Don't call 911 here in Houston

Ruthanne said:
Terry, how are you doing now?
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So far so good. I have some slightly wet carpet in my living room This happened a few years back and it was something to do with the outside drainage. I called the maintenance man and have not got a call back yet. I am fine though, Its not raining as hard so that is a blessing. I do have my meds, change of clothes, cash and credit cards in a small bag in case I have to leave in a hurry tonight. Thanks for asking.
 

terry123 said:
So far so good. I have some slightly wet carpet in my living room This happened a few years back and it was something to do with the outside drainage. I called the maintenance man and have not got a call back yet. I am fine though, Its not raining as hard so that is a blessing. I do have my meds, change of clothes, cash and credit cards in a small bag in case I have to leave in a hurry tonight. Thanks for asking.
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I'm so glad you are okay and that the rain is not as hard now. Good idea to have a quick exit bag. Been thinking of you. Do you have electricity still?

I've seen a lot of news of the Houston area and it looks pretty bad. So many people are trying to help and I'm so glad. They say donations to the Red Cross are the best thing one can do now in case anyone wants to help. Others are sending trucks full of goods. President Trump is supposed to be in Texas tomorrow-not sure what he will do, though.
 

The President can be the face of the nation, bringing encouragement to the people affected by the floods and to the rescue teams and volunteers. In reality, he can do little personally but as the nation's leader his presence is very important.
 
Warrigal said:
The President can be the face of the nation, bringing encouragement to the people affected by the floods and to the rescue teams and volunteers. In reality, he can do little personally but as the nation's leader his presence is very important.
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Last year when Louisiana had all of that terrible flooding, and before President Trump was even elected, he and VP Mike Pence went to Louisiana, and were working along with Franklin Graham, handing out food and water to the refugees and the rescue workers.
He was there immediately after the flooding, and then-president Obama didn't even go until maybe a week later because he was on vacation somewhere.
Not only did he go and help out, but Trump personally donated thousands ($29,000 ?) to the rescue effort. The people in Louisiana loved him !
I am sure that he will definitely help restore hope and encouragement when he is in Texas, too.
Already, the rescue efforts have surpassed what has happened when we had bad hurricanes before.

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While I was writing this, Ina messaged me. she is doing okay, the water is still going down slowly, and she is worn out. Yesterday, when she went outside to help the people being rescued get into the rescue boat, she was attacked by ants (probably frantic ones), and she said she has a fever today which she thinks if from the bites on her legs, and she is going to stay in bed and rest.
 
Oh this is dreadful. And, well, I wasn't going to bring this up but since you've already brought up fire ants, dare I say there are alligators in that water too. I cringe when I see all those rescuers walking around in that murky water. They are selfless and brave to do this...heroes. But I do hope everyone can get out asap. It's like the apocalypse....no, as bad as this is, that will be way worse. Poor Ina, fever is not good right now. Dallas' Convention Center has medical clinics available and prescription drugs for all evacuees.
 
Looked it up, fever is not a symptom of fire ant bites, but they can be very dangerous if allergic.

Heard about water snakes being spread as well as 'gators. May God help these people!
 
If all this flooding wasn't bad enough, the vast majority of the people caught in this awful storm will be faced with major financial problems....as most of them probably don't have flood insurance. They will be faced with huge bills when they try to salvage the damage done to their houses. Many of their cars may not be covered either. Once this storm passes, and the water recedes, the full damage assessments will probably run into the 10's of billions of dollars, and most will have little support from their insurance companies.
 
terry123 said:
So far so good. I have some slightly wet carpet in my living room This happened a few years back and it was something to do with the outside drainage. I called the maintenance man and have not got a call back yet. I am fine though, Its not raining as hard so that is a blessing. I do have my meds, change of clothes, cash and credit cards in a small bag in case I have to leave in a hurry tonight. Thanks for asking.
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Good to hear from you Terry. I've been concerned for you and Ina. You still have electricity.?. So many don't. TV coverage has been so scary even for us far away watching. I can't imagine how terrible it might be to live through. Please stay safe and keep in touch. We all care.
 
I can't even imagine what people in the hurricanes path are going through. In 2012, I got out of bed one morning into flood water but only a few inches and I did have insurance. Oh how lucky I was! My heart goes out to you all. I am no longer a believer but in the hope that I am wrong, I am praying for you all. May your God bless you and keep you safe.
Iam.
 
I've been trying to follow the news about the impact of the hurricane on Houston.

I really can't get a clear idea of the scope of the disaster.

According to the news approx. 17,000 have been rescued and are living in shelters. That number seems very low to me considering the size of the city of Houston. Do the numbers indicate that only some sections of the city are being impacted by the flooding or does it mean that the majority of the people are sheltering in place.

The news is actually becoming less informative as they tend to run more and more file footage.

Thanks for any clarification.

B
 
Here is the traffic map of the Houston area, and you can see that most of the roads have the little blue drops on them, which means they are flooded. The ones with a red line are totally closed because the flooding is that deep. Ina lives just inside the top right corner of the road-square, and below the long lake.
Her flooding is going down, she has been catching up on sleep today, so I have not heard from her since this morning; but she asked me to thank everyone who has been caring and praying for her. I wait for her to message me usually because if she is getting some rest, I do not want to disturb her.
Also, if you go to youtube, search for "hurricane Harvey live", it will show you the live broadcasts from Houston.

http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/layers/layers_ve.aspx?nml=true&ref=ts&inc=true&rc=true
 
Aunt Bea said:
I've been trying to follow the news about the impact of the hurricane on Houston.

I really can't get a clear idea of the scope of the disaster.

According to the news approx. 17,000 have been rescued and are living in shelters. That number seems very low to me considering the size of the city of Houston. Do the numbers indicate that only some sections of the city are being impacted by the flooding or does it mean that the majority of the people are sheltering in place.

The news is actually becoming less informative as they tend to run more and more file footage.

Thanks for any clarification.
B
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That has had me puzzled also, Bea. Maybe a lot of the flooding occurred in the downtown area, in pockets of residential areas, and in the outskirts of town. The TV footage is probably focusing on the worst residential pockets. Many residents downtown would probably live in high rises. Here are a couple videos. There are several videos of more rural areas that were flooded badly.


 
Aunt Bea said:
According to the news approx. 17,000 have been rescued and are living in shelters. That number seems very low to me considering the size of the city of Houston. Do the numbers indicate that only some sections of the city are being impacted by the flooding or does it mean that the majority of the people are sheltering in place.Thanks for any clarification.
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With many roads and highways closed in such a large area, it slows the relief and rescue efforts down. Plus, on day one, the governor and mayor told everyone not to evacuate but to stay put..big mistake. It's going to take some time to get everyone.

They said the reason they told everyone not to evacuate was because of the size of the city which, during the last disaster, caused many deaths on the gridlocked highways in the high heat, before the disaster even struck. In retrospect they admit it was wrong but that they didn't realize it would be this bad in Houston.
 
IKE said:
I just talked to the ex.

They haven't had power since yesterday but luckily her house sits on a small knoll and water has not yet entered her house while those around her have already flooded inside.

She said that water did come within 4' of the door last night and she's understandably worried about two or three more days of heavy rain.......her kitchen range is elect. so they've been cooking meals on a propane grill under the carport.
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The ex just now called and thankfully all is well.

She said that she very slowly made the five mile drive over to her nephew's house Sunday evening (they live in a higher area and never lost power) and just returned home a little bit ago.

Her elect. is back on and from looking at the water line she could tell that the water had gotten almost up to the front porch stoop but had not entered the house or garage......she said that the water has receded now to about 10 or 12 foot from the house.

She's got quite a bit of food on hand and bottled water stored......she has tap water but she said that she never used water from the tap for drinking before the flood and used it only for bathing, laundry, washing dishes etc. anyway.

She knew that I was worried so she called right after getting home......I'm very, very relieved !
 
IKE said:
The ex just now called and thankfully all is well.

She said that she very slowly made the five mile drive over to her nephew's house Sunday evening (they live in a higher area and never lost power) and just returned home a little bit ago.

Her elect. is back on and from looking at the water line she could tell that the water had gotten almost up to the front porch stoop but had not entered the house or garage......she said that the water has receded now to about 10 or 12 foot from the house.

She's got quite a bit of food on hand and bottled water stored......she has tap water but she said that she never used water from the tap for drinking before the flood and used it only for bathing, laundry, washing dishes etc. anyway.

She knew that I was worried so she called right after getting home......I'm very, very relieved !
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Good to hear she's okay Ike, nice that you're so concerned.
 

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