Harvey

[Vegas Halo Fan]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

insurance companies are going to be incredibly busy, also - home, property, cars, health, you name it.

Some of them will just declare bankruptcy and walk away from it.

[Blarg]

If you are in construction and out of work, Houston area is going to be hiring.

[red321]

3 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Texas chemical plant in critical condition, raising possibility of explosion

Scary stuff.  I had to chuckle at this bit though.

Chemical plant, and organic just doesn't seem to fit.

At some point we might decide putting a large amount of our chemical and petroleum processing in a low lying area prone to flooding that has the potential to be significantly impacted by climate change might not be the best idea. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

21 hours ago, Tank said:

man, you look at all of the damage and wonder just how long it's going to take for these places to dry out and where all of those people are going to live until their housing is available. there's an awful lot of work ahead for many, many people.

insurance companies are going to be incredibly busy, also - home, property, cars, health, you name it.

I dont know a ton about the weather in the area, ive only been there in the summer. But i also wonder what the rainfall is like when their winter hits. Even when the surface water evaporates, the ground will be saturated for quite a bit. I imagine that would compound it 

[RallyMo]

We're seeing gas stations run out around here, but apparently it'll be short lived. I ran into this earlier today:

 

[Tank]

6 minutes ago, RallyMo said:

We're seeing gas stations run out around here, but apparently it'll be short lived. I ran into this earlier today:

 

i blame @Adam

[Thomas]

20 hours ago, RallyMo said:

We're seeing gas stations run out around here, but apparently it'll be short lived. I ran into this earlier today:

 

If you ran to it, why did you need gas in the first place?

[Brandon]

jesus, you know it's bad when you are stuck with only regular unleaded. I'd rather push my car home.

[JAHV76]

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

jesus, you know it's bad when you are stuck with only regular unleaded. I'd rather push my car home.

Most cars work just fine with unleaded no reason to buy premium.

[Brandon]

41 minutes ago, JAHV76 said:

Most cars work just fine with unleaded no reason to buy premium.

ah, the serious response to a joke. well done, sir.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

On 8/30/2017 at 10:21 PM, red321 said:

At some point we might decide putting a large amount of our chemical and petroleum processing in a low lying area prone to flooding that has the potential to be significantly impacted by climate change might not be the best idea. 

The issue is that the vast majority of petroleum comes in by ship, so being near a major seaport is a necessity.

[Brandon]

pic from a Houston grocery store. they would would rather starve to death than eat vegan,....as would i.

[gotbeer]

So when the next big one hits.  @Tankwill be the only survivor among us.  Till we decide to go cannibal that is.

[Tank]

1 hour ago, gotbeer said:

So when the next big one hits.  @Tankwill be the only survivor among us.  Till we decide to go cannibal that is.

i'll let you guys go all lord of the flies on each other while i'm sitting in the cat bird seat scarfing down some tofurkey and fa-con.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

pic from a Houston grocery store. they would would rather starve to death than eat vegan,....as would i.

Just saw this photo on Facebook. Pretty much where I am.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

5 minutes ago, Tank said:

i'll let you guys go all lord of the flies on each other while i'm sitting in the cat bird seat scarfing down some tofurkey and fa-con.

Whatever floats your boat, dude.

I tried some tofurkey once, and I wouldn't send it to starving natives in Somalia.

[Tank]

1 minute ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

Whatever floats your boat, dude.

I tried some tofurkey once, and I wouldn't send it to starving natives in Somalia.

it's funny 'cause it's true.

 

i tried tofurkey once and couldn't stand it. but it makes for a good running joke around here, and i'm okay with that.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

A good running joke is priceless.

[arch stanton]

My daughter and I did vegan for a week. The texture on those foods blows but I can make them fairly tasty. My biggest problem with vegan was the noticeable increase in flatulence

[red321]

14 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

My daughter and I did vegan for a week. The texture on those foods blows but I can make them fairly tasty. My biggest problem with vegan was the noticeable increase in flatulence

I did vegan once...stopped for McDonalds on the way home. 

[Tank]

i've been greatly impressed by JJ Watt of the houston texans through all of this. he set out with a goal of trying to raise $4 mil. surpassed that and set another goal. that was passed. over 150,000 people have donated so far and have donated some $17 mil.

i greatly applaud watt and what he's doing here. i'm a fan.

[red321]

On 9/1/2017 at 9:27 PM, Vegas Halo Fan said:

The issue is that the vast majority of petroleum comes in by ship, so being near a major seaport is a necessity.

Very true. But maybe identify a major seaport that isn't already a vast sinking swamp. 

[RallyMo]

This gas panic is a real pain in the keester.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

5 hours ago, red321 said:

Very true. But maybe identify a major seaport that isn't already a vast sinking swamp. 

Almost by default, they are all in areas that aren't much above sea level.

[RallyMo]

Freaking ridiculous:

http://m.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Hoarders-blamed-for-aggravating-run-on-fuel-12170662.php