2024 Hurricane Season thread of DOOM

[TOR 5121]

1 minute ago, Newdoc said:

... is everyone going to continue to bitch about judges and grandstanding politicians?

Yes.

[TOR 5121]

OMG I got the new page!

I would like to thank hurricanes, and blondes, and redheads, and that weird guy who steals my trash.

[Captainant 26902]

This storm hitting across I-10 is nuts. Really intense rain and lightning but only 20mph winds. I can't imagine it's helping speed up repairs. 

Also driving in my area of spring branch I saw quite a few lines down across the road, and a few lines up in the air held by tension with pole heads still attached

[tokamak 6323]

4 minutes ago, Newdoc said:

Is there any actual news on how power restoration is going and projected to be, or is everyone going to continue to bitch about judges and grandstanding politicians?

Last official update from Centerpoint is 80% of everyone restored by end of day Sunday. They promised that most people would have concrete estimates by today, but haven't updated their map since last night and it's all sorts of wrong anyway. I assume the rain yesterday and today is fucking things up.

[TOR 5121]

That cheese is gone.  

[RPM 26090]

 

[Dahobbs 17180]

31 minutes ago, tokamak said:

Last official update from Centerpoint is 80% of everyone restored by end of day Sunday. They promised that most people would have concrete estimates by today, but haven't updated their map since last night and it's all sorts of wrong anyway. I assume the rain yesterday and today is fucking things up.

Probably doesn't include the 30% of new people whose power they will knock out during repairs. 

[Ted Lange 15924]

2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Good read, if true this whole deal is being terribly mismanaged by centerpointle$$ …

 

[Js1 82948]

The sky is angry again today

[Hate 20046]

5 minutes ago, Js1 said:

The sky is angry again today

 

[Fudge Nuggets 18899]

3 hours ago, royiv said:

I don’t know why this guy decided to go down the path of Centerpoint being woke. Trying to blame DEI for Centerpoint’s terrible disaster response is some broken brain shit.

He's as big an idiot as the Centerpoint assholes.

[YGIFS 19445]

Does Jason Wells work for Centerpoint or does he just sell them generators?  And is he really not locatable right now in this hour of need?  I can't read X threads so I don't know sarcasm from news which is why I don't act on X threads to begin with.  

[tokamak 6323]

Crowd sourced outage map, since Centerpoint is useless:

https://digital-client.com/?mibextid=UyTHkb

[t_eight 146]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/centerpoint-outage-wells-ceo-19567556.php

Remember, this guy was the CFO for PG&E...remember how great they were at crisis management...nice little puff piece from the chronicle 

 

[Fudge Nuggets 18899]

That dude needs his ass beat.

[Updawg 2245]

Very punchable for sure and I don’t even live in Houston

[royiv 9044]

30 minutes ago, t_eight said:

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/centerpoint-outage-wells-ceo-19567556.php

Remember, this guy was the CFO for PG&E...remember how great they were at crisis management...nice little puff piece from the chronicle 

 

Found dipshit’s home address on Harris CAD. Someone should drive by to see if he has power.

[Evil Bill Obrien 2914]

14 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

That dude needs his ass beat.

[Js1 82948]

14 minutes ago, royiv said:

Found dipshit’s home address on Harris CAD. Someone should drive by to see if he has power.

Saw someone say they should drop off their spoiled fridge and freezer contents outside his house 

[royiv 9044]

5 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Saw someone say they should drop off their spoiled fridge and freezer contents outside his house 

Unfortunately he lives in West U and those cops have a lot of time on their hands.

[Js1 82948]

Just now, royiv said:

Unfortunately he lives in West U and those cops have a lot of time on their hands.

Can we get Nicole in town to distract them for a bit?

[pearlandhorn 3258]

Power back at 3:30 pm Friday since 8 am Monday. Leaving for Hawaii tomorrow. The only reason we came back today was to pack.

[TexasCPA 98]

14 minutes ago, royiv said:

Unfortunately he lives in West U and those cops have a lot of time on their hands.

Nah he is on the other side of Kirby. 

[royiv 9044]

4 minutes ago, TexasCPA said:

Nah he is on the other side of Kirby. 

Yep, you’re right. I just looked at the address and assumed. Didn’t bother to look it up on the map. Street name is ironic.

[TonyTexas 10406]

Hard to get away with stuff in today’s social media world

 

[Updawg 2245]

https://www.threads.net/@mishagovshteyn/post/C9THJl_pX3d


Timeline of outages

[landman 555]

5 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Hard to get away with stuff in today’s social media world

 

I remember during Snowvid seeing a video of then mayor Steve Adler in his condo downtown with lights on and in a t-shirt telling everyone things would be ok.  The next day he was smart enough to turn the lights off and put on a sweater.

[atomheartbevo 88912]

Does anybody know if the stoplights etc are working down near Minute Maid Park?  I’m driving in from Rosenberg, as this gal I’m banging has a hotel room at the Marriott Marquis. We should have a few hours as her husband will be at the Astros/Rangers game with his firm - they’ve got a suite so I’m guessing we will have plenty of time, even though it’s just a short walk between the stadium and the hotel.

[Fudge Nuggets 18899]

37 minutes ago, TexasCPA said:

Nah he is on the other side of Kirby. 

I know that's a bougie neighborhood, but his house looks kind of shit for a big time CEO.

[TexasCPA 98]

33 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

I know that's a bougie neighborhood, but his house looks kind of shit for a big time CEO.

I think the map view is a few years old. Probably tore it down then built something  new. 

[Ghost of LL 15244]

5 hours ago, Updawg said:

So they will probably blame some DEI initiative at CP and some woke initiatives like celebrating Juneteenth for the problems at CP.

A lot of that was probably true, cfo, outside help management etc but this asshole had to add his BS

I could see there being some limited amount of truth to the concept of Centerpoint having an "equity" office involved in the line work.  Centerpoint doesn't want to have the narrative that all of its trucks are repairing lines in West University and River Oaks while Second Ward and South Houston don't see a truck until some time in August.  So I suspect there is someone taking a look at distribution of resources to make sure they're not being unfairly focused on the rich white parts of town.

The concept that there is a DEI officer overseeing every single work assignment that goes out, however, is fucking absurd.

[Ted Lange 15924]

16 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

The concept that there is a DEI officer overseeing every single work assignment that goes out, however, is fucking absurd.

You 'd think, but then you see how many people religiously follow stuff like libs of tik tok...so there are plenty of morons that believe it.

[Covri 6149]

36 minutes ago, TexasCPA said:

I think the map view is a few years old. Probably tore it down then built something  new. 

The google street view is for sure the tear down, you can see it’s a big modern McMansion in the aerial view, and if you want to the front of the new house it’s on Zillow. Of course it doesn't fit the neighborhood style at all. 

[TOR 5121]

Our house

in the middle of the street

[YGIFS 19445]

14 minutes ago, TOR said:

Our house

in the middle of the street

what you're saying is just Madness.  

[TOR 5121]

43 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

what you're saying is just Madness.  

There's always something happening, and it's usually quite loud.

[Hate 20046]

46 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

what you're saying is just Madness.  

That’s just one step beyond.

[The Dog 43080]

[tokamak 6323]

25 minutes ago, The Dog said:

[billfromlaketravis 11286]

Church has been canceled on Sunday. Still without power. They dropped $82 million on a building project and didn’t spring for a generator. Weird priorities. Maybe the bridge crowd can go play cards in the cafeteria so the rest of the church can have power, right? 

Feges in Spring Branch also still without power. Good time to be a Generac salesman in Spring Valley.

Edited July 13 by billfromlaketravis

[Covri 6149]

14 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Church has been canceled on Sunday. Still without power. They dropped $82 million on a building project and didn’t spring for a generator. Weird priorities. Maybe the bridge crowd can go play cards in the cafeteria so the rest of the church can have power, right? 

Feges in Spring Branch also still without power. Good time to be a Generac salesman in Spring Valley.

That’s crazy to renovate that much and not add power redundancies. Now that I think about it they probably didn’t want to house the community in a time of need, no offense to you or your religion.

[billfromlaketravis 11286]

1 minute ago, Covri said:

That’s crazy to renovate that much and not add power redundancies. Now that I think about it they probably didn’t want to house the community in a time of need, no offense to you or your religion.

It’s fairly good sized campus with a cooling plant. Shocking they don’t have a generator. 

[Post Oak 20092]

Just a Jesus for some electricity 

[YGIFS 19445]

8 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

Just a Jesus for some electricity 

Hey man, I've been sending thoughts and prayers to those harmed by this early-season storm.  Not my fault, Jesus is busy at another electrical situation.  Isn't how this dumb ass simulation works?  

[royiv 9044]

31 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Church has been canceled on Sunday. Still without power. They dropped $82 million on a building project and didn’t spring for a generator. Weird priorities. Maybe the bridge crowd can go play cards in the cafeteria so the rest of the church can have power, right? 

Feges in Spring Branch also still without power. Good time to be a Generac salesman in Spring Valley.

$82 million on a church renovation? Wouldn’t Jesus want his congregation to use those resources to serve the needy?

[royiv 9044]

33 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Weird priorities.

Indeed.

[billfromlaketravis 11286]

It’s not my money. I didn’t have any input. But typical big church politics. Every single group gets their own dedicated room with a plaque. 
 

Meanwhile, things like infrastructure go by the wayside. I fully expect a generator silent auction to happen in the next couple weeks. 
 

I’m not trying to besmirch my church. Almost everyone has their hearts in the right place. The clergy hospital visits really helped when a loved one spent 2 months in the hospital. But… yeah big construction company owners sit on important boards and they never insisted on a generator. Unwise. 

Edited July 13 by billfromlaketravis

[royiv 9044]

Just now, billfromlaketravis said:

It’s not my money. I didn’t have any input. But typical big church politics. Every single group gets their own dedicated room with a plaque. 
 

Meanwhile, things like infrastructure go by the wayside. I fully expect a generator silent auction to happen in the next couple weeks. 

Do you tithe?

[Etexhorn13 3013]

8 hours ago, tokamak said:

Last official update from Centerpoint is 80% of everyone restored by end of day Sunday. They promised that most people would have concrete estimates by today, but haven't updated their map since last night and it's all sorts of wrong anyway. I assume the rain yesterday and today is fucking things up.

Reprojected to 85%

[billfromlaketravis 11286]

2 minutes ago, royiv said:

Do you tithe?

I’m almost entirely traditional salary and bonuses. If I were taxed at around 14-15% of capital gains income, I would be more inclined to give more. I give where I can to causes I think are worthy.

They do some really nice work with Houston homeless groups and South American orphanages. I’m not chipping in a 15th century tapestry.