Hurricane Harvey

Harvey is a great example of a hurricane that's getting recognized more and more

  On 8/31/2017 at 7:39 AM, dr lopez said:

how about god is punishing Houston for being bad

Dfn was the last straw

If you have to be a moralist, make up some tale about fossil fuel and climate change.

I think they don't care because there will be lots of blue areas where people will be too busy getting their lives back together to vote. Like gerrymandering from the old testament god. 

  On 8/26/2017 at 5:32 AM, auxien said:

 

  On 8/26/2017 at 3:43 AM, Nebraska said:

 

  On 8/26/2017 at 3:13 AM, Extralife said:

So I sit here in Houston awaiting the deluge....listening to some Colours of Infinity at the moment. Strangely calm at the moment but won't be in a day or two. How are my other Texas WATMMers doing?

what's cooking hurricane h. my ex is in Texas. take in easy on her will you do your thing will ya?

 

All my exes live in Texas, that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee. 

 

I'm here in Louisiana (not south LA) just looking forward to the fucktons of rain we may get. Love the cool rainy windy stormy hurricane bits we often get this far inland. Energetic without all the actual tragedy and danger. All the best to you Texas folks who may get it bad! Hope you all stay safe and stocked with water and whisky and maybe some electricity.

 

edit: Wait Joyrex is in Houston-ish areas right? Might WATMM be effected if the hurricane tears down the internet there? Is that how this works????    ;)

 

I'm around 20 miles outside of Houston. No flooding, no damage, hardly lost electricity. Got lucky this time. WATMM servers are primarily located in New Jersey, with redundancy in other data centers around the world.

Sorry I didn't get online and let anyone know... I kinda enjoyed being disconnected from everything for awhile.

  On 8/26/2017 at 5:38 AM, clarktrent said:

 

  On 8/26/2017 at 5:32 AM, auxien said:

edit: Wait Joyrex is in Houston-ish areas right? Might WATMM be effected if the hurricane tears down the internet there? Is that how this works????    ;)

 

I think that the site is hosted overseas. Don't quote me on that tho

 

Nope, hosted in New Jersey, with redundancy overseas (I think). Didn't lose WATMM connectivity even when Sandy hit New Jersey. Datacenters are made to withstand this kind of stuff typically.

this guy found himself on the wrong side of town after hurricane harvey got him out of the lake

https://i.imgur.com/SVpx9Qs.gifv

Interesting read on Houston's lack of urban planning and zoning:

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/31/us/houston-harvey-flooding-urban-planning/index.html

Million Ants taken out by Harvey:

  On 9/1/2017 at 9:30 AM, Rubin Farr said:

Interesting read on Houston's lack of urban planning and zoning:

 

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/31/us/houston-harvey-flooding-urban-planning/index.html

I haven't even read this but I already know a factor.

Too much damn impervious coverage (concrete). Austin has something like a 45% (IIRC) limit on residential lots in town that have new houses built. Rest has to be natural ground of some sort. Even in better regulated/developed cities there remnants of concrete jungle from the 70s and 80s before restrictions were in place.

That's also why you usually see big ass retention ponds near giant malls, shopping centers, etc. even if more hilly and better drained areas. All that water has to go somewhere.

Lack of trees is another factor, which is ironic considering Abbot pushed hard to eliminate tree ordinances restricting the cutting down of large and heritage trees for development earlier this year. 

Trump wanted to eliminate FEMA mapping system (and the whole agency possibly) and also rescinded an Obama era executive order that would require federally funded development and repairs of flood-related structures to be built better and higher.

More details from pre-Harvey articles...

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-reversed-obama-flooding-regulations-before-hurricane-harvey-2017-8

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget/trumps-cut-to-flood-map-program-could-trigger-insurance-rate-hikes-group-idUSKBN16R2FT

That jacked up Escalade is a vehicular manifestation of a guy in a mullet wearing a tuxedo shirt.

Everyone is freaking out about gas running out. There's been a delay in deliveries but it's being worsened by everyone freaking out and filling up their tanks over and over again instead of driving like normal. So now stations are running out faster because instead of normal routines everyone is going to get gas at once.

Just skirt the "E" folks. There's no need to panic.

  On 9/1/2017 at 4:05 PM, ManjuShri said:

I want to be cynical, I do. But, that's just badass.

  On 9/1/2017 at 4:18 PM, olo said:

 

  On 9/1/2017 at 4:05 PM, ManjuShri said:

I want to be cynical, I do. But, that's just badass.

that dude's been waiting for this moment his whole life.

  On 9/1/2017 at 4:47 PM, usagi said:

that dude's been waiting for this moment his whole life.

That moment when monster truck-sized tires are actually invaluable in an emergency situation.

i wonder what flood insurance costs in Venice

cheap because it happens and people just move on

glad to hear u and yrs r doing ok buddy!  @joyrex

  On 9/1/2017 at 4:18 PM, olo said:

 

  On 9/1/2017 at 4:05 PM, ManjuShri said:

I want to be cynical, I do. But, that's just badass.

Certain types of people will inevitably use this as a symbolic moment that demonstrates why America should defund more of their government institutions.

Cynical enough?

In 2038 when Hurricane Xander demolishes Topeka, Kansas, hillbilly hovercrafts will be critical in saving people from their flooded teleportation devices. Time is a flat circle.

one Pizza Hut location sending out free deliveries by kayak

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bdb should hear of this.