Hurricane Harvey: Wish you the best, Houston and coastal area. Be careful!

fishlessman

DoubleEgger said:

Where's Joel Osteen and his mega church? He's claiming it's flooded. Hmmmm

looks like the lord parted the seas at 2:10 today. the power of prayer

piney

@20stone, Ashish, and everyone else in that region we wish you the best. I just can't imagine what that would be like. Take care my friends. 

caliking

20stone said:

caliking said:

Holy fvcking ****. It. Won't. Stop. Raining....

Scrounged around the garage and found 80lbs of sand and about 180lbs of mulch, so I guess we'll be bagging the doors with that. And yes, I have considered wrapping up bags of lump in trash bags to barricade the doors. We'll see if it comes to that.

I can see a marital rift in the making, with @caliqueen giving you the side eye, as you tearfully Saran wrap bags of Rockwood, "....Bbbbbbut what if we need to fire up the pizza oven?..... You know, for survival?...."  

@caliqueen pushes you aside, roughly grabs another bag and expertly wraps it in an airtight bundle as @caliprince pleads, "Daaadddddy!  Make her stop!!!  WE'RE UNDER 500 LBS!"

You emerge days later with a dry house, the lump having given itself to keep 5 NIB WSMs dry, a broken man.

Hurricanes are tough

It's like you don't even know me anymore. And underestimate my  proximity to Costco.

1. I have 4 kinds of  trash bags in the pile o' garage, about 300+. 

2. Never saw the point of the WSM, which is why I built my 2 drums. 

caliqueen's coffee almost shot out of her nose when she read that. 

caliking

Thanks @piney. It ain't over yet.

caliking

@DoubleEgger apparently pics they released were of the underground parking. Approach roads and entrance supposedly ok. 

But they said they would open up after all of the shelters were full. Very generous of them. They're counting on the convention center not filling. 

caliking

nolaegghead said:

Dig a borrow pit.

You are smart and resourceful.  I'm not worried you will be fine.  Except your choices in dodgy friends is worrisome.

Yeah I've been thinking about digging . Pickaxe and shovels have been out.

And with friends like y'all , who needs enemas??

JohnInCarolina

https://twitter.com/davejorgenson/status/902524609051987968 

nolaegghead

Gotta evacuate with style.  Good time for a rooster tail.

HeavyG

fishlessman said:

DoubleEgger said:

Where's Joel Osteen and his mega church? He's claiming it's flooded. Hmmmm

looks like the lord parted the seas at 2:10 today. the power of prayer

Apparently he parted them the day before:

Spaightlabs

aaaaand one of the hosts on the 5 on Fox falls for the shark...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jesse-watters-falls-for-fake-photo-of-shark-swimming-in-houston_us_59a57741e4b050afa90cbe8c?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

nolaegghead

Man, that's as old as the spider in the toilet.

JohnInCarolina

Spaightlabs said:

aaaaand one of the hosts on the 5 on Fox falls for the shark...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jesse-watters-falls-for-fake-photo-of-shark-swimming-in-houston_us_59a57741e4b050afa90cbe8c?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy!

The Cen-Tex Smoker

nolaegghead said:

Man, that's as old as the spider in the toilet.

Or the bear on the ski slopes. That one actually got me. I blame Tito's

HeavyG

When someone comes across one of these floating fire ant colonies do they kill them with fire? I'm pretty sure I'd want to kill them with fire. Lots of fire. A whole bunch of fire.

JohnInCarolina

HeavyG said:

When someone comes across one of these floating fire ant colonies do they kill them with fire? I'm pretty sure I'd want to kill them with fire. Lots of fire. A whole bunch of fire.

I understand the sentiment, but it's far easier to drop some dish detergent over the raft.  You don't need much.  It will spread out and they lose the ability to hold on to each other, and then they all drown.  

HeavyG

Interesting:

https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/889851490772201472/video/1

FearlessTheEggNoob

nolaegghead said:

FearlessTheEggNoob said:

Hopefully this might help some folks out

Texas evacuee free camping

Saves cash-strapped evacuees $12 a night in basic camping fees.  Pretty sweet. 

The point is giving some folks a place to stay that they may not have considered.

There's going to be bathrooms, potable water, in many cases showers.

nolaegghead

I think it's a good idea.   They should open up Federal parks too.

DoubleEgger

caliking said:

@DoubleEgger apparently pics they released were of the underground parking. Approach roads and entrance supposedly ok. 

But they said they would open up after all of the shelters were full. Very generous of them. They're counting on the convention center not filling. 

Joel Osteen's teeth could be a white light beacon for those seeking shelter. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

http://babylonbee.com/news/joel-osteen-sails-luxury-yacht-flooded-houston-pass-copies-best-life-now/

nolaegghead

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

http://babylonbee.com/news/joel-osteen-sails-luxury-yacht-flooded-houston-pass-copies-best-life-now/

Fake news, but awesome fake news.

DoubleEgger

nolaegghead said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

http://babylonbee.com/news/joel-osteen-sails-luxury-yacht-flooded-houston-pass-copies-best-life-now/

Fake news, but awesome fake news.

The BB has some great stuff. 

DoubleEgger

nolaegghead said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

http://babylonbee.com/news/joel-osteen-sails-luxury-yacht-flooded-houston-pass-copies-best-life-now/

Fake news, but awesome fake news.

Is that the new vogue term for satire? 

nolaegghead

DoubleEgger said:

nolaegghead said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

http://babylonbee.com/news/joel-osteen-sails-luxury-yacht-flooded-houston-pass-copies-best-life-now/

Fake news, but awesome fake news.

Is that the new vogue term for satire? 

Now that real news is called fake news I don't know what it is.

DoubleEgger

nolaegghead said:

DoubleEgger said:

nolaegghead said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

http://babylonbee.com/news/joel-osteen-sails-luxury-yacht-flooded-houston-pass-copies-best-life-now/

Fake news, but awesome fake news.

Is that the new vogue term for satire? 

Now that real news is called fake news I don't know what it is.

Fake news is anything you don't believe. Duh! 

HeavyG

JohnInCarolina said:

HeavyG said:

When someone comes across one of these floating fire ant colonies do they kill them with fire? I'm pretty sure I'd want to kill them with fire. Lots of fire. A whole bunch of fire.

I understand the sentiment, but it's far easier to drop some dish detergent over the raft.  You don't need much.  It will spread out and they lose the ability to hold on to each other, and then they all drown.  

So when you say "You don't need much." I'm assuming you mean like a gallon?

nolaegghead

Surfactants become less effective at higher concentrations.

DoubleEgger

Where's @Killit_and_Grillit 's flamethrower when you need it? 

GrillSgt

Fake news

Spaightlabs

Fire ants eat fire.  Trying to burn them just makes them stronger.