Blue in the sky looks really good after all that rain.

 

How much rain did you get at your house?

 

Well I don't have a rain gauge but at Hooks airport, a general aviation airport two miles north of us, they recorded a total of 36.8 inches over 4 days. The highest was in south Houston, almost 52 inches.

 

Hey Fred sir great time for some outside pictures with your rifles in the sun to let some of that wood grain shine through. Green grass, blue sky and sun shine what more could a guy ask for...but a few beautiful pictures that could be used for a screen saver.

I have faith in you...make us proud or drool I ready for either one :gun4: :gun4: :gun4:

Signalman

 

Glad you made it through my friend! My heart and prayers go out to all who didn't fair as well.

 

Hey Fred sir I am sorry I forgot you we down in Texas...Amen to what Rick said. Glad you made it through.

SM

 

Blue skies smiling on me, nothing but blue skies do I see. The skies are always blue above the clouds.:bthumb:

 

That was and is quite an amount of rain, pretty sure you are ready to throw out your Burt Bacarach 'Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Head' CD away after that.

I hope your friends and your family are all safe and sound. The clean up and repair now begins.

 

Glad to hear you are safe and drying out! A lot of good folks over that way still need prayers and help. Its great to see the way the community is pulling together and helping people.

 

Lots of misery and work still ahead for Texas, God Bless 'em.

 

FFouriner

Glad to here the weather has improved in your area. It is very tough to watch the news on what you and your fellow Texans are going through. Hopefully your area was spared from tne brunt of the storm. There are many organizations and individuals here in Mo. that are sending aid to those in need, as l am sure there are throughout this great nation of ours.

All the best :bthumb:

Wonderdog1

 

Lots of recovery ahead, and for some, the worse is yet to come, so we keep praying for the folks in danger and the first responders helping out.

Now it's time for all of us to dig into our wallets and help out by giving to recovery organizations or donating time/money/needed items to help out.

Glad you made it though and the skies are sunny again in Houston!

 

Well I am about 200 miles north. It's still cloudy and cool with occasional light rain showers today. So far we have only gotten about 1 3/4 inches of rain out of the storm. I was actually wishing that it had continued north this way to spare the coast all that rain. We have enough hills and high ground so the flooding is not a problem, although if we got 50 inches who knows, but the most we have ever seen has been 7-8 inches in a day. So far 9" this month making the wettest and coolest August I can remember in the 39 years we have been here.

I just hope that other depression I see on the weather, off the east coast of lower Mexico does not form up and head north. You do not need another whammy down there.

 

That's so weird. I saw that blue sky this morning and it took a second to register... what is that!? I live very near Fred - Louetta and N. Eldridge - and we got almost 50" of rain. This disaster is going to stick around for a long time. Flooding will still be widespread for weeks.

Since there are many, many areas that flooded that have never EVER flooded there is going to be a huge amount of people with no flood insurance. Even those with flood insurance will have insurance fights, to say nothing of finding available - and honest - remodeling contractors. There will be scam artist galore.

I am blessed... we are high and dry. That topographical research I did when picking my home paid off, big time! Areas within 1/2 mile of us have 8' of water in their homes. This is going to be a lot of work for a very, very long time.

The last estimate I heard (which may not be accurate anymore) is 300,000 people homeless. Epic disaster. One we will talk about the rest of our lives. Help if you can. Prayers for those afflicted and giving to the charity of your choice will be hugely appreciated. Honestly.

 

That's so weird. I saw that blue sky this morning and it took a second to register... what is that!? I live very near Fred - Louetta and N. Eldridge .

Yes you do. Louetta and Stuebner Airline for me. Yeah we lucked out also, didn't even lose power. I feel almost guilty.

 

Addicks resevoir was built to save flooding downtown is breeched for the 1st time ever - fully 24hrs after the rain stopped. This was built in 1936(?)

I have lived here for 45 years. I have seen DOZENS of long lines of outdoorsmen volunteering to help. I have seen ZERO lines of college snowflakes. We have witnessed the cajun (and Texas) navies. We have witnessed Houstons liberal Mayor tell EVERYONE not to evacuate and in the last 2 days after 5 days of flooding 300,000+ people have been mandatorily evacuated and about half of them rescued.

Real Texans and neighbors are saving lives. Snowflakes and the government are afterthoughs in thi once in a lifetime event.

 

I'm not far from there, myself. We lived in Houston, proper, for several decades. I went through three hurricanes and a number of tropical storms. We moved out of Houston to an area near Spring, TX. Some of the streets around us flooded, but ours stayed dry. The house is about 6 feet above street level, so we had no problems at all. We also have a 27 KW natural gas generator. So we were snug as a couple of bugs in a rug. Still, my heart goes out to those who lost so much.

 

my mom lives in dickinson, and had to be evac'd by boat. her neighbor on the west side of the 45 called me to let me know she was okay. the house, the car, the laptop, the cell phone... it's all pretty much gone.

dickinson, one of the lower lying communities in the greater houston area, is wet when it's dry; it's bayou country and there's just really nowhere for the water to go.

it's funny, ten or so days ago she was worried that her garden would go dry for a two week forecast of aridity.

strangely, she was evacuated to galveston. use that as a gauge of how soaked dickinson is...

i'd head down there to help (how?), but i think i'd just be another monkey in need of resources. me and two canoes would be more of a liability than a help. it takes some years, some tries, and some experience to figure that out. i've saved lives, but i know my limits, and can recognize the limits of a situation way bigger than me.

she called yesterday on a borrowed cell phone to let me know she is staying at a house a friend of hers owns in galveston. she and her evacuee companions are lucky to have actual beds, electricity, and running water. they can't get out of galveston because the mainland is underwater.

she's really cool about it, because a lot of folks there are in tougher straits right now. she's also from the philippines, so she has seen worse.

everybody from the harvey impact zone should be pleased to be breathing. i know my mom is shocked at her good fortune to have a temporary place to sleep. she knows a lot of people are not so fortunate.

 

My wife and 3 kids (and 8 grandkids) live in Rockport, TX. I'm heading down there Friday morning with some nonperishable foodstuffs, a propane camp stove and a generator. They might get power restored by the 12... maybe. Also brining my chainsaw and another guy with his chainsaw so we can clear the downed trees. Fortunately my house only suffered a little roof damage and had the electric meter ripped from the house when a tree fell on the power line.

 

popeye, i hope everything goes well for you and yours...
the place is nothing short of ravaged.

good for you having the means to help, and a place to help. i hope you can make a difference sooner rather than later...

 

Very glad to hear that you made it through okay. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of the victims and the heroes risking their lives to save others.

Sincerely,
Kip

 

OP, I live across 45 and a little north of you. I had rain damage to an upstairs bathroom but thankfully no flooding. To all that are going thru it, I feel for you and it has been very uplifting to see the lines of fellow volunteers throughout the area. Be safe.

 

Academy Sports opened its corporate campus to rescue workers

And provided everything in their store for rescue use (including boats!)

See the news story on msn.com titled 'How a Retailer Became Home Base for First Responders'

I an not a current customer as they are not a chain near Seattle, WA but I am SURE going to be now.

I dont know how to make this a thread, PLEASE DO. All RFC members need to know of their generosity.

 

Good to hear the you are okay. I live in Orange Texas. I kept up with the rain with a rain gauge. At my house we had 52 inches of rain. Not trying to detract from anyone in Houston as I know that it's terrible there. Just hoping people realize this event was catastrophic in many areas. Beaumont is flooded and has no water supply. I am extremely thankful we did not get water in our house and we have a big generator. Most everyone close by has water in their homes. We are surrounded by water but maybe able to get out later today. Question is where do you go when almost all roads are closed along with everything else? Good luck to all that had and is still having to go through all this.

 

Wow. The cz forum where I started. Not one reply! Supposed to be the best forum on RFC. Now we are under mandatory evacuation. Thanks for everyone's concern!

 

I'm sure you and every one in the area are under a lot of anxiety but realize that you posted mid afternoon on a week day, not many folks around, in my area all the Churches and most everyone I know have been and continue to pray for you folks down in Texas. NC Baptist Men are already planning their Disaster Relief efforts, you folks are not forgotten. God Bless.

 

So, my wife and I are flying out to help. I can bring tools? What is needed? We only have a week or so?

Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

 

So, my wife and I are flying out to help. I can bring tools? What is needed? We only have a week or so?

Wow, that is really an above and beyond thing to do and we all thank you so much. Now this is only from my perspective but I would say that what is needed most is people to help clean up homes that were flooded. The latest estimate stands at 136,000 homes were flooded. I have been volunteering with a church group for the past few days doing "mudouts". In other words removing flooded drywall, insulation, carpets, hardwood flooring and the like. It's nasty hard work for sure but it's the necessary first step to try and help get these people back to a normal life. If this is something you feel you could do finding a place to volunteer won't be a problem. Finding the basic tools you'll need will be. You'll want a good pair of gloves and some good knee pads for sure. As for tools hammers are pretty available but things like demolition crowbars are not. All you really need are a good hammer, a good exacto knife and a good ripping crowbar. A single one piece forged one, not one with a welded head. I say this because you will be hammering on it and the weld will fail at some point. I found this out about an hour into my first mudout. So, a good pair of gloves, some good knee pads, a ripping crowbar an exacto knife and a good hammer is all you'll really need. Every thing else in support will be there, like wheel borrows and the like.

 

Glad to hear you got through it, Fred.

My thoughts are with you guys, and I'm glad to see the ordinary people rushing in to help.

I wish you guys in Texas affected by Harvey all the best and hope you get back to normal ASAP.