Houston area flood thread

[davedel44]

Hi Paul,
just got back from the "Old Country" and read this thread. Don't know many Guzzi riders in TX, but glad you and yours, Ken H, Georgeann and their families, Dave and his are doing OK. I hope the worst is over.
Ciao,
Nick

Think the worst may be over.  Actually saw some blue sky just now.

Welcome home.


Dave
Galveston

[Jim Rich]

Rain is moving East to LA. now, thank goodness.  Might need to get a bike out for a look around tomorrow.  Limited due to high water over the road in just about any direction I choose.

[PJPR01]

Jim...are you near Crosby?  Any news on the Ammonia Plant they evacuated around...potential explosion due to lack of cooling plants...

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/Arkema-chemical-plant-faces-explosion-risk-after-12159448.php

[pete roper]

Dunno if they're at risk but it would be good to know if they're OK?

Pete

[davedel44]

Mike reports he's fi

[pete roper]

I take it that was 'Fine'?

Ace!

[Lannis]

Riding the old BSA up US250 last month through West Virginia, through the towns of Mannington and Metz and Littleton to Hundred ... there had just been a flood from a line of thunderstorms along Pyle's Fork and Fish Creek that flooded all those towns for 30 miles along there.   The National Guard was still in there cutting out trees and trying to haul junk away.

The thing I noticed was that for miles, there were piles of soaked furniture piled along the shoulder of the road for pickup, hundreds and hundreds of them.   Whole housefuls of furniture that has to be dumped ... and then replaced.

This was in a sparsely populated area where maybe 800 people had water up in their houses.   It's just hard to imagine multiplying that by a factor of 2000 or so, and trying to see HOW they are going to haul and dump all that stuff somewhere, and HOW is everyone going to replace all that?   Insurance won't do everything - so many folks are underinsured.

Those of us who are still dry should find an efficient charity who can get gift cards into people's hands so they can get back on their feet after all this ...

Lannis

[cloudbase]

Buy a nice little something for your lady, show your love for Texas (even if it's just sorta "like") and help at the same time.

http://www.jamesavery.com/product/Deep-in-the-Heart-of-Texas-Charm/156807.uts?&utm_content=All_Imgs&E64=c21jbGllYkBzd2JlbGwubmV0&utm_source=responsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20170830_HurricaneHarvey

[davedel44]

Yes Sir fine.
Larry also as are most of the Houston riders on the board.
Lindale Tex and Beaver good.
Most reported on Southeast Texas threads.

Rain has stopped
Much of Houston and surrounding area still flooded

Will be a long and expensive recovery.

Dave

[oldbike54]

 Looks like Port Arthur is flooded now . Any Guzzista in P.A. ? How is everyone else ?

 Dusty

[oldbike54]

 Check in fellas .

 How about Mattress Mac ? Some amazing things happening in the area .

 Dusty

[Charles in Lake Charles]

Lake Charles was lucky. We only got 10 inches of rain over 3 days with very minor flooding. 30 miles away in Beaumont/Port Arthur they had extensive flooding.

[cloudbase]

Check in fellas .

 How about Mattress Mac ? Some amazing things happening in the area .

 Dusty

Mac is a good guy.  I only do one group ride a year.  It's the Nun Run, organized by a group of sisters who run some health clinics in Houston.  It's from Houston to Galveston or San Leon.  Mac is always the master of ceremonies, and he matches whatever is collected by the riders.

He may be a big mouth on his ads, but he's a quiet and prolific philanthropist in his personal life.

[KiwiKev]

Mac is a good guy.  I only do one group ride a year.  It's the Nun Run, organized by a group of sisters who run some health clinics in Houston.  It's from Houston to Galveston or San Leon.  Mac is always the master of ceremonies, and he matches whatever is collected by the riders.

He may be a big mouth on his ads, but he's a quiet and prolific philanthropist in his personal life.

He sells mattresses I assume ?


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[oldbike54]

He sells mattresses I assume ?


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 He owns a high end furniture store , the images of folks displaced by the flood sitting on $2,000.00 sofas is just so cool .

 Dusty

[davedel44]

He sells mattresses I assume ?

I went to High School with Mac, Jim Macinvale.  Jim came from a prominent family in Dallas.  Family fell on hard times, Jim moved to north of Houston bought an old run down house and started selling furniture.  Most definitely not high end. One old house, the two then connected the two.   Went on to build a multi-million dollar business.  Always giving back to the community from the biginning.  Literally has given millions of dollars in cash and merchandise.  Heck of a guy.

Dave
Galveston


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[cloudbase]

One more thing about Mac.  A bunch of years ago, one of his employees needed a liver transplant, and the insurance wouldn't cover.  Mac paid for it out of pocket.

He's a mensch.

[KiwiKev]

One more thing about Mac.  A bunch of years ago, one of his employees needed a liver transplant, and the insurance wouldn't cover.  Mac paid for it out of pocket.

He's a mensch.

He sounds like a nice guy, tell him I'm desperate for a new Roamer but being on a pension and having a wife I can't afford it.


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[davedel44]

He sounds like a nice guy, tell him I'm desperate for a new Roamer but being on a pension and having a wife I can't afford it.


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Let's get the flood victims fed and housed.  Then we'll worry about your Roamer.

Dave
Galveston

[KiwiKev]

   

Let's get the flood victims fed and housed.  Then we'll worry about your Roamer.

Dave
Galveston

Indeed - not wishing to take anything away from them or the seriousness of the situation over there.

[Arizona Wayne]

This calamity is far from being over.  Just now 100 miles south of Houston a town is being evacuated because flood waters from the Houston area are draining to their area.  Now this town's residences are new victims of this fiasco.      

[davedel44]

Water is still rising in some Houston neighborhoods.  Water is being slowly released from several dams to prevent the dams breaching. Some homes in these areas will remain flooded for 2 weeks or more. Mayor has called mandatory evacuations in these areas.  Powe will be cut to encourage people to leave.
Chemical plant East of Houston on fire prompting evacuations in Cosby.

Beaumont on LA border is flooded and has lost water supply.  I-10 into LA closed.

Further South,  more flooding and evacuations in area hardest hit by wind along coast.  Rivers are cresting at historic levels.

Galveston beaches may close due to bacteria and pollution washed down into Galveston Bay then into the Gulf.

Feeling fortunate to escape nearly unscathed.

God Bless Texas and my fellow Texans as they suffer through this disaster.

Dave
Galveston

[Sasquatch Jim]

 At least they can catch fish in their living rooms.

[rodekyll]

When we flood a village in Alaska, it just goes away -- nothing to recover.  They rebuild on higher ground.  In that part of Texas, there is no higher ground, really -- just a gentle slope to the sea.  So there's no place "else" to rebuild.  It's a quandary, and it's going to be worse for a lot of folks before it gets better -- the water keeps flowing until it's gone.  That's going to impact a lot of people on the downhill slope.  It's a millennial-grade disaster, for sure, and my heart goes out to them.  If I was local, I'd try to help.  But a hurricane is an act of nature.  I don't see how it can be characterized as a "fiasco".