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#41
08-30-2017, 01:49 AM
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We're in the suburbs of Beaumont,. I thought we were gonna make it but no such luck. Currently about 4" in the house. The entire Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange TX area is under water.and it's still raining.
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08-30-2017, 10:16 AM
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Checked in with Lloyd last night & again this morning - Sun came out yesterday and things were looking up. Pumps in the levee district are running full blast 24/7 and are keeping up, streets are draining and the house is dry. Shop is not bad and his partner & one employee are there this morning cleaning up. Brazos still has 4 feet to come up and should be at it's high point around 6 this evening but that should fall below the top of their levees and they should be okay. He & Caroline are itching to get out!
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#43
08-30-2017, 10:19 AM
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Thanks, Chris.
Hoping for the best for you guys in the way of Harvey now. 
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John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
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#44
08-30-2017, 11:00 AM
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got it this time
Where I currently live, Rita and Ike did'nt flood me but Harvey got me. Not there to see for myself but I have heard it is flooded. Before I got out I moved one car to higher ground and put another on jack stands. Fishing anyone....pic is of I-10 Winnie Tx.
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#45
08-30-2017, 11:22 AM
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White caps on the highway - unimaginable!
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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#46
08-30-2017, 11:22 AM
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Wow...that is an amazing graphic. White caps under an interstate sign...
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#47
08-30-2017, 11:22 AM
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We were thinking the same thing Boss..
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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#48
08-30-2017, 02:06 PM
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My internet just got back up today. I am fortunate I did not get water in the house. Been trying to get to the assisted living facility where my elderly parents are at. They haven't had power for 3 days now. It is located along one of the bayous so roads to there have been impassable. Hopefully I can get there today.
You guys already got the report on Lloyd......lets hope the levees that contain the Brazos River hold up by where he lives. Bob's house did not fair well. His house got flooded and his family is currently staying in a hotel in the Medical Center area. Been pretty bad here in this part of the country. I'm just happy the sun has come out today. Thanks for all of your concerns, prayers, thoughts and well wishes. |
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#49
08-30-2017, 03:46 PM
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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08-31-2017, 12:13 AM
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Two reasons for the flooding. Harvey dumped 51.88" of rain! A new record for any US storm(way higher than Sandy or Katrina). It was very slow moving because of an other low pressure area preventing it from moving off so it just stayed there and pulled moisture in from the Gulf and kept dumping. Trying to get almost a years worth of rain down the creek,bayou and river system is going to cause flooding on it's own. In my area there are two reservoirs built in the 40s-50s to slow water down into downtown Houston. Over 60 years of growth LOTS of houses built down steam. The Dams can only hold so much pressure and level before the breakdown or spill over possibly eroding it as they do. So they have to release water into already swollen creeks/bayous from the rain. Also upstream storms are now adding their water to the mix.
Good news is I have electric at the office, wife retrieved her evacuated horse down in Wharton before it flooded more as it is way downstream. Neighborhood behind me is having water creep up more streets.
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Skip Fix 1978 Trans Am original owner 10.99 @ 124 pump gas 455 E heads, NO Bird ever! 1981 Black SE Trans Am stockish 6X 400ci, turbo 301 on a stand 1965 GTO 4 barrel 3 speed project 2004 GTO Pulse Red stock motor computer tune 13.43@103.4 1964 Impala SS 409/470ci 600 HP stroker project 1979 Camaro IAII Edelbrock head 500" 695 HP 10.33@132 3595lbs |
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08-31-2017, 04:08 AM
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08-31-2017, 07:03 AM
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I still think it's amazing that it's a major major rain event. Not wind but rain is the culprit. These recurring rain events are the new threat to all areas...not just a hurricane or tropical storm.
Building roofs are not designed for these events either. Amazing roof collapses aren't happening in these big warehouse buildings too.
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#53
08-31-2017, 07:41 AM
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Latest news to grab attention today is the Arkema chemical plant explosions. More to come it's feared.
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hu...cility-n797581
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#54
08-31-2017, 08:25 AM
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We left our house Tuesday night about midnight, water was 1 1/2 ft deep throughout. Spent the rest of the night in the truck in the driveway. We able to get to high ground about 9am. Got a lot of cleanup/demo. to do and begin the rebuild
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#55
08-31-2017, 08:41 AM
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Better news coming in from Lloyd - house is still dry, was at work yesterday afternoon/evening getting things cleaned up and already working. Most of what is coming into the shop is going to get totalled but some of it they can fix. Some important records that were stored on lower shelving are lost and the credit card machine & printer were lost so he's hand writing receipts and just taking down card info for now - says he knows all of his customers and that's what you do. Good man right there!
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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#56
08-31-2017, 10:59 AM
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Anyone hear anything from Dave user name here is Torqjunki? He's in the Magnolia area.
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#57
08-31-2017, 11:13 AM
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Is he the one that helps/helped on a Pro Stock Bike?
If so he may be at Indy. But hopefully he is OK and his stuff is OK.
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John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
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#58
08-31-2017, 11:39 AM
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I wasn't aware of his affiliation with pro stock bike. I pm'd him, maybe he'll see that and respond.
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#59
08-31-2017, 02:34 PM
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Dave is OK got a little in his shop I think he said at his sisters. His son lives right over the dam from Barker but is OK.
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Skip Fix 1978 Trans Am original owner 10.99 @ 124 pump gas 455 E heads, NO Bird ever! 1981 Black SE Trans Am stockish 6X 400ci, turbo 301 on a stand 1965 GTO 4 barrel 3 speed project 2004 GTO Pulse Red stock motor computer tune 13.43@103.4 1964 Impala SS 409/470ci 600 HP stroker project 1979 Camaro IAII Edelbrock head 500" 695 HP 10.33@132 3595lbs |
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#60
08-31-2017, 02:51 PM
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