hit by a wall of water this morning in Leon Springs, northwest of San Antonio.

I just got back from a road trip to survey the damage. To say the least it is a MESS. The wall of water slammed directly into the front of the Rudy's and proceeded on through Macaroni's and the old NachoMama's Restaurant. The buildings are still standing but I would venture to say everything is a total loss and will have to be rebuilt.

I did not have my camera with me, I wished I did so I could post some photos.

More rain to fall....

It's all part of God's plan.

Yoicks!
Just left the Rudy's in New Braunfels and it's doing fine, fortunately. The high water of the Guadalupe is still (appropiately) a mile or so away.

That's not the first time this has happened. By Aunt and Uncle live in the Dominion which is only a few minutes away from Leon Springs. Sad to hear this.

That area is really getting hit hard, huh?

Sigh!

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That area is really getting hard, huh?

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I'm not even going to ask what it is you meant by this.

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They have a water line painted about 8 ft up the wall from a past "wash out". They'll be fine.

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Just up the interstate in Leon Springs, people took to the high ground or roofs. Shannon Walsh, the marketing director at Rudy’s in Leon Springs, said workers there started monitoring the mark employees posted at the nearby waterway after the 1998 flood. Within minutes, they saw the water rise above the mark, which was at least six feet above the river.

Walsh said he and the four other workers quickly left the barbecue restaurant and sought safety on a nearby hill.

At the nearby Macaroni Grill, workers were preparing for the day when they got a call from Rudy’s. By that time, the water was knee-high, so workers tried to barricade the door with chairs and tables to keep out the water, said Patti Schermerhorn, the general manager. But the water broke through a window.

“We tried to stay here as much as we could, but when we heard the doors go crack, crack, we bailed out of here,” Schermerhorn said. “We’ve done this before.”

At that point, Schermerhorn and the other two workers broke out a window in the back, crawled through it and then climbed to the restaurant’s roof.

From their perches, the Macaroni Grill and Rudy’s crews watched debris float in the floodwaters, including a trailer that had been parked at the nearby Brass ’n Such furniture store. The trailer floated 60 or 70 yards and then turned upside down in the water.

“It was wild, man,” Walsh said. “Seeing a trailer float like that, like it was a canoe.”

Rudolph Aue III, 63, the owner of Rudy’s, said today’s flooding was the worst he’s seen.

“They call this the 100-year flood, but it’s gotten to the point when you can’t call it that anymore,” Aue said. “”We could have another 100-year flood this very afternoon.”

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Where have I heard this before...

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“They call this the 100-year flood, but it’s gotten to the point when you can’t call it that anymore,”

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Oh yea I remember, I have been saying it. People cannot contiue to pave and build roofs over the Hill Country and expect this not to happen.

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that came from here http://www.mysanantonio.com/expressnews/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=180&xlc=748328

This went way beyond the 8' water mark referred to above.

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I'm not even going to ask what it is you meant by this.

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Get a room, would ya'?!


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would you say it's safe to eat at other Rudy and Macaroni Grill locations?

I corrected my above post in order to give TA99's and ABL's minds a break from thinking about sex. In doing this, I am confident that their minds were able to rest for exactly 2.4 seconds!

Canyon Lake has risen a little less than 9 feet in the last two and a half days. That's a lot of water.

PS: We ate at the Rudy's on Harvey Road for lunch and it was high and dry...for now.

Gig 'Em

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MA: Hon, that's not much of a change...

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Still sounds sexual to me.

Good, I always go to C&J's if I'm going to eat BBQ, but one always wants to be sure.

The last time we were up there, we were talking to one of our neighbors and the subject turned to rain and he said that 'they needed it hard.'

Do with that what you will.

Gig 'Em

Sounds like he has the same problem I have.

Could be, but I...for one...would be more willing to help you solve your problem than he his.

Does this make me a bad neighbor?

Gig 'Em

Once again I have altered my post so that the perverts and fornicators on the boards will rest easy.

No, not a bad neighbor, just a heterosexual neighbor.

Meadows: Who you calling a pervert?

hamster,

You're not in the "pervert" group ... you're a "fornicator"!

show this to boss:

Alerts


BEXAR COUNTY TX ADVISORIES: 12


Flash Flood Statement view map

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4:00PM CDT
Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 233 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2002

... Flash Flood Warnings Are In Effect Through 4 PM CDT For Uvalde, Real, Medina, Bandera, Kerr, Bexar, Kendall, Gillespie, Llano, Burnet, Blanco, Hays, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson, Karnes, Dewitt, Gonzales, Caldwell, Travis, Williamson, Bastrop, Fayette, And Lavaca Counties...

A Band Of Showers And Thunderstorms With Very Heavy Rainfall Rates Of 2 To 3.5 Inches Per Hour Continued From Burnet To Georgetown To Austin To Gonzales To Karnes City, Cuero, And Hallettsville. The Rains Were Moving North At 20 Mph And Will Aggravate Ongoing Flood Problems As They Train Over The Same Areas.

Elsewhere, A Stedaily Decreasing Area Of Rain Continued Across The Hill County And South Central Texas. Even Through Rainfall Rates Were Less Than One - Quarter Inch Per Hour, Flood Problems Continued. Also, Showers And Thunderstorms Were Redeveloping Over Far Southern Texas And Moving North Toward This Area.

Numerous Rivers And Creeks Across The Hill Country And South Central Texas Were Already In Flood Or Were Rapidly Approaching Flood With River Flood Warnings Issued. Also, Widespread Road Closures Continued.

Areas Of Rain And Thunderstorms Will Continue Through The Afternoon Hours. Additional Rainfall Amounts Through Late Afternoon Will Average 2 To 4 Inches With Isolated Amounts Of 6 To 8 Inches. Some Rainfall Rates Could Approach 5 Inches Per Hour. These Torrential Rains Will Exacerbate Already Flooded Conditions.

This Is A Dangerous Life Threatening Situation. Persons Are Advised To Travel Only When Absolutely Necessary. Keep Away From Low Lying Or Flood Prone Areas... Swollen Rivers... Creeks And Streams. Motorists Should Not Attempt Driving Through Low Water Crossings When Water Covers The Road... And Obey All Barricade Markers.

Stay Tuned To Local Media Outlets For The Latest Weather Information.

MA: Yeah, who you callin' a pervert, you degenerate!!

ABL,

I'm not sure my comment was really directed to you: You have to actually do perverted things to be considered a pervert and fornicate to be considered a fornicator. Doesn't really apply to you, does it?!

So it looks like CSAF is the pervert.

hamster,

I didn't say it ....

hehe, there's nothing wrong with that anyway. At least not the kind of pervert I assume he is.

MEADOWS!!! *SMACK*!!! While your assumption may or may not be true, a gentleman would never voice it...good day!

Well, there you go again, ABL! Assuming I'm a gentleman!

You know what happens when you assume, don't you?

That's right! You make an ass out of Uma Thurman!