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

DoubleEgger

I saw a pic on a predominate news site the other day that was clearly fake. A big alligator head was peeking above the water in a neighborhood street. The problem was that the water wasn't even over the curb. C'Mon Man! 

fishlessman

i would go 50/50 liquid soap and gas, not taking any chances. have yet to see a fireant

nolaegghead

fishlessman said:

i would go 50/50 liquid soap and gas, not taking any chances. have yet to see a fireant

Fish, consider yourself lucky.    These little bastards are the bane of anyone (especially drunk - don't ask) in some parts of the south.

They hurt like hell then burn then itch.

theyolksonyou

And itch, and itch...

Foghorn

My daughter just relocated to her apartment in Houston and everything is dry and OK.  She doesn't start back to class until next week so she is going to see where she can volunteer her time to help some who weren't as fortunate.

fishlessman

nolaegghead said:

fishlessman said:

i would go 50/50 liquid soap and gas, not taking any chances. have yet to see a fireant

Fish, consider yourself lucky.    These little bastards are the bane of anyone (especially drunk - don't ask) in some parts of the south.

They hurt like hell then burn then itch.

we supposedly have them, i just havent seen a nest yet so there cant be many. have had the joy of falling thru the ground into a yellow jacket nest and having a paper wasp nest fall out of a tree just a few feet from me, and the dogs get into a nest with me hitting the lake not sure its worse but hundred bee bite days suck, and yes, bees bite under water seems im not allergic

nolaegghead

fishlessman said:

nolaegghead said:

fishlessman said:

i would go 50/50 liquid soap and gas, not taking any chances. have yet to see a fireant

Fish, consider yourself lucky.    These little bastards are the bane of anyone (especially drunk - don't ask) in some parts of the south.

They hurt like hell then burn then itch.

we supposedly have them, i just havent seen a nest yet so there cant be many. have had the joy of falling thru the ground into a yellow jacket nest and having a paper wasp nest fall out of a tree just a few feet from me, and the dogs get into a nest with me hitting the lake not sure its worse but hundred bee bite days suck, and yes, bees bite under water seems im not allergic

I would have paid money to see that

Wasps and bees are worse than the ants.  You rarely only get one ant bite.

GrillSgt

Not fake news

Carolina Q

Foghorn said:

My daughter just relocated to her apartment in Houston and everything is dry and OK.  She doesn't start back to class until next week so she is going to see where she can volunteer her time to help some who weren't as fortunate.

That is great news!! Good for her!

nolaegghead

OMG!  Lawn pigs exist!

Foghorn

Thanks @Carolina Q

nolaegghead

That's great news Dan!

The Cen-Tex Smoker

DoubleEgger said:

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! 

Or agree with

Ozzie_Isaac

nolaegghead said:

fishlessman said:

nolaegghead said:

fishlessman said:

i would go 50/50 liquid soap and gas, not taking any chances. have yet to see a fireant

Fish, consider yourself lucky.    These little bastards are the bane of anyone (especially drunk - don't ask) in some parts of the south.

They hurt like hell then burn then itch.

we supposedly have them, i just havent seen a nest yet so there cant be many. have had the joy of falling thru the ground into a yellow jacket nest and having a paper wasp nest fall out of a tree just a few feet from me, and the dogs get into a nest with me hitting the lake not sure its worse but hundred bee bite days suck, and yes, bees bite under water seems im not allergic

I would have paid money to see that

Wasps and bees are worse than the ants.  You rarely only get one ant bite.

You are lucky!  Bee bites hurt waaayyy less than bee stings.

Foghorn

nolaegghead said:

That's great news Dan!

Yes.  Thanks @nolaegghead.  

I hear from my son that you guys are getting some rain today.

fishlessman

Ozzie_Isaac said:

nolaegghead said:

fishlessman said:

nolaegghead said:

fishlessman said:

i would go 50/50 liquid soap and gas, not taking any chances. have yet to see a fireant

Fish, consider yourself lucky.    These little bastards are the bane of anyone (especially drunk - don't ask) in some parts of the south.

They hurt like hell then burn then itch.

we supposedly have them, i just havent seen a nest yet so there cant be many. have had the joy of falling thru the ground into a yellow jacket nest and having a paper wasp nest fall out of a tree just a few feet from me, and the dogs get into a nest with me hitting the lake not sure its worse but hundred bee bite days suck, and yes, bees bite under water seems im not allergic

I would have paid money to see that

Wasps and bees are worse than the ants.  You rarely only get one ant bite.

You are lucky!  Bee bites hurt waaayyy less than bee stings.

really lucky

Foghorn

nolaegghead said:

fishlessman said:

nolaegghead said:

fishlessman said:

i would go 50/50 liquid soap and gas, not taking any chances. have yet to see a fireant

Fish, consider yourself lucky.    These little bastards are the bane of anyone (especially drunk - don't ask) in some parts of the south.

They hurt like hell then burn then itch.

we supposedly have them, i just havent seen a nest yet so there cant be many. have had the joy of falling thru the ground into a yellow jacket nest and having a paper wasp nest fall out of a tree just a few feet from me, and the dogs get into a nest with me hitting the lake not sure its worse but hundred bee bite days suck, and yes, bees bite under water seems im not allergic

I would have paid money to see that

Wasps and bees are worse than the ants.  You rarely only get one ant bite.

You guys are reminding me of the time when I discovered that as a 6'3" 13 year old I could bump my head on stuff.  Including that wasp nest on my great aunt's porch.  I got stung by a few dozen of them.  The baking soda seemed to help...

The Cen-Tex Smoker

GrillSgt said:

Not fake news

Those bastards are everywhere down there. That one is healthy! Look at the shoulders on that bad boy. 

20stone

GrillSgt said:

Not fake news

Send him to meeeeeee

20stone

Foghorn said:

My daughter just relocated to her apartment in Houston and everything is dry and OK.  She doesn't start back to class until next week so she is going to see where she can volunteer her time to help some who weren't as fortunate.

I should be back in town mid-day on Friday. Have her give me a holler if she needs anything.

Foghorn

20stone said:

Foghorn said:

My daughter just relocated to her apartment in Houston and everything is dry and OK.  She doesn't start back to class until next week so she is going to see where she can volunteer her time to help some who weren't as fortunate.

I should be back in town mid-day on Friday. Have her give me a holler if she needs anything.

Will do.  Thanks @20stone.  I think she's good.  As a recent A&M grad she has a number of Aggie friends in the area that have already connected with her, but it is good to know that you and @20stonespice are nearby.   I know not to rely on @caliking for anything.  He's too busy smashing his Rockwood to dust to try to make it not float so he can use it for sandbags.

My buddy Scott who joined us for the last AWSS has some employees at the two hotels that he manages in Houston who have lost everything.  He's making a list of their needs and I'm going to have my daughter acquire some stuff at my expense and deliver it to help them out.

HeavyG

Surprised how close this new record is to the previous record which was set during a storm in 1978.

nolaegghead

It's a fluid number while the storm is still here.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Sharks Beware:

HeavyG

nolaegghead said:

It's a fluid number while the storm is still here.

No pun intended.

nolaegghead

Some new Harvey pics from Infowars:

nolaegghead

Spaightlabs

nolaegghead said:

Some new Harvey pics from Infowars:

Sharkicane!  You are brilliant!!!  Get on it, STAT!

nolaegghead

theyolksonyou

nolaegghead said:

This sux. I'm flying to California tomorrow. Dammit!