old timers look here must be 50+ years only
08-31-2017, 10:43 PM
#5027
Rich, you are really blessed to have someone with such a selfless servant heart to help you. It is neat to hear that in this day and age there are still people like her, whereas most the motivation is, "What's in it for me?" and "It is all about me" and very little about others.
09-01-2017, 04:40 PM
#5028
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Update: Carley was here this morning at nine, took me to the clinic, where the doctor looked at it, "yup, it's one heck of a blister." Then she took me back at twelve thirty, up to another department of the hospital. Another fifteen minutes of what I already knew, "That looks ugly." And finally they lanced the blasted thing, walking normally now, feels a lot better. I value Carley pretty highly. Had her come in in case they'd be doing something that would make it more difficult, which they didn't. It's all good.
Rich.
Rich.
09-02-2017, 06:53 AM
#5029
Thread Starter
Ninja smiley faces and hugs ! 
Harvey has passed into history and I fixed my a/c all it needed was a fan motor.
In a few minutes I will head to the field to look in on a big bird meet and get away from the house for a while (cure my grumpies)
I haven't been on the road lately but I have been told gas is hard to come by it is in shortage ........ cars are lined up at the empty pumps, and gas prices is raising! Oh my! ............... So whats new? I only wish harvey had blown away the greed that perpetuates in our society.
Greybeard 1
It appears to me you have a good thing working for you, are we looking at the near future?
Gotta go!
Harvey has passed into history and I fixed my a/c all it needed was a fan motor. In a few minutes I will head to the field to look in on a big bird meet and get away from the house for a while (cure my grumpies)
I haven't been on the road lately but I have been told gas is hard to come by it is in shortage ........ cars are lined up at the empty pumps, and gas prices is raising! Oh my! ............... So whats new? I only wish harvey had blown away the greed that perpetuates in our society.
Greybeard 1
It appears to me you have a good thing working for you, are we looking at the near future?
Gotta go!
09-02-2017, 06:57 AM
#5030
Thread Starter
My computer is being jammed up by all the advertising junk barging in!
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09-02-2017, 07:13 AM
#5031
I haven't been on the road lately but I have been told gas is hard to come by it is in shortage ........ cars are lined up at the empty pumps, and gas prices is raising! Oh my! ............... So whats new? I only wish Harvey had blown away the greed that perpetuates in our society.
09-02-2017, 08:56 AM
#5032
The first house I bought in Crete Nebraska in 1972 was next to the Blue river it was always a worry when it rained, It hasn't flooded yet. Second house was in Marthsville Mo. It is 100 feet higher than the river. Most of the town flooded twice but our old house is still high and dry. Where we live now is 200' higher than the Neosho river 5 miles away. The section in the highest land in Neosho County. I have my own private air strip. Since we are on the high ground they built a 300' tower 1/4 mile north west of the end of my strip. Then they built another 400' tower 1/2 mile east of my strip. and now a conglomerate is buying leases to build wind turbines. So being on the higher ground is turning to curse.
09-02-2017, 10:44 AM
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Seems that developers built houses and constructed businesses on former low lying swamp land. Had they not been permitted to build there, people would have been protected from the flooding and devastation, storm wouldn't have nearly done the damage that it did.
One of the nicest flying fields in the area, Scobee Field, is in the middle of the Barker Reservoir (southern of the two). We may not be getting in to inspect results of the storm/flooding until November. Pretty trivial in the grand scope of things around here.
Bedford
09-02-2017, 11:39 AM
#5034
Originally Posted by HCFCD
Flooded from the Beginning
[1836] When the Allen brothers founded Houston in 1836, they established the town at the confluence of Buffalo and White Oak Bayous. Shortly thereafter, every structure in the new settlement flooded. Early settlers documented that after heavy rains, their wagon trips west through the prairie involved days of walking through knee-deep water.
[Action: They drained the land.]
The Rains Kept Coming
[1836-1936] Harris County suffered through 16 major floods from 1836 to 1936, some of which crested at more than 40 feet, turning downtown Houston streets into raging rivers. After the tremendously destructive floods of 1929 and 1935, however, citizens clamored for solutions. Estimated property damage in 1929 was $1.4 million [$20.0 million in 2017 dollars], a staggering sum at the time. Losses more than doubled in 1935, whenseven people were killed and the Port of Houston was crippled for months - its docks submerged, its channel clogged with tons of mud and wreckage, its railroad tracks uprooted. Twenty-five blocks of the downtown business district were inundated, as well as 100 residential blocks. If ever there was a county in need of flood assistance, this was it.
[Action: huge USACE (US Army Corps of Engineer) federal civil engineering projects, HCFCD formed.]
Nature Always Prevails
[1937-2001] Since the District's creation, and despite a history of successful flood damage reduction projects and progress throughout Harris County, close to 30 damaging floods have occurred in the area, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in just under 70 years. However, after the 1940's, the Harris County area did not suffer what would be considered a widespread, regional flood, that is, until June 2001.
Allison: A Name We'll Never Forget
[2001] Tropical Storm Allison suddenly formed 80 miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas, on Tuesday, June 5, 2001, no one expected that, five days later, it would go on record as one of the most devastating rain events in the history of the United States. Neither historical data nor weather forecasts could adequately predict this extraordinary storm that, before leaving the area, would dump as much as 80 percent of the area's average annual rainfall over much of Harris County, simultaneously affecting more than 2 million people. When the rains finally eased, Allison had left Harris County, Texas, with 22 fatalities, 95,000 damaged automobiles and trucks, 73,000 damaged residences, 30,000 stranded residents in shelters, and over $5 billion in property damage in its wake. Leaving 31 counties with declared disasters in Texas, Allison went on to spread disaster declarations to Louisiana (25 parishes), Florida (nine counties), Mississippi (5 counties) and Pennsylvania (2 counties). Allison was the costliest tropical storm in the history of the United States.
Flooding is OUR Natural Disaster
Harris County doesn't have earthquakes... doesn't have blizzards... doesn't have avalanches. We have flooding. A major flood still occurs somewhere in Harris County about every two years. Most of the flooding is in areas developed prior to the current understanding of flood potential and prior to regulations restricting construction in flood-prone areas. Fortunately, since the 1970's, there has been flood insurance to ease the financial impact of flooding. Despite tremendous flood damage reduction projects that have indeed reduced the risk of flooding, more flood insurance funds have been paid here than in any other National Flood Insurance Program-participating community.
[1836] When the Allen brothers founded Houston in 1836, they established the town at the confluence of Buffalo and White Oak Bayous. Shortly thereafter, every structure in the new settlement flooded. Early settlers documented that after heavy rains, their wagon trips west through the prairie involved days of walking through knee-deep water.
[Action: They drained the land.]
The Rains Kept Coming
[1836-1936] Harris County suffered through 16 major floods from 1836 to 1936, some of which crested at more than 40 feet, turning downtown Houston streets into raging rivers. After the tremendously destructive floods of 1929 and 1935, however, citizens clamored for solutions. Estimated property damage in 1929 was $1.4 million [$20.0 million in 2017 dollars], a staggering sum at the time. Losses more than doubled in 1935, whenseven people were killed and the Port of Houston was crippled for months - its docks submerged, its channel clogged with tons of mud and wreckage, its railroad tracks uprooted. Twenty-five blocks of the downtown business district were inundated, as well as 100 residential blocks. If ever there was a county in need of flood assistance, this was it.
[Action: huge USACE (US Army Corps of Engineer) federal civil engineering projects, HCFCD formed.]
Nature Always Prevails
[1937-2001] Since the District's creation, and despite a history of successful flood damage reduction projects and progress throughout Harris County, close to 30 damaging floods have occurred in the area, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in just under 70 years. However, after the 1940's, the Harris County area did not suffer what would be considered a widespread, regional flood, that is, until June 2001.
Allison: A Name We'll Never Forget
[2001] Tropical Storm Allison suddenly formed 80 miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas, on Tuesday, June 5, 2001, no one expected that, five days later, it would go on record as one of the most devastating rain events in the history of the United States. Neither historical data nor weather forecasts could adequately predict this extraordinary storm that, before leaving the area, would dump as much as 80 percent of the area's average annual rainfall over much of Harris County, simultaneously affecting more than 2 million people. When the rains finally eased, Allison had left Harris County, Texas, with 22 fatalities, 95,000 damaged automobiles and trucks, 73,000 damaged residences, 30,000 stranded residents in shelters, and over $5 billion in property damage in its wake. Leaving 31 counties with declared disasters in Texas, Allison went on to spread disaster declarations to Louisiana (25 parishes), Florida (nine counties), Mississippi (5 counties) and Pennsylvania (2 counties). Allison was the costliest tropical storm in the history of the United States.
Flooding is OUR Natural Disaster
Harris County doesn't have earthquakes... doesn't have blizzards... doesn't have avalanches. We have flooding. A major flood still occurs somewhere in Harris County about every two years. Most of the flooding is in areas developed prior to the current understanding of flood potential and prior to regulations restricting construction in flood-prone areas. Fortunately, since the 1970's, there has been flood insurance to ease the financial impact of flooding. Despite tremendous flood damage reduction projects that have indeed reduced the risk of flooding, more flood insurance funds have been paid here than in any other National Flood Insurance Program-participating community.
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09-02-2017, 11:48 AM
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Me To! I want to sign up here with the rest of us Old Timers! I'm Lucky. Maybe if I can't get all my RC questions answered,Maybe I can get answers on how to get rid of my aches and pains. Ha HA. My first plane was a plastic model with an .049 engine (1960) that I paid about 4 dollars new. It lasted about 5 minuets, Then I went from there. Feel free to post me .
09-02-2017, 12:10 PM
#5036
Senior Member
And she isn't looking for a husband either, or she'd have had one.
RIch.
09-05-2017, 06:26 AM
#5037
Thread Starter
Well guys it,s looks like Harvey called for reinforcements, the gulf has some scary stuff going on, storms all over the place. this is crazy!
09-05-2017, 06:33 AM
#5039
Irma is a Cat 5, I don't think they go higher, do they? 175 MPH sustained winds, moving at 12 MPH. PR is about to be hit by it. They were saying on the radio today that FEMA is stretched to it's limits and another big on like Irma can push it over the edge, so if you are in it's path, leave now to higher ground.
09-05-2017, 07:44 AM
#5042
I can't imagine why anyone would want to ride a storm out like that one. If they have the means to evacuate, and don't, then they shouldn't expect to be rescued any time soon. 180MPH winds is no laughing matter, those are some serious winds! Did they mention what the peak speeds are if 180 is sustained?
09-05-2017, 08:07 AM
#5044
When Harvey hit the Texas coast, one of the mayors said "if you ignore the evacuation orders and choose to ride out this storm, please write your name and social on your arm with a Sharpee so we can identify the body.
Harsh but true, if it comes here I'm out.
Harsh but true, if it comes here I'm out.
09-05-2017, 08:36 AM
#5046
09-05-2017, 03:43 PM
#5048
I just can't seem to get away from hurricanes. I've been affected by many. In 1980 I was in Puerto Rico with my parents. We were driving around the island. I started hearing reports of a hurricane coming our way. I stopped at a travel agency to change flights. We got the last airline flight out of the island. Interesting flight. The hurricane caught up with us in Miami.
Another time I flew with my parents to Miami in my private plane. There was a hurricane off the coast of Cuba which they did not know which way it was going. I kept checking weather hourly. Finally at 5PM I told my parents to pack up we were leaving. We flew up to Tallahassee where we spent the night then flew home the next day.
I was in Kissimmee Florida. There was a hurricane in the gulf and It was going to block my route home. So I flew to Charlotte NC to spend the night at a friends house. My friend was out of town and I never checked. So I fueled up and flew home. That was a long long day.
September 2001 I got mobilized by the Navy after we were attacked. So where do they send me; Key West. In October most Navy personnel had to evacuate due to a hurricane. Two lane highway in and out. About a 3.5 - 4 hour drive during good conditions.
I think it was Rita that came close to me in Texas.
I was lucky with Harvey. It just curved around me with no real issue. Now I have a home in Kissimmee and Irma is a real threat. I may have to plan another trip there after Irma has moved on. But now there is Jose on the horizon. Where does he go?
Another time I flew with my parents to Miami in my private plane. There was a hurricane off the coast of Cuba which they did not know which way it was going. I kept checking weather hourly. Finally at 5PM I told my parents to pack up we were leaving. We flew up to Tallahassee where we spent the night then flew home the next day.
I was in Kissimmee Florida. There was a hurricane in the gulf and It was going to block my route home. So I flew to Charlotte NC to spend the night at a friends house. My friend was out of town and I never checked. So I fueled up and flew home. That was a long long day.
September 2001 I got mobilized by the Navy after we were attacked. So where do they send me; Key West. In October most Navy personnel had to evacuate due to a hurricane. Two lane highway in and out. About a 3.5 - 4 hour drive during good conditions.
I think it was Rita that came close to me in Texas.
I was lucky with Harvey. It just curved around me with no real issue. Now I have a home in Kissimmee and Irma is a real threat. I may have to plan another trip there after Irma has moved on. But now there is Jose on the horizon. Where does he go?
09-05-2017, 06:20 PM
#5050