Was today a holiday that I'm not aware of?
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htxag09 said:
Was today a holiday that I'm not aware of?
**** got biblical in a ****ing hurry near uptown in about 30-40 minutes
Also it's National Jewish day
We have had steady streams of of these storms over the last month I feel like, more than normal.
Sea Speed said:
We have had steady streams of of these storms over the last month I feel like, more than normal.
June is usually pretty wet, then it doesn't rain for 3 months.
Yea I just don't remember the severity of wind being as bad in years past. In sure it was, and recency bias is taking over, but damn it's been windy.
Got a little story for ya, Ags.
Decided to leave work around 4PM yesterday in hopes of getting a little trainer ride in. I looked at the highway map and see every option to get home is royally farked, and not even due to rain. So, I decide to make my way on the surface roads.
I'm making my way westward on Navigation ans as I come to the overpass to go over the railroad tracks, there is a paper plated minivan driving like a drunk/texting and weaving in and out if my lane. He/She finally sticks to one lane and I gun it to pass them. Going down the other side, I pass a pickup just doing his thing, but there's water pooling at the bottom, so I start to slow down. Well, this crazy minivan, who is a good 10 car lengths behind me now decides to jump into the othe lane and ramrods the pickup I just passed. It sent the pickup spinning all the way over to the opposite side of the road.
****ing hell! If that ****waffle had stayed behind me, I'd be without a vehicle. Was wild watching that happen in my mirror.
Decided to leave work around 4PM yesterday in hopes of getting a little trainer ride in. I looked at the highway map and see every option to get home is royally farked, and not even due to rain. So, I decide to make my way on the surface roads.
I'm making my way westward on Navigation ans as I come to the overpass to go over the railroad tracks, there is a paper plated minivan driving like a drunk/texting and weaving in and out if my lane. He/She finally sticks to one lane and I gun it to pass them. Going down the other side, I pass a pickup just doing his thing, but there's water pooling at the bottom, so I start to slow down. Well, this crazy minivan, who is a good 10 car lengths behind me now decides to jump into the othe lane and ramrods the pickup I just passed. It sent the pickup spinning all the way over to the opposite side of the road.
****ing hell! If that ****waffle had stayed behind me, I'd be without a vehicle. Was wild watching that happen in my mirror.
driving in Houston is literally Mad Max at the Thunderdome in real life. Glad you avoided a mess.CDUB98 said:
Got a little story for ya, Ags.
Decided to leave work around 4PM yesterday in hopes of getting a little trainer ride in. I looked at the highway map and see every option to get home is royally farked, and not even due to rain. So, I decide to make my way on the surface roads.
I'm making my way westward on Navigation ans as I come to the overpass to go over the railroad tracks, there is a paper plated minivan driving like a drunk/texting and weaving in and out if my lane. He/She finally sticks to one lane and I gun it to pass them. Going down the other side, I pass a pickup just doing his thing, but there's water pooling at the bottom, so I start to slow down. Well, this crazy minivan, who is a good 10 car lengths behind me now decides to jump into the othe lane and ramrods the pickup I just passed. It sent the pickup spinning all the way over to the opposite side of the road.
****ing hell! If that ****waffle had stayed behind me, I'd be without a vehicle. Was wild watching that happen in my mirror.
A childhood friend was supposed to play a gig in college station last night.
He left the Med Center area at 3:40pm. At 5:40pm he was not yet on a highway. He texted me to tell me they had to cancel the gig.
His sister left Lake Jackson at noon. She was gonna head to the college station gig.
Five hours later she was still stuck in Houston.
Was this all just a combination of street flooding and the backlog of people trying to find alternate routes with 45 being closed by the lady in the camping chair?
He left the Med Center area at 3:40pm. At 5:40pm he was not yet on a highway. He texted me to tell me they had to cancel the gig.
His sister left Lake Jackson at noon. She was gonna head to the college station gig.
Five hours later she was still stuck in Houston.
Was this all just a combination of street flooding and the backlog of people trying to find alternate routes with 45 being closed by the lady in the camping chair?
I'd wager mainly flooding. Especially because I don't think either of those routes would involve 45 in Spring
Took me about an hour and a half to get home when my commute is usually 25 minutes. Last 2 miles took 30 minutes.
Took me about an hour and a half to get home when my commute is usually 25 minutes. Last 2 miles took 30 minutes.
Cougar11 said:driving in Houston is literally Mad Max at the Thunderdome in real life. Glad you avoided a mess.CDUB98 said:
Got a little story for ya, Ags.
Decided to leave work around 4PM yesterday in hopes of getting a little trainer ride in. I looked at the highway map and see every option to get home is royally farked, and not even due to rain. So, I decide to make my way on the surface roads.
I'm making my way westward on Navigation ans as I come to the overpass to go over the railroad tracks, there is a paper plated minivan driving like a drunk/texting and weaving in and out if my lane. He/She finally sticks to one lane and I gun it to pass them. Going down the other side, I pass a pickup just doing his thing, but there's water pooling at the bottom, so I start to slow down. Well, this crazy minivan, who is a good 10 car lengths behind me now decides to jump into the othe lane and ramrods the pickup I just passed. It sent the pickup spinning all the way over to the opposite side of the road.
****ing hell! If that ****waffle had stayed behind me, I'd be without a vehicle. Was wild watching that happen in my mirror.
I thought that until I moved to Austin.
It's what we call "The perfect storm"
Hey is any chance this tropical depression in Yucatan will move north/northwest into South Texas?
DDub74 said:
Hey is any chance this tropical depression in Yucatan will move north/northwest into South Texas?
There's always a chance. Stock up on bleach and TP while there's still time.
Gonna take out that new cracked corpus bridge.
Lord help me, I laughed way too hard at this.
So Barry is in the Gulf.
Did we skip Andrea? Or did I miss it completely?
Did we skip Andrea? Or did I miss it completely?
Weak tropical storm that fizzled out pretty quickly
Fish storm last week.
Gotcha. Work hates me so I've been in Canada May 30--June 26... Well not the whole time there was a quick time trip to Midland.
Wasn't fully keeping up with the storms.
Wasn't fully keeping up with the storms.
It's hard to adequately summarize how destructive NOAA's 2026 proposed budget released on Monday is for hurricane forecasting, but I crammed all I could into today's newsletter. I encourage everyone with interests along the coast to read it carefully.https://t.co/oBwl2pjeLF pic.twitter.com/EBsXtwUVjr
— Michael Lowry (@MichaelRLowry) July 1, 2025
Miami-TV weather guy clams that spending money to forecast hurricanes actually saves money.Quote:
... the improvements made to hurricane forecasts alone from 2007 to 2020 amounted to an average savings of $5 billion per hurricane. The amount saved in one hurricane hit from these programs is larger than the entire budget proposed to fund NOAA in 2026.
Another version of the classic "don't make cuts to my area of expertise or you all gonna die."
How on earth did they arrive at those savings numbers???
I work in supply chain in huge global companies. I'm all too aware of how people will twist things to categorize "cost savings", so I think it'd be hilarious to find out how they arrive at the $5 billion number.
I work in supply chain in huge global companies. I'm all too aware of how people will twist things to categorize "cost savings", so I think it'd be hilarious to find out how they arrive at the $5 billion number.
They've used some sort of statistical analysis but fail to explain a huge logical leap, Study funded by a grant from NOAA of course.
Differences in per capita insurance claims for a given area affected by a hurricaneAJ02 said:
How on earth did they arrive at those savings numbers???
I work in supply chain in huge global companies. I'm all too aware of how people will twist things to categorize "cost savings", so I think it'd be hilarious to find out how they arrive at the $5 billion number.
Username checks out.
It is from everyone who picks up their house and moves it inland until the storm passes. Fewer destroyed houses = big time $ savings.
I Am A Critic said:Differences in per capita insurance claims for a given area affected by a hurricaneAJ02 said:
How on earth did they arrive at those savings numbers???
I work in supply chain in huge global companies. I'm all too aware of how people will twist things to categorize "cost savings", so I think it'd be hilarious to find out how they arrive at the $5 billion number.
I wonder claims submitted or claims paid out? Huge difference.
Plus insurance premiums are higher, and sometimes it no longer even makes sense to submit a claim bc of the crazy deductibles.
Also, how many people can no longer even get insurance bc companies are leaving the state?
Stat Monitor Repairman said:It's hard to adequately summarize how destructive NOAA's 2026 proposed budget released on Monday is for hurricane forecasting, but I crammed all I could into today's newsletter. I encourage everyone with interests along the coast to read it carefully.https://t.co/oBwl2pjeLF pic.twitter.com/EBsXtwUVjr
— Michael Lowry (@MichaelRLowry) July 1, 2025Miami-TV weather guy clams that spending money to forecast hurricanes actually saves money.Quote:
... the improvements made to hurricane forecasts alone from 2007 to 2020 amounted to an average savings of $5 billion per hurricane. The amount saved in one hurricane hit from these programs is larger than the entire budget proposed to fund NOAA in 2026.
Another version of the classic "don't make cuts to my area of expertise or you all gonna die."
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Seeing some chatter about next week. Maybe July is our month now?
20% chance!!
Putting boards in my windows today
Don't forget the bleach!!
I'm going to post a poll on X (formerly known as Twitter) to see if my next username should be "Katy Bleach."
Jugstore Cowboy said:
I'm going to post a poll on X (formerly known as Twitter) to see if my next username should be "Katy Bleach."
I would suggest Katy Bleach Supplier.
Anti-taxxer said:
Don't forget the bleach!!
If you bleach your windows before a hurricane, does it spare you like the Angel of Death in the original Passover?
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