July 5Jul 5 2 hours ago, MissingInAction said: We dont have a time machine or any true influence with government leadership so its all moot anyway. Mistakes may have been made. Thats always the case with tragedies. If you can do anything to help then thats the healthiest way of dealing with this imo. Just my 2cent without seeing updated reports from other camps, 18 camps were hit and one has the huge majority of missing kids / deaths.
July 5Jul 5 SIAP his videos and knowledge of the area help show another pov of the scope and scale of this unfathomable tragic nature event.
July 5Jul 5 3 minutes ago, Nicole44 said: SIAP his videos and knowledge of the area help show another pov of the scope and scale of this unfathomable tragic nature event. Having literally driven that stretch of 39 last weekend to get my kids at HoH, I can’t even wrap my head around just how high that water was. My gawd.
July 5Jul 5 I’m sorry for the painful conversation you’ll have with your daughter. I just can’t imagine.Yes, my daughter is pretty upset that her mystic term will likely be cancelled. But we have not talked yet about the next few weeks and friends that won’t return to school. Heartbreaking for so many.
July 5Jul 5 Just now, Dnaguy said: Having literally driven that stretch of 39 last weekend to get my kids at HoH, I can’t even wrap my head around just how high that water was. My gawd. I cannot either. When I was a camper for 8 years at Waldemar (I went first session so all of June) and we rarely had rain. So to see all this devastation and destruction is difficult to comprehend. I cannot fathom how the residents feel. I was just a summer camper and one time counselor. There for a couple of weeks and then gone. All of their stuff is gone. this ain’t a joke cuz I see what the rebuilding efforts in North Carolina. They need to get some Amish in Kerrville once it’s safe to start the demolition process, I cannot wrap my head around this loss of life along with the utter decimation of both Hunt and Kerrville and other places we aren’t posting about much or focusing on. Damn. so our bitch ass lakes better show some appreciation and get their asses full.
July 5Jul 5 Popular Post Yes, my daughter is pretty upset that her mystic term will likely be cancelled. But we have not talked yet about the next few weeks and friends that won’t return to school. Heartbreaking for so many.I don’t think Mystic will ever reopen.
July 5Jul 5 10 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: just brutal ... "picture from yesterday"...Jesus Christ. Fucking horrific.
July 5Jul 5 Popular Post 1 minute ago, ZB'Tejas said: Yes, my daughter is pretty upset that her mystic term will likely be cancelled. But we have not talked yet about the next few weeks and friends that won’t return to school. Heartbreaking for so many. If anyone has any advice or resources about properly talking about this kind of stuff with children, I’m all ears. I don’t really have the most experience talking to my children about loss outside of great grandparents … which is weirdly easier because they have lived a full life. But idk how I’m going to tell my girls that Jane has died and about the girls at camp mystic. They literally just had the best experience of their little lives at camp and I’m going to burst that bubble a week later. its minor compared to what other are going through. And I know we’re still in it right now / don’t have answers, But I’m trying to start to think about how I’m going to break this to my girls.
July 5Jul 5 Popular Post I’m sure it won’t make a difference but I hope this changes how people react to officials putting weather related precautions in place, especially in central Texas. Schools superintendents get bitched out every time they cancel school and it doesn’t turn out to be a massive weather event.
July 5Jul 5 This video is almost 38 minutes long, so you might skim through it. But this is just insane -- sorry it's from FB. https://www.facebook.com/LANDbyLINDSEY/videos/1082855037113071/ Edit: A couple of screenshots as a preview Edited July 5Jul 5 by bolverk
July 5Jul 5 Author 11 minutes ago, C-Man said: I don’t think Mystic will ever reopen. Aside from the financial hit, it seems like there would be too many painful memories associated with it.
July 5Jul 5 OK, now I know this is an historic event. My wife just started cranking SRV "Texas Flood". I wasn't sure she even knew who he was.
July 5Jul 5 Author Popular Post 4 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: OK, now I know this is an historic event. My wife just started cranking SRV "Texas Flood". I wasn't sure she even knew who he was. Hold on . . . are you telling us your wife doesn’t know who Stevie Ray Vaughan was ?!?!?!?! The news on this thread keeps getting worse. Edited July 5Jul 5 by South Austin
July 5Jul 5 3 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: OK, now I know this is an historic event. My wife just started cranking SRV "Texas Flood". I wasn't sure she even knew who he was. Really should have made sure of that before proposing, but glad it worked out.
July 5Jul 5 38 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said: Crazy videos SIAP fwiw for anyone who doesn't have a xitter account - changing https://x.com/humerus6cents/status/1941347154884542795 to https://xcancel.com/humerus6cents/status/1941347154884542795 will show you the full tweet
July 5Jul 5 Popular Post I'm heartbroken by this event, like many here not one of us 4 in my family doesn't know someone at most 2 Kevin Bacon steps from ourselves who is dealing with loss of human life. So much I could post, including why this storm was so bad - we get lots of Mexican landfall tropical systems that come in early hurricane season and don't. I'll pick that up maybe in a few days if interest. Not definitive answers but good estimates. Mainly I wanted to give a few words on today for ATX and immediate areas: This storm's center is almost on top of us, moving very slowly ENE. It's been bubbling today, that is the early a.m. concentration was up in San Saba/Burnet areas, and now seems to have formed another "barbell end" S/SE of ATX east of San Antonio in the Lower Guadalupe/Blanco area. Watch there in particular the next few hours and take care. However, there are some training storms N to S in W. Travis/Hays. Right now they're not too sated and are moving; however in some spots they're in a long line and could strengthen and douse a given area. It's next to impossible to know exactly where the "reds" will boil up and move. So stay near home or off roads where running water comes into play. Barry's remnants have lost a little punch in the last few hours, but there's always the danger of a "bomb spot" especially as diurnal heating takes place today over the system. Fortunately they ground around us is cooler from the past days' rains and might help reduce the intensity. This storm will slowly slide east of the 35 corridor by sunset or so, and being on the "backside" of it, will definitely decrease the totals. Tomorrow can see more rain but not what we've seen, even in Austin. By Monday this should be reduced to spotty light/medium showers widely scattered. Any questions etc. I'll try to check in. My heart and prayers go out for the grief that you can just feel over this region today. Godspeed to loved ones dealing with this.
July 5Jul 5 5 minutes ago, South Austin said: Hold on . . . are you telling us your wife doesn’t know who Stevie Ray Vaughan was ?!?!?!?! Obviously she knows who he was, she picked the song. I was being facetious. Her main listens are Clapton, Petty, Kelly Willis and younger artists like Kasey Chambers. She's just not that much of a blues person. (Or so I thought.)
July 5Jul 5 2 minutes ago, Chopper said: fwiw for anyone who doesn't have a xitter account - changing https://x.com/humerus6cents/status/1941347154884542795 to https://xcancel.com/humerus6cents/status/1941347154884542795 will show you the full tweet Thanks. Didn't know about that site. I cannot wrap my head around people driving over those bridges like it's nothing as water and trees slam into it. What on the other side of that bridge is worth risking your life?
July 5Jul 5 3 minutes ago, Chopper said: fwiw for anyone who doesn't have a xitter account - changing https://x.com/humerus6cents/status/1941347154884542795 to https://xcancel.com/humerus6cents/status/1941347154884542795 will show you the full tweet Thanks for showing a way not to have to click on Xitter. These are digestible clips from the FB link above, showing the full 38 minutes.
July 5Jul 5 Author 3 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Obviously she knows who he was, she picked the song. I was being facetious. Her main listens are Clapton, Petty, Kelly Willis and younger artists like Kasey Chambers. She's just not that much of a blues person. (Or so I thought.) I’ve always had a little bit of a crush on Kelly Willis. When my daughter was a freshman on the McCallum basketball team Kelly’s daughter was a senior. I was on a booster club Zoom call with her and made a joke that got a laugh out of her. #csb Edited July 5Jul 5 by South Austin
July 5Jul 5 1 minute ago, South Austin said: I’ve always had a little bit of a crush on Kelly Willis. When my daughter was a freshman in the McCallum basketball team Kelly’s daughter was a senior. I was on a booster club Zoom call with her and made a joke that got a laugh out of her. #csb Yup, our kids all went to McCallum and I used to see Kelly and (for a while) Bruce at track meets, etc. I probably spent too much time staring at Kelly and not enough time watching my kid run. Priorities, it's not like he was bound for the Olympiics.
July 5Jul 5 Author 1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said: Yup, our kids all went to McCallum and I used to see Kelly and (for a while) Bruce at track meets, etc. I probably spent too much time staring at Kelly and not enough time watching my kid run. Priorities, it's not like he was bound for the Olympiics. This was after my divorce, and if I hadn’t started dating my current wife at the time, I would’ve made a move on Kelly. Who am I kidding. No I wouldn’t have.
July 5Jul 5 Reading about this from afar, and hearing some things from friends and family back in the Austin area. Was out of the loop on it until this morning. What a horrible tragedy in Kerrville and my sympathies to anyone affected. And as areas continue to flood my best wishes to all of you to stay safe.
July 5Jul 5 8 minutes ago, Machinator said: When we lived in SA, a tropical storm blew in and stalled over the city and dumped like 15 inches. What I remember was that five inches fell in one hour and it was unlikely anything I'd ever seen. Literally couldn't see across the street at one point. That's what these hourly totals are like and it's mind bottling.
July 5Jul 5 Popular Post 1 minute ago, Aqua Buddha said: When we lived in SA, a tropical storm blew in and stalled over the city and dumped like 15 inches. What I remember was that five inches fell in one hour and it was unlikely anything I'd ever seen. Literally couldn't see across the street at one point. San Antonio drivers have never met a flooded street that they wouldn't try to drive across.
July 5Jul 5 6 minutes ago, HenryJames said: San Antonio drivers have never met a flooded street that they wouldn't try to drive across. Sadly this is true.
July 5Jul 5 Popular Post Crazy videos SIAP Jesus tapdancing christ. 90% of the replies on that thread are mouthbreathing idiots insisting this is due to government conspiracy weather modification, just like Helene and the Pacific Palisades fire!Sometimes I hate our species so much.
July 5Jul 5 53 minutes ago, C-Man said: I don’t think Mystic will ever reopen. That’s my suspicion, or it will be open under new owners a decade from now. I don’t know how you run a camp without putting some significant time post tragedy,
July 5Jul 5 One of the Holts posted that their kids are safe… one was at Mystic. But essentially HoH is completely decimated / destroyed.
July 5Jul 5 1 minute ago, Jiggy-Z said: User name checks out. Nueces River runs way west of San Antonio. So far it’s sitting this flood out although it would be a good thing to get some to help fill Choke Canyon and Lake Corpus Christi User name would need to be San Antonio River Rat of Cibolo Creek Rat. Usually it’s the creek that brings the worse flooding to San Antonio.
July 5Jul 5 Just now, Dnaguy said: One of the Holts posted that their kids are safe… one was at Mystic. Can you elaborate as to who these people are? We have neighbors by that name down the street with kids ~ that age.
July 5Jul 5 12 hours ago, MirrOlure said: This is a very well written and well thought out post. Thank you. And fuck TJH. Shame he wasn’t one of the casualties Lol wtf does Tom Henry have to do with any of this?
July 5Jul 5 For folks in Austin's NW Hills, multiple low water crossings on old Spicewood Springs road are predictably closed.
July 5Jul 5 A lot of streets in north central Austin are half-flooded. Shoal Creek is running like a motherfucker right now.
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