FAO Houston Valiant

[Houston Valiant]

Once again , thanks for all the good wishes. Early morning here now and one more day of rain, although not as heavy, and it's to stop tonight.

The water is outside our garage door and not far from the front door.

Today may be the day we evacuate. We have a friend who is unaffected by the floods. So we have a place to go. Boats are coming through the neighbourhood regularly during the day , and even at night, so we can get into one and go to a holding area. We have 2 little dogs as well. So that's our present situation as of 7am here. Talked to Tone last night , and he's in constant touch. Rainfall totals for the greater Houston area range from 20 to 43 inches. 4 rivers have burst their banks, 2 of them are big rivers, the Brazos being one. 3 hospitals in Houston evacuated. Water is covering the roofs of 18 wheeler trucks. And now Harvey is heading to Louisiana. That's going to be bad as well.

Sorry for the long winded post, my adrenalin has been going strong for 4 days now, so it's nice to sit down for a min

and post an update. All the best for now.

Up the Vale

[FATBOYSTEVE]

Nice thought, Jacko.

I'm sure we all endorse your best wishes.

 

U and whacko Jacko need to watch proper news outlets and see how the American military are deliberately creating floods by doing things to overfill dams near Houston even tho they no it will cause further damage and chaos to local homes - it could only happen in America ! But summT similar happened in Cumbria a few years ago when most of Yorkshire was under several feet of flood water

[Tone]

U and whacko Jacko need to watch proper news outlets and see how the American military are deliberately creating floods by doing things to overfill dams near Houston even tho they no it will cause further damage and chaos to local homes - it could only happen in America ! But summT similar happened in Cumbria a few years ago when most of Yorkshire was under several feet of flood water

 

You clearly don't have a clue and, like so many, just want to point fingers. The "military" you refer to is the Corp of Engineers (Sappers to you and me). They KNOW what they are doing. You don't.

 

Sean and his wife have finally had to leave their neighbourhood. The Coast Guard chopper flew over their house, so they knew it was time then. They waded a short distance to a National Guard truck that took them out . They are at a friend's house now, so safe anyway.

[NellyTheValiant]

Thoughts are with you all, I've not really seen anything in relation to this until today but looks horrendous and on such a massive scale. Will take huge efforts, money and time to recover from this when it finally clears and just reported that there is 1m+ of rain still to fall in the area.

[Jacko51]

U and whacko Jacko need to watch proper news outlets and see how the American military are deliberately creating floods by doing things to overfill dams near Houston even tho they no it will cause further damage and chaos to local homes - it could only happen in America ! But summT similar happened in Cumbria a few years ago when most of Yorkshire was under several feet of flood water

 

You're the best entertainment on this site, Fatty.

[Jacko51]

You clearly don't have a clue and, like so many, just want to point fingers. The "military" you refer to is the Corp of Engineers (Sappers to you and me). They KNOW what they are doing. You don't.

 

Sean and his wife have finally had to leave their neighbourhood. The Coast Guard chopper flew over their house, so they knew it was time then. They waded a short distance to a National Guard truck that took them out . They are at a friend's house now, so safe anyway.

 

Good to hear that they are both safe, Tone. Keep us posted.

[Houston Valiant]

We got out safely , as Tone said. We were taken to a holding area where local people were very kind in taking evacuees to different areas of shelter. A friend collected

us and we had a bit of rest . Then the sun came out. Strange to be saying that about Houston. With brisk winds and sunshine, hopefully our house won't be too bad, and the water will go down quicker.

Much as we hated to hear it , the Corps of Engineers said they had to release more water this afternoon. Thanks

[Aussie Rules]

Thanks Sean

 

Be safe, be well

[Houston Valiant]

Thanks Sean

 

Be safe, be well

 

Thanks Barry. Hey, the Vale won. Things are looking up.

[Aussie Rules]

Thanks Barry. Hey, the Vale won. Things are looking up.

 

Always good to wake up to a Vale victory Sean

 

Watching the news coverage of Texas I am in awe of the way people are coming together to help each other and strangers. Truly amazing.

[JOHNNYAITCH]

U and whacko Jacko need to watch proper news outlets and see how the American military are deliberately creating floods by doing things to overfill dams near Houston even tho they no it will cause further damage and chaos to local homes - it could only happen in America ! But summT similar happened in Cumbria a few years ago when most of Yorkshire was under several feet of flood water

 

Can only happen in America but it also happened in Cumbria; which at the time was in Yorkshire????

[FATBOYSTEVE]

Hope you're safe and free from harm, mate.

 

Agree with this post but would advise you emigrate asap for your own and families safety !as the USA is a bigger ***** hole than the uk imho

[Houston Valiant]

Agree with this post but would advise you emigrate asap for your own and families safety !as the USA is a bigger ***** hole than the uk imho

 

What makes any country great is the people, and having seen ordinary people doing extraordinary things this past few weeks, I'm

quite happy to stay here thanks very much.

[For Us All]

Hurricane Irma heading Florida's way now.

[Tone]

Hurricane Irma heading Florida's way now.

 

It's already caused major damage across the Caribbean. Doesn't look good for Florida. :-(