185 mph winds. That's scary and awe inspiring at the same time. I remember as a lad trying to walk down Wigan Rd the year when we had our hurricane - winds must have been about 70 max and we were leaning straight into it - linking arms so we didn't blow over.

Love watching these storm programmes, but this one is something beyond..

Truly frightening for the poor buggers in its path.

There's a crackpot on my Facebook claiming it's genetically engineered by some secret US government organisation.

There's a crackpot on my Facebook claiming it's genetically engineered by some secret US government organisation.

So is Rush Limbaugh. Apparently it's a libtard conspiracy to make sheeple accept the climate change myth.

 

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_59af580ee4b0dfaafcf39424

Maybe the cunt should get his fat arse to Houston to see for himself (take it from me its not pretty) . lets hope this one takes his house and puts it in Alabama and I've nothing against Alabama just nice for him to get a taste of what we've just had

Edited September 6, 20178 yr by tyldesley_white

Maybe the cunt should get his fat arse to Houston to see for himself (take it from me its not pretty) . lets hope this one takes his house and puts it in Alabama and I've nothing against Alabama just nice for him to get a taste of what we've just had

Are you over that way then?

There's a crackpot on my Facebook claiming it's genetically engineered by some secret US government organisation.

Is it the one who deleted me because I said she was a loony by any chance?

Kent I live in Houston

Kent I live in Houston

I had no idea! What's it been like. Or have you been telling us on another thread and I've missed it? :-)

Hell to be honest, I'm fine my house is fine, a lot of my friends where not so lucky. We still have standing water maybe 30 foot deep on one of the freeways, they are still letting water out of both reservoirs and will be for the next 5 to 6 weeks, which means some people may not be able to get back their home for that same amount of time.

 

Friends of mine that have lift kits on there pickup where out for 2 day getting people out, my boss spent 2 day on an air boat doing the same, I couldn't until Wednesday get out of my sub-division because of the water , from early Saturday to early Tuesday morning we had 32 inches of rain 

 

I saw on the TV we had enough rain to cover the lower 48 states with 7/10" of water

I had no idea! What's it been like. Or have you been telling us on another thread and I've missed it? :-)

Me neither. Hope all is as well as it could be TW.

Hell to be honest, I'm fine my house is fine, a lot of my friends where not so lucky. We still have standing water maybe 30 foot deep on one of the freeways, they are still letting water out of both reservoirs and will be for the next 5 to 6 weeks, which means some people may not be able to get back their home for that same amount of time.

 

Friends of mine that have lift kits on there pickup where out for 2 day getting people out, my boss spent 2 day on an air boat doing the same, I couldn't until Wednesday get out of my sub-division because of the water , from early Saturday to early Tuesday morning we had 32 inches of rain

 

I saw on the TV we had enough rain to cover the lower 48 states with 7/10" of water

Bloody hell that is rough! Glad to hear you've escaped the worst of it. I was listening to the world service the other day and they were saying that Houston was particularly prone to flooding - something I'd never been aware of before.

My aunty lives in West Palm Beach Fl and she fully expects to lose her roof. She would move out but the local refuge wont take animals

In certain areas yes they are prone to flooding, hence they have flood insurance but this time (which is the 3rd major flood in 3 years) areas that have never flooded have, so a lot of people have lost everything, cars , house and almost every thing in the house, its heart breaking, I was out on Monday pulling sheet rock and insulation out of a friends house.

 

I think its 8 or 9 friends of mine that are flooded out and 2 lads I work with are in the same boat (no pun intended)

 

One part of Houston (the Katy area near the reservoirs) you cant get north or south because the roads are under water because the reservoirs and so full, traffic is murder in Houston at the best of times but with these roads and the freeway under water, 45 minute travel times are now 2 to 2 1/2 hours, at the end od the day people still have to work

Edited September 6, 20178 yr by tyldesley_white

185 mph winds. That's scary and awe inspiring at the same time. I remember as a lad trying to walk down Wigan Rd the year when we had our hurricane - winds must have been about 70 max and we were leaning straight into it - linking arms so we didn't blow over.

I think it's ok to be gay now Kent ???? no need to make storms a factor

Salford anyone living on the east coast ( I've seen one of the tracks for this) losing the roof will be the least of the issues, it looks like it could go straight up the coast and my not make land fall, so will just keep pounding away with the winds  (I think they are at 185 mph now ) and refueling with water to dump on land, I truly hope that track is wrong because that could make what happen in Houston look like a tea party. I hope your aunty is fine but she really should get out and find somewhere solid

 

Try www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/tracker

Edited September 6, 20178 yr by tyldesley_white

My Mrs and kid live in Santo Domingo  Dom Rep and I'm shitting bricks for them.

My Mrs and kid live in Santo Domingo Dom Rep and I'm shitting bricks for them.

At least they're further towards the southern part mate. Must be really scary for you.

I think it's ok to be gay now Kent ???? no need to make storms a factor

What's being gay got to do with it? The fact that my pants got blown off and my friend grabbed my penis for protection was purely coincidental.

DOM, it will depend on where the eye pass's over but on the plus side they will be on the clean side of the storm, so should see a lot less rain

Hell to be honest, I'm fine my house is fine, a lot of my friends where not so lucky. We still have standing water maybe 30 foot deep on one of the freeways, they are still letting water out of both reservoirs and will be for the next 5 to 6 weeks, which means some people may not be able to get back their home for that same amount of time.

 

Friends of mine that have lift kits on there pickup where out for 2 day getting people out, my boss spent 2 day on an air boat doing the same, I couldn't until Wednesday get out of my sub-division because of the water , from early Saturday to early Tuesday morning we had 32 inches of rain 

 

I saw on the TV we had enough rain to cover the lower 48 states with 7/10" of water

 

Kin e'l fella . . . hope things get reet for you asap!

What's being gay got to do with it? The fact that my pants got blown off and my friend grabbed my penis for protection was purely coincidental.

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At least they're further towards the southern part mate. Must be really scary for you.

Thanks it really is scary

DOM, it will depend on where the eye pass's over but on the plus side they will be on the clean side of the storm, so should see a lot less rain

Thanks thats reassuring

Is it the one who deleted me because I said she was a loony by any chance?

One and the same.

Salford anyone living on the east coast ( I've seen one of the tracks for this) losing the roof will be the least of the issues, it looks like it could go straight up the coast and my not make land fall, so will just keep pounding away with the winds (I think they are at 185 mph now ) and refueling with water to dump on land, I truly hope that track is wrong because that could make what happen in Houston look like a tea party. I hope your aunty is fine but she really should get out and find somewhere solid

 

Try www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/tracker

I know mate and i am really concerned. She did try and go inland and book a hotel around Orlando but everyone is fully booked. My cousin reckons it should hit them on Sunday and maybe a Cat 4 by then but from what you say they may have misjudged this one. I just hope they change their minds come Friday and head up to the Carolinas.

 

They certainly have the sunshine most of the year but the prospect of coping with an ever increasingly destructive hurricane season has to be factor to move to the west coast surely

That last track was at 1-00pm , another one is due at 4-00pm that will show any change it is course