Harvey Update

CoachChristine said:

I finally have wifi again. I live in Orange County which received 42-52" of rain from Harvey (depending on the location.) I'm extremely fortunate that my house didn't flood. The house across the street did. Until now when I've mowed, I've always cursed the pad that my foundation sits on. Never again! The water got up to the pad in my front yard.

The town I teach in received 52". Many parts are still underwater and don't have power. 90% of the houses there flooded. I'm devastated for my students.

On the softball front, dd11's catching/hitting instructor texted about resuming lessons. I'm all for her getting back into a normal routine, so she starts back up tomorrow. No word from her TB team about beginning practice. We were supposed to play at Ford Park in a couple of weeks. I don't think that tournament is going to happen as scheduled.


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CoachChristine said:

I finally have wifi again. I live in Orange County which received 42-52" of rain from Harvey (depending on the location.) I'm extremely fortunate that my house didn't flood. The house across the street did. Until now when I've mowed, I've always cursed the pad that my foundation sits on. Never again! The water got up to the pad in my front yard.

The town I teach in received 52". Many parts are still underwater and don't have power. 90% of the houses there flooded. I'm devastated for my students.

On the softball front, dd11's catching/hitting instructor texted about resuming lessons. I'm all for her getting back into a normal routine, so she starts back up tomorrow. No word from her TB team about beginning practice. We were supposed to play at Ford Park in a couple of weeks. I don't think that tournament is going to happen as scheduled.


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BobInMadison said:

I hope this post doesn't cross the line into political discussions, but I am angry enough that I really don't care.

So far the flooding is at 800 year levels, and may soon be at 1000+ year levels.

For decades, climatologists have been warning that these 500-1000+ year flooding events were going to happen at least every 20-30 years in the early 21st Century, then increase to about once every 10 years by mid-century or so. By that I mean EVERY area along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts will see a 500-1000+ flooding event, not just one or two places. Katrina, Sandy and Harvey are just the appetizer. The main course is yet to come.
Politicians have been in two groups: one group says the climatologists are lying, the other group says they are telling the truth but nobody can be bothered to actually do anything about it.
My brother was lucky enough to have his house on an island off of Long Island at 18', when the flooding got up to 16' in Sandy, another 1000+ year event. Meaning parts of his property were flooded, but his house "only" sustained wind and rain damage. My brother-in-law has a house on Coney Island, and ALL of Coney Island was under water, including his house.
Not long after Sandy I read a book that described Sandy in detail. Except the book was written BEFORE Sandy, and it said politicians were ignoring the problem, because that is what American politicians do. The book also pretty much predicted Harvey. Again, politicians either denied the problem or decided there was nothing they could do about it.

So, for anyone living in areas near coasts, such as the entire Gulf Coast, all of Florida, the entire Atlantic Seaboard, you can believe the politicians or you can believe the climatologists. You can either make sure you are living in high enough and well-drained enough ground for the biggest flood since Noah, or your home will be flooded. There WILL be a 500-1000+ year flooding event in your area within the next 20-30 years, which could mean today, or it could mean 2047. Floods don't care if you believe in them or not. Please stay safe.

And Orange Socks, it appears you are living in the right place. Stay safe and dry.

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BobInMadison said:

I hope this post doesn't cross the line into political discussions, but I am angry enough that I really don't care.

So far the flooding is at 800 year levels, and may soon be at 1000+ year levels.

For decades, climatologists have been warning that these 500-1000+ year flooding events were going to happen at least every 20-30 years in the early 21st Century, then increase to about once every 10 years by mid-century or so. By that I mean EVERY area along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts will see a 500-1000+ flooding event, not just one or two places. Katrina, Sandy and Harvey are just the appetizer. The main course is yet to come.
Politicians have been in two groups: one group says the climatologists are lying, the other group says they are telling the truth but nobody can be bothered to actually do anything about it.
My brother was lucky enough to have his house on an island off of Long Island at 18', when the flooding got up to 16' in Sandy, another 1000+ year event. Meaning parts of his property were flooded, but his house "only" sustained wind and rain damage. My brother-in-law has a house on Coney Island, and ALL of Coney Island was under water, including his house.
Not long after Sandy I read a book that described Sandy in detail. Except the book was written BEFORE Sandy, and it said politicians were ignoring the problem, because that is what American politicians do. The book also pretty much predicted Harvey. Again, politicians either denied the problem or decided there was nothing they could do about it.

So, for anyone living in areas near coasts, such as the entire Gulf Coast, all of Florida, the entire Atlantic Seaboard, you can believe the politicians or you can believe the climatologists. You can either make sure you are living in high enough and well-drained enough ground for the biggest flood since Noah, or your home will be flooded. There WILL be a 500-1000+ year flooding event in your area within the next 20-30 years, which could mean today, or it could mean 2047. Floods don't care if you believe in them or not. Please stay safe.

And Orange Socks, it appears you are living in the right place. Stay safe and dry.

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