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

JohnInCarolina

The Cen-Tex Smoker

HoustonEgger said:

Small river in our back yard due to the lot sloping down. I setup a diversion to route the water to the back part of the lot and that seemed to work really well. Tons of debris across the yard and it's still raining here in Bastrop.

Oh man. Forgot you were in Bastrop. Stay safe man. Keep that minimax on high ground . 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

I realized at 1 am that our pigs are right in the bullseye of this (Bastrop). They have to be swimming about now. 

bgebrent

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I realized at 1 am that our pigs are right in the bullseye of this (Bastrop). They have to be swimming about now. 

Oh no.  That is terrible.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

bgebrent said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I realized at 1 am that our pigs are right in the bullseye of this (Bastrop). They have to be swimming about now. 

Oh no.  That is terrible.

If they are in bad shape then several people and lots more pigs are in trouble too. They are saying to stay off the roads. WHole county is shut down. Trying to get hold of them now. 

bgebrent

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

bgebrent said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I realized at 1 am that our pigs are right in the bullseye of this (Bastrop). They have to be swimming about now. 

Oh no.  That is terrible.

If they are in bad shape then several people and lots more pigs are in trouble too. They are saying to stay off the roads. WHole county is shut down. Trying to get hold of them now. 

Good luck man.

GoldenQ

Cancelled my hoped for butt egging today and using slow cooker.   Too much weather here south of Houston near Alvin.    

Legume

GoldenQ said:

Cancelled my hoped for butt egging today and using slow cooker.   Too much weather here south of Houston near Alvin.    

Damn - normally some people (certainly not me  ) might give you crap about not egging in weather.  How are things in Alvin?  Are you better or worse than Houston in general?

GoldenQ

We are about the same as most of Houston with water water everywhere but not as bad as the NW part of Houston.   All stores are closed and no gas/diesel anywhere but still have power 

Legume

Stay safe - long ride ahead still.

GoldenQ

Thanks, will try our best to be safe.  Houston egger may be getting it as badly as Houston 

YukonRon

My SIL and her husband are in NW Houston. They have been fortunate thus far, relatively speaking. They are trapped where they are, surrounded by flooded roadways. They have power, for now.

thetrim

Same w my mom.  She's in SW Houston - Alief. She has water about half way up her yard from the street. Much better than other parts of town.   Houston's had it really bad in the past, and they made great strides in controlling flood waters, but there's just so much rain coming days that they can't put it anywhere. 

thetrim

Looking more like a 500 year flood.  They've had a few 100 year floods since Alison in 2001.

nolaegghead

I got in touch with my friend.  He sounded terrible, was trying to sleep.

YukonRon

Just spoke with my SIL, they have 4 tanks of LP for their grill, so they will have that should the electricity go down.
They are doing what is necessary for an evacuation, should it be required. Putting as much as they can on elevated surfaces, (things up high in their home rather than leave them on the floor), and packing valuables to bring with them.
She was in NOLA when Katrina hit, and barely escaped with her life, due to the anarchy during and after the storm.
She saw armed thugs going door to door, looting and robbing people, heading her way.
She left when she heard a shotgun blast a couple doors down. 

nolaegghead

YukonRon said:

Just spoke with my SIL, they have 4 tanks of LP for their grill, so they will have that should the electricity go down.
They are doing what is necessary for an evacuation, should it be required. Putting as much as they can on elevated surfaces, (things up high in their home rather than leave them on the floor), and packing valuables to bring with them.
She was in NOLA when Katrina hit, and barely escaped with her life, due to the anarchy during and after the storm.
She saw armed thugs going door to door, looting and robbing people, heading her way.
She left when she heard a shotgun blast a couple doors down. 

Where was she, Ron?

bgebrent

Damn Ron!

nolaegghead

We just got some big bands.  I think we're supposed to get 8 inches (just like @henapple's mom).   People are a little nervous because of the state of the pump system. 

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/27/new-orleans-braces-for-possible-harvey-flooding-amid-pump-failures.html

Foghorn

Yep.  The first rain band hit NOLA right as we were leaving our hotel for the airport.  Our direct flight to San Antonio is supposedly flying.  I'm thinking we'll need to take a circuitous route...

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Just heard from the farm- They are trapped on the farm due to flooded roads but safe. She said the pigs are loving it (hers and ours). They love the mud. They don't expect to be able to get out until at least Tuesday but they have plenty of food and wine and don't expect to lose power where they are. Happy to hear they are all safe

She said "the pigs are loving it, the horses are tolerating it, and Kochie (the very well endowed donkey) is hiding"

nolaegghead

If the pigs are happy, they'll taste better!

bgebrent

Ben Taub Hospital is being evacuated. Talk about a nightmare. Probably should've evacuated yesterday. 

YukonRon

nolaegghead said:

YukonRon said:

Just spoke with my SIL, they have 4 tanks of LP for their grill, so they will have that should the electricity go down.
They are doing what is necessary for an evacuation, should it be required. Putting as much as they can on elevated surfaces, (things up high in their home rather than leave them on the floor), and packing valuables to bring with them.
She was in NOLA when Katrina hit, and barely escaped with her life, due to the anarchy during and after the storm.
She saw armed thugs going door to door, looting and robbing people, heading her way.
She left when she heard a shotgun blast a couple doors down. 

Where was she, Ron?

I will get her former address from Suzy and let you know. I would imagine it was not too far from Algiers?

nolaegghead

No worries Ron.

Brent, we rode out Katrina at Touro Hospital in Uptown.  All the hospitals should have evacuated.  Problem is, we didn't have much advance notice and moving all those people takes more resources than are available.  The logistics are messy.  And you know some people will die if they are moved, and you know there's a risk of them dying if they stay.  Tough situation.

Ozzie_Isaac

GoldenQ said:

Cancelled my hoped for butt egging today and using slow cooker.   Too much weather here south of Houston near Alvin.    

I hate water.   Stay dry and safe!

henapple

nolaegghead said:

We just got some big bands.  I think we're supposed to get 8 inches (just like @henapple's mom).   People are a little nervous because of the state of the pump system. 

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/27/new-orleans-braces-for-possible-harvey-flooding-amid-pump-failures.html

Apparently not from you. 

Foghorn

bgebrent said:

Ben Taub Hospital is being evacuated. Talk about a nightmare. Probably should've evacuated yesterday. 

Yep.  I've just had that confirmed through official channels.  No word yet from Hermann.  There's only a handful of places in the region that can handle some of the surgical patients that come from hospitals like that.  And they tend to stay at or near full capacity.  The definition of "full" may become very fluid.  All the patients in Corpus Christi and Victoria have already been evacuated to San Antonio, but they were mostly medical and could go to any hospital - so they did - most staying within their own systems.  But as a result, the San Antonio hospitals are pretty full.  Our Regional Medical Operations Center has been operating all weekend and will facilitate the transfers.  I'm not there, but I've heard FEMA is involved and we're using a broader scope than ever before so I think Dallas,Tyler, Austin, and Temple  would be other options within the state.  There are some options in surrounding states as well, but that's a long transport for the really sick patients.  

dmchicago

My Dad, one sister and one brother have reported safe so far in Kingwood.

Another sister and brother live in the Cypress area and are safe as well. 

MF'er of a storm.

Photo Egg

Still been very lucky here in Galveston. Light rain and wind, little to no high water right now.