July 4Jul 4 1 minute ago, HenryJames said: Does it float? I'm sure there are some that could, but the idea is to bug out and get to higher ground before it needs to float
July 4Jul 4 57 minutes ago, Dnaguy said: Are you serious. Please say this is just speculation and not 100% true. I got the same confirmation.
July 4Jul 4 8 minutes ago, chainsaw said: These right here are essential https://www.amazon.com/Upgraded-Version-RunningSnail-Emergency-Flashlight/dp/B01MFCFKG5/ Malpractice not to have one especially if you're outside cell service range. I highly suggest one of these whenever you’re on the water or in the boonies
July 4Jul 4 Just now, Cajun said: I got the same confirmation. My wife showed me this… which is so incredibly sad…
July 4Jul 4 5 minutes ago, MissingInAction said: I helped with cleanup along with some other posters here. Giant cypress trees just leveled and you could see the flood line 42 ft up. Seemed like 100 ft from the river bed. Yeah, those root balls on the trees were feet and feet wide. The water treated the trees like match sticks.
July 4Jul 4 9 minutes ago, chainsaw said: These right here are essential https://www.amazon.com/Upgraded-Version-RunningSnail-Emergency-Flashlight/dp/B01MFCFKG5/ Malpractice not to have one especially if you're outside cell service range. Would these have helped in this case? Honestly how much time before the wall of water was on top of them would the warning have come?
July 4Jul 4 6 minutes ago, MissingInAction said: I helped with cleanup along with some other posters here. Giant cypress trees just leveled and you could see the flood line 42 ft up. Seemed like 100 ft from the river bed. Yeah, I remember there were washing machines and shit in some of the trees way above us that didn't topple. I will always remember how impossible it seemed that just a few days before where we were standing there was a raging river way above our heads. Well, that and Beau Vine's beast of a dog's startlingly loud farts. Zeus?
July 4Jul 4 5 minutes ago, Dnaguy said: My wife showed me this… which is so incredibly sad… Jane was an amazing lady. RIP. 🌹 an honor to know someone that wonderful.
July 4Jul 4 Popular Post I’m an hour away. My 8 year old is at La junta. We know at least a dozen girls at mystic right now. Once I get there I’ll start a thread. For people to post updates
July 4Jul 4 8 minutes ago, Rip76 said: So next stop is Canyon Lake, right? And it should eat up all that water, correct?
July 4Jul 4 Just now, SydneyCarton said: So next stop is Canyon Lake, right? And it should eat up all that water, correct?
July 4Jul 4 1 minute ago, BlackCat said: I’m an hour away. My 8 year old is at La junta. We know at least a dozen girls at mystic right now. Once I get there I’ll start a thread. For people to post updates Thank you! ❤️🩹 that would be great, and if people need anything help wise also. Be safe! Godspeed!
July 4Jul 4 3 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said: So next stop is Canyon Lake, right? And it should eat up all that water, correct? Yes but there’s a lot of distance between central Kendall county and canyon lake
July 4Jul 4 Jesus. What about the counselors and Bailey? Any news on other family like Kimber and her family? Waiting to find out more. What I’ve heard, is that she was attempting to get to some stranded counselors, and didn’t make it to them. A lot is being said. It’s also been stated that Deen found her. Again, I’m skeptical of everything. But people very close to her/us have verified that she had passed.
July 4Jul 4 14 minutes ago, Rip76 said: So Jeff is having to say this after what has happened in the last 12+ hours????
July 4Jul 4 Popular Post 53 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: red cross is setting up help to reunite people There is absolutely no more worthless group in a situation like this than the Red Cross. They literally made things worse in Wimberley. If you're going to donate money to the relief efforts, PLEASE do not donate to the red cross.
July 4Jul 4 15 minutes ago, Blotto said: Yeah, I remember there were washing machines and shit in some of the trees way above us that didn't topple. I will always remember how impossible it seemed that just a few days before where we were standing there was a raging river way above our heads. Well, that and Beau Vine's beast of a dog's startlingly loud farts. Zeus? Zeus! He had a few loud bodily functions.
July 4Jul 4 45 minutes ago, DaysOff said: TxDot finished redoing the Hwy 281 bridge over the Guadalupe within the last year. Tonight the water and debris are supposed to peak 10 feet over the road. I don't see how it survives. Small problem compared to those missing. Wut. I gotta over it and then back over it after I drop my load in SA.
July 4Jul 4 I’m an hour away. My 8 year old is at La junta. We know at least a dozen girls at mystic right now. Once I get there I’ll start a thread. For people to post updates Let me know if you need anything.
July 4Jul 4 Red Cross is a fucking Ponzi scheme. Money goes in and straight to bloated salaries and admin.
July 4Jul 4 1 minute ago, SydneyCarton said: Red Cross is a fucking Ponzi scheme. Money goes in and straight to bloated salaries and admin. No shit. I donate to HEB recovery funds. Sure i get beer and food in return, but the system works.
July 4Jul 4 4 minutes ago, Beau Vine said: There is absolutely no more worthless group in a situation like this than the Red Cross. Actually my wife just reminded me of a more worthless group: https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/about/
July 4Jul 4 Popular Post Just now, MissingInAction said: No shit. I donate to HEB recovery funds. Sure i get beer and food in return, but the system works. HEB should run disaster recovery logistics for the state.
July 4Jul 4 12 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: Yeah, it's not much consolation but it's 31 feet down. It has a lot of room.
July 4Jul 4 Popular Post Just now, royiv said: HEB should run disaster recovery logistics for the state. Seriously, you're correct -- they were absolutely heroic after the Wimberley flood, and that was before there was even an HEB in town.
July 4Jul 4 Just now, cactusflinthead said: Yeah, it's not much consolation but it's 31 feet down. It has a lot of room. With all the tragedy from this one the rivers better bust that lake’s ass.
July 4Jul 4 6 minutes ago, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said: after I drop my load in SA. Don’t you mean SA’s mom?
July 4Jul 4 Popular Post I can’t post vids. But these guys have been at it for an hour, easy. This is from my back porch. I know it looks like the same bird, but there are two, rolling tandem.
July 4Jul 4 Just now, Homesickhorn said: I can’t post vids. But these guys have been at it for an hour, easy. This is from my back porch. I know it looks like the same bird, but there are two, rolling tandem. You're going to hear helicopters non-stop in daylight for at least a week.
July 4Jul 4 Popular Post 34 minutes ago, chainsaw said: I'm sure there are some that could, but the idea is to bug out and get to higher ground before it needs to float My niece who is on the staff at Honey Creek camp climbed up the hill behind the camp early this morning to get cell service. She called her mom to report that all their 200+ campers were safe and dry in the dining hall building. https://campchtx.com Edited July 4Jul 4 by Armybrat Link to camp website
July 4Jul 4 Popular Post 27 minutes ago, Blotto said: Yeah, I remember there were washing machines and shit in some of the trees way above us that didn't topple. I will always remember how impossible it seemed that just a few days before where we were standing there was a raging river way above our heads. Well, that and Beau Vine's beast of a dog's startlingly loud farts. Zeus? I miss this guy so much:
July 4Jul 4 I'm sure there are some that could, but the idea is to bug out and get to higher ground before it needs to floatDo you not get it? I get that you’re trying to be informative. But this is a bit of an anomaly, weather wise.
July 4Jul 4 I was in charge of 20 boy scouts mid June when a 80mph thunderstorm collapsed 3 tents. It was pretty bananas. But nothing like flood waters coming up. PK a release did mean kayak class was moved off the Brazos. Island camp was briefly... an island.
July 4Jul 4 1 minute ago, CleverNickname said: I was in charge of 20 boy scouts mid June when a 80mph thunderstorm collapsed 3 tents.
July 4Jul 4 19 minutes ago, Beau Vine said: There is absolutely no more worthless group in a situation like this than the Red Cross. They literally made things worse in Wimberley. If you're going to donate money to the relief efforts, PLEASE do not donate to the red cross. It feels like you post this every time a natural disaster like this occurs, and I see it elsewhere, and people still can't seem to learn the lesson.
July 4Jul 4 Just now, jimmyjazz said: It feels like you post this every time a natural disaster like this occurs, and I see it elsewhere, and people still can't seem to learn the lesson. They have an excellent marketing team which, in and of itself, should tell people something.
July 4Jul 4 3 hours ago, Baconboy said: I was in Wimberley during the Memorial Day flood several years ago, and I can tell you this is easier said than done. That downpour came out of nowhere and the rate at which the river rose was incomprehensible. By the time the weather reports/warnings started coming out there was little first responders and officials could do - though I will say they were all over the place doing what they could. The Texas Monthly article on this is so informative but total nightmare fuel: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/when-the-river-rises/. So many similarities to this event. Just sickening to think about these families dealing with losses today.
July 4Jul 4 Popular Post Drinking now. Here’s a pic of homesick jr and myself escaping Harvey. We’re standing on a “mini-dam, on the river property where the two houses out of view are now no longer standing. If this picture was taken right now, we’d be an easy 18-22 feet under water. The entrance to Camp La Junta is literally about 500 yards behind us.
July 4Jul 4 Popular Post Just makes me sick to my stomach. My kids have gone to La Junta and Longhorn over the years and I just cannot imagine what these families are going through. You are prepared for a broken bone or an ear infection during camp but your child being swept away by floods in middle of night is just beyond the pale. These poor kids.
July 4Jul 4 Out at LBJ, the flood gates are open and the water level has dropped a few inches in anticipation of the water coming down the Llano.
July 4Jul 4 39 minutes ago, Beau Vine said: There is absolutely no more worthless group in a situation like this than the Red Cross. They literally made things worse in Wimberley. If you're going to donate money to the relief efforts, PLEASE do not donate to the red cross. As somebody who works/worked in and around the DC not-for-profit community, I second this. They are one of the most inept organizations on earth. You are better off using actual cash to start a cooking fire. I know it’s challenging but please wait until local verified rescue groups are on the scene to contribute money. Edited July 4Jul 4 by Bateshorn
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