydneyCarton 49512]

1 hour ago, Dahobbs said:

Power still out in 77008. Fortunately battery and solar have been clutch today. Seems like this area may be up last. 

 

1 hour ago, Js1 said:

I’m also 77008. It just came back up so you may be in the next 24 hours 

I’m told that the segment of Timbergrove between ella and tc jester has power. West of Ella no dice still, but that’s not surprising as the power lines and poles were all felled. 

[tx 3 putt 78717]

47 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

 

I’m told that the segment of Timbergrove between ella and tc jester has power. West of Ella no dice still, but that’s not surprising as the power lines and poles were all felled. 

take it for what it’s worth …

 

[SydneyCarton 49512]

 

Returned from ranch work and we have power on our side of the street. Pretty impressed with Centerpoint. Gonna have a stout AF martini after this shower and pass TF out. 

[BearMace 2244]

On 5/17/2024 at 4:35 PM, Hook1997 said:

Is that a house?  Looks like a fancy high school.  Pretty cool idea, the wife could live in a whole separate wing.

  

I'm reading this a day late and was literally gonna ask what kind of middle school has that nice of pool!