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

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Legume said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

We just had our first outer band hit us. Raining like a mother. The eye of the storm is 240 nautical miles from here and still 80 miles off shore. This is going to be a monster. We never get outer bands this far north. 

Yeah, that was fun.  Just finished with the ladder and chainsaw.  We've had two waves here so far, stronger than expected for today.

yep- I was smoking sausage on the dishwasher and it rolled in out of nowhere. Had to run out there and shut it all down. Hard to cover when you have a raging fire in the box. I put the electronics away though, the rest is fine.

I knew something was up when it blew in from the east. We never get strong storms like that from the east. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

JRWhitee said:

It is the people that panic that cause the most problems. 

tjv

man, it doesn't look good.  gotta plan for the long haul on this one.  water is the silent killer. be safe.

t

The Cen-Tex Smoker

caliking said:

I hear ya @nolaegghead. Someone at work was rammed with a shopping cart Wed because some pinhead thought she was going for the last case of water .

We won't get hit as bad as further SW. The city will flood pretty bad, but our burb is usually ok. Lake sort of thing in the back should keep us from flooding. I think we can go about a week without power if it really gets to that. We have a reasonable supply of nonperishable food to keep us going, and water. We'll bug out if necessary , but I doubt it will come to that. 

But people do get crazy. 

HEB is like full-contact, day before Thanksgiving shopping today. People yelling and honking, lines at the gas pumps and the 5 gal fresh water dispenser. People act like we are ground zero for landfall. Leave some TP for the rest of us you hording bastards!

Photo Egg

No Jack in the Box eggrolls today...

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Photo Egg said:

No Jack in the Box eggrolls today...

You're welcome- Harvey

Photo Egg

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Photo Egg said:

No Jack in the Box eggrolls today...

You're welcome- Harvey

In all honesty, rust and corrosion points are taken out like the sick animals in the jungle

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Photo Egg said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Photo Egg said:

No Jack in the Box eggrolls today...

You're welcome- Harvey

In all honesty, rust and corrosion points are taken out like the sick animals in the jungle

I was saying you're welcome because Harvey closed jack in the box and you didnt shove those horrible egg rolls in your body lol

stay safe! You guys are in for a wild ride 

Photo Egg

The Cen-Tex Smoker said: no

Photo Egg said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Photo Egg said:

No Jack in the Box eggrolls today...

You're welcome- Harvey

In all honesty, rust and corrosion points are taken out like the sick animals in the jungle

I was saying you're welcome because Harvey closed jack in the box and you didnt shove those horrible egg rolls in your body lol

stay safe! You guys are in for a wild ride 

But I my wife really wanted those **** egg rolls. lol

caliking

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

HEB is like full-contact, day before Thanksgiving shopping today. People yelling and honking, lines at the gas pumps and the 5 gal fresh water dispenser. People act like we are ground zero for landfall. Leave some TP for the rest of us you hording bastards!

I intentionally avoided Kroger and HEB yesterday. Gridlock in their parking lots as I drove by. Costco was well stocked and quite civil last night. Plenty of stuff... except watermelons. 

DoubleEgger

I bet Jim Cantore has a boner that would make Ron proud. 

JohnInCarolina

DoubleEgger said:

I bet Jim Cantore has a boner that would make Ron put his fist through a wall.

FTFY

Foghorn

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

caliking said:

I hear ya @nolaegghead. Someone at work was rammed with a shopping cart Wed because some pinhead thought she was going for the last case of water .

We won't get hit as bad as further SW. The city will flood pretty bad, but our burb is usually ok. Lake sort of thing in the back should keep us from flooding. I think we can go about a week without power if it really gets to that. We have a reasonable supply of nonperishable food to keep us going, and water. We'll bug out if necessary , but I doubt it will come to that. 

But people do get crazy. 

HEB is like full-contact, day before Thanksgiving shopping today. People yelling and honking, lines at the gas pumps and the 5 gal fresh water dispenser. People act like we are ground zero for landfall. Leave some TP for the rest of us you hording bastards!

OK. So think of that environment at the New Orleans Walmart Supercenter. Then make that the place where you take your wife and son to buy stuff for him to move into an on-campus apartment.  And his 3 roommates are girls. So Mom is using that as an excuse to try to equip him with nice stuff for the bathroom, etc. And he's not buying it. 

If she suggests potpourri I can't be responsible for his actions.  

Photo Egg

Wicked rain...

DoubleEgger

Photo Egg said:

Wicked rain...

Hope you guys are hunkered down and liquored up. 

Foghorn

And @caliking, my daughter got out of Houston to a friend's house in Conroe. 

nolaegghead

Foghorn said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

caliking said:

I hear ya @nolaegghead. Someone at work was rammed with a shopping cart Wed because some pinhead thought she was going for the last case of water .

We won't get hit as bad as further SW. The city will flood pretty bad, but our burb is usually ok. Lake sort of thing in the back should keep us from flooding. I think we can go about a week without power if it really gets to that. We have a reasonable supply of nonperishable food to keep us going, and water. We'll bug out if necessary , but I doubt it will come to that. 

But people do get crazy. 

HEB is like full-contact, day before Thanksgiving shopping today. People yelling and honking, lines at the gas pumps and the 5 gal fresh water dispenser. People act like we are ground zero for landfall. Leave some TP for the rest of us you hording bastards!

OK. So think of that environment at the New Orleans Walmart Supercenter. Then make that the place where you take your wife and son to buy stuff for him to move into an on-campus apartment.  And his 3 roommates are girls. So Mom is using that as an excuse to try to equip him with nice stuff for the bathroom, etc. And he's not buying it. 

If she suggests potpourri I can't be responsible for his actions.  

Three girls?  Actually, I think some calming aroma-therapy might be a good idea.  College kids needs lots of lotion and tissues, don't forget that.  I'm speaking generically here.

Photo Egg

DoubleEgger said:

Photo Egg said:

Wicked rain...

Hope you guys are hunkered down and liquored up. 

Just like the weather Chanel...If you stop under a broken rain gutter, it makes a great photo.
All jokes aside. Heavy rain and winds are hitting in waves...We will get hammered for days.

Photo Egg

So far we have been lucky. Heavy rain bands have stayed west and east.

lousubcap

I know all weather persons have to have minored in high drama but the facts as known and the best storm track predictions early in the game help a lot of people sort out their options before the power is lost.
To echo the common thread-stay safe and don't mess with Mother Nature.  

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Foghorn said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

caliking said:

I hear ya @nolaegghead. Someone at work was rammed with a shopping cart Wed because some pinhead thought she was going for the last case of water .

We won't get hit as bad as further SW. The city will flood pretty bad, but our burb is usually ok. Lake sort of thing in the back should keep us from flooding. I think we can go about a week without power if it really gets to that. We have a reasonable supply of nonperishable food to keep us going, and water. We'll bug out if necessary , but I doubt it will come to that. 

But people do get crazy. 

HEB is like full-contact, day before Thanksgiving shopping today. People yelling and honking, lines at the gas pumps and the 5 gal fresh water dispenser. People act like we are ground zero for landfall. Leave some TP for the rest of us you hording bastards!

OK. So think of that environment at the New Orleans Walmart Supercenter. Then make that the place where you take your wife and son to buy stuff for him to move into an on-campus apartment.  And his 3 roommates are girls. So Mom is using that as an excuse to try to equip him with nice stuff for the bathroom, etc. And he's not buying it. 

If she suggests potpourri I can't be responsible for his actions.  

Bless your heart. Stay strong man

nolaegghead

They say it's gonna go category 4..... HO LEE FUK!

Wind does escalate the storm surge.  Rain from stalling is still the worst part. 

Y'all hang in there.

nolaegghead

My bad, it IS a cat 4 now.

HoustonEgger

Still dry here in Bastrop - managed to buy the last sandbags at Lowes to sandbag the garage door (our driveway slopes down into it) and just finished securing all the outdoor furniture. Now we wait. And drink.

Photo Egg

lousubcap said:

I know all weather persons have to have minored in high drama but the facts as known and the best storm track predictions early in the game help a lot of people sort out their options before the power is lost.
To echo the common thread-stay safe and don't mess with Mother Nature.  

I agree completly. But instead of documenting the current conditions, the mobile weather actors create drama and over dramatize so much that people do not know what to really believe...
In Galveston they stand in common low areas as tourist walk by taking photos.
I know media has its place, its just a shame truth is not 1st priority over ratings.

SamIAm2

^^^^^^^This a thousand times. Where I am there is almost no coverage I can use because the stations are located in Orlando and that is about all they show. Usually the radar image for this area is covered over by the talking head. I don't get my info from them anymore. We have apps for radar that isn't cropped and enhanced with their pretty colors and arrows. 

caliking

Foghorn said:

And @caliking, my daughter got out of Houston to a friend's house in Conroe. 

Glad to hear that. I was starting to wonder. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Photo Egg said:

lousubcap said:

I know all weather persons have to have minored in high drama but the facts as known and the best storm track predictions early in the game help a lot of people sort out their options before the power is lost.
To echo the common thread-stay safe and don't mess with Mother Nature.  

I agree completly. But instead of documenting the current conditions, the mobile weather actors create drama and over dramatize so much that people do not know what to really believe...
In Galveston they stand in common low areas as tourist walk by taking photos.
I know media has its place, its just a shame truth is not 1st priority over ratings.

https://youtu.be/zbjXJM8_qus

caliking

Foghorn said:
...And his 3 roommates are girls...

Does he ever get to class??

thetrim

DoubleEgger said:

I bet Jim Cantore has a boner that would make Ron proud. 

BTW, if you saw the Mayweather weigh in today, I don't think Conor has any prostate issues.