General Hurricane Harvey is not f*cking around

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drjones

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not too much looting going on yet so thats good so far, i suppose tonight will be a big test regarding that.

so many sad stories tho - CNN was just there for a rescue of a frail elderly couple who were chest deep in water in their house, a guy on reddit asking for someone to rescue his wife and 4 month old...

it seems like they could have advised people to leave if possible, i do understand why they didnt order an evacuation tho
 

drjones

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gotdamn...

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I found this little girl walking in the streets alone. I decided to get her back to her house. <a href="News about #HurricaneHarvey on Twitter">#HurricaneHarvey</a> Pearland, Texas. Houston <a href="Renz Michael on Twitter">pic.twitter.com/AE3sIFMTgi</a></p>&mdash; Renz Michael (@renzalisasis) <a href="
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Grateful Dude

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Well, so far Harvey hasn't been too bad here in Austin. The rain has been steady and constant for about 48 hours now, and there's been some wind. Had around 12-14 inches (giggity) at my house, and I lost a few shingles. But nothing more exciting than that.

I got really baked and ambitious this afternoon, and I got my rain gear on and then did some soil work and contouring in my yard to help a couple spots drain better. Mission accomplished! The soil here is really hard when dry, so I took advantage of the soft ground.

Hope everyone else in Harvey is doing well.

Since we've been cooped up all weekend, we've been cooking a ton of food and just hanging out with our toddler, eating, and listing to records. No complaints here :D
 
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@Splinty what am i doing wrong when i try to embed tweets? they show up but a bunch of extra shit is there too

i just use the embed video option on twitter and copy whatever it says to

Just post the tweet URL (address).
Don't use the embed.

Software will embed automatically for you.
 

drjones

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as if there werent enough things to worry about - apparently "floating fire ant colonies" are a thing and they will fuck you up...
 

KWingJitsu

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Just remembered my aunt uncles & cousins live in Houston. Lol. I'm a bad family member, only just now checked on them, they're safe, but stuck inside in a high rise.
 

drjones

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several dams have reached their maximum levels and they have to start releasing water which is going to make things a whole lot worse for certain areas...
 
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Poisonous snakes and gators in that water I'll bet.

Life in the tropics isn't always a bowl of cherries.
It's hot and humid in southeastern Texas but it's not Louisiana, it's not Missisippi, it's not Georgia or Alabama, and it's certainly not Florida.

The real South includes the 5 states I mentioned. In Florida we have more alligators and cottonmouth snakes than anywhere else in the country. You literally have to check your swimming pool before jumping in.

There are a few alligators in Texas but there aren't that many.